Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions

Monoclonal antibody (mAb) solution viscosity in ultra-high concentration formulations is a key developability consideration in mAb development risk mitigation strategies that has implications for downstream processing and patient safety. Predicting viscosity at therapeutically relevant concentration...

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Main Authors: Georgina Bethany Armstrong, Aisling Roche, William Lewis, Zahra Rattray
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:mAbs
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2438172
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description Monoclonal antibody (mAb) solution viscosity in ultra-high concentration formulations is a key developability consideration in mAb development risk mitigation strategies that has implications for downstream processing and patient safety. Predicting viscosity at therapeutically relevant concentrations remains critical, despite the need for large mAb quantities for viscosity measurement being prohibitive. Using a panel of IgG1s, we examined the suitability of viscosity prediction and fitting models at different mAb test concentration regimes. Our findings caution against extrapolation from low concentration measurements, as they lack predictive ability for ultra-high concentration regimes. For the first time, we demonstrate the importance of analyte concentration range selection, and the need for bespoke viscosity model development.
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spelling doaj-art-9107f30c2c614a5b919e214e74629f032025-01-31T04:19:38ZengTaylor & Francis GroupmAbs1942-08621942-08702024-12-0116110.1080/19420862.2024.2438172Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutionsGeorgina Bethany Armstrong0Aisling Roche1William Lewis2Zahra Rattray3Drug Substance Development, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UKLarge Molecule Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UKDrug Substance Development, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UKStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UKMonoclonal antibody (mAb) solution viscosity in ultra-high concentration formulations is a key developability consideration in mAb development risk mitigation strategies that has implications for downstream processing and patient safety. Predicting viscosity at therapeutically relevant concentrations remains critical, despite the need for large mAb quantities for viscosity measurement being prohibitive. Using a panel of IgG1s, we examined the suitability of viscosity prediction and fitting models at different mAb test concentration regimes. Our findings caution against extrapolation from low concentration measurements, as they lack predictive ability for ultra-high concentration regimes. For the first time, we demonstrate the importance of analyte concentration range selection, and the need for bespoke viscosity model development.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2438172Antibodyformulationphysicochemical descriptorspredictionviscosity
spellingShingle Georgina Bethany Armstrong
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Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions
mAbs
Antibody
formulation
physicochemical descriptors
prediction
viscosity
title Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions
title_full Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions
title_fullStr Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions
title_full_unstemmed Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions
title_short Reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions
title_sort reconciling predicted and measured viscosity parameters in high concentration therapeutic antibody solutions
topic Antibody
formulation
physicochemical descriptors
prediction
viscosity
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2438172
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