Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization, Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase, Gene Rearrangement
OWE · Class III — High Risk (PMA approval required, life-sustaining) · Unknown
Classification
FDA Product Code
OWE
Device class
Class III — High Risk (PMA approval required, life-sustaining)
Regulation
—
Review panel
PA
Medical specialty
Unknown
Submission type
2
GMP exempt
N
Life sustaining
N
Implant
N
Third-party review
N
Definition
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) kit is to detect rearrangements involving the ALK gene in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissue specimens. It is indicated to aid in the selection of patients for treatment with specific FDA approved therapeutic drugs.