Background: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a therapeutic protein used for ovulation induction in women with infertility. Dong-A Pharm. Co. has developed recombinant hCG (rhCG) [product code DA-3803] produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells and evaluated its biologic properties, such as biologic potency, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic profile, compared with a reference product, Ovidrel®.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the purification process of Dong-A rhCG (DA-3803) and its bioequivalence from a biosimilar perspective.

Methods: The efficiency of the purification process was estimated through scale-down clearance studies for viruses, endotoxins, host cell DNAs (HCDs) and host cell proteins (HCPs). To confirm bioequivalence, the in vivo/in vitro biologic potency, ovulation induction rate, and pharmacokinetic profile of DA-3803 were compared with those of Ovidrel®.

Results: In the clearance studies, the lowest log reduction value (LRV) for model viruses was 8.43. LRVs for endotoxins, HCDs, and HCPs were greater than 5.27, 16.36, and 3.37, respectively. DA-3803 showed equivalent potency with Ovidrel®, and similarity between DA-3803 and Ovidrel® was observed in an efficacy evaluation that measured ovulation induction. The bioequivalence was also confirmed in a rat pharmacokinetic study, which compared pharmacokinetic parameters such as maximum serum concentration, area under the concentration-time curve, time to reach maximum serum concentration, and half-life. In a comparison of different isoform groups of DA-3803, it was shown that the potency and pharmacokinetic profile depend on the sialic acid content.

Conclusion: The purification process of DA-3803 was effective in removing the major process impurities, and DA-3803 showed similar biologic properties to the reference drug, Ovidrel®.

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