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FoundationOne CDx (F1CDx)
FoundationOne CDx (F1CDx) (Source: Foundation Medicine)

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2017

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By: Tara Rabin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the FoundationOne CDx (F1CDx), the first breakthrough-designated, next generation sequencing (NGS)-based in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test that can detect genetic mutations in 324 genes and two genomic signatures in any solid tumor type. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the same time proposed coverage of the F1CDx. The test is the…

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