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Recommendations to optimize detection of host antibodies presented

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 10th, 2004

Researchers provide recommendations for the design and optimization of immunoassays used in the detection of host antibodies against biotechnology products.

"Most biopharmaceutical therapeutics elicit some level of antibody response against the product. This antibody response can, in some cases, lead to potentially serious side effects and/or loss of efficacy. Therefore, the immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins is a concern for clinicians, manufacturers, and regulatory agencies. In order to assess immunogenicity of these molecules, appropriate detection, quantitation, and characterization of antibody responses are necessary," scientists in the United States...

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