Trace amounts of metals are inevitably present in biotherapeutic products. They can arise from various sources. The impact of common formulation factors such as protein concentration, antioxidant, metal chelator concentration and type, surfactant, pH, and contact time with stainless steel on metal leachables was investigated by a design of experiments approach. Three major metal leachables, iron, chromium, and nickel were monitored by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. It was observed that among all the tested factors, contact time, metal chelator concentration, and protein concentration were statistically significant factors with higher temperature resulting in higher levels of leached metals. Within a pH range of 5.5-6.5, solution pH played a minor role for chromium leaching at 25°C. No statistically significant difference was observed due to type of chelator, presence of antioxidant, or surfactant. In order to optimize a biotherapeutic formulation to achieve a target drug product shelf life with acceptable quality, each formulation component must be evaluated for its impact.
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