BioPharmaSpec provides a complete solution for Bevacizumab/ Avastin comparability, biosimilarity and characterization studies.
Bevacizumab (trade name Avastin) is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A). VEGF-A is a crucial component in the stimulation of angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels) in diseases including cancer. Bevacizumab is therefore an anti-cancer drug, acting as an angiogenesis inhibitor to slow the growth of new blood vessels.
Biosimilar Characterization Considerations
The guidelines state that Bevacizumab/ Avastin comparability, biosimilarity and characterization should include determination of physicochemical and structural properties, purity, impurities and quantity in line with ICH Topic Q6B:
Physicochemical Characterization
Functional Testing by Custom Biologics
- Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity (ADCC) Reporter Bioassay
- Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity (CDC) Assay
- VEGF Reporter Bioassay
- Binding Assays – ELISA, MSD, BLI
- VEGF
- Fc gamma Receptor Assays
- FcRn Assays
- C1q
- Neutralization Assay
- Proliferation Assays
Product Specific Technical Considerations
Particular attention should be paid to the Post Translational Modifications (PTMs) including:
- Levels of Pyroglutamination
- Disulfide bridges
- Heavy chain C-terminal Lysine
- Glycosylation (in particular, levels of galactosylation and fucosylation)
- Deamidation
- Oxidation
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