Eculizumab monitoring panel, serum

Alphabetical Test listing

Eculizumab monitoring panel, serum-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSo

Useful for:

Therapeutic drug monitoring of Eculizumab

Patient preparation information:

Fasting specimens are preferred

Fasting for a blood test

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Volume:

1.5 mL

Minimum volume:

1.0 mL

Collection instructions:

Recommended timeframe for the blood collection is a trough, or immediately prior to next intravenous infusion.
Immediately after specimen collection, place the tube on wet ice.

Processing instructions:

Allow specimen to clot
Spin
Transfer serum to a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp)
Freeze specimen within 30 minutes.

Transport container:

Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp)

Transport and stability:

Frozen (strict) - 14 days

Refrigerated - NO

Ambient - NO

Specimen retention time:

14 days

Reason for rejection:

Gross lipemia

Performing lab:

Mayo Clinic Laboratories (ECUMP) via LabCorp (009985) : R-NX

Days set up:

Mo - Fr

TAT:

14 days

Method:

Nephelometry
Automated Liposome Lysis Assay

Reference ranges:

C5 Complement Ag: 10.6 – 26.3 mg/dL

C5 Complement, functional: 29 – 53 U/mL

CPT codes:

86160
86161

Date created:

06/20/2022

Review date:

06/20/2022