Aim: Hematocrit (Ht) effects remain a challenge in dried blood spot (DBS) sampling. The aim was to develop an immunosuppressant DBS assay on two LC-MS/MS systems covering a clinically relevant Ht range without Ht correction.

Results: The method was partially validated for tacrolimus, sirolimus, everolimus, cyclosporin A and fully validated for mycophenolic acid on an Agilent and Thermo LC-MS/MS system. Bias caused by Ht effects were within 15% for all immunosuppressants between Ht levels of 0.23 and 0.48 l/l. Clinical validation of DBS versus whole blood samples for tacrolimus and cyclosporin A showed no differences between the two matrices.

Conclusion: A multiple immunosuppressant DBS method without Ht correction, has been validated, including a clinical validation for tacrolimus and cyclosporin A, making this procedure suitable for home sampling.

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