FDA Approves BioMerieux's BRAF Test as CDx

May 30, 2013

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday the approval of a companion diagnostic for two drugs that treat patients with advanced or unresectable melanoma.

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