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CA 15-3 (CA15)
Test CodeLAB776
Quest Code
5819
CPT Codes
86300
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Container
Serum separator tube (SST)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
8am Tues & fri
Report Available
5 days
Limitations
Benign diseases of the breast and liver may cause elevated results.
Reference Range
<32 U/mL
Clinical Significance
CA 15-3 may be useful for monitoring patients with metastatic breast cancer and certain ovarian cancers. The CA 15-3 values from sequential samples have a high correlation with the clinical course in most patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Performing Laboratory
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