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Immunogenicity Assessment for Therapeutic Protein Products

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research08/14/2014

Description

This guidance is intended to assist manufacturers and clinical investigators involved in the development of therapeutic protein products for human use. In this document, FDA outlines and recommends adoption of a risk-based approach to evaluating and mitigating immune responses to or adverse immunologically related responses associated with therapeutic protein products that affect their safety and efficacy. Any given approach to assessing and mitigating immunogenicity is determined on a case-by-case basis and should take into consideration the risk assessment we describe. For the purposes of this guidance, immunogenicity is defined as the propensity of the therapeutic protein product to generate immune responses to itself and to related proteins or to induce immunologically related adverse clinical events.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

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Therapeutic Protein Products

Guidance on immunogenicity assessment and testing

Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents

Associated with antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia in chronic kidney disease patients.

Monoclonal antibody

type of drug influencing RSV prophylaxis trial design

Bispecific antibodies

Novel structural formats that may create neoantigens

Fusion proteins

Novel structural formats that may elicit immune responses

Monoclonal antibodies

Focus of biologics DDI evaluation.

Stakeholders

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Manufacturers

Responsible for declaring acceptable market names on labels.

Infants

Population group through 12 months of age; Population group for specific labeling rules (through 12 months).

Expert Group on Phase One Clinical Trials

Body that issued a final report on clinical trials.

Sponsor

Entity responsible for submitting applications under section 524B

Clinical investigators

Source of safety information in clinical trials

Sponsors

Assist sponsors in the nonclinical evaluation

Regulatory Context

Attributes

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Primary Molecular Structure

Product-specific factor affecting immunogenicity

Analytical comparability

factor in determining extent of clinical studies

Systolic blood pressure

Criteria for diagnosing anaphylaxis in infants, children, and adults.

Shelf Life

Determined based on stability data; Established through stability testing; also called dating period.; Established through formal stability studies; Establishing the period during which a drug product is expected to remain within specifications; Period for drug products; The period during which a drug product is expected to remain within specifications; Duration product remains within acceptance criteria; Period during which product remains within specifications; Established for intermediates pu

Expiration dating

Specified in the product label based on stability studies

Subvisible particulates

Particles in the 0.1–10 micron range with immunogenic potential

Protein aggregates

Self-associated protein species that may elicit immune responses

HLA haplotypes

Genetic factors that may predispose patients to undesirable antibody responses.

Posttranslational Modifications

Modifications imparted to the protein product

Quaternary Structure

Product-specific factor affecting immunogenicity

Identified Hazards

Hazards

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Product Aggregates

Product-specific factor that can increase immunogenicity

Tungsten

Soluble tungsten causing precipitation of monoclonal antibodies.

Glass particles

Act as an adjuvant for adverse immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins.

Protein aggregation

Residual tungsten particles may induce protein aggregation

Leachables

prior knowledge from product development, e.g., on leachables

Product-related impurities

Impurities that may provoke immune responses

Anaphylaxis

Potential severe allergic reaction that patient history may not predict.

Impurities with Adjuvant Activity

Product-specific factor that can increase immunogenicity

Cross-reactivity to endogenous proteins

ADA can have severe consequences if it cross-reacts to and inhibits a nonredundant endogenous counterpart.

Related CFR Sections (3)

See Also (8)

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