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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2023

Accurate method for value assignment of carcinoembryonic antigen reference materials.

Rui Zhang, Zhenzhen Xu, Rui Zhao, Wenxuan Fu, Yichuan Song, Qingtao Wang, Yuhong Yue

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rui ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7258-8745
Zhenzhen XuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Rui ZhaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-7320
Wenxuan FuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yichuan SongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Qingtao WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9099-5627
Yuhong YueDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Funding

Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support ZYLX202137
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn this study, we explored the commutability of reference materials (RMs) for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), selected the appropriate diluent matrix of the first International Reference Preparation (IRP) 73/601 of the World Health Organization (WHO 73/601) for CEA, and improved the comparability of CEA measurement results among different assay systems.

methodsForty serum samples were divided into five aliquots. WHO 73/601 was diluted into nine concentrations using five diluents with different components, and the candidate RMs for CEA at five concentrations (C1-C5) were prepared by the Beijing Clinical Laboratory Center (BCCL). The samples were analyzed via five automated CEA immunoassays.

resultsCarcinoembryonic antigen candidate RMs were commutable among all immunoassays based on the CLSI approach and among 7 of 10 assay combinations based on the IFCC approach. WHO 73/601 diluted in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was commutable among all assays based on the CLSI approach and among 5 of 10 pairwise comparisons based on the IFCC approach with correction of bias at diluted concentrations, except for the lowest concentration, which had the smallest variation among systems. The median percentage biases among assays were decreased after calibration.

conclusionThe BCCL candidate RMs (C2-C5) for CEA were commutable among all immunoassays. WHO 73/601 RMs diluted in a PBS buffer matrix were selected as common calibrators for five immunoassays, which reduced bias, thereby effectively improving the harmonization of CEA detection; therefore, they could be used to assign values to CEA candidate RMs developed by BCCL. Our findings promote the harmonization of CEA detection in immunoassays.

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Carcinoembryonic AntigenClinical Laboratory ServicesHumansImmunoassayLaboratoriesLaboratories, ClinicalReference StandardsCarcinoembryonic Antigencarcinoembryonic antigencommutabilitycomparabilityreference material

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