Scientific and Regulatory Policy Committee Points to Consider: Histopathologic Evaluation in Safety Assessment Studies for PEGylated Pharmaceutical Products.
Toxicol Pathol
; 46(6): 616-635, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
Colorless, intracytoplasmic vacuoles occur in multiple tissues in animals following repeated administration of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-conjugated molecules. The extent of vacuolation depends on physical characteristics and molecular backbone of the PEG and the dose, product, drug target/pharmacology, and duration of exposure. The collective experience gathered from multiple nonclinical toxicology studies of PEGylated biopharmaceuticals indicates that in general, PEG-related vacuolation is not associated with demonstrable cell and tissue damage or dysfunction and is reversible with sufficient duration of drug-free periods. Existing data are insufficient to predict whether nonclinical animal species differ in their sensitivity to develop PEG-associated vacuoles; however, recent data suggest that there may be species differences. Recent comprehensive reviews have addressed the basic challenges in developing PEGylated pharmaceutical products, including general reference to and description of PEG-associated tissue findings. These manuscripts have identified gaps in our current understanding of PEG-associated vacuolation, including the lack of a widely accepted standardized histological terminology and criteria to record and grade the severity of vacuolation as well as insufficient knowledge regarding the nature of the contents of these vacuoles. The goal of this article is to help address some of the gaps identified above by providing points to consider, including a pictorial review of PEG-associated microscopic findings, when evaluating and reporting the extent, severity, and significance (adversity or lack of adversity) of PEG-associated cytoplasmic vacuolation in safety assessment studies. [Box see text].
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Assunto principal:
Formulação de Políticas
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Polietilenoglicóis
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Vacúolos
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Preparações Farmacêuticas
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Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor
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Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos
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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article