LIQUID FACTOR VII COMPOSITION
Storage-stable aqueous pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Factor VII or Factor Vila polypeptide, a buffering agent, and zinc ions (Zn 2+ ) as a stabilizer.
1 . A liquid, aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide or a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide variant, a buffering agent, and zinc (Zn 2+ ).
2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide is recombinant human Factor VII or human Factor VIIa and wherein the Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide variant comprises an amino acid sequence that differs in no more than 15 amino acid residues from the amino acid sequence of human Factor VIIa.
3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the zinc is in the form of a zinc salt selected form the group consisting of zinc acetate, zinc bromide, zinc chloride, zinc iodide, zinc fluoride and zinc sulfate.
4 . The composition of claim 1 , comprising zinc in a concentration of 1 μM-1 mM.
5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio between zinc and the polypeptide or polypeptide variant is in the range of 0.1-1000.
6 . The composition of claim 1 , having a pH in the range of from about 2.5 to about 9.0.
7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the buffering agent comprises at least one acid or salt of a component selected from the group consisting of citrate, succinate, tartrate, fumarate, gluconate, oxalate, lactate, acetate, phosphate, maleate histidine, glycine, glycylglycine, lysine, arginine, MES, PIPES, ACES, BES, TES, HEPES, TRIS or imidazole.
8 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the buffering agent is present in a concentration of 1-100 mM.
9 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the concentration of the polypeptide or polypeptide variant is in the range of 0.1-5 mg/ml.
10 . The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one component selected from a non-ionic surfactant, a tonicity modifying agent, an antioxidant, a preservative, calcium ions and magnesium ions.
11 . A method for producing a storage-stable liquid, aqueous composition comprising a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide or a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide variant, the method comprising mixing the Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide or the Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide variant with a buffering agent, zinc (Zn 2+ ), and water.
12 . A method of treating or preventing a condition treatable by administration of a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide or a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide variant, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition according to claim 1 .
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14 . A lyophilized pharmaceutical composition comprising a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide or a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide variant, a buffering agent, and zinc (Zn 2+ ).
15 . A method for producing a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition comprising a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide or a Factor VII or Factor VIIa polypeptide variant, a buffering agent, and zinc (Zn 2+ ), comprising freeze-drying a composition according to claim 1 .