The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeutics

Specificity profiling is a requirement for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and antibody-directed biotherapeutics such as CAR-T cells prior to initiating human trials. However, traditional approaches to assess the specificity of mAbs, primarily tissue cross-reactivity studies, have been unreliable, lead...

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Main Authors: Diana M. Norden, Carmen T. Navia, Jonathan T. Sullivan, Benjamin J. Doranz
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2393785
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Carmen T. Navia
Jonathan T. Sullivan
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description Specificity profiling is a requirement for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and antibody-directed biotherapeutics such as CAR-T cells prior to initiating human trials. However, traditional approaches to assess the specificity of mAbs, primarily tissue cross-reactivity studies, have been unreliable, leading to off-target binding going undetected. Here, we review the emergence of cell-based protein arrays as an alternative and improved assessment of mAb specificity. Cell-based protein arrays assess binding across the full human membrane proteome, ~6,000 membrane proteins each individually expressed in their native structural configuration within live or unfixed cells. Our own profiling indicates a surprisingly high off-target rate across the industry, with 33% of lead candidates displaying off-target binding. Moreover, about 20% of therapeutic mAbs in clinical development and currently on the market display off-target binding. Case studies and off-target rates at different phases of biotherapeutic drug approval suggest that off-target binding is likely a major cause of adverse events and drug attrition.
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spelling doaj-art-e71bd051d23e4748a5db97586af61d162025-01-31T04:19:38ZengTaylor & Francis GroupmAbs1942-08621942-08702024-12-0116110.1080/19420862.2024.2393785The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeuticsDiana M. Norden0Carmen T. Navia1Jonathan T. Sullivan2Benjamin J. Doranz3Integral Molecular, Philadelphia, PA, USAIntegral Molecular, Philadelphia, PA, USAIntegral Molecular, Philadelphia, PA, USAIntegral Molecular, Philadelphia, PA, USASpecificity profiling is a requirement for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and antibody-directed biotherapeutics such as CAR-T cells prior to initiating human trials. However, traditional approaches to assess the specificity of mAbs, primarily tissue cross-reactivity studies, have been unreliable, leading to off-target binding going undetected. Here, we review the emergence of cell-based protein arrays as an alternative and improved assessment of mAb specificity. Cell-based protein arrays assess binding across the full human membrane proteome, ~6,000 membrane proteins each individually expressed in their native structural configuration within live or unfixed cells. Our own profiling indicates a surprisingly high off-target rate across the industry, with 33% of lead candidates displaying off-target binding. Moreover, about 20% of therapeutic mAbs in clinical development and currently on the market display off-target binding. Case studies and off-target rates at different phases of biotherapeutic drug approval suggest that off-target binding is likely a major cause of adverse events and drug attrition.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2393785Antibodycell-based protein arraycross-reactivitymembrane proteome arrayoff-target bindingpolyspecificity
spellingShingle Diana M. Norden
Carmen T. Navia
Jonathan T. Sullivan
Benjamin J. Doranz
The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeutics
mAbs
Antibody
cell-based protein array
cross-reactivity
membrane proteome array
off-target binding
polyspecificity
title The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeutics
title_full The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeutics
title_fullStr The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeutics
title_full_unstemmed The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeutics
title_short The emergence of cell-based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off-target binding of antibody therapeutics
title_sort emergence of cell based protein arrays to test for polyspecific off target binding of antibody therapeutics
topic Antibody
cell-based protein array
cross-reactivity
membrane proteome array
off-target binding
polyspecificity
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19420862.2024.2393785
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