[HTML][HTML] Fusion proteins for half-life extension of biologics as a strategy to make biobetters

WR Strohl - BioDrugs, 2015 - Springer
WR Strohl
BioDrugs, 2015Springer
The purpose of making a “biobetter” biologic is to improve on the salient characteristics of a
known biologic for which there is, minimally, clinical proof of concept or, maximally,
marketed product data. There already are several examples in which second-generation or
biobetter biologics have been generated by improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an
innovative drug, including Neulasta®[a PEGylated, longer-half-life version of
Neupogen®(filgrastim)] and Aranesp®[a longer-half-life version of Epogen®(epoetin-α)] …
Abstract
The purpose of making a “biobetter” biologic is to improve on the salient characteristics of a known biologic for which there is, minimally, clinical proof of concept or, maximally, marketed product data. There already are several examples in which second-generation or biobetter biologics have been generated by improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an innovative drug, including Neulasta® [a PEGylated, longer-half-life version of Neupogen® (filgrastim)] and Aranesp® [a longer-half-life version of Epogen® (epoetin-α)]. This review describes the use of protein fusion technologies such as Fc fusion proteins, fusion to human serum albumin, fusion to carboxy-terminal peptide, and other polypeptide fusion approaches to make biobetter drugs with more desirable pharmacokinetic profiles.
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