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ArticleMolecular pharmaceutics2025

PROTAC Enabling Formulation

Nicole Hofmann, Florian Johann, Katharina Krollik, Andreas Marx, Heide Marika Duevel, Marc Lecomte, Meike Harms, Karsten Mäder

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Article in Molecular pharmaceutics, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nicole HofmannGlobal Drug Product Development, Orals Development, the Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Straße 250, Darmstadt 64293, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-9475-6146
Florian JohannGlobal Drug Product Development, Orals Development, the Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Straße 250, Darmstadt 64293, Germany.
Katharina KrollikGlobal Drug Product Development, Orals Development, the Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Straße 250, Darmstadt 64293, Germany.
Andreas MarxSite Management Lab Services, Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Straße 250, Darmstadt 64293, Germany.
Heide Marika DuevelGlobal Research and Development, NCE DMPK, the Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Straße 250, Darmstadt 64293, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7687-8683
Marc LecomteGlobal Research and Development, NCE DMPK, the Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Straße 250, Darmstadt 64293, Germany.
Meike HarmsGlobal Drug Product Development, Orals Development, the Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Frankfurter Straße 250, Darmstadt 64293, Germany.
Karsten MäderInstitute of Pharmacy, Faculty I of Natural Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 3, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1613-6976

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are heterobifunctional degraders with a unique mode of action that permits access to "undruggable" targets. These molecules pose challenges in terms of solubility and bioavailability due to their physicochemical properties. So far, very little information is available on the potential of enabling formulations of PROTACs in pharmacokinetic studies. In a previous work of our group, amorphous spray-dried formulations (SDDs) of the model PROTAC MS4078 were developed. However, the potential of the amorphous solid dispersions of the PROTAC MS4078 has not yet been examined

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Drug CarriersPolymersAnimalsBiological AvailabilityChemistry, PharmaceuticalDrug CompoundingMaleMiceSolubilityDrug CarriersPolymersamorphous solid dispersionsbile saltsbioavailabilityenabling formulationEudragitproteolysis targeting chimeras

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PMID40849796
PMCPMC12505254

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