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Kun Peng1, Dana Baker, Suzanne Brignoli
1Department of BioAnalytical Sciences, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, 94080-4990, USA, peng.kun@gene.com.
Abstract:
Data generated using various immunoassay methods are an integral part of the development of protein therapeutics. These assays are used in clinical and preclinical studies to establish the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) characteristics as well as to assess the immunogenicity properties of a therapeutic. PK assays measure therapeutic levels post-administration which is essential for understanding the effective dose and dose regimen for a therapeutic. Anti-OX40L is a fully humanized monoclonal antibody designed for the potential treatment of an autoimmune disease. The anti-OX40L human PK assay is required to be sensitive, robust, and precise. To address challenges due to assay sensitivity and reproducibility, as well as assay technology limitations, during development of the anti-OX40L human PK assay, three different assays, including an MSD-based electrochemiluminescence assay (ECLA), a fluorometric enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and a colorimetric ELISA, were evaluated. The MSD-based assay was the most sensitive but posed risk of inter-well signal crosstalk. The fluorescence ELISA fell short on reproducibility. The colorimetric ELISA was ultimately chosen for supporting sample analysis. This paper presents characterization data obtained from each of these assay formats, challenges that were encountered in the development of the assay, and the rationale for selecting the ultimate assay format.
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