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Evaluation of the first immunosuppressive drug assay available on a fully automated LC-MS/MS-based clinical analyzer suggests a new era in laboratory medicine.
Clin. Chem. Lab. Med. 59, 913-920 (2020)
Due to its high specificity, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is considered the gold standard in diagnostic areas such as therapeutic monitoring of immunosuppressive drugs (ISDs). However, many laboratories still rely on immunoassays for ISD quantification in a tradeoff between analytical performance and the advantages of fully automated analyzers - shorter turnaround times, greater ease of use, and 24/7 availability. The LC-MS/MS-based Thermo Scientific™ Cascadion™ SM Immunosuppressant Panel was evaluated for >6 months in the routine laboratory of a university hospital. We assessed the analytical performance of the panel and compared it to conventional LC-MS/MS as well as to immunoassays (cyclosporine A, sirolimus, tacrolimus (Siemens) and everolimus (Thermo Fisher)). In addition, both ISD panel and Cascadion analyzer were scrutinized with regards to, e.g., turnaround time, usability, and robustness. All ISDs showed high linearity and precision (CV≤6%) and a good correlation with conventional LC-MS/MS. The mean deviation to the immunoassays was 17-19% and negative for all ISDs except everolimus with a positive 19% bias. No weak points were revealed when challenging assay and system with, e.g., high haematocrit, sedimented whole blood or priority samples. The Cascadion integrated well into our 24/7 routine and could easily be operated simultaneously with several other analyzers by technical staff without LC-MS experience. The ISD panel showed excellent analytical performance and demonstrated that a fully automated LC-MS-based analysis starting from primary samples is feasible, suggesting that LC-MS could become an integral part of 24/7 diagnostics in the near future.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Cascadion Analyzer ; Cyclosporine A ; Everolimus ; Sirolimus ; Tacrolimus; Mass-spectrometry; Tacrolimus; Immunoassays; Routine
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2020
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2020
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1434-6621
e-ISSN
1437-4331
Zeitschrift
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Quellenangaben
Band: 59,
Heft: 5,
Seiten: 913-920
Verlag
de Gruyter
Verlagsort
Genthiner Strasse 13, D-10785 Berlin, Germany
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s)
90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
Forschungsfeld(er)
Helmholtz Diabetes Center
PSP-Element(e)
G-502400-001
WOS ID
WOS:000640027500029
Scopus ID
85095113195
PubMed ID
33068377
Erfassungsdatum
2020-11-12