Atezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatment

Abstract Atezolizumab, a biotherapeutic monoclonal antibody directed against PD-L1, has been shown to be efficacious in multiple oncology indications. In clinical trials, a subset of patients developed anti-atezolizumab antibodies, necessitating the development of a neutralizing antibody (NAb) assay...

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Main Authors: Rachel Melendez, Jane Ruppel, Cecilia Leddy, Jenny Yang, Ann Brady, Yenny Webb-Vargas, Jochen Brumm, Lynn Kamen, Yuan Song
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-02-01
Series:AAPS Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41120-024-00105-z
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Jenny Yang
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Yenny Webb-Vargas
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Lynn Kamen
Yuan Song
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description Abstract Atezolizumab, a biotherapeutic monoclonal antibody directed against PD-L1, has been shown to be efficacious in multiple oncology indications. In clinical trials, a subset of patients developed anti-atezolizumab antibodies, necessitating the development of a neutralizing antibody (NAb) assay. A bead-based sample pretreatment method was developed to reduce high levels of therapeutic in patient serum samples. Untreated sample variability is reduced by this sample pretreatment, based on this, a novel approach was taken for determining an appropriate assay decision threshold (cutpoint). The therapeutic was added to the samples to mimic typical patient samples. The resulting assay was successfully validated and applied to sample analysis from multiple clinical trials.
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spelling doaj-art-a581aea90a2e4093bce917cfe85ab2c12025-02-09T12:47:08ZengSpringerOpenAAPS Open2364-95342025-02-0111111110.1186/s41120-024-00105-zAtezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatmentRachel Melendez0Jane Ruppel1Cecilia Leddy2Jenny Yang3Ann Brady4Yenny Webb-Vargas5Jochen Brumm6Lynn Kamen7Yuan Song8Bioanalytical Sciences, Genentech, IncBioanalytical Sciences, Genentech, IncBioanalytical Sciences, Genentech, IncBioanalytical Sciences, Genentech, IncBioanalytical Sciences, Genentech, IncBioanalytical Sciences, Genentech, IncData Science Statistical, gRED OncologyBioagilytixBioanalytical Sciences, Genentech, IncAbstract Atezolizumab, a biotherapeutic monoclonal antibody directed against PD-L1, has been shown to be efficacious in multiple oncology indications. In clinical trials, a subset of patients developed anti-atezolizumab antibodies, necessitating the development of a neutralizing antibody (NAb) assay. A bead-based sample pretreatment method was developed to reduce high levels of therapeutic in patient serum samples. Untreated sample variability is reduced by this sample pretreatment, based on this, a novel approach was taken for determining an appropriate assay decision threshold (cutpoint). The therapeutic was added to the samples to mimic typical patient samples. The resulting assay was successfully validated and applied to sample analysis from multiple clinical trials.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41120-024-00105-z
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Atezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatment
AAPS Open
title Atezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatment
title_full Atezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatment
title_fullStr Atezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatment
title_full_unstemmed Atezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatment
title_short Atezolizumab neutralizing assay development: a novel way of evaluating assay cutpoint after sample pretreatment
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url https://doi.org/10.1186/s41120-024-00105-z
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