Affiliation:
1. Gene Therapy Process Development Pfizer Inc. Morrisville North Carolina USA
2. Gene Therapy Process Development Pfizer Inc. Chesterfield Missouri USA
Abstract
AbstractRecombinant adeno‐associated virus, serotype 9 (rAAV9) has shown promise as a gene therapy vector for muscle and central nervous diseases. High‐dose requirements of these therapies present critical safety considerations and biomanufacturing challenges. Notably, the reduction of empty capsids (ECs), which lack therapeutic transgene, from rAAV9 products is critical to maximize efficacy. Removal of rAAV ECs from full capsids is a major downstream challenge because of their highly similar biophysical characteristics. Ultracentrifugation (UC) reduces ECs but is laborious and difficult to scale. In this paper, to replace a poorly scalable UC process, we developed an anion exchange (AEX) chromatography for rAAV9 EC reduction from full capsids. AEX load preparation by dilution incurred major product loss. The addition of histidine and surfactants to dilution buffers increased yield and reduced aggregation. Elution salts were screened and sodium acetate was found to maximize yield and EC reduction. The most promising load dilution buffer and elution salt were used in combination to form an optimized AEX method. The process reduced ECs three‐fold, demonstrated robustness to a broad range of EC load challenges, and was scaled for large‐scale manufacture. Compared to UC, the AEX method simplified scale‐up, reduced ECs to comparable levels (20%), afforded similar purity and product quality, and increased yield by 14%.
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