Host cell proteins in monoclonal antibody processing: Control, detection, and removal

AbstractHost cell proteins (HCPs) are process-related impurities in a therapeutic protein expressed using cell culture technology. This review presents biopharmaceutical industry trends in terms of both HCPs in the bioprocessing of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and the capabilities for HCP clearance by downstream unit operations. A comprehensive assessment of currently implemented and emerging technologies in the manufacturing processes with extensive references was performed. Meta-analyses of published downstream data were conducted to identify trends. Improved analytical methods and understanding of “high-risk” HCPs lead to more robust manufacturing processes and higher-quality therapeutics. The trend of higher cell density cultures leads to both higher mAb expression and higher HCP levels. However, HCP levels can be significantly reduced with improvements in operations, resulting in simila r concentrations of approx. 10 ppm HCPs. There are no differences in the performance of HCP clearance between recent enhanced downstream operations and traditional batch processing. This review includes best practices for developing improved processes.

Source: Biotechnology Progress - March 13, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Takao Ito, Herb Lutz, Lihan Tan, Bin Wang, Janice Tan, Masum Patel, Lance Chen, Yuki Tsunakawa, Byunghyun Park, Subhasis Banerjee Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research