Validation of an ELISA for the quantitation of lanoteplase, a novel plasminogen activator

An ELISA was developed and validated for the quantitation of lanoteplase in human citrated plasma. The ELISA employed a monoclonal anti-lanoteplase antibody absorbed onto 96-well microtiter plates to capture lanoteplase in citrated human plasma samples containing PPACK, a protease inhibitor. The captured lanoteplase was detected using a biotinylated rabbit anti-lanoteplase polyclonal antibody. The standard curve range in human plasma for the ELISA was 7-100 ng/ml. Assessment of individual standard curve variability indicated reproducible responses with r2 values of > or = 0.985. The accuracy (% DEV) and precision (%RSD) estimates for the ELISA based on the predicted values from quality control (QC) samples were within 7.3% and 11%, respectively. Cross-reactivity with t-PA was determined to be less than 11% by ELISA. The stability of lanoteplase was established in human citrated PPACK plasma for 24 hours at 4 degrees C, for 2 months at -20 degrees C, for 22 months at -70 degrees C, three weeks at room temperature, and through four freeze/thaw cycles. To quantify lanoteplase plasminogen activator (PA) activity, a commercially available chromogenic activity assay was also validated. This method and its application is described briefly here. The lanoteplase ELISA as well as the commercial activity method were successfully employed to evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters of lanoteplase in support of clinical Phase II/III studies.