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GUIDELINES & RECOMMENDATIONS:


FDA Guidance for Industry Assay Development for Immunogenicity Testing of Therapeutic Proteins - DRAFT GUIDANCE


NEWEST GUIDELINE: EMA Guideline on bioanalytical method validation


EMEA Guideline on immunogenicity assessment of biotechnology-derived therapeutic proteins


EMEA Concept paper on immunogenicity assessment of monoclonal antibodies intended for in vivo clinical use


EMEA Concept paper/recommendation on the need for a (CHMP) guideline onthe validation of bioanalytical methods


EMEA Note for guidance on the investigation of bioavailability and bioequivalence


EMEA Guideline on non-clinical and clinical development of similar biological medicinal products containing recominant erythropoietins


ICH E6 Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP)


ICH Q2B Guideline Validation of Analytical Procedures Methodology


ICH S6 Preclinical Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology-Derived Pharmaceuticals


Guidance for Industry: Bioanalytical Method Validation




SELECTED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES OF INTEREST:

Chamberlain P. Pre-clinical strategies and safety issues in developing therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. N Biotechnol. 2011.
Büttel IC, Chamberlain P, Schellekens H et al. Taking immunogenicity assessment of therapeutic proteins to the next level. Biologicals. 2011;39:100-9.
Carilho R, et al, Kromminga A, Costa J Erythropoietin and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Plasma level determination. Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2011.
Wadhwa M, Thorpe R. Unwanted immunogenicity: lessons learned and future challenges. Bioanalysis. 2010;2:1073-84.
Kromminga A. Immune reactions induced by therapeutic proteins. In “From Pathogenesis to Therapy of Autoimmune Diseases” 2009;6:303-312.
Schmidt E, Hennig K, Mengede D, Zillikens D, Kromminga A. Immunogenicity of rituximab in patients with severe pemphigus. Clin Immunol. 2009;132:334-41.
Sauerborn M, Schellekens H. B-1 cells and naturally occurring antibodies: influencing the immunogenicity of recombinant human therapeutic proteins? Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2009;20:715-21.
Jahn EM, Schneider CK. How to systematically evaluate immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins - regulatory considerations. N Biotechnol. 2009;25:280-6.
Schellekens H Biosimilar therapeutics-what do we need to consider? NDT Plus. 2009;2(Suppl 1):i27-i36.
Ponce R et al. Immunogenicity of biologically-derived therapeutics: assessment and interpretation of nonclinical safety studies. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2009;54:164-82.
Pavlovic M, Girardin E, Kapetanovic L, Ho K, Trouvin JH. Similar biological medicinal products containing recombinant human growth hormone: European regulation. Horm Res. 2008;69:14-21.
Shankar G et al. Recommendations for the validation of immunoassays used for detection of host antibodies against biotechnology products. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2008;48:1267-81.
Koren E et al. Recommendations on risk-based strategies for detection and characterization of antibodies against biotechnology products. J Immunol Methods. 2008;333:1-9.
Schellekens H. The first biosimilar epoetin: but how similar is it? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008;3:174-8.
Gilli F, van Beers M, Marnetto F, Jiskoot W, Bertolotto A, Schellekens H. Development of a bioassay for quantification of neutralising antibodies against human interferon-beta in mouse sera. J Immunol Methods. 2008 Apr 28.
Kirkov V, Dimitrova V, Siebert-Weigel M, Pflugmann MW, Koytchev R, Richter W, Bronn A, Arsova S, Kromminga A. Evaluation of the Pharmakinetics of two recombinant human erythropoietin preparations: Epoetin Zeta and Epoetin Alfa. Drug Research 2008; 58:215-219.
Kirkov V, Dimitrova V, Siebert-Weigel M, Pflugmann MW, Koytchev R, Richter W, Bronn A, Arsova S, Kromminga A. Evaluation of the Pharmakinetics of two recombinant human erythropoietin preparations: Epoetin Zeta and Epoetin Alfa. Drug Research 2008; 58:220-224.
Scheidemann F, Löser M, Niedermeier A, Kromminga A, Therrien JP, Vogel J, Pfützner W. The skin as a biofactory for systemic secretion of erythropoietin: potential of genetically modified keratinocytes and fibroblasts. Exp Dermatol. 2008;17:481-8.
Jaber A, Baker M. Assessment of the immunogenicity of different interferon beta-1a formulations using ex vivo T-cell assays. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2007;43:1256-61.
Gupta S et al. Recommendations for the design, optimization, and qualification of cell-based assays used for the detection of neutralizing antibody responses elicited to biological therapeutics. J Immunol Methods. 2007;321:1-18.
Van Walle I, Gansemans Y, Parren PW, Stas P, Lasters I. Immunogenicity screening in protein drug development. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2007;7:405-18.
Kromminga A, Deray G. Immunogenicity of rhEPO in "Immunogenicity of Biopharmaceuticals (ed. v.d.Weert/Möller). Springer, 2008; 113-126.
Bendtzen K, Kromminga A. Immunogenicity of Interferon-beta in "Immunogenicity of Biopharmaceuticals (ed. v.d.Weert/Möller). Springer, 2008; 127-136.
Gupta S et al. Recommendations for the design, optimization, and qualification of cell-based assays used for the detection of neutralizing antibody responses elicited to biological therapeutics. J Immunol Methods. 2007;321:1-18.
Jaber A, Schellekens H, Antonelli M. et al. The Rebif new formulation story: it's not trials and error. Drugs R D. 2007; 8:335-48.
Bodó E, Kromminga A, Jelkmann W, Paus R. Human hair follicles are an extrarenal source and a nonhematopoietic target of erythropoietin.
FASEB J. 2007; 21:3346-54.
Kessler M, Goldsmith D, Schellekens H. Immunogenicity of biopharmaceuticals. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006; 21 Suppl 5:v9-12.
Schellekens H. 2007. Lesson learned from Eprex-associated pure red cell aplasia. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2007; 30 Suppl 1:9-12
Schellekens H, Jiskoot W. Eprex-associated pure red cell aplasia
and leachates. Nat Biotechnol. 2006; 24:613-4.
Kromminga A, Schellekens H. Antibodies against erythropoietin and other protein-based therapeutics: an overview. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 1050:257-65.
Tacey R, Kromminga A, Daha M, Casadevall N, Kelley M.
The detection of anti-erythropoietin antibodies in human serum and plasma. Part I. Validation of the protocol for a radioimmunoprecipitation assay. J Immunol Methods. 2003; 283:317- 29.