Subcutaneous administration of biotherapeutics: an overview of current challenges and opportunities

B Bittner, W Richter, J Schmidt - BioDrugs, 2018 - Springer
Subcutaneous delivery of biotherapeutics has become a valuable alternative to intravenous
administration across many disease areas. Although the pharmacokinetic profiles of …

Interactions between hyaluronan and its receptors (CD44, RHAMM) regulate the activities of inflammation and cancer

S Misra, VC Hascall, RR Markwald… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA), a major component of extracellular matrices, and
cell surface receptors of HA have been proposed to have pivotal roles in cell proliferation …

Cell membrane-derived nanomaterials for biomedical applications

RH Fang, Y Jiang, JC Fang, L Zhang - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
The continued evolution of biomedical nanotechnology has enabled clinicians to better
detect, prevent, manage, and treat human disease. In order to further push the limits of …

Pharmacokinetics of monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins

L Liu - Protein & cell, 2018 - academic.oup.com
There are many factors that can influence the pharmacokinetics (PK) of a mAb or Fc-fusion
molecule with the primary determinant being FcRn-mediated recycling. Through Fab or Fc …

Intradermal and transdermal drug delivery using microneedles–Fabrication, performance evaluation and application to lymphatic delivery

AH Sabri, Y Kim, M Marlow, DJ Scurr, J Segal… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
The progress in microneedle research is evidenced by the transition from simple 'poke and
patch'solid microneedles fabricated from silicon and stainless steel to the development of …

Delivery of molecular and nanoscale medicine to tumors: transport barriers and strategies

VP Chauhan, T Stylianopoulos… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Tumors are similar to organs, with unique physiology giving rise to an unusual set of
transport barriers to drug delivery. Cancer therapy is limited by nonuniform drug delivery via …

Trends in industrialization of biotherapeutics: a survey of product characteristics of 89 antibody-based biotherapeutics

KP Martin, C Grimaldi, R Grempler, S Hansel, S Kumar - MAbs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There is considerable interest in the pharmaceutical industry toward development of
antibody-based biotherapeutics because they can selectively bind diverse receptors and …

Subcutaneous delivery of monoclonal antibodies: how do we get there?

M Viola, J Sequeira, R Seiça, F Veiga, J Serra… - Journal of controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
The convenience of subcutaneous (SC) administration and the increasing interest in
monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based therapies for chronic diseases, hint their potential for SC …

Subcutaneous versus intravenous administration of (neo) adjuvant trastuzumab in patients with HER2-positive, clinical stage I–III breast cancer (HannaH study): a …

G Ismael, R Hegg, S Muehlbauer, D Heinzmann… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background A subcutaneous formulation of trastuzumab has been developed, offering
potential improvements in patient convenience and resource use compared with the …

Mechanistic determinants of biotherapeutics absorption following SC administration

WF Richter, SG Bhansali, ME Morris - The AAPS journal, 2012 - Springer
The subcutaneous (SC) route is of growing interest for the administration of biotherapeutics.
Key products on the biotherapeutic market such as insulins, but also several …