ALYGLO (immune globulin intravenous, human-stwk) is a ready-to-use, sterile, liquid preparation of highly purified and concentrated human immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies. The product is a clear or slightly opalescent liquid, which is colorless or pale yellow. The distribution of the IgG subclasses is similar to that of normal human plasma. The active ingredient is human immunoglobulin G purified from human Source Plasma and processed using a modified Cohn-Oncley fractionation process, as well as anion and cation exchange chromatography.
ALYGLO contains 100 mg/mL protein, of which not less than ≥ 96% is human IgG obtained from human Source Plasma. It is formulated with glycine targeted at 18.8 mg/mL (15.0 – 22.6 mg/mL) as a stabilizer and water for injection as a solvent with pH in the range of 4.5 – 5.5. ALYGLO contains ≤ 100 mcg/mL of IgA.
All plasma units used in the manufacture of ALYGLO have been tested and approved for manufacture using FDA-licensed serological assays for human hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies to human hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (anti-HIV-1/2) as well as FDA-licensed Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) for HIV-1, HAV, HBV, and HCV and found to be non-reactive (negative). In addition, the plasma has been tested for human parvovirus B19 by NAT. Only plasma that passed virus screening is used for production, and the limit for human parvovirus B19 in the manufacturing plasma pool is set not to exceed 10,000 IU/mL.
The manufacturing process for ALYGLO includes three steps to reduce the risk of virus transmission. The steps are “Fractionation I+III, solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment, and Nanofiltration.”
The steps of Fractionation I+III and Nanofiltration (20 nm) remove both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, and the S/D treatment step inactivates enveloped viruses. The results of virus validation studies for ALYGLO are shown in Table 3, expressed as log10 reduction factor (LRF).
Table 3 Summary of Virus Validation Study Results for ALYGLO| Manufacturing Step | LRF for HIV-11 | LRF for PRV1 | LRF for BVDV1 | LRF for EMCV2 | LRF for PPV2 |
| Fractionation I+III | 4.27 | 3.53 | 3.00 | 2.95 | 4.28 |
| S/D treatment | ≥ 5.51 | ≥ 4.43 | ≥ 4.63 | NT | NT |
| Nanofiltration | ≥ 4.77 | ≥ 4.45 | ≥ 5.67 | ≥ 5.20 | 3.65 |
| Total LRF | ≥ 14.55 | ≥ 12.41 | ≥ 13.30 | ≥ 8.15 | 7.93 |
NT: Not Tested
1 Enveloped viruses
2 Non-enveloped viruses
HIV-1: Human Immunodeficiency virus type 1, a model for HIV-1 and HIV-2, PRV: Pseudorabies virus, a model for large enveloped DNA viruses (e.g., herpes virus); BVDV: Bovine viral diarrhea virus a model for e.g., Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and West Nile virus (WNV); EMCV: Encephalomyocarditis virus, a model for Hepatitis A virus (HAV); PPV: Porcine parvovirus, a model for Human Parvovirus B19