Abstract:Some biologics can modulate cytokines that may lead to changes in expression of drug‐metabolizing enzymes and cause drug‐drug interactions (DDI).DDIpotential ofTV‐1106—an albumin‐fused growth hormone (GH)—was investigated. In this study, human blood was exposed to recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) orTV‐1106, followed by isolation of the plasma and its application to human hepatocytes. While the treatment of blood with rhGHincreased multiple cytokines, treatment of blood withTV‐1106 had no effect on any of the nine cytokines tested. The interleukin (IL)‐6 concentration was higher in the rhGHthen in theTV‐1106‐treated plasma (P < .05). While rhGHhad little or no effect onCYP1A2 orCYP2C19mRNAbut increasedCYP3A4mRNAtwofold,TV‐1106 had little or no effect on cytochrome P450 (CYP)mRNAs in hepatocytes. Although the plasma from rhGH‐treated blood loweredCYP1A2 activity, theTV‐1106 plasma had no effect onCYPactivities. TheCYP1A2 activity was lower in the rhGH‐ then in theTV‐1106‐plasma treated hepatocytes (P < .05). The results indicated that fusingGHwith albumin madeTV‐1106 an unlikely participant ofCYP1A2,CYP2C19 orCYP3A4‐facilitated, direct or cytokine‐driven DDI.