PMID- 32105759 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210617 LR - 20210617 IS - 1873-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0168-3659 (Linking) VI - 321 DP - 2020 May 10 TI - Accelerating the development of novel technologies and tools for the subcutaneous delivery of biotherapeutics. PG - 475-482 LID - S0168-3659(20)30126-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.02.036 [doi] AB - Subcutaneous (SC) delivery of biotherapeutics is well established as a route of administration across many therapeutic areas and has been shown to be effective and well-tolerated. It can offer several advantages over intravenous administration. This notwithstanding, there remain critical development issues and knowledge gaps in SC drug delivery. To articulate and address these issues, the SC Drug Delivery and Development Consortium was convened in 2018 as a pre-competitive collaboration of industry experts in drug delivery, device development, and commercialization. In this review, we outline the Consortium's vision and mission in advancing the development of patient-centered biotherapeutics and establishing a collaborative organization that facilitates open sharing of information and gives voice to diverse viewpoints from SC experts across industries and disciplines. Additionally, we describe the current landscape and challenges associated with SC administration of therapeutic proteins (specifically monoclonal antibodies) and offer insights into potential solutions to these challenges within the context of 8 problem statements developed by the Consortium to highlight key gaps, unmet needs, and actionable issues. Current and future opportunities to accelerate progress in the field through technological advances and the development of drug delivery tools are also discussed. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Collins, David S AU - Collins DS AD - Eli Lilly Innovation Center, 450 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Electronic address: collins_david_s@lilly.com. FAU - Sanchez-Felix, Manuel AU - Sanchez-Felix M AD - Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 700 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. FAU - Badkar, Advait V AU - Badkar AV AD - Pharmaceutical R&D, Biotherapeutics Pharm Sci, Pfizer Inc, 1 Burtt Road, Andover, MA 01810, USA. FAU - Mrsny, Randall AU - Mrsny R AD - Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20200224 PL - Netherlands TA - J Control Release JT - Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society JID - 8607908 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) SB - IM MH - Administration, Intravenous MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal MH - *Drug Delivery Systems MH - Humans MH - Injections, Subcutaneous MH - *Subcutaneous Tissue OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bioavailability OT - Biotherapeutics OT - High dose/volume OT - Patient-centered drug development OT - Preclinical modeling OT - Subcutaneous drug delivery EDAT- 2020/02/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/28 06:00 PHST- 2020/01/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/02/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/28 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-3659(20)30126-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.02.036 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Control Release. 2020 May 10;321:475-482. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.02.036. Epub 2020 Feb 24.