Stibbs, Dale J;
Silva Couto, Pedro;
Takeuchi, Yasuhiro;
Rafiq, Qasim A;
Jackson, Nigel B;
Rayat, Andrea CME;
(2024)
Continuous manufacturing of lentiviral vectors using a stable producer cell line in a fixed-bed bioreactor.
Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development
, 32
(1)
, Article 101209. 10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101209.
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Abstract
Continuous manufacturing of lentiviral vectors (LVs) using stable producer cell lines could extend production periods, improve batch-to-batch reproducibility, and eliminate costly plasmid DNA and transfection reagents. A continuous process was established by expanding cells constitutively expressing third-generation LVs in the iCELLis Nano fixed-bed bioreactor. Fixed-bed bioreactors provide scalable expansion of adherent cells and enable a straightforward transition from traditional surface-based culture vessels. At 0.5 vessel volume per day (VVD), the short half-life of LVs resulted in a low total infectious titer at 1.36 × 104 TU cm−2. Higher perfusion rates increased titers, peaking at 7.87 × 104 TU cm−2 at 1.5 VVD. The supernatant at 0.5 VVD had a physical-to-infectious particle ratio of 659, whereas this was 166 ± 15 at 1, 1.5, and 2 VVD. Reducing the pH from 7.20 to 6.85 at 1.5 VVD improved the total infectious yield to 9.10 × 104 TU cm−2. Three independent runs at 1.5 VVD and a culture pH of 6.85 showed low batch-to-batch variability, with a coefficient of variation of 6.4% and 10.0% for total infectious and physical LV yield, respectively. This study demonstrated the manufacture of high-quality LV supernatant using a stable producer cell line that does not require induction.
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