Kit for determining concentration of letemovir in plasma by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

The concentration of tetramomovir in plasma was determined by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), which solved the problems of insufficient sensitivity and quantitative limitation in the prior art, and achieved rapid and accurate detection, which was suitable for the need for rapid clinical adjustment of treatment plans.

CN120177659APending Publication Date: 2025-06-20PULAN (HANGZHOU) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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CN202510379028.9
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CN · China
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2025-03-28
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2025-06-20

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Technical Problem

The prior art is used to monitor the plasma concentration of temovir, which is difficult to achieve rapid and accurate detection, especially in clinical situations where the viral load changes rapidly.

Method used

The liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was used to prepare calibration products and quality control products working fluids for temovir, and combined with lenvatinib-d5 as the internal standard substance, protein precipitation treatment of plasma samples and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analysis were carried out to draw a standard curve to determine the concentration of temovir in plasma.

Benefits of technology

It realizes accurate determination of the concentration of tetramovir in plasma in a short period of time, improves the accuracy and efficiency of detection, can quickly adjust the treatment plan, and reduces the risk of side effects in patients.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a kit for determining the concentration of letemovir in plasma by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The kit is used for detecting the concentration of letemovir in plasma. The kit comprises a calibrator working solution of letemovir, a quality control working solution of letemovir, a plasma matrix and an internal standard working solution taking lenvatinib-d5 as an internal standard substance. According to the kit, the sample pretreatment step is simplified, the operation difficulty and time consumption are reduced, the rapid, accurate and high-sensitivity analysis result is ensured, and the kit is suitable for the requirements of rapid clinical and research fields.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic analysis, and particularly relates to a kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Background Art

[0002] Letermovir is an antiviral drug widely used for the treatment of viral infections. Its mechanism is to interfere with the key steps of viral replication, thereby inhibiting the growth and spread of the virus. Letermovir is usually administered orally or intravenously, so precise monitoring of its drug concentration in plasma is the key to successful treatment. In addition, letermovir is used as a long-term preventive therapy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to prevent viral infections during the period of immune deficiency, which not only increases the complexity of treatment but also significantly increases the medical cost.

[0003] However, the pharmacokinetic properties of letermovir require precise control of the dose in clinical applications to avoid potential side effects and optimize the therapeutic effect. Especially when dealing with patients with complex viral loads or resistance to letermovir, it is particularly important to adjust the dose by monitoring the plasma drug concentration.

[0004] Currently, the methods used to monitor letermovir include traditional biochemical analysis methods and immunoassay methods, but these methods usually have problems such as insufficient sensitivity or quantitative limitations. The demand for more efficient and precise detection technologies is increasing, especially in clinical situations where the viral load changes rapidly. In addition, the operation of traditional methods is complex and time-consuming, which is not conducive to real-time adjustment of the treatment plan.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need to develop a method for detecting letermovir that is both fast and accurate to optimize the drug treatment plan and reduce the risk of side effects for patients. This invention provides a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS / MS) method that can accurately determine the concentration of letermovir in plasma in a relatively short time, providing important pharmacokinetic data for clinical practice. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of this, the present invention aims to provide a kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to solve at least one technical problem in the background art.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is realized as follows: A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, the kit is used for detecting the concentration of letermovir in plasma; The kit includes a calibrator working solution of letermovir, a quality control product working solution of letermovir, a plasma matrix, and an internal standard working solution with lenvatinib-d5 as the internal standard substance.

[0008] Further, the solvent of the calibrator working solution is 45 - 55% methanol.

[0009] Further, the solvent of the quality control product working solution in step S1 is 45 - 55% methanol.

[0010] Further, the solvent of the internal standard working solution in step S1 is 45 - 55% methanol.

[0011] Further, the concentration of the calibrator working solution of letermovir is a stepwise concentration.

[0012] Further, the concentrations of the calibrator working solution of letermovir are 40, 80, 200, 400, 1000, and 2000 ng / mL respectively.

[0013] Further, the concentration of the quality control product working solution of letermovir is a stepwise concentration.

[0014] Further, the letermovir stepwise concentration is 120, 500, and 1500 ng / mL.

[0015] Further, the concentration of the internal standard working solution in step S1 is 50 ng / mL.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry according to the present invention has the following advantages: Compared with the prior art, the method provided by the present invention has the advantages of simple operation, short reaction time, and small required sample volume, etc., and can significantly improve the accuracy and efficiency of detection, so as to provide highly specific and highly sensitive analysis results in a short time, which helps to assist clinicians in quickly and accurately adjusting the treatment plan. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The drawings constituting a part of the present invention are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The schematic embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation to the present invention. In the drawings: Figure 1 is the chromatogram interface of the blank sample (plasma matrix) described in the embodiment of the present invention (showing two levels, the upper part is the ion current diagram of the letermovir internal standard, and the lower part is the ion current diagram of letermovir); Figure 2 is the chromatogram interface of the matrix sample of letermovir at a low concentration level described in the embodiment of the present invention (showing two levels: the upper part is the ion current diagram of the letermovir internal standard, and the lower part is the ion current diagram of letermovir); Figure 3 Chromatogram interface of letermovir in matrix samples at medium concentration level according to the embodiment of the present invention (showing two levels: the upper part is the ion current diagram of the letermovir internal standard, and the lower part is the ion current diagram of letermovir); Figure 4 Chromatogram interface of letermovir in matrix samples at high concentration level according to the embodiment of the present invention (showing two levels: the upper part shows the ion current diagram of the letermovir internal standard, and the lower part is the ion current diagram of letermovir); Figure 5 Example of chromatogram interface of actual patient samples according to the embodiment of the present invention (showing two levels: the upper part is the ion current diagram of the letermovir internal standard, and the lower part is the ion current diagram of letermovir). Detailed implementation manners

[0018] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0019] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0020] A detection method for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry, comprising the following steps: S1: Prepare the calibration working solution and quality control working solution of letermovir, and add the calibration working solution and quality control working solution into the plasma matrix respectively to obtain plasma calibrators and plasma quality controls; prepare the internal standard working solution with lenvatinib - d5 as the internal standard substance; S2: Add the plasma calibrators and plasma quality controls in step S1 into the internal standard working solution obtained in step S1 respectively for protein precipitation treatment, and collect the supernatant. The supernatant is subjected to liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry analysis to draw the liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry standard curve; S3: Add the sample to be tested into the internal standard working solution obtained in step S1 for protein precipitation treatment, collect the supernatant, and perform liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry analysis on the supernatant. The concentration of letermovir in plasma is obtained according to the liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry in step S2.

[0021] The solvent of the calibration working solution in step S1 is 45 - 55% methanol; The solvent of the quality control working solution in step S1 is 45 - 55% methanol; The solvent of the internal standard working solution in step S1 is 45 - 55% methanol.

[0022] The concentration of the calibration working solution of letermovir in step S1 is a step - wise concentration. Preferably, the step - wise concentration is 40, 80, 200, 400, 1000, 2000 ng / mL.

[0023] In step S1, the concentration of the letermovir quality control product working solution is a stepped concentration. Preferably, the stepped concentrations are 120, 500, and 1500 ng / mL.

[0024] The concentration of the internal standard working solution in step S1 is 50 ng / mL. In step S2, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis is performed using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer; preferably, the model of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer is the YS EXACT 9900MD liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer. The chromatographic column of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer is a ChromCore C18 chromatographic column.

[0025] The mobile phase A of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer is a 2 mM ammonium acetate - 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution; while the mobile phase B is a 0.1% formic acid methanol solution; the gradient elution program settings of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer are as follows: from 0 to 1.5 minutes, the proportion of mobile phase B increases from 3% to 95%, maintaining this proportion until 2.0 minutes, then rapidly reducing the proportion of mobile phase B to 3% within 2.0 to 2.1 minutes, and maintaining this proportion within 2.1 to 2.5 minutes; the mass spectrometry conditions of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer are to use an ESI electrospray ion source and perform selected reaction monitoring scanning in the positive ion mode.

[0026] The flow rate of the gradient elution of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer is set between 0.3 mL / min and 1 mL / min, and the column temperature is controlled at 35 °C to 40 °C; the injection volume of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer is set between 1 μL and 5 μL; the spray voltage of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer is set at 2900 - 3100 V, the sheath gas pressure is 40 - 50 Arb, the auxiliary gas pressure is 12.5 - 17.5 Arb, the backflush gas pressure is 2.5 - 7.5 Arb, and the temperature of the ion transfer tube is controlled at 340 - 360 °C, and the atomization temperature is set at 440 - 460 °C. The liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry standard curve in step S2 uses the plasma matrix calibrator concentration as the abscissa and the ratio of the letermovir to the internal standard peak area as the ordinate, sets the weight as 1 / x², excludes the origin, and performs linear fitting.

[0027] The present invention has developed a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry technique for the detection of letermovir in plasma, with the following characteristics: Preparation of working solutions: Weigh the letermovir standard precisely, dissolve it with methanol and gradually dilute it with 50% methanol to prepare calibration solution with multiple concentration gradients; similarly, weigh the letermovir standard precisely, dissolve it with methanol and dilute it with 50% methanol according to a certain concentration gradient to prepare quality control solutions with different concentrations; select lenvatinib-d5 as the internal standard and prepare the internal standard working solution with methanol. Preparation of matrix samples: Add the calibration and quality control product working solutions to the plasma matrix to obtain plasma calibrators and plasma quality controls. Pretreatment of samples: Accurately pipette appropriate amounts of plasma calibrator, plasma quality control product, and plasma samples to be tested, add the internal standard working solution and perform protein precipitation. After shaking and high-speed centrifugation, take the supernatant; 4. Sample analysis: Place the sample supernatant into a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for detection; The set conditions of the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry include: Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer: YS EXACT 9900MD liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer; Chromatographic column: ChromCore C18 chromatographic column; Composition of the mobile phase: Mobile phase A is 2 mM ammonium acetate - 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution; while mobile phase B is 0.1% formic acid methanol solution; Gradient elution program settings: From 0 to 1.5 minutes, the proportion of mobile phase B increases from 3% to 95%, maintain this proportion until 2.0 minutes, then rapidly reduce the proportion of mobile phase B to 3% within 2.0 to 2.1 minutes, and maintain this proportion within 2.1 to 2.5 minutes; Mass spectrometry condition settings: Use an ESI electrospray ion source and perform selected reaction monitoring (SRM) scanning in the positive ion mode; 5. Data processing: Use the TraceFinder software of the mass spectrometer for data processing; The specific parameters of the mass spectrometry include: In the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis, the parameter settings of the ion source are as follows: The spray voltage is set to 3000 V, the sheath gas pressure is 45 Arb, the auxiliary gas pressure is 15 Arb, the backflush gas pressure is 5 Arb, and the temperature of the ion transfer tube is controlled at 350 °C, and the atomization temperature is set to 450 °C.

[0028] The selected clinical blood samples are taken from patients after oral administration of letermovir. The specimen collection time is 30 minutes before continuous dosing, and the trough concentration samples are collected to ensure the consistency and comparability of the data; The calibration curve takes the plasma matrix calibrator concentration as the abscissa and the ratio of the peak area of letermovir to the internal standard as the ordinate, sets the weight to 1 / x², excludes the origin, and performs linear fitting; The detailed formulations of mobile phases A and B are: Mobile phase A is 2 mM ammonium acetate - 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution; while mobile phase B is 0.1% formic acid methanol solution; The elution flow rate is set between 0.3 mL / min and 1 mL / min, and the chromatographic column temperature is maintained between 35 °C and 40 °C. In a specific example, the flow rate is 0.4 mL / min and the column temperature is 40 °C; The injection volume is between 1 μL and 5 μL, and in a specific example, it is 1 μL; The concentration gradients of the plasma matrix calibrators are 40, 80, 200, 400, 1000, 2000 ng / mL; The concentration gradients of the plasma matrix quality control products are 120, 500, 1500 ng / mL; The concentration of the internal standard working solution is fixed at 50 ng / mL; Example 1: The implementation steps are as follows: 1. Use of calibrators 1.1 Preparation of calibrators Precisely weigh 5 mg of letermovir solid, transfer 5 mL of methanol solution, vortex until the solid is completely dissolved, prepare a stock solution with a concentration of 1 mg / mL, dispense it into 2 mL injection vial tubes, 0.5 mL per tube, label it, and store it at -20°C. When in use, take out the letermovir standard solution (1 mg / mL) stored at -20°C, restore it to room temperature, and vortex for 30 seconds before use.

[0029] 1.2 Preparation of internal standard stock solution Take 1 mg of lenvatinib-d5 solid, dissolve it with methanol and make up the volume to 10 mL to prepare an internal standard stock solution with a concentration of 100 μg / mL, dispense it into 2 mL injection vial tubes, 1 mL per tube, label it, and store it at -20°C. When in use, take out the lenvatinib-d5 internal standard stock solution (100 μg / mL) stored at -20°C, restore it to room temperature, and vortex for 30 seconds before use.

[0030] 2. Preparation of internal standard working solution Respectively take 50 μL of the lenvatinib-d5 internal standard stock solution with a concentration of 100 μg / mL, add 99.95 mL of methanol, vortex and mix well to prepare a 50 ng / mL lenvatinib-d5 internal standard working solution.

[0031] 3. Preparation of standard curve working solution Take 40 μL of the letermovir stock solution with a concentration of 1 mg / mL, add 960 μL of 50% methanol solution, vortex and mix well for 3 minutes to prepare a letermovir working solution (C6) with a concentration of 40 μg / mL, and store it at 2 - 8°C. Before preparing the analyte working solution with C6, the solution should be restored to room temperature and vortexed for 3 minutes. The analyte working solutions are numbered from high to low as C6 - C5 - C4 - C3 - C2 - C1, and the specific preparation process is as follows: Preparation of C5: Take 200 μL of the C6 working solution, add 200 μL of 50% methanol, vortex and mix well to prepare C5; Preparation of C4: Take 100 μL of the C6 working solution, add 400 μL of 50% methanol, vortex and mix well to prepare C4; Preparation of C3: Take 100 μL of the C5 working solution, add 400 μL of 50% methanol, and vortex to mix evenly to obtain C3; Preparation of C2: Take 100 μL of the C4 working solution, add 400 μL of 50% methanol, and vortex to mix evenly to obtain C2; Preparation of C1: Take 100 μL of the C3 working solution, add 400 μL of 50% methanol, and vortex to mix evenly to obtain C1.

[0032] 4. Preparation of quality control working solutions Take 30 μL of the letermovir stock solution with a concentration of 1 mg / mL, add 970 μL of 50% methanol solution, and vortex to mix evenly for 3 minutes to obtain a letermovir mixed quality control working solution (QCH) with a concentration of 30 μg / mL, and store it in a refrigerator at -20ºC. The analyte QC working solution numbers are QCH - QCM - QCL from high to low concentration. The specific preparation process is as follows: Preparation of QCM: Take 150 μL of the QCH solution, add 300 μL of 50% methanol, and vortex to mix evenly to obtain QCM; Preparation of QCL: Take 120 μL of the QCM solution, add 380 μL of 50% methanol, and vortex to mix evenly to obtain QCL; Preparation of plasma standard curves and quality control samples 5.1 Preparation of plasma standard curves In a 1.5 mL centrifuge tube, use a pipette to add 95 μL of normal human blank plasma, and then add 5 μL of a series of concentration working solutions respectively, and vortex to mix evenly (about 30 sec) to prepare the corresponding plasma matrix calibrators S1 - S2 - S3 - S4 - S5 - S6. The plasma matrix calibrators should be freshly prepared on the day of sample processing, as shown in Table 1.

[0033] Table 1 Concentration table of letermovir in plasma matrix calibrators 5.2 Preparation of plasma quality control samples In a 1.5 mL centrifuge tube, use a pipette to add 95 μL of normal human blank plasma, and then add 5 μL of a series of concentration quality control working solutions respectively, and vortex to mix evenly (about 30 sec) to prepare the corresponding plasma matrix quality control samples, namely LQC, MQC, and HQC. The quality control samples are freshly prepared on the day of sample processing, as shown in Tables 2 - 6.

[0034] Table 2 Concentration table of letermovir in plasma spiked samples Plasma Spiked Sample Concentration LQC MQC HQC Letermovir (ng / mL) 120 500 1500 Table 3 Chromatography and mass spectrometry conditions table Solution Name Solution Ratio Preparation Method Storage Condition Shelf Life Needle Wash Solution Methanol-Water (1:1) 500 mL Methanol + 500 mL Purified Water, Ultrasonic for 5 min Room Temperature 1 Week Mobile Phase A 2 mM Ammonium Acetate - 0.1% Formic Acid Aqueous Solution 499 mL Purified Water + 0.5 mL Formic Acid + 0.5 mL 2M Ammonium Acetate, Ultrasonic for 5 min Room Temperature Freshly Prepared Mobile Phase B 0.1% Formic Acid Methanol Solution 499.5 mL Methanol + 0.5 mL Formic Acid, Ultrasonic for 5 min Room Temperature Freshly Prepared Table 4 Ion Source Parameter Table Spray Voltage (V) Shealth Gas (Arb) Aux Gas (Arb) Sweep Gas (Arb) Ion Transfer Tube Temp (℃) Vaporizer Temp (℃) 3000 45 15 5 350 450 Table 5 Ion Pair Information Table MRM Channel Compound Adduct Mode Q1 Q3 Cycle time(s) CE (V) RF Lens (V) 1 Letermovir M+H 573.2 364.1 0.3 44 166 2 Letermovir M+H 573.2 424.1 0.3 33 166 3 Lenvatinib-d5 M+H 432.1 312.1 0.3 43 76 4 Lenvatinib-d5 M+H 432.1 370.1 0.3 27 76 Table 6 Liquid Phase Method Condition Table 6. Sample Pretreatment Take 50 μL of clinical sample plasma, add 300 μL of internal standard working solution, vortex for 1 min, place the sample in a 4°C centrifuge and centrifuge at 14000 rpm for 10 min, take 150 μL of the supernatant and transfer it to an injection vial. Place the processed sample in an autosampler for determination.

[0035] 7. Extract Chromatographic Peaks and Fit Calibration Curve Use TraceFinder software to perform the operation of extracting chromatographic peaks from blank samples, calibrators, quality control samples of different sample types, and actual samples to be analyzed.

[0036] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, an example of the chromatographic peak interface extracted by TraceFinder software for the above various types of samples. Figure 1 Show the chromatogram of the blank sample, Figure 2 show the chromatogram of the letermovir matrix sample at a low concentration (120 ng / mL), Figure 3 show the chromatogram of the letermovir matrix sample at a medium concentration (500 ng / mL), Figure 4 show the chromatogram of the letermovir matrix sample at a high concentration (1500 ng / mL), while Figure 5 is the chromatogram of the sample to be analyzed. The upper part of the figure shows the chromatogram of the letermovir internal standard, and the lower part shows the corresponding chromatograms of letermovir respectively.

[0037] Record the peak areas of letermovir and its internal standard in each sample and the ratio of the two (letermovir peak area / letermovir internal standard peak area). Using the concentration of the plasma matrix calibrator as the x-axis and the peak area ratio of letermovir to the internal standard as the y-axis, perform linear calibration curve fitting in a way with a weight of 1 / x² and ignoring the origin.

[0038] Calculate the Concentration of the Sample to be Analyzed Calculating the plasma concentration of the drug is usually achieved by the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC), and the common integral method or trapezoidal method is used. Input the ratio of the letermovir peak area to the internal standard peak area of the sample to be analyzed into the fitted calibration curve, thereby calculating the corresponding plasma concentration.

[0039] Example 2: Methodological Verification 1. Residual Verification Take blank samples, low-concentration samples, and high-concentration samples, perform pretreatment, and inject them for detection in sequence. The detailed residual experiment evaluation is shown in Table 7.

[0040] Table 7 Evaluation Results of Letermovir Residual Experiment 2. Precision and Accuracy In blank matrix samples, add Letermovir quality control working solution to prepare Letermovir matrix standard solutions at three different concentration levels. The specific concentrations are set as low concentration 120 ng / mL, medium concentration 500 ng / mL, and high concentration 1500 ng / mL. Prepare 6 parallel samples for each concentration level to form a batch; conduct experiments continuously for three days, and process and analyze one batch every day. The detailed results of precision and accuracy are shown in Table 8.

[0041] Table 8 Summary Table of Letermovir Precision and Accuracy Data 3. Matrix Effect To evaluate the influence of plasma matrix effect on the determination of Letermovir, add quality control (QC) working solutions at two concentration levels (QCL and QCH) to blank plasma and solvents from six different sources respectively. After correction using internal standard substances, the matrix factor of Letermovir internal standard normalization was calculated. As shown in Table 9, the matrix effect of Letermovir in plasma is small and has little impact on the accuracy of the analysis results.

[0042] Table 9 Summary Table of Letermovir Matrix Effect Evaluation (n = 6) Internal Standard Normalized Matrix Factor LQC HQC Mean 0.91 0.96 Standard Deviation (SD) 0.04 0.09 Precision (%CV) 4.40 9.38 4. Extraction Recovery Rate Prepare plasma and plasma supernatant samples with QC working solutions at two concentration levels of LQC and HQC, perform pretreatment, and measure the extraction recovery rates of the analyte and its internal standard. As shown in Table 10, the recovery rate of Letermovir is between 97.44% and 101.68%.

[0043] Table 10 Summary Table of Letermovir Extraction Recovery Rate (n = 6) 5. Stability Add QC working solutions at two concentration levels of LQC and HQC to blank plasma respectively, and investigate their stability at room temperature for 24 hours and 96 hours; in addition, place them in a 4-degree refrigerator and detect their stability at 24 hours and 48 hours. And the stability of Letermovir after repeated freezing and thawing 3 times. The results of relevant stability tests are shown in Table 11.

[0044] Summary Table of the Stability Investigation of Analytes in Letermovir Plasma Matrix Samples (n = 6) 6. Standard Curve and Lower Limit of Quantification Working solutions at 6 concentration levels of STD01, STD02, STD03, STD04, STD05 and STD06 were added to blank plasma respectively for pretreatment. Taking the ratio of the chromatographic peak areas of the analyte to the internal standard as the ordinate, weighted (w = 1 / x 2 ) least squares method was used to perform linear regression on the concentration (x) of the analyte in plasma and the peak area ratio (y). The obtained regression equation (y = a + bx) was the standard curve. After continuous determination by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for 3 days, with 1 standard curve per day, the standard curve of letermovir was as follows. As shown in Table 12, letermovir had a good linear relationship in the range of 40 - 2000 ng / mL, and the lower limit of quantification was 40 ng / mL.

[0045] Table 12 Letermovir Standard Curve The LC-MS / MS method of the present invention optimizes the detection process of letermovir in plasma, shortens the analysis time to within 2.5 minutes, and effectively improves the accuracy and precision of the analysis process. In addition, this method simplifies the sample pretreatment steps, reduces the operation difficulty and time consumption, ensures fast, accurate and highly sensitive analysis results, and is applicable to the requirements of the rapid clinical and research fields.

[0046] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, characterized in that: The kit is used to detect the concentration of Letermovir in plasma; The kit comprises a calibrator working solution of Letermovir, a quality control working solution of Letermovir, a plasma matrix, and an internal standard working solution using Lenvatinib-d5 as an internal standard substance.

2. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1, characterized in that: The solvent of the calibration working solution is 45-55% methanol.

3. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1, characterized in that: The solvent of the quality control working solution in step S1 is 45-55% methanol.

4. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1, characterized in that: The solvent of the internal standard working solution in step S1 is 45-55% methanol.

5. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1, characterized in that: The concentration of the calibrator working solution of letermovir is a step concentration.

6. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The concentrations of the calibrator working solutions of letermovir were 40, 80, 200, 400, 1000, and 2000 ng / mL, respectively.

7. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1, characterized in that: The concentration of the quality control working solution of Letermovir is a step concentration.

8. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that: The step concentrations of letermol were 120, 500, and 1500 ng / mL.

9. A kit for determining the concentration of letermovir in plasma using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry according to claim 1, characterized in that: The concentration of the internal standard working solution in step S1 is 50 ng / mL.