Shield MCD Test Gets Breakthrough Device Designation
Guardant Health's Shield MCD test has received FDA Breakthrough Device designation for its ability to detect multiple cancer types.
Guardant Health's Shield MCD test has received FDA Breakthrough Device designation for its ability to detect multiple cancer types.
The Guardant360 CDx test is the first FDA-approved liquid biopsy for comprehensive tumor mutation profiling across all solid cancers.
The draft LCD applies to advanced cancer patients who are covered by Medicare for next-generation sequencing of tumor tissue, but have insufficient or unavailable tissue samples.