| | Contents | |
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| | Foreword | V |
| | Preface | VII |
| | List of Contributors | XIX |
| | Part I: Introduction | |
| 1 | The Role of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in the Development of Biotech Drugs Bernd Meibohm | 3 |
| 1.1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 1.2 | Biotech Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Industry | 4 |
| 1.3 | Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Drug Development | 6 |
| 1.4 | PK and PK/PD Pitfalls for Biotech Drugs | 9 |
| 1.5 | Regulatory Guidance | 10 |
| 1.6 | Future | 10 |
| 1.7 | References | 12 |
| | Part II: The Basics | |
| 2 | Pharmacokinetics of Peptides and Proteins Lisa Tang and Bernd Meibohm | 17 |
| 2.1 | Introduction | 17 |
| 2.2 | Administration Pathways | 18 |
| 2.2.1 | Administration by Injection or Infusion | 18 |
| 2.2.2 | Inhalational Administration | 23 |
| 2.2.3 | Intranasal Administration | 24 |
| 2.2.4 | Transdermal Administration | 25 |
| 2.2.5 | Peroral Administration | 25 |
| 2.3 | Administration Route and Immunogenicity | 27 |
| 2.4 | Distribution | 28 |
| 2.5 | Elimination | 29 |
| 2.5.1 | Proteolysis | 32 |
| 2.5.2 | Gastrointestinal Elimination | 32 |
| 2.5.3 | Renal Elimination | 32 |
| 2.5.4 | Hepatic Elimination | 34 |
| 2.5.5 | Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis | 35 |
| 2.6 | Interspecies Scaling | 36 |
| 2.7 | Conclusions | 37 |
| 2.8 | References | 38 |
| 3 | Pharmacokinetics of Monoclonal Antibodies Katharina Kuester and Charlotte Kloft | 45 |
| 3.1 | Introduction | 45 |
| 3.2 | The Human Immune System | 46 |
| 3.2.1 | The Cellular Immune Response | 47 |
| 3.2.2 | The Humoral Immune Response | 47 |
| 3.3 | Physiological Antibodies | 48 |
| 3.3.1 | Classes of Antibodies | 48 |
| 3.3.1.1 | Immunoglobulin G | 48 |
| 3.3.1.2 | Immunoglobulins A, D, M, and E | 49 |
| 3.3.2 | Chemical Structure of Antibodies | 50 |
| 3.4 | Therapeutic Antibodies | 52 |
| 3.4.1 | Therapeutic Polyclonal Antibodies | 52 |
| 3.4.2 | Therapeutic mAbs | 53 |
| 3.4.2.1 | Murine mAbs | 53 |
| 3.4.2.2 | Chimeric mAbs | 55 |
| 3.4.2.3 | Humanized mAbs | 55 |
| 3.4.2.4 | Human mAbs | 55 |
| 3.4.2.5 | Further Species of mAbs | 56 |
| 3.5 | Effector Functions and Modes of Action of Antibodies | 58 |
| 3.5.1 | Biological Effector Functions of mAbs | 58 |
| 3.5.2 | Modes of Action of mAbs | 59 |
| 3.5.2.1 | Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (ADCC) | 59 |
| 3.5.2.2 | Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity | 60 |
| 3.5.2.3 | Blockage of Interaction between (Patho)Physiological Substance and Antigen | 61 |
| 3.5.2.4 | Conjugated Unlabeled mAbs | 61 |
| 3.5.2.5 | Radioactively Labeled mAbs | 61 |
| 3.6 | Prerequisites for mAb Therapy | 62 |
| 3.6.1 | The Patient | 62 |
| 3.6.2 | The Antibody | 63 |
| 3.6.3 | The Target Cell | 63 |
| 3.6.4 | The Antigen | 63 |
| 3.7 | Issues in the Bioanalysis of Antibodies | 64 |
| 3.8 | Catabolism of Antibodies | 65 |
| 3.8.1 | Proteolytic Degradation | 65 |
| 3.8.2 | Neonatal Fc Receptor (Fc-Rn) | 65 |
| 3.9 | Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of mAbs | 68 |
| 3.9.1 | Absorption | 68 |
| 3.9.2 | Distribution | 71 |
| 3.9.2.1 | Transport | 71 |
| 3.9.2.2 | Volume of Distribution | 72 |
| 3.9.2.3 | Types of Binding | 74 |
| 3.9.3 | Elimination | 76 |
| 3.9.3.1 | Clearance | 76 |
| 3.9.3.2 | Proteolysis | 76 |
| 3.9.3.3 | Binding to Antigen | 77 |
| 3.9.3.4 | Binding to Anti-Idiotype Antibodies | 77 |
| 3.9.3.5 | Drug Interaction Studies | 78 |
| 3.9.4 | Comparison of Pharmacokinetics of mAbs and Traditional Small-Molecule Drugs | 78 |
| 3.10 | Pharmacokinetic Modeling of mAbs | 79 |
| 3.10.1 | Noncompartmental Pharmacokinetic Analysis | 79 |
| 3.10.2 | Individual Compartmental Pharmacokinetic Analysis | 80 |
| 3.10.3 | Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis | 81 |
| 3.10.3.1 | Structural Submodel | 82 |
| 3.10.3.2 | Statistical Submodel | 85 |
| 3.10.3.3 | Covariate Submodel | 85 |
| 3.11 | Pharmacodynamics of mAbs | 86 |
| 3.12 | Conclusions | 90 |
| 3.13 | References | 91 |
| 4 | Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antisense Oligonucleotides Rosie Z. Yu, Richard S. Geary, and Arthur A. Levin | 93 |
| 4.1 | Introduction | 93 |
| 4.2 | Pharmacokinetics | 96 |
| 4.2.1 | Plasma Pharmacokinetics Across Species | 97 |
| 4.2.2 | Tissue Distribution | 100 |
| 4.2.3 | Metabolism | 102 |
| 4.2.4 | Elimination and Excretion | 105 |
| 4.3 | Pharmacodynamics | 108 |
| 4.3.1 | Pharmacological Endpoint: Reduction of Target mRNA and Protein | 109 |
| 4.3.2 | Pharmacological Endpoint: Downstream Effects | 113 |
| 4.3.3 | Relationship between ASO Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Outcome | 113 |
| 4.4 | Summary | 115 |
| 4.5 | References | 115 |
| 5 | Pharmacokinetics of Viral and Non-Viral Gene Delivery Vectors Martin Meyer, Gururaj Rao, Ke Ren, and Jeffrey Hughes | 121 |
| 5.1 | General Overview of Gene Therapy | 121 |
| 5.2 | Anatomical Considerations | 122 |
| 5.3 | Naked DNA | 122 |
| 5.4 | Non-Viral Vectors | 124 |
| 5.4.1 | Polymer-Based Vectors | 126 |
| 5.4.1.1 | Introduction | 126 |
| 5.4.1.2 | Influence of Charge and Size | 127 |
| 5.4.1.3 | Biodistribution and Gene Expression | 128 |
| 5.4.2 | Lipid-Based Vectors | 131 |
| 5.4.2.1 | Introduction | 131 |
| 5.4.2.2 | Influence of Physico-Chemical Properties | 133 |
| 5.4.2.3 | Biodistribution and Gene Expression | 134 |
| 5.5 | Viral Vectors | 136 |
| 5.5.1 | rAAV: Properties | 136 |
| 5.5.2 | rAAV Serotype and Biodistribution | 138 |
| 5.6 | Summary | 139 |
| 5.7 | References | 139 |
| | Part III: Challenges and Opportunities | |
| 6 | Bioanalytical Methods Used for Pharmacokinetic Evaluations of Biotech Macromolecule Drugs: Issues, Assay Approaches, and Limitations Jean W. Lee | 147 |
| 6.1 | Introduction | 147 |
| 6.2 | Bioanalytical Methods for Macromolecule Drug Analysis: Common Considerations | 148 |
| 6.2.1 | Sample Integrity and Analyte Stability | 148 |
| 6.2.2 | Surface Adsorption | 149 |
| 6.2.3 | Process of Method Development and Validation of Bioanalytical Methods for Macromolecule Drug Analysis | 150 |
| 6.2.4 | Reference Standards | 151 |
| 6.2.5 | Drug Compounds that Exist Endogenously | 152 |
| 6.2.6 | Validation Samples, Quality Controls, and Assay Range | 153 |
| 6.2.7 | Protein Binding Problems | 153 |
| 6.3 | The Bioanalytical Method Workhorses | 154 |
| 6.3.1 | Ligand-Binding Assays: Immunoassays | 157 |
| 6.3.1.1 | Common Method Approach | 157 |
| 6.3.1.2 | Advantages of Immunoassays | 158 |
| 6.3.1.3 | Issues and Limitations of Immunoassays | 158 |
| 6.3.2 | HPLC-ESI-MS/MS Methods | 162 |
| 6.3.2.1 | Common Method Approach | 162 |
| 6.3.2.2 | Advantages of HPLC-ESI-MS/MS Methods | 162 |
| 6.3.2.3 | Issues and Limitations of LC-ESI-MS/MS Methods | 162 |
| 6.4 | Case Studies | 167 |
| 6.4.1 | Development and Validation of an ELISA Method for an Antibody Drug | 167 |
| 6.4.2 | Development and Validation of a Sandwich Immunoradiometric Method Using Commercial Kits for a Recombinant Peptide Drug | 169 |
| 6.4.3 | Development and Validation of LC-MS/MS Method for a Peptide Drug | 171 |
| 6.5 | Future Perspectives: Emerging Quantitative Methods | 173 |
| 6.5.1 | Sample Clean-Up | 173 |
| 6.5.2 | Innovations in MS Instruments | 173 |
| 6.5.3 | Quantification using Signature Hydrolytic Peptides | 174 |
| 6.5.4 | Advances in Ligand Reagents Design and Production | 175 |
| 6.6 | Conclusions | 175 |
| 6.7 | References | 176 |
| 7 | Limitations of Noncompartmental Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Biotech Drugs Arthur B. Straughn | 181 |
| 7.1 | Introduction | 181 |
| 7.2 | The Concept of Volume of Distribution | 182 |
| 7.3 | Calculation of Vss | 183 |
| 7.4 | Pitfalls in Calculating Vss | 185 |
| 7.5 | Results and Discussion | 187 |
| 7.6 | Conclusions | 188 |
| 7.7 | References | 188 |
| 8 | Bioequivalence of Biologics Jeffrey S. Barrett | 189 |
| 8.1 | Introduction | 189 |
| 8.2 | Prevailing Opinion: Science, Economics, and Politics | 191 |
| 8.3 | Biologics: Time Course of Immunogenicity | 193 |
| 8.4 | Pharmaceutical Equivalence | 196 |
| 8.4.1 | How Changes in Quality Might Affect Safety and Efficacy | 197 |
| 8.5 | Bioequivalence: Metrics and Methods for Biologics? | 198 |
| 8.6 | Case Study: Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins | 200 |
| 8.7 | Conclusions | 205 |
| 8.8 | References | 206 |
| 9 | Biopharmaceutical Challenges: Pulmonary Delivery of Proteins and Peptides Kun Cheng and Ram I. Mahato | 209 |
| 9.1 | Introduction | 209 |
| 9.2 | Structure and Physiology of the Pulmonary System | 211 |
| 9.2.1 | Airway Epithelium | 212 |
| 9.2.2 | Alveolar Epithelium | 214 |
| 9.3 | Barriers to Pulmonary Absorption of Peptides and Proteins | 214 |
| 9.4 | Strategies for Pulmonary Delivery | 215 |
| 9.4.1 | Intratracheal Instillation | 215 |
| 9.4.2 | Aerosol Inhalation | 215 |
| 9.4.2.1 | Aerosol Deposition Mechanisms | 216 |
| 9.4.2.2 | Devices for Pulmonary Drug Delivery | 216 |
| 9.5 | Experimental Models | 220 |
| 9.5.1 | Isolated Perfused Lung Model | 220 |
| 9.5.2 | Cell Culture Models | 220 |
| 9.6 | Pulmonary Delivery of Peptides and Proteins | 221 |
| 9.6.1 | Mechanisms of Peptide Absorption after Pulmonary Delivery | 221 |
| 9.6.2 | Mechanisms of Protein Absorption after Pulmonary Delivery | 222 |
| 9.6.3 | Pulmonary Delivery of Peptides and Proteins | 223 |
| 9.6.3.1 | Insulin | 223 |
| 9.6.3.2 | Salmon Calcitonin | 227 |
| 9.6.3.3 | Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Agonists/Antagonists | 229 |
| 9.6.3.4 | Vasopressin | 230 |
| 9.6.3.5 | Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) | 231 |
| 9.6.3.6 | Interferons | 232 |
| 9.6.3.7 | TSH, FSH, and HCG | 233 |
| 9.6.3.8 | Elastase Inhibitors | 233 |
| 9.7 | Limitations of Aerosol Delivery | 234 |
| 9.8 | Summary | 235 |
| 9.9 | References | 235 |
| 10 | Biopharmaceutical Challenges: Delivery of Oligonucleotides Lloyd G. Tillman and Gregory E. Hardee | 243 |
| 10.1 | Introduction | 243 |
| 10.2 | ASOs: The Physico-Chemical Properties | 244 |
| 10.3 | Local Administration | 246 |
| 10.3.1 | Ocular Delivery | 246 |
| 10.3.2 | Local Gastrointestinal Delivery | 247 |
| 10.3.2.1 | Rectal Dosing | 247 |
| 10.3.2.2 | Oral Dosing | 248 |
| 10.3.3 | Pulmonary Delivery | 249 |
| 10.3.3.1 | Formulation Considerations | 251 |
| 10.3.3.2 | Deposition and Uptake | 251 |
| 10.3.4 | Delivery to the Brain | 253 |
| 10.3.5 | Topical Delivery | 253 |
| 10.3.6 | Other Local Delivery Approaches | 254 |
| 10.4 | Systemic Delivery | 255 |
| 10.4.1 | Parenteral Routes | 255 |
| 10.4.1.1 | Sustained-Release Subcutaneous Formulations | 256 |
| 10.4.2 | Oral Delivery | 257 |
| 10.4.2.1 | Permeability | 258 |
| 10.4.2.2 | Systemic Bioavailability | 260 |
| 10.5 | Conclusions | 265 |
| 10.6 | References | 266 |
| 11 | Custom-Tailored Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics via Chemical Modifications of Biotech Drugs Francesco M. Veronese and Paolo Caliceti | 271 |
| 11.1 | Introduction | 271 |
| 11.2 | Polymers Used in Biotechnological Drug PEGylation | 272 |
| 11.3 | Advantages of PEG as Drug Carrier | 273 |
| 11.4 | Chemical Aspects Critical for the Pharmacokinetics of Drug Conjugates | 274 |
| 11.5 | Insulin | 279 |
| 11.6 | Interferons | 282 |
| 11.7 | Avidin | 285 |
| 11.8 | Non-Peptide Drug Conjugation | 288 |
| 11.8.1 | Amphotericin B | 289 |
| 11.8.2 | Camptothecins | 290 |
| 11.8.3 | Cytosine Arabinoside (Ara-C) | 291 |
| 11.9 | Concluding Remarks | 292 |
| 11.10 | References | 292 |
| 12 | Exposure–Response Relationships for Therapeutic Biologic Products Mohammad Tabrizi and Lorin K. Roskos | 295 |
| 12.1 | Introduction | 295 |
| 12.2 | Overview of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | 295 |
| 12.2.1 | Pharmacokinetics | 295 |
| 12.2.1.1 | Absorption | 296 |
| 12.2.1.2 | Distribution | 296 |
| 12.2.1.3 | Elimination | 296 |
| 12.2.1.4 | Immunogenicity | 298 |
| 12.2.2 | Pharmacodynamics | 298 |
| 12.3 | Hormones | 300 |
| 12.3.1 | Insulin | 301 |
| 12.3.2 | Parathyroid Hormone | 302 |
| 12.4 | Cytokines | 303 |
| 12.4.1 | Interleukin-2 | 305 |
| 12.5 | Growth Factors | 306 |
| 12.5.1 | Epoetin- | 307 |
| 12.6 | Soluble Receptors | 308 |
| 12.6.1 | Etanercept | 308 |
| 12.7 | Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) | 310 |
| 12.7.1 | Therapeutic Antibodies in Inflammatory Diseases | 311 |
| 12.7.1.1 | Anti-TNF- Antibodies | 314 |
| 12.7.1.2 | Efalizumab | 316 |
| 12.7.1.3 | Omalizumab | 317 |
| 12.7.2 | Therapeutic Antibodies in Oncology | 317 |
| 12.7.2.1 | Rituximab | 318 |
| 12.7.2.2 | Bevacizumab | 319 |
| 12.7.2.3 | Trastuzumab | 320 |
| 12.8 | Conclusions | 321 |
| 12.9 | References | 321 |
| | Part IV: Examples for the Integration of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Concepts Into the Biotech Drug Development Plan | |
| 13 | Preclinical and Clinical Drug Development of Tasidotin, a Depsi-Pentapeptide Oncolytic Agent Peter L. Bonate, Larry Arthaud, and Katherine Stephenson | 331 |
| 13.1 | Introduction | 331 |
| 13.2 | The Dolastatins | 331 |
| 13.3 | Discovery and Preclinical Pharmacokinetics of Tasidotin | 333 |
| 13.4 | Preclinical Pharmacology of Tasidotin and ILX651-C-Carboxylate | 334 |
| 13.5 | Toxicology of Tasidotin | 334 |
| 13.6 | Clinical Pharmacology and Studies of Tasidotin in Patients with Solid Tumors | 335 |
| 13.7 | Clinical Pharmacology of ILX651-C-Carboxylate | 341 |
| 13.8 | Exposure–Response Relationships | 342 |
| 13.9 | Discussion | 343 |
| 13.10 | Summary | 349 |
| 13.11 | References | 349 |
| 14 | Clinical Drug Development of Cetuximab, a Monoclonal Antibody Arno Nolting, Floyd E. Fox, and Andreas Kovar | 353 |
| 14.1 | Introduction | 353 |
| 14.2 | Specific Considerations in Oncologic Drug Development | 354 |
| 14.3 | Introduction to the Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Cetuximab | 356 |
| 14.4 | Early Attempts to Characterize the PK of Cetuximab | 356 |
| 14.5 | PK of Cetuximab Following Pooling of Data Across All Studies | 357 |
| 14.5.1 | Comparison of Single-Dose PK Parameters at Various Dose Levels | 357 |
| 14.5.1.1 | Maximum Serum Concentration | 357 |
| 14.5.1.2 | Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve | 359 |
| 14.5.1.3 | Clearance | 360 |
| 14.5.1.4 | Elimination Half-Life | 361 |
| 14.5.1.5 | Volume of Distribution | 361 |
| 14.5.2 | Drug Metabolism and in-vitro Drug–Drug Interaction Studies | 362 |
| 14.5.3 | Comparison of Single- and Multiple-Dose PK at the Approved Dosing Regimen | 362 |
| 14.6 | Characterization of Cetuximab PK by a Population PK Approach | 364 |
| 14.7 | Drug–Drug Interaction Studies | 366 |
| 14.8 | Conclusions | 369 |
| 14.9 | References | 370 |
| 15 | Integration of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Into the Drug Development of Pegfilgrastim, a Pegylated Protein Bing-Bing Yang | 373 |
| 15.1 | Introduction | 373 |
| 15.2 | Overview of Filgrastim Pharmacokinetics | 374 |
| 15.3 | The Making of Pegfilgrastim | 375 |
| 15.4 | Preclinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Pegfilgrastim | 376 |
| 15.5 | Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling | 379 |
| 15.6 | Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Pegfilgrastim | 381 |
| 15.7 | Basis for the Fixed-Dose Rationale | 385 |
| 15.8 | Clinical Evaluation of the Fixed Dose | 389 |
| 15.9 | Summary | 391 |
| 15.10 | References | 391 |
| | Subject Index | 395 |
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