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ArticleAAPS PharmSciTech2025

Development and Preclinical Testing of a Rapid, High-Volume, Auto-Injector for Subcutaneous Administration with Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase.

Robert J Connor, Tara Nekoroski, David W Kang

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Article in AAPS PharmSciTech, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Robert J ConnorHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc., 12390 El Camino Real, San Diego, California, 92130, USA.
Tara NekoroskiHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc., 12390 El Camino Real, San Diego, California, 92130, USA.
David W KangHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc., 12390 El Camino Real, San Diego, California, 92130, USA. dkang@halozyme.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-468X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Handheld auto-injectors (AIs) provide a convenient method for subcutaneous (SC) administration of therapeutics in clinical settings or at home via a caregiver or self-administration. However, AIs have been limited to low volumes (< 2 mL), partly due to hyaluronan (HA), a glycosaminoglycan that acts as a barrier to bulk fluid flow in the SC tissue. Recombinant human hyaluronidase PH20 (rHuPH20) is an enzyme that temporarily depolymerizes HA to facilitate the dispersion of SC-administered therapeutics and may enhance the use of AIs capable of delivering high volumes. These studies detail the development and preclinical testing of a novel high-volume AI (HVAI) that successfully delivered 10 mL of a representative macromolecule (immune globulin; Ig) co-administered with rHuPH20 in ≤ 30 s (s) in a miniature pig model. Testing of a surrogate AI informed the development of a novel, clinically-ready prototype HVAI. HVAI injections of Ig co-administered with 2,000 U/mL rHuPH20 improved injection site outcomes (back-leakage, bleb size, swelling, induration) and yielded up to 30% faster injection times compared with injections of Ig alone. In a mock clinical study that replicated clinical settings, the HVAI delivered 10 mL of Ig with 4,000 U/mL rHuPH20 with mean (± standard error of the mean) injection durations of 19.8 s (± 0.5) using a thin-wall 25-gauge (G) needle and 30.0 s (± 1.1) using a standard 25G needle. The data presented here demonstrate the feasibility of the prototype HVAI for rapid, high-volume administration of a concentrated biologic with rHuPH20, and will inform future clinical testing.

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HyaluronoglucosaminidaseAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesHumansHyaluronic AcidInjections, SubcutaneousRecombinant ProteinsSwineSwine, MiniatureCell Adhesion MoleculesHyaluronic Acidhyaluronidase PH-20HyaluronoglucosaminidaseRecombinant ProteinsHigh-volume auto-injectorMiniature pigsRapid subcutaneous injectionRecombinant human hyaluronidase PH20Subcutaneous

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PMID40380047

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