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ArticlemAbs2025

NMR-based structural integrity analysis of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies: a comparative study of Humira and its biosimilars.

Donna Baldisseri, Shen Luo, Christelle Anne F Ancajas, Uriel Ortega-Rodriguez, Christian Fischer, Guozhang Zou, Jianghong Gu, David Keire, Martial Piotto, Baolin Zhang

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Article in mAbs, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Donna BaldisseriApplication Laboratory, Bruker BioSpin Corp, Billerica, MA, USA.
Shen LuoOffice of Pharmaceutical Quality Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Christelle Anne F AncajasOffice of Pharmaceutical Quality Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Uriel Ortega-RodriguezOffice of Pharmaceutical Quality Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Christian FischerPharma Division, Bruker BioSpin Corp, Ettlingen, Germany.
Guozhang ZouOffice of Pharmaceutical Quality Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Jianghong GuOffice of Pharmaceutical Quality Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
David KeireOffice of Pharmaceutical Quality Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Martial PiottoPharma Division, Bruker BioSpin Corp, Wissembourg, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6784-2670
Baolin ZhangOffice of Pharmaceutical Quality Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7859-0843

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The analytical comparability of biologic products and their biosimilars, including higher-order structure (HOS) assessment, ensures product quality and is required for regulatory approval. In this study, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was used to evaluate the HOS of Humira (adalimumab) and its biosimilars under normal and photo-stressed conditions. Under normal conditions, 1D and 2D NMR spectra showed strong structural similarity among all products. However, photo-stressed samples exhibited distinct structural differences, including increased methionine oxidation, and localized conformational changes, most notably in the reference product. These changes correlated with findings from size-exclusion chromatography, capillary isoelectric focusing, and mass spectrometry (MS), which revealed size and charge heterogeneity, as well as site-specific methionine oxidation in the heavy chains. The differences in photostability were found to be influenced by container closure systems (CCSs) and formulations. In contrast, circular dichroism spectral analysis showed minimal variation in secondary structures among stressed and unstressed samples. These results underscore the utility of NMR as a sensitive tool for comparative structural analysis of monoclonal antibodies and their biosimilars, particularly under stress conditions, and highlight the impact of formulation and CCS on product stability.

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AdalimumabBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyAdalimumabBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsAdalimumabanalytical comparabilitybiosimilarhigher order structureHumiramonoclonal antibodyNMRphotostability

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PMID40922426
PMCPMC12427497

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