A continuous, in-line chromatographic process for the separation of immunoglobulins M, A and G from small volumes of human sera is described. The process involves the sequential and uninterrupted application of molecular sieve, ion-exchange, immunoadsorbent-affinity and de-saltin-concentrating chromatographic methodologies. From 1-3 ml of starting serum it yields 45-55%, by weight, of the three classes of immunoglobulins in 36 h. Each immunoglobulin fraction is free of contamination by immunoglobulins of the other two classes and retains full biological activity as measured by a sensitive immune lysis assay.
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Cell Div
January 2025
Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
This study demonstrates the analytical and clinical validity of the approved (United States and Japan) plasma-based Guardant360 companion diagnostic (CDx) test for selecting patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2 [ERBB2])-mutated (HER2m) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) treatment. Concordance between the Guardant360 CDx test and the plasma-based AVENIO ctDNA Expanded Kit Assay (AVENIO), as well as the tissue-based clinical trial assays (CTAs) was investigated. Clinical utility was assessed by comparing T-DXd clinical efficacy results of patients in DESTINY-Lung01/02 who tested positive for HER2 mutations using the Guardant360 CDx test to benchmark efficacy results from DESTINY-Lung01/02.
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University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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