Cell and gene therapies have the potential to provide longterm therapeutic efficacy, but their development is both risky and cost-intensive. Obtaining a better understanding of the specific structural attributes of vector proteins that influence clinical delivery and outcomes is essential for advancing both individual candidates and the platforms on which they are based.
Strategic application of advanced analytical techniques can help improve selection of candidates and guide development decisions, leading to a greater number of safer, more efficacious cell and gene therapies successfully completing development and entering the market. High-resolution LC-MS based characterization, quantification and in vivo expression profiling approaches are increasingly being applied to enable improved program understanding, controls and clinical outcomes assessment.
Quantitative analysis of gene expression products in vivo can be for the evaluation and optimization of the cell and gene therapy platforms. In many cases, there is a substantial background of highly similar protein already present in the tissue. MS based analysis provides an accurate and sensitive method for quantifying and differentiating therapeutic expression from the background that can be used to track the persistence of therapeutic protein overtime.
This includes profiling the expressed protein and identifying CQAs, which can guide selection and optimization of candidates and improve dosing decisions.
Each analytic service program is customized to suit our individual client’s particular molecules and the phase-appropriate regulatory demands while keeping with excellent science and the best practices of the industry. We successfully build integrated strategies through collaboration with our clients to ensure a productive and positive experience. Some of our key established areas of work include:
Viral Vector Characterization (AAV, LVV, others) • Lot Comparability • Process Development Changes • HCP/Impurities ID and Profiling • In Vivo Gene Expression Product Quantitation and Characterization • Confirmation of Gene Editing and Evaluation of Therapeutic Expression Levels
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