Comparison of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Monoclonal Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay for the Determination of Whole-Blood Cyclosporin A in Liver and Heart Transplant Patients
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Vol. 16 (5) , 526-530
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007691-199410000-00015
Abstract
Conflicting conclusions have been drawn from comparisons of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the Abbott Diagnostics monoclonal fluorescence polarization immunoassay (mFPIA) for cyclosporin. The aim of this study was to compare whole blood cyclosporin A (CsA) concentrations measured by both mFPIA and HPLC in liver and heart transplant patients. One hundred and twenty-four liver and 62 heart transplant patient samples were assayed by both methods. Assay imprecision for both methods during the studies was < 7% over the range 150-800 micrograms/L. At an HPLC-determined concentration of 100 micrograms/L, mFPIA overestimated CsA by 60% (liver) and 77% (heart). At 300 micrograms/L, the overestimation was 40% (liver) and 45% (heart). On this basis, the mFPIA is not interchangeable with HPLC.Keywords
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