The pathway through LC-MS method development : in-house or ready-to-use kit-based methods?

Historically, the determination of low concentration analytes was initially made possible by the development of rapid and easy-to-perform immunoassays (IAs). Unfortunately, typical problems inherent to IA technologies rapidly appeared (e.g. elevated cost, cross-reactivity, lot-to-lot variability, etc.). In turn, liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods are sensitive and specific enough for such analyses. Therefore, they would seem to be the most promising candidates to replace IAs. There are two main choices when implementing a new LC-MS/MS method in a clinical laboratory: (1) Developing an in-house method or (2) purchasing ready-to-use kits. In this paper, we discuss some of the respective advantages, disadvantages and mandatory requirements of each choice. Additionally, we also share our experiences when developing an in-house method for cortisol determination and the implementation of an "ready-to-use" (RTU) kit for steroids analysis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 58(2020), 6 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 1002-1009

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Le Goff, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Farre-Segura, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Stojkovic, Violeta [VerfasserIn]
Dufour, Patrice [VerfasserIn]
Peeters, Stéphanie [VerfasserIn]
Courtois, Justine [VerfasserIn]
Nizet, Adrien [VerfasserIn]
De Vos, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Cavalier, Etienne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

In-house method
Journal Article
Kit ready to use
Mass spectrometry
Review

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Date Completed 19.08.2021

Date Revised 19.08.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1515/cclm-2019-0916

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306631997