1. Belimumab concentration measurements using a homologous anti-idiotype immunoassay
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Loeff, Floris C., Parodis, Ioannis, Walhelm, Tomas, Jönsen, Andreas, Nikolopoulos, Dionysis, Sjöwall, Christopher, Bengtsson, Anders A., Kos, Dorien, van Leeuwen, Astrid, van den Broek, Bryan, Dijk, Lisanne, Jeremiasse, Jorn, Blomjous, Birgit S., Voskuyl, Alexandre E., Wolbink, Gerrit Jan, Bultink, Irene E. M., Rispens, Theo, Loeff, Floris C., Parodis, Ioannis, Walhelm, Tomas, Jönsen, Andreas, Nikolopoulos, Dionysis, Sjöwall, Christopher, Bengtsson, Anders A., Kos, Dorien, van Leeuwen, Astrid, van den Broek, Bryan, Dijk, Lisanne, Jeremiasse, Jorn, Blomjous, Birgit S., Voskuyl, Alexandre E., Wolbink, Gerrit Jan, Bultink, Irene E. M., and Rispens, Theo
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Monitoring belimumab concentrations in patients can be a valuable tool for assessing treatment response and for personalizing drug doses. Various assay formats may be used to measure concentrations of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. A particularly useful format involves the use of anti-idiotype monoclonal antibodies, selected to be highly specific to the antibody of interest. Here, we describe the development of a specific, high-affinity anti-idiotype antibody to belimumab, and the application of this antibody in a homologous sandwich ELISA to measure belimumab concentrations., IP is supported by grants from the Swedish Rheumatism Association (R-969696), King Gustaf V's 80-year Foundation (FAI-2020-0741), Swedish Society of Medicine (SLS-974449), Nyckelfonden (OLL-974804), Professor Nanna Svartz Foundation (2021-00436), Ulla and Roland Gustafsson Foundation (2021-26), Region Stockholm (FoUI-955483), and Karolinska Institutet.
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- 2024
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