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Developability considerations for bispecific and multispecific antibodies.

Alaa Amash, Gesa Volkers, Patrick Farber, Daniel Griffin, K Shawn Davison, Allison Goodman, Raffi Tonikian, Aaron Yamniuk, Bryan Barnhart, Tim Jacobs

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Review in mAbs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Alaa AmashAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Gesa VolkersAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Patrick FarberAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Daniel GriffinVLE Therapeutics, Co, Dublin, Ireland.
K Shawn DavisonAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Allison GoodmanAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Raffi TonikianAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Aaron YamniukAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Bryan BarnhartCure.Bio, Boston, MA, USA.
Tim JacobsAbCellera Biologics Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bispecific antibodies (bsAb) and multispecific antibodies (msAb) encompass a diverse variety of formats that can concurrently bind multiple epitopes, unlocking mechanisms to address previously difficult-to-treat or incurable diseases. Early assessment of candidate developability enables demotion of antibodies with low potential and promotion of the most promising candidates for further development. Protein-based therapies have a stringent set of developability requirements in order to be competitive (e.g. high-concentration formulation, and long half-life) and their assessment requires a robust toolkit of methods, few of which are validated for interrogating bsAbs/msAbs. Important considerations when assessing the developability of bsAbs/msAbs include their molecular format, likelihood for immunogenicity, specificity, stability, and potential for high-volume production. Here, we summarize the critical aspects of developability assessment, and provide guidance on how to develop a comprehensive plan tailored to a given bsAb/msAb.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificAnimalsHumansAntibodies, BispecificAntibodybispecificdevelopabilityformatimmunogenicitymanufacturabilitymultispecificspecificitystability

Identifiers

PMID39189686
PMCPMC11352713

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