Test Code LAB20668 Cancer Antigen 15-3
Department
Chemistry
Primary Collection Container
Gold (SST)
Transport
Serum Refrigerated
Preferred Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Processing
Centrifuge and refrigerate
Stability
Ambient: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 90 days
Minimum Testing Volume
1.0 mL
Reference Range
<25 u/mL
Methodology
Roche-electrochemiluminescence immunoassay “ECLIA”
Performed
Sunday-Saturday
Reported
As completed
Additional Information
CA 15?3 perform on the Roche Cobas Pro e 801, values determined on patient samples by different testing procedures cannot be directly compared with one another and could be the cause of erroneous medical interpretations.