Everolimus, Whole Blood
General Information
HLAB/HOL Code: EVEROL
UPHSM LIS Test #: 026627
Schedule:
Testing Time: 2-4 Days
Testing Lab: LabCorp
UPHSM LIS Test #: 026627
Schedule:
Testing Time: 2-4 Days
Testing Lab: LabCorp
Specimen Info
Only 1 specimen type required, unless otherwise specified
Volume: 2.0 mL
Temperature: Ambient
Tube Type: Whole Blood (EDTA)
Collection Info:
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
Container: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube
Temperature: Ambient
Tube Type: Whole Blood (EDTA)
Collection Info:
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
Container: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube
Methods
Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)
Clinical Utilities
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. Everolimus inhibits an intracellular signaling pathway that is triggered up binding of these T-cell growth factors to their respective receptors, and which normally leads to cell proliferation. The blockage of this signal by everolimus leads to an arrest of the cells at the G1 stage of cell cycle.
CPT Codes
80169
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