Tamoxifen and Metabolites, Blood Test (4311B)
| Analysis Code |
4311B |
| Test Name |
Tamoxifen and Metabolites, Blood |
| Test Includes |
4-Hydroxy-Tamoxifen [LC-MS/MS], Endoxifen [LC-MS/MS], N-desmethyltamoxifen [LC-MS/MS], Tamoxifen [LC-MS/MS] |
| Compound Synonym(s) |
4-Hydroxy-N-desmethyltamoxifen
Nolvadex®
Tamoxifen Metabolite |
| Purpose |
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring |
| Category |
Anti-Estrogen |
| Method(s) |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) |
| Specimen Requirements |
1 mL Blood |
| Transport Temperature |
Refrigerated |
| Specimen Container |
Lavender top tube (EDTA) |
| Special Handling |
None |
| Light Protection Required |
Not Required |
| Stability |
Room Temperature: 1 day(s)
Refrigerated: 7 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 30 day(s) |
| Rejection Criteria |
Received Room Temperature. |
| Day(s) Test Set-up |
[LC-MS/MS] Wednesday 3 days |
| Suggested CPT Code |
[LC-MS/MS] 83789 |
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