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Extensive Preclinical Evaluation of an Infliximab Biosimilar Candidate

Extensive Preclinical Evaluation of an Infliximab Biosimilar Candidate

M A Velasco-Velázquez, N Salinas-Jazmín, E Hisaki-Itaya, L Cobos-Puc, W Xolalpa, G González, A Tenorio-Calvo, N Piña-Lara, L C Juárez-Bayardo, L F Flores-Ortiz, E Medina-Rivero, N O Pérez, S M Pérez-Tapia

Eur J Pharm Sci. 2017 May 1;102:35-45.

PMID: 28188909

Abstract:

Infliximab is therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb) against TNF-α employed in the treatment of immunoinflammatory diseases. The development of biosimilar mAbs is a global strategy to increase drug accessibility and reduce therapy-associated costs. Herein we compared key physicochemical characteristics and biological activities produced by infliximab and infliximab-Probiomed in order to identify functionally relevant differences between the mAbs. Binding of infliximab-Probiomed to TNF-α was specific and had kinetics comparable to that of the reference product. Both mAbs had highly similar neutralizing efficacy in HUVEC cell cultures stimulated with TNF-α. In vitro induction of CDC and ADCC were also similar between the evaluated products. In vivo comparability was assessed using a transgenic mouse model of arthritis that expresses human TNF-α in a 13-week multiple-administration study. Infliximab and infliximab-Probiomed showed comparable efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetic profiles. Our results indicate that infliximab-Probiomed has highly similar activities to infliximab in preclinical models, warranting a clinical evaluation of its biosimilarity.

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