QIAGEN receives approval for EGFR test in lung cancer as companion diagnostic in Japan

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QIAGEN announced the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency has approved the therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit to allow its use as a companion diagnostic with Pfizer’s Vizimpro (dacomitinib) for EGFR gene mutation-positive, inoperable or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer. The therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit is registered in more than 40 countries globally. This marks the first companion diagnostic approval for QIAGEN in Japan.

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