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Aids physicians in dose adjustments, minimizing dose-dependent toxicity, and monitoring compliance of thiopurine drug therapy
Red blood cell (RBC) count is first performed and then the thiopurine metabolites' values are determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Values are utilized to calculate and report a final result (unit of measure: pmol/8 x 10[8] RBC) for 6-thioguanine nucleotides and 6-methylmercaptopurine derivative analyte.
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)