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Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2007
Applicants:

Douglas Rehder, Seattle, WA (US);

Pavel Bondarenko, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Dirk Chelius, Geretsried, DE;

Arnold Mcauley, Moorpark, CA (US);

Masazumi Matsumura, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Inventors:

Douglas Rehder, Seattle, WA (US);

Pavel Bondarenko, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Dirk Chelius, Geretsried, DE;

Arnold McAuley, Moorpark, CA (US);

Masazumi Matsumura, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Assignee:

Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention provides a formulation including a buffer having a pH less than 6.0, a divalent cation between about 5-200 mM, an excipient comprising a sugar or polyol and an effective amount of a therapeutic polypeptide. Also provided is a method of stabilizing a polypeptide. The method includes contacting a therapeutic polypeptide with a concentration of divalent cation between about 5-150 150 mM in a buffer having a pH less than 6.0 and an excipient comprising a sugar or polyol.


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