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ArticlemAbs2018

Variability of intended copies for etanercept (Enbrel®): Data on multiple batches of seven products.

Brian Hassett, Morton Scheinberg, Gilberto Castañeda-Hernández, Mengtao Li, Uppuluri R K Rao, Ena Singh, Ehab Mahgoub, Javier Coindreau, Julie O'Brien, Steven M Vicik and 1 more

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Article in mAbs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Batch-to-Batch Consistency of SB4 and SB2, Etanercept and Infliximab Biosimilars.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2020
    Article
  6. Review
  7. Practical Guidance on Biosimilars, With a Focus on Latin America: What Do Rheumatologists Need to Know?Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2019
    Review
  8. Review
  9. Article
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Brian Hassetta Pfizer, Biotechnology & Aseptic Sciences Group , Dublin , Ireland.
Morton Scheinbergb Department of Rheumatology , Hospital Albert Einstein and Hospital AACD , São Paulo , Brazil.
Gilberto Castañeda-Hernándezc Departamento de Farmacología , Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional , Mexico City , Mexico.
Mengtao Lid Department of Rheumatology , Peking Union Medical College Hospital , Beijing , China.
Uppuluri R K Raoe Department of Rheumatology , Sri Deepti Rheumatology Center , Hyderabad , Telangana , India.
Ena Singhf Pfizer, Inflammation & Immunology Global Medical Affairs , Collegeville , PA , USA.
Ehab Mahgoubg Pfizer, Inflammation & Immunology Regional Medical Affairs , Collegeville , PA , USA.
Javier Coindreauh Pfizer, Biosimilars Global Medical Affairs , New York , NY , USA.
Julie O'Brieni Pfizer, Europe & International Regulatory Policy , Dublin , Ireland.
Steven M Vicikj Pfizer, Global Supply , Andover , MA , USA.
Brian Fitzpatricka Pfizer, Biotechnology & Aseptic Sciences Group , Dublin , Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fusion protein and monoclonal antibody-based tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors represent established treatment options for a range of inflammatory diseases. Regulatory authorities have outlined the structural characterization and clinical assessments necessary to establish biosimilarity of a new biotherapeutic product with the innovator biologic drug. Biologic products that would not meet the minimum World Health Organization's standard for evaluation of similar biotherapeutic products are available in some countries; in some cases relevant data to assess biosimilarity and appropriate regulatory approval pathways are lacking. Batches of seven intended copy (IC) products for etanercept (Enbrel®) were subjected to a subset of test methods used in the routine release and heightened characterization of Enbrel®, to determine key attributes of identity, quality, purity, strength, and activity. While a number of quality attributes of the IC lots tested met the release specifications for Enbrel®, none fell within these limits across all methods performed, and there were no IC lots that satisfied the criteria typically applied by the innovator to support comparability with Enbrel®. Although the consequences of these differences are largely unknown, the potential for unanticipated clinical outcomes should not be overlooked.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalQuality ControlApoptosisBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsDrug ContaminationEtanerceptGlycosylationHumansProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalTechnology, PharmaceuticalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaU937 CellsAntibodies, MonoclonalBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsEtanerceptTumor Necrosis Factor-alphabiosimilarcharacterizationcomparabilityetanerceptintended copyquality attribute

Identifiers

PMID29020508
PMCPMC5800383

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