FDA has approved Roche Diagnostics Corp.'s cobas EGFR Mutation Test v2 as a companion diagnostic to Tarceva (erlotinib), a Roche/Astellas Pharma Inc. drug to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The test is the first blood-based genetic test approved by FDA to detect epidermal growth factor receptors genetic mutations that are associated with treatment response to Tarceva.
Roche first gained approval for a companion diagnostic to Tarceva in 2013, but that was for evaluating tumor biopsy rather than blood samples. (See Also see "New Products In...
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