WADA’s updated Laboratory Guidelines for the Endocrine Module of the Athlete Biological Passport will bring increased cost efficiency to Anti-Doping Organizations

Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is publishing the updated Laboratory Guidelines for the Analytical Requirements for the Endocrine Module of the Athlete Biological Passport (version 2.0). This version replaces the current version 1.0, effective immediately. 

The main change in version 2.0 is an adjustment in the analysis from a duplicate to single measurement of the endocrine markers (IGF-1 and P-III-NP), which will reduce the cost of sample analysis for the Endocrine Module and allow for better efficiency with regard to the available serum sample volume. These benefits come without compromising the effectiveness of the Endocrine Module owing to the strong analytical performance demonstrated by the Laboratories since the launch of this module 2 years ago. 

For any questions, we invite you to contact athletepassport@wada-ama.org.