Dakocytomation Egfr Pharmdx

FDA premarket approval P030044 · Immunohistochemistry assay, antibody, epidermal growth factor receptor

PMA numberP030044

Approval

Applicant
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Received
September 29, 2003
Decision date
February 12, 2004 (APWD)
Supplements
7, latest March 13, 2019
Product code
NQF – Immunohistochemistry Assay, Antibody, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Official FDA PMA record

Approval order statement

APPROVAL FOR THE DAKOCYTOMATION EGFR PHARMDX. THE DEVICE IS INDICATED FOR: THE EGFR PHARMDX ASSAY IS A QUALITATIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL (IHC) KIT SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) EXPRESSION IN NORMAL AND NEOPLASTIC TISSUES ROUTINELY-FIXED FOR HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION. EGFR PHARMDX SPECIFICALLY DETECTS THE EGFR (HER1) PROTEIN IN EGFR-EXPRESSING CELLS. EGFR PHARMDX IS INDICATED AS AN AID IN IDENTIFYING COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR TREATMENT WITH ERBITUX (CETUXIMAB).