Table 4.
Freeze/Thaw Stability in Plasma (A) or Plasma Pre-Stabilized with 0.1% HCl (B)
| A | 3 ng/mL | 400 ng/mL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze/Thaw Cycles | GM (ng/mL) | DEV from fresh (%) | GM (ng/mL) | DEV from fresh (%) |
| 0 (Fresh) | 2.57 | - | 382.1 | - |
| 1 | 2.30 | −11.42 | 403.7 | 5.64 |
| 2 | 2.44 | −6.26 | 342.9 | −10.25 |
| 3 | 3.34 | 28.34 | 347.5 | −9.06 |
| 4 | 2.27 | −12.84 | 368.0 | −3.68 |
| B | 3 ng/mL | 400 ng/mL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze/Thaw Cycles | GM (ng/mL) | DEV from fresh (%) | GM (ng/mL) | DEV from fresh (%) |
| 0 (Fresh) | 2.53 | - | 337.64 | - |
| 1 | 2.77 | 9.35 | 331.42 | −1.84 |
| 2 | 2.69 | 6.28 | 340.82 | 0.94 |
| 3 | 2.62 | 3.49 | 337.59 | −0.01 |
| 4 | 2.77 | 9.31 | 356.98 | 5.73 |
Abbreviations: GM, grand mean; DEV (%) relative deviation from nominal value