Test ID: Z5168
CPT code: 80169
LOINC: 50544-6
Specimen Type: Lav (EDTA)
Frequency: 2 – 4 days one working day.
Instructions: 2 mL Whole Blood from Lav (EDTA), Ambient. Min 0.5 mL.
Text: Everolimus is a proliferation signal inhibitor that prevents allograft rejection. It exerts its immunosuppressive effect by inhibiting the proliferation, and thus clonal expansion, of antigen-activated T cells, which is driven by T-cell-specific interleukins.
Methodology: Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectometry (LC-MS/MS)