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US20130309226A1 US13/896,622 US201313896622A US2013309226A1 US 20130309226 A1 US20130309226 A1 US 20130309226A1 US 201313896622 A US201313896622 A US 201313896622A US 2013309226 A1 US2013309226 A1 US 2013309226A1
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  • the present invention concerns high-concentration monoclonal antibody formulations suitable for subcutaneous administration, e.g. via a pre-filled syringe.
  • the invention concerns a formulation comprising a spray dried monoclonal antibody at a concentration of about 200 mg/mL or more suspended in a non-aqueous suspension vehicle, wherein the viscosity of the suspension vehicle is less than about 20 centipoise.
  • the invention also concerns a subcutaneous administration device with the formulation therein, a method of making the suspension formulation, a method of making an article of manufacture comprising the suspension formulation, use of the suspension formulation in the preparation of a medicament, and a method of treating a patient with the suspension formulation.
  • a high-concentration monoclonal antibody formulation (100 mg/mL or greater) is required for subcutaneous administration (Stockwin and Holmes, Expert Opin. Biol Ther 3:1133-1152 (2003); Shire et al., J Pharm. Sci 93:1390-1402 (2004)).
  • a potential challenge in the development of high protein concentration formulations is concentration-dependent solution viscosity.
  • Injection force or glide force is a complex factor influenced by solution viscosity, the size of the needle (i.e., needle gauge), and surface tension of container/closure. Smaller needles, e.g., ⁇ 26 gauge, will pose less pain sensation to the patients.
  • monoclonal antibody crystallization is not yet a mature process platform applicable to a wide range of monoclonal antibodies although some successful examples have been presented (Trilisky et al., “Crystallization and liquid-liquid phase separation of monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins: Screening results,” AICHE online publication DOI 10, 1002/btrp.621 (published by Wiley Online Library) (2011)).
  • the present invention represents a different powder-based concept employing a high-concentration monoclonal antibody powder suspension in a non-aqueous suspension vehicle.
  • the suspension approach has been comprehensively reviewed (Floyd and Jain, “Injectable emulsions and suspensions,” In: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Disperse Systems Volume 2 (eds. Lieberman H A, Rieger M M, Banker G S). Dekker, NY, N.Y., p 261-318 (1996); Akers et al., J Parent Sci & Techn 41:88-96 (1987)) and has been reported for microsphere/emulsion suspensions in vegetable oils, such as sesame oil (Larsen et al., Eur J. Pharm.
  • Pena and co-workers reported rheological characterization of excipient-free bovine somatotropin (rbSt) powder (lyophilized or spray-dried) suspension in caprylic/capric triglyceride (MIGLYOL 812®) oil with or without polysorbate 80.
  • RbSt is a 191-amino acid peptide with a molecular weight of 22,000 daltons.
  • Pena et al. determined that a network formed among drug particle, polysorbate 80, and MIGLYOL 812®, and a higher viscosity was observed with increasing polysorbate 80 and powder concentrations.
  • the objectives of the present study were to: (1) identify process parameters that dictate suspension performance; (2) assess the feasibility of establishing monoclonal antibody powder suspensions (i.e. ⁇ 250 mg monoclonal antibody/mL) with acceptable injectability (i.e. injection force ⁇ 20 N through 27-gauge thin-walled (TW) needle) and physical suspension stability; and/or (3) understand the mechanism of suspension performance.
  • To prepare monoclonal antibody powders spray drying was used. Spray drying is a mature, scalable, and efficient manufacturing process. The short-term effect of spray drying on monoclonal antibody was studied at accelerated temperature. An important criterion for suspension vehicle selection was that the viscosity of the suspension vehicle be below 10 centipoise (cP).
  • the three model suspension vehicles, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, benzyl benzoate, and ethyl lactate, tested in this study have low viscosity and met this requirement.
  • IGC Inverse gas chromatography
  • SEA surface energy analysis
  • the invention concerns a suspension formulation comprising a spray dried monoclonal antibody at a concentration of about 200 mg/mL or more suspended in a non-aqueous suspension vehicle, wherein the viscosity of the suspension vehicle is less than about 20 centipoise.
  • the invention concerns a suspension formulation
  • a suspension formulation comprising a spray dried full length human IgG1 monoclonal antibody at a concentration from about 200 mg/mL to about 400 mg/mL suspended in a non-aqueous suspension vehicle with a viscosity less than about 20 centipoise, wherein the formulation has an average particle size from about 2 microns to about 10 microns, and injection glide force less than about 15 newton.
  • the invention further concerns a subcutaneous administration device (e.g. a pre-filled syringe) with the formulation therein.
  • a subcutaneous administration device e.g. a pre-filled syringe
  • the invention concerns a method of making a suspension formulation comprising suspending a spray dried monoclonal antibody in a non-aqueous suspension vehicle with a viscosity less than about 20 centipoise, wherein the antibody concentration in the suspension formulation is about 200 mg/mL or more.
  • the invention provides a method of making an article of manufacture comprising filling a subcutaneous administration device with the formulation herein.
  • the invention concerns use of the formulation in the preparation of a medicament for treating a patient in need of treatment with the monoclonal antibody in the formulation, as well as a method of treating a patient comprising administering the formulation to a patient in need of treatment with the monoclonal antibody in the formulation.
  • FIG. 1 Antibody stability (as size exclusion chromatography (SEC) % monomer change from right after spry drying) as a function of storage time at 40° C. for bevacizumab/trehalose formulation spray-dried ( ⁇ ) and freeze dried ( ⁇ ) as well as for trastuzumab/trehalose formulation spray dried ( ⁇ ) and freeze dried ( ⁇ ).
  • SEC size exclusion chromatography
  • FIG. 2 The viscosity-powder concentration profiles for propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate suspensions with three monoclonal antibody (mAb) powders spray dried with a pilot-scale or a bench-top spray dryer: bevacizumab by pilot-scale ( ⁇ ), bevacizumab by bench-top ( ⁇ ), trastuzumab by pilot-scale ( ⁇ ), trastuzumab by bench-top ( ⁇ ), rituximab by pilot-scale ( ⁇ ), rituximab by bench-top ( ⁇ ), empirical fitting (solid line), and theoretical fitting from Equation 4 (dash line).
  • mAb monoclonal antibody
  • FIG. 3 The glide force-mAb concentration profiles for rituximab powder suspension in propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate ( ⁇ ), ethyl lactate ( ⁇ ), benzyl benzoate ( ⁇ ) and predicted glide force for mAb liquid solution extracted from FIG. 4 in Overcashier et al. Am. Pharm Rev. 9(6): 77-83 (2006) ( ⁇ ).
  • FIG. 4 The profiles of viscosity-mAb concentration for rituximab powder suspension in propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate ( ⁇ ), in benzyl benzoate ( ⁇ ), and in ethyl lactate ( ⁇ ).
  • FIG. 5 Particle size distribution of rituximab suspensions in propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate ( ⁇ ), in benzyl benzoate ( ⁇ ), and in ethyl lactate ( ⁇ ).
  • FIGS. 6A-C Photographs of rituximab suspension at 150 mg/mL in ethyl lactate after 2-week storage ( 6 A), in ethyl lactate vortexed after 1-day storage ( 6 B), and in propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate after 2 weeks storage ( 6 C). (Note: the tape is not part of the suspension but used for optical focusing during photo taking.)
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B Rituximab suspensions.
  • FIG. 7A Particle size distribution of rituximab suspensions in mixtures of propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate and ethyl lactate at 100/0 ( ⁇ ), 75/25 ( ⁇ ), 50/50 ( ⁇ ), 25/75 ( ⁇ ), and 0/100 ( ⁇ ).
  • FIG. 7B Photograph of rituximab suspension in 75/25 propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate/ethyl lactate mixture after 2-week storage. (Note: the tape is not part of the suspension but used for optical focusing during photo taking.)
  • FIGS. 8A-1 , 8 A- 2 and 8 B provide the amino acid sequences of the heavy chain (SEQ ID No. 1) and light chain (SEQ ID No. 2) of rituximab antibody.
  • Each of the framework regions (FR) and each of the complementarity determining region (CDR) regions in each variable region are identified, as are the human gamma 1 heavy chain constant sequence and human kappa light chain constant sequence.
  • the variable heavy (VH) region is in SEQ ID No. 3.
  • the variable light (VL) region is in SEQ ID No. 4.
  • the sequence identifiers for the CDRs are: CDR H1 (SEQ ID No. 5), CDR H2 (SEQ ID No. 6), CDR H3 (SEQ ID No. 7), CDR L1 (SEQ ID No. 8), CDR L2 (SEQ ID No. 9), and CDR L3 (SEQ ID No. 10).
  • FIGS. 9A and 9B provide the amino acid sequences of the heavy chain (SEQ ID No. 11) and light chain (SEQ ID No. 12) of bevacizumab antibody.
  • the end of each variable region is indicated with ⁇ .
  • the variable heavy (VH) region is in SEQ ID No. 13.
  • the variable light (VL) region is in SEQ ID No. 14.
  • Each of the three CDRs in each variable region is underlined.
  • the sequence identifiers for the CDRs are: CDR H1 (SEQ ID No. 15), CDR H2 (SEQ ID No. 16), CDR H3 (SEQ ID No. 17), CDR L1 (SEQ ID No. 18), CDR L2 (SEQ ID No. 19), and CDR L3 (SEQ ID No. 20).
  • FIGS. 10A and 10B provide the amino acid sequences of the heavy chain (SEQ ID No. 21) and light chain (SEQ ID No. 22) of trastuzumab antibody.
  • the end of each variable region is indicated with ⁇ .
  • the variable heavy (VH) region is in SEQ ID No. 23.
  • the variable light (VL) region is in SEQ ID No. 24.
  • Each of the three CDRs in each variable region is boxed.
  • the sequence identifiers for the CDRs are: CDR H1 (SEQ ID No. 25), CDR H2 (SEQ ID No. 26), CDR H3 (SEQ ID No. 27), CDR L1 (SEQ ID No. 28), CDR L2 (SEQ ID No. 29), and CDR L3 (SEQ ID No. 30).
  • pharmaceutical formulation refers to a preparation which is in such form as to permit the biological activity of the active agent (e.g. monoclonal antibody) to be effective, and which contains no additional components which are unacceptably toxic to a subject to which the formulation would be administered. Such formulations are sterile. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical formulation is suitable for subcutaneous administration.
  • active agent e.g. monoclonal antibody
  • “Pharmaceutically acceptable” with respect to an excipient in a pharmaceutical formulation means that the excipient is suitable for administration to a human patient.
  • a “sterile” formulation is asceptic or free from all living microorganisms and their spores.
  • Subcutaneous administration refers to administration (of a formulation) under the skin of a subject or patient.
  • a “stable” formulation is one in which the active agent (e.g. monoclonal antibody) therein essentially retains its physical stability and/or chemical stability and/or biological activity upon suspension and/or storage.
  • the formulation essentially retains its physical and chemical stability, as well as its biological activity upon suspension and storage.
  • the storage period is generally selected based on the intended shelf-life of the formulation.
  • Various analytical techniques for measuring protein stability are available in the art and are reviewed in Peptide and Protein Drug Delivery, 247-301, Vincent Lee Ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y., Pubs. (1991); and Jones, A. Adv. Drug Delivery Rev. 10: 29-90 (1993), for example.
  • stability of the suspension formulation is assessed around the time the spray dried particles are suspended in the vehicle to produce the suspension formulation. In one embodiment, stability can be evaluated when the formulation is held at a selected temperature for a selected time period. In one embodiment, monoclonal antibody stability is assessed by size distribution (percentage monomer, aggregation, and/or fragmentation) before and after spray drying (e.g. before and after spray drying over 3-month storage under the accelerated temperature of 40° C.). In one embodiment, size distribution is assessed using size exclusion chromatography-high performance liquid chromatography (SEC-HPLC). In one embodiment, the percentage monomer loss (as measured by SEC-HPLC) over 3 months is less than about 10%, for example less than 5%, e.g. at accelerated temperature of 40° C. In one embodiment, stability is assessed by evaluating suspension physical stability, e.g. visual inspection of settling and/or particle sedimentation rate.
  • Spray drying refers to the process of atomizing and drying a liquid or slurry comprising a protein or monoclonal antibody using gas (usually air or nitrogen) at a temperature above ambient temperature so as to produce dry powder particles comprising the protein or monoclonal antibody. During the process, liquid evaporates and dry particles form.
  • the spray drying is performed using a spray dryer, e.g. which has an air inlet temperature from about 100° C. to about 220° C. and an air outlet temperature from about 50° C. to about 100° C. Particles can be separated from the gas by various methods such as cyclone, high pressure gas, electrostatic charge, etc. This definition of spray drying herein expressly excludes freeze drying or crystallizing the monoclonal antibody.
  • a “dry” particle, protein, or monoclonal antibody herein has been subjected to a drying process such that its water content has been significantly reduced.
  • the particle, protein, or monoclonal antibody has a water content of less than about 10%, for example less than about 5%, e.g., where water content is measured by a chemical titration method (e.g. Karl Fischer method) or a weight-loss method (high-temperature heating).
  • a “pre-spray dried preparation” refers to a preparation of the monoclonal antibody (usually a recombinantly produced monoclonal antibody which has been subjected to one or more purification steps) and one or more excipients, such as stabilizers (e.g. saccharides, surfactants, and/or amino acids) and, optionally, a buffer.
  • the preparation is in liquid form. In one embodiment the preparation is frozen.
  • a “suspension formulation” is a liquid formulation comprising solid particles (e.g. spray dried monoclonal antibody particles) dispersed throughout a liquid phase in which they are not soluble.
  • the solid particles in the suspension formulation have an average particle diameter from about 2 to about 30 microns, e.g. from about 5 to about 10 microns (e.g. as analyzed by laser diffraction).
  • the solid particles in the suspension formulation have a peak (highest percentage) particle size of less than about 30 micron, and optionally less than about 10 microns (e.g. as analyzed by laser diffraction).
  • the suspension formulation may be prepared by combinding spray dried monoclonal antibody particles with a non-aqueous suspension vehicle.
  • the suspension formulation is adapted for, or suitable for, subcutaneous administration to a subject or patient.
  • non-aqueous suspension vehicle refers to a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid which is not water-based and in which spray dried monoclonal antibody particles can be suspended in order to generate a suspension formulation.
  • the vehicle comprises a liquid lipid or fatty acid ester or alcohol (e.g. propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate), or other organic compound such benzyl benzoate or ethyl lactate.
  • the vehicle herein includes mixtures of two or more liquids, such as a mixture of propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate and ethyl lactate.
  • the non-aqueous suspension vehicle has a viscosity (at 25° C.) of less than about 20 centipoise (cP), optionally less than about 10 cP, and, in one embodiment, less than about 5 cP.
  • cP centipoise
  • examples of non-aqueous suspension vehicles herein include the vehicles in the Table 1 below:
  • Viscosity refers to the measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear stress or tensile stress; it can be evaluated using a viscometer or rheometer. Unless indicated otherwise, the viscosity measurement (centipoise, cP) is that at about 25° C. Viscosity as used herein can refer to that of either the non-aqueous suspension vehicle per se or that of the suspension formulation.
  • injectability refers to the ease with which the suspension formulation can be administered to a subject. According to one embodiment of the invention, the injectibility of a given suspension formulation can be superior to the injectability of a liquid formulation comprising the same monoclonal antibody concentration and the same excipient(s) and concentration(s) thereof. In one embodiment, injectability refers to the injection glide force.
  • injection glide force refers to the force required for the injection of a solution at a given injection rate via a needle of predetermined gauge and length. In one embodiment, it is evaluated using pre-filled syringe (e.g. 1.0 mL-long syringe with ⁇ 25 gauge needle, or preferably ⁇ 27 gauge needle) with glide force analyzed and established as a function of the distance of the plunger rod travelling inside the syringe at a steady compression rate (e.g. using “Syringe Glide Force Measurement” as in the Example herein).
  • pre-filled syringe e.g. 1.0 mL-long syringe with ⁇ 25 gauge needle, or preferably ⁇ 27 gauge needle
  • Time and force required for a manual injection may impact the usability of the product by the end-user (and thus compliance with the intended use of the product).
  • the Hagen-Poiseuille equation is utilized to estimate the travel (or glide) force (Equation 1).
  • the glide force is dependent on a number of parameters.
  • the only parameter a formulation scientist can influence is viscosity. All other parameters (needle inner diameter, needle length, and cross sectional area of syringe plunger) are determined by the pre-fillable syringe itself.
  • Formulations with a high viscosity can lead to high injection forces and long injection times since both parameters are proportional to viscosity.
  • Generally accepted limits for injection force and injection time may depend e.g. on the indication and the dexterity of the patient population.
  • the parameters in Equation 1 were:
  • injection glide force is determined as a function of monoclonal antibody concentration by injecting 1-mL of suspension formulation using a 1-mL long syringe through a 27-guage thin walled (TW) staked needle in 10 seconds.
  • TW thin walled
  • the injection glide force of the suspension formulation is about 20 newtons or less.
  • the injection glide force of the suspension formulation is about 15 newton or less.
  • the injection glide force is from about 2 newton to about 20 newton.
  • the injection glide force is from about 2 newton to about 15 newton.
  • the injection glide force is less than about 20 newton.
  • the injection glide force is less than about 15 newton.
  • buffer refers to a buffered solution that resists changes in pH by the action of its acid-base conjugate components.
  • the buffer of this invention (if used) generally has a pH from about 4.0 to about 8.0, for example from about 5.0 to about 7.0, e.g. from about 5.8 to about 6.2, and in one embodiment its pH is about 6.0.
  • buffers that will control the pH in this range include acetate, succinate, succinate, gluconate, histidine, citrate, glycylglycine and other organic acid buffers.
  • the buffer is a histidine buffer.
  • a buffer is generally included in the pre-spray dried preparation and may be present in the suspension formulation prepared therefrom (but is not required therein).
  • a “histidine buffer” is a buffer comprising histidine ions.
  • histidine buffers include histidine chloride, histidine acetate, histidine phosphate, histidine sulfate.
  • the histidine buffer is histidine-acetate or histidine-HCl.
  • the histidine buffer is at pH 5.5 to 6.5, optionally pH 5.8 to 6.2, e.g. pH 6.0.
  • excipient refers to an agent that may be added to a preparation or formulation, for example: as a stabilizer, to achieve a desired consistency (e.g., altering the bulk properties), and/or to adjust osmolality.
  • excipients herein include, but are not limited to, stabilizers, sugars, polyols, amino acids, surfactants, chelating agents, and polymers.
  • a “stabilizer” herein is an excipient, or mixture of two or more excipients, which stabilizes a pharmaceutical formulation.
  • the stabilizer can prevent instability due to spray drying at elevated temperature.
  • Exemplary stabilizers herein include saccharides, surfactants, and amino acids.
  • a “saccharide” herein comprises the general composition (CH2O)n and derivatives thereof, including monosaccharides, disaccharides, trisaccharides, polysaccharides, sugar alcohols, reducing sugars, nonreducing sugars, etc.
  • saccharides herein include glucose, sucrose, trehalose, lactose, fructose, maltose, dextran, glycerin, dextran, erythritol, glycerol, arabitol, sylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, mellibiose, melezitose, raffinose, mannotriose, stachyose, maltose, lactulose, maltulose, glucitol, maltitol, lactitol, iso-maltulose, etc.
  • the preferred saccharide herein is a nonreducing disaccharide, such as trehalose or sucrose.
  • a “surfactant” refers to a surface-active agent, preferably a nonionic surfactant.
  • surfactants herein include polysorbate (for example, polysorbate 20 and, polysorbate 80); poloxamer (e.g.
  • poloxamer 188 Triton; sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS); sodium laurel sulfate; sodium octyl glycoside; lauryl-, myristyl-, linoleyl-, or stearyl-sulfobetaine; lauryl-, myristyl-, linoleyl- or stearyl-sarcosine; linoleyl-, myristyl-, or cetyl-betaine; lauroamidopropyl-, cocamidopropyl-, linoleamidopropyl-, myristamidopropyl-, paImidopropyl-, or isostearamidopropyl-betaine (e.g.
  • the surfactant is polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80.
  • the surfactant may be included to prevent or reduce aggregation or denaturation of the monoclonal antibody in the preparation and/or formulation.
  • amino acid denotes a pharmaceutically acceptable organic molecule possessing an amino moiety located at a-position to a carboxylic group.
  • amino acids include: arginine, glycine, ornithine, lysine, histidine, glutamic acid, asparagic acid, isoleucine, leucine, alanine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophane, methionine, serine, and proline.
  • the amino acid employed is optionally in the L-form.
  • amino acids which can be included as stabilizers in the preparations and/or formulations herein include: histidine, arginine, glycine, and/or alanine.
  • isotonic is meant that the formulation of interest has essentially the same osmotic pressure as human blood. Isotonic formulations will generally have an osmotic pressure from about 250 to 350 mOsm. Isotonicity can be measured using a vapor pressure or ice-freezing type osmometer, for example.
  • the term “monoclonal antibody” as used herein refers to an antibody obtained from a population of substantially homogeneous antibodies, i.e., the individual antibodies comprising the population are identical and/or bind the same epitope, except for possible variants that may arise during production of the monoclonal antibody, such variants generally being present in minor amounts.
  • each monoclonal antibody is directed against a single determinant on the antigen.
  • the monoclonal antibodies are advantageous in that they are uncontaminated by other immunoglobulins.
  • the modifier “monoclonal” indicates the character of the antibody as being obtained from a substantially homogeneous population of antibodies, and is not to be construed as requiring production of the antibody by any particular method.
  • the monoclonal antibodies to be used in accordance with the present invention may be made by the hybridoma method first described by Kohler et al., Nature, 256:495 (1975), or may be made by recombinant DNA methods (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567).
  • the “monoclonal antibodies” may also be isolated from phage antibody libraries using the techniques described in Clackson et al., Nature, 352:624-628 (1991) and Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581-597 (1991), for example.
  • Specific examples of monoclonal antibodies herein include chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, and human antibodies.
  • a “spray dried” monoclonal antibody has been subjected to spray drying.
  • the term includes the spray dried monoclonal antibody in powder form (i.e. prior to suspension) and in liquid form (i.e. when suspended in the non-aqueous suspension vehicle to form the suspension formulation).
  • the monoclonal antibodies herein specifically include “chimeric” antibodies (immunoglobulins) in which a portion of the heavy and/or light chain is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from a particular species or belonging to a particular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of the chain(s) is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from another species or belonging to another antibody class or subclass, so long as they exhibit the desired biological activity (U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; Morrison et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 81:6851-6855 (1984)).
  • chimeric antibodies immunoglobulins in which a portion of the heavy and/or light chain is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from a particular species or belonging to a particular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of the chain(s) is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from another species or belonging
  • Chimeric antibodies of interest herein include “primatized” antibodies comprising variable domain antigen-binding sequences derived from a non-human primate (e.g. Old World Monkey, such as baboon, rhesus or cynomolgus monkey) and human constant region sequences (U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,780).
  • a non-human primate e.g. Old World Monkey, such as baboon, rhesus or cynomolgus monkey
  • human constant region sequences U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,780.
  • An example of a chimeric antibody herein is rituximab.
  • “Humanized” forms of non-human (e.g., murine) antibodies are chimeric antibodies that contain minimal sequence derived from non-human immunoglobulin.
  • humanized antibodies are human immunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residues from a hypervariable region of the recipient are replaced by residues from a hypervariable region of a non-human species (donor antibody) such as mouse, rat, rabbit or nonhuman primate having the desired specificity, affinity, and capacity.
  • donor antibody such as mouse, rat, rabbit or nonhuman primate having the desired specificity, affinity, and capacity.
  • framework region (FR) residues of the human immunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-human residues.
  • humanized antibodies may comprise residues that are not found in the recipient antibody or in the donor antibody. These modifications are made to further refine antibody performance.
  • the humanized antibody will comprise substantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all or substantially all of the hypervariable regions correspond to those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the FRs are those of a human immunoglobulin sequence, except for FR substitution(s) as noted above.
  • the humanized antibody optionally also will comprise at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region, typically that of a human immunoglobulin.
  • an immunoglobulin constant region typically that of a human immunoglobulin.
  • Exemplary humanized antibodies herein include trastuzumab and bevacizumab.
  • a “human antibody” herein is one comprising an amino acid sequence structure that corresponds with the amino acid sequence structure of an antibody obtainable from a human B-cell.
  • Such antibodies can be identified or made by a variety of techniques, including, but not limited to: production by transgenic animals (e.g., mice) that are capable, upon immunization, of producing human antibodies in the absence of endogenous immunoglobulin production (see, e.g., Jakobovits et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:2551 (1993); Jakobovits et al., Nature, 362:255-258 (1993); Bruggermann et al., Year in.
  • a “multispecific antibody” herein is an antibody having binding specificities for two or more different epitopes.
  • bispecific antibody is an antibody with binding specificities for two different epitopes.
  • An example of a bispecific antibody specifically contemplated herein is HER3/EGFR Dual Acting Fab (DAF) molecule, such as DL11f comprising human IgG1 heavy chains (US 2010/0255010; WO2010/108127).
  • DAF Dual Acting Fab
  • Antibodies herein include “amino acid sequence variants” with altered antigen-binding or biological activity.
  • amino acid alterations include antibodies with enhanced affinity for antigen (e.g. “affinity matured” antibodies), and antibodies with altered Fc region e.g. with altered (increased or diminished) antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and/or complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) (see, for example, WO 00/42072, Presta, L. and WO 99/51642, Iduosogie et al.); and/or increased or diminished serum half-life (see, for example, WO00/42072, Presta, L.).
  • ADCC antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity
  • CDC complement dependent cytotoxicity
  • an “affinity matured variant” has one or more substituted hypervariable region residues of a parent antibody (e.g. of a parent chimeric, humanized, or human antibody) which improve binding of the affinity matured variant.
  • the antibody herein may be conjugated with a “heterologous molecule” for example to increase half-life or stability or otherwise improve the antibody.
  • the antibody may be linked to one of a variety of non-proteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol.
  • PEG polyethylene glycol
  • polypropylene glycol polypropylene glycol
  • polyoxyalkylenes polyoxyalkylenes
  • the antibody herein may be a “glycosylation variant” such that any carbohydrate attached to its Fc region is altered.
  • a “glycosylation variant” such that any carbohydrate attached to its Fc region is altered.
  • antibodies with a mature carbohydrate structure that lacks fucose attached to an Fc region of the antibody are described in US Pat Appl No US 2003/0157108 (Presta, L.). See also US 2004/0093621 (Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd).
  • Antibodies with a bisecting N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in the carbohydrate attached to an Fc region of the antibody are referenced in WO 2003/011878, Jean-Mairet et al. and U.S. Pat. No. 6,602,684, Umana et al.
  • Antibodies with at least one galactose residue in the oligosaccharide attached to an Fc region of the antibody are reported in WO 1997/30087, Patel et al. See, also, WO 1998/58964 (Raju, S.) and WO 1999/22764 (Raju, S.) concerning antibodies with altered carbohydrate attached to the Fc region thereof. See also US 2005/0123546 (Umana et al.) describing antibodies with modified glycosylation.
  • hypervariable region when used herein refers to the amino acid residues of an antibody that are responsible for antigen binding.
  • the hypervariable region comprises amino acid residues from a “complementarity determining region” or “CDR” (e.g. residues 24-34 (L1), 50-56 (L2) and 89-97 (L3) in the light chain variable domain and 31-35 (H1), 50-65 (H2) and 95-102 (H3) in the heavy chain variable domain; Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1991)) and/or those residues from a “hypervariable loop” (e.g.
  • “Framework” or “FR” residues are those variable domain residues other than the hypervariable region residues as herein defined.
  • the CDRs of rituximab, bevacizumab, and trastuzumab are disclosed in FIGS. 8A-1 , 8 A- 2 , 8 B, 9 A-B, and 10 A-B, respectively.
  • a “full length antibody” is one which comprises an antigen-binding variable region as well as a light chain constant domain (CL) and heavy chain constant domains, CH1, CH2 and CH3.
  • the constant domains may be native sequence constant domains (e.g. human native sequence constant domains) or amino acid sequence variants thereof.
  • the full length antibody has one or more effector functions.
  • a human IgG heavy chain Fc region extends from Cys226, or from Pro230, to the carboxyl-terminus of the heavy chain.
  • the C-terminal lysine (Lys447) of the Fc region may or may not be present.
  • EU numbering system also called the EU index, as described in Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., 1991.
  • Rituximab, trastuzumab, and bevacizumab are examples of full length antibodies.
  • naked antibody is a monoclonal antibody that is not conjugated to a heterologous molecule, such as a cytotoxic moiety, polymer, or radiolabel.
  • a heterologous molecule such as a cytotoxic moiety, polymer, or radiolabel.
  • Rituximab, trastuzumab, and bevacizumab are examples of naked antibodies.
  • Antibody effector functions refer to those biological activities attributable to the Fc region (a native sequence Fc region or amino acid sequence variant Fc region) of an antibody. Examples of antibody effector functions include C1q binding, complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), Fc receptor binding, antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), etc.
  • full length antibodies can be assigned to different classes. There are five major classes of full length antibodies: IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM, and several of these may be further divided into “subclasses” (isotypes), e.g., IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA, and IgA2.
  • the heavy chain constant domains that correspond to the different classes of antibodies are called alpha, delta, epsilon, gamma, and mu, respectively.
  • the subunit structures and three-dimensional configurations of different classes of immunoglobulins are well known.
  • the antibody herein is a human IgG1 according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • a “human IgG1” antibody herein refers to full length antibody comprising human IgG1 heavy chain constant domains.
  • recombinant antibody refers to a monoclonal antibody (e.g. a chimeric, humanized, or human monoclonal antibody) that is expressed by a recombinant host cell comprising nucleic acid encoding the monoclonal antibody.
  • host cells include: (1) mammalian cells, for example, Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO), COS, myeloma cells (including Y0 and NS0 cells), baby hamster kidney (BHK), Hela and Vero cells; (2) insect cells, for example, sf9, sf21 and Tn5; (3) plant cells, for example plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana (e.g.
  • Nicotiana tabacum (4) yeast cells, for example, those belonging to the genus Saccharomyces (e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) or the genus Aspergillus (e.g. Aspergillus niger ); (5) bacterial cells, for example Escherichia coli cells or Bacillus subtilis cells, etc.
  • yeast cells for example, those belonging to the genus Saccharomyces (e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) or the genus Aspergillus (e.g. Aspergillus niger );
  • bacterial cells for example Escherichia coli cells or Bacillus subtilis cells, etc.
  • binding affinity for antigen is of Kd value of 10 ⁇ 9 mol/l or lower (e.g. 10 ⁇ 10 mol/l), preferably with a Kd value of 10 ⁇ 10 mol/l or lower (e.g. 10 ⁇ 12 mol/l).
  • the binding affinity is determined with a standard binding assay, such as surface plasmon resonance technique (BIACORE®).
  • a “therapeutic monoclonal antibody” is a monoclonal antibody used for therapy of a human subject.
  • Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies disclosed herein include: CD20 antibodies for therapy of B cell malignancies (such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia) or autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis); HER2 antibodies for cancer (such as breast cancer or gastric cancer); VEGF antibodies for treating cancer, age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, etc.
  • rituximab refers to an antibody comprising the variable heavy amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 3 and variable light amino acid in SEQ ID No. 4, and, optionally, the heavy chain amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 1 and light chain amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 2. This term specifically includes biosimilar rituximab.
  • bevacizumab refers to an antibody comprising the variable heavy amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 13 and variable light amino acid in SEQ ID No. 14, and, optionally, the heavy chain amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 11 and light chain amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 12. This term specifically includes biosimilar bevacizumab,
  • trastuzumab refers to an antibody comprising the variable heavy amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 23 and variable light amino acid in SEQ ID No. 24, and, optionally, the heavy chain amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 21 and light chain amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No. 22. This term specifically includes biosimilar trastuzumab.
  • the monoclonal antibody which is formulated herein is preferably essentially pure and desirably essentially homogeneous (i.e. free from contaminating proteins etc).
  • “Essentially pure” antibody means a composition comprising at least about 90% by weight of the antibody, based on total weight of the composition, preferably at least about 95% by weight.
  • “Essentially homogeneous” antibody means a composition comprising at least about 99% by weight of antibody, based on total weight of the composition.
  • the antigen to which the antibody binds is a biologically important protein and administration of the antibody to a mammal suffering from a disease or disorder can result in a therapeutic benefit in that mammal.
  • antibodies directed against nonpolypeptide antigens are also contemplated.
  • the antigen is a polypeptide, it may be a transmembrane molecule (e.g. receptor) or ligand such as a growth factor.
  • exemplary antigens include molecules such as renin; a growth hormone, including human growth hormone and bovine growth hormone; growth hormone releasing factor; parathyroid hormone; thyroid stimulating hormone; lipoproteins; alpha-1-antitrypsin; insulin A-chain; insulin B-chain; proinsulin; follicle stimulating hormone; calcitonin; luteinizing hormone; glucagon; clotting factors such as factor VIIIC, factor IX, tissue factor (TF), and von Willebrands factor; anti-clotting factors such as Protein C; atrial natriuretic factor; lung surfactant; a plasminogen activator, such as urokinase or human urine or tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA); bombesin; thrombin; hemopoietic growth factor; tumor necrosis factor-alpha and
  • Exemplary molecular targets for antibodies encompassed by the present invention include CD proteins such as CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD34 and CD40; members of the ErbB receptor family such as the EGF receptor, HER2, HER3 or HER4 receptor; B cell surface antigens, such as CD20 or BR3; a member of the tumor necrosis receptor superfamily, including DRS; prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA); cell adhesion molecules such as LFA-1, Mac1, p150.95, VLA-4, ICAM-1, VCAM, alpha4/beta7 integrin, and alpha4/beta3 integrin including either alpha or beta subunits thereof (e.g.
  • anti-CD11a, anti-CD18 or anti-CD11b antibodies growth factors such as VEGF as well as receptors therefor; tissue factor (TF); a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) such as TNF-alpha or TNF-beta, alpha interferon (alpha-IFN); an interleukin, such as IL-8; IgE; blood group antigens; flk2/flt3 receptor; obesity (OB) receptor; mpl receptor; CTLA-4; protein C etc.
  • tissue factor TF
  • TNF tumor necrosis factor
  • alpha-IFN alpha interferon
  • interleukin such as IL-8
  • IgE blood group antigens
  • flk2/flt3 receptor flk2/flt3 receptor
  • OB obesity
  • mpl receptor CTLA-4
  • protein C etc protein C etc.
  • Soluble antigens or fragments thereof, optionally conjugated to other molecules, can be used as immunogens for generating antibodies.
  • immunogens for transmembrane molecules, such as receptors, fragments of these (e.g. the extracellular domain of a receptor) can be used as the immunogen.
  • transmembrane molecules such as receptors
  • fragments of these e.g. the extracellular domain of a receptor
  • cells expressing the transmembrane molecule can be used as the immunogen.
  • Such cells can be derived from a natural source (e.g. cancer cell lines) or may be cells which have been transformed by recombinant techniques to express the transmembrane molecule.
  • Other antigens and forms thereof useful for preparing antibodies will be apparent to those in the art.
  • anti-ErbB antibodies including anti-HER2 antibodies (e.g. trastuzumab or pertuzumab); antibodies that bind to a B-cell surface marker, such as CD20 (for example rituximab and humanized 2H7/ocrelizumab), CD22, CD40 or BR3; antibodies that bind to IgE, including omalizumab (XOLAIR®) commercially available from Genentech, E26, HAE1, IgE antibody with an amino acid substitution at position 265 of an Fc region thereof (US 2004/0191244 A1), Hu-901, an IgE antibody as in WO2004/070011, or antibody that binds the small extracellular segment on IgE, M1′ (e.g.
  • VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
  • anti-IL-8 antibodies St John et al., Chest, 103:932 (1993), and International Publication No. WO 95/23865
  • anti-PSCA antibodies WO01/40309
  • anti-CD40 antibodies including S2C6 and humanized variants thereof (WO00/75348)
  • anti-CD11a antibodies including efalizumab (RAPTIVA®) (U.S. Pat. No. 5,622,700, WO 98/23761, Steppe et al., Transplant Intl. 4:3-7 (1991), and Hourmant et al., Transplantation 58:377-380 (1994)); anti-CD18 antibodies (U.S. Pat.
  • anti-human ⁇ 4 ⁇ 7 integrin WO 98/06248 published Feb. 19, 1998
  • anti-EGFR antibodies including chimerized or humanized 225 antibody as in WO 96/40210 published Dec. 19, 1996
  • anti-CD3 antibodies such as OKT3 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,515,893 issued May 7, 1985)
  • anti-CD25 or anti-tac antibodies such as CHI-621 (SIMULECT®) and (ZENAPAX®) (See U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,762 issued Dec. 2, 1997)
  • anti-CD4 antibodies such as the cM-7412 antibody (Choy et al.
  • anti-CD52 antibodies such as alemtuzumab (CAMPATH-1H®) (Riechmann et al. Nature 332:323-337 (1988); anti-Fc receptor antibodies such as the M22 antibody directed against Fc ⁇ RI as in Graziano et al. J. Immunol. 155(10):4996-5002 (1995); anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) antibodies such as hMN-14 (Sharkey et al. Cancer Res.
  • CEA anti-carcinoembryonic antigen
  • anti-CD33 antibodies such as Hu M195 (Jurcic et al. Cancer Res 55(23 Suppl):5908s-5910s (1995) and CMA-676 or CDP771; anti-CD22 antibodies such as LL2 or LymphoCide (Juweid et al.
  • anti-EpCAM antibodies such as 17-1A (PANOREX®); anti-GpIIb/IIIa antibodies such as abciximab or c7E3 Fab (REOPRO®); anti-RSV antibodies such as MEDI-493 (SYNAGIS®); anti-CMV antibodies such as PROTOVIR®; anti-HIV antibodies such as PRO542; anti-hepatitis antibodies such as the anti-Hep B antibody OSTAVIR®; anti-CA 125 antibody OvaRex; anti-idiotypic GD3 epitope antibody BEC2; anti-uvi33 antibody VITAXIN®; anti-human renal cell carcinoma antibody such as ch-G250; ING-1; anti-human 17-1A antibody (3622W94); anti-human colorectal tumor antibody (A33); anti-human melanoma antibody R24 directed against GD3 ganglioside; anti-human squamous-cell carcinoma (
  • the antibody which is formulated herein binds CD20 and is selected from: rituximab, ocrelizumab/humanized 2H7 (Genentech), ofatumumab (WO 04/035607, Genmab, Denmark), framework patched/humanized 1F5 (WO03/002607, Leung, S.), AME-133 (Applied Molecular Evolution), and humanized A20 antibody (US 2003/0219433, Immunomedics).
  • the antibody which is formulated binds HER2 and is trastuzumab or pertuzumab.
  • the antibody which is formulated binds VEGF and is bevacizumab.
  • the antibody that is formulated herein is a humanized antibody.
  • the antibody that is formulated is a recombinant antibody.
  • the antibody that is formulated has been expressed by a recombinant Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell.
  • the antibody that is formulated is a full length antibody.
  • the antibody that is formulated is a full length human IgG1 antibody.
  • the antibody that is formulated is a full length humanized IgG1 antibody.
  • the antibody that is formulated is a full length recombinant humanized IgG1 antibody.
  • the antibody that is formulated is a full length humanized IgG1 antibody that has been expressed by a recombinant Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell.
  • the antibody that is formulated binds an antigen selected from: CD20 (e.g. rituximab), HER2 (e.g. trastuzumab), VEGF (bevacizumab), IL6R (tocilizumab), beta? (etrolizumab), Abeta, HER3 and EGFR (DL11f), and M1′ (47H4v5).
  • CD20 e.g. rituximab
  • HER2 e.g. trastuzumab
  • VEGF bevacizumab
  • IL6R tocilizumab
  • beta? retrolizumab
  • Abeta Abeta
  • HER3 and EGFR DL11f
  • M1′ 47H4v5
  • the antibody formulated is rituximab.
  • the antibody formulated is trastuzumab.
  • the antibody formulated is bevacizumab.
  • a preparation of the monoclonal antibody is generally prepared which is to be subjected to spray drying, the so-called “pre-spray dried preparation” herein.
  • the pre-spray dried preparation comprises a monoclonal antibody preparation which has been subjected to one or more prior purification steps, such as affinity chromatography (e.g. protein A chromatography), hydrophobic interaction chromatography, ion exchange chromatography (anion and/or cation exchange chromatography), virus filtration, etc.
  • affinity chromatography e.g. protein A chromatography
  • hydrophobic interaction chromatography e.g. protein A chromatography
  • ion exchange chromatography anion and/or cation exchange chromatography
  • virus filtration e.g., virus filtration, etc.
  • the antibody preparation may be purified, essentially pure, and/or essentially homogeneous.
  • the monoclonal antibody in the pre-spray dried preparation is concentrated.
  • Exemplary methods for concentrating the antibody include filtration (such as tangential flow filtration or ultrafiltration), dialysis etc.
  • the pre-spray dried preparation may be liquid or frozen,
  • the pH of the pre-spray dried preparation is optionally adjusted by a buffer.
  • the buffer may for example have a pH from about 4 to about 8, e.g. from about 5 to 7, for example 5.8 to 6.2, and, in one embodiment, is approximately 6.0.
  • a histidine buffer is an exemplified embodiment herein.
  • the concentration of the buffer is dictated, at least in part, by the desired pH. Exemplary concentrations for the buffer are from about 1 mM to about 200 mM, or from about 10 mM to about 40 mM.
  • the pre-spray dried preparation optionally also comprises one or more stabilizers which prevent denaturation and/or aggregation of the antibody during the spray drying process.
  • stabilizers include saccharides (e.g. sucrose or trehalose) and/or surfactants (e.g. polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80) and/or amino acids (e.g. histidine, arginine, glycine, and/or alanine).
  • the stabilizers are generally added in amount(s) which protect and/or stabilize the monoclonal antibody at the lowest amount of stabilizer possible, to avoid increasing the viscosity of the final formulation.
  • the molar ratio of saccharide: monoclonal antibody is optionally from about 50 to about 400:1, e.g. from about 100 to about 250:1.
  • exemplary saccharide concentrations in the pre-spray dried preparation are, for example, from about 10 mM to about 1M, for example from about 50 mM to about 300 mM.
  • polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80 are examples of surfactants that can be included.
  • the surfactant is generally included in an amount which reduces or prevents denaturation and/or aggregation of the monoclonal antibody during the spray drying process.
  • the surfactant (e.g. polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80) concentration is optionally from about 0.0001% to about 1.0%, for example from about 0.01% to about 0.1%.
  • the pre-spray dried preparation may be subjected to spray drying procedures such as those described in the following section.
  • Spray drying herein is distinct from freeze drying commonly used to prepare monoclonal antibody formulations insofar as it is performed at temperatures above ambient temperature. Spray drying temperatures are commonly expressed as “air inlet” and “air outlet” temperatures. In one embodiment, the spray drying is performed at an air inlet temperature from about 100° C. to about 220° C. (for example from about 120° C. to about 160° C.) and an air outlet temperature from about 50° C. to about 100° C. (for example from about 60° C. to about 80° C.).
  • the spray drying process generally comprises: atomization of the liquid feed; drying of the droplets; and separation or recovery of the dried product.
  • Embodiments of atomizers herein include: rotary atomizers, pneumatic nozzle atomizers, ultrasonic nozzle atomizers, sonic nozzles, etc.
  • the contact between the liquid feed and the drying air can occur in two different modes.
  • drying air and particles move through the drying chamber in the same direction.
  • Particles produced in counter-current mode usually show a higher temperature than the exhausting air.
  • the exhausted air itself can leave the system or can be recirculated.
  • the last step of a spray drying process is typically the separation of the powder from the air/gas and the removal of the dried product.
  • this step is as effective as possible to obtain high powder yields and to prevent air pollution through powder emission to the atmosphere.
  • various methods are available such as cyclones, bag filters, electrostatic precipitators, high pressure gas, electrostatic charge and combinations thereof.
  • the spray drying process produces particles comprising the monoclonal antibody.
  • the characteristics of the spray dried powder comprise any one or more or the following:
  • particle morphology predominantly spherical particles, some dimples or holes in particles, “dry raisin” shape
  • water content less than about 10%, for example less than about 5%, e.g., where water content is measured by a chemical titration method (e.g. Karl Fischer method) or a weight-loss method (high-temperture heating); and
  • stability e.g., assessed by suspending the particles in a vehicle and evaluating physical stability and/or chemical stability and/or biological activity of the suspension preparation.
  • the percentage monomer of such preparation is 95% to 100%, e.g. as evaluated by size exclusion chromatography (SEC).
  • the spray dried monoclonal antibody particles prepared as described in the preceding section are combined with a non-aqueous suspension vehicle to generate the suspension formulation.
  • This formulation is suitable for administration to a subject. Generally, the suspension formulation will not be subjected to either prior, or subsequent, lyophilization or crystallization.
  • a subcutaneous administration device e.g. a pre-filled syringe
  • the invention also provides a method of making a suspension formulation comprising suspending the spray dried monoclonal antibody in a non-aqueous suspension vehicle.
  • the antibody concentration in the suspension formulation is about 200 mg/mL or more.
  • the antibody concentration in the suspension formulation is from about 200 mg/mL to about 500 mg/mL.
  • the antibody concentration in the suspension formulation is from about 250 mg/mL to about 400 mg/mL.
  • the antibody concentration in the suspension formulation is from about 250 mg/mL to about 350 mg/mL.
  • the non-aqueous suspension vehicle preferably has a viscosity at 25° C., which is less than about 20 centipoise, for example, less than about 10 centipoise, and optionally less than than about 5 centipoise.
  • the viscosity of the suspension formulation is from about 5 to about 100 centipoise, for instance, from about 10 to about 70 centipoise at 25° C.
  • viscosity of the suspension formulation is measured using a cone and plate rheometer (e.g. a AR-G2 TA Instrument rheometer).
  • the average particle size in the suspension formulation is from about 2 microns to about 30 microns, for example from about 5 microns to about 10 microns.
  • the suspension formulation has an injection glide force of less than about 20 newton, for example less than about 15 newton.
  • injection glide force may be determined as a function of monoclonal antibody concentration by injecting 1-mL suspension using a 1-mL long syringe through a 27-gauge TW staked needle in 10 seconds.
  • non-aqueous suspension vehicle is selected from: propylene glycol dicarprylate/dicaprate, benzyl benzoate, ethyl lactate, or mixtures of two or three thereof,
  • the non-aqueous suspension vehicle comprises ethyl lactate.
  • the non-aqueous suspension vehicle comprises a mixture of at least two non-aqueous
  • suspension vehicles Vehicle A plus Vehicle B, wherein the viscosity of Vehicle A is less than that of Vehicle B, but the monoclonal antibody stability in Vehicle B is greater than that in Vehicle A.
  • An embodiment of such mixture is exemplified by the mixture of ethyl lactate and propylene glycol dicarprylate/dicaprate (for example).
  • the suspension formulation comprises a spray dried full length human IgG1 monoclonal antibody at a concentration from about 200 mg/mL to about 400 mg/mL suspended in a non-aqueous suspension vehicle with a viscosity less than about 20 centipoise, wherein the formulation has an average particle size from about 2 microns to about 10 microns, and injection glide force less than about 15 newton.
  • the suspension formulation optionally further comprises one or more excipients or stabilizers.
  • stabilizers include saccharides (e.g. sucrose or trehalose) and/or surfactants (e.g. polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80) and/or amino acids (e.g. histidine, arginine, glycine, and/or alanine).
  • saccharides e.g. sucrose or trehalose
  • surfactants e.g. polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80
  • amino acids e.g. histidine, arginine, glycine, and/or alanine.
  • the stabilizers are generally present in an amount which protects and/or stabilizes the monoclonal antibody at the lowest amount of stabilizer possible, to avoid increasing the viscosity of the suspension formulation.
  • the stabilizers are present in the suspension formulation as a result of having been added to the pre-spray dried preparation, and/or have been added to the suspension formulation, as desired.
  • the molar ratio of saccharide: monoclonal antibody (or disaccharide: monoclonal antibody) in the suspension formulation is optionally from about 50 to about 400:1, e.g. from about 100 to about 250:1.
  • exemplary saccharide concentrations in the suspension formulation are from about 10 mM to about 1 M, for example from about 50 mM to about 300 mM.
  • polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80 are examples of surfactants which can be present in the suspension formulation.
  • the surfactant (e.g. polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80) concentration is optionally from about 0.0001% to about 1.0%, for example from about 0.01% to about 0.1%.
  • the suspension formulation is generally sterile, and this can be achieved according to the procedures known to the skilled person for generating sterile pharmaceutical formulations suitable for administration to human subjects, including filtration through sterile filtration membranes, prior to, or following, preparation of the suspension formulation.
  • the formulation is desirably one which has been demonstrated to be stable upon storage.
  • Various stability assays are available to the skilled practitioner for confirming the stability of the formulation. Stability can be tested by evaluating physical stability, chemical stability, and/or biological activity of the antibody in the suspension formulation around the time of formulation as well as following storage at different temperatures and time-points.
  • monoclonal antibody stability is assessed by size distribution (percentage monomer, aggregation, and/or fragmentation) before and after spray drying (e.g. before and after spray drying over 3-month storage under the accelerated temperature of 40° C.).
  • size distribution is assessed using size exclusion chromatography-high performance liquid chromatography (SEC-HPLC).
  • the percentage monomer loss in the suspension formulation (as measured by SEC-HPLC) over 3 months is less than about 10%, for example less than about 5%.
  • the invention provides a method of making a pharmaceutical formulation comprising preparing the suspension formulation as described herein, and evaluating any one or more of the following properties of the formulation:
  • SEA surface energy analysis
  • IRC inverse gas chromatography
  • particle size e.g. average and/or peak particle size, e.g. by laser diffraction analyzer
  • suspension physical stability (settling, homogeneity over time, particle sedimentation rate, etc).
  • One or more additional other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients or stabilizers such as those described in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences 16th edition, Osol, A. Ed. (1980) may be included in the formulation provided that they do not adversely affect the desired characteristics of the formulation.
  • Acceptable carriers, excipients or stabilizers are nontoxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed and include; additional buffering agents; co-solvents; antioxidants including ascorbic acid and methionine; chelating agents such as EDTA; metal complexes (e.g. Zn-protein complexes); biodegradable polymers such as polyesters; preservatives; and/or salt-forming counterions such as sodium.
  • the invention provides a method of treating a disease or disorder in a subject comprising administering the suspension formulation described herein to a subject in an amount effective to treat the disease or disorder.
  • the invention provides: the suspension formulation as described herein for treating a patient in need of treatment with the monoclonal antibody in the suspension formulation; and use of the suspension formulation in the preparation of a medicament for treating a patient in need of treatment with the monoclonal antibody in the suspension formulation.
  • the invention provides: the formulation as described herein for treating a disease or disorder in a patient; and use of the formulation in the preparation of a medicament for treating a disease or disorder in a patient.
  • the invention provides a method of treating a patient comprising administering the formulation described herein to a patient in order to treat a disease or disorder in the subject.
  • the formulation is administered subcutaneously to the subject or patient.
  • the formulation is administered by a pre-filled syringe containing the formulation therein.
  • the suspension formulation is preferably used to treat cancer.
  • the cancer will generally comprise HER2-expressing cells, such that the HER2 antibody herein is able to bind to the cancer cells.
  • the invention in this embodiment concerns a method for treating HER2-expressing cancer in a subject, comprising administering the HER2 antibody pharmaceutical formulation to the subject in an amount effective to treat the cancer.
  • Exemplary cancers to be treated herein with a HER2 antibody e.g. trastuzumab or pertuzumab
  • trastuzumab or pertuzumab are HER2-positive breast cancer or gastric cancer.
  • the formulation may be used to treat a B-cell malignancy, such as NHL or CLL, or an autoimmune disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or vasculitis).
  • a B-cell malignancy such as NHL or CLL
  • an autoimmune disease e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or vasculitis
  • the formulation may be used to inhibit angiognesis, treat cancer (such as colorectal, non-small cell lung (NSCL), glioblastoma, breast cancer, and renal cell carcinoma), or treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or macular edema.
  • cancer such as colorectal, non-small cell lung (NSCL), glioblastoma, breast cancer, and renal cell carcinoma
  • AMD age-related macular degeneration
  • the patient may be treated with a combination of the suspension formulation, and a chemotherapeutic agent.
  • the combined administration includes coadministration or concurrent administration, using separate formulations or a single pharmaceutical formulation, and consecutive administration in either order, wherein there is a time period when both (or all) active agents simultaneously exert their biological activities.
  • the chemotherapeutic agent may be administered prior to, or following, administration of the composition.
  • the timing between at least one administration of the chemotherapeutic agent and at least one administration of the formulation is preferably approximately 1 month or less, and most preferably approximately 2 weeks or less.
  • the chemotherapeutic agent and the formulation are administered concurrently to the patient, in a single formulation or separate formulations.
  • Treatment with the suspension formulation will result in an improvement in the signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder.
  • treatment with the combination of the chemotherapeutic agent and the antibody formulation may result in a synergistic, or greater than additive, therapeutic benefit to the patient.
  • the formulation is administered to a human patient in accord with known methods, such as intravenous administration, e.g., as a bolus or by continuous infusion over a period of time, by intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intracerobrospinal, subcutaneous, intra-articular, intrasynovial, or intrathecal administration.
  • Intramuscular or subcutaneous administration of antibody composition is preferred, with subcutaneous administration being most preferred.
  • the formulation may be administered via syringe (e.g. pre-filled syringe); autoinjector; injection device (e.g. the INJECT-EASETM and GENJECTTM device); injector pen (such as the GENPENTM); or other device suitable for administering a suspension formulation subutaneously.
  • syringe e.g. pre-filled syringe
  • autoinjector e.g. the INJECT-EASETM and GENJECTTM device
  • injector pen such as the GENPENTM
  • the preferred device herein is a pre-filled syringe.
  • the appropriate dosage of the monoclonal antibody will depend on the type of disease to be treated, as defined above, the severity and course of the disease, whether the monoclonal antibody is administered for preventive or therapeutic purposes, previous therapy, the patient's clinical history and response to the monoclonal antibody, and the discretion of the attending physician.
  • the antibody is suitably administered to the patient at one time or over a series of treatments.
  • about 1 hg/kg to 50 mg/kg (e.g. 0.1-20 mg/kg) of antibody is an initial candidate dosage for administration to the patient, whether, for example, by one or more separate administrations, or by continuous infusion.
  • the dosage of the antibody will generally be from about 0.05 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg. If a chemotherapeutic agent is administered, it is usually administered at dosages known therefor, or optionally lowered due to combined action of the drugs or negative side effects attributable to administration of the chemotherapeutic agent. Preparation and dosing schedules for such chemotherapeutic agents may be used according to manufacturers' instructions or as determined empirically by the skilled practitioner. Preparation and dosing schedules for such chemotherapy are also described in Chemotherapy Service Ed., M. C. Perry, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Md. (1992).
  • the invention herein also concerns a device with the suspension formulation therein.
  • the device is a subcutaneous administration device, such as a pre-filled syringe.
  • the invention provides a method of making an article of manufacture comprising filling a container with the suspension formulation.
  • Embodiments of the container in the article of manufacture include: syringes (such as pre-filled syringe), autoinjectors, bottles, vials (e.g. dual chamber vials), and test tubes, etc.
  • the container holds the suspension formulation and the label on, or associated with, the container may indicate directions for use.
  • the article of manufacture may further include other materials desirable from a commercial and user standpoint, including other buffers, diluents, filters, needles, syringes, and package inserts with instructions for use as noted in the previous section.
  • the suspensions in general outperformed the liquid solutions in terms of injectability despite higher viscosity at the same monoclonal antibody concentrations. Powder formulations and powder properties appeared to have little effect on suspension viscosity or injectability.
  • ethyl lactate suspensions had the lowest viscosity, below 20 centipoise, and lowest syringe injection glide force, below 15 newton, at monoclonal antibody concentration as high as 333 mg/mL (total powder concentration at 500 mg/mL).
  • Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) analysis of the suspension supported the conclusion that the suspension vehicle was the most important factor impacting suspension performance. Ethyl lactate rendered greater heat of sorption than other suspension vehicles.
  • chimeric/humanized monoclonal antibodies of the human IgG1 subclass bevacizumab, trastuzumab and rituximab were manufactured by Genentech (South San Francisco, Calif.). These antibodies were expressed by Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines. All antibody drug substance liquid solutions were concentrated to 100 mg/mL using a tangential-flow filtration unit (PELLICON3® 10 kD, Millipore, Billerica, Mass.) and formulated with trehalose dihydrate. All bulks were buffered to a pH of ⁇ 6.0.
  • propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate Batch #091125, SASOL, Hamburg, Germany
  • benzyl benzoate Cat # B9550, Sigma-Aldrich, St Loius, Mo.
  • ethyl lactate Lit #BCBC7752, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.
  • MS-35 SPX Flow Technology Systems, Inc., Elkridge, Md.
  • B-191 Buchi Corp., New Castle, Del.
  • MS-35 is approximately 2-fold larger capacity than B-191, i.e., 2.5 vs. 1.6 kg/hour of the maximum water evaporation rate and 35 vs. 20 kg/hour maximum compressed air consumption rate.
  • the pilot-scale unit was constructed mostly of stainless steel with heat insulation (drying chamber, cyclone, etc.) while the bench-top unit was made of glass.
  • the pilot scale unit was equipped with a high-efficiency cyclone.
  • Monoclonal antibody solutions were also freeze-dried to compare the dry-state stability with spray dried samples.
  • Liquid formulations were aliquoted in 1 mL into 2 cc glass vials placed with butyl stoppers, then placed on pre-chilled shelves at ⁇ 50° C. in a lyophilizer (Model# LYOMAX2®, BOC Edward, Tewksbury, Mass.).
  • the samples were dried by lowering the pressure to 100 mTorr and increasing the shelf temperature to ⁇ 25° C. during the primary drying, followed by the secondary drying at 35° C.
  • the total lyophylization cycle time was approximately 60 hours.
  • the particle size distribution was measured using a laser diffraction analyzer (LA-950, Horiba Instruments, Kyoto, Japan).
  • LA-950 consists of two light sources (blue LAD, red laser), a sample handling system to control the interaction of particles and incident light, and an array of high quality photodiodes to detect the scattered light over a wide range of angles.
  • the scattered light collected on the detectors was used to calculate the particle size distribution of the sample analyzed using the Mie Theory.
  • For spray dried samples several milligrams of the dry powders were dispersed in 50 mL of isopropyl alcohol in the MiniFlow cell attached on LA-950 and sonicated using the sonicator also attached on LA-950 for about one minutes prior to analysis.
  • the density of the powder was determined by mixing 500 mg of powder in 4 mL of propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate oil in a volumetric cylinder and measuring the displaced oil volume as the powder volume. Powder density can be calculated using powder weight and volume.
  • Residual moisture in spray dried samples were determined using volumetric Karl Fischer titration analyzer (DL31, Mettler-Toledo). Approximately 100 mg of each sample was injected into the titration cell that contained anhydrous methanol. Hydranal composite 2 volumetric reagent (Cat#34696, Hiedel-deHaen, Heidelberg, Germany) was used as a titrant.
  • the quantitation of size variants was determined by size exclusion chromatography. This analysis utilized a G3000SW) XL column, 7.8 mm ID ⁇ 30 cm, 5 ⁇ m (TOSOH BioScience) run on an HPLC system (1100, Agilent). The mobile phases are 0.2 M potassium phosphate and 0.25 M potassium chloride at pH 6.2 for bevacizumab, 0.1 M potassium phosphate at pH 6.8 for trastuzumab, and 0.2 M potassium phosphate and 0.25 M potassium chloride at pH 7.0 for rituximab. The chromatography was run isocractically at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min for 30 minutes.
  • the column temperature was maintained at ambient for bevacizumab and rituximab, and 30° C. for trastuzumab, and the eluent absorbance was monitored at 280 nm.
  • Each monoclonal antibody was diluted with its respective formulation buffer to 25 mg/mL for bevacizumab and 10 mg/mL for both trastuzumab and rituximab. Their injection volume is 10 ⁇ L for bevacizumab and for 20 ⁇ L for both trastuzumab and rituximab.
  • Spray dried and freeze-dried powder samples were aliquotted into 2 cc glass vial, approximately 25 monoclonal antibody. Each vial was sealed with a rubber stopper and FLIP-OFF® cap and stored at 40° C. for up to 3 months. At the stability time points of time zero (immediately after drying), 1, 2, 3 months, each dry sample was reconstituted with 1 mL of purified water, and the antibody physical stability was determined by protein size distribution (% monomer, aggregation, and fragmentation) using SEC-HPLC.
  • the powder was weighed onto a 2-mL vial. Based on the powder density determined, the appropriate amount of suspension vehicle was added to prepare the powder concentration in the unit of mg of powder in 1 mL of suspension volume. Samples were then homogenized for 2 minutes at 7500 rpm using a 0.5-cm tip probe on a Tempest Virtishear homogenizer (Virits Corp, Gardiner, N.Y.).
  • the viscosity of solution and suspension samples was measured using a cone and plate rheometer (AR-G2 TA Instrument, New Castle, Del.). Each sample was loaded onto the lower measuring plate and allowed to come to thermal equilibrium at 25° C. A solvent trap equipped on AR-G2 was used to prevent solution evaporation during the measurement. The sample viscosity was measured every 10 seconds for 2 minutes using a cone with a 20 mm diameter and 1 degree angle at shear rate of 1000 per second.
  • IGC experiment was performed using a Surface Energy Analysis (SEA) System (MSM-iGC 2000, Surface Measurement Services Ltd, Allentown, Pa.). Approximately 200 mg of powder sample was packed into individual silanised glass columns and both ends of columns were sealed using silanised glass wool to prevent sample movement. The specific surface areas of the powder samples were determined by measuring the Octane adsorption isotherms at 30° C. and 0% RH from the IGC SEA. The BET specific surface areas of the samples were subsequently calculated from their corresponding octane isotherms, within the partial pressure range (10% to 35% P/P 0 ). Decane, nonane, octane and heptane were used as alkane probes for dispersive surface energy determination.
  • SEA Surface Energy Analysis
  • the pilot-scale spray dryer demonstrated better performance in powder collection yield (>96%) and water content of 4-5%, while the samples dried by the bench-top spray dryer had 60% yield and 7-9% water content.
  • the pilot-scale dryer was also capable of producing larger particles of 8-11 ⁇ m (D 50 ) whereas the bench-top dryer produced 2-5 ⁇ m (D 50 ) particles.
  • the advantages of the pilot-scale dryer can be attributed to efficient energy use and greater powder collection efficiency.
  • Particle shape and morphology for all antibodies was generally spherical with dimples, which were antibody dependent.
  • the type of the spray dryer did not affect particle morphology.
  • dryer performance and the antibody type resulted in some degree of variations in particle properties. Although these variations are not dramatic, they allowed us to evaluate their effect on suspension performance.
  • a general concern about spray drying of biologics was high temperature stress, particularly for the pilot dryer which had higher inlet temperature of >180° C.
  • Antibody physical stability of the dry samples was determined upon reconstitution with purified water by protein size distribution (% monomer, aggregation and fragmentation) using SEC-HPLC before and after spray drying over 3-month storage under the accelerated temperature of 40° C. ( FIG. 1 ).
  • the antibody physical stability for spray dried bevacizumab and trastuzumab was compared to the freeze-dried counterparts by monitoring the change in (%) monomer at 40° C. over 3 months.
  • the (%) monomer for all samples decreased at the accelerated condition mainly due to aggregation, which is not surprising given the sub-optimal amount of trehalose to protect antibody in the formulation.
  • the spray dried samples had greater antibody physical stability than the freeze-dried samples.
  • the (%) monomer of spray dried trastuzumab and bevacizumab decreased by ⁇ 2% and ⁇ 4% respectively, whereas both freeze-dried antibodies suffered a greater (%) monomer loss of ⁇ 6.5% over 3 months, despite their lower water content of ⁇ 0.8%.
  • spray drying is a viable approach, from the process and stability perspective, in making antibody powders for suspension formulation development.
  • suspension vehicle viscosity preferably ⁇ 10 Cp
  • suspension vehicle viscosity would contribute to suspension viscosity in a linear fashion based on Einstein's Equation for the viscosity of solutions (Einstein, A., Annalen der Physik 34:591-92 (1911)).
  • ⁇ is the suspension viscosity
  • ⁇ o the viscosity of pure suspension vehicle
  • ⁇ the volume fraction of the solute
  • MIGLYOL 840® is propylene glycol diesters of caprylic and capric acids from the MIGLYOL® neutral oil family.
  • MIGLYOL 810® and MIGLYOL 812® have been approved for intravenous and intramuscular injections but they are viscous, >30 cp at ambient temperature.
  • Propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate the least viscous in the family ( ⁇ 9 cp), has been used for transdermal applications (Mahjour et al., Intl J Phann 95:161-169 (1999); Seniro, W., Intl J Toxicol 18:35-52 (1999)).
  • Benzyl benzoate is similar to propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate in viscosity, ⁇ 9 cp, and has often been used as a preservative in liquid injectables at ⁇ 10% concentration.
  • Ethyl lactate has been used commonly in pharmaceutical preparations, food additives, and fragrances due to its relatively low toxicity.
  • Ethyl lactate Although ethyl lactate has not yet been parenterally approved, it had low toxicity in mice for intramuscular and intravenous injection (Spiegel and Noseworthy, J Pharm Sci 52:917-927 (1963); Mottu et al., PDA J. Pharm. Sci. Technol. 54:456-469 (2000)). Ethyl lactate has a water-like viscosity, ⁇ 2 cp.
  • Equation 2 Equation 2
  • Equation 4 a modified version of Equation 2
  • Equation 4 took the interactions of more concentrated suspensions into consideration (Kunitz, M., J. General Physiology pages 715-725 (July 1926)), however, it still significantly underestimated the empirical data (see the dash line in FIG. 2 ).
  • suspension viscosity was actually higher than the viscosity of the corresponding antibody liquid solution at the same antibody concentration. No difference in suspension viscosity was observed among the antibodies, although the type of antibody did significantly affect liquid viscosity.
  • Kanai and co-workers found reversible self-association as the result of Fab-Fab interactions in their viscosity study tested with two antibodies made of the same construct with different amino acid sequences in the complementarity determining region (CDR) region in aqueous solutions.
  • CDR complementarity determining region
  • Such viscosity differences due to the antibody types in powder suspensions in non-aqueous vehicles were not observed ( FIG. 2 ). This observation could be interpreted from the perspective of particle surface energy distribution in the powder suspension. Particle surface energy, the combination of polar and non-polar (dispersive) energy components, can dictate the level of interactions with suspension vehicles and particles.
  • IGC is a common tool for surface energy measurement.
  • the particle's dispersive surface energy using decane, nonane, octane and heptane as the probes, and also specific acid-base (polar) Gibbs free energy were measured using acetone, ethyl acetate, ethanol, and acetonitrile as the probes.
  • Surface energy is a distribution in response to particle size distribution of the powder sample but only surface energies at the 50% values were reported in Table 4.
  • the dispersive surface energy, ⁇ 50 was in a narrow range of 36 to 38 mJ/m 2 for all three antibodies.
  • Injectability can be monitored by glide force measurement, which is a performance indicator more relevant than viscosity measurement.
  • the glide force of the rituximab powder suspension in three vehicles was determined as a function of antibody concentration by injecting 1-mL suspension using a 1-mL long syringe through a 27-gauge TW staked needle in 10 seconds ( FIG. 3 ).
  • the glide force for all suspensions increased with antibody concentration, however, it was below 20 N even at 200 mg/mL antibody concentration despite the high viscosity ( FIG. 2 ).
  • the predicted glide force for the antibody liquid solutions extracted from FIG. 4 in Reference 3 was higher than the suspension glide force.
  • the glide force in ethyl lactate suspension was lowest among the three suspension vehicles tested.
  • the glide force of the ethyl lactate suspension at 333 mg antibody/mL was equivalent to that in the other two suspension vehicles at about half of the antibody concentration (167 mg/mL), which was still below the target threshold of 15 newton, even at high antibody concentration of 333 mg/mL.
  • the reasons for the viscosity-glide force relationship discrepancy between the liquid solution and the suspension are not clear.
  • Suspension viscosity was tested in three vehicles containing the spray dried rituximab powder ( FIG. 4 ).
  • the viscosity in ethyl lactate was the lowest among the three vehicles; the viscosity of the ethyl lactate suspension at 333 mg antibody/mL was equivalent to that of the suspension in propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate and benzyl benzoate at about half of the antibody concentration (167 mg/mL).
  • Heat of sorption is a direct measure of the strength of the interactions between a solid and gas molecules adsorbed on the surface (Thielmann F., “Inverse gas chromatography: Characterization of alumina and related surfaces,” In “ Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science Volume 4 (edit by P. Somasunaries) CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., p 3009-3031 (2006); Thielmann and Butler, “Heat of sorption on microcrystalline cellulose by pulse inverse gas chromatography at infinite dilution,” Surface Measurement Services Application Note 203 (http://www.thesorptionsolution.com/Information_Application_Notes_IGC.php#Aps) (2007)).
  • the IGC method was employed to measure the heat of sorption between spray dried particles and the suspension vehicles (Table 4).
  • ethyl lactate suspension had higher heat of sorption than the other two suspension vehicles.
  • Particle size of the suspension particles was also compared among the three suspensions ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the peak particle size (highest percentage) was 28, 25, and 7 mm for propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, benzyl benzoate and ethyl lactate, respectively.
  • the mixtures of ethyl lactate and propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate were used as suspension vehicles for testing rituximab suspension physical stability. Particle size was determined for these mixture suspensions ( FIG. 7A ). The particle size decreased with decreasing propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate contribution in the mixture where the peak particle size was 28, 13, 11, 8 and 7 ⁇ m for propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate:ethyl lactate mixture at 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, and 0:100, respectively. From the suspension physical stability perspective, the poor suspension stability of ethyl lactate was improved by mixing with a small amount of propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate as demonstrated in FIG.

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