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The FDA has approved a workflow process for Roche Diagnostics’ Cobas HPV test that allows sample processing from the primary sample collection vial after it has been used for cytology (Pap) testing. Labs can load the same vial used for a ThinPrep Pap test directly onto the Cobas 4800 system for high-risk HPV and individual HPV 16 and 18 genotype testing. The workflow option uses a special primary vial rack for the Cobas 4800. The Cobas HPV test, approved by

The FDA has approved Roche Diagnostics’ Tarceva (erlotinib) tablets for the initial treatment of people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have certain epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test. The FDA also approved Roche’s Cobas EGFR mutation test. In the United States, Tarceva is already approved, irrespective of histology or biomarker status, for people with advanced-stage NSCLC whose cancer has not spread or grown after initial treatment with certain types of

Roche has received FDA approval for its Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HCV test, v2.0. The next-generation viral load test is for use in the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. The test provides a novel dual-probe approach, for an extra layer of protection in detecting and quantifying the virus and is designed to accurately determine the amount of HCV RNA to assess a patient’s response to antiviral therapy.