U.S. patent application number 14/681226 was filed with the patent office on 2015-08-06 for somatostatin analogues.
This patent application is currently assigned to Novartis AG. The applicant listed for this patent is Rainer Albert, Wilfried Bauer, David Bodmer, Christian Bruns, Ivo Felner, Heribert Hellstern, Ian Lewis, Mark Meisenbach, Gisbert Weckbecker, Bernhard Wietfeld. Invention is credited to Rainer Albert, Wilfried Bauer, David Bodmer, Christian Bruns, Ivo Felner, Heribert Hellstern, Ian Lewis, Mark Meisenbach, Gisbert Weckbecker, Bernhard Wietfeld.
Application Number | 20150218223 14/681226 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 9896782 |
Filed Date | 2015-08-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150218223 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Albert; Rainer ; et
al. |
August 6, 2015 |
Somatostatin Analogues
Abstract
The invention provides
cyclo[{4-(NH.sub.2--C.sub.2H.sub.4--NH--CO--O--)Pro}-Phg-DTrp-Lys-Tyr(4-B-
enzyl)-Phe], optionally in protected form, or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt or complex thereof, which has interesting
pharmaceutical properties.
Inventors: |
Albert; Rainer; (Basel,
CH) ; Bauer; Wilfried; (Lampenberg, CH) ;
Bodmer; David; (Klingnau, CH) ; Bruns; Christian;
(Freiburg, DE) ; Felner; Ivo; (Reinach, CH)
; Hellstern; Heribert; (Heitersheim, DE) ; Lewis;
Ian; (Riehen, CH) ; Meisenbach; Mark;
(Durmenach, FR) ; Weckbecker; Gisbert;
(Biel-Benken, CH) ; Wietfeld; Bernhard;
(Efringen-Kirchen, DE) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
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Type |
Albert; Rainer
Bauer; Wilfried
Bodmer; David
Bruns; Christian
Felner; Ivo
Hellstern; Heribert
Lewis; Ian
Meisenbach; Mark
Weckbecker; Gisbert
Wietfeld; Bernhard |
Basel
Lampenberg
Klingnau
Freiburg
Reinach
Heitersheim
Riehen
Durmenach
Biel-Benken
Efringen-Kirchen |
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CH
CH
CH
DE
CH
DE
CH
FR
CH
DE |
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Assignee: |
Novartis AG
Basel
CH
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Family ID: |
9896782 |
Appl. No.: |
14/681226 |
Filed: |
April 8, 2015 |
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Current U.S.
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514/16.6 ;
514/19.4; 514/19.5; 514/19.8; 514/19.9; 514/20.8; 514/21.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61P 1/18 20180101; Y02P
20/55 20151101; C07K 14/655 20130101; A61P 5/10 20180101; A61P 5/02
20180101; A61P 13/00 20180101; A61P 5/00 20180101; A61P 9/08
20180101; A61P 19/00 20180101; A61P 1/02 20180101; A61P 9/00
20180101; A61P 31/18 20180101; A61P 29/00 20180101; A61P 13/12
20180101; A61K 38/00 20130101; A61P 1/00 20180101; A61P 9/10
20180101; C07K 7/64 20130101; A61P 35/00 20180101; A61P 1/12
20180101; A61P 3/08 20180101; A61P 7/10 20180101; A61P 27/02
20180101; A61P 37/06 20180101; A61P 5/50 20180101; A61P 7/02
20180101; A61P 1/04 20180101; A61P 5/48 20180101 |
International
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C07K 7/64 20060101
C07K007/64 |
Foreign Application Data
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Jan 8, 2000 |
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0018891.2 |
Claims
1. A method of treating somatostatin receptor expressing or
accumulating tumors such as pituitary, gastro-enteropancreatic,
central nervous system, breast, prostatic (including advanced
hormone-refractory prostate cancer), ovarian or colonic tumours,
small cell lung cancer, malignant bowel obstruction,
paragangliomas, kidney cancer, skin cancer, neuroblastomas,
pheochromocytomas, medullary thyroid carcinomas, myelomas,
lymphomas, Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphomas, bone tumours and
metastases thereof, as well as autoimmune or inflammatory
disorders, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, Graves disease or other
inflammatory eye diseases in a subject, wherein said method
comprises administering an effective amount of a compound of
formula ##STR00002## where one of the amino groups being optionally
in protected form, or a salt or a complex thereof.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said somatostatin
receptor expressing or accumulating tumor is a malignant bowel
obstruction.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said somatostatin
receptor expressing or accumulating tumor is a neuroendocrine
tumor.
4. A method of treating gastrointestinal hormone secreting tumors
in a subject, wherein said method comprises administering an
effective amount of a compound of formula ##STR00003## where one of
the amino groups being optionally in protected form, or a salt or a
complex thereof.
5. The method according to claim 4 wherein said gastrointestinal
hormone secreting tumor is a carcinoid tumor.
Description
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser.
No. 12/265,135 filed Nov. 5, 2008 which is a divisional of
application Ser. No. 10/343,288 filed Aug. 26, 2003 now U.S. Pat.
No. 7,473,761 which is a National Stage of International
Application PCT/EP01/08824 filed on Jul. 30, 2001, which in its
entirety is herein incorporated by reference.
[0002] The present invention relates to somatostatin
peptidomimetics, a process for their production and pharmaceutical
preparations containing them.
[0003] More particularly the present invention provides the
compound of formula
##STR00001##
[0004] also called
cyclo[{4-(NH.sub.2--C.sub.2H.sub.4--NH--CO--O--)Pro}-Phg-DTrp-Lys-Tyr(4-B-
zl)-Phe], referred herein to as Compound A, as well as
diastereoisomers and mixtures thereof, in free form, in salt or
complex form or in protected form. Phg means
--HN--CH(C.sub.8H.sub.5)--CO-- and Bzl means benzyl.
[0005] Compound A in protected form corresponds to above molecule
wherein at least one of the amino groups is protected and which by
deprotection leads to Compound A, preferably physiologically
removable. Suitable amino protecting groups are e.g. as disclosed
in "Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis", T. W. Greene, J. Wiley
& Sons NY (1981), 219-287, the contents of which being
incorporated herein by reference. Example of such an amino
protecting group is acetyl.
[0006] When Compound A exists in complex form, it may conveniently
be a Compound A bearing a chelating group on the side chain amino
group of Pro and complexed with a detectable or radiotherapeutic
element. Compound A bearing a chelating group is referred to
hereinto as conjugated Compound A.
[0007] Examples of chelating groups include e.g. those derived from
poly-aminopolycarboxylic acids or anhydrides, e.g. those derived
from non cyclic ligands e.g. diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid
(DTPA), ethylene
glycol-0,0'-bis(2-aminoethyl)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA),
N,N'-bis(hydroxybenzyl)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid (HBED)
and triethylenetetramine hexaacetic acid (TTHA), those derived from
substituted DTPA, e.g. p-isothiocyanato-benzyl-DTPA, those derived
from macrocyclic ligands, e.g.
1,4,7,10-tetra-azacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetic acid
(DOTA) and
1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetic acid
(TETA), or 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotridecane-N,N',
,N'',N'''-tetra-acetic acid (TITRA).
[0008] The chelating group may be attached either directly or
through a spacer to the side chain amino group of Pro.sub.--
Suitable spacers include those known in the art, e.g. as disclosed
in GB-A-2,225,579, for example the divalent residue of an
amino-carboxylic acid, for example .beta.-Ala or a divalent residue
derived from 6-amino-caproic acid.
[0009] Preferred chelating groups are those derived from DTPA, DOTA
or TETA. Chelating groups derived from DTPA or DOTA are most
preferred.
[0010] By detectable element is meant any element, preferably a
metal ion which exhibits a property detectable in vivo diagnostic
techniques, e.g. a metal ion which emits a detectable radiation or
a metal ion which is capable of influencing NMR relaxation
properties. By radiotherapeutic element is meant any element which
emits a radiation having a beneficial effect on the conditions to
be treated.
[0011] Suitable elements include for example heavy elements or rare
earth ions, e.g. as used in CAT scanning (Computer axial
tomography), paramagnetic ions, e.g. Gd.sup.3+, Fe.sup.3+,
Mn.sup.2+ and Cr.sup.2+, fluorescent metal ions, e.g. Eu.sup.3+,
and radionuclides, e.g. a radiolanthanide, particularly a
.gamma.-emitting radionuclide, .beta.-emitting radionuclide,
.alpha.-emitting radionuclide, Auger-e.sup.--emitting radionuclide
or a positron-emitting radionuclide e.g. .sup.68Ga, .sup.18F or
86Y.
[0012] Suitable .gamma.-emitting radionuclides include those which
are useful in diagnostic techniques. The .gamma.-emitting
radionuclides advantageously have a half-life of from 1 hour to 40
days, preferably from 5 hours to 4 days, more preferably from 12
hours to 3 days. Examples are radioisotopes from Gallium, Indium,
Technetium, Ytterbium, Rhenium, Terbium, Lutetium, Thallium and
Samarium e.g. 67.sub.Ga, 111In, .sup.99mTc, .sup.161Tb, .sup.169Yb,
.sup.186Re or .sup.177Lu.
[0013] Suitable .beta.-emitting radionuclides include those which
are useful in radiotherapeutic applications, for example .sup.9Y,
.sup.67Cu, .sup.199Re, 188Re, 169Er, 121.sub.Sn, .sup.127Te,
.sup.177Lu, .sup.143Pr, .sup.198Au, .sup.109Pd, .sup.165Dy,
.sup.142Pr or .sup.153.sub.Sm.
[0014] Suitable .alpha.-emitting radionuclides are those which are
used in therapeutic treatments, e.g. .sup.211At, .sup.212Bi or
.sup.201.sub.Tl.
[0015] Compound A may exist e.g. in free or salt form. Salts
include acid addition salts with e.g. inorganic acids, polymeric
acids or organic acids, for example with hydrochloric acid, acetic
acid, lactic acid, aspartic acid, benzoic acid, succinic acid or
pamoic acid. Acid addition salts may exist as mono- or divalent
salts, e.g. depending whether 1 or 2 acid equivalents are added to
the Compound A in free base form. Preferred salts are the lactate,
aspartate, benzoate, succinate and pamoate including mono- and
di-salts, more preferably the aspartate di-salt and the pamoate
monosalt.
[0016] The conjugated Compound A may additionally exist in salt
forms obtainable with the carboxylic acid groups when present in
the chelating group, e.g. alkali metal salts such as sodium or
potassium, or substituted or unsubstituted ammonium salts.
[0017] The present invention also includes a process for the
production of Compound A. It may be produced in analogy to known
methods, for example:
a) cyclising a linear peptide in protected, polymer-bound or
unprotected form in such a way that Compound A is obtained and then
optionally removing the protecting group(s), b) to produce a
conjugated Compound A linking together a chelating group and
the
[0018] Compound A in protected or unprotected form and then
optionally removing the protecting group, and recovering Compound A
or a conjugated Compound A thus obtained, in free form, in salt
form or optionally complexed with a detectable or radiotherapeutic
element.
[0019] It is generally not critical which amino acid is selected to
be at the C-terminal position to start the peptide chain since the
linear peptide will be cyclized, provided only that the sequence of
amino acids in the linear peptide corresponds to that in Compound
A. However there may be other factors which may prefer one starting
amino acid over another. When Compound A is prepared by solid phase
synthesis, the first amino-acid is preferably attached to the
resin, e.g. a commercially available polystyrene-based resin,
through a suitable linker, e.g. a linker which is cleavable under
mild conditions to keep the side chain protection intact, e.g.
SASRIN or an optionally substituted trityl based linker, for
example 4-(hydroxy-diphenyl-methyl)-benzoic acid wherein one the
phenyl groups may optionally be substituted e.g. by Cl. The
building up of the desired peptide chain may be effected in
conventionnal manner, e.g. using amino-acid units wherein the
terminal amino group is Fmoc-protected, the side chain amino groups
where present being protected with a different amino protecting
group, e.g. Boc or CBO. Preferably the linear peptide is cyclized
in such a way to produce a bond between Tyr(4-Bzl)--OH and Phe,
e.g.
Phe-{4-(NHR.sub.1--C.sub.2H.sub.4--NH--CO--O--)Pro}-Phg-DTrp(R.sub.2)-Lys-
(.epsilon.-NHR.sub.3)-Tyr(4-Bzl)--OH or a functional derivative
thereof, wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is an amino
protecting group. The cyclisation step a) may conveniently be
performed according to known method, e.g. via an azide, an active
ester, a mixed anhydride or a carbodiimide. Thereafter the
protecting groups are removed, e.g. by cleavage e.g. with
trifluoroacetic or by hydrogenation.
[0020] The cyclisation of the peptide may also be performed
directly on the solid support, the first amino acid being in a
N.alpha.- and C-terminal protected form and attached through a side
chain, e.g. .epsilon.-amino function of Lys or by backbone
anchoring. The linear sequence is then synthesized following
standard solid phase synthesis (SPPS) procedures. After cleavage of
the C-terminal protection the peptide is cyclized e.g. as described
above. Thereafter the cyclic peptide is cleaved from the resin and
deprotected.
[0021] If desired, the lateral chain present on Pro may be
introduced on the amino acid prior to or after the peptide
cyclisation step a). Thus, Pro as a starting amino-acid or a
starting linear or cyclic peptide wherein in each case Pro is
ring-substituted by OH, may be converted to provide Compound A or
the desired Pro unit or the corresponding linear peptide,
respectively, wherein Pro is substituted by
NHR.sub.1--C.sub.2H.sub.4--NH--CO--O--.
[0022] The complexation of a conjugated Compound A may be performed
by reacting the conjugated Compound A with a corresponding
detectable or radiotherapeutic element yielding compound, e.g. a
metal salt, preferably a water-soluble salt. The reaction may be
carried out by analogy with known methods, e.g. as disclosed in
Perrin, Organic Ligand, Chemical Data Series 22. NY Pergamon Press
(1982); in Krejcarit and Tucker, Biophys. Biochem. Res. Corn. 77:
581 (1977) and in Wagner and Welch, J. Nucl. Med. 20: 428
(1979).
[0023] The following examples are illustrative of the invention.
All temperatures are in .degree. C.
Abbreviations:
[0024] AcOH=acetic acid [0025] Boc=tert.-butoxy-carbonyl [0026]
Bzl=benzyl [0027] CBO=carbobenzoxy [0028]
DIPCl=N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide [0029]
DIPEA=diisopropylethylamine [0030] DMF=dimethylformamide [0031]
DPPA=diphenyiphosphorylazide [0032] Fmoc=fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
[0033] HOBT=1-hydroxybenzotriazole [0034] Osu=N-hydroxysuccinimide
[0035] TFA=trifluoroacetic acid [0036] THF=tetrahydrofuran
EXMAPLE 1
Cyclo[{4-(NH.sub.2--C.sub.2H.sub.4--NH--CO--O--)Pro}-Phg-DTrp-Lys-Tyr(4-Bz-
l)-Phe]
a) Synthesis of
Fmoc-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH-Boc)--OH
[0037] L-hydroxyproline rnethylester hydrochloride is reacted with
Fmoc-OSu in aqueous 1.0 N sodium carbonate/THF at room temperature.
After completion of the reaction, Fmoc-Pro(4-OH)--OMe is isolated
by precipitation. Fmoc-Pro(4-OH)--OMe is then added dropwise into a
solution of trisphosgene (0.6 eq.) in THF to give a chlorocarbonate
intermediate. After 1 h dimethylaminopyridine (1.0 eq.) and
N-Boc-diaminoethane (6.0 eq.) are added and the reaction is stirred
at room temperature. After completion of the reaction, the solvent
is removed in vacuo and the resulting
Fmoc-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH-Boc)--OMe is extracted
from a two phase system of ethyl acetate/0.1 M HCl to give crude
product (MH.sup.+=554) which is purified by crystallization from
ethyl acetate. The methyl ester is then cleaved to the free acid by
treatment with IN NaOH in dioxane/water and the product
Fmoc-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH-Boc)--OH is purified on
silica gel, [(M+Na)].sup.+=562).
b)
H-Phe-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH-Boc)-Phg-DTrp(Boc)-Lys(Boc)-
-Tyr(Bzl)--OH
[0038] Commercially available
Fmoc-Tyr(Bzl)-O--CH.sub.2--Ph(3-OCH.sub.3)--O--CH.sub.2-Polystyrene
resin (SASRIN-resin, 2.4 mM) is used as starting material and
carried through a standard protocol consisting of repetitive cycles
of Na-deprotection (Piperidine/DMF, 2:8), repeated washings with
DMF and coupling (DIPCI: 4.8 mMIHOBT: 6mM, DMF). The following
amino acid-derivatives are sequentially coupled: Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH,
Fmoc-DTrp(Boc)-OH, Fmoc-Phg-OH,
Fmoc-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH-Boc)-OH, Fmoc-Phe-OH.
Couplings (2 eq. amino acids) are continued or repeated until
completion, i.e. until complete disappearance of residual amino
groups which is monitored by a negative `Kaiser` Ninhydrin test.
Before cleavage of the completely assembled protected linear
peptide from its resin support the Na-Fmoc protection from the last
residue is removed.
c)
H-Phe-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH-Boc)-Phg-DTrp(Boc)-Lys(Boc)-
-Tyr(Bzl)--OH
[0039] After washings with CH.sub.2--Cl.sub.2, the peptide-resin is
transferred into a column or a stirred suction filter and the
peptide fragment is cleaved and eluted with a short treatment with
2% TFA in CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2 within 1 h. The eluate is immediately
neutralized with a saturated NaHCO.sub.3 solution. The organic
solution is separated and evaporated and the side chain protected
precursor (MH.sup.+=1366) is cyclized without further
purification.
d)
cyclo[-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH.sub.2)-Phg-DTrp-Lys-Tyr(B-
zl )-Phe-], trifluoroacetate
[0040] The above linear fragment is dissolved in DMF (4 mM), cooled
to minus 5.degree. C. and treated with 2 eq. DIPEA then 1.5 eq. of
DPPA and stirred until completion (ca. 20 h) at 0-4.degree. C. The
solvent was almost completely removed in vacuo; the concentrate is
diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with NaHCO.sub.3, water, dried
and evaporated in vacuo.
[0041] For deprotection the residue is dissolved at 0.degree. C. in
TFA/H.sub.2O 95:5 (ca. 50 mM) and stirred in the mid for 30 min.
The product is then precipitated with ether containing ca. 10 eq.
HCl, filtered, washed with ether and dried. In order to completely
decompose remaining Indole-N carbaminic acid the product is
dissolved in 5% AcOH and lyophilized after 15 h at ca. 5.degree. C.
Preparative RP-HPLC is earned out on a C-18 10 .mu.m STAGROMA
column (5-25 cm) using a gradient of 0.5% TFA to 0.5% TFA in 70%
acetonitrile. Fractions containing the pure title compound are
combined, diluted with water and lyophilized. The lyophilisate is
dissolved in water followed by precipitation with 10%
Na.sub.2CO.sub.3 in water. The solid free base is filtered of,
washed with water and dried in vacuum at room temperature. The
resulting white powder is directly used for the different
salts.
EXAMPLE 2
Cyclo[{4-(NH.sub.2--C.sub.2H.sub.4--NH--CO--O--)Pro}-Phg-DTrp-Lys-Tyr(4-Bz-
l)-Phe] in Salt Form
[0042] a. Acetate
[0043] Conversion to the acetate salt form is carried out using an
ion-exchange resin (e.g. AG 3-X4). MS (ESI): m/z 524.5
[M+2H].sup.2+ [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.20=-42*, c=0.26 in AcOH 95%
b. Aspartate
[0044] Conversion to the mono- or di-aspartate is obtained by
reacting 1 equivalent of the compound of Example 1 with 1 or 2
equivalent of aspartic acid in a mixture of acetonitrile/water 1:3.
The resulting mixture is frozen and lyophilized. The di-aspartate
may also be obtained by dissolving the compound of Example 1 in
water/acetonitrile 4:1, filtering, loading on a an ion-exchange
resin, e.g. BioRad AG4X4 column, and eluting with
water/acetonitrile 4:1. The eluate is concentrated, frozen and
lyophilized. [.alpha.].sub.D.sup.20=-47.5.degree., c=2.5 mg/ml in
methanol
c. Benzoate
[0045] Conversion to the benzoate may be obtained by dissolving the
compound of Example 1 with 2 equivalents of benzoic acid in a
mixture of acetonitrile/water 1:2. The resulting mixture is frozen
and lyophilized.
d. Pamoate
[0046] 1 equivalent of the compound of Example 1 is dissolved
together with 1 equivalent of embonic acid in a mixture of
acetonitrile/THF/water 2:2:1. The resulting mixture is frozen and
lyophilized.
EXAMPLE 3
Cyclo[{4-(DOTA-NH--C.sub.2H.sub.4--NH--CO--O--)Pro}-Phg-DTrp-Lys-Tyr(4-Bzl-
)-Phe
[0047] a)
cyclo[-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH.sub.2)-Phg-DTrp-Lys-
(Cbo)-Tyr(Bzl)-Phe-], trifluoroacetate
[0048] The compound is synthesised in the same way like
cyclo[-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH.sub.2)-Phg-DTrp-Lys(Cbo)-Tyr-
(Bzl)-Phe-], trifluoroacetate by using Fmoc-Lys(Cbo)--OH instead of
Fmoc-Lys(Boc)--OH.
[0049] b) 400 mg commercially available DOTA.times.2H.sub.2O
(SYMAFEX France) is dissolved in 20 ml water. After addition of 20
ml DMF, 170 mg
cyclo[-Pro(4-OCO--NH--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH.sub.2)-Phg-DTrp-Lys(CBO)-Tyr-
(Bzl)-Phe-], together with 190 mg DCCI and 60 mg
N-hydroxysuccinimide are added. The resulting suspension is kept at
room temperature for 72 hours. After filtration, the solvent is
removed under reduced pressure and the remaining crude is purified
on silica gel (DCM/MeOH/HOAc.sub.50% 8/2/0.25-->7/3/1 as mobile
phase).
[0050] c) For depratection the above DOTA conjugate is treated with
5 ml trifluoroacetic acid/thioanisole (9/1) for two hours at room
temperature. After that the solution is poured into a mixture of
100 mi diethylether+5 ml 3N HCl/diethylether and the resulting
precipitate ias isolated by filtration. Purification is performed
on silica gel using DCM/Me0H/HOAc.sub.50% 7/4/2-->7/514 as
mobile phase. Analytically pure endproduct is obtained after a
desalting step using a 0.1% TFA to 0.1% TEA in 90% CH.sub.3CN
gradient on a RP.sub.18-HPLC column (Spherisorb 250.times.4.6 mm).
MH.sup.+: 1434.7
[0051] Compound A in free form or in the form of pharmaceutically
acceptable salts and complexes exhibits valuable pharmacological
properties as indicated in in vitro and in vivo tests and is
therefore indicated for therapy.
[0052] More particularly, Compound A exhibits an interesting
binding profile for human somatostatin receptors (hsst),
particularly with respect to hsst1 , hsst2, hsst3 and hsst5. 5
somatostatin receptor subtypes, sst1, sst2, sst3, sst4 and sst5
have been cloned and characterized. hsst1, hsst2 and hsst3 and
their sequences have been disclosed by Y. Yamada et al. in Proc.
Nat. Acad. Sci., 89, 251-255 (1992). hsst4 and its sequence have
been disclosed by L. Rohrer et al. in Proc. Acad. Sol., 90,
4196-4200 (1993). hsst5 and its sequence have been described by R.
Panetta et al. in Mot. Pharmacol. 45, 417-427, 1993.
[0053] The binding assays may be carried out as disclosed hereunder
using membranes from cell lines expressing selectively and stably
hsst1, hsst2, hsst3, hsst4 or hsst5, e.g. CHO or COS cells.
[0054] Membranes are prepared according to known methods, e.g. as
disclosed by C. Bruns et al. in Biochem. J., 1990, 65, page 39-44.
Membranes prepared from hsst selective cell lines, e.g. CHO or COS
cells stably expressing hsstl or hsst2 or hsst3 or hsst4 or hsst5
are incubated in triplicate in a total volume of 300 .mu.l at
22.degree. C. for 30 min with increasing concentrations of
[.sup.125I-Tyr.sup.11]-SRIF-14 in 10 mmol/l Hepes buffer (pH 7.6)
containing 0.5% BSA. The incubation is terminated by rapid
filtration and the filters are counted in a counter. Specific
binding is total binding minus non-specific binding in the presence
of 1 pmol/lsomatostatin-14. The experiments are carried out in
triplicate. The affinity constant (K.sub.D) and number of binding
sites are calculated using appropriate statistics and graphical
programs.
[0055] Compound A has in the above binding assays towards hsst1,
hsst2, hsst3 and/or hsst5 an IC.sub.50 in the nMolar range,
preferably an IC.sub.50 of from 0.1 to 10 nM
(IC.sub.50=concentration for half-maximal inhibition in a
competition binding assay using [.sup.125I-Tyr.sup.11]-SRIF-14 as
hsst1-5 specific radioligand.
TABLE-US-00001 IC.sub.50 hsst1 hsst2 hsst3 hsst4 hsst5 Compound 9.3
nM .+-. 1.0 nM .+-. 1.5 nM .+-. >100 nM 0.16 nM .+-. A 0.1 0.1
0.3 0.1
[0056] Compound A also binds to growth hormone secretagogue
receptors. Such receptors are disclosed by G. Muccioll et al., J.
Endocrinol. 1998, 157, 99-106, by H. Ong et al., in Endocrinology
1998, 139, 432-435 and by R.G. Smith et al., Horm. Res., 1999, 3),
1-8. The binding assay to these receptors may be carried out as
disclosed in J. Endocrinol. Invest. 24: RC1-RC3, 2001. In this
assay, Compound A displaces .sup.125I-Tyr-Ala-hexarefin. Compound A
is accordingly useful for modulating the activity of growth hormone
secretagogue receptors, e.g. indicating a possible role in body
weight gain or metabolic regulation.
[0057] Furthermore, Compound A shows GH-release inhibiting activity
as indicated by the inhibition of GH release in vitro from cultured
pituitary cells. For example, anterior pituitary glands from adult
male rats are cut into small pieces and dispersed using 0.1%
trypsin in 20 mM HEPES buffer. The dispersed cells are cultured for
four days in MEM (Gibco) supplemented with 5% fetal calf serum, 5%
horse serum, 1 mM NaHCO.sub.3, 2.5 nM dexamethasone, 2.5 mg/m1
insulin and 20 U/mi Pen/Strep. On the day of the experiment the
attached cells are washed two times with Krebs-Ringer medium
buffered with 20 mM HEPES and supplemented with 5 mM glucose and
0.2% BSA. Subsequently the cells are incubated for three hours with
Compound A in the presence of 3.times.10.sup.-10 M growth hormone
releasing factor. The amount of growth hormone released into the
medium is measured by RIA. Compound A has an IC.sub.50 of 0.4 nM in
this assay.
[0058] Compound A inhibits the release of growth hormone (GH) in
rats. Compound A is administered s.c. to anaesthetized rats. Blood
is collected after decapitation 1 h after administration of the
compound. The duration of action is estimated on the basis of the
inhibition of basal GH secretion 6 h after drug treatment. Hormone
levels are measured by RlA 1 h and 6 h after treatment. The
ID.sub.50-value for the inhibition of the hormone secretion is
determined graphically (log-probit) for each experiment and the
resulting values are averaged logarithmically. In this in vivo
model Compound A significantly inhibits growth hormone release with
a long duration of action (Mean basal ID.sub.50=5.5 .mu.g/kg s.c. 6
h). In a similar assay for measuring the effect on insulin,
Compound A inhibits insulin secretion.
[0059] The potent and efficacious inhibition of GH was also
confirmed in monkey studies. Moreover, metabolic studies in
diabetic monkeys demonstrated a potent
antidiabetic/insulin-sensitizing effect of Compound A.
[0060] Furthermore, Compound A inhibits IGF-1 plasma levels in vivo
as indicated in standard tests using male rats. Briefly, Compound A
is administered by osmotic pump implanted s.c. to male rats of a
Lewis strain. Blood samples are collected from the retrobulbar
plexus using a short anesthesia with e.g. isoflurane. In this
assay, Compound A significantly lowers IGF-1 plasma levels with a
long lasting effect: e.g. more than 60% inhibition is observed,
after 14 days of treatment with 10 .mu.g/kg/h of Compound A. More
particularly no escape could be observed after continuous treatment
in rat recipients of aorta or kidney allografts continuously
infused with Compound A at 10 .mu.g/kg/h up to 126 days which
induces a significant and persistent lowering of IGF-1 plasma
levels.
[0061] Compound A is accordingly useful for the prevention or
treatment of disorders with an aetiology comprising or associated
with excess GH-secretion and/or excess of IGF-1 e.g. in the
treatment of acromegaly as well as in the treatment of type I or
type II diabetes mellitus, especially complications thereof, e.g.
angiopathy, diabetic proliferative retinopathy, diabetic macular
edema, nephropathy, neuropathy and dawn phenomenon, and other
metabolic disorders related to insulin or glucagon release, e.g.
obesity, e.g. morbid obesity or hypothalamic or hyperinsulinemic
obesity. Compound A is also useful in the treatment of
enterocutaneous and pancreaticocutaneous fistula, irritable bowel
syndrom, inflammatory diseases, e.g. Grave's Disease, inflammatory
bowel disease, psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis, polycystic kidney
disease, dumping syndrom, watery diarrhea syndrom, AIDS-related
diarrhea, chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, acute or chronic
pancreatitis and gastrointestinal hormone secreting tumors (e.g.
GEP tumors, for example vipomas, glucagonomas, insulinomas,
carcinoids and the like), lymphocyte malignancies, e.g. lymphomas
or leukemias, hepatocellular carcinoma as well as gastrointestinal
bleeding, e.g variceal oesophagial bleeding.
[0062] Compound A is also useful in the treatment of tumors which
are somatostatin receptor positive, e.g. tumors bearing hsst1,
hsst2, hsst3 and/or hsst5, as indicated in proliferation tests with
various cancer cell lines bearing such somatostatin receptors.
[0063] The AR42J rat pancreatic tumor cell line is derived from an
azaserine-induced exocrine pancreatic tumor (Jessop and Hay, 1980).
Mycoplasma cell-free cultures are propagated in DMEM supplemented
with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS) at 5% CO.sub.2. Cells are grown in
the absence of antibiotics or antifungal agents. Subconfluent AR42J
cells are trypsinized, diluted in DMEM+2.5% FCS and seeded in
uncoated 96-well plates. After a 48-hr incubation period (Day O),
the number of cells in a separate control plate is determined both
by counting cells in a Coulter counter and by the SRB colorimetric
assay. The cells are then exposed to Compound A for 2 to 5 days at
various concentrations and then counted. Under these conditions
Compound A inhibits the proliferation of the tumor cells at
concentrations ranging from 10.sup.-12 to 10.sup.-6 M.
Tumor Growth Studies In Vivo
[0064] Female nude mice weighing 19-22 g are kept in groups of 5
animals and have free access to drinking water and a pathogen-free
rodent diet. Subcutaneous tumors are initiated from cultured AR42J
cells. Treatment commences 2-4 days following inoculation of the
tumor cells, Compound A is administered as a continuous infusion,
e.g. at a rate of 10 to 50 .mu.g/kg/hr. The size of the tumors is
determined with a caliper. For statistical calculations Student's
t-test is applied. In this assay Compound A inhibits tumor growth
at day 11 by 51% vs saline control.
[0065] Compound A is thus useful for the treatment of malignant
cell proliferative diseases, e.g. cancer tumors, particularly
tumors bearing the somatostatin receptor types to which it has a
binding affinity, e.g. as disclosed hereunder for the complexed
conjugated Compound A.
[0066] Compound A also has an inhibiting effect on angiogenesis, as
indicated in standard tests, e.g. in nude mice. Briefly, tumor
cells (0.1 to 10.times.10.sup.6 in 0.1 ml) (SiHa cells and MDA
MB-231 cells prepared as disclosed in Angiogenesis, Ed. by R.
Steiner, P. B. Weisz and R. Langer, 1992, Switzerland) are
inoculated intracutaneously. Usually two midventral sites/mouse are
injected which are located distant from the main ventral skin
vessels so that the background vessel count is low. Control groups
receive 0.1 ml 0.02 ID/c. trypan blue in PBS. 10 days following
injection, anesthetized mice are sacrificed by CO.sub.2 inhalation.
The skin is mounted onto a plastic ring (40 mm diameter) for
evaluation by an inverted microscope (Zeiss IM) at 12.5- and
25-fold magnification. As a measure of angiogenesis, vessels are
photographed and those are counted that are directly connected with
the tumor. In control animals those vessels are counted that are
connected to a defined area around the injection site. This area
corresponds to the mean area of the dermal tumors. The latter is
determined by use of a caliper according to the equation
3.14.times.r.sup.2. Compound A is administered s.c. either on the
day of tumor inoculation or 3 days later. Control animals are
vehicle-treated. In this assay, Compound A inhibits blood vessel
formation when administered at a dose of e.g. 0.01 to 1000 .mu.g/kg
s.c.
[0067] Compound A is thus useful for the prevention or treatment of
angiogenesis, inflammatory disorders as indicated above including
inflammatory eye diseases , macular edema, e.g. cystoid macular
edema, idiopathic cystoid macular edema, exudative age-related
macular degeneration, choroidal neovascularization related
disorders and proliferative retinopathy.
[0068] Compound A also has an inhibiting effect on the
proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells as indicated in
following tests.
Chronic Allograft Rejection
[0069] The kidney of a male DA (RT1.sup.a) rat is orthotopically
transplanted into a male Lewis (RT1.sup.1) recipient. In total 24
animals are transplanted. All animals are-treated with cyclosporine
A at 7.5 mg/kg/day per as for 14 days starting on the day of
transplantation, to prevent acute cellular rejection. Contralateral
nephrectomy is not performed. Each experimental group treated with
a distinct dose of Compound A or placebo comprises six animals.
Starting 14 days after transplantation, the recipient animals are
treated up to 112 days by infusion with Compound A or receive
placebo. A.sub.t 14 days after transplantation organ perfusion is
measured by MRI. This is repeated at days 53-64 after
transplantation and at the end of the experiment. The animals are
then autopsied. Administration of Compound A at a dose of 10
.mu.g/kg/h in this rat kidney allograft model results in an
improved organ perfusion as well as a reduction in chronic
rejection related vascular remodelling and graft infiltration
(cellular rejection). A marked and persistent drop of IGF-1 levels
has also been measured. These results have been confirmed in a
second set of experiments using a heterotopic mouse heart
allotransplantation model, demonstrating beneficial effects on
vascular remodelling as well as in graft infiltration.
[0070] Compound A has also been tested in a carotid artery loop
transplantation model using B10.A (2R) (H-2h.sup.2) mice as donor
and 610.BR (H-2.sup.k) mice as recipient. in brief, the donor
carotid artery is transplanted paratopically as a loop into the
recipient's carotid artery by an end-to-side anastomosis. A
mini-pump is placed s.c. immediately after transplantation that
delivers Compound A at a rate of 50 .mu.g/kg/h. Carotid artery
grafts are harvested at 30 days after transplantation to analyse
vascular remodeling e.g. by morphometric analysis of Verhoeff
elastin stained paraffin sections using a computer-assisted system.
In this model Compound A inhibits neointimal formation compared
with non-treated animals where a massive neointima is formed.
Angioplasty
[0071] Studies on angioplasty are done in the rat model of balloon
catheter injury. Balloon catheterization is performed on day 0,
essentially as described by Powell et al. (1989). Under Isofluorane
anaesthesia, a Fogarty 2F catheter is introduced into the left
common carotid artery to obtain a uniform de-endothelialization.
The catheter is then removed, a ligature placed around the external
carotid to prevent bleeding and the animals allowed to recover. 2
groups of 12 RoRo rats (400 g, approximately 24 weeks old) are used
for the study: one control group and one group receiving Compound A
and the rats are fully randomized. Compound A is administered by
continuous infusion using minipumps at a rate of 10 pg/kg/h
starting 2 days before balloon injury (day-3) until the end of the
study, 14 days after balloon injury. The rats are then
anaesthetized with Isofluorane and perfused with 0.1 M phosphate
buffered saline solution (PBS, pH 7.4) and then for 15 min. with
2.5% glutaraldehyde in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). Carotid arteries
are then excised, separated from surrounding tissue and immersed in
0.1 M cacodylate buffer (pH 7.4) containing 7% saccharose and
incubated overnight at 4.degree. C. The following day the carotids
are then embedded in Technovit 7100 according to the manufacturers
recommendation. The cross-sectional area of the media, neointima
and the lumen are evaluated morphometrically by means of an image
analysis system (MCID, Toronto, Canada). In this assay, Compound A
inhibits neointimal thickening significantly.
[0072] Compound A is thus also useful for preventing or combating
graft vessel diseases, e.g. alfa- or xenotransplant vasculopathies,
e.g. graft vessel atherosclerosis, e.g. in a transplant of organ,
e.g. heart, lung, combined heart-lung, liver, kidney or pancreatic
transplants, or for preventing or treating vein graft stenosis,
restenosis and/or vascular occlusion following vascular injury,
e.g. caused by catherization procedures or vascular scraping
procedures such as percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, laser
treatment or other invasive procedures which disrupt the integrity
of the vascular intima or endothelium.
[0073] Compound A has a beneficial plasma half-life. It has an
elimination half-life between 15 and 30 hours.
[0074] For all the above indications the required dosage will of
course vary depending upon, for example, the host, the mode of
administration and the severity of the condition to be treated. in
general, however, satisfactory results are obtained by
administration in the order of from 1 pg to 0.7 mg/kg/day of
Compound A. An indicated daily dosage for patients is in the range
from about 2 pg to about 50 mg, preferably about 0.01 to about 40
mg, e.g. about 0.01 to about 3 mg s.c. of the compound conveniently
administered in divided doses up to 3 times a day in unit dosage
form containing for example from about 0.5 pg to about 25 mg, e.g.
from about 2 pg to 20 mg, for example from 2 pg to 1.5 mg of the
Compound A.
[0075] Compound A may be administered in free form or in
pharmaceutically acceptable salt form or complexes. Such salts and
complexes may be prepared in conventional manner and exhibit the
same order of activity as the free compound. The present invention
also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound A in
free base form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form or
complex form, together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable
diluent or carrier. Such compositions may be formulated in
conventional manner. Compound A may also be administered in
sustained release form, e.g. in the form of implants,
microcapsules, microspheres or nanospheres comprising e.g. a
biodegradable polymer or copolymer, in the form of a liposomal
formulation, or in the form of an autogel, e.g. a solid or
semi-solid composition capable of forming a gel after interaction
with patient's body fluids.
[0076] Compound A or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex
thereof may be administered by any conventional route, for example
parenterally e.g. in form of injectable solutions or suspensions
(including e.g. the sustained release form as indicated above),
orally using a conventional absorption enhancer, in a nasal or a
suppository form or topically, e.g. in the form of an ophthalmic
liquid, gel, oinment or suspension preparation, e.g a liposomal,
microsphere or nanosphere formulation, e.g. for instillation or
subconjunctival or intra- or peri-ocular injections.
[0077] In accordance with the foregoing the present invention
further provides:
1. Compound A or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex
thereof for use as a pharmaceutical; 2. A method of preventing or
treating diseases or disorders as indicated above in a subject in
need of such treatment, which method comprises administering to
said subject an effective amount of Compound A or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof; or 3. Compound
A or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof for use
in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for use in any
method as defined under 2. above.
[0078] The conjugated Compound A or a pharmaceutically acceptable
salt thereof is useful either as an imaging agent, e.g.
visualisation of somatostatin receptor positive tissues and cells
e.g. somatostatin receptor positive tumors and metastases,
inflammatory or autoimmune disorders exhibiting somatostatin
receptors, tuberculosis or organ rejection after transplantation,
when complexed with a detectable element, e.g. a .gamma.- or
positron-emitting nuclide, a fluorescent metal ion or a
paramagnetic ion, e.g. .sup.111In, .sup.161Tb, .sup.177Lu,
.sup.85Y, .sup.68Ga Eu.sup.3+, Gd.sup.3+, Fe.sup.3+, Mn.sup.2+ or
Cr.sup.2+, or as a radiopharmaceutical for the treatment in vivo of
somatostatin receptor positive tumors and metastases, rheumatoid
arthritis and severe inflammation conditions when complexed with an
.alpha.- or .beta.-emitting nuclide or a nuclide with
Auger-e-cascades, e.g. 90Y, .sup.161Tb, .sup.177Lu, .sup.211At,
.sup.213Bi or .sup.201Tl, as indicated by standard tests.
[0079] In particular, it is observed that the conjugated Compound A
binds to somatostatin receptors with .sub.IA values of from about 8
to 10. Compound of Example 3 complexed with e g .sup.111In,
.sup.88Y, .sup.90Y or .sup.177Lu binds in the nM range to the
respective sst sub-types in accordance with the binding profile of
Compound A.
[0080] The affinity of the conjugated Compound A and its complexes
for somatostatin receptors can also be shown by in vivo testing,
according to standard test methods, e.g. as disclosed in
GB-A-2,225,579. For example the compound of Example 3 complexed
with e.g. .sup.111In, .sup.88Y, .sup.90Y or .sup.177Lu, gives a
significant tumor accumulation 4 hours after injection into mice or
rats bearing an exocrine pancreatic tumor expressing hsst2
receptors.
[0081] After administration of a conjugated Compound A in complexed
form, e.g. a .sup.111In, .sup.177Lu, .sup.86Y or .sup.161Tb
complexed Compound A, at a dosage of from 1 to 5 .mu.g/kg labelled
with 0.1 to 5 mCi radionuclide, preferably 0.1 to 2 mCi the tumor
site becomes detectable.
[0082] The conjugated Compound A when radiolabelled with an
.alpha.- or .beta.-emitting radionuclide or a nuclide with
Auger-e.sup.31 -cascades exhibits an antiproliferative and/or
cytotoxic effect on tumor cells bearing somatostatin receptors,
e.g. as indicated in nude mice tests.
[0083] Nude mice are inoculated with AR42J rat pancreatic tumor
cells or NCl--H69 human small cell lung cancer cells as disclosed
above. When tumors have reached a volume of 1 to 2 cm.sup.3 animals
are randomized into control and treatment groups. Conjugated
Compound A in complexed form is administered by i.p. or i.v.
injections. Doses up to 40 mCi/kg are given per mouse. The size of
the tumors is determined with a caliper as disclosed above. For
statistical calculations Student's t-test is applied. In this test,
transient tumor shrinkage up to 50% of initial is observed after
one week and tumor growth is delayed for two weeks upon a single
application of the compound of Example 3 complexed with .sup.90Y.
In contrast the control groups showed continuous tumor growth with
a volume doubling time of about seven days.
[0084] Accordingly, in a series of specific or alternative
embodiments, the present invention also provides:
4. Use of a conjugated Compound A complexed with a detectable
element for in vivo detection of somatostatin receptor positive
cells and tissues, e.g. somatostatin receptor positive tumors and
metastasis, in a subject and recording the localisation of the
receptors targeted by said complex; 5. A method for in vivo
detection of somatostatin receptor positive tissues and cells, e.g.
somatostatin receptor positive tumors and metastasis, in a subject
comprising administering to said subject a conjugated Compound A
complexed with a detectable element, or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt form, and recording the localization of the
receptors targeted by said complex.
[0085] The conjugated Compound A in complexed form for use as an
imaging agent may be administered e.g. intravenously, e.g. in the
form of injectable solutions or suspensions, preferably in the form
of a single injection. The radiolabelling may preferably be
performed shortly before administration to a subject.
[0086] In animals an indicated dosage range may be from 0.01 to 1
.mu.g/kg of a conjugated Compound A complexed with 0.02 to 0.5 mCi
.gamma.-emitting radionuclide. In larger mammals, for example
humans, an indicated dosage range may be from 1 to 100
.mu.g/m.sup.2 conjugated Compound A complexed e.g. with 1 to 100
mCi/m.sup.2detectable element, e.g. .sup.111In, .sup.86Y or
.sup.177Lu.
6. Use of a conjugated Compound A complexed with an a- or
8-emitting nuclide or a nuclide with Auger-&-cascades, for in
vivo treatment of somatostatin receptor positive tumors and
metastases. 7. A method for in vivo treatment of somatostatin
positive tumors and metastases, e.g. for treating invasiveness of
such tumors or symptoms associated with such tumor growth, in a
subject in need of such treatment which comprises administering to
said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a conjugated
Compound A complexed with an a- or 8-emitting nuclide or a nuclide
with Auger-e.sup.- cascades. 8. Use of a conjugated Compound A or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the manufacture of an
imaging agent or a radiopharmaceutical composition.
[0087] Dosages employed in practising the radiotherapeutic use of
the present invention will of course vary depending e.g. on the
particular condition to be treated, for example the known
radiotoxicity to normal organs expressing somatostatin receptors,
the volume of the tumor and the therapy desired. In general, the
dose is calculated on the basis of pharmacokinetik and
radioactivity distribution data obtained in to healthy organs and
based on the observed target uptake. A .beta.-emitting complex of a
conjugated Compound A may be administered repeatedly e.g. over a
period of 1 to 3 months.
[0088] In animals an indicated dosage range may be from 20 to 100
.mu.g/kg conjugated Compound A complexed with 15 to 70 mCi of an
.alpha.- or .beta.-emitting nuclide or a nuclide with Auger-e.sup.-
cascades, e.g. .sup.90Y, .sup.177Lu or .sup.161Tb. In larger
mammals, for example humans, an indicated dosage range may be from
I to 100 .mu.g/m.sup.2 conjugated Compound A complexed e.g. with 1
to 100 mCi/m.sup.2 of an .alpha.- or .beta.-emitting nuclide or a
nuclide with Auger-e.sup.--cascades, e.g. .sup.90Y, .sup.177Lu or
.sup.161Tb.
[0089] The conjugated Compound A in complexed form for use as a
radiotherapeutic agent may be administered by any conventional
route, e.g. intravenously, e.g. in the form of injectable
solutions. It may also be administered advantageously by infusion,
e.g. an infusion over 15 to 60 min. Depending on the site of the
tumor, it may be administered as close as possible to the tumor
site, e.g. by means of a catheter. The present invention also
provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a conjugated
Compound A in free base form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt
form or complexed with a detectable or radiotherapeutic agent,
together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or
carrier.
[0090] Compound A or the conjugated Compound A in complexed form
may be suitable for imaging or treating somatostatin receptor
expressing or accumulating tumors such as pituitary,
gastro-enteropancreatic, carcinoids, central nervous system,
breast, prostatic (including advanced hormone-refractory prostate
cancer), ovarian or colonic tumours, small cell lung cancer,
malignant bowel obstruction, paragangliomas, kidney cancer, skin
cancer, neuroblastomas, pheochromocytomas, medullary thyroid
carcinomas, myelomas, lymphomas, Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins
lymphomas, bone tumours and metastases thereof, as well as
autoimmune or inflammatory disorders, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis,
Graves disease or other inflammatory eye diseases.
[0091] According to a further aspect of the invention, there is
provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising a conjugated
Compound A or a complex thereof together with one or more
pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents therefor. Such
compositions may be manufactured in conventional manner and may be
presented, e.g. for imaging, in form of a kit comprising two
separate dosages, one being the radionuclide and the other the
conjugated Compound A, with instructions for mixing them. For
radiotherapy, the conjugated Compound A in complexed form may
preferably be in the form of a hot liquid formulation.
[0092] Compound A or a conjugated Compound A in complexed form may
be administered as the sole active ingredient or in conjuction
with, e.g. as an adjuvant to, other drugs. For example, Compound A
may be used in combination with an immunosuppressive agent, e.g. a
calcineurin inhibitor, e.g. cyclosporin A or FK 506; a macrocyclic
lactone having immunosuppressive properties, e.g. rapamycin or
40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin (RAD); an ascomycin having
immunosuppressive properties, e.g. ABT-281, ASM981, etc.;
corticosteroids; cyclophosphamide; azathioprene; methotrexate;
leflunomide; mizoribine; mycophenolic acid or a salt thereof, e.g.
Myfortic.sup.R; mycophenolate mofetil; 15-deoxyspergualine or an
immunosuppressive homologue, analogue or derivative thereof; an
accelerating lymphocyte homing agent, e.g. FTY720;
immunosuppressive monoclonal antibodies, e.g., monoclonal
antibodies to leukocyte receptors, e.g., MHC, CD2, CD3, C04, CD7,
CD8, CD25, CD28, CD40, CD45, CD58, CD80, CD86 or to their ligands;
other immunomodulatory compounds, e.g. a recombinant binding
molecule having at least a portion of the extracellular domain of
CTLA4 or a mutant thereof, e.g. an at least extracellular portion
of CTLA4 or a mutant thereof joined to a non-CTLA4 protein
sequence, e.g. CTLA4Ig (for ex. designated ATCC 68629) or a mutant
thereof, e.g. LEA29Y; adhesion molecule inhibitors, e.g. LFA-1
antagonists, ICAM-1 or -3 antagonists, VCAM-4 antagonists or VLA-4
antagonists. Compound A may also be used in combination with an
anti-inflammatory agent, a GH secretagogue receptor modulating
agent, e.g. ghrelin or hexarelin, a GH receptor antagonist, e.g.
pegvisomant, an insulin secretagogue or insulin secretion enhancer,
e.g. a sulphonyl urea, e.g. tolbutamide, chlorpropamide,
tolazamide, acetohexamide,
4-chloro-N-[(1-pyrolidinylarnino)carbonyl]-benzensulfonamide
(glycopyramide), glibenclamide (glyburide), gliclazide,
1-butyl-3-metanilylurea, carbutamide, glibonuride, glipizide,
gliquidone, glisoxepid, glybuthiazole, glibuzole, glyhexamide,
glymidine, glypinamide, phenbutamide or tolylcyclamide, a short
acting nonsuiphonyl urea, an oral insulinotropic agent derivative,
e.g. a short acting insulin enhancer, e.g. meglitinide,
repaglinide, a phenyl acetic acid derivative, e.g.nateglinide, a
DPP IV inhibitor, e.g.
1-(2-[(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl)aminolethylamino)acetyl-(2S)-cyano-pyrrolidine
dihydrochloride, LAF237, GLP-1 or a GLP-1 agonist analog, an
insulin senzitizer, e.g. a peroxisome proliferator activated
receptor .gamma. agonist (PPAR.gamma.), e.g. a glitazone, e.g.
(S)-((3,4-dihydro-2-(phenyl-methyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-yl)methyl-thiazolid-
ine-2,4-dione (englitazone),
5-{[4-(3-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)-1-oxopropyl)-phenyl]-methyl}-thia-
zolidine-2,4-dione (darglitazone),
5-{[4-(1-methyl-cyclohexyl)methoxy)-phenyl]methyl}-thiazolidine-2,4-dione
(ciglitazone),
5-{[4-(2-(1-indolyl)ethoxy)phenyl]methyl}thiazolidine-2,4-dione
(DRF2189),
5-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)-ethoxy)]benzyl}-thiazolidine-2,4-d-
ione (BM-13.1246), 5-(2-naphthylsulfonyl)-thiazolidine-2,4-dione
(AY-31637),
bis{4-[(2,4-dioxo-5-thiazolidinyl)-methyl]phenyl}methane (YM268),
5-{4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)-2-hydroxyethoxy]benzyl}-t-
hiazolidine-2,4-dione (AD-5075),
5-[4-(1-phenyl-1-cyclopropane-carbonylamino)-benzyl]-thiazolidine-2,4-dio-
ne (DN-108)
5-{[4-(2-(2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl]Methyl}-thiazolidine-2,4-di-
one,
5-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl]-2-propynyl]-5-phenylsulfonyl)thiazolidine-2,4--
dione,
5-[3-(4-chlorophenyl])-2-propynyl]-5-(4-fluorophenyl-sulfonyl)thiaz-
olidine-2,4-dione,
5-{[4-(2-(methyl-2-pyridinyl-amino)-ethoxy)phenyl]methyl)-thiazolidine-2,-
4-dione (rosiglitazone),
5-{[4-(2-(5-ethyl-2-pyridyl)ethoxy)phenyl]-methyl}thiazolidine-2,4-dione
(pioglitazone),
5-{[4-((3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)me-
thoxy)-phenyl]-methyl}-thiazolidine-2,4-dione (troglitazone),
5-[6-(2-fluoro-benzyloxy)naphthalen-2-ylmethyl]-thiazolidine-2,4-dione
(MCC555),
5-{[2-(2-naphthyl)-benzoxazol-5-yl]-methyl}thiazolidine-2,4-dio- ne
(T-174) or
5-(2,4-dioxothiazolidin-5-ylmethyl)-2-methoxy-N-(4-trifluoromethyl-benzyp-
benzamide (KRP297), a non-glitazone type such as a
N-(2-benzoylphenyl)-L-tyrosine analogue, e.g. Gl-262570, or an
oxolidinedione, e.g. JIT501, a dual PPARy/PPARa agonist, e.g.
DRF-554158, NC-2100 or NN-622, a retinoid X receptor agonist or a
rexinoid, e.g.
2-[1-(3,5,5,8,8-pentarnethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)-cyclopropyl]--
pyridine-5-carboxylic acid,
4-[(3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthyl)-2-carbonyl]-benz-
oic acid, 9-cis retinoic acid or an analog, derivative or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a protein tyrosine
phosphatase kinase 113, a glucogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitor, a
non-peptidyl small molecule insulin mimetic compound, e.g.
L-783,281 or CLX-901, or a low dose of insulin, a glutamine:
fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase inhibitor, a
glucose-6-phosphatase inhibitor, a biguanide, e.g. Metformin, a
fructose-1,6-biphosphatase inhibitor, a glycogen phosphorylase
inhibitor, e.g. CP-91149, a glucagon receptor antagonist, e.g.
CP-99711, NNC 92-1687, L-168,049 or BAY27-9955, a
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase
inhibitor, an .alpha.-Glucosidase inhibitor, e.g.
4'',6''-dideoxy-4''-[(1S)-(1,4,6/5)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-2-cy-
clo-hexenylamino}maltotriose or
O-4,6-dideoxy-4-{[1S,4R,5S,6S]-4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2-cyclo-
hexen-1-yl]-amino}-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.4)-O-.alpha.-D-gluco-
pyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.4)-D-glucopyranose (acarbose),
N-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propyl)valiolamine (voglibose) or miglitol, or a
gastric emptying inhibitor, e.g. GLP-1, CCK-8 and amylin (e.g.
Pramlintide), an agent having anti-angiogenetic effects, e.g a
benzoporphyrin, e.g. verteporfin, midostaurin or a
4-pyridylmethyl-phtalazine.
[0093] Compound A or a conjugated Compound A in complexed form may
also be used in combination with an antiproliferative agent, e.g a
chemotherapeutic drug, e.g. paclitaxel, gemcitabine, cisplatinum,
doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil or taxol, a hormonal agent or
antagonist, e.g. an anti-androgen or mitoxantrone (especially in
the case of prostate cancer), or an antiestrogen, like letrozole
(especially in the case of breast cancer), an antimetabolite, a
plant alkaloid, a biological response modifier, preferably a
lymphokine or interferons, an inhibitor of protein tyrosine kinase
and/or serine/threonine kinase, or an agent with other or unknown
mechanism of action, e.g.any epothilone or epothilone derivative,
or a macrocyclic lactone, e.g. rapamycin, RAD or CC1779.
[0094] Where Compound A or a conjugated Compound A in complexed
form is administered in conjunction with another drug, dosages of
the co-administered drug will of course vary depending on the type
of co-drug employed, on the specific drug employed, on the
condition to be treated, and so forth. The terms
"co-administration" or "combined administration" or the like as
utilized herein are meant to encompass administration of the
selected therapeutic agents to a single patient, and are intended
to include treatment regimens in which the agents are not
necessarily administered by the same route of administration or at
the same time.
[0095] In accordance with the foregoing the present invention
provides in a yet further aspect:
9. A pharmaceutical combination comprising a) a first agent which
is Compound A or a conjugated Compound A in complexed form and b) a
co-agent, e.g. as defined above. 10. A method as defined above
comprising co-administration, e.g. concomitantly or in sequence, of
a therapeutically effective amount of Compound A or a conjugated
Compound A in complexed form, and a second drug substance, said
second drug substance being, e.g. as indicated above.
[0096] The particular combination of the invention will be selected
depending on the prevention or treaternent of diseases or
disorders; e.g. a combination with an immunosuppressive agent for
e.g. the prevention or treatement of chronic graft rejection, a
combination with an insulin secretagogue, insulin secretion
enhancer, insulin sensitizer or a low dose of insulin in the
treatment of diabetes or complications thereof, a combination with
an anti-inflammatory agent for the prevention or treatment of
inflammatory diseases or disorders, a combination with an agent
having anti-angiogenetic effects for the prevention or treatment of
e.g. macular edema or degeneration or in cancer, a combination with
a chemotherapeutic agent for use in cancer.
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