(5) Exclusion of Cell and Gene Therapies From the C-APC Policy As previously discussed in this section, and in the CY 2014 OPPS/ASC final rule with comment period (78 FR 74865), the C-APC policy packages payment for items and services that are typically integral, ancillary, supportive, dependent, or adjunctive to the primary service and provided during the delivery of the comprehensive service, including diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests and other diagnostic tests and treatments that assist in the delivery of the primary procedure
They also raise the possibility that other immune-related disease states, such as arthritis, could potentially be treated by means of topical delivery
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Ethical approval and consent to participate This investigation was conducted in full compliance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments, and the International Conference on Harmonisation Guidelines
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