
Opinion|Videos|January 20, 2025
Centralized vs Decentralized Biomarker Testing: Workflow, Control, and Collaboration Insights
Author(s)Vivek Subbiah, MD, Lucio N. Gordan, MD
Panelists discuss how centralized biomarker testing outsources analysis to specialized laboratories while decentralized testing occurs in-house. In-house testing offers tighter workflow control and closer pathology collaboration but requires more resources, whereas send-out testing leverages external expertise.
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- Briefly define centralized (send-out) vs decentralized (in-house testing) biomarker testing.
- Briefly discuss differences in workflow, control over testing, and collaboration with pathology teams, etc
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