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- the present invention relates to an antibody-containing formulation, and particularly, to a stable liquid formulation containing a high concentration of an antibody.
- an antibody-containing formulation for subcutaneous injection, since a dose of an antibody per administration is large (about 100 mg to 200 mg) and an amount of an injection solution is generally limited in subcutaneous injection, it is necessary to increase a concentration of an antibody in a liquid to be administered.
- high concentration formulations are used, which are prepared by the lyophilization-concentration technique, in which a lyophilized formulation is reconstituted in water having a volume smaller than that before lyophilization.
- Solutions containing a high concentration of an antibody tend to form solutions having a high viscosity due to macromolecular properties of proteins, and due to the intermolecular interactions of proteins. Further, in cases where a protein is stored in a form of a solution having a high concentration, problematic degradation occurs, which includes a generation of insoluble and/or soluble aggregates; and it is necessary to prevent such degradation. Especially, in antibody formulations, associations are likely to be formed and insoluble aggregates are likely to be generated in a liquid state. In cases where a liquid formulation is stored for a long time, a problem exists in that a bioactivity of antibody molecules is lost due to deamidation of amino acid residues such as aspargine residues.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation, in which dimerization and deamidation during long-term storage are inhibited, and which stable and suitable for use in subcutaneous administration.
- the present inventors conducted intensive study with a view to attaining the above object, and as a result, discovered that a stable high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation can be provided by adding an amino acid, arginine or a salt thereof, as a stabilizer, to thereby complete the present invention.
- the present invention provides the following:
- a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation characterized’ y comprising arginine and methionine.
- a stable liquid formulation containing an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody characterized by comprising either arginine or methionine.
- a method for inhibiting dimerization of molecules of an antibody in a liquid formulation containing the antibody, comprising adding a and methionine to the liquid formulation.
- a liquid formulation containing a high concentration of an antibody is provided, with which reformulation by concentration by lyophilization is not necessary, and hence does not require reconstitution.
- the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention can he stored in a liquid state for a long time. Since the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention can be produced by a process not including a lyophilization step, addition of a sugar or the like as a cryoprotective agent is not necessary.
- FIG. 1 shows a typical chromatogram of Example 1
- FIG. 2 shows evaluation results of the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) in Example 1.
- FIG. 3 shows evaluation results of the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) in Example 1,
- FIG. 4 shows a typical chromatogram of Example 2.
- FIG. 5 shows evaluation results of the ion exchange chromatography (IEC) in Example 2.
- Example 6 shows evaluation results of the ion exchange chromatography (IEC) in Example 2.
- FIG. 7 shows evaluation results of the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) in Example 3.
- FIG. 8 shows evaluation results of the ion exchange chromatography (IEC) in Example 3.
- antibody-containing liquid formulation means a liquid formulation containing an antibody as an active component, which is prepared such that it can be administered to an animal such as human, and which is preferably produced by a process not including a lyophilization step.
- the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention is a liquid pharmaceutical formulation containing an antibody at a high concentration, which preferably has an antibody concentration of not less than 50 mg/mL, more preferably not less than 100 mg/mL, still more preferably not less than 120 mg/mL, and yet more preferably not less than 150 mg/mL.
- a liquid formulation containing antibody at a concentration of 120 mg/mL or higher, or preferably 150 mg/mL or higher has not been developed for commercial use. Namely, the present invention allows for the first time to put to use a liquid formulation containing antibody at this high concentration.
- the highest concentration of antibody in the liquid formulation according to the present invention may be typically 300 mg/mL, preferably 250 mg/mL and more preferably 200 mg/mL. Therefore, the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention preferably has an antibody concentration of from 50 to 300 mg/mL, more preferably from 100 to 300 mg/mL, still more preferably from 120 to 250 mg/mL, and yet more preferably from 150 to 200 mg/mL.
- the antibody to be used in the present invention is not restricted as long as it binds to a desired antigen.
- the antibody can be either a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody, although a monoclonal antibody is preferred because an antibody having uniform properties can be produced stably.
- a monoclonal antibody which can be used in the present invention includes not only monoclonal antibodies originated from an animal such as human, mouse, rat, hamster, rabbit, sheep, camel or monkey, but also includes artificially modified recombinant antibodies such as chimeric antibody, humanized antibody and bispecific antibody.
- the immunoglobulin class of the antibody is not restricted, and can be any of the classes including IgGs such as IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4, IgA, IgD, IgE and IgM. Among these classes, IgG and IgM are preferred.
- the antibody which can be used in the present invention includes not only whole antibodies, but also antibody fragments such as Fv, Fab and F(ab) 2 ; and low molecular weight antibodies such as single chain Fv (scFv, sc(Fv), diabodies such as scPv duller) having one or more specificities, prepared by binding the variable regions of an antibody through a linker such as a peptide linker.
- a linker such as a peptide linker
- a hybridoma producing a monoclonal antibody can be prepared as follows basically utilizing a known technique. That is, the hybridoma can be prepared by immunizing an animal with a desired antigen or cells expressing the desired antigen as a sensitizing antigen by a standard method; fusing the obtained immunocytes with known parent cells by a standard cell-fusion method; and screening a monoclonal antibody-producing cell (hybridoma) by a standard screening method. Preparation of a hybridoma can be carried out by, for example, the method according to the method by Milstein et al (Kohlen G. and Milstein, C., Methods Enzymol. (1981) 73: 3-46). In cases where the immunogenicity of the antigen is low, the antigen can be bound to an antigenic macromolecule such as albumin, and the resulting conjugate can be used as an immunogen.
- Recombinant antibodies can be employed, which are prepared by the genetic recombination technique in which an antigen gene is cloned from a hybridoma, incorporating the gene into an appropriate vector, introducing the vector into a host, and making the host produce the, antibody (see, for example, Carl, A. K. Borrebaeck, James, W. Larrick, THERAPEUTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES, Published in the United Kingdom by MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LTD, 1990). More specifically, a cDNA encoding the variable region (V region) in the antibody is synthesized from the mRNA of a hybridoma using a reverse transcriptase.
- a DNA encoding the V region -f the desired antibody is obtained, the DNA is then ligated to a DNA encoding the constant region (C region) of a desired antibody, and the resulting ligated DNA is introduced into an expression vector.
- a DNA encoding the V region of the antibody can be incorporated into an expression vector containing the DNA encoding the C region of the antibody.
- the DNA is incorporated into the expression vector such that the DNA is expressed under the control of an expression-controlling region such as enhancer or promoter.
- Host cells are then transformed with the resulting expression vector, and the antibody can be expressed by the host cells.
- recombinant antibodies artificially modified for the purpose of reducing the heteroantigenicity to human such as chimeric antibodies and humanized antibodies
- modified antibodies can be produced by known methods.
- chimeric antibody is an antibody comprising variable regions in the heavy chain and light chain in an antibody of an animal other than human, such as mouse, and constant regions in the heavy chain and light chain in an antibody of human, and can be obtained by ligating a DNA encoding the variable region in the mouse antibody with a DNA encoding the constant region in the human antibody, incorporating the obtained DNA into an expression vector, introducing the expression vector into a host, and making the host produce the antibody.
- Humanized antibody is also called reshaped human antibody, and is obtained by transplanting the CDR (complementarity determining region) of, for example, a mouse antibody to the complementarity determining region of a human antibody.
- a standard genetic recombination technique for preparing the humanized antibody is also known. Specifically, a DNA designed such that the CDR of the mouse antibody and the framework region (FR) of the human antibody are ligated is synthesized by PCR method from several oligonucleotides prepared so as to have overlapping regions at their terminals. The obtained DNA is ligated to a DNA encoding the constant region of a human antibody, and the resulting DNA is introduced into an expression vector.
- the expression vector is introduced into a host, and the host is made to produce the humanized antibody (see EP 239400 A and WO 96/02576).
- the FR of the human antibody to be ligated through CDR one of which complementarity determining region forms a good antigen-binding site is selected.
- an amino acid(s) in the complementarity determining region can be substituted so that the complementarity determining region of the reshaped human antibody forms an appropriate antigen-binding site (Sato, K. el al., Cancer Res. (1993) 53, 851-856).
- a desired human antibody having a binding activity to a desired antigen can be obtained by sensitizing, in vitro, human lymphocytes with the desired antigen or with the cells expressing the desired antigen; fusing the sensitized lymphocytes with human myeloma cells, for example, U266 cells; and obtaining the antibody from the cells (see JP 1-59878 B).
- the desired human antibody can also be obtained by imminuzing a transgenic animal having all repertories of human antibody genes with the antigen (see WO 93/12227, WO 92/03918, WO 94/02602, WO 94/25585, WO 96/34096 and WO 96/33735). Further, a technique by which a human antibody is obtained by panning using a human antibody library is also known. For example, a variable region of a human body is expressed in the form of a single chain antibody (scFv) on the surface of a phage by use of a phage display method, and the phage which binds to the antigen can be selected.
- scFv single chain antibody
- the DNA sequence coding for the variable region of the human antibody which binds to the antigen can be determined. If the DNA sequence of the scFv which binds to the antigen is determined, an appropriate expression vector containing the sequence is constructed, and the humanized antibody can be obtained.
- WO 92/01047, WO 92/20791, WO 93/06213, WO 93/11236,WO 93/19172, WO 95/01438 and WO 95/15388 can be referred to.
- an antibody gene is once isolated, and the gene is introduced into an appropriate host so as to prepare the antibody
- appropriate combinations of the host and expression vector can be used.
- animal cells in cases where eukaryotic cells are used as the host, animal cells, plant cells and fungal cells can be used.
- eukaryotic cells include (1) mammalian cells, for example, CHO, COS, myeloma, BHK (baby hamster kidney), Hela and Vero, (2) amphibian cells, for example, Xenopus oocytes and (3) insect cells, for example, sf9, sf21 and Tn5.
- Known plant cells include cells originated from plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana , for example, Nicotiana tabacum , and the cells can be subjected to callus culture.
- Known fungal cells include the cells originated from yeasts, for example, those belonging to the genus Saccharomyces such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; and filamentous bacteria, for example, those belonging to the genus Aspergillus such as Aspergillus niger . In cases where prokaryotic cells are used, there are production systems using bacterial cells.
- Known bacterial cells include E. coli cells and Bacillus subtilis cells. The antibody is obtained by introducing a desired antibody gene into these cells by transformation, and culturing the transformed cells in vitro.
- Antibodies in the form of antibody fragments, low molecular weight antibodies and modified antibodies can also be employed as the antibody in the present invention.
- the antibody fragments and low molecular weight antibodies include Fab. F(ab′) 2 , Fv, and single chain Fv (scFv, sc(Fv) 2 and the like) having one or more specificities, prepared by ligating the Fvs in the H-chain and IL-chain through an appropriate linker (Huston, J. S. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1988) 85, 5879-5883).
- an antibody is treated with papain or pepsin to generate antibody fragments, or a gene encoding these antibody fragments is constructed, and the gene is expressed in appropriate host cells after introducing the gene into an expression vector (see, for example, Co, M. S. et al., T. Immunol. (1994)152, 2968-2976; Better, M. and Horwitz A. H., Methods Enzymol. (1989) 178, 476-496; Pluckthun, A. and Skerra, A., Methods Enzymol. (1989) 178, 497-515; Lamoyi, E., Methods (1986) 121, 652-663; Rousseaux, J. et al., Methods Enzymol, (1986)121, 663-669 ; Bird, R. E. and Walker, B. W., Trends Biotechnol. (1991) 9, 132-137.
- Antibodies bound to various molecules such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) can also be used as modified antibodies.
- the term “antibody” used in the present invention also includes these modified antibodies. These modified antibodies can be obtained by chemically modifying an obtained antibody. Methods for carrying out the modifications are established in the art.
- Examples of the antibody contained in the formulation according to the present invention include, but not limited to, anti-tissue factor antibodies, anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies, anti-IL-6 antibodies, HM1.24 antigen monoclonal antibodies, anti-parathyroid hormone-related peptide antibodies (anti-PTHP antibodies), anti-glypican-3 antibodies, anti-ganglioside GM3 antibodies, anti-TPO receptor antagonist antibodies, factor VIII-substituting antibodies, anti-CD3 antibodies, anti-CD20 antibodies, anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibodies, anti-TNF antibodies, anti-CD25 antibodies, anti-EGFR antibodies, anti-Her2/neu antibodies, anti-RSV antibodies, anti-CD33 antibodies, and-CD52 antibodies, anti-IgE antibodies, anti-CD11a antibodies, anti-VEGE antibodies, anti-VLA4 antibodies, anti-AXL antibodies, and so on.
- IL-6 receptor antibodies include humanized anti-interleukin (IL-6) receptor antibodies (hPM-1 or MRA) (see WO 92-19759), humanized anti-HM1.24 antigen monoclonal antibodies (see WO 98-14580), humanized anti-parathyroid hormone-related peptide antibodies (anti-PTHrP antibodies) (see WO 98-13388), humanized anti-tissue factor antibodies (see WO 99-51743) and anti-glypican.-3 humanized IgG IK antibodies (see PCT/JP05/013103),
- the humanized antibodies especially preferred in the present invention are humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies,
- human IgM antibodies anti-ganglioside GM3 recombinant human IgM antibodies (see WO 05-05636) and the like are preferred.
- anti-TPO receptor antagonist diabodies see WO 02-33072
- anti-CD47 agonist diabodies see WO 01-66737
- the present inventors studied the effects of various additives by conducting heat acceleration tests and light acceleration tests. As a result, it was found that in solutions in which a high concentration of antibody was dissolved a buffer solution containing the amino acid arginine, the amount of generated dimer was smaller than that in solutions to which arginine was not added. From these results, it was found that arginine is effective as a stabilizer for inhibiting dimerization.
- a stable antibody formulation can be provided, in which dimerization of the antibody is reduced and deamidation of the antibody is prevented. Therefore, a first aspect of the present invention is characterized by adding arginine to a solution, whereby dimerization or deamidation of the antibody molecules is inhibited in the resulting antibody-containing liquid formulation. Accordingly, an embodiment as a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation is characterized in that it contains an antibody and arginine in a buffer solution. Further, as described above, an antibody-containing liquid formulation of the present invention can additionally contain methionine in the solution, with a synergistic effect being obtained by use of arginine and methionine in combination.
- a second aspect of the present invention is characterized by adding arginine and methionine to a solution, whereby dimerization, in particular, of the antibody molecules is inhibited in the resulting antibody-containing liquid formulation.
- an embodiment as a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation is characterized in that it contains an antibody, arginine and methionine in a buffer solution,
- any of the arginine compound per se, derivatives thereof and salts thereof can be used. L-arginine and salts thereof are preferred.
- the methionine used in the present invention any of the methionine compound per se, derivatives thereof and salts thereof can be used. L-methionine and salts thereof are preferred.
- the concentration of arginine is preferably 50 to 1500 mM, more preferably 100 to 1000 mM, still more preferably 200 to 700 mM.
- the total concentration of arginine and methionine is preferably 50 to 1200 mM, for example, preferably, the arginine concentration is 40 to 1000 mM and the methionine concentration is 10 to 200 mM; more preferably, the arginine concentration is 50 to 700 mM and the methionine concentration is 10 to 100 mM; and still more preferably, the arginine concentration is 100 to 300 mM, and the methionine concentration is 10 to 50 mM.
- the buffer solution is prepared using a buffering agent which is a substance for maintaining a pH of the solution.
- a pH of the formulation is preferably 4 to 8, more preferably 5.0 to 7.5, still more preferably 5.5 to 7,2, and still more preferably 6.0 to 6.5.
- a buffering agent which can be used in the present invention is one which can adjust the pH in this range and which is pharmaceutically acceptable.
- Such a buffering agent is known by those skilled in the art, and examples thereof include inorganic salts such as phosphoric acid salts (sodium or potassium) and sodium hydrogen carbonate organic acid salts such as citric acid salts (sodium or potassium), sodium acetate and sodium succinate; and acids such as phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, malic acid and gluconic acid.
- inorganic salts such as phosphoric acid salts (sodium or potassium) and sodium hydrogen carbonate organic acid salts such as citric acid salts (sodium or potassium), sodium acetate and sodium succinate
- acids such as phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, malic acid and gluconic acid.
- Tris buffers Good's buffers such as MES, MOPS and HEPES, histidine (e.g., histidine hydrochloric acid salt) and glycine can also be used.
- the buffer is preferably a histidine buffer or glycine buffer, and a histidine buffer is especially preferred.
- concentration of the buffer solution is generally 1 to 500 mM, preferably 5 to 100 mM, still more preferably 10 to 20 mM.
- the buffer solution contains histidine at a concentration of preferably 5 to 25 mM, more preferably 10 to 20 mM.
- the “stable” high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention significant change is not observed when it is stored at a refrigeration temperature (2 to 8° C.) for at least 12 months, preferably for 2 years, and more preferably for 3 years; or when it is stored at room temperature (22 to 28° C.) for at least 3 months, preferably 6 months, and more preferably 1 year.
- sum amount of dimers and degradation products in the formulation when it is stored at 5° C. for 2 years is 5.0% or lower, preferably 2% or lower, and more preferably 1.5% or lower; or sum amount of dimers and degradation products in the formulation when it is stored at 25° C. for 6 months is 5.0% or lower, preferably 2% or lower, and more preferably 1.5% or longer.
- the formulation according to the present invention can further contain a surfactant.
- Typical examples of the surfactant include nonionic surfactants, for example, sorbitan fatty acid esters such as sorbitan monocaprylate, sorbitan monolaurate and sorbitan monopalmitate; glycerin fatty acid esters such as glycerol monocaprylate, glycerol monomyristate and glycerol monostearate, polyglycerol fatty acid esters such as decaglyceryl monostearate, decaglyceryl distearate and decaglyceryl monolinoleate; polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, polyoxyethylenesorbitan monostearate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate; polyoxyethylene sorbitol fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol t
- Preferred surfactants are polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ethers, and especially preferred are polysorbates 20, 21, 40, 60, 65, 80, 81 and 85, and Pluronic type surfactants, and most preferred are polysorbates 20 and 80, and Phironic F-68 (Poloxamer 188),
- the amount of the surfactant( )to be added to the antibody formulation according to the present invention is generally 0.0001 to 10% (w/v), preferably 0.001 to 5%, more preferably 0.005 to 3%.
- the formulation according to the present invention is preferably substantially composed of the following components:
- substantially composed of herein means that a component other than the components usually added to formulations is not contained, the components usually added to formulations being the optional additive components described below, such as suspending agents, solubilizing agents, isotonic agents, preservatives, adsorption inhibitors, diluents, vehicles, pH-adjusters, soothing agents, sulfur--containing reducing agents and antioxidants.
- arginine and/or methionine, and additional other amino acid(s) as an optional additional component(s)
- additional other amino acid(s) e.g., tryptophan
- the formulation contains (b-i) arginine; (b-2) arginine and methionine; and (b-3) methionine; respectively, as an amino acid additive(s), and further include the cases where the formulation additionally contains other amino acid(s).
- Preferred example of the other amino acid(s) is tryptophan.
- any of the tryptophan compound per se, derivatives thereof and salts thereof can be used. L-tryptophan and salts thereof are preferred.
- a suspending agent such as sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulf
- suspending agent examples include methyl cellulose, polysorbate 80, hydroxyethyl cellulose, gum arabic, powdered tragacanth, sodiumcarboxymethylcellulose and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate.
- solubilizing agent examples include, polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, polysorbate 80, nicotinamide, polyoxyethylene sorbitan. monolaurate, macrogol and castor oil fatty acid ethyl ester.
- Examples of the isotonic agent include sodium chloride, potassium chloride and calcium chloride.
- preservative examples include methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate, sorbic acid, phenol, cresol and chlorocresol.
- adsorption inhibitor examples include human serum albumin, lecithin, dextran, ethylencoxide--propylene oxide copolynner, hydroxypropylcellulose, methyl cellulose, polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil and polyethylene glycol.
- sulfur-containing reducing agent examples include the compounds having a sulfhydryl group(s), such as N-acetylcysteine, N-acetyl homocysteine, thioctic acid, thiodiglycol, thioethanolamine, thioglycerol, thiosorbitol, thioglycolic acid and salts thereof, sodium thiosulfate, glutathione and C 1 -C 7 thioalkanes.
- a sulfhydryl group(s) such as N-acetylcysteine, N-acetyl homocysteine, thioctic acid, thiodiglycol, thioethanolamine, thioglycerol, thiosorbitol, thioglycolic acid and salts thereof, sodium thiosulfate, glutathione and C 1 -C 7 thioalkanes.
- antioxidants examples include erythorbic acid, dibutylhydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, ⁇ -tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, L-ascorbic acid and salts thereof, L-ascorbyl palmitate, L-ascorbyl stearate, sodium hydrogen sulfite, sodium sulfite, triamyl gallate, propyl gallate, and chelating agents such as disodium ethyleriediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) sodium pyrophosphate and sodium metaphosphate.
- EDTA disodium ethyleriediaminetetraacetate
- the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention usually administered through a parenteral route, for example, by injection (subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular injections or the like), percutaneous, transmucosal, transnasal or pulmonary administration, but it can also be administered orally.
- a parenteral route for example, by injection (subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular injections or the like), percutaneous, transmucosal, transnasal or pulmonary administration, but it can also be administered orally.
- subcutaneous injection the dose of antibody per administration large (about 100 to 200 mg) while the amount of the injection solution is limited, so that the formulation according to the present invention is especially suited for subcutaneous injection.
- the osmotic pressure ratio of the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention is preferably about 0.5 to 4, more preferably about 0.7 to 2, and still more preferably about 1.
- the viscosity of the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention is preferably about 2 to 15 mPa ⁇ s, more preferably about 4 to 10 mPa ⁇ s. It should be noted that the viscosity described herein is measured by a rotation viscometer method using a cone-plate type viscometer, in accordance with 2.53 Viscosity Determination / General Tests , the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edition.
- a stable liquid formulation can be obtained, in which dimerization and deamidation of the antibody during long-term storaize are small, by adding to the formulation arginine alone, or arginine and methionine, or methionine alone.
- a method for inhibiting deamidation in antibody-containing liquid formulations comprising adding to the formulation arginine or a salt thereof.
- a method for inhibiting dimerization of antibody in antibody-containing liquid formulations comprising adding to the formulation arginine and methionine.
- the antibody is preferably anti--IL-6 receptor antibody, which is a humanized antibody or human antibody.
- the humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody was the humanized antibody prepared in accordance with the method described in Reference Example 2 in JP 8-99902 A using the human elongation factor La promoter described in Example 10 in WO 92/19759. This antibody will occasionally be referred to as “MRA” in the tables in Examples.
- Liquid formulations containing anti-IL-6 receptor humanized antibody were evaluated for an influence on stabilization of the formulations obtained by use of a combination of arginine and methionine.
- evaluation samples numbered A1 to A9 were prepared. Prescriptions for the evaluation samples were as follows:
- each sample was subjected to a heat acceleration test (stored at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively).
- the purity of the antibody before and after the heat acceleration test was evaluated by gel permeation chromatography (SEC).
- SEC gel permeation chromatography
- the sample was used as the solution to he measured as it was.
- LMW Low Molecular Weight Degradation Products
- FIG 1 A typical chromatography is shown in FIG 1 .
- the evaluation results obtained by the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) are shown in Table 1 and FIGS. 2 and 3 .
- the amount of dimer the samples (Sample Nos. A2 to A6) to which arginine was added, after the acceleration at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively, was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A1) to which arginine was not added and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against dimerization was confirmed. It was also confirmed that the amount of dirtier was reduced proportionally to the amount of the arginine added. On the other hand, the amount of dimer in the samples (Sample Nos.
- Liquid formulations containing and-IL-6 receptor humanized antibody were evaluated for influence on the deamidation by arginine.
- evaluation samples numbered A10 to A15 and numbered A16 to A18, containing different amounts of arginine and methionine, respectively, were prepared.
- each sample was subjected to a heat acceleration test (stored at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively).
- the purities of the antibody before and after the heat acceleration test were evaluated by ion-exchange chromatography (IEC).
- the analytical conditions were as follows:
- MRA Pre indicates the total of the peaks of the substances each eluted after a retention time shorter than that of the main component, and a plurality of degradation products, mainly deamidation products of human ed anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, was included. When the production amount of this Pre peak was small, inhibition of deamidation of the antibody is indicated.
- Total Area of All Peaks Grand Total of Total Area of MRA Pre Peaks+Peak Area of MRA Main+Peak Area of MAR Sub-1+Peak Area of MAR Sub-2+Peak Area of MAR Sub-3+Peak Area of MAR R-1+Total Area of 1Q(H)-MRA Peaks+Total Area of 2Q(H)-MRA Peaks+Peak Area of Others
- Amount of MRA Pre (%) (Total Area of MRA Pre Peaks/Total Area of All Peaks) ⁇ 100
- MRA Pre indicates the total of the peaks of the substances appealing earlier than that of the main component.
- Evaluation results of the ion-exchange chromatography are shown Table and FIGS. 5 and 6 .
- the amount of Pre peaks in the samples (Sample Nos. A11 to A15) to which arginine was added, after the acceleration at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively, was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A10) to which arginine was not added; and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against the generation of Pre peaks was confirmed. It was also confirmed that the amount of Pre peaks was reduced proportionally to an amount of arginine added. On the other hand, the amount of Pre peaks in the samples (Sample Nos.
- liquid formulations containing receptor humanized antibody were evaluated for influence on stabilization of the formulations obtained by use of a combination of arginine and methionine.
- each sample was subjected to a light acceleration test (total illuminance 1,200,000 lux and total near-ultraviolet radiation energy: 200 W ⁇ h/m 2 ).
- the purities of the antibody before and after the light acceleration test were evaluated by gel permeation chromatography (SEC) and ion exchange chromatography (IEC) as in Examples 1 and 2.
- the evaluation results by the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) are shown in Table 3 and FIG. 7 .
- the amount of dimer in the samples (Sample Nos. A20 to A24) to which arginine was added, after the light acceleration test was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A19) to which arginine was not added; and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against dimerization was confirmed. It was also confirmed that the amount of dimer was reduced proportionally to an amount of arginine added.
- the amount of dimer n the samples (Sample Nos.
- the amount of Pre peak in the samples (Sample Nos. A20 to A24) to which arginine was added, after the light acceleration test was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A19) to which arginine was not added; and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against formation of Pre peak was confirmed. Further, it was confirmed that as the amount of arginine increases, the production amount of Pre peak decreases proportionately.
- the amount of dimer after the light acceleration test in the samples (Sample Nos. A25 to A27) to which methionine was further added to arginine (100 mM) was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No.
Abstract
The problem to be solved is to provide an antibody-containing formulation which is stable and suited for subcutaneous administration, wherein dimerization and deamidation is prevented during long-term storage.
The present application is directed to a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation characterized by containing arginine and methionine.
Description
- The present invention relates to an antibody-containing formulation, and particularly, to a stable liquid formulation containing a high concentration of an antibody.
- In recent years, various antibody formulations have been developed and used in practice. Many such antibody formulations are used in intravenous injection. However, due to needs of a clinical site, there is an increasing demand for development of an antibody-containing formulation that can be administered as a self-injectable subcutaneous injection.
- In designing an antibody-containing formulation for subcutaneous injection, since a dose of an antibody per administration is large (about 100 mg to 200 mg) and an amount of an injection solution is generally limited in subcutaneous injection, it is necessary to increase a concentration of an antibody in a liquid to be administered. In view of this, in many cases, high concentration formulations are used, which are prepared by the lyophilization-concentration technique, in which a lyophilized formulation is reconstituted in water having a volume smaller than that before lyophilization. However, a strong demand exists for a liquid formulation which does not require reconstitution, and which is easy to handle. Although an increase in a viscosity of a formulation due to addition of a cryoprotective agent such as a sugar in the production process of the lyophilized formulation is not preferred for formulations for subcutaneous injection, it is surmised that this problem could be avoided if the formulation were a liquid formulation.
- Solutions containing a high concentration of an antibody tend to form solutions having a high viscosity due to macromolecular properties of proteins, and due to the intermolecular interactions of proteins. Further, in cases where a protein is stored in a form of a solution having a high concentration, problematic degradation occurs, which includes a generation of insoluble and/or soluble aggregates; and it is necessary to prevent such degradation. Especially, in antibody formulations, associations are likely to be formed and insoluble aggregates are likely to be generated in a liquid state. In cases where a liquid formulation is stored for a long time, a problem exists in that a bioactivity of antibody molecules is lost due to deamidation of amino acid residues such as aspargine residues.
- There have been proposed various ideas for providing a stabilized formulation, in which loss of an active component is small even after the formulation is stored for a long period of time. Such formulations are produced by dissolving an active component and various additives in a buffer solution. However, for liquid formulations containing a high concentration of an antibody, there does not yet exist a technology that is sufficient to prevent dimerization and deamidation.
- A need to provide a high concentration antibody-containing formulation exists, in which dimerization and deamidation during long-term storage are inhibited, and which is both stable and suitable for use in subcutaneous administration.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation, in which dimerization and deamidation during long-term storage are inhibited, and which stable and suitable for use in subcutaneous administration.
- The present inventors conducted intensive study with a view to attaining the above object, and as a result, discovered that a stable high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation can be provided by adding an amino acid, arginine or a salt thereof, as a stabilizer, to thereby complete the present invention.
- That is, the present invention provides the following:
- (1) A stable antibody-containing liquid formulation, characterized’ y comprising arginine and methionine.
- (2) The formulation of (1) further comprising a histidine buffering agent.
- (3) The formulation of (1) or (2) further comprising a surfactant.
- (4) The formulation according to (1) to (3) containing the antibody in an amount of at least 50 mg/ml.
- (5) The formulation according to (1) to (3) containing the antibody in an amount of a east 100 mg/ml.
- (6) The formulation according to (1) to (3) containing the antibody in an amount of at least 120 mg/ml.
- (7) The formulation according to (1) to (6) wherein the antibody is an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody.
- (8) A stable liquid formulation containing an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, characterized by comprising either arginine or methionine.
- (9) The formulation according to (1) to (8) wherein the antibody is a humanized antibody or human antibody.
- (10) The formulation according to (1) to (9) further comprising tryptophan.
- (11) The formulation according to (1) to (10) having the pH in the range from 4 to 8.
- (12) The formulation according to (1) to (11) wherein the arginine is present amount of from 50 to 1500 mM.
- (13) The formulation according to (1) to (12) having a viscosity of from 2 to 15 mPa·s.
- (14) The formulation according to (1) to (13), which is stable at 22-28° C. for at least 6 months.
- (15) The formulation according to (1) to (13), characterized in that dimerization of antibody molecules is inhibited.
- (16) The formulation according to (1) to (13), characterized in that deamidation of antibody molecules is inhibited.
- (17) The formulation according to (1) to (13), which is for subcutaneous administration.
- (18) The formulation according to (1) to (13) which has not been subjected to lyophilization during preparation of the formulation.
- (19) A method for inhibiting deamidation of molecules of an antibody in a liquid formulation containing the antibody, comprising adding arginine to the liquid formulation.
- (20) A method for inhibiting dimerization of molecules of an antibody in a liquid formulation containing the antibody, comprising adding a and methionine to the liquid formulation.
- By the present invention, a liquid formulation containing a high concentration of an antibody is provided, with which reformulation by concentration by lyophilization is not necessary, and hence does not require reconstitution. The antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention can he stored in a liquid state for a long time. Since the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention can be produced by a process not including a lyophilization step, addition of a sugar or the like as a cryoprotective agent is not necessary.
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FIG. 1 shows a typical chromatogram of Example 1, -
FIG. 2 shows evaluation results of the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) in Example 1. -
FIG. 3 shows evaluation results of the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) in Example 1, -
FIG. 4 shows a typical chromatogram of Example 2. -
FIG. 5 shows evaluation results of the ion exchange chromatography (IEC) in Example 2. - 6 shows evaluation results of the ion exchange chromatography (IEC) in Example 2.
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FIG. 7 shows evaluation results of the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) in Example 3. -
FIG. 8 shows evaluation results of the ion exchange chromatography (IEC) in Example 3. - The present invention will now be described in detail.
- In the present invention, “antibody-containing liquid formulation” means a liquid formulation containing an antibody as an active component, which is prepared such that it can be administered to an animal such as human, and which is preferably produced by a process not including a lyophilization step.
- The antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention is a liquid pharmaceutical formulation containing an antibody at a high concentration, which preferably has an antibody concentration of not less than 50 mg/mL, more preferably not less than 100 mg/mL, still more preferably not less than 120 mg/mL, and yet more preferably not less than 150 mg/mL. It should be noted that a liquid formulation containing antibody at a concentration of 120 mg/mL or higher, or preferably 150 mg/mL or higher, has not been developed for commercial use. Namely, the present invention allows for the first time to put to use a liquid formulation containing antibody at this high concentration.
- Further, considering the manufacturing process, the highest concentration of antibody in the liquid formulation according to the present invention may be typically 300 mg/mL, preferably 250 mg/mL and more preferably 200 mg/mL. Therefore, the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention preferably has an antibody concentration of from 50 to 300 mg/mL, more preferably from 100 to 300 mg/mL, still more preferably from 120 to 250 mg/mL, and yet more preferably from 150 to 200 mg/mL.
- The antibody to be used in the present invention is not restricted as long as it binds to a desired antigen. The antibody can be either a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody, although a monoclonal antibody is preferred because an antibody having uniform properties can be produced stably.
- A monoclonal antibody which can be used in the present invention includes not only monoclonal antibodies originated from an animal such as human, mouse, rat, hamster, rabbit, sheep, camel or monkey, but also includes artificially modified recombinant antibodies such as chimeric antibody, humanized antibody and bispecific antibody. The immunoglobulin class of the antibody is not restricted, and can be any of the classes including IgGs such as IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4, IgA, IgD, IgE and IgM. Among these classes, IgG and IgM are preferred.
- The antibody which can be used in the present invention includes not only whole antibodies, but also antibody fragments such as Fv, Fab and F(ab)2; and low molecular weight antibodies such as single chain Fv (scFv, sc(Fv), diabodies such as scPv duller) having one or more specificities, prepared by binding the variable regions of an antibody through a linker such as a peptide linker.
- The above-described antibodies which can be used in the present invention can be prepare(by methods well known to those skilled in the art.
- A hybridoma producing a monoclonal antibody can be prepared as follows basically utilizing a known technique. That is, the hybridoma can be prepared by immunizing an animal with a desired antigen or cells expressing the desired antigen as a sensitizing antigen by a standard method; fusing the obtained immunocytes with known parent cells by a standard cell-fusion method; and screening a monoclonal antibody-producing cell (hybridoma) by a standard screening method. Preparation of a hybridoma can be carried out by, for example, the method according to the method by Milstein et al (Kohlen G. and Milstein, C., Methods Enzymol. (1981) 73: 3-46). In cases where the immunogenicity of the antigen is low, the antigen can be bound to an antigenic macromolecule such as albumin, and the resulting conjugate can be used as an immunogen.
- Recombinant antibodies can be employed, which are prepared by the genetic recombination technique in which an antigen gene is cloned from a hybridoma, incorporating the gene into an appropriate vector, introducing the vector into a host, and making the host produce the, antibody (see, for example, Carl, A. K. Borrebaeck, James, W. Larrick, THERAPEUTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES, Published in the United Kingdom by MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LTD, 1990). More specifically, a cDNA encoding the variable region (V region) in the antibody is synthesized from the mRNA of a hybridoma using a reverse transcriptase. If a DNA encoding the V region -f the desired antibody is obtained, the DNA is then ligated to a DNA encoding the constant region (C region) of a desired antibody, and the resulting ligated DNA is introduced into an expression vector. Alternatively, a DNA encoding the V region of the antibody can be incorporated into an expression vector containing the DNA encoding the C region of the antibody. The DNA is incorporated into the expression vector such that the DNA is expressed under the control of an expression-controlling region such as enhancer or promoter. Host cells are then transformed with the resulting expression vector, and the antibody can be expressed by the host cells.
- In the present invention, recombinant antibodies artificially modified for the purpose of reducing the heteroantigenicity to human, such as chimeric antibodies and humanized antibodies can be used. These modified antibodies can be produced by known methods. chimeric antibody is an antibody comprising variable regions in the heavy chain and light chain in an antibody of an animal other than human, such as mouse, and constant regions in the heavy chain and light chain in an antibody of human, and can be obtained by ligating a DNA encoding the variable region in the mouse antibody with a DNA encoding the constant region in the human antibody, incorporating the obtained DNA into an expression vector, introducing the expression vector into a host, and making the host produce the antibody.
- Humanized antibody is also called reshaped human antibody, and is obtained by transplanting the CDR (complementarity determining region) of, for example, a mouse antibody to the complementarity determining region of a human antibody. A standard genetic recombination technique for preparing the humanized antibody is also known. Specifically, a DNA designed such that the CDR of the mouse antibody and the framework region (FR) of the human antibody are ligated is synthesized by PCR method from several oligonucleotides prepared so as to have overlapping regions at their terminals. The obtained DNA is ligated to a DNA encoding the constant region of a human antibody, and the resulting DNA is introduced into an expression vector. The expression vector is introduced into a host, and the host is made to produce the humanized antibody (see EP 239400 A and WO 96/02576). As the FR of the human antibody to be ligated through CDR, one of which complementarity determining region forms a good antigen-binding site is selected. As required, an amino acid(s) in the complementarity determining region can be substituted so that the complementarity determining region of the reshaped human antibody forms an appropriate antigen-binding site (Sato, K. el al., Cancer Res. (1993) 53, 851-856).
- Methods for obtaining a human antibody are known in the art. For example, a desired human antibody having a binding activity to a desired antigen can be obtained by sensitizing, in vitro, human lymphocytes with the desired antigen or with the cells expressing the desired antigen; fusing the sensitized lymphocytes with human myeloma cells, for example, U266 cells; and obtaining the antibody from the cells (see JP 1-59878 B). The desired human antibody can also be obtained by imminuzing a transgenic animal having all repertories of human antibody genes with the antigen (see WO 93/12227, WO 92/03918, WO 94/02602, WO 94/25585, WO 96/34096 and WO 96/33735). Further, a technique by which a human antibody is obtained by panning using a human antibody library is also known. For example, a variable region of a human body is expressed in the form of a single chain antibody (scFv) on the surface of a phage by use of a phage display method, and the phage which binds to the antigen can be selected. By analyzing the gene of the selected phage, the DNA sequence coding for the variable region of the human antibody which binds to the antigen can be determined. If the DNA sequence of the scFv which binds to the antigen is determined, an appropriate expression vector containing the sequence is constructed, and the humanized antibody can be obtained. These methods are well known, and WO 92/01047, WO 92/20791, WO 93/06213, WO 93/11236,WO 93/19172, WO 95/01438 and WO 95/15388 can be referred to.
- In cases where an antibody gene is once isolated, and the gene is introduced into an appropriate host so as to prepare the antibody, appropriate combinations of the host and expression vector can be used. In cases where eukaryotic cells are used as the host, animal cells, plant cells and fungal cells can be used. Known animal cells include (1) mammalian cells, for example, CHO, COS, myeloma, BHK (baby hamster kidney), Hela and Vero, (2) amphibian cells, for example, Xenopus oocytes and (3) insect cells, for example, sf9, sf21 and Tn5. Known plant cells include cells originated from plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, for example, Nicotiana tabacum, and the cells can be subjected to callus culture. Known fungal cells include the cells originated from yeasts, for example, those belonging to the genus Saccharomyces such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae; and filamentous bacteria, for example, those belonging to the genus Aspergillus such as Aspergillus niger. In cases where prokaryotic cells are used, there are production systems using bacterial cells. Known bacterial cells include E. coli cells and Bacillus subtilis cells. The antibody is obtained by introducing a desired antibody gene into these cells by transformation, and culturing the transformed cells in vitro.
- Antibodies in the form of antibody fragments, low molecular weight antibodies and modified antibodies can also be employed as the antibody in the present invention. Examples of the antibody fragments and low molecular weight antibodies include Fab. F(ab′)2, Fv, and single chain Fv (scFv, sc(Fv)2 and the like) having one or more specificities, prepared by ligating the Fvs in the H-chain and IL-chain through an appropriate linker (Huston, J. S. et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1988) 85, 5879-5883). Specifically, an antibody is treated with papain or pepsin to generate antibody fragments, or a gene encoding these antibody fragments is constructed, and the gene is expressed in appropriate host cells after introducing the gene into an expression vector (see, for example, Co, M. S. et al., T. Immunol. (1994)152, 2968-2976; Better, M. and Horwitz A. H., Methods Enzymol. (1989) 178, 476-496; Pluckthun, A. and Skerra, A., Methods Enzymol. (1989) 178, 497-515; Lamoyi, E., Methods (1986) 121, 652-663; Rousseaux, J. et al., Methods Enzymol, (1986)121, 663-669 ; Bird, R. E. and Walker, B. W., Trends Biotechnol. (1991) 9, 132-137.
- Antibodies bound to various molecules such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) can also be used as modified antibodies. The term “antibody” used in the present invention also includes these modified antibodies. These modified antibodies can be obtained by chemically modifying an obtained antibody. Methods for carrying out the modifications are established in the art.
- Examples of the antibody contained in the formulation according to the present invention include, but not limited to, anti-tissue factor antibodies, anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies, anti-IL-6 antibodies, HM1.24 antigen monoclonal antibodies, anti-parathyroid hormone-related peptide antibodies (anti-PTHP antibodies), anti-glypican-3 antibodies, anti-ganglioside GM3 antibodies, anti-TPO receptor antagonist antibodies, factor VIII-substituting antibodies, anti-CD3 antibodies, anti-CD20 antibodies, anti-GPIIb/IIIa antibodies, anti-TNF antibodies, anti-CD25 antibodies, anti-EGFR antibodies, anti-Her2/neu antibodies, anti-RSV antibodies, anti-CD33 antibodies, and-CD52 antibodies, anti-IgE antibodies, anti-CD11a antibodies, anti-VEGE antibodies, anti-VLA4 antibodies, anti-AXL antibodies, and so on.
- Preferred examples of the reshaped human antibodies used in the present invention include humanized anti-interleukin (IL-6) receptor antibodies (hPM-1 or MRA) (see WO 92-19759), humanized anti-HM1.24 antigen monoclonal antibodies (see WO 98-14580), humanized anti-parathyroid hormone-related peptide antibodies (anti-PTHrP antibodies) (see WO 98-13388), humanized anti-tissue factor antibodies (see WO 99-51743) and anti-glypican.-3 humanized IgG IK antibodies (see PCT/JP05/013103), The humanized antibodies especially preferred in the present invention are humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibodies,
- As the human IgM antibodies, anti-ganglioside GM3 recombinant human IgM antibodies (see WO 05-05636) and the like are preferred.
- As the low molecular weight antibodies, anti-TPO receptor antagonist diabodies (see WO 02-33072), anti-CD47 agonist diabodies (see WO 01-66737) and the like are preferred.
- To evaluate the shelf stability of the high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation, the present inventors studied the effects of various additives by conducting heat acceleration tests and light acceleration tests. As a result, it was found that in solutions in which a high concentration of antibody was dissolved a buffer solution containing the amino acid arginine, the amount of generated dimer was smaller than that in solutions to which arginine was not added. From these results, it was found that arginine is effective as a stabilizer for inhibiting dimerization. Further, in solutions in which a high concentration of antibody was dissolved in a buffer solution containing arginine and methionine, the inhibitory effect against dimerization was observed at a total concentration of arginine and methionine which is lower than the concentration of arginine alone needed for attaining the same inhibitory effect. From these results, it was found that a synergistic effect is obtained by the addition of arginine and methionine in combination. Further, it was found that deamidation of the antibody molecules is inhibited by the addition of arginine. These results are exemplified as test results obtained for a sample containing a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody at a concentration of 180 mg/ml.
- Thus, by adding arginine as a stabilizer, a stable antibody formulation can be provided, in which dimerization of the antibody is reduced and deamidation of the antibody is prevented. Therefore, a first aspect of the present invention is characterized by adding arginine to a solution, whereby dimerization or deamidation of the antibody molecules is inhibited in the resulting antibody-containing liquid formulation. Accordingly, an embodiment as a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation is characterized in that it contains an antibody and arginine in a buffer solution. Further, as described above, an antibody-containing liquid formulation of the present invention can additionally contain methionine in the solution, with a synergistic effect being obtained by use of arginine and methionine in combination. Therefore, a second aspect of the present invention is characterized by adding arginine and methionine to a solution, whereby dimerization, in particular, of the antibody molecules is inhibited in the resulting antibody-containing liquid formulation. Accordingly, an embodiment as a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation is characterized in that it contains an antibody, arginine and methionine in a buffer solution,
- As the arginine used in the present invention, any of the arginine compound per se, derivatives thereof and salts thereof can be used. L-arginine and salts thereof are preferred. As the methionine used in the present invention, any of the methionine compound per se, derivatives thereof and salts thereof can be used. L-methionine and salts thereof are preferred.
- In cases :here the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention contains arginine and does not contain methionine, the concentration of arginine is preferably 50 to 1500 mM, more preferably 100 to 1000 mM, still more preferably 200 to 700 mM. In cases where the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention contains arginine and methionine, the total concentration of arginine and methionine: is preferably 50 to 1200 mM, for example, preferably, the arginine concentration is 40 to 1000 mM and the methionine concentration is 10 to 200 mM; more preferably, the arginine concentration is 50 to 700 mM and the methionine concentration is 10 to 100 mM; and still more preferably, the arginine concentration is 100 to 300 mM, and the methionine concentration is 10 to 50 mM.
- The buffer solution is prepared using a buffering agent which is a substance for maintaining a pH of the solution. In a high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention, a pH of the formulation is preferably 4 to 8, more preferably 5.0 to 7.5, still more preferably 5.5 to 7,2, and still more preferably 6.0 to 6.5. A buffering agent which can be used in the present invention is one which can adjust the pH in this range and which is pharmaceutically acceptable. Such a buffering agent is known by those skilled in the art, and examples thereof include inorganic salts such as phosphoric acid salts (sodium or potassium) and sodium hydrogen carbonate organic acid salts such as citric acid salts (sodium or potassium), sodium acetate and sodium succinate; and acids such as phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, malic acid and gluconic acid. Further, Tris buffers, Good's buffers such as MES, MOPS and HEPES, histidine (e.g., histidine hydrochloric acid salt) and glycine can also be used. In the high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention, the buffer is preferably a histidine buffer or glycine buffer, and a histidine buffer is especially preferred. The concentration of the buffer solution is generally 1 to 500 mM, preferably 5 to 100 mM, still more preferably 10 to 20 mM. In cases where a histidine buffer is used, the buffer solution contains histidine at a concentration of preferably 5 to 25 mM, more preferably 10 to 20 mM.
- For the “stable” high concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention, significant change is not observed when it is stored at a refrigeration temperature (2 to 8° C.) for at least 12 months, preferably for 2 years, and more preferably for 3 years; or when it is stored at room temperature (22 to 28° C.) for at least 3 months, preferably 6 months, and more preferably 1 year. For example, sum amount of dimers and degradation products in the formulation when it is stored at 5° C. for 2 years is 5.0% or lower, preferably 2% or lower, and more preferably 1.5% or lower; or sum amount of dimers and degradation products in the formulation when it is stored at 25° C. for 6 months is 5.0% or lower, preferably 2% or lower, and more preferably 1.5% or longer.
- The formulation according to the present invention can further contain a surfactant.
- Typical examples of the surfactant include nonionic surfactants, for example, sorbitan fatty acid esters such as sorbitan monocaprylate, sorbitan monolaurate and sorbitan monopalmitate; glycerin fatty acid esters such as glycerol monocaprylate, glycerol monomyristate and glycerol monostearate, polyglycerol fatty acid esters such as decaglyceryl monostearate, decaglyceryl distearate and decaglyceryl monolinoleate; polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, polyoxyethylenesorbitan monostearate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan tristearate; polyoxyethylene sorbitol fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol tetrastea qte and polyoxyethylene sorbitol tetra oleate; polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene glyceryl monostearate; polyethylene glycol fatty acid esters such as polyethylene glycol distearate; polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers such as polyoxyethylene lauryl ether; polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ethers such as polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycol ether, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene propyl ether and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene cetyl ether; polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ethers such as polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether; polyoxyethylene hardened castor oils such as polyoxyethylene castor oil and polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil (polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil); polyoxyethylene bees wax derivatives such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol bees wax; polyoxyethylene lanolin derivatives such as polyoxyethylene lanolin; surfactants having an HLB of 6 to 18 such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid amides, for example, polyoxyethylene octadecana ide: anionic surfactants, for example, alkyl sulfate salts having a C10-C18 alkyl group, such as sodium cetyl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium oleyl sulfate; polyoxyethylerie alkyl ether sulfate salts in which the average number of moles of the added ethylene oxide units is 2 to 4 and the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group is 10 to 18, such as polyoxyethylene sodium lauryl sulfate; alkyl sulfosuccinate salts having a C8-C18 alkyl group, such as sodium lauryl sulfosuccinate; natural surfactants such as lecithin and glycerophospholipos; sphingophospholipids such as sphingomyelin; and sucrose esters of C12-C18 fatty acids. These surfactants can be added to the formulation of the present invention individually, or two or more of these surfactants can be added in combination.
- Preferred surfactants are polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ethers, and especially preferred are polysorbates 20, 21, 40, 60, 65, 80, 81 and 85, and Pluronic type surfactants, and most preferred are polysorbates 20 and 80, and Phironic F-68 (Poloxamer 188),
- The amount of the surfactant( )to be added to the antibody formulation according to the present invention is generally 0.0001 to 10% (w/v), preferably 0.001 to 5%, more preferably 0.005 to 3%.
- In another aspect of the present invention, the formulation according to the present invention is preferably substantially composed of the following components:
- A) anti-IL-6 receptor antibody;
- B) arginine and/or methionine, and additional other amino acid(s) (e.g., tryptophan) as an optional additional component(s);
- C) buffering agent(s); and
- D) surfactant(s).
- The term “substantially composed of” herein means that a component other than the components usually added to formulations is not contained, the components usually added to formulations being the optional additive components described below, such as suspending agents, solubilizing agents, isotonic agents, preservatives, adsorption inhibitors, diluents, vehicles, pH-adjusters, soothing agents, sulfur--containing reducing agents and antioxidants.
- The above-described “B) arginine and/or methionine, and additional other amino acid(s) (e.g., tryptophan) as an optional additional component(s)” is meant to include the cases where the formulation contains (b-i) arginine; (b-2) arginine and methionine; and (b-3) methionine; respectively, as an amino acid additive(s), and further include the cases where the formulation additionally contains other amino acid(s). Preferred example of the other amino acid(s) is tryptophan. As the tryptophan, any of the tryptophan compound per se, derivatives thereof and salts thereof can be used. L-tryptophan and salts thereof are preferred.
- As required, a suspending agent, solubilizing agent, isotonic agent, preservative, adsorption inhibitor, diluent, vehicle, pH-adjuster, soothing agent, sulfur-containing reducing agent, antioxidant and the like can be added to the formulation according to the present invention.
- Examples of the suspending agent include methyl cellulose, polysorbate 80, hydroxyethyl cellulose, gum arabic, powdered tragacanth, sodiumcarboxymethylcellulose and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate.
- Examples of the solubilizing agent include, polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, polysorbate 80, nicotinamide, polyoxyethylene sorbitan. monolaurate, macrogol and castor oil fatty acid ethyl ester.
- Examples of the isotonic agent include sodium chloride, potassium chloride and calcium chloride.
- Examples of the preservative include methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate, sorbic acid, phenol, cresol and chlorocresol.
- Examples of the adsorption inhibitor include human serum albumin, lecithin, dextran, ethylencoxide--propylene oxide copolynner, hydroxypropylcellulose, methyl cellulose, polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil and polyethylene glycol.
- Examples of the sulfur-containing reducing agent include the compounds having a sulfhydryl group(s), such as N-acetylcysteine, N-acetyl homocysteine, thioctic acid, thiodiglycol, thioethanolamine, thioglycerol, thiosorbitol, thioglycolic acid and salts thereof, sodium thiosulfate, glutathione and C1-C7 thioalkanes.
- Examples of the antioxidant include erythorbic acid, dibutylhydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, α-tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, L-ascorbic acid and salts thereof, L-ascorbyl palmitate, L-ascorbyl stearate, sodium hydrogen sulfite, sodium sulfite, triamyl gallate, propyl gallate, and chelating agents such as disodium ethyleriediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) sodium pyrophosphate and sodium metaphosphate.
- The antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention usually administered through a parenteral route, for example, by injection (subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular injections or the like), percutaneous, transmucosal, transnasal or pulmonary administration, but it can also be administered orally. In subcutaneous injection, the dose of antibody per administration large (about 100 to 200 mg) while the amount of the injection solution is limited, so that the formulation according to the present invention is especially suited for subcutaneous injection.
- The osmotic pressure ratio of the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention is preferably about 0.5 to 4, more preferably about 0.7 to 2, and still more preferably about 1.
- The viscosity of the antibody-containing liquid formulation according to the present invention is preferably about 2 to 15 mPa·s, more preferably about 4 to 10 mPa·s. It should be noted that the viscosity described herein is measured by a rotation viscometer method using a cone-plate type viscometer, in accordance with 2.53 Viscosity Determination / General Tests , the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edition.
- As can be seen from the results of the examples described below, according to the present invention, a stable liquid formulation can be obtained, in which dimerization and deamidation of the antibody during long-term storaize are small, by adding to the formulation arginine alone, or arginine and methionine, or methionine alone.
- As another aspect of the present invention, a method for inhibiting deamidation in antibody-containing liquid formulations is provided, the method comprising adding to the formulation arginine or a salt thereof.
- As still another aspect of the present invention, a method for inhibiting dimerization of antibody in antibody-containing liquid formulations is provided, the method comprising adding to the formulation arginine and methionine.
- In the above-described two methods, the antibody is preferably anti--IL-6 receptor antibody, which is a humanized antibody or human antibody.
- The present invention will now be described in more detail by way of the examples given below however, the scope of the present invention is not restricted thereto.
- Antibody Sample
- The humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody was the humanized antibody prepared in accordance with the method described in Reference Example 2 in JP 8-99902 A using the human elongation factor La promoter described in Example 10 in WO 92/19759. This antibody will occasionally be referred to as “MRA” in the tables in Examples.
- Stabilizing Effects by Combination of Arginine and Methionine
- Liquid formulations containing anti-IL-6 receptor humanized antibody were evaluated for an influence on stabilization of the formulations obtained by use of a combination of arginine and methionine.
- In this study, to evaluate the effects by the combination of arginine and methionine, evaluation samples numbered A1 to A9 were prepared. Prescriptions for the evaluation samples were as follows:
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TABLE 1-1 [Prescriptions] Sample Antibody Arg Met Polysorbate 80 Histidine buffer No. mg/mL mM mM mg/mL mM pH A1 180 — — 0.5 20 6.0 A2 180 50 — 0.5 20 6.0 A3 180 100 — 0.5 20 6.0 A4 180 150 — 0.5 20 6.0 A5 180 200 — 0.5 20 6.0 A6 180 300 — 0.5 20 6.0 A7 180 100 10 0.5 20 6.0 A8 180 100 30 0.5 20 6.0 A9 180 100 50 0.5 20 6.0 - To evaluate stability of the liquid formulations, each sample was subjected to a heat acceleration test (stored at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively). The purity of the antibody before and after the heat acceleration test was evaluated by gel permeation chromatography (SEC). The analytical conditions were as follows:
- [Gel Permeation Chromatography]
- The sample was used as the solution to he measured as it was.
- One microliter of the solution to be measured was subjected to liquid chromatography, and the peak areas of the peaks of dimer, monomer and low molecular weight degradation products (LMW) were measured by an automatic analytical method, and the amounts thereof (%) were determined.
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TABLE 1-2 Analytical Conditions Column: TSKgel G3000SWx1 7.8 mm I.D. × 30 cm (TOSOH) Mobile Phase: phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (50 mmol/L phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, containing 300 mmol/L of sodium chloride and 0.05% sodium azide) Amount of Injected Sample: about 180 μg in terms of humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody Flow Rate: 1 mL/min Detection Wavelength: 280 nm - [Formula 1]
- Calculation Equation
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Total Area of All Peaks=Peak Area of Monomer+Peak Area of Dinner+Peak Area of Low Molecular Weight Degradation Products (LMW) -
Amount of Miller (%)=(Peak Area of Dimer/Total Area of All Peaks)×100 -
Amount of Low Molecular Weight Degradation Products (LMW) (%)=(Peak Area of Low Molecular Weight Degradation Products/Total Area of All Peaks)×100 - A typical chromatography is shown in FIG 1.
- The evaluation results obtained by the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) are shown in Table 1 and
FIGS. 2 and 3 . As shown, the amount of dimer the samples (Sample Nos. A2 to A6) to which arginine was added, after the acceleration at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively, was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A1) to which arginine was not added and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against dimerization was confirmed. It was also confirmed that the amount of dirtier was reduced proportionally to the amount of the arginine added. On the other hand, the amount of dimer in the samples (Sample Nos. A7 to A9) to which arginine (100 mM) and methionine were added, after the acceleration at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively, was smaller than that in the samples (Sample Nos. A3 and A4) containing 150 mM of arginine, which concentration was about the same as the total concentration of the stabilizers; and the amount of dimer was about the same as in the sample (Sample No. A6) having an arginine concentration of 300 mM. These results are considered to indicate that a synergistic effect in the inhibition of dimerization is obtained by combining arginine and methionine. - Influence of arginine and methionine on the amount f low molecular weight degradation products was not observed.
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TABLE 1 40° C.-3 months 25° C.-6 months Dimer (%) LMW (%) Dimer (%) LMW (%) A1 2.70 1.25 1.88 0.48 A2 2.19 1.24 1.41 0.47 A3 2.00 1.34 1.33 0.49 A4 1.85 1.38 1.19 0.49 A5 1.62 1.37 1.09 0.49 A6 1.53 1.46 0.99 0.50 A7 1.58 1.29 1.11 0.45 A8 1.52 1.21 1.07 0.47 A9 1.48 1.32 1.03 0.47 - Inhibitory Effect by Arginine against Deamidation
- Liquid formulations containing and-IL-6 receptor humanized antibody were evaluated for influence on the deamidation by arginine.
- In this study, evaluation samples numbered A10 to A15 and numbered A16 to A18, containing different amounts of arginine and methionine, respectively, were prepared.
- Prescriptions for the evaluation samples were as follows:
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TABLE 2-1 [Prescriptions] Sample Antibody Arg Met Polysorbate 80 Histidine buffer No. mg/mL mM mM mg/mL mM pH A10 180 — — 0.5 20 6.0 A11 180 50 — 0.5 20 6.0 A12 180 100 — 0.5 20 6.0 A13 180 150 — 0.5 20 6.0 A14 180 200 — 0.5 20 6.0 A15 180 300 — 0.5 20 6.0 A16 180 — 10 0.5 20 6.0 A17 180 — 30 0.5 20 6.0 A18 180 — 50 0.5 20 6.0 - To evaluate the stability of the liquid formulations, each sample was subjected to a heat acceleration test (stored at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively). The purities of the antibody before and after the heat acceleration test were evaluated by ion-exchange chromatography (IEC). The analytical conditions were as follows:
- [Ion-Exchange Chromatography]
- To each sample, purified water was added to adjust the amount of the humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody to about 1 mg in 1 mL of the sample, and the resulting sample was used as the sample to be measured.
- Thirty microliters of the sample solution was subjected to liquid chromatography, and the peak areas of the peaks of MRA Pre, MRA Main, MRA Sub-1,MRA Sub-2, MRA R- 1, 1Q(H)-MRA, 2Q(H)-MRA and other related substances (Others) were measured by an automatic analytical method, and the amounts thereof (%) were determined by an area percentage method.
- MRA Pre indicates the total of the peaks of the substances each eluted after a retention time shorter than that of the main component, and a plurality of degradation products, mainly deamidation products of human ed anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, was included. When the production amount of this Pre peak was small, inhibition of deamidation of the antibody is indicated.
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TABLE 2-2 Analytical Conditions Column: ProPac WCX-10 4 × 250 mm (DIONEX) Mobile Phase: Solution A: 25 mmol/L MES buffer solution, pH 6.1 Mobile Phase: Solution B: 25 mmol/L MES buffer solution, pH 6.1 (containing 250 mmol/L of sodium chloride) Amount of Injected Sample: about 30 μg in terms of humanized anti-IL-6 receptor antibody Flow Rate: 0.5 mL/min Detection Wavelength: 280 nm - [Formula 2]
- Calculation Equation
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Total Area of All Peaks=Grand Total of Total Area of MRA Pre Peaks+Peak Area of MRA Main+Peak Area of MAR Sub-1+Peak Area of MAR Sub-2+Peak Area of MAR Sub-3+Peak Area of MAR R-1+Total Area of 1Q(H)-MRA Peaks+Total Area of 2Q(H)-MRA Peaks+Peak Area of Others -
Amount of MRA Pre (%)=(Total Area of MRA Pre Peaks/Total Area of All Peaks)×100 - A typical chromatography is shown in
FIG. 4 . MRA Pre indicates the total of the peaks of the substances appealing earlier than that of the main component. - Evaluation results of the ion-exchange chromatography are shown Table and
FIGS. 5 and 6 . As shown, the amount of Pre peaks in the samples (Sample Nos. A11 to A15) to which arginine was added, after the acceleration at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively, was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A10) to which arginine was not added; and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against the generation of Pre peaks was confirmed. It was also confirmed that the amount of Pre peaks was reduced proportionally to an amount of arginine added. On the other hand, the amount of Pre peaks in the samples (Sample Nos. A16 to A18) to which methionine was added, after the acceleration at 40° C. for 3 months and at 25° C. for 6 months, respectively, was similar to the sample (Sample No. A10) to which arginine was not added; and accordingly, influence of the addition of methionine was not observed. -
TABLE 2 Pre peak (%) 40° C.-3 months 25° C.-6 months A10 56.2 32.3 A11 51.3 30.3 A12 50.7 29.3 A13 49.0 28.7 A14 47.8 28.5 A15 47.0 27.9 A16 55.7 31.2 A17 55.0 31.2 A18 55.3 31.4 - Stabilizing Effects by Combination of Arginine and Methionine (2)
- As in Example 1, liquid formulations containing receptor humanized antibody were evaluated for influence on stabilization of the formulations obtained by use of a combination of arginine and methionine.
- In this study, to evaluate effects of the combination of arginine and evaluation samples numbered A19 to A27 were prepared. Prescriptions for the evaluation samples were as follows:
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TABLE 3-1 [Prescriptions] Sample Antibody Arg Met Polysorbate 80 Histidine buffer No. mg/mL mM mM mg/mL mM pH A19 180 — — 0.5 20 6.0 A20 180 50 — 0.5 20 6.0 A21 180 100 — 0.5 20 6.0 A22 180 150 — 0.5 20 6.0 A23 180 200 — 0.5 20 6.0 A24 180 300 — 0.5 20 6.0 A25 180 100 10 0.5 20 6.0 A26 180 100 30 0.5 20 6.0 A27 180 100 50 0.5 20 6.0 - To evaluate the stability of the liquid formulations, each sample was subjected to a light acceleration test (total illuminance 1,200,000 lux and total near-ultraviolet radiation energy: 200 W·h/m2). The purities of the antibody before and after the light acceleration test were evaluated by gel permeation chromatography (SEC) and ion exchange chromatography (IEC) as in Examples 1 and 2.
- The evaluation results by the gel permeation chromatography (SEC) are shown in Table 3 and
FIG. 7 . As shown, the amount of dimer in the samples (Sample Nos. A20 to A24) to which arginine was added, after the light acceleration test was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A19) to which arginine was not added; and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against dimerization was confirmed. It was also confirmed that the amount of dimer was reduced proportionally to an amount of arginine added. On the other hand, the amount of dimer n the samples (Sample Nos. A25 to A27) to which arginine (100 mM) and methionine were added, after the light acceleration test was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A22) containing 150 mM of arginine, which concentration was about the same as the total concentration of the stabilizers; and the amount of dimer was smaller than in the samples (Sample Nos. A23 and A24) having arginine concentrations of 200 mM and 300 mM, respectively. These results are thought to indicate that a synergistic effect in the inhibition of dimerization is obtained by combining arginine: and methionine. - Influence of arginine and methionine on the amount of low molecular weight degradation products was not observed.
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TABLE 3 1,200,000 lux + 200 W · h/m2 Dimer (%) LMW (%) A19 6.95 0.22 A20 6.75 0.24 A21 5.78 0.21 A22 5.08 0.19 A23 4.73 0.18 A24 4.13 0.18 A25 5.27 0.19 A26 4.05 0.17 A27 3.84 0.16 - Next, the evaluation results by the ion exchange chromatography (IEC) are shown it Table 4 and
FIG. 8 . - As shown, the amount of Pre peak in the samples (Sample Nos. A20 to A24) to which arginine was added, after the light acceleration test was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A19) to which arginine was not added; and accordingly, the inhibitory effect of arginine against formation of Pre peak was confirmed. Further, it was confirmed that as the amount of arginine increases, the production amount of Pre peak decreases proportionately. On the other hand, the amount of dimer after the light acceleration test in the samples (Sample Nos. A25 to A27) to which methionine was further added to arginine (100 mM) was smaller than that in the sample (Sample No. A22) containing 150 nM of arginine, which concentration was about the same as the total concentration of the stabilizers; and it was smaller than in the samples (Sample Nos. A23 and A24) having arginine concentrations of 200 mM and 300 mM, respectively. These results are thought to indicate that a synergistic effect in the inhibition of formation of Pre peak by the combination of arginine and methionine.
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TABLE 4 Pre peak (%) 1,200,000 lux + 200 W · h/m2 A19 39.2 A20 38.6 A21 36.7 A22 35.7 A23 34.9 A24 34.9 A25 36.8 A26 35.0 A27 33.8
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1. A method for inhibiting dimerization of antibody molecules in a liquid formulation comprising the antibody, comprising adding arginine and methionine to the liquid formulation.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the antibody comprises humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody.
3. A method for inhibiting dimerization of humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody in a liquid formulation comprising 100 to 300 mg/mL of the antibody, comprising adding 50 to 300 mM arginine and 10 to 50 mM methionine to the formulation.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the antibody comprises the humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody MRA.
5. The method of claim 3 comprising adding 100 mM arginine to the formulation.
6. The method of claim 3 further comprising adding 0.005 to 3% surfactant, and histidine buffer, pH 5.0 to 7.5, to the formulation.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the surfactant comprises polysorbate 80.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the pH of the formulation is 5.5 to 6.5.
9. The method of claim 6 wherein the pH of the formulation is 6.0.
10. The method of claim 3 wherein the formulation comprises 150 to 200 mg/mL of the antibody.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the formulation comprises 180 mg/mL of the antibody.
12. The method of claim 3 wherein the formulation is for subcutaneous administration.
13. The method of claim 3 wherein the formulation has not been subjected to lyophilization during preparation thereof.
14. The method of claim 3 wherein the formulation has a viscosity of from 2 to 15 mPa.
15. The method of claim 3 wherein the formulation is stable at 22-28° C. for at least 6 months.
16. A method for preparing a stable liquid formulation suitable for subcutaneous administration comprising a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody, wherein the method comprises combining 150 to 200 mg/mL of the antibody with 50 to 300 mM arginine and 10 to 50 mM methionine.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the formulation further comprises 0.005 to 3% surfactant, and histidine buffer, pH 5.5 to 6.5.
18. A stable liquid formulation comprising 150 to 200 mg/mL humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody, 50 to 100 mM arginine, 10 to 50 mM methionine, 0.005 to 3% surfactant, and histidine buffer, pH 5.5 to 6.5.
19. The formulation of claim 18 wherein the antibody comprises the humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody MRA.
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