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Invivoscribe Announces FDA Approval for Distribution of the LeukoStrat CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay as an IVD Kit in the United States
SAN DIEGO, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Invivoscribe to offer the LeukoStrat(R) CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay as an FDA 
approved kit with analysis software.

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In 2017, Invivoscribe's LeukoStrat(R) CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay became the first 
FDA approved FLT3 test and launched as a testing service at LabPMM, 
Invivoscribe's clinical laboratory in San Diego. This PMA supplement approval 
by the FDA provides customers a choice to purchase the IVD-labeled 
LeukoStrat(R) CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay kits for in-house testing. The ability to 
perform efficient, accurate, and objective FLT3 testing at regional 
laboratories, cancer treatment centers, and hospitals is expected to improve 
the management of patients diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

As the companion diagnostic to midostaurin (US, EU, Switzerland, Australia), 
gilteritinib fumarate (US, JP, EU), and quizartinib hydrochloride (JP), the 
LeukoStrat CDx is the only globally standardized FLT3 mutation test validated 
to meet international regulatory standards for detection of genetic mutations 
in the FLT3 gene, which is one of the most important driver mutations in AML.  
The LeukoStrat(R) CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay may be used as an aid in assessment 
of AML patients for treatment with approved FLT3 targeted therapies.

"The release of the IVD-labeled kit will benefit patients afflicted with AML 
and is a critical tool for healthcare providers to identify the most 
appropriate treatment for newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory FLT3mut+ AML 
patients," said Jeffrey Miller, Invivoscribe CSO and CEO.

US Intended Use 
The LeukoStrat(R) CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay is a PCR-based in vitro diagnostic 
test designed to detect internal tandem duplication (ITD) and tyrosine kinase 
domain (TKD) mutations D835 and I836 in the FLT3 gene in genomic DNA extracted 
from mononuclear cells obtained from peripheral blood or bone marrow aspirates 
of patients diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

The LeukoStrat(R) CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay is used as an aid in the assessment 
of patients with AML for whom RYDAPT(R) (midostaurin) treatment is being 
considered.

The LeukoStrat(R) CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay is used as an aid in the assessment 
of patients with AML for whom XOSPATA(R) (gilteritinib) treatment is being 
considered.

The test is for use on the 3500xL Dx Genetic Analyzer.

About Invivoscribe
Invivoscribe has been Improving Lives with Precision Diagnostics(R) for more 
than twenty-five years, advancing the field of precision medicine by developing 
and selling standardized reagents, tests, and bioinformatics tools to more than 
700 customers in 160 countries. Invivoscribe also has a significant impact on 
global health working with pharmaceutical companies to accelerate approvals of 
new drugs and treatments by supporting international clinical trials, 
developing, commercializing companion diagnostics, and providing expertise in 
both regulatory and laboratory services. With its proven ability to provide 
global access to distributable reagents, kits, and controls, as well as 
clinical trial services through our international clinical lab subsidiaries 
(LabPMM), Invivoscribe has demonstrated it is an ideal partner. For additional 
information please contact Invivoscribe at: customerservice@invivoscribe.com or 
visit: www.invivoscribe.com.
 
SOURCE: Invivoscribe, Inc.
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