An Intercompany Perspective on Biopharmaceutical Drug Product Robustness Studies

Autor: Peter M. Ihnat, Katherine Taylor, Chakravarthy Nachu Narasimhan, Dingjiang Liu, Valentyn Antochshuk, Jason E. Fernandez, Kapil Gupta, Daniel Dix, Eric Routhier, Elaine S.E. Stokes, Truong Nobel T, Sorina Morar-Mitrica, Fleming Michael, James K. Kranz, Diluzio Willow, Christine Wurth, George Crotts, Bing He, Monica L. Adams, Tanvir Tabish
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 107(2)
ISSN: 1520-6017
Popis: The Biophorum Development Group (BPDG) is an industry-wide consortium enabling networking and sharing of best practices for the development of biopharmaceuticals. To gain a better understanding of current industry approaches for establishing biopharmaceutical drug product (DP) robustness, the BPDG-Formulation Point Share group conducted an intercompany collaboration exercise, which included a bench-marking survey and extensive group discussions around the scope, design, and execution of robustness studies. The results of this industry collaboration revealed several key common themes: (1) overall DP robustness is defined by both the formulation and the manufacturing process robustness; (2) robustness integrates the principles of quality by design (QbD); (3) DP robustness is an important factor in setting critical quality attribute control strategies and commercial specifications; (4) most companies employ robustness studies, along with prior knowledge, risk assessments, and statistics, to develop the DP design space; (5) studies are tailored to commercial development needs and the practices of each company. Three case studies further illustrate how a robustness study design for a biopharmaceutical DP balances experimental complexity, statistical power, scientific understanding, and risk assessment to provide the desired product and process knowledge. The BPDG-Formulation Point Share discusses identified industry challenges with regard to biopharmaceutical DP robustness and presents some recommendations for best practices.
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