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Term and Time of Office M PANTEGHINI (IT) (Chair) 1st 2006 01 - 2008 12 I YOUNG (UK) (Vice-Chair) 1st 2006 01 - 2008 12 H MORRIS (AU) (Secretary) 2nd 2006 01 - 2008 12 P GILLERY (FR) 1st 2006 01 - 2008 12 L SIEKMANN (DE) 1st 2006 01 - 2008 12 U-H STENMAN (FI) 2nd 2006 01 - 2008 12 G BROTEA (US) (Corporate Repr) 1st 2007 01 - 2009 12 D BUNK (NIST Repr) Consultant H SCHIMMEL (IRMM Repr) Consultant J-C FOREST (JCTLM Repr) Consultant MM MÜLLER EB Liaison

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2005 Glagow, UK May SD 35 Milan, Italy September SD 36 2006 Damascus, Syria April SD 37 Milan, Italy September SD 38

2007 Amsterdam, NL June SD 39 Milan, Italy September SD 40 2008 Antalya, Turkey April SD 41

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Chair (appointed by EB)

4 full members (call for nominations)

Corresponding members

• COMMITTEES (8): Theme-orientated

Chair (appointed by SD)

Members (appointed by WG’s chair)

• WORKING GROUPS (14): Task-orientated

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C-NPU Nomenclature, Properties and Units F. Pontet (FR)

C-MD Molecular Diagnostics F. Rousseau (CA)

C-PP Plasma Proteins G. Merlini (IT)

C-SMCD Standardization of Markers of Cardiac

Damage

F. Apple (US)

C-RSE Reference Systems of Enzymes G. Schumann

(DE)

C-POCT Point-of-Care Testing A. Okorodudu

(US)

C-TLM Traceability in Laboratory Medicine A. Kessler (DE)

C-RIDL Reference Intervals and Decision Limits F. Ceriotti (IT)

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WG-SEB Selective Electrodes and Biosensors A. Lewenstam (FI)

WG-A Apolipoproteins G. Myers (US)

WG-SHCG Standardization of Human Chorionic

Gonadotropin

C. Sturgeon (UK)

WG-HbAlc Standardization of Hemoglobin A1c G. John (UK)

WG-STFT Standardization of Thyroid Function

Tests

L. Thienpoint (BE)

WG-HbA2 Standardization of Hemoglobin A2 A. Mosca (IT)

WG-CDT Standardization of Carbohydrate-

Deficient Transferrin

A. Helander (SE)

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cont’d

WG-SCC Standardization of Cystatin C A. Grubb (SE)

WG-GFRA Standardization of Glomerular Filtration

Rate Assessment

N. Greenberg (US)

WG-SAU Standardization of Albumin Assays in

Urine

G. Miller (US)

WG-

PAPPA

Standardization of Pregnancy-Associated

Plasma Protein A (PAPP-A)

K. Pettersson (FI)

WG-GH Growth Hormone M. Bildlingmaier

(DE)

WG-SIA Standardization of Insulin Assays M. Steffes (US)

WG-TNI Standardization of Troponin I J. Tate (AU)

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IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDIZATION IN LABORATORY MEDICINE

Reference Materials

Reference Measurement Procedures

Networks of Reference Laboratories

Reference Intervals & Decision Limits

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS & PARTICIPATION TO REGIONAL IFCC CONGRESSES AND MASTER DISCUSSIONS

COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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The benefit of standardization

Comparability of results over time and space

would significantly contribute to

improvements in healthcare, since results of

clinical studies undertaken in different

locations or times could be universally

applied

Standardize clinical decision limits

(i.e. cutpoints for intervention)

Effective application of

evidence-based medicine

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Need for Internationally Recognized Reference Measurement Systems

Original Test

RS-USA RS-EU RS-J

USA-Test EU-Test Japan-Test

RS-Global

Global Test

XUSA XEU XJ Xglobal

Tracing back the calibration to a

Reference System (RS)

Results

Different test results

high costs impaired medical reliability

Universally comparable test results lower costs

increased clinical reliability

HbA1c

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COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ADA

BIPM (JCTLM, JCGM)

CDC

CLSI (NCCLS)

IRMM

ILAC (JCTLM)

IUPAC

NIBSC

NKDEP (NIH)

NIST

WHO

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Declaration of co-operation

establishing

A framework for the international recognition of available higher-order reference materials,

measurement procedures and reference measurement laboratories

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Objectives and Purpose

To support comparability and equivalence of measurement results in Laboratory Medicine for the purpose of improving healthcare, through worldwide accepted traceability effort

following the principles of metrology

To support IVD manufacturers in registration and licensing the CE label conforming with the EU directive

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What has JCTLM delivered?

The World’s only quality-assured database of:

a) Higher Order Reference Materials b) Higher Order Reference Measurement Procedures c) Laboratory Reference Measurement Services

http://www.bipm.org/en/committees/jc/jctlm/jctlm-db/

For use by (primarily):

a) IVD industry (to ensure that results produced by

IVDs are traceable to) b) Regulators (to verify that results produced by IVDs are traceable to)

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Reference System for HbA1c

1. Definition of the analyte as hemoglobin molecules having a special hexapeptide in common, which is the stable adduct of glucose to the N-terminal valine of the hemoglobin -chain (N-1-deoxyfructosyl-hemoglobin);

2. Unit [according to International System (SI)] mmol/mol 3. Establishment of validated reference method:

• Specifically measure the glycated N-terminal hexapeptide of the -chain of Hb;

• The assay principle is peptide mapping after proteolytic cleavage of the molecule and measurement of the ratio of the glycated and non-glycated -N-terminal hexapeptide by HPLC/MS or HPLC/CE

4. Development of appropriate reference materials

5. Implementation of a reference laboratory network

6. Definition of reference intervals & decision limits

WG-HbA1c

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Reliable linear relationships between results traceable to the IFCC reference system for HbA1c and previous national and regional recommended methods have been demonstrated, allowing the conversion of analytical and clinical data from one system to another.

The grey zones are the 95% confidence intervals

of the equation

IFCC HbA1c concentration = 53 mmol/mol

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0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96

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Relationship: y=0.0915x+2.152

The transformation based on the “master equation” adds further uncertainty to the derived values [0.05% to 2%, depending from the HbA1c concentration]

The knowledge about the clinical validity of HbA1c and the decision-making criteria used by physicians in different parts of the world are however based on data, which were generated with routine tests which were not standardized.

WG-HbA1c

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Suggested units and target values for HbA1c when measured with methods traceable to the IFCC reference system.

A comparison with the current figures is also given

IFCC traceable methods

Currenta

Reference interval (non-diabetics) 20-42 mmol/mol

4-6%

Target for treatment in diabeticsb <53 mmol/mol

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Change of therapy in diabeticsb >64 mmol/mol

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a refer to methods aligned to the US NGSP. b as recommended by American Diabetes Association.

[Panteghini M & John G, CCLM 2007;45:942 ]

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1. The HbA1c results should be standardized worldwide, including the reference system and results reporting.

2. The IFCC reference system for HbA1c represents the only valid anchor to implement standardization of the measurement.

3. The HbA1c assay results are to be reported worldwide in IFCC unit (mmol/mol) and derived NGSP unit (%), using the IFCC-NGSP master equation.

4. If the ongoing “average plasma glucose study” fulfills its a priori specified criteria, an HbA1c-derived average glucose (ADAG) value will also be reported as an interpretation of the HbA1c result.

5. Glycemic goals appearing in clinical guidelines should be expressed in IFCC units, derived NGSP units, and as ADAG.

Diabetes Care 2007;30:2399 & Diabetologia 2007;50:2042

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Implementation of standardization of HbA1c measurement Meeting with manufacturers (Dec 12, 2007)

- Main outcomes - All manufacturers should implement worldwide assays for HbA1c

giving results traceable to the IFCC reference system. The deadline for implementing traceability to the IFCC reference

system will be Dec 31st, 2009 for all the instruments in current use. All new instruments sold after January 1st, 2011 will report both SI

(mmol/mol – no decimals) and NGSP derived units (percentage – one decimal) for results of HbA1c tests, in agreement with the Consensus Statement.

The implementation of HbA1c results in terms of eAG will be discussed after the “A1c-derived average glucose” (ADAG) results of the ongoing clinical trial are published. However, this will not be an issue for analytical systems, but for the computer-based systems used to calculate ADAG (e.g, LIS vendors).

External Quality Assessment programs must be introduced for HbA1c testing that use commutable control materials with target values assigned using the IFCC reference measurement procedure and provide a clear definition of the allowable total error of measurements.

Available at http://www.ifcc.org/Report%20of%20HbA1c_Meeting.pdf

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ALT

AST

LDH

GT

Amylase

CK

Reference Measurement Procedures

Reference Materials

Reference Laboratories

Reference Systems for Enzymes

Committee on Reference Systems for Enzymes (C-RSE)

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Protocol for collaborative experiments on the establishment of reference values using assays traceable to reference systems

Production of “standardized” common reference intervals for AST, ALT, and GT

Multicentre Reference Interval Study for AST, ALT & GT

Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits (C-RIDL)

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Reference System for Creatinine

Working Group on Standardization of GFR Assessment (WG-GFRA)

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eGFR (mL/min 1.73 m2) =

175 x (s-Cr)-1.154

x (Age)-0.203

x (0.742 if Female) x

(1.210 if African American)

IDMS-traceable MDRD Study

4-Variable Equation for Estimating GFR (Levey AS et al., Clin Chem 2007)

By using this equation and a standardized

creatinine assay, clinical laboratories can report

estimated GFR more uniformly and accurately.

Working Group on Standardization of GFR Assessment (WG-GFRA)

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The use of assays that are more specific for serum creatinine determination, such as those based on enzymatic reactions, may provide more reliable eGFR values.

Supporting the choice of more specific assays by clinical laboratories represents one of the main tasks of our profession in order to report an accurate eGFR in all pertinent clinical situations.

Scientific Division

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Traceability to the reference system as a mean to obtain worldwide useful reference intervals for

creatinine

Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits (C-RIDL)

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The work of the SD stretches across the full remit of Laboratory Medicine and seeks to address the issues of

greatest importance to the profession, laboratory users and patients.

Members of the SD are always happy to discuss ongoing or future projects with all of you and suggestions as to

other areas which the SD might address in the future are welcome.

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Thanks to more than 500 specialists in Laboratory Medicine, coming from diverse organisations around the world (Hospitals, Universities, Manufacturers, Regulatory and Governmental Bodies) who contribute to the

IFCC SD activities.