Concordance between IHC and genomic testing in assessing BRAF V600E was encouragingly high; its reliability and potentially short TAT should benefit patients, especially those with ATC.
"Medical and Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd...announced that MEBGEN™ BRAF Kit, an in vitro diagnostic reagent, was approved for detection of BRAF gene mutations (V600E or V600K) by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for production and marketing in Japan on July 7, 2022...MEBGEN™ BRAF Kit was developed as a companion diagnostic for multiple anti-cancer agents in melanoma. The MEBGEN BRAF Kit is expected to be an important clinical diagnostic in guiding personalized medicine for patients with melanoma."