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ArticlePharmaceutics2024

Assessing Protein Content and Dimer Formation in the Bevacizumab Reference Product and Biosimilar Versions Marketed in Spain.

Alexis Oliva, Magdalena Echezarreta, Álvaro Santana-Mayor, Adrían Conde-Díaz, Joao Goncalves, Shein-Chung Chow, Matías Llabrés

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Alexis OlivaDepartamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Fco. Sánchez, s/n, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4661-4257
Magdalena EchezarretaDepartamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Fco. Sánchez, s/n, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9989-1493
Álvaro Santana-MayorServicio de Apoyo a la Investigación (SEGAI), Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Fco. Sánchez, s/n, 38206 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1009-0460
Adrían Conde-DíazDepartamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La laguna, Avda. Fco. Sánchez, s/n, 38206 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2373-8676
Joao GoncalvesResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
Shein-Chung ChowDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Matías LlabrésDepartamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Fco. Sánchez, s/n, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe manufacture of biologics is a complex, controlled, and reproducible process that results in a product that meets specifications. This should be based on data from batches used to demonstrate manufacturing consistency. Ten batches of originator product (Avastin

methodsThe β-expectation tolerance intervals and the process capability analysis were proposed to establish the specification limits for determining the acceptance criteria of the final product from the manufacturing process. Protein concentration and dimer content were utilized as CQAs. The analytical similarity between three biosimilars authorized in Spain since 2021 (Vegzelma

resultsThe results indicate that the two main sources of variation are under control; even the level of variability observed is close to the capability of the analytical method. The manufacturing process, therefore, continues under statistical control. Similarity is demonstrated for the bevacizumab concentration regardless of the approach used, whereas similarity is demonstrated for the dimer content for only one of the biosimilar products.

conclusionsThe proposed methodologies allow for the analysis of the consistency of the manufacturing process and the variability from batch to batch.

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analytical similaritybetween- and within-batch variabilitybevacizumabbiosimilarquality range method

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PMID39771500
PMCPMC11728500

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