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Tacrolimus by Tandem Mass Spectrometry

TACRO
Example Reports
High
Therapeutic

Ordering Recommendation

Use to optimize dosing and monitor patient adherence.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation

Predose (trough) levels should be drawn.

Collect

Lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA).

Specimen Preparation

Transport 1 mL whole blood. (Min: 0.25 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Serum or plasma. Specimens left at room temperature for longer than 24 hours. Clotted specimens.

Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 2 months

Methodology

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-2 days

Reference Interval

Effective February 18, 2014

Therapeutic Range:
Kidney transplant: 0-3 months post-transplant: 7.0-20.0 ng/mL
3 months and older: 5.0-15.0 ng/mL
Heart transplant: 0-3 months post-transplant: 10.0-20.0 ng/mL
3 months and older: 5.0-15.0 ng/mL
Liver transplant: 1-12 months post-transplant: 5-20 ng/mL
Toxic value: Greater than 25 ng/mL

Interpretive Data

Therapeutic range is based on a whole blood specimen drawn 12 hours postdose or prior to next dose (the trough). The optimal therapeutic range for a given patient may differ from this suggested range based on the indication for therapy, treatment phase (initiation or maintenance), use in combination with other drugs, time of specimen collection relative to prior dose, type of transplanted organ, and/or the therapeutic approach of the transplant center.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Tacrolimus (Prograf) whole blood concentrations can be measured by either chromatographic or immunoassay methodologies. These two methodologies are not directly interchangeable, and the measured tacrolimus whole blood concentration depends on the methodology used. Reference ranges may vary according to the specific immunoassay or HPLC-MS/MS test. Generally, immunoassays have been reported to have a positive bias relative to HPLC-MS/MS assays due to the detection of antibody cross-reactivity with tacrolimus metabolites. 

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Hotline History

Date of Change
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New Test
Inactive
11/13/2023
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CPT Codes

80197

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0090612 Tacrolimus by HPLC-MS/MS 11253-2
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Aliases

  • FK506
  • Prograf
  • Prograf{R} (Tacrolimus by Tandem Mass Spectrometry)
  • Protopic
Tacrolimus by Tandem Mass Spectrometry