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Establishing in vitro in vivo correlations to screen monoclonal antibodies for physicochemical properties related to favorable human pharmacokinetics.

Lindsay B Avery, Jason Wade, Mengmeng Wang, Amy Tam, Amy King, Nicole Piche-Nicholas, Mania S Kavosi, Steve Penn, David Cirelli, Jeffrey C Kurz and 11 more

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Article in mAbs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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68citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

68 citing papers in PubMed, 97 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

21 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lindsay B Averya BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4920-8614
Jason Wadeb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.
Mengmeng Wanga BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.
Amy Tamb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.
Amy Kingb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.
Nicole Piche-Nicholasb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0695-7965
Mania S Kavosia BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.
Steve Penna BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.
David Cirellid Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6237-1195
Jeffrey C Kurza BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.
Minlei Zhanga BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.
Orla Cunninghame Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Dublin , Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-3888-9541
Rhys Jonesb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.
Brian J Fennelle Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Dublin , Ireland.
Barry McDonnelle Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Dublin , Ireland.
Paul Sakorafasd Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.
James Apgarb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4669-0188
William J Finlaye Biomedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Dublin , Ireland.
Laura Linb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.
Laird Bloomb BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Cambridge , MA , USA.
Denise M O'Haraa BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc. , Andover , MA , USA.
Pfizer (United States) · USPfizer (Ireland) · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Implementation of in vitro assays that correlate with in vivo human pharmacokinetics (PK) would provide desirable preclinical tools for the early selection of therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb) candidates with minimal non-target-related PK risk. Use of these tools minimizes the likelihood that mAbs with unfavorable PK would be advanced into costly preclinical and clinical development. In total, 42 mAbs varying in isotype and soluble versus membrane targets were tested in in vitro and in vivo studies. MAb physicochemical properties were assessed by measuring non-specific interactions (DNA- and insulin-binding ELISA), self-association (affinity-capture self-interaction nanoparticle spectroscopy) and binding to matrix-immobilized human FcRn (surface plasmon resonance and column chromatography). The range of scores obtained from each in vitro assay trended well with in vivo clearance (CL) using both human FcRn transgenic (Tg32) mouse allometrically projected human CL and observed human CL, where mAbs with high in vitro scores resulted in rapid CL in vivo. Establishing a threshold value for mAb CL in human of 0.32 mL/hr/kg enabled refinement of thresholds for each in vitro assay parameter, and using a combinatorial triage approach enabled the successful differentiation of mAbs at high risk for rapid CL (unfavorable PK) from those with low risk (favorable PK), which allowed mAbs requiring further characterization to be identified. Correlating in vitro parameters with in vivo human CL resulted in a set of in vitro tools for use in early testing that would enable selection of mAbs with the greatest likelihood of success in the clinic, allowing costly late-stage failures related to an inadequate exposure profile, toxicity or lack of efficacy to be avoided.

Indexed as

In Vitro TechniquesModels, AnimalAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalDrug DiscoveryHumansMiceMice, TransgenicAntibodies, MonoclonalAC-SINSclearance, in vitro assaysFcRn bindingIgGmAbmonoclonal antibody, neonatal Fc receptorpharmacokineticspolyreactivity

Identifiers

PMID29271699
PMCPMC5825195
OpenAlexW2776027284

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