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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2022

Rapid cGMP manufacturing of COVID-19 monoclonal antibody using stable CHO cell pools.

Rita Agostinetto, Mara Rossi, Jessica Dawson, Angela Lim, Mirva H Simoneau, Cyril Boucher, Bernhard Valldorf, Adin Ross-Gillespie, Joseph G Jardine, Devin Sok and 7 more

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Article in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Rita AgostinettoMerckSerono S.p.A, Guidonia di Montecello, Italy.
Mara RossiMerckSerono S.p.A, Guidonia di Montecello, Italy.
Jessica DawsonEMD Serono, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
Angela LimEMD Serono, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
Mirva H SimoneauAres Trading SA/Merck SA Switzerland, Aubonne, Switzerland.
Cyril BoucherAres Trading SA/Merck SA Switzerland, Aubonne, Switzerland.
Bernhard ValldorfMerck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Adin Ross-GillespieAres Trading SA/Merck SA Switzerland, Aubonne, Switzerland.
Joseph G JardineDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.
Devin SokDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.
Dennis R BurtonDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.
Thomas HassellIAVI, New York, New York, USA.
Hervé BrolyAres Trading SA/Merck SA Switzerland, Aubonne, Switzerland.
Wolf PalinskyAres Trading SA/Merck SA Switzerland, Aubonne, Switzerland.
Philippe DuprazAres Trading SA/Merck SA Switzerland, Aubonne, Switzerland.
Mark FeinbergIAVI, New York, New York, USA.
Antu K DeyIAVI, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7438-9379
Merck Serono (Switzerland) · CHInternational AIDS Vaccine Initiative · USScripps Research Institute · USMercy Corps · USOno Pharmaceutical (United States) · USMerck (Germany) · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic proteins, including monoclonal antibodies, are typically manufactured using clonally derived, stable host cell lines, since consistent and predictable cell culture performance is highly desirable. However, selecting and preparing banks of stable clones takes considerable time, which inevitably extends overall development timelines for new therapeutics by delaying the start of subsequent activities, such as the scale-up of manufacturing processes. In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with its intense pressure for accelerated development strategies, we used a novel transposon-based Leap-In Transposase® system to rapidly generate high-titer stable pools and then used them directly for large scale-manufacturing of an anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 monoclonal antibody under cGMP. We performed the safety testing of our non-clonal cell bank, then used it to produce material at a 200L-scale for preclinical safety studies and formulation development work, and thereafter at 2000L scale for supply of material for a Phase 1 clinical trial. Testing demonstrated the comparability of critical product qualities between the two scales and, more importantly, that our final clinical trial product met all pre-set product quality specifications. The above expediated approach provided clinical trial material within 4.5 months, in comparison to 12-14 months for production of clinical trial material via the conventional approach.

Indexed as

CHO CellsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicCOVID-19CricetulusPandemicsSARS-CoV-2TransposasesViral LoadAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralTransposasescGMP manufacturingCHO poolsCOVID-19monoclonal antibody

Identifiers

PMID34796474
PMCPMC8652680
OpenAlexW3213218128

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