1
|
Gorovits B, Hays A, Jani D, Jones C, King C, Lundequist A, Mora J, Partridge M, Pathania D, Ramaswamy SS, Rutwij D, Shen H, Starling G. AAPS Perspective on the EURL Recommendation on the use of Non-Animal-Derived Antibodies. AAPS J 2021; 23:34. [PMID: 33649990 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-021-00567-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
In May 2020, the EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) published a recommendation report entitled "Recommendation on nonanimal-derived antibodies". In this report, the EURL ECVAM specifically states: "Therefore, taking into consideration the ESAC Opinion on the scientific validity of replacements for animal-derived antibodies, EURL ECVAM recommends that animals should no longer be used for the development and production of antibodies for research, regulatory, diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The provisions of Directive 2010/63/EU should be respected, and EU countries should no longer authorise the development and production of antibodies through animal immunisation, where robust, legitimate scientific justification is lacking." (1). Here, we are providing the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) opinion on the EURL ECVAM recommendation report. In brief, there has been a clear and strong progress in reduction of animal use in the drug discovery and development process, including significant reduction of animal use in production of antibody reagents. Yet, it is proposed that more data need to be generated, shared and discussed within the scientific community before a decision to implement the change to non-animal derived antibodies is made.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- B Gorovits
- Sana Biotechnology, 300 Tech Square, Suite 700, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
| | - A Hays
- PRA Health Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
| | - D Jani
- Agenus Inc, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
| | - C Jones
- Mercodia AB, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - C King
- Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
| | | | - J Mora
- Bristol Myers Squibb, New York, NY, USA
| | - M Partridge
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
| | | | | | - D Rutwij
- Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, USA
| | - H Shen
- Teva Pharmaceuticals, Petah Tikva, Israel
| | | |
Collapse
|