Development and validation of a targeted affinity-enrichment and LC-MS/MS proteomics approach for the therapeutic monitoring of adalimumab

Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry
Yifei YangKiang-Teck J Yeo

Abstract

The anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), such as adalimumab, are widely used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and other auto-immune diseases. The administration of adalimumab can elicit the immune responses from some patients, resulting in the formation of anti-drug antibodies (ADAbs). The ADAbs can diminish the therapeutic effects of adalimumab by neutralizing the TNFα binding site or increasing its clearance from circulation. To effectively monitor the therapeutic concentrations of adalimumab, we developed and validated a targeted quantitative proteomic assay to determine the circulating concentrations of adalimumab. Since drug effects can be attenuated by ADAbs, the method adopted an affinity-enrichment step to selectively quantify the bioavailable forms of adalimumab in patient serum samples. The performance of the LC-MS/MS based assay provides the analytical measuring range and precisions applicable for the therapeutic monitoring of adalimumab. It also provides comparable results to a cell-based activity assay when evaluating patient samples with different concentrations of adalimumab. Our assay can quantify both sub-therapeutic and therapeu...Continue Reading

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