The Osmolality and Hemolysis of High-Concentration Monoclonal Antibody Formulations

Purposes Highly concentrated monoclonal antibody (mAb) formulations for subcutaneous administration are becoming increasingly preferred within the biopharmaceutical industry for ease of use and improved patient compliance. A common phenomenon observed in the industry is that osmolality detected via freezing-point depression (FPD) in high-concentration mAb formulations is much higher than the theoretical concentrations, yet the occurrence of this phenomenon and its possible safety issues have been rarely reported. Methods The current study summarized theoretical osmolality of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved high-concentration mAb formulations and evaluated effects of high osmolality on safety using hemolysis experiments for the first time. Two mAbs formulated at 150 mg/mL were used as models and configured into two isotonic solutions: a, a theoretically calculated molarity in the isotonic range (H) and b, an osmolality value measured via the FPD in the isotonic range (I). The H and I formulations of each mAb were individually subjected to hemolysis experiments, and the hemolysis rates of the two formulations of the same mAb were compared. Besides, the effect of mAb concentration on osmolality detected by FPD was explored as well. Results The results indicated that the hemolysis rates were similar between the H and I formulations of mAbs at the same sample addition volume, and the osmolality values increased approximately linearly with the increase in mAb concentration. Conclusions High osmolality for high-concentration mAb formulations would not affect product safety and the excipients could be added at relatively high levels to maintain product stability, especially for labile products..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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Pharmaceutical research - 41(2024), 2 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 281-291

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pang, Meng-Juan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Meng-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Li-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Ze [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Ci [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Xiao-He [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Wei-Jie [VerfasserIn]

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Freezing-point depression
Hemolysis
High-concentration formulation
Monoclonal antibody
Osmolality

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10.1007/s11095-023-03650-6

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SPR054834899