TY - JOUR AU - Cocco, Paola AU - Ayaz-Shah, Anam AU - Messenger, Michael Paul AU - West, Robert Michael AU - Shinkins, Bethany PY - 2020 DA - 2020/05/11 TI - Target Product Profiles for medical tests: a systematic review of current methods JO - BMC Medicine SP - 119 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - A Target Product Profile (TPP) outlines the necessary characteristics of an innovative product to address an unmet clinical need. TPPs could be used to better guide manufacturers in the development of ‘fit for purpose’ tests, thus increasing the likelihood that novel tests will progress from bench to bedside. However, there is currently no guidance on how to produce a TPP specifically for medical tests. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01582-1 DO - 10.1186/s12916-020-01582-1 ID - Cocco2020 ER -