Physicochemical stability of monoclonal antibodies: a review

Y Le Basle, P Chennell, N Tokhadze, A Astier… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are subject to instability issues linked to their protein nature.
In this work, we review the different mechanisms that can be linked to monoclonal antibodies …

Alternative excipients for protein stabilization in protein therapeutics: overcoming the limitations of polysorbates

AJ Castañeda Ruiz, MA Shetab Boushehri, T Phan… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given their safety and efficiency in protecting protein integrity, polysorbates (PSs) have been
the most widely used excipients for the stabilization of protein therapeutics for years. In …

Mass spectrometry-based multi-attribute method in protein therapeutics product quality monitoring and quality control

F Yang, J Zhang, A Buettner, E Vosika, M Sadek, Z Hao… - MAbs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The multi-attribute method (MAM), a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-
based peptide mapping method, has gained increased interest and applications in the …

Industry perspective on the use and characterization of polysorbates for biopharmaceutical products part 2: survey report on control strategy preparing for the future

K Wuchner, L Yi, C Chery, F Nikels, F Junge… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Polysorbate (PS) 20 and 80 are the main surfactants used to stabilize
biopharmaceutical products. Industry practices on various aspects of PS based on a …

Identification of the specific causes of polysorbate 20 degradation in monoclonal antibody formulations containing multiple lipases

S Zhang, C Riccardi, D Kamen, J Reilly, J Mattila… - Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Polysorbates (PS) are excipients used in the biotech industry to stabilize
monoclonal antibody (mAb) protein products. However, PS in drug product formulations can …

A comprehensive assessment of all-oleate polysorbate 80: free fatty acid particle formation, interfacial protection and oxidative degradation

N Doshi, J Giddings, L Luis, A Wu, K Ritchie… - Pharmaceutical …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Enzymatic polysorbate (PS) degradation and resulting free fatty acid (FFA) particles
are detrimental to biopharmaceutical drug product (DP) stability. Different types and grades …

Glass leachables as a nucleation factor for free fatty acid particle formation in biopharmaceutical formulations

A Allmendinger, V Lebouc, L Bonati, A Woehr… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surfactants are essential components in protein formulations protecting them against
interfacial stress. One of the current industry-wide challenges is enzymatic degradation of …

Versatile LC–MS-Based workflow with robust 0.1 ppm sensitivity for identifying residual HCPs in biotherapeutic products

F Yang, D Li, R Kufer, L Cadang, J Zhang… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Residual host cell proteins (HCPs) in the drug product can affect product quality, stability,
and/or safety. In particular, highly active hydrolytic enzymes at sub-ppm levels can …

[HTML][HTML] A fast and sensitive high-throughput assay to assess polysorbate-degrading hydrolytic activity in biopharmaceuticals

SK Gupta, T Graf, FT Edelmann, H Seelmann… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrolysis of polysorbate in biopharmaceutical products has been ascribed to the enzymatic
activity from trace levels of residual host cell proteins. In recent years, significant efforts to …

Identification and characterization of polysorbate-degrading enzymes in a monoclonal antibody formulation

T Graf, A Tomlinson, IH Yuk, R Kufer… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Degradation of polysorbate (PS) by hydrolytically active host cell proteins (HCPs) in drug
products may impair the protein-stabilizing properties of PS and lead to the formation of …