Specimen Requirements
Title
Adalimumab Activity and Neutralizing Antibody
Specimen Requirement
Patient Preparation: Collect specimens prior to adalimumab treatment. Draw blood in a SST. Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum (0.3 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial.
Methodology
Cell Culture/Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay/Semi-quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 4 weeks; Frozen: 1 year
Reference Range
Turnaround
5-6 Days
Clinical Use
Test Code
ADALN