PMID- 28506515 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190201 LR - 20190201 IS - 1873-2518 (Electronic) IS - 0264-410X (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 22 DP - 2018 May 24 TI - Combined semi-empirical screening and design of experiments (DOE) approach to identify candidate formulations of a lyophilized live attenuated tetravalent viral vaccine candidate. PG - 3169-3179 LID - S0264-410X(17)30602-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.086 [doi] AB - A combination experimental approach, utilizing semi-empirical excipient screening followed by statistical modeling using design of experiments (DOE), was undertaken to identify stabilizing candidate formulations for a lyophilized live attenuated Flavivirus vaccine candidate. Various potential pharmaceutical compounds used in either marketed or investigative live attenuated viral vaccine formulations were first identified. The ability of additives from different categories of excipients, either alone or in combination, were then evaluated for their ability to stabilize virus against freeze-thaw, freeze-drying, and accelerated storage (25 degrees C) stresses by measuring infectious virus titer. An exploratory data analysis and predictive DOE modeling approach was subsequently undertaken to gain a better understanding of the interplay between the key excipients and stability of virus as well as to determine which combinations were interacting to improve virus stability. The lead excipient combinations were identified and tested for stabilizing effects using a tetravalent mixture of viruses in accelerated and real time (2-8 degrees C) stability studies. This work demonstrates the utility of combining semi-empirical excipient screening and DOE experimental design strategies in the formulation development of lyophilized live attenuated viral vaccine candidates. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Patel, Ashaben AU - Patel A AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States. FAU - Erb, Steven M AU - Erb SM AD - Takeda Vaccines Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, United States. FAU - Strange, Linda AU - Strange L AD - Takeda Vaccines Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, United States. FAU - Shukla, Ravi S AU - Shukla RS AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States. FAU - Kumru, Ozan S AU - Kumru OS AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States. FAU - Smith, Lee AU - Smith L AD - GreyRigge Associates Limited, UK. FAU - Nelson, Paul AU - Nelson P AD - PRISM Training and Consultancy Limited, UK. FAU - Joshi, Sangeeta B AU - Joshi SB AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States. FAU - Livengood, Jill A AU - Livengood JA AD - Takeda Vaccines Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, United States. Electronic address: jill.livengood@takeda.com. FAU - Volkin, David B AU - Volkin DB AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, United States. Electronic address: volkin@ku.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170512 PL - Netherlands TA - Vaccine JT - Vaccine JID - 8406899 RN - 0 (Excipients) RN - 0 (Vaccines, Attenuated) RN - 0 (Viral Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Excipients/*chemistry MH - Flavivirus MH - Freeze Drying MH - Vaccines, Attenuated/*chemistry MH - Viral Vaccines/*chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dengue OT - Design of experiments OT - Excipients OT - Flavivirus OT - Formulation OT - Live attenuated vaccine OT - Lyophilization OT - Stability OT - Vaccine OT - Virus EDAT- 2017/05/17 06:00 MHDA- 2019/02/02 06:00 CRDT- 2017/05/17 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/04/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/02/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/17 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0264-410X(17)30602-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.086 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vaccine. 2018 May 24;36(22):3169-3179. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.086. Epub 2017 May 12.