Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows

In vitro assessments for the prediction of pharmacokinetic (PK) behavior of biotherapeutics can help identify corresponding liabilities significantly earlier in the discovery timeline. This can minimize the need for extensive early in vivo PK characterization, thereby reducing animal usage and optim...

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Main Authors: Tushar Jain, Bianka Prinz, Alexander Marker, Alexander Michel, Katrin Reichel, Valerie Czepczor, Sylvie Klieber, Wei Sun, Sagar Kathuria, Sevim Oezguer Bruederle, Christian Lange, Lena Wahl, Charles Starr, Alessandro Masiero, Lindsay Avery
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2384104
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author Tushar Jain
Bianka Prinz
Alexander Marker
Alexander Michel
Katrin Reichel
Valerie Czepczor
Sylvie Klieber
Wei Sun
Sagar Kathuria
Sevim Oezguer Bruederle
Christian Lange
Lena Wahl
Charles Starr
Alessandro Masiero
Lindsay Avery
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Alexander Marker
Alexander Michel
Katrin Reichel
Valerie Czepczor
Sylvie Klieber
Wei Sun
Sagar Kathuria
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Christian Lange
Lena Wahl
Charles Starr
Alessandro Masiero
Lindsay Avery
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description In vitro assessments for the prediction of pharmacokinetic (PK) behavior of biotherapeutics can help identify corresponding liabilities significantly earlier in the discovery timeline. This can minimize the need for extensive early in vivo PK characterization, thereby reducing animal usage and optimizing resources. In this study, we recommend bolstering classical developability workflows with in vitro measures correlated with PK. In agreement with current literature, in vitro measures assessing nonspecific interactions, self-interaction, and FcRn interaction are demonstrated to have the highest correlations to clearance in hFcRn Tg32 mice. Crucially, the dataset used in this study has broad sequence diversity and a range of physicochemical properties, adding robustness to our recommendations. Finally, we demonstrate a computational approach that combines multiple in vitro measurements with a multivariate regression model to improve the correlation to PK compared to any individual assessment. Our work demonstrates that a judicious choice of high throughput in vitro measurements and computational predictions enables the prioritization of candidate molecules with desired PK properties.
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spelling doaj-art-38817983990a4fd685f565a20d0c4cd12025-01-31T04:19:38ZengTaylor & Francis GroupmAbs1942-08621942-08702024-12-0116110.1080/19420862.2024.2384104Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflowsTushar Jain0Bianka Prinz1Alexander Marker2Alexander Michel3Katrin Reichel4Valerie Czepczor5Sylvie Klieber6Wei Sun7Sagar Kathuria8Sevim Oezguer Bruederle9Christian Lange10Lena Wahl11Charles Starr12Alessandro Masiero13Lindsay Avery14Department of Computational Biology, Adimab LLC, Mountain View, CA, USADepartment of Antibody Discovery, Adimab LLC, Lebanon, NH, USADepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Sanofi, Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, USADepartment of Large Molecule Research, Sanofi, Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Sanofi, Paris, FranceDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Sanofi, Paris, FranceDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, USADepartment of Large Molecule Research, Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, USADepartment of Large Molecule Research, Sanofi, Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Large Molecule Research, Sanofi, Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Large Molecule Research, Sanofi, Frankfurt, GermanySanofi, Global CMC Development, Framingham, MA, USADepartment of Large Molecule Research, Sanofi, Paris, FranceDepartment of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, USAIn vitro assessments for the prediction of pharmacokinetic (PK) behavior of biotherapeutics can help identify corresponding liabilities significantly earlier in the discovery timeline. This can minimize the need for extensive early in vivo PK characterization, thereby reducing animal usage and optimizing resources. In this study, we recommend bolstering classical developability workflows with in vitro measures correlated with PK. In agreement with current literature, in vitro measures assessing nonspecific interactions, self-interaction, and FcRn interaction are demonstrated to have the highest correlations to clearance in hFcRn Tg32 mice. Crucially, the dataset used in this study has broad sequence diversity and a range of physicochemical properties, adding robustness to our recommendations. Finally, we demonstrate a computational approach that combines multiple in vitro measurements with a multivariate regression model to improve the correlation to PK compared to any individual assessment. Our work demonstrates that a judicious choice of high throughput in vitro measurements and computational predictions enables the prioritization of candidate molecules with desired PK properties.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2384104Antibodiesbiotherapeuticsdevelopabilityin silico predictionin vitro measurementin vivo assessment
spellingShingle Tushar Jain
Bianka Prinz
Alexander Marker
Alexander Michel
Katrin Reichel
Valerie Czepczor
Sylvie Klieber
Wei Sun
Sagar Kathuria
Sevim Oezguer Bruederle
Christian Lange
Lena Wahl
Charles Starr
Alessandro Masiero
Lindsay Avery
Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows
mAbs
Antibodies
biotherapeutics
developability
in silico prediction
in vitro measurement
in vivo assessment
title Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows
title_full Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows
title_fullStr Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows
title_full_unstemmed Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows
title_short Assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows
title_sort assessment and incorporation of in vitro correlates to pharmacokinetic outcomes in antibody developability workflows
topic Antibodies
biotherapeutics
developability
in silico prediction
in vitro measurement
in vivo assessment
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2384104
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