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Purpose. To find out if the physical instability of a lyophilized dosage form is related to molecular mobility below the glass transition temperature. Further, to explore if the stability data generated at temperatures below the glass transition temperature can be used to predict the stability of a lyophilized solid under recommended storage conditions.
Methods. The temperature dependence of relaxation time constant, τ, was obtained for sucrose and trehalose formulations of the monoclonal antibody (5 mg protein/vial) from enthalpy relaxation studies using differential scanning calorimetry. The non-exponentiality parameter, β, in the relaxation behavior was also obtained using dielectric relaxation spectroscopy.
Results. For both sucrose and trehalose formulations, the variation in τ with temperature could be fitted Vogel-Tammann-Fulcher (VTF) equation. The two formulations exhibited difference sensitivities to temperature. Sucrose formulation was more fragile and exhibited a stronger non-Arrhenius behavior compared to trehalose formulation below glass transition. Both formulations exhibited <2% aggregation at tτ values <10, where t is the time of storage.
Conclusions. Since the relaxation times for sucrose and trehalose formulations at 5°C are on the order of 108 and 106 hrs, it is likely that both formulations would undergo very little (<2%) aggregation in a practical time scale under refrigerated conditions.
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Duddu, S.P., Zhang, G. & Dal Monte, P.R. The Relationship Between Protein Aggregation and Molecular Mobility Below the Glass Transition Temperature of Lyophilized Formulations Containing a Monoclonal Antibody. Pharm Res 14, 596–600 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012196826905
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