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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Giralt, Marina author Ferrer, Roser author Díaz Troyano, Noelia author Vega, Belén author Luque Ramírez, Manuel author Martínez, Sílvia author Fernández, Bárbara author Martínez Serrano, Irene author Fabregat, Aleix author Urgell, Eulàlia author Cardona, Ignasi author Casals, Gregori author Escobar Morreale, Héctor F. author 2025-08-29T11:28:50Z 2025-08-29T11:28:50Z 2025-03-21 2025-08-26T10:01:23Z Background: Exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor commonly used for breast cancer treat- ment, shares structural similarities with sex steroids analyzed in clinical laboratories. We aimed to investigate the influence of exemestane cross-reactivity in the measurement of sex steroids across various immunoassays. Methods: We conducted a multicenter study involving measurements of androstenedione, testosterone, estradiol, progesterone , 17-hydroxyprogesterone in serum samples from women undergoing exemestane therapy (N =15; 25 mg/day). Measurements were per- formed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) , various commercially available chemiluminescence immunoassays, ELISA, and radioimmunoassay. In-vitro cross-reactivity was assessed by adding exemestane and 17-hydroexemestane to serum samples. Results: Patients undergoing exemestane therapy had markedly falsely elevated andro- stenedione results in all immunoassays evaluated (N = 4), which correlated with serum ex- emestane levels. In-vitro experiments confirmed this interference to be caused by cross-re- activity with exemestane. Additionally, one immunoassay yielded falsely elevated estradiol results in 20% of patients. However, in-vitro experiments did not confirm this to be caused by cross-reactivity with exemestane or 17-hydroexemestane. Conclusions: Exemestane cross-reacts with androstenedione immunoassays, causing falsely elevated results in treated patients. This analytical interference may raise unneces- sary concerns, leading to expensive diagnostic workups. Farmacovigilància Radioimmunoassaig Drug monitoring Radioimmunoassay Analytical Interference of Exemestane With Androstenedione Immunoassays