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ReviewProtein & cell2018

Pharmacokinetics of monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins.

Liming Liu

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Review in Protein & cell, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 192 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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192citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
20.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

192 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 358 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liming LiuDepartment of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, MRL, West Point, PA, 19486, USA. liming_liu2@merck.com.
United States Military Academy · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are many factors that can influence the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a mAb or Fc-fusion molecule with the primary determinant being FcRn-mediated recycling. Through Fab or Fc engineering, IgG-FcRn interaction can be used to generate a variety of therapeutic antibodies with significantly enhanced half-life or ability to remove unwanted antigen from circulation. Glycosylation of a mAb or Fc-fusion protein can have a significant impact on the PK of these molecules. mAb charge can be important and variants with pI values of 1-2 unit difference are likely to impact PK with lower pI values being favorable for a longer half-life. Most mAbs display target mediated drug disposition (TMDD), which can have significant consequences on the study designs of preclinical and clinical studies. The PK of mAb can also be influenced by anti-drug antibody (ADA) response and off-target binding, which require careful consideration during the discovery stage. mAbs are primarily absorbed through the lymphatics via convection and can be conveniently administered by the subcutaneous (sc) route in large doses/volumes with co-formulation of hyaluronidase. The human PK of a mAb can be reasonably estimated using cynomolgus monkey data and allometric scaling methods.

Indexed as

Absorption, PhysiologicalAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicHumansReceptors, FcRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTissue DistributionAntibodies, MonoclonalReceptors, FcRecombinant Fusion Proteinsanti-drug antibody (ADA)Fc-fusion proteinFcRnglycosylationhuman PK predictionmonoclonal antibody (mAb)pharmacokineticstarget-mediated drug disposition (TMDD)

Identifiers

PMID28421387
PMCPMC5777971
OpenAlexW2606721249

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