title: International Federation of Clinical Chemistry/International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology working group on immunosuppressive drug monitoring.
abstract: Issues surrounding the measurement and interpretation of immunosuppressive drug concentrations have been summarized in a number of consensus documents. The Scientific Division of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry has formed a working group in collaboration with the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology. This paper sets out the goals of the working group in light of the developments that have occurred in the field of immunosuppressive drug monitoring since the publication of the last consensus documents.
authors.affiliation: Analytical Unit, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. d.holt@sghms.ac.uk
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.forename: Victor W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Griesmacher
authors.forename: Raymond G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Kimberly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Napoli
authors.forename: Leslie M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid; D020123:Sirolimus; D016559:Tacrolimus