Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Considerations in the Design of Therapeutic Antibodies

Clin Transl Sci. 2019 Mar;12(2):130-139. doi: 10.1111/cts.12597. Epub 2018 Dec 27.

Abstract

The design and development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) through optimizing their pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) properties is crucial to improve efficacy while minimizing adverse events. Many of these properties are interdependent, which highlights the inherent challenges in therapeutic antibody design, where improving one antibody property can sometimes lead to changes in others. Here, we discuss optimization approaches for PK/PD properties of therapeutic mAbs.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / chemistry
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / genetics
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Drug Design*
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Humans
  • Models, Animal
  • Models, Biological*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Engineering*
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal