U.S. patent application number 15/588947 was filed with the patent office on 2018-03-29 for inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase.
The applicant listed for this patent is Pharmacyclics LLC. Invention is credited to LEE HONIGBERG, Zhengying Pan, Erik J. Verner.
Application Number | 20180085372 15/588947 |
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Family ID | 39225888 |
Filed Date | 2018-03-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180085372 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HONIGBERG; LEE ; et
al. |
March 29, 2018 |
INHIBITORS OF BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE
Abstract
Disclosed herein are compounds that form covalent bonds with
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible
inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are
disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that
include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are
disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents,
for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions,
heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma,
and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
Inventors: |
HONIGBERG; LEE; (San
Francisco, CA) ; Verner; Erik J.; (San Mateo, CA)
; Pan; Zhengying; (Alpharetta, GA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
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State |
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Pharmacyclics LLC |
Sunnyvale |
CA |
US |
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Family ID: |
39225888 |
Appl. No.: |
15/588947 |
Filed: |
May 8, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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A61K 2300/00 20130101;
A61P 27/02 20180101; A61P 15/02 20180101; A61P 5/14 20180101; A61P
19/02 20180101; A61P 1/18 20180101; A61P 31/04 20180101; C07D
487/04 20130101; A61P 13/12 20180101; A61P 13/02 20180101; A61P
13/08 20180101; A61P 1/00 20180101; A61P 13/10 20180101; A61P 15/00
20180101; A61K 31/52 20130101; A61P 3/10 20180101; A61P 25/00
20180101; A61P 9/00 20180101; A61P 13/00 20180101; A61P 17/14
20180101; A61P 35/02 20180101; A61P 21/04 20180101; A61K 45/06
20130101; A61P 25/02 20180101; C07K 16/2887 20130101; A61P 1/04
20180101; A61P 17/06 20180101; A61P 37/06 20180101; A61P 3/02
20180101; A61P 7/02 20180101; A61P 35/00 20180101; A61P 11/06
20180101; A61P 19/00 20180101; A61P 29/00 20180101; A61P 37/00
20180101; A61P 11/00 20180101; A61K 9/4825 20130101; A61P 19/08
20180101; A61P 25/28 20180101; A61P 1/16 20180101; A61P 37/08
20180101; A61P 7/06 20180101; A61P 37/02 20180101; A61K 39/3955
20130101; A61P 3/00 20180101; A61P 5/00 20180101; C07K 2317/24
20130101; A61K 31/519 20130101; A61P 17/00 20180101; A61P 43/00
20180101; A61K 31/00 20130101; A61K 31/519 20130101; A61K 2300/00
20130101 |
International
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A61K 31/52 20060101
A61K031/52; A61K 45/06 20060101 A61K045/06; A61K 31/00 20060101
A61K031/00; C07K 16/28 20060101 C07K016/28; C07D 487/04 20060101
C07D487/04; A61K 9/48 20060101 A61K009/48; A61K 39/395 20060101
A61K039/395; A61K 31/519 20060101 A61K031/519 |
Claims
1. A compound of Formula (D) having the structure: ##STR00057##
wherein: L.sub.a is S; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted
heteroaryl; Y is an optionally substituted group selected from
alkyl; Z is NHS(.dbd.O).sub.x, where x is 1 or 2; R.sub.7 and
R.sub.8 are independently selected from unsubstituted
C.sub.2-C.sub.6heterocycloalkyl R.sub.6 is
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl); and
pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
2-21. (canceled)
Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser.
No. 15/042,734, filed Feb. 12, 2016, which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 14/073,594, filed Nov. 6, 2013, now U.S.
Pat. No. 9,409,911, issued Aug. 9, 2016; which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 14/033,344, filed Sep. 20, 2013, now U.S.
Pat. No. 9,127,012, issued Sep. 8, 2015; which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 13/952,531, filed Jul. 26, 2013, now U.S.
Pat. No. 8,759,516, issued Jun. 24, 2014; which is a continuation
of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/890,498, filed May 9, 2013, now
U.S. Pat. No. 9,133,198, issued Sep. 15, 2015; which is a
continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/849,399, filed Mar.
22, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,975,266, issued Mar. 10, 2015; which
is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/654,173, filed
Oct. 17, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,957,079, issued Feb. 17, 2015;
which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/542,440,
filed Jul. 5, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,754,091, issued Jun. 17,
2014; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.
13/479,053, filed May 23, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,697,711, issued
Apr. 15, 2014; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.
13/472,292, filed May 15, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,691,546, issued
Apr. 8, 2014; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.
13/450,158, filed Apr. 18, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,748,439,
issued Jun. 10, 2014; which is a continuation of U.S. application
Ser. No. 13/361,733, filed Jan. 30, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No.
8,399,470, issued Mar. 19, 2013; which is a continuation of U.S.
application Ser. No. 13/340,556, filed Dec. 29, 2011, now U.S. Pat.
No. 8,741,908, issued Jun. 3, 2014; which is a continuation of U.S.
application Ser. No. 13/340,409, filed Dec. 29, 2011, now U.S. Pat.
No. 8,748,438, issued Jun. 10, 2014; which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 13/335,719, filed Dec. 22, 2011, now U.S.
Pat. No. 8,735,404, issued May 27, 2014; which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 13/328,718, filed Dec. 16, 2011, now U.S.
Pat. No. 8,476,284, issued Jul. 2, 2013; which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 13/312,606, filed Dec. 6, 2011, now U.S.
Pat. No. 8,497,277, issued Jul. 30, 2013; which is a continuation
of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/249,066, filed Sep. 29, 2011, now
U.S. Pat. No. 8,735,403, issued May 27, 2014; which is a
continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/356,498, filed Jan.
20, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,088,781, issued Jan. 3, 2012; which
is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/617,645, filed Dec.
28, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,514,444, issued Apr. 7, 2009; which
claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/826,720,
filed Sep. 22, 2006; and U.S. Provisional Application No.
60/828,590, filed Oct. 6, 2006; all of which are entitled
"INHIBITORS OF BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE" and all of which are
herein incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Described herein are compounds, methods of making such
compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing
such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and
compositions to inhibit the activity of tyrosine kinases.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), a member of the Tec family
of non-receptor tyrosine kinases, is a key signaling enzyme
expressed in all hematopoietic cells types except T lymphocytes and
natural killer cells. Btk plays an essential role in the B-cell
signaling pathway linking cell surface B-cell receptor (BCR)
stimulation to downstream intracellular responses.
[0004] Btk is a key regulator of B-cell development, activation,
signaling, and survival (Kurosaki, Curr Op Imm, 2000, 276-281;
Schaeffer and Schwartzberg, Curr Op Imm 2000, 282-288). In
addition, Btk plays a role in a number of other hematopoetic cell
signaling pathways, e.g., Toll like receptor (TLR) and cytokine
receptor-mediated TNF-.alpha. production in macrophages, IgE
receptor (FcepsilonRI) signaling in Mast cells, inhibition of
Fas/APO-1 apoptotic signaling in B-lineage lymphoid cells, and
collagen-stimulated platelet aggregation. See, e.g., C. A.
Jeffries, et al., (2003), Journal of Biological Chemistry
278:26258-26264; N. J. Horwood, et al., (2003), The Journal of
Experimental Medicine 197:1603-1611; Iwaki et al. (2005), Journal
of Biological Chemistry 280(48):40261-40270; Vassilev et al.
(1999), Journal of Biological Chemistry 274(3): 1646-1656, and Quek
et al. (1998), Current Biology 8(20): 1137-1140.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] Described herein are inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase
(Btk). Also described herein are irreversible inhibitors of Btk.
Further described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk that form a
covalent bond with a cysteine residue on Btk. Further described
herein are irreversible inhibitors of other tyrosine kinases,
wherein the other tyrosine kinases share homology with Btk by
having a cysteine residue (including a Cys 481 residue) that can
form a covalent bond with the irreversible inhibitor (such tyrosine
kinases, are referred herein as "Btk tyrosine kinase cysteine
homologs"). Also described herein are methods for synthesizing such
irreversible inhibitors, methods for using such irreversible
inhibitors in the treatment of diseases (including diseases wherein
irreversible inhibition of Btk provides therapeutic benefit to a
patient having the disease). Further described are pharmaceutical
formulations that include an irreversible inhibitor of Btk.
[0006] Compounds described herein include those that have a
structure of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates,
esters, acids and prodrugs thereof. In certain embodiments, isomers
and chemically protected forms of compounds having a structure
represented by any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), are also provided.
[0007] In one aspect, provided herein is a compound of Formula (D).
Formula (D) is as follows:
##STR00001##
wherein: [0008] L.sub.a is CH.sub.2, O, NH or S; [0009] Ar is a
substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or a substituted or
unsubstituted heteroaryl; [0010] Y is an optionally substituted
group selected from among alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; [0011] Z is C(.dbd.O),
OC(.dbd.O), NHC(.dbd.O), C(.dbd.S), S(.dbd.O).sub.x,
OS(.dbd.O).sub.x, NHS(.dbd.O).sub.x, where x is 1 or 2; [0012]
R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently selected from among H,
unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, unsubstituted
C.sub.3-C.sub.6cycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-C.sub.6cycloalkyl,
unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.6heterocycloalkyl, and substituted
C.sub.2-C.sub.6heterocycloalkyl; or [0013] R.sub.7 and R.sub.8
taken together form a bond; [0014] R.sub.6 is H, substituted or
unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxyalkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkylaminoalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.3-C.sub.6cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,
substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl,
substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(aryl), C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(heteroaryl),
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.3-C.sub.8cycloalkyl), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl); and
pharmaceutically active metabolites, or pharmaceutically acceptable
solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutically
acceptable prodrugs thereof.
[0015] For any and all of the embodiments, substituents can be
selected from among from a subset of the listed alternatives. For
example, in some embodiments, L.sub.a is CH.sub.2, O, or NH. In
other embodiments, L.sub.a is O or NH. In yet other embodiments,
L.sub.a is O.
[0016] In some embodiments, Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted
aryl. In yet other embodiments, Ar is a 6-membered aryl. In some
other embodiments, Ar is phenyl.
[0017] In some embodiments, x is 2. In yet other embodiments, Z is
C(.dbd.O), OC(.dbd.O), NHC(.dbd.O), S(.dbd.O).sub.x,
OS(.dbd.O).sub.x, or NHS(.dbd.O).sub.x. In some other embodiments,
Z is C(.dbd.O), NHC(.dbd.O), or S(.dbd.O).sub.2.
[0018] In some embodiments, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently
selected from among H, unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, and substituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl; or R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 taken together
form a bond. In yet other embodiments, each of R.sub.7 and R.sub.8
is H; or R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 taken together form a bond.
[0019] In some embodiments, R.sub.6 is H, substituted or
unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxyalkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkylaminoalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,
substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(aryl), C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(heteroaryl),
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.3-C.sub.8cycloalkyl), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl). In some
other embodiments, R.sub.6 is H, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxyalkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.2alkyl-N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl).sub.2,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(aryl), C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(heteroaryl),
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.3-C.sub.8cycloalkyl), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl). In yet other
embodiments, R.sub.6 is H, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, --CH.sub.2--O--(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl),
--CH.sub.2--N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl).sub.2,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(phenyl), or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(5- or
6-membered heteroaryl). In yet other embodiments, R.sub.6 is H,
substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl,
--CH.sub.2--O--(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl),
--CH.sub.2--(C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkylamino),
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(phenyl), or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(5- or
6-membered heteroaryl). In some embodiments, R.sub.6 is H,
substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl,
--CH.sub.2--O--(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl),
--CH.sub.2--N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl).sub.2,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(phenyl), or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(5- or
6-membered heteroaryl containing 1 or 2 N atoms), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing 1
or 2 N atoms).
[0020] In some embodiments, Y is an optionally substituted group
selected from among alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, and
heterocycloalkyl. In other embodiments, Y is an optionally
substituted group selected from among C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.6heteroalkyl, 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered cycloalkyl,
and 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl. In yet other
embodiments, Y is an optionally substituted group selected from
among C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6heteroalkyl, 5- or
6-membered cycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl
containing 1 or 2 N atoms. In some other embodiments, Y is a 5- or
6-membered cycloalkyl, or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl
containing 1 or 2 N atoms. In some embodiments, Y is a 4-, 5-, 6-,
or 7-membered cycloalkyl ring; or Y is a 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered
heterocycloalkyl ring.
[0021] Any combination of the groups described above for the
various variables is contemplated herein. It is understood that
substituents and substitution patterns on the compounds provided
herein can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art to
provide compounds that are chemically stable and that can be
synthesized by techniques known in the art, as well as those set
forth herein.
[0022] In one aspect, provided herein is a compound selected from
among:
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 4);
(E)-1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)but-2-en-1-one (Compound 5);
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)sulfonylethene (Compound 6);
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-yn-1-one (Compound 8);
1-(4-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 9);
N-((1s,4s)-4-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-y-
l)cyclohexyl)acrylamide (Compound 10);
1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)py-
rrolidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 11);
1-((S)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)py-
rrolidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 12);
1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 13);
1-((S)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 14); and
(E)-1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)-4-(dimethylamino)but-2-en-1-one (Compound 15).
[0023] In a further aspect are provided pharmaceutical
compositions, which include a therapeutically effective amount of
at least one of any of the compounds herein, or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt, pharmaceutically active metabolite,
pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or pharmaceutically acceptable
solvate. In certain embodiments, compositions provided herein
further include a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, excipient
and/or binder.
[0024] Pharmaceutical compositions formulated for administration by
an appropriate route and means containing effective concentrations
of one or more of the compounds provided herein, or
pharmaceutically effective derivatives thereof, that deliver
amounts effective for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of
one or more symptoms of diseases, disorders or conditions that are
modulated or otherwise affected by tyrosine kinase activity, or in
which tyrosine kinase activity is implicated, are provided. The
effective amounts and concentrations are effective for ameliorating
any of the symptoms of any of the diseases, disorders or conditions
disclosed herein.
[0025] In certain embodiments, provided herein is a pharmaceutical
composition containing: i) a physiologically acceptable carrier,
diluent, and/or excipient; and ii) one or more compounds provided
herein.
[0026] In one aspect, provided herein are methods for treating a
patient by administering a compound provided herein. In some
embodiments, provided herein is a method of inhibiting the activity
of tyrsoine kinase(s), such as Btk, or of treating a disease,
disorder, or condition, which would benefit from inhibition of
tyrosine kinase(s), such as Btk, in a patient, which includes
administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of
at least one of any of the compounds herein, or pharmaceutically
acceptable salt, pharmaceutically active metabolite,
pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or pharmaceutically acceptable
solvate.
[0027] In another aspect, provided herein is the use of a compound
disclosed herein for inhibiting Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk)
activity or for the treatment of a disease, disorder, or condition,
which would benefit from inhibition of Bruton's tyrosine kinase
(Btk) activity.
[0028] In some embodiments, compounds provided herein are
administered to a human.
[0029] In some embodiments, compounds provided herein are orally
administered.
[0030] In other embodiments, compounds provided herein are used for
the formulation of a medicament for the inhibition of tyrosine
kinase activity. In some other embodiments, compounds provided
herein are used for the formulation of a medicament for the
inhibition of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) activity.
[0031] Articles of manufacture including packaging material, a
compound or composition or pharmaceutically acceptable derivative
thereof provided herein, which is effective for inhibiting the
activity of tyrosine kinase(s), such as Btk, within the packaging
material, and a label that indicates that the compound or
composition, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutically
active metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug, or
pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, is used for inhibiting
the activity of tyrosine kinase(s), such as Btk, are provided.
[0032] In another aspect are inhibited tyrosine kinases comprising
a Bruton's tyrosine kinase, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase homolog, or
a Btk tyrosine kinase cysteine homolog thereof covalently bound to
an inhibitor having the structure:
##STR00002##
wherein indicates the point of attachment between the inhibitor and
the tyrosine kinase. In a further embodiment, the inhibitor is
covalently bound to a cysteine residue on the tyrosine kinase.
[0033] In a further aspect, provided herein is a method for
inhibiting Bruton's tyrosine kinase in a subject in need thereof by
administering to the subject thereof a composition containing a
therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound having
the structure of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D). In some embodiments, the subject in need is suffering
from an autoimmune disease, e.g., inflammatory bowel disease,
arthritis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis,
osteoarthritis, Still's disease, juvenile arthritis, diabetes,
myasthenia gravis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Ord's thyroiditis,
Graves' disease Sjogren's syndrome, multiple sclerosis,
Guillain-Barre syndrome, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis,
Addison's disease, opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome, ankylosing
spondylitisis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, aplastic anemia,
autoimmune hepatitis, coeliac disease, Goodpasture's syndrome,
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, optic neuritis, scleroderma,
primary biliary cirrhosis, Reiter's syndrome, Takayasu's arteritis,
temporal arteritis, warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Wegener's
granulomatosis, psoriasis, alopecia universalis, Behcet's disease,
chronic fatigue, dysautonomia, endometriosis, interstitial
cystitis, neuromyotonia, scleroderma, or vulvodynia.
[0034] In other embodiments, the subject in need is suffering from
a heteroimmune condition or disease, e.g., graft versus host
disease, transplantation, transfusion, anaphylaxis, allergy, type I
hypersensitivity, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, or
atopic dermatitis.
[0035] In certain embodiments, the subject in need is suffering
from an inflammatory disease, e.g., asthma, appendicitis,
blepharitis, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, bursitis, cervicitis,
cholangitis, cholecystitis, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis,
dacryoadenitis, dermatitis, dermatomyositis, encephalitis,
endocarditis, endometritis, enteritis, enterocolitis,
epicondylitis, epididymitis, fasciitis, fibrositis, gastritis,
gastroenteritis, hepatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, laryngitis,
mastitis, meningitis, myelitis myocarditis, myositis, nephritis,
oophoritis, orchitis, osteitis, otitis, pancreatitis, parotitis,
pericarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, pleuritis, phlebitis,
pneumonitis, pneumonia, proctitis, prostatitis, pyelonephritis,
rhinitis, salpingitis, sinusitis, stomatitis, synovitis,
tendonitis, tonsillitis, uveitis, vaginitis, vasculitis, or
vulvitis.
[0036] In further embodiments, the subject in need is suffering
from a cancer. In one embodiment, the cancer is a B-cell
proliferative disorder, e.g., diffuse large B cell lymphoma,
follicular lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic lymphoma, chronic
lymphocytic leukemia, B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia,
lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, splenic
marginal zone lymphoma, plasma cell myeloma, plasmacytoma,
extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma, nodal marginal zone B
cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, mediastinal (thymic) large B
cell lymphoma, intravascular large B cell lymphoma, primary
effusion lymphoma, burkitt lymphoma/leukemia, or lymphomatoid
granulomatosis. In some embodiments, where the subject is suffering
from a cancer, an anti-cancer agent is administered to the subject
in addition to one of the above-mentioned compounds. In one
embodiment, the anti-cancer agent is an inhibitor of
mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling, e.g., U0126, PD98059,
PD184352, PD0325901, ARRY-142886, SB239063, SP600125, BAY 43-9006,
wortmannin, or LY294002.
[0037] In further embodiments, the subject in need is suffering
from a thromboembolic disorder, e.g., myocardial infarct, angina
pectoris, reocclusion after angioplasty, restenosis after
angioplasty, reocclusion after aortocoronary bypass, restenosis
after aortocoronary bypass, stroke, transitory ischemia, a
peripheral arterial occlusive disorder, pulmonary embolism, or deep
venous thrombosis.
[0038] In a further aspect, provided herein is a method for
treating an autoimmune disease by administering to a subject in
need thereof a composition containing a therapeutically effective
amount of at least one compound having the structure of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). In one
embodiment, the autoimmune disease is arthritis. In another
embodiment, the autoimmune disease is lupus. In some embodiments,
the autoimmune disease is inflammatory bowel disease (including
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), rheumatoid arthritis,
psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, Still's disease, juvenile
arthritis, lupus, diabetes, myasthenia gravis, Hashimoto's
thyroiditis, Ord's thyroiditis, Graves' disease Sjogren's syndrome,
multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, acute disseminated
encephalomyelitis, Addison's disease, opsoclonus-myoclonus
syndrome, ankylosing spondylitisis, antiphospholipid antibody
syndrome, aplastic anemia, autoimmune hepatitis, coeliac disease,
Goodpasture's syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, optic
neuritis, scleroderma, primary biliary cirrhosis, Reiter's
syndrome, Takayasu's arteritis, temporal arteritis, warm autoimmune
hemolytic anemia, Wegener's granulomatosis, psoriasis, alopecia
universalis, Behcet's disease, chronic fatigue, dysautonomia,
endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, neuromyotonia, scleroderma,
or vulvodynia.
[0039] In a further aspect, provided herein is a method for
treating a heteroimmune condition or disease by administering to a
subject in need thereof a composition containing a therapeutically
effective amount of at least one compound having the structure of
any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). In
some embodiments, the heteroimmune condition or disease is graft
versus host disease, transplantation, transfusion, anaphylaxis,
allergy, type I hypersensitivity, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic
rhinitis, or atopic dermatitis.
[0040] In a further aspect, provided herein is a method for
treating an inflammatory disease by administering to a subject in
need thereof a composition containing a therapeutically effective
amount of at least one compound having the structure of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). In some
embodiments, the inflammatory disease is asthma, inflammatory bowel
disease (including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis),
appendicitis, blepharitis, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, bursitis,
cervicitis, cholangitis, cholecystitis, colitis, conjunctivitis,
cystitis, dacryoadenitis, dermatitis, dermatomyositis,
encephalitis, endocarditis, endometritis, enteritis, enterocolitis,
epicondylitis, epididymitis, fasciitis, fibrositis, gastritis,
gastroenteritis, hepatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, laryngitis,
mastitis, meningitis, myelitis myocarditis, myositis, nephritis,
oophoritis, orchitis, osteitis, otitis, pancreatitis, parotitis,
pericarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, pleuritis, phlebitis,
pneumonitis, pneumonia, proctitis, prostatitis, pyelonephritis,
rhinitis, salpingitis, sinusitis, stomatitis, synovitis,
tendonitis, tonsillitis, uveitis, vaginitis, vasculitis, or
vulvitis.
[0041] In yet another aspect, provided herein is a method for
treating a cancer by administering to a subject in need thereof a
composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of at
least one compound having the structure of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). In one embodiment, the
cancer is a B-cell proliferative disorder, e.g., diffuse large B
cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic lymphoma,
chronic lymphocytic leukemia, B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia,
lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, splenic
marginal zone lymphoma, plasma cell myeloma, plasmacytoma,
extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma, nodal marginal zone B
cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, mediastinal (thymic) large B
cell lymphoma, intravascular large B cell lymphoma, primary
effusion lymphoma, burkitt lymphoma/leukemia, or lymphomatoid
granulomatosis. In some embodiments, where the subject is suffering
from a cancer, an anti-cancer agent is administered to the subject
in addition to one of the above-mentioned compounds. In one
embodiment, the anti-cancer agent is an inhibitor of
mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling, e.g., U0126, PD98059,
PD184352, PD0325901, ARRY-142886, SB239063, SP600125, BAY 43-9006,
wortmannin, or LY294002.
[0042] In another aspect, provided herein is a method for treating
a thromboembolic disorder by administering to a subject in need
thereof a composition containing a therapeutically effective amount
of at least one compound having the structure of any of Formula
(A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). In some embodiments,
the thromboembolic disorder is myocardial infarct, angina pectoris,
reocclusion after angioplasty, restenosis after angioplasty,
reocclusion after aortocoronary bypass, restenosis after
aortocoronary bypass, stroke, transitory ischemia, a peripheral
arterial occlusive disorder, pulmonary embolism, or deep venous
thrombosis.
[0043] In a further aspect, provided herein is a method for
treating an autoimmune disease by administering to a subject in
need thereof a composition containing a therapeutically effective
amount of a compound that forms a covalent bond with Bruton's
tyrosine kinase. In one embodiment, the compound forms a covalent
bound with the activated form of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In
further or alternative embodiments, the compound irreversibly
inhibits the Bruton's tyrosine kinase to which it is covalently
bound. In a further or alternative embodiment, the compound forms a
covalent bond with a cysteine residue on Bruton's tyrosine
kinase.
[0044] In a further aspect, provided herein is a method for
treating a heteroimmune condition or disease by administering to a
subject in need thereof a composition containing a therapeutically
effective amount of a compound that forms a covalent bond with
Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In one embodiment, the compound forms a
covalent bound with the activated form of Bruton's tyrosine kinase.
In further or alternative embodiments, the compound irreversibly
inhibits the Bruton's tyrosine kinase to which it is covalently
bound. In a further or alternative embodiment, the compound forms a
covalent bond with a cysteine residue on Bruton's tyrosine
kinase.
[0045] In a further aspect, provided herein is a method for
treating an inflammatory disease by administering to a subject in
need thereof a composition containing a therapeutically effective
amount of a compound that forms a covalent bond with Bruton's
tyrosine kinase. In one embodiment, the compound forms a covalent
bound with the activated form of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In
further or alternative embodiments, the compound irreversibly
inhibits the Bruton's tyrosine kinase to which it is covalently
bound. In a further or alternative embodiment, the compound forms a
covalent bond with a cysteine residue on Bruton's tyrosine kinase.
In yet another aspect, provided herein is a method for treating a
cancer by administering to a subject in need thereof a composition
containing a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that
forms a covalent bond with Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In one
embodiment, the compound forms a covalent bound with the activated
form of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In further or alternative
embodiments, the compound irreversibly inhibits the Bruton's
tyrosine kinase to which it is covalently bound. In a further or
alternative embodiment, the compound forms a covalent bond with a
cysteine residue on Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In another aspect,
provided herein is a method for treating a thromboembolic disorder
by administering to a subject in need thereof a composition
containing a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that
forms a covalent bond with Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In one
embodiment, the compound forms a covalent bound with the activated
form of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. In further or alternative
embodiments, the compound irreversibly inhibits the Bruton's
tyrosine kinase to which it is covalently bound. In a further or
alternative embodiment, the compound forms a covalent bond with a
cysteine residue on Bruton's tyrosine kinase.
[0046] In another aspect are methods for modulating, including
irreversibly inhibiting the activity of Btk or other tyrosine
kinases, wherein the other tyrosine kinases share homology with Btk
by having a cysteine residue (including a Cys 481 residue) that can
form a covalent bond with at least one irreversible inhibitor
described herein, in a mammal comprising administering to the
mammal at least once an effective amount of at least one compound
having the structure of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula
(C), or Formula (D). In another aspect are methods for modulating,
including including irreversibly inhibiting, the activity of Btk in
a mammal comprising administering to the mammal at least once an
effective amount of at least one compound having the structure of
any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). In
another aspect are methods for treating Btk-dependent or Btk
mediated conditions or diseases, comprising administering to the
mammal at least once an effective amount of at least one compound
having the structure of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula
(C), or Formula (D).
[0047] In another aspect are methods for treating inflammation
comprising administering to the mammal at least once an effective
amount of at least one compound having the structure of Formula
(A), (B), (C), or (D).
[0048] A further aspect are methods for the treatment of cancer
comprising administering to the mammal at least once an effective
amount of at least one compound having the structure of Formula
(A), (B), (C), or (D). The type of cancer may include, but is not
limited to, pancreatic cancer and other solid or hematological
tumors.
[0049] In another aspect are methods for treating respiratory
diseases comprising administering to the mammal at least once an
effective amount of at least one compound having the structure of
Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D). In a further embodiment of this
aspect, the respiratory disease is asthma. In a further embodiment
of this aspect, the respiratory disease includes, but is not
limited to, adult respiratory distress syndrome and allergic
(extrinsic) asthma, non-allergic (intrinsic) asthma, acute severe
asthma, chronic asthma, clinical asthma, nocturnal asthma,
allergen-induced asthma, aspirin-sensitive asthma, exercise-induced
asthma, isocapnic hyperventilation, child-onset asthma, adult-onset
asthma, cough-variant asthma, occupational asthma,
steroid-resistant asthma, seasonal asthma,
[0050] In another aspect are methods for preventing rheumatoid
arthritis and osteoarthritis comprising administering to the mammal
at least once an effective amount of at least one compound having
the structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D).
[0051] In another aspect are methods for treating inflammatory
responses of the skin comprising administering to the mammal at
least once an effective amount of at least one compound having the
structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D). Such inflammatory
responses of the skin include, by way of example, dermatitis,
contact dermatitis, eczema, urticaria, rosacea, and scarring. In
another aspect are methods for reducing psoriatic lesions in the
skin, joints, or other tissues or organs, comprising administering
to the mammal an effective amount of a first compound having the
structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D).
[0052] In another aspect is the use of a compound of Formula (A),
(B), (C), or (D) in the manufacture of a medicament for treating an
inflammatory disease or condition in an animal in which the
activity of Btk or other tyrosine kinases, wherein the other
tyrosine kinases share homology with Btk by having a cysteine
residue (including a Cys 481 residue) that can form a covalent bond
with at least one irreversible inhibitor described herein,
contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms of the disease or
condition. In one embodiment of this aspect, the tyrosine kinase
protein is Btk. In another or further embodiment of this aspect,
the inflammatory disease or conditions are respiratory,
cardiovascular, or proliferative diseases.
[0053] In any of the aforementioned aspects are further embodiments
in which administration is enteral, parenteral, or both, and
wherein (a) the effective amount of the compound is systemically
administered to the mammal; (b) the effective amount of the
compound is administered orally to the mammal; (c) the effective
amount of the compound is intravenously administered to the mammal;
(d) the effective amount of the compound administered by
inhalation; (e) the effective amount of the compound is
administered by nasal administration; or (f) the effective amount
of the compound is administered by injection to the mammal; (g) the
effective amount of the compound is administered topically (dermal)
to the mammal; (h) the effective amount of the compound is
administered by ophthalmic administration; or (i) the effective
amount of the compound is administered rectally to the mammal.
[0054] In any of the aforementioned aspects are further embodiments
comprising single administrations of the effective amount of the
compound, including further embodiments in which (i) the compound
is administered once; (ii) the compound is administered to the
mammal multiple times over the span of one day; (iii) continually;
or (iv) continuously.
[0055] In any of the aforementioned aspects are further embodiments
comprising multiple administrations of the effective amount of the
compound, including further embodiments in which (i) the compound
is administered in a single dose; (ii) the time between multiple
administrations is every 6 hours; (iii) the compound is
administered to the mammal every 8 hours. In further or alternative
embodiments, the method comprises a drug holiday, wherein the
administration of the compound is temporarily suspended or the dose
of the compound being administered is temporarily reduced; at the
end of the drug holiday, dosing of the compound is resumed. The
length of the drug holiday can vary from 2 days to 1 year.
[0056] In any of the aforementioned aspects involving the treatment
of proliferative disorders, including cancer, are further
embodiments comprising administering at least one additional agent
selected from the group consisting of alemtuzumab, arsenic
trioxide, asparaginase (pegylated or non-), bevacizumab, cetuximab,
platinum-based compounds such as cisplatin, cladribine,
daunorubicin/doxorubicin/idarubicin, irinotecan, fludarabine,
5-fluorouracil, gemtuzumab, methotrexate, Paclitaxel.TM., taxol,
temozolomide, thioguanine, or classes of drugs including hormones
(an antiestrogen, an antiandrogen, or gonadotropin releasing
hormone analogues, interferons such as alpha interferon, nitrogen
mustards such as busulfan or melphalan or mechlorethamine,
retinoids such as tretinoin, topoisomerase inhibitors such as
irinotecan or topotecan, tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as
gefinitinib or imatinib, or agents to treat signs or symptoms
induced by such therapy including allopurinol, filgrastim,
granisetron/ondansetron/palonosetron, dronabinol.
[0057] In any of the aforementioned aspects involving the
prevention or treatment of Btk-dependent or tyrosine kinase
mediated diseases or conditions are further embodiments comprising
identifying patients by screening for a tyrosine kinase gene
haplotype. In further or alternative embodiments the tyrosine
kinase gene haplotype is a tyrosine kinase pathway gene, while in
still further or alternative embodiments, the tyrosine kinase gene
haplotype is a Btk haplotype.
[0058] In a further or alternative embodiment, the compound of
formula (A), (B), (C) or (D) are irreversible inhibitors of
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), while in still further or
alternative embodiments, such irreversible inhibitors are selective
for Btk. In even further or alternative embodiments, such
inhibitors have an IC.sub.50 below 10 microM in enzyme assay. In
one embodiment, a Btk irreversible inhibitor has an IC.sub.50 of
less than 1 microM, and in another embodiment, less than 0.25
microM.
[0059] In further or alternative embodiment, the compound of
formula ((A), (B), (C) or (D) are selective irreversible inhibitors
for Btk over Itk. In further or alternative embodiment, the
compound of formula (A), (B), (C) or (D) are selective irreversible
inhibitors for Btk over Lck. In further or alternative embodiment,
the compound of formula (A), (B), (C) or (D) are selective
irreversible inhibitors for Btk over ABL. In further or alternative
embodiment, the compound of formula (A), (B), (C) or (D) are
selective irreversible inhibitors for Btk over CMET. In further or
alternative embodiment, the compound of formula (A), (B), (C) or
(D) are selective irreversible inhibitors for Btk over EGFR. In
further or alternative embodiment, the compound of formula (A),
(B), (C) or (D) are selective irreversible inhibitors for Btk over
Lyn.
[0060] In further or alternative embodiments, the irreversible Btk
inhibitors are also inhibitors of EGFR.
[0061] Other objects, features and advantages of the methods and
compositions described herein will become apparent from the
following detailed description. It should be understood, however,
that the detailed description and the specific examples, while
indicating specific embodiments, are given by way of illustration
only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and
scope of the present disclosure will become apparent to those
skilled in the art from this detailed description. The section
headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are
not to be construed as limiting the subject matter described. All
documents, or portions of documents, cited in the application
including, but not limited to, patents, patent applications,
articles, books, manuals, and treatises are hereby expressly
incorporated by reference in their entirety for any purpose.
Certain Terminology
[0062] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms
used herein have the same meaning as is commonly understood by one
of skill in the art to which the claimed subject matter belongs. In
the event that there are a plurality of definitions for terms
herein, those in this section prevail. Where reference is made to a
URL or other such identifier or address, it is understood that such
identifiers can change and particular information on the internet
can come and go, but equivalent information can be found by
searching the internet. Reference thereto evidences the
availability and public dissemination of such information.
[0063] It is to be understood that the foregoing general
description and the following detailed description are exemplary
and explanatory only and are not restrictive of any subject matter
claimed. In this application, the use of the singular includes the
plural unless specifically stated otherwise. It must be noted that,
as used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular
forms "a," "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the
context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the use of
"or" means "and/or" unless stated otherwise. Furthermore, use of
the term "including" as well as other forms, such as "include",
"includes," and "included," is not limiting.
[0064] The section headings used herein are for organizational
purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the subject
matter described. All documents, or portions of documents, cited in
the application including, but not limited to, patents, patent
applications, articles, books, manuals, and treatises are hereby
expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety for any
purpose.
[0065] Definition of standard chemistry terms may be found in
reference works, including Carey and Sundberg "ADVANCED ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY 4.sup.TH ED." Vols. A (2000) and B (2001), Plenum Press,
New York. Unless otherwise indicated, conventional methods of mass
spectroscopy, NMR, HPLC, protein chemistry, biochemistry,
recombinant DNA techniques and pharmacology, within the skill of
the art are employed. Unless specific definitions are provided, the
nomenclature employed in connection with, and the laboratory
procedures and techniques of, analytical chemistry, synthetic
organic chemistry, and medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
described herein are those known in the art. Standard techniques
can be used for chemical syntheses, chemical analyses,
pharmaceutical preparation, formulation, and delivery, and
treatment of patients. Standard techniques can be used for
recombinant DNA, oligonucleotide synthesis, and tissue culture and
transformation (e.g., electroporation, lipofection). Reactions and
purification techniques can be performed e.g., using kits of
manufacturer's specifications or as commonly accomplished in the
art or as described herein. The foregoing techniques and procedures
can be generally performed of conventional methods well known in
the art and as described in various general and more specific
references that are cited and discussed throughout the present
specification.
[0066] It is to be understood that the methods and compositions
described herein are not limited to the particular methodology,
protocols, cell lines, constructs, and reagents described herein
and as such may vary. It is also to be understood that the
terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular
embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the
methods and compositions described herein, which will be limited
only by the appended claims.
[0067] All publications and patents mentioned herein are
incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for the purpose
of describing and disclosing, for example, the constructs and
methodologies that are described in the publications, which might
be used in connection with the methods, compositions and compounds
described herein. The publications discussed herein are provided
solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present
application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that
the inventors described herein are not entitled to antedate such
disclosure by virtue of prior invention or for any other
reason.
[0068] An "alkyl" group refers to an aliphatic hydrocarbon group.
The alkyl moiety may be a "saturated alkyl" group, which means that
it does not contain any alkene or alkyne moieties. The alkyl moiety
may also be an "unsaturated alkyl" moiety, which means that it
contains at least one alkene or alkyne moiety. An "alkene" moiety
refers to a group that has at least one carbon-carbon double bond,
and an "alkyne" moiety refers to a group that has at least one
carbon-carbon triple bond. The alkyl moiety, whether saturated or
unsaturated, may be branched, straight chain, or cyclic. Depending
on the structure, an alkyl group can be a monoradical or a
diradical (i.e., an alkylene group). The alkyl group could also be
a "lower alkyl" having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
[0069] As used herein, C.sub.1-C.sub.x includes C.sub.1-C.sub.2,
C.sub.1-C.sub.3 . . . C.sub.1-C.sub.x.
[0070] The "alkyl" moiety may have 1 to 10 carbon atoms (whenever
it appears herein, a numerical range such as "1 to 10" refers to
each integer in the given range; e.g., "1 to 10 carbon atoms" means
that the alkyl group may have 1 carbon atom, 2 carbon atoms, 3
carbon atoms, etc., up to and including 10 carbon atoms, although
the present definition also covers the occurrence of the term
"alkyl" where no numerical range is designated). The alkyl group of
the compounds described herein may be designated as
"C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl" or similar designations. By way of example
only, "C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl" indicates that there are one to four
carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, i.e., the alkyl chain is selected
from among methyl, ethyl, propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl,
sec-butyl, and t-butyl. Thus C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl includes
C.sub.1-C.sub.2 alkyl and C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl. Alkyl groups can
be substituted or unsubstituted. Typical alkyl groups include, but
are in no way limited to, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl,
isobutyl, tertiary butyl, pentyl, hexyl, ethenyl, propenyl,
butenyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and the
like.
[0071] As used herein, the term "non-cyclic alkyl" refers to an
alkyl that is not cyclic (i.e., a straight or branched chain
containing at least one carbon atom). Non-cyclic alkyls can be
fully saturated or can contain non-cyclic alkenes and/or alkynes.
Non-cyclic alkyls can be optionally substituted.
[0072] The term "alkenyl" refers to a type of alkyl group in which
the first two atoms of the alkyl group form a double bond that is
not part of an aromatic group. That is, an alkenyl group begins
with the atoms --C(R).dbd.C(R)--R, wherein R refers to the
remaining portions of the alkenyl group, which may be the same or
different. The alkenyl moiety may be branched, straight chain, or
cyclic (in which case, it would also be known as a "cycloalkenyl"
group). Depending on the structure, an alkenyl group can be a
monoradical or a diradical (i.e., an alkenylene group). Alkenyl
groups can be optionally substituted. Non-limiting examples of an
alkenyl group include --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2,
--C(CH.sub.3).dbd.CH.sub.2, --CH.dbd.CHCH.sub.3,
--C(CH.sub.3).dbd.CHCH.sub.3. Alkenylene groups include, but are
not limited to, --CH.dbd.CH--, --C(CH.sub.3).dbd.CH--,
--CH.dbd.CHCH.sub.2--, --CH.dbd.CHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2-- and
--C(CH.sub.3).dbd.CHCH.sub.2--. Alkenyl groups could have 2 to 10
carbons. The alkenyl group could also be a "lower alkenyl" having 2
to 6 carbon atoms.
[0073] The term "alkynyl" refers to a type of alkyl group in which
the first two atoms of the alkyl group form a triple bond. That is,
an alkynyl group begins with the atoms --C.ident.C--R, wherein R
refers to the remaining portions of the alkynyl group, which may be
the same or different. The "R" portion of the alkynyl moiety may be
branched, straight chain, or cyclic. Depending on the structure, an
alkynyl group can be a monoradical or a diradical (i.e., an
alkynylene group). Alkynyl groups can be optionally substituted.
Non-limiting examples of an alkynyl group include, but are not
limited to, --C.ident.CH, --C.ident.CCH.sub.3,
--C.ident.CCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, --C.ident.C--, and
--C.ident.CCH.sub.2--. Alkynyl groups can have 2 to 10 carbons. The
alkynyl group could also be a "lower alkynyl" having 2 to 6 carbon
atoms.
[0074] An "alkoxy" group refers to a (alkyl)O-- group, where alkyl
is as defined herein.
[0075] "Hydroxyalkyl" refers to an alkyl radical, as defined
herein, substituted with at least one hydroxy group. Non-limiting
examples of a hydroxyalkyl include, but are not limited to,
hydroxymethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl,
1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropyl, 2-hydroxybutyl, 3-hydroxybutyl,
4-hydroxybutyl, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl,
1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-hydroxyethyl, 2,3-dihydroxybutyl,
3,4-dihydroxybutyl and 2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-hydroxypropyl.
[0076] "Alkoxyalkyl" refers to an alkyl radical, as defined herein,
substituted with an alkoxy group, as defined herein.
[0077] An "alkenyloxy" group refers to a (alkenyl)O-- group, where
alkenyl is as defined herein.
[0078] The term "alkylamine" refers to the --N(alkyl).sub.xH.sub.y
group, where x and y are selected from among x=1, y=1 and x=2, y=0.
When x=2, the alkyl groups, taken together with the N atom to which
they are attached, can optionally form a cyclic ring system.
[0079] "Alkylaminoalkyl" refers to an alkyl radical, as defined
herein, substituted with an alkylamine, as defined herein.
[0080] An "amide" is a chemical moiety with the formula --C(O)NHR
or --NHC(O)R, where R is selected from among alkyl, cycloalkyl,
aryl, heteroaryl (bonded through a ring carbon) and heteroalicyclic
(bonded through a ring carbon). An amide moiety may form a linkage
between an amino acid or a peptide molecule and a compound
described herein, thereby forming a prodrug. Any amine, or carboxyl
side chain on the compounds described herein can be amidified. The
procedures and specific groups to make such amides are known to
those of skill in the art and can readily be found in reference
sources such as Greene and Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic
Synthesis, 3.sup.rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.,
1999, which is incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety.
[0081] The term "ester" refers to a chemical moiety with formula
--COOR, where R is selected from among alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl,
heteroaryl (bonded through a ring carbon) and heteroalicyclic
(bonded through a ring carbon). Any hydroxy, or carboxyl side chain
on the compounds described herein can be esterified. The procedures
and specific groups to make such esters are known to those of skill
in the art and can readily be found in reference sources such as
Greene and Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3.sup.rd
Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y., 1999, which is
incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
[0082] As used herein, the term "ring" refers to any covalently
closed structure. Rings include, for example, carbocycles (e.g.,
aryls and cycloalkyls), heterocycles (e.g., heteroaryls and
non-aromatic heterocycles), aromatics (e.g. aryls and heteroaryls),
and non-aromatics (e.g., cycloalkyls and non-aromatic
heterocycles). Rings can be optionally substituted. Rings can be
monocyclic or polycyclic.
[0083] As used herein, the term "ring system" refers to one, or
more than one ring.
[0084] The term "membered ring" can embrace any cyclic structure.
The term "membered" is meant to denote the number of skeletal atoms
that constitute the ring. Thus, for example, cyclohexyl, pyridine,
pyran and thiopyran are 6-membered rings and cyclopentyl, pyrrole,
furan, and thiophene are 5-membered rings.
[0085] The term "fused" refers to structures in which two or more
rings share one or more bonds.
[0086] The term "carbocyclic" or "carbocycle" refers to a ring
wherein each of the atoms forming the ring is a carbon atom.
Carbocycle includes aryl and cycloalkyl. The term thus
distinguishes carbocycle from heterocycle ("heterocyclic") in which
the ring backbone contains at least one atom which is different
from carbon (i.e a heteroatom). Heterocycle includes heteroaryl and
heterocycloalkyl. Carbocycles and heterocycles can be optionally
substituted.
[0087] The term "aromatic" refers to a planar ring having a
delocalized .pi.-electron system containing 4n+2.pi. electrons,
where n is an integer. Aromatic rings can be formed from five, six,
seven, eight, nine, or more than nine atoms. Aromatics can be
optionally substituted. The term "aromatic" includes both
carbocyclic aryl (e.g., phenyl) and heterocyclic aryl (or
"heteroaryl" or "heteroaromatic") groups (e.g., pyridine). The term
includes monocyclic or fused-ring polycyclic (i.e., rings which
share adjacent pairs of carbon atoms) groups.
[0088] As used herein, the term "aryl" refers to an aromatic ring
wherein each of the atoms forming the ring is a carbon atom. Aryl
rings can be formed by five, six, seven, eight, nine, or more than
nine carbon atoms. Aryl groups can be optionally substituted.
Examples of aryl groups include, but are not limited to phenyl,
naphthalenyl, phenanthrenyl, anthracenyl, fluorenyl, and indenyl.
Depending on the structure, an aryl group can be a monoradical or a
diradical (i.e., an arylene group).
[0089] An "aryloxy" group refers to an (aryl)O-- group, where aryl
is as defined herein.
[0090] "Aralkyl" means an alkyl radical, as defined herein,
substituted with an aryl group. Non-limiting aralkyl groups
include, benzyl, phenethyl, and the like.
[0091] "Aralkenyl" means an alkenyl radical, as defined herein,
substituted with an aryl group, as defined herein.
[0092] The term "cycloalkyl" refers to a monocyclic or polycyclic
radical that contains only carbon and hydrogen, and may be
saturated, partially unsaturated, or fully unsaturated. Cycloalkyl
groups include groups having from 3 to 10 ring atoms. Illustrative
examples of cycloalkyl groups include the following moieties:
##STR00003##
and the like. Depending on the structure, a cycloalkyl group can be
a monoradical or a diradical (e.g., an cycloalkylene group). The
cycloalkyl group could also be a "lower cycloalkyl" having 3 to 8
carbon atoms.
[0093] "Cycloalkylalkyl" means an alkyl radical, as defined herein,
substituted with a cycloalkyl group. Non-limiting cycloalkylalkyl
groups include cyclopropylmethyl, cyclobutylmethyl,
cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexylmethyl, and the like.
[0094] The term "heterocycle" refers to heteroaromatic and
heteroalicyclic groups containing one to four heteroatoms each
selected from O, S and N, wherein each heterocyclic group has from
4 to 10 atoms in its ring system, and with the proviso that the
ring of said group does not contain two adjacent O or S atoms.
Herein, whenever the number of carbon atoms in a heterocycle is
indicated (e.g., C.sub.1-C.sub.6 heterocycle), at least one other
atom (the heteroatom) must be present in the ring. Designations
such as "C.sub.1-C.sub.6 heterocycle" refer only to the number of
carbon atoms in the ring and do not refer to the total number of
atoms in the ring. It is understood that the heterocylic ring can
have additional heteroatoms in the ring. Designations such as "4-6
membered heterocycle" refer to the total number of atoms that are
contained in the ring (i.e., a four, five, or six membered ring, in
which at least one atom is a carbon atom, at least one atom is a
heteroatom and the remaining two to four atoms are either carbon
atoms or heteroatoms). In heterocycles that have two or more
heteroatoms, those two or more heteroatoms can be the same or
different from one another. Heterocycles can be optionally
substituted. Binding to a heterocycle can be at a heteroatom or via
a carbon atom. Non-aromatic heterocyclic groups include groups
having only 4 atoms in their ring system, but aromatic heterocyclic
groups must have at least 5 atoms in their ring system. The
heterocyclic groups include benzo-fused ring systems. An example of
a 4-membered heterocyclic group is azetidinyl (derived from
azetidine). An example of a 5-membered heterocyclic group is
thiazolyl. An example of a 6-membered heterocyclic group is
pyridyl, and an example of a 10-membered heterocyclic group is
quinolinyl. Examples of non-aromatic heterocyclic groups are
pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, dihydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothienyl,
tetrahydropyranyl, dihydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl,
piperidino, morpholino, thiomorpholino, thioxanyl, piperazinyl,
azetidinyl, oxetanyl, thietanyl, homopiperidinyl, oxepanyl,
thiepanyl, oxazepinyl, diazepinyl, thiazepinyl,
1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 2-pyrrolinyl, 3-pyrrolinyl, indolinyl,
2H-pyranyl, 4H-pyranyl, dioxanyl, 1,3-dioxolanyl, pyrazolinyl,
dithianyl, dithiolanyl, dihydropyranyl, dihydrothienyl,
dihydrofuranyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolidinyl,
3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanyl, 3-azabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanyl, 3H-indolyl
and quinolizinyl. Examples of aromatic heterocyclic groups are
pyridinyl, imidazolyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl,
pyrazinyl, tetrazolyl, furyl, thienyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl,
oxazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl,
indolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzofuranyl, cinnolinyl, indazolyl,
indolizinyl, phthalazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, isoindolyl,
pteridinyl, purinyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, furazanyl,
benzofurazanyl, benzothiophenyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoxazolyl,
quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, naphthyridinyl, and furopyridinyl. The
foregoing groups, as derived from the groups listed above, may be
C-attached or N-attached where such is possible. For instance, a
group derived from pyrrole may be pyrrol-1-yl (N-attached) or
pyrrol-3-yl (C-attached). Further, a group derived from imidazole
may be imidazol-1-yl or imidazol-3-yl (both N-attached) or
imidazol-2-yl, imidazol-4-yl or imidazol-5-yl (all C-attached). The
heterocyclic groups include benzo-fused ring systems and ring
systems substituted with one or two oxo (.dbd.O) moieties such as
pyrrolidin-2-one. Depending on the structure, a heterocycle group
can be a monoradical or a diradical (i.e., a heterocyclene
group).
[0095] The terms "heteroaryl" or, alternatively, "heteroaromatic"
refers to an aryl group that includes one or more ring heteroatoms
selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. An N-containing
"heteroaromatic" or "heteroaryl" moiety refers to an aromatic group
in which at least one of the skeletal atoms of the ring is a
nitrogen atom. Illustrative examples of heteroaryl groups include
the following moieties:
##STR00004##
and the like. Depending on the structure, a heteroaryl group can be
a monoradical or a diradical (i.e., a heteroarylene group).
[0096] As used herein, the term "non-aromatic heterocycle",
"heterocycloalkyl" or "heteroalicyclic" refers to a non-aromatic
ring wherein one or more atoms forming the ring is a heteroatom. A
"non-aromatic heterocycle" or "heterocycloalkyl" group refers to a
cycloalkyl group that includes at least one heteroatom selected
from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. The radicals may be fused with an
aryl or heteroaryl. Heterocycloalkyl rings can be formed by three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or more than nine atoms.
Heterocycloalkyl rings can be optionally substituted. In certain
embodiments, non-aromatic heterocycles contain one or more carbonyl
or thiocarbonyl groups such as, for example, oxo- and
thio-containing groups. Examples of heterocycloalkyls include, but
are not limited to, lactams, lactones, cyclic imides, cyclic
thioimides, cyclic carbamates, tetrahydrothiopyran, 4H-pyran,
tetrahydropyran, piperidine, 1,3-dioxin, 1,3-dioxane, 1,4-dioxin,
1,4-dioxane, piperazine, 1,3-oxathiane, 1,4-oxathiin,
1,4-oxathiane, tetrahydro-1,4-thiazine, 2H-1,2-oxazine, maleimide,
succinimide, barbituric acid, thiobarbituric acid, dioxopiperazine,
hydantoin, dihydrouracil, morpholine, trioxane,
hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine, tetrahydrothiophene, tetrahydrofuran,
pyrroline, pyrrolidine, pyrrolidone, pyrrolidione, pyrazoline,
pyrazolidine, imidazoline, imidazolidine, 1,3-dioxole,
1,3-dioxolane, 1,3-dithiole, 1,3-dithiolane, isoxazoline,
isoxazolidine, oxazoline, oxazolidine, oxazolidinone, thiazoline,
thiazolidine, and 1,3-oxathiolane. Illustrative examples of
heterocycloalkyl groups, also referred to as non-aromatic
heterocycles, include:
##STR00005##
and the like. The term heteroalicyclic also includes all ring forms
of the carbohydrates, including but not limited to the
monosaccharides, the disaccharides and the oligosaccharides.
Depending on the structure, a heterocycloalkyl group can be a
monoradical or a diradical (i.e., a heterocycloalkylene group).
[0097] The term "halo" or, alternatively, "halogen" or "halide"
means fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.
[0098] The terms "haloalkyl," "haloalkenyl," "haloalkynyl" and
"haloalkoxy" include alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and alkoxy structures
in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with a halogen atom. In
certain embodiments in which two or more hydrogen atoms are
replaced with halogen atoms, the halogen atoms are all the same as
one another. In other embodiments in which two or more hydrogen
atoms are replaced with halogen atoms, the halogen atoms are not
all the same as one another.
[0099] The term "fluoroalkyl," as used herein, refers to alkyl
group in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with a fluorine
atom. Examples of fluoroalkyl groups include, but are not limited
to, --CF.sub.3, --CH.sub.2CF.sub.3, --CF.sub.2CF.sub.3,
--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CF.sub.3 and the like.
[0100] As used herein, the terms "heteroalkyl" "heteroalkenyl" and
"heteroalkynyl" include optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl and
alkynyl radicals in which one or more skeletal chain atoms is a
heteroatom, e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, silicon, phosphorus or
combinations thereof. The heteroatom(s) may be placed at any
interior position of the heteroalkyl group or at the position at
which the heteroalkyl group is attached to the remainder of the
molecule. Examples include, but are not limited to,
--CH.sub.2--O--CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--O--CH.sub.3,
--CH.sub.2--NH--CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH--CH.sub.3,
--CH.sub.2--N(CH.sub.3)--CH.sub.3,
--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--NH--CH.sub.3,
--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--N(CH.sub.3)--CH.sub.3,
--CH.sub.2--S--CH.sub.2--CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2,
--S(O)--CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2--CH.sub.2--S(O).sub.2--CH.sub.3,
--CH.dbd.CH--O--CH.sub.3, --Si(CH.sub.3).sub.3,
--CH.sub.2--CH.dbd.N--OCH.sub.3, and
--CH.dbd.CH--N(CH.sub.3)--CH.sub.3. In addition, up to two
heteroatoms may be consecutive, such as, by way of example,
--CH.sub.2--NH--OCH.sub.3 and
--CH.sub.2--O--Si(CH.sub.3).sub.3.
[0101] The term "heteroatom" refers to an atom other than carbon or
hydrogen. Heteroatoms are typically independently selected from
among oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, silicon and phosphorus, but are not
limited to these atoms. In embodiments in which two or more
heteroatoms are present, the two or more heteroatoms can all be the
same as one another, or some or all of the two or more heteroatoms
can each be different from the others.
[0102] The term "bond" or "single bond" refers to a chemical bond
between two atoms, or two moieties when the atoms joined by the
bond are considered to be part of larger substructure.
[0103] An "isocyanato" group refers to a --NCO group.
[0104] An "isothiocyanato" group refers to a --NCS group.
[0105] The term "moiety" refers to a specific segment or functional
group of a molecule. Chemical moieties are often recognized
chemical entities embedded in or appended to a molecule.
[0106] A "sulfinyl" group refers to a --S(.dbd.O)--R.
[0107] A "sulfonyl" group refers to a --S(.dbd.O).sub.2--R.
[0108] A "thioalkoxy" or "alkylthio" group refers to a --S-alkyl
group.
[0109] A "alkylthioalkyl" group refers to an alkyl group
substituted with a --S-alkyl group.
[0110] As used herein, the term "O-carboxy" or "acyloxy" refers to
a group of formula RC(.dbd.O)O--.
[0111] "Carboxy" means a --C(O)OH radical.
[0112] As used herein, the term "acetyl" refers to a group of
formula --C(.dbd.O)CH.sub.3.
[0113] "Acyl" refers to the group --C(O)R.
[0114] As used herein, the term "trihalomethanesulfonyl" refers to
a group of formula X.sub.3CS(.dbd.O).sub.2-- where X is a
halogen.
[0115] As used herein, the term "cyano" refers to a group of
formula --CN.
[0116] "Cyanoalkyl" means an alkyl radical, as defined herein,
substituted with at least one cyano group.
[0117] As used herein, the term "N-sulfonamido" or "sulfonylamino"
refers to a group of formula RS(.dbd.O).sub.2NH--.
[0118] As used herein, the term "O-carbamyl" refers to a group of
formula --OC(.dbd.O)NR.sub.2.
[0119] As used herein, the term "N-carbamyl" refers to a group of
formula ROC(.dbd.O)NH--.
[0120] As used herein, the term "O-thiocarbamyl" refers to a group
of formula --OC(.dbd.S)NR.sub.2.
[0121] As used herein, the term "N-thiocarbamyl" refers to a group
of formula ROC(.dbd.S)NH--.
[0122] As used herein, the term "C-amido" refers to a group of
formula --C(.dbd.O)NR.sub.2.
[0123] "Aminocarbonyl" refers to a --CONH2 radical.
[0124] As used herein, the term "N-amido" refers to a group of
formula RC(.dbd.O)NH--.
[0125] As used herein, the substituent "R" appearing by itself and
without a number designation refers to a substituent selected from
among from alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl (bonded through a
ring carbon) and non-aromatic heterocycle (bonded through a ring
carbon).
[0126] The term "optionally substituted" or "substituted" means
that the referenced group may be substituted with one or more
additional group(s) individually and independently selected from
alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroalicyclic, hydroxy,
alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfoxide,
arylsulfoxide, alkylsulfone, arylsulfone, cyano, halo, acyl, nitro,
haloalkyl, fluoroalkyl, amino, including mono- and di-substituted
amino groups, and the protected derivatives thereof. By way of
example an optional substituents may be L.sub.sR.sub.s, wherein
each L.sub.8 is independently selected from a bond, --O--,
--C(.dbd.O)--, --S--, --S(.dbd.O)--, --S(.dbd.O).sub.2--, --NH--,
--NHC(O)--, --C(O)NH--, S(.dbd.O).sub.2NH--, --NHS(.dbd.O).sub.2,
--OC(O)NH--, --NHC(O)O--, -(substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl), or -(substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.2-C.sub.6 alkenyl); and each R.sub.s is independently
selected from H, (substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl), (substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.3-C.sub.6cycloalkyl), heteroaryl, or heteroalkyl. The
protecting groups that may form the protective derivatives of the
above substituents are known to those of skill in the art and may
be found in references such as Greene and Wuts, above.
[0127] The term "Michael acceptor moiety" refers to a functional
group that can participate in a Michael reaction, wherein a new
covalent bond is formed between a portion of the Michael acceptor
moiety and the donor moiety. The Michael acceptor moiety is an
electrophile and the "donor moiety" is a nucleophile. The "G"
groups presented in any of Formula (A), Formula (B), or Formula (C)
are non-limiting examples of Michael acceptor moieties.
[0128] The term "nucleophile" or "nucleophilic" refers to an
electron rich compound, or moiety thereof. An example of a
nucleophile includes, but in no way is limited to, a cysteine
residue of a molecule, such as, for example Cys 481 of Btk.
[0129] The term "electrophile", or "electrophilic" refers to an
electron poor or electron deficient molecule, or moiety thereof.
Examples of electrophiles include, but in no way are limited to,
Micheal acceptor moieties.
[0130] The term "acceptable" or "pharmaceutically acceptable", with
respect to a formulation, composition or ingredient, as used
herein, means having no persistent detrimental effect on the
general health of the subject being treated or does not abrogate
the biological activity or properties of the compound, and is
relatively nontoxic.
[0131] As used herein, the term "agonist" refers to a compound, the
presence of which results in a biological activity of a protein
that is the same as the biological activity resulting from the
presence of a naturally occurring ligand for the protein, such as,
for example, Btk.
[0132] As used herein, the term "partial agonist" refers to a
compound the presence of which results in a biological activity of
a protein that is of the same type as that resulting from the
presence of a naturally occurring ligand for the protein, but of a
lower magnitude.
[0133] As used herein, the term "antagonist" refers to a compound,
the presence of which results in a decrease in the magnitude of a
biological activity of a protein. In certain embodiments, the
presence of an antagonist results in complete inhibition of a
biological activity of a protein, such as, for example, Btk. In
certain embodiments, an antagonist is an inhibitor.
[0134] As used herein, "amelioration" of the symptoms of a
particular disease, disorder or condition by administration of a
particular compound or pharmaceutical composition refers to any
lessening of severity, delay in onset, slowing of progression, or
shortening of duration, whether permanent or temporary, lasting or
transient that can be attributed to or associated with
administration of the compound or composition.
[0135] "Bioavailability" refers to the percentage of the weight of
compounds disclosed herein, such as, compounds of any of Formula
(A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), dosed that is
delivered into the general circulation of the animal or human being
studied. The total exposure (AUC.sub.(0-.infin.)) of a drug when
administered intravenously is usually defined as 100% bioavailable
(F %). "Oral bioavailability" refers to the extent to which
compounds disclosed herein, such as, compounds of any of Formula
(A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), are absorbed into
the general circulation when the pharmaceutical composition is
taken orally as compared to intravenous injection.
[0136] "Blood plasma concentration" refers to the concentration of
compounds disclosed herein, such as, compounds of any of Formula
(A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), in the plasma
component of blood of a subject. It is understood that the plasma
concentration of compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula (B),
Formula (C), or Formula (D), may vary significantly between
subjects, due to variability with respect to metabolism and/or
possible interactions with other therapeutic agents. In accordance
with one embodiment disclosed herein, the blood plasma
concentration of the compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula (B),
Formula (C), or Formula (D), may vary from subject to subject.
Likewise, values such as maximum plasma concentration (C.sub.max)
or time to reach maximum plasma concentration (T.sub.max), or total
area under the plasma concentration time curve
(AUC.sub.(0-.infin.)) may vary from subject to subject. Due to this
variability, the amount necessary to constitute "a therapeutically
effective amount" of a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B),
Formula (C), or Formula (D), may vary from subject to subject.
[0137] The term "Bruton's tyrosine kinase," as used herein, refers
to Bruton's tyrosine kinase from Homo sapiens, as disclosed in,
e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,326,469 (GenBank Accession No.
NP_000052).
[0138] The term "Bruton's tyrosine kinase homolog," as used herein,
refers to orthologs of Bruton's tyrosine kinase, e.g., the
orthologs from mouse (GenBank Acession No. AAB47246), dog (GenBank
Acession No. XP_549139.), rat (GenBank Acession No. NP_001007799),
chicken (GenBank Acession No. NP_989564), or zebra fish (GenBank
Acession No. XP_698117), and fusion proteins of any of the
foregoing that exhibit kinase activity towards one or more
substrates of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (e.g. a peptide substrate
having the amino acid sequence "AVLESEEELYSSARQ").
[0139] The terms "co-administration" or the like, as used 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 administered by the same or
different route of administration or at the same or different
time.
[0140] The terms "effective amount" or "therapeutically effective
amount," as used herein, refer to a sufficient amount of an agent
or a compound being administered which will relieve to some extent
one or more of the symptoms of the disease or condition being
treated. The result can be reduction and/or alleviation of the
signs, symptoms, or causes of a disease, or any other desired
alteration of a biological system. For example, an "effective
amount" for therapeutic uses is the amount of the composition
including a compound as disclosed herein required to provide a
clinically significant decrease in disease symptoms without undue
adverse side effects. An appropriate "effective amount" in any
individual case may be determined using techniques, such as a dose
escalation study. The term "therapeutically effective amount"
includes, for example, a prophylactically effective amount. An
"effective amount" of a compound disclosed herein is an amount
effective to achieve a desired pharmacologic effect or therapeutic
improvement without undue adverse side effects. It is understood
that "an effect amount" or "a therapeutically effective amount" can
vary from subject to subject, due to variation in metabolism of the
compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), age, weight, general condition of the subject, the
condition being treated, the severity of the condition being
treated, and the judgment of the prescribing physician. By way of
example only, therapeutically effective amounts may be determined
by routine experimentation, including but not limited to a dose
escalation clinical trial.
[0141] The terms "enhance" or "enhancing" means to increase or
prolong either in potency or duration a desired effect. By way of
example, "enhancing" the effect of therapeutic agents refers to the
ability to increase or prolong, either in potency or duration, the
effect of therapeutic agents on during treatment of a disease,
disorder or condition. An "enhancing-effective amount," as used
herein, refers to an amount adequate to enhance the effect of a
therapeutic agent in the treatment of a disease, disorder or
condition. When used in a patient, amounts effective for this use
will depend on the severity and course of the disease, disorder or
condition, previous therapy, the patient's health status and
response to the drugs, and the judgment of the treating
physician.
[0142] The term "homologous cysteine," as used herein refers to a
cysteine residue found with in a sequence position that is
homologous to that of cysteine 481 of Bruton's tyrosine kinase, as
defined herein. For example, cysteine 482 is the homologous
cysteine of the rat ortholog of Bruton's tyrosine kinase; cysteine
479 is the homologous cysteine of the chicken ortholog; and
cysteine 481 is the homologous cysteine in the zebra fish ortholog.
In another example, the homologous cysteine of TXK, a Tec kinase
family member related to Bruton's tyrosine, is Cys 350. Other
examples of kinases having homologous cysteines are shown in FIG.
1. See also the sequence alignments of tyrosine kinases (TK)
published on the world wide web at
kinase.com/human/kinome/phylogeny.html.
[0143] The term "identical," as used herein, refers to two or more
sequences or subsequences which are the same. In addition, the term
"substantially identical," as used herein, refers to two or more
sequences which have a percentage of sequential units which are the
same when compared and aligned for maximum correspondence over a
comparison window, or designated region as measured using
comparison algorithms or by manual alignment and visual inspection.
By way of example only, two or more sequences may be "substantially
identical" if the sequential units are about 60% identical, about
65% identical, about 70% identical, about 75% identical, about 80%
identical, about 85% identical, about 90% identical, or about 95%
identical over a specified region. Such percentages to describe the
"percent identity" of two or more sequences. The identity of a
sequence can exist over a region that is at least about 75-100
sequential units in length, over a region that is about 50
sequential units in length, or, where not specified, across the
entire sequence. This definition also refers to the complement of a
test sequence. By way of example only, two or more polypeptide
sequences are identical when the amino acid residues are the same,
while two or more polypeptide sequences are "substantially
identical" if the amino acid residues are about 60% identical,
about 65% identical, about 70% identical, about 75% identical,
about 80% identical, about 85% identical, about 90% identical, or
about 95% identical over a specified region. The identity can exist
over a region that is at least about 75-100 amino acids in length,
over a region that is about 50 amino acids in length, or, where not
specified, across the entire sequence of a polypeptide sequence. In
addition, by way of example only, two or more polynucleotide
sequences are identical when the nucleic acid residues are the
same, while two or more polynucleotide sequences are "substantially
identical" if the nucleic acid residues are about 60% identical,
about 65% identical, about 70% identical, about 75% identical,
about 80% identical, about 85% identical, about 90% identical, or
about 95% identical over a specified region. The identity can exist
over a region that is at least about 75-100 nucleic acids in
length, over a region that is about 50 nucleic acids in length, or,
where not specified, across the entire sequence of a polynucleotide
sequence.
[0144] The terms "inhibits", "inhibiting", or "inhibitor" of a
kinase, as used herein, refer to inhibition of enzymatic
phosphotransferase activity.
[0145] The term "irreversible inhibitor," as used herein, refers to
a compound that, upon contact with a target protein (e.g., a
kinase) causes the formation of a new covalent bond with or within
the protein, whereby one or more of the target protein's biological
activities (e.g., phosphotransferase activity) is diminished or
abolished notwithstanding the subsequent presence or absence of the
irreversible inhibitor.
[0146] The term "irreversible Btk inhibitor," as used herein,
refers to an inhibitor of Btk that can form a covalent bond with an
amino acid residue of Btk. In one embodiment, the irreversible
inhibitor of Btk can form a covalent bond with a Cys residue of
Btk; in particular embodiments, the irreversible inhibitor can form
a covalent bond with a Cys 481 residue (or a homolog thereof) of
Btk or a cysteine residue in the homologous corresponding position
of another tyrosine kinase, as shown in FIG. 1.
[0147] The term "isolated," as used herein, refers to separating
and removing a component of interest from components not of
interest. Isolated substances can be in either a dry or semi-dry
state, or in solution, including but not limited to an aqueous
solution. The isolated component can be in a homogeneous state or
the isolated component can be a part of a pharmaceutical
composition that comprises additional pharmaceutically acceptable
carriers and/or excipients. By way of example only, nucleic acids
or proteins are "isolated" when such nucleic acids or proteins are
free of at least some of the cellular components with which it is
associated in the natural state, or that the nucleic acid or
protein has been concentrated to a level greater than the
concentration of its in vivo or in vitro production. Also, by way
of example, a gene is isolated when separated from open reading
frames which flank the gene and encode a protein other than the
gene of interest.
[0148] A "metabolite" of a compound disclosed herein is a
derivative of that compound that is formed when the compound is
metabolized. The term "active metabolite" refers to a biologically
active derivative of a compound that is formed when the compound is
metabolized. The term "metabolized," as used herein, refers to the
sum of the processes (including, but not limited to, hydrolysis
reactions and reactions catalyzed by enzymes, such as, oxidation
reactions) by which a particular substance is changed by an
organism. Thus, enzymes may produce specific structural alterations
to a compound. For example, cytochrome P450 catalyzes a variety of
oxidative and reductive reactions while uridine diphosphate
glucuronyl transferases catalyze the transfer of an activated
glucuronic-acid molecule to aromatic alcohols, aliphatic alcohols,
carboxylic acids, amines and free sulfhydryl groups. Further
information on metabolism may be obtained from The Pharmacological
Basis of Therapeutics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill (1996). Metabolites
of the compounds disclosed herein can be identified either by
administration of compounds to a host and analysis of tissue
samples from the host, or by incubation of compounds with hepatic
cells in vitro and analysis of the resulting compounds. Both
methods are well known in the art. In some embodiments, metabolites
of a compound are formed by oxidative processes and correspond to
the corresponding hydroxy-containing compound. In some embodiments,
a compound is metabolized to pharmacologically active
metabolites.
[0149] The term "modulate," as used herein, means to interact with
a target either directly or indirectly so as to alter the activity
of the target, including, by way of example only, to enhance the
activity of the target, to inhibit the activity of the target, to
limit the activity of the target, or to extend the activity of the
target.
[0150] As used herein, the term "modulator" refers to a compound
that alters an activity of a molecule. For example, a modulator can
cause an increase or decrease in the magnitude of a certain
activity of a molecule compared to the magnitude of the activity in
the absence of the modulator. In certain embodiments, a modulator
is an inhibitor, which decreases the magnitude of one or more
activities of a molecule. In certain embodiments, an inhibitor
completely prevents one or more activities of a molecule. In
certain embodiments, a modulator is an activator, which increases
the magnitude of at least one activity of a molecule. In certain
embodiments the presence of a modulator results in an activity that
does not occur in the absence of the modulator.
[0151] The term "prophylactically effective amount," as used
herein, refers that amount of a composition applied to a patient
which will relieve to some extent one or more of the symptoms of a
disease, condition or disorder being treated. In such prophylactic
applications, such amounts may depend on the patient's state of
health, weight, and the like. It is considered well within the
skill of the art for one to determine such prophylactically
effective amounts by routine experimentation, including, but not
limited to, a dose escalation clinical trial.
[0152] As used herein, the term "selective binding compound" refers
to a compound that selectively binds to any portion of one or more
target proteins.
[0153] As used herein, the term "selectively binds" refers to the
ability of a selective binding compound to bind to a target
protein, such as, for example, Btk, with greater affinity than it
binds to a non-target protein. In certain embodiments, specific
binding refers to binding to a target with an affinity that is at
least 10, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 or more times greater than the
affinity for a non-target.
[0154] As used herein, the term "selective modulator" refers to a
compound that selectively modulates a target activity relative to a
non-target activity. In certain embodiments, specific modulater
refers to modulating a target activity at least 10, 50, 100, 250,
500, 1000 times more than a non-target activity.
[0155] The term "substantially purified," as used herein, refers to
a component of interest that may be substantially or essentially
free of other components which normally accompany or interact with
the component of interest prior to purification. By way of example
only, a component of interest may be "substantially purified" when
the preparation of the component of interest contains less than
about 30%, less than about 25%, less than about 20%, less than
about 15%, less than about 10%, less than about 5%, less than about
4%, less than about 3%, less than about 2%, or less than about 1%
(by dry weight) of contaminating components. Thus, a "substantially
purified" component of interest may have a purity level of about
70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, about
96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99% or greater.
[0156] The term "subject" as used herein, refers to an animal which
is the object of treatment, observation or experiment. By way of
example only, a subject may be, but is not limited to, a mammal
including, but not limited to, a human.
[0157] As used herein, the term "target activity" refers to a
biological activity capable of being modulated by a selective
modulator. Certain exemplary target activities include, but are not
limited to, binding affinity, signal transduction, enzymatic
activity, tumor growth, inflammation or inflammation-related
processes, and amelioration of one or more symptoms associated with
a disease or condition.
[0158] As used herein, the term "target protein" refers to a
molecule or a portion of a protein capable of being bound by a
selective binding compound. In certain embodiments, a target
protein is Btk.
[0159] The terms "treat," "treating" or "treatment", as used
herein, include alleviating, abating or ameliorating a disease or
condition symptoms, preventing additional symptoms, ameliorating or
preventing the underlying metabolic causes of symptoms, inhibiting
the disease or condition, e.g., arresting the development of the
disease or condition, relieving the disease or condition, causing
regression of the disease or condition, relieving a condition
caused by the disease or condition, or stopping the symptoms of the
disease or condition. The terms "treat," "treating" or "treatment",
include, but are not limited to, prophylactic and/or therapeutic
treatments.
[0160] As used herein, the IC.sub.50 refers to an amount,
concentration or dosage of a particular test compound that achieves
a 50% inhibition of a maximal response, such as inhibition of Btk,
in an assay that measures such response.
[0161] As used herein, EC.sub.50 refers to a dosage, concentration
or amount of a particular test compound that elicits a
dose-dependent response at 50% of maximal expression of a
particular response that is induced, provoked or potentiated by the
particular test compound.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0162] FIG. 1 presents a sequence comparison of Btk with other
tyrosine kinases.
[0163] FIG. 2A depicts a model for the inhibition of B cell
receptor induced Phospholipase-C.gamma. phosphorylation by an
irreversible Btk inhibitor.
[0164] FIG. 2B presents illustrative cell data regarding inhibition
of B cell receptor induced Phospholipase-C.gamma. phosphorylation
by compound 4. In this example, there were 2E6 Ramos cells/well in
serum free media; the cells were pretreated with compound for 1.5
hr. The B cell receptor was stimulated with anti-IgM for 3 min; the
10.times. lysis buffer containing DNAse was added directly to
cells. The sample buffer was added and loaded directly on gel. The
samples were analyzed with western blot--phosphorylated Btk and
PLC.gamma.1 and total Btk and PLC.gamma.1. The blot was imaged with
ChemiDoc CCD and quantitated with ImageQuant. The phosphorylated
band was normalized to total band and the IC50 was calculated.
[0165] FIG. 3A presents illustrative cell data showing that
compound 4 inhibits growth of DHL-6 cells. In this example, there
were 3E4 DHL-6 cells/well in complete media. The cells were treated
for the indicated time (24 h) with compound @ 0.1% DMSO final
concentration. The cell number was measured using Alamar Blue assay
according to standard protocol.
[0166] FIG. 3B presents illustrative cell data showing that
compound 4 inhibits growth of DHL-6 cells. In this example, there
were 3E4 DHL-6 cells/well in complete media. The cells were treated
for the indicated time (48 h) with compound @ 0.1% DMSO final
concentration. The cell number was measured using Alamar Blue assay
according to standard protocol.
[0167] FIG. 3C presents illustrative cell data showing that
compound 15 inhibits growth of DHL-6 cells. In this example, there
were 3E4 DHL-6 cells/well in complete media. The cells were treated
for the indicated time (24 h) with compound @ 0.1% DMSO final
concentration. The cell number was measured using Alamar Blue assay
according to standard protocol.
[0168] FIG. 3D presents illustrative cell data showing that
compound 15 inhibits growth of DHL-6 cells. In this example, there
were 3E4 DHL-6 cells/well in complete media. The cells were treated
for the indicated time (48 h) with compound @ 0.1% DMSO final
concentration. The cell number was measured using Alamar Blue assay
according to standard protocol.
[0169] FIG. 4A presents an illustrative mass spectrum of
recombinant Btk protein.
[0170] FIG. 4B presents an illustrative mass spectrum showing that
compound 4 covalently modifies Btk. In this example, incubate 30 uM
compound 4 with 6-7 uM recombinant BTK (Y->D mutant, kinase
domain only) overnight at RT. Desalt protein-inhibitor complex by
reversed-phase HPLC and analyze directly in mass spec to determine
molecular weight. >99% of recombinant Btk protein is covalently
modified by compound 4.
[0171] FIG. 5A presents illustrative inhibition of arthritis
development in a mouse model by compound 4.
[0172] FIG. 5B presents plasma levels of compound 4 after final
dose.
[0173] FIG. 6A presents illustrative data demonstrating that the
efficacy of compound 4 is associated with reduction of Rheumatoid
Factor in the CAIA model. In these examples, *p<0.01;
**p<0.001 vs vehicle or saline treatment.
[0174] FIG. 6B presents illustrative data demonstrating that the
efficacy of compound 4 is associated with reduction of
Anti-citrullinated cyclic peptide antibodies in the CAIA model. In
these examples, *p<0.01; **p<0.001 vs vehicle or saline
treatment.
[0175] FIG. 7A presents illustrative data regarding the inhibition
of arthritis development in a mouse model by compound 13. This
enantiomer of compound 4 completed inhibited the development of
arthritis in the CAIA model at dose levels of 10 and 30 mg/kg.
[0176] FIG. 7B presents data regarding inhibition of arthritis
development in the same mouse model as in FIG. 7A for
dexamethasone.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
[0177] All publications and patent applications mentioned in this
specification are herein incorporated by reference to the same
extent as if each individual publication or patent application was
specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by
reference.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0178] The methods described herein include administering to a
subject in need a composition containing a therapeutically
effective amount of one or more irreversible Btk inhibitor
compounds described herein. Without being bound by theory, the
diverse roles played by Btk signaling in various hematopoietic cell
functions, e.g., B-cell receptor activation, suggests that small
molecule Btk inhibitors are useful for reducing the risk of or
treating a variety of diseases affected by or affecting many cell
types of the hematopoetic lineage including, e.g., autoimmune
diseases, heteroimmune conditions or diseases, inflammatory
diseases, cancer (e.g., B-cell proliferative disorders), and
thromboembolic disorders. Further, the irreversible Btk inhibitor
compounds described herein can be used to inhibit a small subset of
other tyrosine kinases that share homology with Btk by having a
cysteine residue (including a Cys 481 residue) that can form a
covalent bond with the irreversible inhibitor. See, e.g., protein
kinases in FIG. 1. Thus, a subset of tyrosine kinases other than
Btk are also expected to be useful as therapeutic targets in a
number of health conditions.
[0179] In some embodiments, the methods described herein can be
used to treat an autoimmune disease, which includes, but is not
limited to, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis,
osteoarthritis, Still's disease, juvenile arthritis, lupus,
diabetes, myasthenia gravis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Ord's
thyroiditis, Graves' disease Sjogren's syndrome, multiple
sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, acute disseminated
encephalomyelitis, Addison's disease, opsoclonus-myoclonus
syndrome, ankylosing spondylitisis, antiphospholipid antibody
syndrome, aplastic anemia, autoimmune hepatitis, coeliac disease,
Goodpasture's syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, optic
neuritis, scleroderma, primary biliary cirrhosis, Reiter's
syndrome, Takayasu's arteritis, temporal arteritis, warm autoimmune
hemolytic anemia, Wegener's granulomatosis, psoriasis, alopecia
universalis, Behcet's disease, chronic fatigue, dysautonomia,
endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, neuromyotonia, scleroderma,
and vulvodynia.
[0180] In some embodiments, the methods described herein can be
used to treat heteroimmune conditions or diseases, which include,
but are not limited to graft versus host disease, transplantation,
transfusion, anaphylaxis, allergies (e.g., allergies to plant
pollens, latex, drugs, foods, insect poisons, animal hair, animal
dander, dust mites, or cockroach calyx), type I hypersensitivity,
allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, and atopic
dermatitis.
[0181] In further embodiments, the methods described herein can be
used to treat an inflammatory disease, which includes, but is not
limited to asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis,
blepharitis, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, bursitis, cervicitis,
cholangitis, cholecystitis, colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis,
dacryoadenitis, dermatitis, dermatomyositis, encephalitis,
endocarditis, endometritis, enteritis, enterocolitis,
epicondylitis, epididymitis, fasciitis, fibrositis, gastritis,
gastroenteritis, hepatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, laryngitis,
mastitis, meningitis, myelitis myocarditis, myositis, nephritis,
oophoritis, orchitis, osteitis, otitis, pancreatitis, parotitis,
pericarditis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, pleuritis, phlebitis,
pneumonitis, pneumonia, proctitis, prostatitis, pyelonephritis,
rhinitis, salpingitis, sinusitis, stomatitis, synovitis,
tendonitis, tonsillitis, uveitis, vaginitis, vasculitis, and
vulvitis.
[0182] In yet other embodiments, the methods described herein can
be used to treat a cancer, e.g., B-cell proliferative disorders,
which include, but are not limited to diffuse large B cell
lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic lymphoma,
chronic lymphocytic leukemia, B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia,
lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, splenic
marginal zone lymphoma, plasma cell myeloma, plasmacytoma,
extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma, nodal marginal zone B
cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, mediastinal (thymic) large B
cell lymphoma, intravascular large B cell lymphoma, primary
effusion lymphoma, burkitt lymphoma/leukemia, and lymphomatoid
granulomatosis.
[0183] In further embodiments, the methods described herein can be
used to treat thromboembolic disorders, which include, but are not
limited to myocardial infarct, angina pectoris (including unstable
angina), reocclusions or restenoses after angioplasty or
aortocoronary bypass, stroke, transitory ischemia, peripheral
arterial occlusive disorders, pulmonary embolisms, and deep venous
thromboses.
[0184] Symptoms, diagnostic tests, and prognostic tests for each of
the above-mentioned conditions are known in the art. See, e.g.,
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine.COPYRGT.," 16th ed.,
2004, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Dey et al. (2006),
Cytojournal 3(24), and the "Revised European American Lymphoma"
(REAL) classification system (see, e.g., the website maintained by
the National Cancer Institute).
[0185] A number of animal models of are useful for establishing a
range of therapeutically effective doses of irreversible Btk
inhibitor compounds for treating any of the foregoing diseases.
[0186] For example, dosing of irreversible Btk inhibitor compounds
for treating an autoimmune disease can be assessed in a mouse model
of rheumatoid arthitis. In this model, arthritis is induced in
Balb/c mice by administering anti-collagen antibodies and
lipopolysaccharide. See Nandakumar et al. (2003), Am. J. Pathol
163:1827-1837.
[0187] In another example, dosing of irreversible Btk inhibitors
for the treatment of B-cell proliferative disorders can be examined
in, e.g., a human-to-mouse xenograft model in which human B-cell
lymphoma cells (e.g. Ramos cells) are implanted into
immunodefficient mice (e.g., "nude" mice) as described in, e.g.,
Pagel et al. (2005), Clin Cancer Res 11(13):4857-4866.
[0188] Animal models for treatment of thromboembolic disorders are
also known.
[0189] The therapeutic efficacy of the compound for one of the
foregoing diseases can be optimized during a course of treatment.
For example, a subject being treated can undergo a diagnostic
evaluation to correlate the relief of disease symptoms or
pathologies to inhibition of in vivo Btk activity achieved by
administering a given dose of an irreversible Btk inhibitor.
Cellular assays known in the art can be used to determine in vivo
activity of Btk in the presence or absence of an irreversible Btk
inhibitor. For example, since activated Btk is phosphorylated at
tyrosine 223 (Y223) and tyrosine 551 (Y551), phospho-specific
immunocytochemical staining of P-Y223 or P-Y551-positive cells can
be used to detect or quantify activation of Bkt in a population of
cells (e.g., by FACS analysis of stained vs unstained cells). See,
e.g., Nisitani et al. (1999), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, USA
96:2221-2226. Thus, the amount of the Btk inhibitor inhibitor
compound that is administered to a subject can be increased or
decreased as needed so as to maintain a level of Btk inhibition
optimal for treating the subject's disease state.
Compounds
[0190] In the following description of irreversible Btk compounds
suitable for use in the methods described herein, definitions of
referred-to standard chemistry terms may be found in reference
works (if not otherwise defined herein), including Carey and
Sundberg "Advanced Organic Chemistry 4th Ed." Vols. A (2000) and B
(2001), Plenum Press, New York. Unless otherwise indicated,
conventional methods of mass spectroscopy, NMR, HPLC, protein
chemistry, biochemistry, recombinant DNA techniques and
pharmacology, within the ordinary skill of the art are employed. In
addition, nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for Btk (e.g.,
human Btk) are known in the art as disclosed in, e.g., U.S. Pat.
No. 6,326,469. Unless specific definitions are provided, the
nomenclature employed in connection with, and the laboratory
procedures and techniques of, analytical chemistry, synthetic
organic chemistry, and medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
described herein are those known in the art. Standard techniques
can be used for chemical syntheses, chemical analyses,
pharmaceutical preparation, formulation, and delivery, and
treatment of patients
[0191] The Btk inhibitor compounds described herein are selective
for Btk and kinases having a cysteine residue in an amino acid
sequence position of the tyrosine kinase that is homologous to the
amino acid sequence position of cysteine 481 in Btk. See, e.g.,
kinases in FIG. 1. Inhibitor compounds described herein include a
Michael acceptor moiety.
[0192] Generally, an irreversible inhibitor compound of Btk used in
the methods described herein is identified or characterized in an
in vitro assay, e.g., an acellular biochemical assay or a cellular
functional assay. Such assays are useful to determine an in vitro
IC.sub.50 for an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound.
[0193] For example, an acellular kinase assay can be used to
determine Btk activity after incubation of the kinase in the
absence or presence of a range of concentrations of a candidate
irreversible Btk inhibitor compound. If the candidate compound is
in fact an irreversible Btk inhibitor, Btk kinase activity will not
be recovered by repeat washing with inhibitor-free medium. See,
e.g., J. B. Smaill, et al. (1999), J. Med. Chem, 42(10):1803-1815.
Further, covalent complex formation between Btk and a candidate
irreversible Btk inhibitor is a useful indicator of irreversible
inhibition of Btk that can be readily determined by a number of
methods known in the art (e.g., mass spectrometry). For example,
some irreversible Btk-inhibitor compounds can form a covalent bond
with Cys 481 of Btk (e.g., via a Michael reaction).
[0194] Cellular functional assays for Btk inhibition include
measuring one or more cellular endpoints in response to stimulating
a Btk-mediated pathway in a cell line (e.g., BCR activation in
Ramos cells) in the absence or presence of a range of
concentrations of a candidate irreversible Btk inhibitor compound.
Useful endpoints for determining a response to BCR activation
include, e.g., autophosphorylation of Btk, phosphorylation of a Btk
target protein (e.g., PLC-.gamma.), and cytoplasmic calcium
flux.
[0195] High throughput assays for many acellular biochemical assays
(e.g., kinase assays) and cellular functional assays (e.g., calcium
flux) are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. In
addition, high throughput screening systems are commercially
available (see, e.g., Zymark Corp., Hopkinton, Mass.; Air Technical
Industries, Mentor, Ohio; Beckman Instruments, Inc. Fullerton,
Calif.; Precision Systems, Inc., Natick, Mass., etc.). These
systems typically automate entire procedures including all sample
and reagent pipetting, liquid dispensing, timed incubations, and
final readings of the microplate in detector(s) appropriate for the
assay. Automated systems thereby allow the identification and
characterization of a large number of irreversible Btk compounds
without undue effort.
[0196] Irreversible Btk inhibitor compounds can used for the
manufacture of a medicament for treating any of the foregoing
conditions (e.g., autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases,
allergy disorders, B-cell proliferative disorders, or
thromboembolic disorders).
[0197] In some embodiments, the irreversible Btk inhibitor compound
used for the methods described herein inhibits Btk or a Btk homolog
kinase activity with an in vitro IC.sub.50 of less than 10 .mu.M.
(e.g., less than 1 .mu.M, less than 0.5 .mu.M, less than 0.4 .mu.M,
less than 0.3 .mu.M, less than 0.1, less than 0.08 .mu.M, less than
0.06 .mu.M, less than 0.05 .mu.M, less than 0.04 .mu.M, less than
0.03 .mu.M, less than less than 0.02 .mu.M, less than 0.01, less
than 0.008 .mu.M, less than 0.006 .mu.M, less than 0.005 .mu.M,
less than 0.004 .mu.M, less than 0.003 .mu.M, less than less than
0.002 .mu.M, less than 0.001, less than 0.00099 .mu.M, less than
0.00098 .mu.M, less than 0.00097 .mu.M, less than 0.00096 .mu.M,
less than 0.00095 .mu.M, less than 0.00094 .mu.M, less than 0.00093
.mu.M, less than 0.00092, or less than 0.00090 .mu.M).
[0198] In one embodiment, the irreversible Btk inhibitor compound
selectively and irreversibly inhibits an activated form of its
target tyrosine kinase (e.g., a phosphorylated form of the tyrosine
kinase). For example, activated Btk is transphosphorylated at
tyrosine 551. Thus, in these embodiments the irreversible Btk
inhibitor inhibits the target kinase in cells only once the target
kinase is activated by the signaling events.
[0199] Described herein are compounds of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). Also described herein are
pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable
solvates, pharmaceutically active metabolites, and pharmaceutically
acceptable prodrugs of such compounds. Pharmaceutical compositions
that include at least one such compound or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable solvate,
pharmaceutically active metabolite or pharmaceutically acceptable
prodrug of such compound, are provided. In some embodiments, when
compounds disclosed herein contain an oxidizable nitrogen atom, the
nitrogen atom can be converted to an N-oxide by methods well known
in the art. In certain embodiments, isomers and chemically
protected forms of compounds having a structure represented by any
of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), are also
provided.
[0200] In one aspect are compounds of Formula (A), pharmaceutically
acceptable salts, pharmaceutically active metabolites,
pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs, and pharmaceutically
acceptable solvates thereof. Formula (A) is as follows:
##STR00006##
wherein [0201] A is independently selected from N or CR.sub.5;
[0202] R.sub.1 is H, L.sub.2-(substituted or unsubstituted alkyl),
L.sub.2-(substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl),
L.sub.2-(substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl),
L.sub.2-(substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl),
L.sub.2-(substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle),
L.sub.2-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl), or
L.sub.2-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), where L.sub.2 is a
bond, O, S, --S(.dbd.O), --S(.dbd.O).sub.2, C(.dbd.O),
-(substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl), or
-(substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.6 alkenyl); [0203]
R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from H, lower alkyl
and substituted lower alkyl; [0204] R.sub.4 is L.sub.3-X-L.sub.4-G,
wherein, [0205] L.sub.3 is optional, and when present is a bond,
optionally substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, optionally
substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted or
unsubstituted alkenyl, optionally substituted or unsubstituted
alkynyl; [0206] X is optional, and when present is a bond, O,
--C(.dbd.O), S, --S(.dbd.O), --S(.dbd.O).sub.2, --NH, --NR.sub.9,
--NHC(O), --C(O)NH, --NR.sub.9C(O), --C(O)NR.sub.9,
--S(.dbd.O).sub.2NH, --NHS(.dbd.O).sub.2,
--S(.dbd.O).sub.2NR.sub.9--, --NR.sub.9S(.dbd.O).sub.2,
--OC(O)NH--, --NHC(O)O--, --OC(O)NR.sub.9--, --NR.sub.9C(O)O--,
--CH.dbd.NO--, --ON.dbd.CH--, --NR.sub.10C(O)NR.sub.10--,
heteroaryl, aryl, --NR.sub.10C(.dbd.NR.sub.11)NR.sub.10--,
--NR.sub.10C(.dbd.NR.sub.1)--, --C(.dbd.NR.sub.11)NR.sub.10--,
--OC(.dbd.NR.sub.11)--, or --C(.dbd.NR.sub.11)O--; [0207] L.sub.4
is optional, and when present is a bond, substituted or
unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl,
substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted
alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or
unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle;
[0208] or L.sub.3, X and L.sub.4 taken together form a nitrogen
containing heterocyclic ring; [0209] G is
[0209] ##STR00007## wherein, [0210] R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8
are independently selected from among H, lower alkyl or substituted
lower alkyl, lower heteroalkyl or substituted lower heteroalkyl,
substituted or unsubstituted lower cycloalkyl, and substituted or
unsubstituted lower heterocycloalkyl; [0211] R.sub.5 is H, halogen,
-L.sub.6-(substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alkyl),
-L.sub.6-(substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.4 alkenyl),
-L.sub.6-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl), or
-L.sub.6-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), wherein L.sub.6 is a
bond, O, S, --S(.dbd.O), S(.dbd.O).sub.2, NH, C(O), --NHC(O)O,
--OC(O)NH, --NHC(O), or --C(O)NH; [0212] each R.sub.9 is
independently selected from among H, substituted or unsubstituted
lower alkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted lower cycloalkyl;
[0213] each R.sub.10 is independently H, substituted or
unsubstituted lower alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted lower
cycloalkyl; or [0214] two R.sub.10 groups can together form a 5-,
6-, 7-, or 8-membered heterocyclic ring; or [0215] R.sub.9 and
R.sub.10 can together form a 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-membered heterocyclic
ring; or [0216] each R.sub.11 is independently selected from H,
--S(.dbd.O).sub.2R.sub.8, --S(.dbd.O).sub.2NH.sub.2, --C(O)R.sub.8,
--CN, --NO.sub.2, heteroaryl, or heteroalkyl; and pharmaceutically
active metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates,
pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutically acceptable
prodrugs thereof.
[0217] In a further or alternative embodiment, the compound of
Formula (A) has the following structure of Formula (B):
##STR00008##
wherein: [0218] Y is alkyl or substituted alkyl, or a 4-, 5-, or
6-membered cycloalkyl ring; [0219] each R.sub.a is independently H,
halogen, --CF.sub.3, --CN, --NO.sub.2, OH, NH.sub.2,
-L.sub.a-(substituted or unsubstituted alkyl),
-L.sub.a-(substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl),
-L.sub.a-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl), or
-L.sub.a-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), wherein L.sub.a is a
bond, O, S, --S(.dbd.O), --S(.dbd.O).sub.2, NH, C(O), CH.sub.2,
--NHC(O)O, --NHC(O), or C(O)NH; [0220] G is
##STR00009##
[0220] wherein [0221] R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are
independently selected from among H, lower alkyl or substituted
lower alkyl, lower heteroalkyl or substituted lower heteroalkyl,
substituted or unsubstituted lower cycloalkyl, and substituted or
unsubstituted lower heterocycloalkyl; [0222] R.sub.12 is H or lower
alkyl; or [0223] Y and R.sub.12 taken together form a 4-, 5-, or
6-membered heterocyclic ring; and pharmaceutically acceptable
active metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates,
pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutically acceptable
prodrugs thereof.
[0224] In further or alternative embodiments, G is selected from
among
##STR00010##
[0225] In further or alternative embodiments,
##STR00011##
is selected from among
##STR00012##
[0226] In further or alternative embodiment, the compound of
Formula (B) has the following structure of Formula (C):
##STR00013## [0227] Y is alkyl or substituted alkyl, or a 4-, 5-,
or 6-membered cycloalkyl ring; [0228] R.sub.12 is H or lower alkyl;
or [0229] Y and R.sub.12 taken together form a 4-, 5-, or
6-membered heterocyclic ring; [0230] G is
##STR00014##
[0230] wherein, [0231] R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are
independently selected from among H, lower alkyl or substituted
lower alkyl, lower heteroalkyl or substituted lower heteroalkyl,
substituted or unsubstituted lower cycloalkyl, and substituted or
unsubstituted lower heterocycloalkyl; and [0232] pharmaceutically
acceptable active metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable
solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutically
acceptable prodrugs thereof.
[0233] In a further or alternative embodiment, the "G" group of any
of Formula (A), Formula (B), or Formula (C) is any group that is
used to tailor the physical and biological properties of the
molecule. Such tailoring/modifications are achieved using groups
which modulate Michael acceptor chemical reactivity, acidity,
basicity, lipophilicity, solubility and other physical properties
of the molecule. The physical and biological properties modulated
by such modifications to G include, by way of example only,
enhancing chemical reactivity of Michael acceptor group,
solubility, in vivo absorption, and in vivo metabolism. In
addition, in vivo metabolism may include, by way of example only,
controlling in vivo PK properties, off-target activities, potential
toxicities associated with cypP450 interactions, drug-drug
interactions, and the like. Further, modifications to G allow for
the tailoring of the in vivo efficacy of the compound through the
modulation of, by way of example, specific and non-specific protein
binding to plasma proteins and lipids and tissue distribution in
vivo.
[0234] In a further embodiment are compounds having the structure
of Formula (D):
##STR00015##
wherein [0235] La is CH.sub.2, O, NH or S; [0236] Ar is an
optionally substituted aromatic carbocycle or an aromatic
heterocycle; [0237] Y is an optionally substituted alkyl,
heteroalkyl, carbocycle, heterocycle, or combination thereof;
[0238] Z is C(O), OC(O), NHC(O), C(S), S(O).sub.x, OS(O).sub.x,
NHS(O).sub.x, where x is 1 or 2; and [0239] R.sub.6, R.sub.7, and
R.sub.8 are independently selected from H, alkyl, heteroalkyl,
carbocycle, heterocycle, or combinations thereof.
[0240] In a further or alternative embodiment, La is O.
[0241] In a further or alternative embodiment, Ar is phenyl.
[0242] In a further or alternative embodiment, Z is C(O).
[0243] In a further or alternative embodiment, each of R.sub.1,
R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 is H.
[0244] In another embodiment, provided herein is a compound of
Formula (D). Formula (D) is as follows:
##STR00016##
wherein: [0245] L.sub.a is CH.sub.2, O, NH or S; [0246] Ar is a
substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or a substituted or
unsubstituted heteroaryl; [0247] Y is an optionally substituted
group selected from among alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl,
heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; [0248] Z is C(.dbd.O),
OC(.dbd.O), NHC(.dbd.O), C(.dbd.S), S(.dbd.O).sub.x,
OS(.dbd.O).sub.x, NHS(.dbd.O).sub.x, where x is 1 or 2; [0249]
R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently selected from among H,
unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, unsubstituted
C.sub.3-C.sub.6cycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-C.sub.6cycloalkyl,
unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.6heterocycloalkyl, and substituted
C.sub.2-C.sub.6heterocycloalkyl; or [0250] R.sub.7 and R.sub.8
taken together form a bond; [0251] R.sub.6 is H, substituted or
unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxyalkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkylaminoalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.3-C.sub.6cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl,
substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl,
substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(aryl), C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(heteroaryl),
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.3-C.sub.8cycloalkyl), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl); and
pharmaceutically active metabolites, or pharmaceutically acceptable
solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutically
acceptable prodrugs thereof.
[0252] For any and all of the embodiments, substituents can be
selected from among from a subset of the listed alternatives. For
example, in some embodiments, L.sub.a is CH.sub.2, O, or NH. In
other embodiments, L.sub.a is O or NH. In yet other embodiments,
L.sub.a is O.
[0253] In some embodiments, Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted
aryl. In yet other embodiments, Ar is a 6-membered aryl. In some
other embodiments, Ar is phenyl.
[0254] In some embodiments, x is 2. In yet other embodiments, Z is
C(.dbd.O), OC(.dbd.O), NHC(.dbd.O), S(.dbd.O).sub.x,
OS(.dbd.O).sub.x, or NHS(.dbd.O).sub.x. In some other embodiments,
Z is C(.dbd.O), NHC(.dbd.O), or S(.dbd.O).sub.2.
[0255] In some embodiments, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently
selected from among H, unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, and substituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl; or R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 taken together
form a bond. In yet other embodiments, each of R.sub.7 and R.sub.8
is H; or R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 taken together form a bond.
[0256] In some embodiments, R.sub.6 is H, substituted or
unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxyalkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.2alkyl-N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl).sub.2, substituted or
unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(aryl), C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(heteroaryl),
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.3-C.sub.8cycloalkyl), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl). In some
other embodiments, R.sub.6 is H, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4heteroalkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkoxyalkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.2alkyl-N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl).sub.2,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(aryl), C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(heteroaryl),
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.3-C.sub.8cycloalkyl), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(C.sub.2-C.sub.8heterocycloalkyl). In yet other
embodiments, R.sub.6 is H, substituted or unsubstituted
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, --CH.sub.2--O--(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl),
--CH.sub.2--N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl).sub.2,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(phenyl), or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(5- or
6-membered heteroaryl). In some embodiments, R.sub.6 is H,
substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl,
--CH.sub.2--O--(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl),
--CH.sub.2--N(C.sub.1-C.sub.3alkyl).sub.2,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(phenyl), or C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(5- or
6-membered heteroaryl containing 1 or 2 N atoms), or
C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl(5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl containing 1
or 2 N atoms).
[0257] In some embodiments, Y is an optionally substituted group
selected from among alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, and
heterocycloalkyl. In other embodiments, Y is an optionally
substituted group selected from among C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl,
C.sub.1-C.sub.6heteroalkyl, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered cycloalkyl,
and 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl. In yet other
embodiments, Y is an optionally substituted group selected from
among C.sub.1-C.sub.6alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.6heteroalkyl, 5-, or
6-membered cycloalkyl, and 5-, or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl
containing 1 or 2 N atoms. In some other embodiments, Y is a 5-, or
6-membered cycloalkyl, or a 5-, or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl
containing 1 or 2 N atoms.
[0258] Any combination of the groups described above for the
various variables is contemplated herein. It is understood that
substituents and substitution patterns on the compounds provided
herein can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art to
provide compounds that are chemically stable and that can be
synthesized by techniques known in the art, as well as those set
forth herein.
[0259] Further embodiments of compounds of Formula (A), Formula
(B), Formula (C), Formula (D), include, but are not limited to,
compounds selected from the group consisting of:
##STR00017## ##STR00018## ##STR00019## ##STR00020## ##STR00021##
##STR00022## ##STR00023## ##STR00024## ##STR00025## ##STR00026##
##STR00027## ##STR00028##
[0260] In still another embodiment, compounds provided herein are
selected from among:
##STR00029## ##STR00030## ##STR00031## ##STR00032##
[0261] In one aspect, provided herein is a compound selected from
among:
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 4);
(E)-1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)but-2-en-1-one (Compound 5);
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)sulfonylethene (Compound 6);
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-yn-1-one (Compound 8);
1-(4-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 9);
N-((1s,4s)-4-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-y-
l)cyclohexyl)acrylamide (Compound 10);
1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)py-
rrolidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 11);
1-((S)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)py-
rrolidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 12);
1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 13);
1-((S)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 14); and
(E)-1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)-4-(dimethylamino)but-2-en-1-one (Compound 15).
[0262] Throughout the specification, groups and substituents
thereof can be chosen by one skilled in the field to provide stable
moieties and compounds.
[0263] The compounds of any of Formula (A), or Formula (B), or
Formula (C), or Formula (D) can irreversibly inhibit Btk and may be
used to treat patients suffering from Bruton's tyrosine
kinase-dependent or Bruton's tyrosine kinase mediated conditions or
diseases, including, but not limited to, cancer, autoimmune and
other inflammatory diseases.
Preparation of Compounds
[0264] Compounds of any of Formula (A), (B), (C) or (D) may be
synthesized using standard synthetic techniques known to those of
skill in the art or using methods known in the art in combination
with methods described herein. In additions, solvents, temperatures
and other reaction conditions presented herein may vary according
to those of skill in the art. As a further guide the following
synthetic methods may also be utilized.
[0265] The reactions can be employed in a linear sequence to
provide the compounds described herein or they may be used to
synthesize fragments which are subsequently joined by the methods
described herein and/or known in the art.
Formation of Covalent Linkages by Reaction of an Electrophile with
a Nucleophile
[0266] The compounds described herein can be modified using various
electrophiles or nucleophiles to form new functional groups or
substituents. Table 1 entitled "Examples of Covalent Linkages and
Precursors Thereof" lists selected examples of covalent linkages
and precursor functional groups which yield and can be used as
guidance toward the variety of electrophiles and nucleophiles
combinations available. Precursor functional groups are shown as
electrophilic groups and nucleophilic groups.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Examples of Covalent Linkages and Precursors
Thereof Covalent Linkage Product Electrophile Nucleophile
Carboxamides Activated esters amines/anilines Carboxamides acyl
azides amines/anilines Carboxamides acyl halides amines/anilines
Esters acyl halides alcohols/phenols Esters acyl nitriles
alcohols/phenols Carboxamides acyl nitriles amines/anilines Imines
Aldehydes amines/anilines Hydrazones aldehydes or ketones
Hydrazines Oximes aldehydes or ketones Hydroxylamines Alkyl amines
alkyl halides amines/anilines Esters alkyl halides carboxylic acids
Thioethers alkyl halides Thiols Ethers alkyl halides
alcohols/phenols Thioethers alkyl sulfonates Thiols Esters alkyl
sulfonates carboxylic acids Ethers alkyl sulfonates
alcohols/phenols Esters Anhydrides alcohols/phenols Carboxamides
Anhydrides amines/anilines Thiophenols aryl halides Thiols Aryl
amines aryl halides Amines Thioethers Azindines Thiols Boronate
esters Boronates Glycols Carboxamides carboxylic acids
amines/anilines Esters carboxylic acids Alcohols hydrazines
Hydrazides carboxylic acids N-acylureas or Anhydrides carbodiimides
carboxylic acids Esters diazoalkanes carboxylic acids Thioethers
Epoxides Thiols Thioethers haloacetamides Thiols Ammotriazines
halotriazines amines/anilines Triazinyl ethers halotriazines
alcohols/phenols Amidines imido esters amines/anilines Ureas
Isocyanates amines/anilines Urethanes Isocyanates alcohols/phenols
Thioureas isothiocyanates amines/anilines Thioethers Maleimides
Thiols Phosphite esters phosphoramidites Alcohols Silyl ethers
silyl halides Alcohols Alkyl amines sulfonate esters
amines/anilines Thioethers sulfonate esters Thiols Esters sulfonate
esters carboxylic acids Ethers sulfonate esters Alcohols
Sulfonamides sulfonyl halides amines/anilines Sulfonate esters
sulfonyl halides phenols/alcohols Alkyl thiol
.alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ester thiols Alkyl ethers
.alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ester alcohols Alkyl amines
.alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ester amines Alkyl thiol Vinyl sulfone
thiols Alkyl ethers Vinyl sulfone alcohols Alkyl amines Vinyl
sulfone amines Vinyl sulfide Propargyl amide thiol
Use of Protecting Groups
[0267] In the reactions described, it may be necessary to protect
reactive functional groups, for example hydroxy, amino, imino, thio
or carboxy groups, where these are desired in the final product, to
avoid their unwanted participation in the reactions. Protecting
groups are used to block some or all reactive moieties and prevent
such groups from participating in chemical reactions until the
protective group is removed. In one embodiment, each protective
group be removable by a different means. Protective groups that are
cleaved under totally disparate reaction conditions fulfill the
requirement of differential removal. Protective groups can be
removed by acid, base, and hydrogenolysis. Groups such as trityl,
dimethoxytrityl, acetal and t-butyldimethylsilyl are acid labile
and may be used to protect carboxy and hydroxy reactive moieties in
the presence of amino groups protected with Cbz groups, which are
removable by hydrogenolysis, and Fmoc groups, which are base
labile. Carboxylic acid and hydroxy reactive moieties may be
blocked with base labile groups such as, but not limited to,
methyl, ethyl, and acetyl in the presence of amines blocked with
acid labile groups such as t-butyl carbamate or with carbamates
that are both acid and base stable but hydrolytically
removable.
[0268] Carboxylic acid and hydroxy reactive moieties may also be
blocked with hydrolytically removable protective groups such as the
benzyl group, while amine groups capable of hydrogen bonding with
acids may be blocked with base labile groups such as Fmoc.
Carboxylic acid reactive moieties may be protected by conversion to
simple ester compounds as exemplified herein, or they may be
blocked with oxidatively-removable protective groups such as
2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, while co-existing amino groups may be blocked
with fluoride labile silyl carbamates.
[0269] Allyl blocking groups are useful in then presence of acid-
and base-protecting groups since the former are stable and can be
subsequently removed by metal or pi-acid catalysts. For example, an
allyl-blocked carboxylic acid can be deprotected with a
Pd.sup.0-catalyzed reaction in the presence of acid labile t-butyl
carbamate or base-labile acetate amine protecting groups. Yet
another form of protecting group is a resin to which a compound or
intermediate may be attached. As long as the residue is attached to
the resin, that functional group is blocked and cannot react. Once
released from the resin, the functional group is available to
react.
[0270] Typically blocking/protecting groups may be selected
from:
##STR00033##
[0271] Other protecting groups, plus a detailed description of
techniques applicable to the creation of protecting groups and
their removal are described in Greene and Wuts, Protective Groups
in Organic Synthesis, 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York,
N.Y., 1999, and Kocienski, Protective Groups, Thieme Verlag, New
York, N.Y., 1994, which are incorporated herein by reference in
their entirety.
Synthesis of Compounds
[0272] In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods of
making and methods of using tyrosine kinase inhibitor compounds
described herein. In certain embodiments, compounds described
herein can be synthesized using the following synthetic schemes.
Compounds may be synthesized using methodologies analogous to those
described below by the use of appropriate alternative starting
materials.
[0273] Described herein are compounds that inhibit the activity of
tyrosine kinase(s), such as Btk, and processes for their
preparation. Also described herein are pharmaceutically acceptable
salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates, pharmaceutically
active metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs of such
compounds. Pharmaceutical compositions that include at least one
such compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,
pharmaceutically acceptable solvate, pharmaceutically active
metabolite or pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug of such compound,
are provided.
[0274] The starting material used for the synthesis of the
compounds described herein may be synthesized or can be obtained
from commercial sources, such as, but not limited to, Aldrich
Chemical Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.), Bachem (Torrance, Calif.), or Sigma
Chemical Co. (St. Louis, Mo.). The compounds described herein, and
other related compounds having different substituents can be
synthesized using techniques and materials known to those of skill
in the art, such as described, for example, in March, ADVANCED
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 4.sup.th Ed., (Wiley 1992); Carey and Sundberg,
ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 4.sup.th Ed., Vols. A and B (Plenum
2000, 2001); Green and Wuts, PROTECTIVE GROUPS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
3.sup.rd Ed., (Wiley 1999); Fieser and Fieser's Reagents for
Organic Synthesis, Volumes 1-17 (John Wiley and Sons, 1991); Rodd's
Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, Volumes 1-5 and Supplementals
(Elsevier Science Publishers, 1989); Organic Reactions, Volumes
1-40 (John Wiley and Sons, 1991); and Larock's Comprehensive
Organic Transformations (VCH Publishers Inc., 1989). (all of which
are incorporated by reference in their entirety). Other methods for
the synthesis of compounds described herein may be found in
International Patent Publication No. WO 01/01982901, Arnold et al.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 10 (2000) 2167-2170;
Burchat et al. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 12
(2002) 1687-1690. General methods for the preparation of compound
as disclosed herein may be derived from known reactions in the
field, and the reactions may be modified by the use of appropriate
reagents and conditions, as would be recognized by the skilled
person, for the introduction of the various moieties found in the
formulae as provided herein. As a guide the following synthetic
methods may be utilized.
[0275] The products of the reactions may be isolated and purified,
if desired, using conventional techniques, including, but not
limited to, filtration, distillation, crystallization,
chromatography and the like. Such materials may be characterized
using conventional means, including physical constants and spectral
data.
[0276] Compounds described herein may be prepared using the
synthetic methods described herein as a single isomer or a mixture
of isomers.
[0277] A non-limiting example of a synthetic approach towards the
preparation of compounds of any of Formula (A), (B), (C) or (D) is
shown in Scheme I.
##STR00034##
[0278] Halogenation of commercially available
1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine provides an entry into the
synthesis of compounds of Formula (A), (B), (C) and/or (D). In one
embodiment, 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine is treated with
N-iodosuccinamide to give
3-iodo-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine. Metal catalyzed cross
coupling reactions are then carried out on
3-iodo-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine. In one embodiment,
palladium mediated cross-coupling of a suitably substituted phenyl
boronic acid under basic conditions constructs intermediate 2.
Intermediate 2 is coupled with N-Boc-3-hydroxypiperidine (as
non-limiting example) via Mitsunobu reaction to give the Boc
(tert-butyloxycarbonyl) protected intermediate 3. After
deprotection with acid, coupling with, but not limited to, an acid
chloride, such as, but not limited to, acryloyl chloride, completes
the synthesis to give compound 4.
[0279] Using the synthetic methods described herein, as well as
those known in the art, tyrosine kinase inhibitors as disclosed
herein are obtained in good yields and purity. The compounds
prepared by the methods disclosed herein are purified by
conventional means known in the art, such as, for example,
filtration, recrystallization, chromatography, distillation, and
combinations thereof.
[0280] Any combination of the groups described above for the
various variables is contemplated herein. It is understood that
substituents and substitution patterns on the compounds provided
herein can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art to
provide compounds that are chemically stable and that can be
synthesized by techniques known in the art, as well as those set
forth herein.
Further Forms of Compounds
[0281] Compounds disclosed herein have a structure of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). It is
understood that when reference is made to compounds described
herein, it is meant to include compounds of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), as well as to all of the
specific compounds that fall within the scope of these generic
formulae, unless otherwise indicated.
[0282] The compounds described herein may possess one or more
stereocenters and each center may exist in the R or S
configuration. The compounds presented herein include all
diastereomeric, enantiomeric, and epimeric forms as well as the
appropriate mixtures thereof. Stereoisomers may be obtained, if
desired, by methods known in the art as, for example, the
separation of stereoisomers by chiral chromatographic columns.
[0283] Diasteromeric mixtures can be separated into their
individual diastereomers on the basis of their physical chemical
differences by methods known, for example, by chromatography and/or
fractional crystallization. In one embodiment, enantiomers can be
separated by chiral chromatographic columns. In other embodiments,
enantiomers can be separated by converting the enantiomeric mixture
into a diastereomeric mixture by reaction with an appropriate
optically active compound (e.g., alcohol), separating the
diastereomers and converting (e.g., hydrolyzing) the individual
diastereomers to the corresponding pure enantiomers. All such
isomers, including diastereomers, enantiomers, and mixtures thereof
are considered as part of the compositions described herein.
[0284] The methods and formulations described herein include the
use of N-oxides, crystalline forms (also known as polymorphs), or
pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds described herein, as
well as active metabolites of these compounds having the same type
of activity. In some situations, compounds may exist as tautomers.
All tautomers are included within the scope of the compounds
presented herein. In addition, the compounds described herein can
exist in unsolvated as well as solvated forms with pharmaceutically
acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like. The
solvated forms of the compounds presented herein are also
considered to be disclosed herein.
[0285] Compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C),
or Formula (D) in unoxidized form can be prepared from N-oxides of
compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D) by treating with a reducing agent, such as, but not
limited to, sulfur, sulfur dioxide, triphenyl phosphine, lithium
borohydride, sodium borohydride, phosphorus trichloride,
tribromide, or the like in a suitable inert organic solvent, such
as, but not limited to, acetonitrile, ethanol, aqueous dioxane, or
the like at 0 to 80.degree. C.
[0286] In some embodiments, compounds described herein are prepared
as prodrugs. A "prodrug" refers to an agent that is converted into
the parent drug in vivo. Prodrugs are often useful because, in some
situations, they may be easier to administer than the parent drug.
They may, for instance, be bioavailable by oral administration
whereas the parent is not. The prodrug may also have improved
solubility in pharmaceutical compositions over the parent drug. An
example, without limitation, of a prodrug would be a compound
described herein, which is administered as an ester (the "prodrug")
to facilitate transmittal across a cell membrane where water
solubility is detrimental to mobility but which then is
metabolically hydrolyzed to the carboxylic acid, the active entity,
once inside the cell where water-solubility is beneficial. A
further example of a prodrug might be a short peptide
(polyaminoacid) bonded to an acid group where the peptide is
metabolized to reveal the active moiety. In certain embodiments,
upon in vivo administration, a prodrug is chemically converted to
the biologically, pharmaceutically or therapeutically active form
of the compound. In certain embodiments, a prodrug is enzymatically
metabolized by one or more steps or processes to the biologically,
pharmaceutically or therapeutically active form of the compound. To
produce a prodrug, a pharmaceutically active compound is modified
such that the active compound will be regenerated upon in vivo
administration. The prodrug can be designed to alter the metabolic
stability or the transport characteristics of a drug, to mask side
effects or toxicity, to improve the flavor of a drug or to alter
other characteristics or properties of a drug. By virtue of
knowledge of pharmacodynamic processes and drug metabolism in vivo,
those of skill in this art, once a pharmaceutically active compound
is known, can design prodrugs of the compound. (see, for example,
Nogrady (1985) Medicinal Chemistry A Biochemical Approach, Oxford
University Press, New York, pages 388-392; Silverman (1992), The
Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action, Academic Press,
Inc., San Diego, pages 352-401, Saulnier et al., (1994), Bioorganic
and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Vol. 4, p. 1985).
[0287] Prodrug forms of the herein described compounds, wherein the
prodrug is metabolized in vivo to produce a derivative as set forth
herein are included within the scope of the claims. In some cases,
some of the herein-described compounds may be a prodrug for another
derivative or active compound.
[0288] Prodrugs are often useful because, in some situations, they
may be easier to administer than the parent drug. They may, for
instance, be bioavailable by oral administration whereas the parent
is not. The prodrug may also have improved solubility in
pharmaceutical compositions over the parent drug. Prodrugs may be
designed as reversible drug derivatives, for use as modifiers to
enhance drug transport to site-specific tissues. In some
embodiments, the design of a prodrug increases the effective water
solubility. See, e.g., Fedorak et al., Am. J. Physiol.,
269:G210-218 (1995); McLoed et al., Gastroenterol, 106:405-413
(1994); Hochhaus et al., Biomed. Chrom., 6:283-286 (1992); J.
Larsen and H. Bundgaard, Int. J. Pharmaceutics, 37, 87 (1987); J.
Larsen et al., Int. J. Pharmaceutics, 47, 103 (1988); Sinkula et
al., J. Pharm. Sci., 64:181-210 (1975); T. Higuchi and V. Stella,
Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems, Vol. 14 of the A.C.S.
Symposium Series; and Edward B. Roche, Bioreversible Carriers in
Drug Design, American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon
Press, 1987, all incorporated herein in their entirety.
[0289] Sites on the aromatic ring portion of compounds of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D) can be
susceptible to various metabolic reactions, therefore incorporation
of appropriate substituents on the aromatic ring structures, such
as, by way of example only, halogens can reduce, minimize or
eliminate this metabolic pathway.
[0290] Compounds described herein include isotopically-labeled
compounds, which are identical to those recited in the various
formulas and structures presented herein, but for the fact that one
or more atoms are replaced by an atom having an atomic mass or mass
number different from the atomic mass or mass number usually found
in nature. Examples of isotopes that can be incorporated into the
present compounds include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen,
oxygen, fluorine and chlorine, such as .sup.2H, .sup.3H, .sup.13C,
.sup.14C, .sup.15N, .sup.18O, .sup.17O, .sup.35S, .sup.18F,
.sup.36Cl, respectively. Certain isotopically-labeled compounds
described herein, for example those into which radioactive isotopes
such as .sup.3H and .sup.14C are incorporated, are useful in drug
and/or substrate tissue distribution assays. Further, substitution
with isotopes such as deuterium, i.e., .sup.2H, can afford certain
therapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability,
for example increased in vivo half-life or reduced dosage
requirements.
[0291] In additional or further embodiments, the compounds
described herein are metabolized upon administration to an organism
in need to produce a metabolite that is then used to produce a
desired effect, including a desired therapeutic effect.
[0292] Compounds described herein may be formed as, and/or used as,
pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The type of pharmaceutical
acceptable salts, include, but are not limited to: (1) acid
addition salts, formed) by reacting the free base form of the
compound with a pharmaceutically acceptable: inorganic acid such as
hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid,
phosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, and the like; or with an
organic acid such as acetic acid, propionic acid, hexanoic acid,
cyclopentanepropionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, lactic
acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, maleic acid, fumaric
acid, trifluoroacetic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic
acid, 3-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic
acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid,
1,2-ethanedisulfonic acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid,
benzenesulfonic acid, toluenesulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic
acid, 4-methylbicyclo-[2.2.2]oct-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid,
glucoheptonic acid, 4,4'-methylenebis-(3-hydroxy-2-ene-1-carboxylic
acid), 3-phenylpropionic acid, trimethylacetic acid, tertiary
butylacetic acid, lauryl sulfuric acid, gluconic acid, glutamic
acid, hydroxynaphthoic acid, salicylic acid, stearic acid, muconic
acid, and the like; (2) salts formed when an acidic proton present
in the parent compound either is replaced by a metal ion, e.g., an
alkali metal ion (e.g. lithium, sodium, potassium), an alkaline
earth ion (e.g. magnesium, or calcium), or an aluminum ion; or
coordinates with an organic base. Acceptable organic bases include
ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, tromethamine,
N-methylglucamine, and the like. Acceptable inorganic bases include
aluminum hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium
carbonate, sodium hydroxide, and the like.
[0293] The corresponding counterions of the pharmaceutically
acceptable salts may be analyzed and identified using various
methods including, but not limited to, ion exchange chromatography,
ion chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, inductively coupled
plasma, atomic absorption spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, or any
combination thereof.
[0294] The salts are recovered by using at least one of the
following techniques: filtration, precipitation with a non-solvent
followed by filtration, evaporation of the solvent, or, in the case
of aqueous solutions, lyophilization.
[0295] It should be understood that a reference to a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt includes the solvent addition
forms or crystal forms thereof, particularly solvates or
polymorphs. Solvates contain either stoichiometric or
non-stoichiometric amounts of a solvent, and may be formed during
the process of crystallization with pharmaceutically acceptable
solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like. Hydrates are formed
when the solvent is water, or alcoholates are formed when the
solvent is alcohol. Solvates of compounds described herein can be
conveniently prepared or formed during the processes described
herein. In addition, the compounds provided herein can exist in
unsolvated as well as solvated forms. In general, the solvated
forms are considered equivalent to the unsolvated forms for the
purposes of the compounds and methods provided herein.
[0296] It should be understood that a reference to a salt includes
the solvent addition forms or crystal forms thereof, particularly
solvates or polymorphs. Solvates contain either stoichiometric or
non-stoichiometric amounts of a solvent, and are often formed
during the process of crystallization with pharmaceutically
acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like. Hydrates
are formed when the solvent is water, or alcoholates are formed
when the solvent is alcohol. Polymorphs include the different
crystal packing arrangements of the same elemental composition of a
compound. Polymorphs usually have different X-ray diffraction
patterns, infrared spectra, melting points, density, hardness,
crystal shape, optical and electrical properties, stability, and
solubility. Various factors such as the recrystallization solvent,
rate of crystallization, and storage temperature may cause a single
crystal form to dominate.
[0297] Compounds described herein may be in various forms,
including but not limited to, amorphous forms, milled forms and
nano-particulate forms. In addition, compounds described herein
include crystalline forms, also known as polymorphs. Polymorphs
include the different crystal packing arrangements of the same
elemental composition of a compound. Polymorphs usually have
different X-ray diffraction patterns, infrared spectra, melting
points, density, hardness, crystal shape, optical and electrical
properties, stability, and solubility. Various factors such as the
recrystallization solvent, rate of crystallization, and storage
temperature may cause a single crystal form to dominate.
[0298] The screening and characterization of the pharmaceutically
acceptable salts, polymorphs and/or solvates may be accomplished
using a variety of techniques including, but not limited to,
thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction, spectroscopy, vapor sorption,
and microscopy. Thermal analysis methods address thermo chemical
degradation or thermo physical processes including, but not limited
to, polymorphic transitions, and such methods are used to analyze
the relationships between polymorphic forms, determine weight loss,
to find the glass transition temperature, or for excipient
compatibility studies. Such methods include, but are not limited
to, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Modulated Differential
Scanning Calorimetry (MDCS), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and
Thermogravi-metric and Infrared analysis (TG/IR). X-ray diffraction
methods include, but are not limited to, single crystal and powder
diffractometers and synchrotron sources. The various spectroscopic
techniques used include, but are not limited to, Raman, FTIR, UVIS,
and NMR (liquid and solid state). The various microscopy techniques
include, but are not limited to, polarized light microscopy,
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-Ray
Analysis (EDX), Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy with EDX
(in gas or water vapor atmosphere), IR microscopy, and Raman
microscopy.
[0299] Throughout the specification, groups and substituents
thereof can be chosen by one skilled in the field to provide stable
moieties and compounds.
Pharmaceutical Composition/Formulation
[0300] Pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in a
conventional manner using one or more physiologically acceptable
carriers including excipients and auxiliaries which facilitate
processing of the active compounds into preparations which can be
used pharmaceutically. Proper formulation is dependent upon the
route of administration chosen. Any of the well-known techniques,
carriers, and excipients may be used as suitable and as understood
in the art. A summary of pharmaceutical compositions described
herein may be found, for example, in Remington: The Science and
Practice of Pharmacy, Nineteenth Ed (Easton, Pa.: Mack Publishing
Company, 1995); Hoover, John E., Remington's Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa. 1975; Liberman, H. A.
and Lachman, L., Eds., Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Marcel Decker,
New York, N.Y., 1980; and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug
Delivery Systems, Seventh Ed. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1999), herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
[0301] A pharmaceutical composition, as used herein, refers to a
mixture of a compound described herein, such as, for example,
compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), with other chemical components, such as carriers,
stabilizers, diluents, dispersing agents, suspending agents,
thickening agents, and/or excipients. The pharmaceutical
composition facilitates administration of the compound to an
organism. In practicing the methods of treatment or use provided
herein, therapeutically effective amounts of compounds described
herein are administered in a pharmaceutical composition to a mammal
having a disease, disorder, or condition to be treated. Preferably,
the mammal is a human. A therapeutically effective amount can vary
widely depending on the severity of the disease, the age and
relative health of the subject, the potency of the compound used
and other factors. The compounds can be used singly or in
combination with one or more therapeutic agents as components of
mixtures.
[0302] In certain embodiments, compositions may also include one or
more pH adjusting agents or buffering agents, including acids such
as acetic, boric, citric, lactic, phosphoric and hydrochloric
acids; bases such as sodium hydroxide, sodium phosphate, sodium
borate, sodium citrate, sodium acetate, sodium lactate and
tris-hydroxymethylaminomethane; and buffers such as
citrate/dextrose, sodium bicarbonate and ammonium chloride. Such
acids, bases and buffers are included in an amount required to
maintain pH of the composition in an acceptable range.
[0303] In other embodiments, compositions may also include one or
more salts in an amount required to bring osmolality of the
composition into an acceptable range. Such salts include those
having sodium, potassium or ammonium cations and chloride, citrate,
ascorbate, borate, phosphate, bicarbonate, sulfate, thiosulfate or
bisulfite anions; suitable salts include sodium chloride, potassium
chloride, sodium thiosulfate, sodium bisulfite and ammonium
sulfate.
[0304] The term "pharmaceutical combination" as used herein, means
a product that results from the mixing or combining of more than
one active ingredient and includes both fixed and non-fixed
combinations of the active ingredients. The term "fixed
combination" means that the active ingredients, e.g. a compound
described herein and a co-agent, are both administered to a patient
simultaneously in the form of a single entity or dosage. The term
"non-fixed combination" means that the active ingredients, e.g. a
compound described herein and a co-agent, are administered to a
patient as separate entities either simultaneously, concurrently or
sequentially with no specific intervening time limits, wherein such
administration provides effective levels of the two compounds in
the body of the patient. The latter also applies to cocktail
therapy, e.g. the administration of three or more active
ingredients.
[0305] The pharmaceutical formulations described herein can be
administered to a subject by multiple administration routes,
including but not limited to, oral, parenteral (e.g., intravenous,
subcutaneous, intramuscular), intranasal, buccal, topical, rectal,
or transdermal administration routes. The pharmaceutical
formulations described herein include, but are not limited to,
aqueous liquid dispersions, self-emulsifying dispersions, solid
solutions, liposomal dispersions, aerosols, solid dosage forms,
powders, immediate release formulations, controlled release
formulations, fast melt formulations, tablets, capsules, pills,
delayed release formulations, extended release formulations,
pulsatile release formulations, multiparticulate formulations, and
mixed immediate and controlled release formulations.
[0306] Pharmaceutical compositions including a compound described
herein may be manufactured in a conventional manner, such as, by
way of example only, by means of conventional mixing, dissolving,
granulating, dragee-making, levigating, emulsifying, encapsulating,
entrapping or compression processes.
[0307] The pharmaceutical compositions will include at least one
compound described herein, such as, for example, a compound of any
of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), as an
active ingredient in free-acid or free-base form, or in a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt form. In addition, the methods and
pharmaceutical compositions described herein include the use of
N-oxides, crystalline forms (also known as polymorphs), as well as
active metabolites of these compounds having the same type of
activity. In some situations, compounds may exist as tautomers. All
tautomers are included within the scope of the compounds presented
herein. Additionally, the compounds described herein can exist in
unsolvated as well as solvated forms with pharmaceutically
acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like. The
solvated forms of the compounds presented herein are also
considered to be disclosed herein.
[0308] "Antifoaming agents" reduce foaming during processing which
can result in coagulation of aqueous dispersions, bubbles in the
finished film, or generally impair processing. Exemplary
anti-foaming agents include silicon emulsions or sorbitan
sesquoleate.
[0309] "Antioxidants" include, for example, butylated
hydroxytoluene (BHT), sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid, sodium
metabisulfite and tocopherol. In certain embodiments, antioxidants
enhance chemical stability where required.
[0310] In certain embodiments, compositions provided herein may
also include one or more preservatives to inhibit microbial
activity. Suitable preservatives include mercury-containing
substances such as merfen and thiomersal; stabilized chlorine
dioxide; and quaternary ammonium compounds such as benzalkonium
chloride, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and cetylpyridinium
chloride.
[0311] Formulations described herein may benefit from antioxidants,
metal chelating agents, thiol containing compounds and other
general stabilizing agents. Examples of such stabilizing agents,
include, but are not limited to: (a) about 0.5% to about 2% w/v
glycerol, (b) about 0.1% to about 1% w/v methionine, (c) about 0.1%
to about 2% w/v monothioglycerol, (d) about 1 mM to about 10 mM
EDTA, (e) about 0.01% to about 2% w/v ascorbic acid, (f) 0.003% to
about 0.02% w/v polysorbate 80, (g) 0.001% to about 0.05% w/v.
polysorbate 20, (h) arginine, (i) heparin, (j) dextran sulfate, (k)
cyclodextrins, (l) pentosan polysulfate and other heparinoids, (m)
divalent cations such as magnesium and zinc; or (n) combinations
thereof.
[0312] "Binders" impart cohesive qualities and include, e.g.,
alginic acid and salts thereof; cellulose derivatives such as
carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose (e.g., Methocel.RTM.),
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose,
hydroxypropylcellulose (e.g., Klucel.RTM.), ethylcellulose (e.g.,
Ethocel.RTM.), and microcrystalline cellulose (e.g., Avicel.RTM.);
microcrystalline dextrose; amylose; magnesium aluminum silicate;
polysaccharide acids; bentonites; gelatin;
polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer; crosspovidone;
povidone; starch; pregelatinized starch; tragacanth, dextrin, a
sugar, such as sucrose (e.g., Dipac.RTM.), glucose, dextrose,
molasses, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol (e.g., Xylitab.RTM.), and
lactose; a natural or synthetic gum such as acacia, tragacanth,
ghatti gum, mucilage of isapol husks, polyvinylpyrrolidone (e.g.,
Polyvidone.RTM. CL, Kollidon.RTM. CL, Polyplasdone.RTM. XL-10),
larch arabogalactan, Veegum.RTM., polyethylene glycol, waxes,
sodium alginate, and the like.
[0313] A "carrier" or "carrier materials" include any commonly used
excipients in pharmaceutics and should be selected on the basis of
compatibility with compounds disclosed herein, such as, compounds
of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D),
and the release profile properties of the desired dosage form.
Exemplary carrier materials include, e.g., binders, suspending
agents, disintegration agents, filling agents, surfactants,
solubilizers, stabilizers, lubricants, wetting agents, diluents,
and the like. "Pharmaceutically compatible carrier materials" may
include, but are not limited to, acacia, gelatin, colloidal silicon
dioxide, calcium glycerophosphate, calcium lactate, maltodextrin,
glycerine, magnesium silicate, polyvinylpyrrollidone (PVP),
cholesterol, cholesterol esters, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin,
taurocholic acid, phosphotidylcholine, sodium chloride, tricalcium
phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, cellulose and cellulose
conjugates, sugars sodium stearoyl lactylate, carrageenan,
monoglyceride, diglyceride, pregelatinized starch, and the like.
See, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy,
Nineteenth Ed (Easton, Pa.: Mack Publishing Company, 1995); Hoover,
John E., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co.,
Easton, Pa. 1975; Liberman, H. A. and Lachman, L., Eds.,
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Marcel Decker, New York, N.Y., 1980;
and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, Seventh
Ed. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1999).
[0314] "Dispersing agents," and/or "viscosity modulating agents"
include materials that control the diffusion and homogeneity of a
drug through liquid media or a granulation method or blend method.
In some embodiments, these agents also facilitate the effectiveness
of a coating or eroding matrix. Exemplary diffusion
facilitators/dispersing agents include, e.g., hydrophilic polymers,
electrolytes, Tween.RTM. 60 or 80, PEG, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP;
commercially known as Plasdone.RTM.), and the carbohydrate-based
dispersing agents such as, for example, hydroxypropyl celluloses
(e.g., HPC, HPC-SL, and HPC-L), hydroxypropyl methylcelluloses
(e.g., HPMC K100, HPMC K4M, HPMC K15M, and HPMC K100M),
carboxymethylcellulose sodium, methylcellulose,
hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose,
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate,
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate stearate (HPMCAS),
noncrystalline cellulose, magnesium aluminum silicate,
triethanolamine, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl
acetate copolymer (S630), 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol
polymer with ethylene oxide and formaldehyde (also known as
tyloxapol), poloxamers (e.g., Pluronics F68.RTM., F88.RTM., and
F108.RTM., which are block copolymers of ethylene oxide and
propylene oxide); and poloxamines (e.g., Tetronic 908.RTM., also
known as Poloxamine 908.RTM., which is a tetrafunctional block
copolymer derived from sequential addition of propylene oxide and
ethylene oxide to ethylenediamine (BASF Corporation, Parsippany,
N.J.)), polyvinylpyrrolidone K12, polyvinylpyrrolidone K17,
polyvinylpyrrolidone K25, or polyvinylpyrrolidone K30,
polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer (S-630), polyethylene
glycol, e.g., the polyethylene glycol can have a molecular weight
of about 300 to about 6000, or about 3350 to about 4000, or about
7000 to about 5400, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose,
polysorbate-80, sodium alginate, gums, such as, e.g., gum
tragacanth and gum acacia, guar gum, xanthans, including xanthan
gum, sugars, cellulosics, such as, e.g., sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, polysorbate-80, sodium alginate,
polyethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate, polyethoxylated sorbitan
monolaurate, povidone, carbomers, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA),
alginates, chitosans and combinations thereof. Plasticizcers such
as cellulose or triethyl cellulose can also be used as dispersing
agents. Dispersing agents particularly useful in liposomal
dispersions and self-emulsifying dispersions are dimyristoyl
phosphatidyl choline, natural phosphatidyl choline from eggs,
natural phosphatidyl glycerol from eggs, cholesterol and isopropyl
myristate.
[0315] Combinations of one or more erosion facilitator with one or
more diffusion facilitator can also be used in the present
compositions.
[0316] The term "diluent" refers to chemical compounds that are
used to dilute the compound of interest prior to delivery. Diluents
can also be used to stabilize compounds because they can provide a
more stable environment. Salts dissolved in buffered solutions
(which also can provide pH control or maintenance) are utilized as
diluents in the art, including, but not limited to a phosphate
buffered saline solution. In certain embodiments, diluents increase
bulk of the composition to facilitate compression or create
sufficient bulk for homogenous blend for capsule filling. Such
compounds include e.g., lactose, starch, mannitol, sorbitol,
dextrose, microcrystalline cellulose such as Avicel.RTM.; dibasic
calcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate; tricalcium
phosphate, calcium phosphate; anhydrous lactose, spray-dried
lactose; pregelatinized starch, compressible sugar, such as
Di-Pac.RTM. (Amstar); mannitol, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose,
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate stearate, sucrose-based
diluents, confectioner's sugar; monobasic calcium sulfate
monohydrate, calcium sulfate dihydrate; calcium lactate trihydrate,
dextrates; hydrolyzed cereal solids, amylose; powdered cellulose,
calcium carbonate; glycine, kaolin; mannitol, sodium chloride;
inositol, bentonite, and the like.
[0317] The term "disintegrate" includes both the dissolution and
dispersion of the dosage form when contacted with gastrointestinal
fluid. "Disintegration agents or disintegrants" facilitate the
breakup or disintegration of a substance. Examples of
disintegration agents include a starch, e.g., a natural starch such
as corn starch or potato starch, a pregelatinized starch such as
National 1551 or Amijel.RTM., or sodium starch glycolate such as
Promogel.RTM. or Explotab.RTM., a cellulose such as a wood product,
methylcrystalline cellulose, e.g., Avicel.RTM., Avicel.RTM. PH101,
Avicel.RTM. PH102, Avicel.RTM. PH105, Elcema.RTM. P100,
Emcocel.RTM., Vivacel.RTM., Ming Tia.RTM., and Solka-Floc.RTM.,
methylcellulose, croscarmellose, or a cross-linked cellulose, such
as cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose (Ac-Di-Sol.RTM.),
cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose, or cross-linked
croscarmellose, a cross-linked starch such as sodium starch
glycolate, a cross-linked polymer such as crosspovidone, a
cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, alginate such as alginic acid or
a salt of alginic acid such as sodium alginate, a clay such as
Veegum.RTM. HV (magnesium aluminum silicate), a gum such as agar,
guar, locust bean, Karaya, pectin, or tragacanth, sodium starch
glycolate, bentonite, a natural sponge, a surfactant, a resin such
as a cation-exchange resin, citrus pulp, sodium lauryl sulfate,
sodium lauryl sulfate in combination starch, and the like.
[0318] "Drug absorption" or "absorption" typically refers to the
process of movement of drug from site of administration of a drug
across a barrier into a blood vessel or the site of action, e.g., a
drug moving from the gastrointestinal tract into the portal vein or
lymphatic system.
[0319] An "enteric coating" is a substance that remains
substantially intact in the stomach but dissolves and releases the
drug in the small intestine or colon. Generally, the enteric
coating comprises a polymeric material that prevents release in the
low pH environment of the stomach but that ionizes at a higher pH,
typically a pH of 6 to 7, and thus dissolves sufficiently in the
small intestine or colon to release the active agent therein.
[0320] "Erosion facilitators" include materials that control the
erosion of a particular material in gastrointestinal fluid. Erosion
facilitators are generally known to those of ordinary skill in the
art. Exemplary erosion facilitators include, e.g., hydrophilic
polymers, electrolytes, proteins, peptides, and amino acids.
[0321] "Filling agents" include compounds such as lactose, calcium
carbonate, calcium phosphate, dibasic calcium phosphate, calcium
sulfate, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose powder, dextrose,
dextrates, dextran, starches, pregelatinized starch, sucrose,
xylitol, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride,
polyethylene glycol, and the like.
[0322] "Flavoring agents" and/or "sweeteners" useful in the
formulations described herein, include, e.g., acacia syrup,
acesulfame K, alitame, anise, apple, aspartame, banana, Bavarian
cream, berry, black currant, butterscotch, calcium citrate,
camphor, caramel, cherry, cherry cream, chocolate, cinnamon, bubble
gum, citrus, citrus punch, citrus cream, cotton candy, cocoa, cola,
cool cherry, cool citrus, cyclamate, cylamate, dextrose,
eucalyptus, eugenol, fructose, fruit punch, ginger,
glycyrrhetinate, glycyrrhiza (licorice) syrup, grape, grapefruit,
honey, isomalt, lemon, lime, lemon cream, monoammonium
glyrrhizinate (MagnaSweet.RTM.), maltol, mannitol, maple,
marshmallow, menthol, mint cream, mixed berry, neohesperidine DC,
neotame, orange, pear, peach, peppermint, peppermint cream,
Prosweet.RTM. Powder, raspberry, root beer, rum, saccharin,
safrole, sorbitol, spearmint, spearmint cream, strawberry,
strawberry cream, stevia, sucralose, sucrose, sodium saccharin,
saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, mannitol, talin,
sylitol, sucralose, sorbitol, Swiss cream, tagatose, tangerine,
thaumatin, tutti fruitti, vanilla, walnut, watermelon, wild cherry,
wintergreen, xylitol, or any combination of these flavoring
ingredients, e.g., anise-menthol, cherry-anise, cinnamon-orange,
cherry-cinnamon, chocolate-mint, honey-lemon, lemon-lime,
lemon-mint, menthol-eucalyptus, orange-cream, vanilla-mint, and
mixtures thereof.
[0323] "Lubricants" and "glidants" are compounds that prevent,
reduce or inhibit adhesion or friction of materials. Exemplary
lubricants include, e.g., stearic acid, calcium hydroxide, talc,
sodium stearyl fumerate, a hydrocarbon such as mineral oil, or
hydrogenated vegetable oil such as hydrogenated soybean oil
(Sterotex.RTM.), higher fatty acids and their alkali-metal and
alkaline earth metal salts, such as aluminum, calcium, magnesium,
zinc, stearic acid, sodium stearates, glycerol, talc, waxes,
Stearowet.RTM., boric acid, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, sodium
chloride, leucine, a polyethylene glycol (e.g., PEG-4000) or a
methoxypolyethylene glycol such as Carbowax.TM., sodium oleate,
sodium benzoate, glyceryl behenate, polyethylene glycol, magnesium
or sodium lauryl sulfate, colloidal silica such as Syloid.TM.,
Cab-O-Sil.RTM., a starch such as corn starch, silicone oil, a
surfactant, and the like.
[0324] A "measurable serum concentration" or "measurable plasma
concentration" describes the blood serum or blood plasma
concentration, typically measured in mg, .mu.g, or ng of
therapeutic agent per ml, dl, or 1 of blood serum, absorbed into
the bloodstream after administration. As used herein, measurable
plasma concentrations are typically measured in ng/ml or
.mu.g/ml.
[0325] "Pharmacodynamics" refers to the factors which determine the
biologic response observed relative to the concentration of drug at
a site of action.
[0326] "Pharmacokinetics" refers to the factors which determine the
attainment and maintenance of the appropriate concentration of drug
at a site of action.
[0327] "Plasticizers" are compounds used to soften the
microencapsulation material or film coatings to make them less
brittle. Suitable plasticizers include, e.g., polyethylene glycols
such as PEG 300, PEG 400, PEG 600, PEG 1450, PEG 3350, and PEG 800,
stearic acid, propylene glycol, oleic acid, triethyl cellulose and
triacetin. In some embodiments, plasticizers can also function as
dispersing agents or wetting agents.
[0328] "Solubilizers" include compounds such as triacetin,
triethylcitrate, ethyl oleate, ethyl caprylate, sodium lauryl
sulfate, sodium doccusate, vitamin E TPGS, dimethylacetamide,
N-methylpyrrolidone, N-hydroxyethylpyrrolidone,
polyvinylpyrrolidone, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl
cyclodextrins, ethanol, n-butanol, isopropyl alcohol, cholesterol,
bile salts, polyethylene glycol 200-600, glycofurol, transcutol,
propylene glycol, and dimethyl isosorbide and the like.
[0329] "Stabilizers" include compounds such as any antioxidation
agents, buffers, acids, preservatives and the like.
[0330] "Steady state," as used herein, is when the amount of drug
administered is equal to the amount of drug eliminated within one
dosing interval resulting in a plateau or constant plasma drug
exposure.
[0331] "Suspending agents" include compounds such as
polyvinylpyrrolidone, e.g., polyvinylpyrrolidone K12,
polyvinylpyrrolidone K17, polyvinylpyrrolidone K25, or
polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer
(S630), polyethylene glycol, e.g., the polyethylene glycol can have
a molecular weight of about 300 to about 6000, or about 3350 to
about 4000, or about 7000 to about 5400, sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose,
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose acetate
stearate, polysorbate-80, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium alginate,
gums, such as, e.g., gum tragacanth and gum acacia, guar gum,
xanthans, including xanthan gum, sugars, cellulosics, such as,
e.g., sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose,
hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate-80, sodium alginate,
polyethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate, polyethoxylated sorbitan
monolaurate, povidone and the like.
[0332] "Surfactants" include compounds such as sodium lauryl
sulfate, sodium docusate, Tween 60 or 80, triacetin, vitamin E
TPGS, sorbitan monooleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate,
polysorbates, polaxomers, bile salts, glyceryl monostearate,
copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, e.g.,
Pluronic.RTM. (BASF), and the like. Some other surfactants include
polyoxyethylene fatty acid glycerides and vegetable oils, e.g.,
polyoxyethylene (60) hydrogenated castor oil; and polyoxyethylene
alkylethers and alkylphenyl ethers, e.g., octoxynol 10, octoxynol
40. In some embodiments, surfactants may be included to enhance
physical stability or for other purposes.
[0333] "Viscosity enhancing agents" include, e.g., methyl
cellulose, xanthan gum, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl
cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl
cellulose acetate stearate, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
phthalate, carbomer, polyvinyl alcohol, alginates, acacia,
chitosans and combinations thereof.
[0334] "Wetting agents" include compounds such as oleic acid,
glyceryl monostearate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate,
triethanolamine oleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate,
polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, sodium docusate, sodium
oleate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium doccusate, triacetin, Tween
80, vitamin E TPGS, ammonium salts and the like.
Dosage Forms
[0335] The compositions described herein can be formulated for
administration to a subject via any conventional means including,
but not limited to, oral, parenteral (e.g., intravenous,
subcutaneous, or intramuscular), buccal, intranasal, rectal or
transdermal administration routes. As used herein, the term
"subject" is used to mean an animal, preferably a mammal, including
a human or non-human. The terms patient and subject may be used
interchangeably.
[0336] Moreover, the pharmaceutical compositions described herein,
which include a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B),
Formula (C), or Formula (D) can be formulated into any suitable
dosage form, including but not limited to, aqueous oral
dispersions, liquids, gels, syrups, elixirs, slurries, suspensions
and the like, for oral ingestion by a patient to be treated, solid
oral dosage forms, aerosols, controlled release formulations, fast
melt formulations, effervescent formulations, lyophilized
formulations, tablets, powders, pills, dragees, capsules, delayed
release formulations, extended release formulations, pulsatile
release formulations, multiparticulate formulations, and mixed
immediate release and controlled release formulations.
[0337] Pharmaceutical preparations for oral use can be obtained by
mixing one or more solid excipient with one or more of the
compounds described herein, optionally grinding the resulting
mixture, and processing the mixture of granules, after adding
suitable auxiliaries, if desired, to obtain tablets or dragee
cores. Suitable excipients include, for example, fillers such as
sugars, including lactose, sucrose, mannitol, or sorbitol;
cellulose preparations such as, for example, maize starch, wheat
starch, rice starch, potato starch, gelatin, gum tragacanth,
methylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose,
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose; or
others such as: polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP or povidone) or calcium
phosphate. If desired, disintegrating agents may be added, such as
the cross-linked croscarmellose sodium, polyvinylpyrrolidone, agar,
or alginic acid or a salt thereof such as sodium alginate.
[0338] Dragee cores are provided with suitable coatings. For this
purpose, concentrated sugar solutions may be used, which may
optionally contain gum arabic, talc, polyvinylpyrrolidone, carbopol
gel, polyethylene glycol, and/or titanium dioxide, lacquer
solutions, and suitable organic solvents or solvent mixtures.
Dyestuffs or pigments may be added to the tablets or dragee
coatings for identification or to characterize different
combinations of active compound doses.
[0339] Pharmaceutical preparations which can be used orally include
push-fit capsules made of gelatin, as well as soft, sealed capsules
made of gelatin and a plasticizer, such as glycerol or sorbitol.
The push-fit capsules can contain the active ingredients in
admixture with filler such as lactose, binders such as starches,
and/or lubricants such as talc or magnesium stearate and,
optionally, stabilizers. In soft capsules, the active compounds may
be dissolved or suspended in suitable liquids, such as fatty oils,
liquid paraffin, or liquid polyethylene glycols. In addition,
stabilizers may be added. All formulations for oral administration
should be in dosages suitable for such administration.
[0340] In some embodiments, the solid dosage forms disclosed herein
may be in the form of a tablet, (including a suspension tablet, a
fast-melt tablet, a bite-disintegration tablet, a
rapid-disintegration tablet, an effervescent tablet, or a caplet),
a pill, a powder (including a sterile packaged powder, a
dispensable powder, or an effervescent powder) a capsule (including
both soft or hard capsules, e.g., capsules made from animal-derived
gelatin or plant-derived HPMC, or "sprinkle capsules"), solid
dispersion, solid solution, bioerodible dosage form, controlled
release formulations, pulsatile release dosage forms,
multiparticulate dosage forms, pellets, granules, or an aerosol. In
other embodiments, the pharmaceutical formulation is in the form of
a powder. In still other embodiments, the pharmaceutical
formulation is in the form of a tablet, including but not limited
to, a fast-melt tablet. Additionally, pharmaceutical formulations
described herein may be administered as a single capsule or in
multiple capsule dosage form. In some embodiments, the
pharmaceutical formulation is administered in two, or three, or
four, capsules or tablets.
[0341] In some embodiments, solid dosage forms, e.g., tablets,
effervescent tablets, and capsules, are prepared by mixing
particles of a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula
(C), or Formula (D), with one or more pharmaceutical excipients to
form a bulk blend composition. When referring to these bulk blend
compositions as homogeneous, it is meant that the particles of the
compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), are dispersed evenly throughout the composition so
that the composition may be readily subdivided into equally
effective unit dosage forms, such as tablets, pills, and capsules.
The individual unit dosages may also include film coatings, which
disintegrate upon oral ingestion or upon contact with diluent.
These formulations can be manufactured by conventional
pharmacological techniques.
[0342] Conventional pharmacological techniques include, e.g., one
or a combination of methods: (1) dry mixing, (2) direct
compression, (3) milling, (4) dry or non-aqueous granulation, (5)
wet granulation, or (6) fusion. See, e.g., Lachman et al., The
Theory and Practice of Industrial Pharmacy (1986). Other methods
include, e.g., spray drying, pan coating, melt granulation,
granulation, fluidized bed spray drying or coating (e.g., wurster
coating), tangential coating, top spraying, tableting, extruding
and the like.
[0343] The pharmaceutical solid dosage forms described herein can
include a compound described herein and one or more
pharmaceutically acceptable additives such as a compatible carrier,
binder, filling agent, suspending agent, flavoring agent,
sweetening agent, disintegrating agent, dispersing agent,
surfactant, lubricant, colorant, diluent, solubilizer, moistening
agent, plasticizer, stabilizer, penetration enhancer, wetting
agent, anti-foaming agent, antioxidant, preservative, or one or
more combination thereof. In still other aspects, using standard
coating procedures, such as those described in Remington's
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20th Edition (2000), a film coating is
provided around the formulation of the compound of any of Formula
(A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). In one embodiment,
some or all of the particles of the compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), are coated. In another
embodiment, some or all of the particles of the compound of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), are
microencapsulated. In still another embodiment, the particles of
the compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), are not microencapsulated and are uncoated.
[0344] Suitable carriers for use in the solid dosage forms
described herein include, but are not limited to, acacia, gelatin,
colloidal silicon dioxide, calcium glycerophosphate, calcium
lactate, maltodextrin, glycerine, magnesium silicate, sodium
caseinate, soy lecithin, sodium chloride, tricalcium phosphate,
dipotassium phosphate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, carrageenan,
monoglyceride, diglyceride, pregelatinized starch,
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate
stearate, sucrose, microcrystalline cellulose, lactose, mannitol
and the like.
[0345] Suitable filling agents for use in the solid dosage forms
described herein include, but are not limited to, lactose, calcium
carbonate, calcium phosphate, dibasic calcium phosphate, calcium
sulfate, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose powder, dextrose,
dextrates, dextran, starches, pregelatinized starch,
hydroxypropylmethycellulose (HPMC), hydroxypropylmethycellulose
phthalate, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate stearate (HPMCAS),
sucrose, xylitol, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride,
polyethylene glycol, and the like.
[0346] In order to release the compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), from a solid dosage form
matrix as efficiently as possible, disintegrants are often used in
the formulation, especially when the dosage forms are compressed
with binder. Disintegrants help rupturing the dosage form matrix by
swelling or capillary action when moisture is absorbed into the
dosage form. Suitable disintegrants for use in the solid dosage
forms described herein include, but are not limited to, natural
starch such as corn starch or potato starch, a pregelatinized
starch such as National 1551 or Amijel.RTM., or sodium starch
glycolate such as Promogel.RTM. or Explotab.RTM., a cellulose such
as a wood product, methylcrystalline cellulose, e.g., Avicel.RTM.,
Avicel.RTM. PH101, Avicel.RTM. PH102, Avicel.RTM. PH105,
Elcema.RTM. P100, Emcocel.RTM., Vivacel.RTM., Ming Tia.RTM., and
Solka-Floc.RTM., methylcellulose, croscarmellose, or a cross-linked
cellulose, such as cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose
(Ac-Di-Sol.RTM.), cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose, or
cross-linked croscarmellose, a cross-linked starch such as sodium
starch glycolate, a cross-linked polymer such as crospovidone, a
cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, alginate such as alginic acid or
a salt of alginic acid such as sodium alginate, a clay such as
Veegum.RTM. HV (magnesium aluminum silicate), a gum such as agar,
guar, locust bean, Karaya, pectin, or tragacanth, sodium starch
glycolate, bentonite, a natural sponge, a surfactant, a resin such
as a cation-exchange resin, citrus pulp, sodium lauryl sulfate,
sodium lauryl sulfate in combination starch, and the like.
[0347] Binders impart cohesiveness to solid oral dosage form
formulations: for powder filled capsule formulation, they aid in
plug formation that can be filled into soft or hard shell capsules
and for tablet formulation, they ensure the tablet remaining intact
after compression and help assure blend uniformity prior to a
compression or fill step. Materials suitable for use as binders in
the solid dosage forms described herein include, but are not
limited to, carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose (e.g.,
Methocel.RTM.), hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (e.g. Hypromellose USP
Pharmacoat-603, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate stearate
(Aqoate HS-LF and HS), hydroxyethylcellulose,
hydroxypropylcellulose (e.g., Klucel.RTM.), ethylcellulose (e.g.,
Ethocel.RTM.), and microcrystalline cellulose (e.g., Avicel.RTM.),
microcrystalline dextrose, amylose, magnesium aluminum silicate,
polysaccharide acids, bentonites, gelatin,
polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer, crospovidone,
povidone, starch, pregelatinized starch, tragacanth, dextrin, a
sugar, such as sucrose (e.g., Dipac.RTM.), glucose, dextrose,
molasses, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol (e.g., Xylitab.RTM.),
lactose, a natural or synthetic gum such as acacia, tragacanth,
ghatti gum, mucilage of isapol husks, starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone
(e.g., Povidone.RTM. CL, Kollidon.RTM. CL, Polyplasdone.RTM. XL-10,
and Povidone.RTM. K-12), larch arabogalactan, Veegum.RTM.,
polyethylene glycol, waxes, sodium alginate, and the like.
[0348] In general, binder levels of 20-70% are used in
powder-filled gelatin capsule formulations. Binder usage level in
tablet formulations varies whether direct compression, wet
granulation, roller compaction, or usage of other excipients such
as fillers which itself can act as moderate binder. Formulators
skilled in art can determine the binder level for the formulations,
but binder usage level of up to 70% in tablet formulations is
common.
[0349] Suitable lubricants or glidants for use in the solid dosage
forms described herein include, but are not limited to, stearic
acid, calcium hydroxide, talc, corn starch, sodium stearyl
fumerate, alkali-metal and alkaline earth metal salts, such as
aluminum, calcium, magnesium, zinc, stearic acid, sodium stearates,
magnesium stearate, zinc stearate, waxes, Stearowet.RTM., boric
acid, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, leucine, a
polyethylene glycol or a methoxypolyethylene glycol such as
Carbowax.TM., PEG 4000, PEG 5000, PEG 6000, propylene glycol,
sodium oleate, glyceryl behenate, glyceryl palmitostearate,
glyceryl benzoate, magnesium or sodium lauryl sulfate, and the
like.
[0350] Suitable diluents for use in the solid dosage forms
described herein include, but are not limited to, sugars (including
lactose, sucrose, and dextrose), polysaccharides (including
dextrates and maltodextrin), polyols (including mannitol, xylitol,
and sorbitol), cyclodextrins and the like.
[0351] The term "non water-soluble diluent" represents compounds
typically used in the formulation of pharmaceuticals, such as
calcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, starches, modified starches and
microcrystalline cellulose, and microcellulose (e.g., having a
density of about 0.45 g/cm.sup.3, e.g. Avicel, powdered cellulose),
and talc.
[0352] Suitable wetting agents for use in the solid dosage forms
described herein include, for example, oleic acid, glyceryl
monostearate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate,
triethanolamine oleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate,
polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, quaternary ammonium compounds
(e.g., Polyquat 10.RTM.), sodium oleate, sodium lauryl sulfate,
magnesium stearate, sodium docusate, triacetin, vitamin E TPGS and
the like.
[0353] Suitable surfactants for use in the solid dosage forms
described herein include, for example, sodium lauryl sulfate,
sorbitan monooleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate,
polysorbates, polaxomers, bile salts, glyceryl monostearate,
copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, e.g.,
Pluronic.RTM. (BASF), and the like.
[0354] Suitable suspending agents for use in the solid dosage forms
described here include, but are not limited to,
polyvinylpyrrolidone, e.g., polyvinylpyrrolidone K12,
polyvinylpyrrolidone K17, polyvinylpyrrolidone K25, or
polyvinylpyrrolidone K30, polyethylene glycol, e.g., the
polyethylene glycol can have a molecular weight of about 300 to
about 6000, or about 3350 to about 4000, or about 7000 to about
5400, vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer (S630), sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose,
hydroxy-propylmethylcellulose, polysorbate-80,
hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium alginate, gums, such as, e.g., gum
tragacanth and gum acacia, guar gum, xanthans, including xanthan
gum, sugars, cellulosics, such as, e.g., sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, sodium
carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose,
hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate-80, sodium alginate,
polyethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate, polyethoxylated sorbitan
monolaurate, povidone and the like.
[0355] Suitable antioxidants for use in the solid dosage forms
described herein include, for example, e.g., butylated
hydroxytoluene (BHT), sodium ascorbate, and tocopherol.
[0356] It should be appreciated that there is considerable overlap
between additives used in the solid dosage forms described herein.
Thus, the above-listed additives should be taken as merely
exemplary, and not limiting, of the types of additives that can be
included in solid dosage forms described herein. The amounts of
such additives can be readily determined by one skilled in the art,
according to the particular properties desired.
[0357] In other embodiments, one or more layers of the
pharmaceutical formulation are plasticized. Illustratively, a
plasticizer is generally a high boiling point solid or liquid.
Suitable plasticizers can be added from about 0.01% to about 50% by
weight (w/w) of the coating composition. Plasticizers include, but
are not limited to, diethyl phthalate, citrate esters, polyethylene
glycol, glycerol, acetylated glycerides, triacetin, polypropylene
glycol, polyethylene glycol, triethyl citrate, dibutyl sebacate,
stearic acid, stearol, stearate, and castor oil.
[0358] Compressed tablets are solid dosage forms prepared by
compacting the bulk blend of the formulations described above. In
various embodiments, compressed tablets which are designed to
dissolve in the mouth will include one or more flavoring agents. In
other embodiments, the compressed tablets will include a film
surrounding the final compressed tablet. In some embodiments, the
film coating can provide a delayed release of the compound of of
any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), from
the formulation. In other embodiments, the film coating aids in
patient compliance (e.g., Opadry.RTM. coatings or sugar coating).
Film coatings including Opadry.RTM. typically range from about 1%
to about 3% of the tablet weight. In other embodiments, the
compressed tablets include one or more excipients.
[0359] A capsule may be prepared, for example, by placing the bulk
blend of the formulation of the compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), described above, inside
of a capsule. In some embodiments, the formulations (non-aqueous
suspensions and solutions) are placed in a soft gelatin capsule. In
other embodiments, the formulations are placed in standard gelatin
capsules or non-gelatin capsules such as capsules comprising HPMC.
In other embodiments, the formulation is placed in a sprinkle
capsule, wherein the capsule may be swallowed whole or the capsule
may be opened and the contents sprinkled on food prior to eating.
In some embodiments, the therapeutic dose is split into multiple
(e.g., two, three, or four) capsules. In some embodiments, the
entire dose of the formulation is delivered in a capsule form.
[0360] In various embodiments, the particles of the compound of any
of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), and one
or more excipients are dry blended and compressed into a mass, such
as a tablet, having a hardness sufficient to provide a
pharmaceutical composition that substantially disintegrates within
less than about 30 minutes, less than about 35 minutes, less than
about 40 minutes, less than about 45 minutes, less than about 50
minutes, less than about 55 minutes, or less than about 60 minutes,
after oral administration, thereby releasing the formulation into
the gastrointestinal fluid.
[0361] In another aspect, dosage forms may include
microencapsulated formulations. In some embodiments, one or more
other compatible materials are present in the microencapsulation
material. Exemplary materials include, but are not limited to, pH
modifiers, erosion facilitators, anti-foaming agents, antioxidants,
flavoring agents, and carrier materials such as binders, suspending
agents, disintegration agents, filling agents, surfactants,
solubilizers, stabilizers, lubricants, wetting agents, and
diluents.
[0362] Materials useful for the microencapsulation described herein
include materials compatible with compounds of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), which sufficiently
isolate the compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula
(C), or Formula (D), from other non-compatible excipients.
Materials compatible with compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula
(B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), are those that delay the release
of the compounds of of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula
(C), or Formula (D), in vivo.
[0363] Exemplary microencapsulation materials useful for delaying
the release of the formulations including compounds described
herein, include, but are not limited to, hydroxypropyl cellulose
ethers (HPC) such as Klucel.RTM. or Nisso HPC, low-substituted
hydroxypropyl cellulose ethers (L-HPC), hydroxypropyl methyl
cellulose ethers (HPMC) such as Seppifilm-LC, Pharmacoat.RTM.,
Metolose SR, Methocel.RTM.-E, Opadry YS, PrimaFlo, Benecel MP824,
and Benecel MP843, methylcellulose polymers such as
Methocel.RTM.-A, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate stearate
Aqoat (HF-LS, HF-LG,HF-MS) and Metolose.RTM., Ethylcelluloses (EC)
and mixtures thereof such as E461, Ethocel.RTM., Aqualon.RTM.-EC,
Surelease.RTM., Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) such as Opadry AMB,
hydroxyethylcelluloses such as Natrosol.RTM.,
carboxymethylcelluloses and salts of carboxymethylcelluloses (CMC)
such as Aqualon.RTM.-CMC, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol
co-polymers such as Kollicoat IR.RTM., monoglycerides (Myverol),
triglycerides (KLX), polyethylene glycols, modified food starch,
acrylic polymers and mixtures of acrylic polymers with cellulose
ethers such as Eudragit.RTM. EPO, Eudragit.RTM. L30D-55,
Eudragit.RTM. FS 30D Eudragit.RTM. L100-55, Eudragit.RTM. L100,
Eudragit.RTM. S100, Eudragit.RTM. RD100, Eudragit.RTM. E100,
Eudragit.RTM. L12.5, Eudragit.RTM. S12.5, Eudragit.RTM. NE30D, and
Eudragit.RTM. NE 40D, cellulose acetate phthalate, sepifilms such
as mixtures of HPMC and stearic acid, cyclodextrins, and mixtures
of these materials.
[0364] In still other embodiments, plasticizers such as
polyethylene glycols, e.g., PEG 300, PEG 400, PEG 600, PEG 1450,
PEG 3350, and PEG 800, stearic acid, propylene glycol, oleic acid,
and triacetin are incorporated into the microencapsulation
material. In other embodiments, the microencapsulating material
useful for delaying the release of the pharmaceutical compositions
is from the USP or the National Formulary (NF). In yet other
embodiments, the microencapsulation material is Klucel. In still
other embodiments, the microencapsulation material is methocel.
[0365] Microencapsulated compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula
(B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), may be formulated by methods
known by one of ordinary skill in the art. Such known methods
include, e.g., spray drying processes, spinning disk-solvent
processes, hot melt processes, spray chilling methods, fluidized
bed, electrostatic deposition, centrifugal extrusion, rotational
suspension separation, polymerization at liquid-gas or solid-gas
interface, pressure extrusion, or spraying solvent extraction bath.
In addition to these, several chemical techniques, e.g., complex
coacervation, solvent evaporation, polymer-polymer incompatibility,
interfacial polymerization in liquid media, in situ polymerization,
in-liquid drying, and desolvation in liquid media could also be
used. Furthermore, other methods such as roller compaction,
extrusion/spheronization, coacervation, or nanoparticle coating may
also be used.
[0366] In one embodiment, the particles of compounds of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), are
microencapsulated prior to being formulated into one of the above
forms. In still another embodiment, some or most of the particles
are coated prior to being further formulated by using standard
coating procedures, such as those described in Remington's
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20th Edition (2000).
[0367] In other embodiments, the solid dosage formulations of the
compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), are plasticized (coated) with one or more layers.
Illustratively, a plasticizer is generally a high boiling point
solid or liquid. Suitable plasticizers can be added from about
0.01% to about 50% by weight (w/w) of the coating composition.
Plasticizers include, but are not limited to, diethyl phthalate,
citrate esters, polyethylene glycol, glycerol, acetylated
glycerides, triacetin, polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol,
triethyl citrate, dibutyl sebacate, stearic acid, stearol,
stearate, and castor oil.
[0368] In other embodiments, a powder including the formulations
with a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), described herein, may be formulated to include one or
more pharmaceutical excipients and flavors. Such a powder may be
prepared, for example, by mixing the formulation and optional
pharmaceutical excipients to form a bulk blend composition.
Additional embodiments also include a suspending agent and/or a
wetting agent. This bulk blend is uniformly subdivided into unit
dosage packaging or multi-dosage packaging units.
[0369] In still other embodiments, effervescent powders are also
prepared in accordance with the present disclosure. Effervescent
salts have been used to disperse medicines in water for oral
administration. Effervescent salts are granules or coarse powders
containing a medicinal agent in a dry mixture, usually composed of
sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and/or tartaric acid. When salts of
the compositions described herein are added to water, the acids and
the base react to liberate carbon dioxide gas, thereby causing
"effervescence." Examples of effervescent salts include, e.g., the
following ingredients: sodium bicarbonate or a mixture of sodium
bicarbonate and sodium carbonate, citric acid and/or tartaric acid.
Any acid-base combination that results in the liberation of carbon
dioxide can be used in place of the combination of sodium
bicarbonate and citric and tartaric acids, as long as the
ingredients were suitable for pharmaceutical use and result in a pH
of about 6.0 or higher.
[0370] In other embodiments, the formulations described herein,
which include a compound of Formula (A), are solid dispersions.
Methods of producing such solid dispersions are known in the art
and include, but are not limited to, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos.
4,343,789, 5,340,591, 5,456,923, 5,700,485, 5,723,269, and U.S.
Pub. Appl 2004/0013734, each of which is specifically incorporated
by reference. In still other embodiments, the formulations
described herein are solid solutions. Solid solutions incorporate a
substance together with the active agent and other excipients such
that heating the mixture results in dissolution of the drug and the
resulting composition is then cooled to provide a solid blend which
can be further formulated or directly added to a capsule or
compressed into a tablet. Methods of producing such solid solutions
are known in the art and include, but are not limited to, for
example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,151,273, 5,281,420, and 6,083,518, each
of which is specifically incorporated by reference.
[0371] The pharmaceutical solid oral dosage forms including
formulations described herein, which include a compound of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), can be
further formulated to provide a controlled release of the compound
of Formula (A). Controlled release refers to the release of the
compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or
Formula (D), from a dosage form in which it is incorporated
according to a desired profile over an extended period of time.
Controlled release profiles include, for example, sustained
release, prolonged release, pulsatile release, and delayed release
profiles. In contrast to immediate release compositions, controlled
release compositions allow delivery of an agent to a subject over
an extended period of time according to a predetermined profile.
Such release rates can provide therapeutically effective levels of
agent for an extended period of time and thereby provide a longer
period of pharmacologic response while minimizing side effects as
compared to conventional rapid release dosage forms. Such longer
periods of response provide for many inherent benefits that are not
achieved with the corresponding short acting, immediate release
preparations.
[0372] In some embodiments, the solid dosage forms described herein
can be formulated as enteric coated delayed release oral dosage
forms, i.e., as an oral dosage form of a pharmaceutical composition
as described herein which utilizes an enteric coating to affect
release in the small intestine of the gastrointestinal tract. The
enteric coated dosage form may be a compressed or molded or
extruded tablet/mold (coated or uncoated) containing granules,
powder, pellets, beads or particles of the active ingredient and/or
other composition components, which are themselves coated or
uncoated. The enteric coated oral dosage form may also be a capsule
(coated or uncoated) containing pellets, beads or granules of the
solid carrier or the composition, which are themselves coated or
uncoated.
[0373] The term "delayed release" as used herein refers to the
delivery so that the release can be accomplished at some generally
predictable location in the intestinal tract more distal to that
which would have been accomplished if there had been no delayed
release alterations. In some embodiments the method for delay of
release is coating. Any coatings should be applied to a sufficient
thickness such that the entire coating does not dissolve in the
gastrointestinal fluids at pH below about 5, but does dissolve at
pH about 5 and above. It is expected that any anionic polymer
exhibiting a pH-dependent solubility profile can be used as an
enteric coating in the methods and compositions described herein to
achieve delivery to the lower gastrointestinal tract. In some
embodiments the polymers described herein are anionic carboxylic
polymers. In other embodiments, the polymers and compatible
mixtures thereof, and some of their properties, include, but are
not limited to:
[0374] Shellac, also called purified lac, a refined product
obtained from the resinous secretion of an insect. This coating
dissolves in media of pH>7;
[0375] Acrylic polymers. The performance of acrylic polymers
(primarily their solubility in biological fluids) can vary based on
the degree and type of substitution. Examples of suitable acrylic
polymers include methacrylic acid copolymers and ammonium
methacrylate copolymers. The Eudragit series E, L, S, RL, RS and NE
(Rohm Pharma) are available as solubilized in organic solvent,
aqueous dispersion, or dry powders. The Eudragit series RL, NE, and
RS are insoluble in the gastrointestinal tract but are permeable
and are used primarily for colonic targeting. The Eudragit series E
dissolve in the stomach. The Eudragit series L, L-30D and S are
insoluble in stomach and dissolve in the intestine;
[0376] Cellulose Derivatives. Examples of suitable cellulose
derivatives are: ethyl cellulose; reaction mixtures of partial
acetate esters of cellulose with phthalic anhydride. The
performance can vary based on the degree and type of substitution.
Cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) dissolves in pH>6. Aquateric
(FMC) is an aqueous based system and is a spray dried CAP
psuedolatex with particles <1 .mu.m. Other components in
Aquateric can include pluronics, Tweens, and acetylated
monoglycerides. Other suitable cellulose derivatives include:
cellulose acetate trimellitate (Eastman); methylcellulose
(Pharmacoat, Methocel); hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose phthalate
(HPMCP); hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose succinate (HPMCS); and
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate (e.g., AQOAT (Shin
Etsu)). The performance can vary based on the degree and type of
substitution. For example, HPMCP such as, HP-50, HP-55, HP-55S,
HP-55F grades are suitable. The performance can vary based on the
degree and type of substitution. For example, suitable grades of
hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate include, but are not
limited to, AS-LG (LF), which dissolves at pH 5, AS-MG (MF), which
dissolves at pH 5.5, and AS-HG (HF), which dissolves at higher pH.
These polymers are offered as granules, or as fine powders for
aqueous dispersions;
[0377] Poly Vinyl Acetate Phthalate (PVAP). PVAP dissolves in
pH>5, and it is much less permeable to water vapor and gastric
fluids.
[0378] In some embodiments, the coating can, and usually does,
contain a plasticizer and possibly other coating excipients such as
colorants, talc, and/or magnesium stearate, which are well known in
the art. Suitable plasticizers include triethyl citrate (Citroflex
2), triacetin (glyceryl triacetate), acetyl triethyl citrate
(Citroflec A2), Carbowax 400 (polyethylene glycol 400), diethyl
phthalate, tributyl citrate, acetylated monoglycerides, glycerol,
fatty acid esters, propylene glycol, and dibutyl phthalate. In
particular, anionic carboxylic acrylic polymers usually will
contain 10-25% by weight of a plasticizer, especially dibutyl
phthalate, polyethylene glycol, triethyl citrate and triacetin.
Conventional coating techniques such as spray or pan coating are
employed to apply coatings. The coating thickness must be
sufficient to ensure that the oral dosage form remains intact until
the desired site of topical delivery in the intestinal tract is
reached.
[0379] Colorants, detackifiers, surfactants, antifoaming agents,
lubricants (e.g., carnuba wax or PEG) may be added to the coatings
besides plasticizers to solubilize or disperse the coating
material, and to improve coating performance and the coated
product.
[0380] In other embodiments, the formulations described herein,
which include a compound of Formula (A), are delivered using a
pulsatile dosage form. A pulsatile dosage form is capable of
providing one or more immediate release pulses at predetermined
time points after a controlled lag time or at specific sites.
Pulsatile dosage forms including the formulations described herein,
which include a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B),
Formula (C), or Formula (D), may be administered using a variety of
pulsatile formulations known in the art. For example, such
formulations include, but are not limited to, those described in
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,011,692, 5,017,381, 5,229,135, and 5,840,329, each
of which is specifically incorporated by reference. Other pulsatile
release dosage forms suitable for use with the present formulations
include, but are not limited to, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos.
4,871,549, 5,260,068, 5,260,069, 5,508,040, 5,567,441 and
5,837,284, all of which are specifically incorporated by reference.
In one embodiment, the controlled release dosage form is pulsatile
release solid oral dosage form including at least two groups of
particles, (i.e. multiparticulate) each containing the formulation
described herein. The first group of particles provides a
substantially immediate dose of the compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), upon ingestion by a
mammal. The first group of particles can be either uncoated or
include a coating and/or sealant. The second group of particles
includes coated particles, which includes from about 2% to about
75%, from about 2.5% to about 70%, or from about 40% to about 70%,
by weight of the total dose of the compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), in said formulation, in
admixture with one or more binders. The coating includes a
pharmaceutically acceptable ingredient in an amount sufficient to
provide a delay of from about 2 hours to about 7 hours following
ingestion before release of the second dose. Suitable coatings
include one or more differentially degradable coatings such as, by
way of example only, pH sensitive coatings (enteric coatings) such
as acrylic resins (e.g., Eudragit.RTM. EPO, Eudragit.RTM. L30D-55,
Eudragit.RTM. FS 30D Eudragit.RTM. L100-55, Eudragit.RTM. L100,
Eudragit.RTM. S100, Eudragit.RTM. RD100, Eudragit.RTM. E100,
Eudragit.RTM. L12.5, Eudragit.RTM. S12.5, and Eudragit.RTM. NE30D,
Eudragit.RTM. NE 40D.RTM.) either alone or blended with cellulose
derivatives, e.g., ethylcellulose, or non-enteric coatings having
variable thickness to provide differential release of the
formulation that includes a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula
(B), Formula (C), or Formula (D).
[0381] Many other types of controlled release systems known to
those of ordinary skill in the art and are suitable for use with
the formulations described herein. Examples of such delivery
systems include, e.g., polymer-based systems, such as polylactic
and polyglycolic acid, plyanhydrides and polycaprolactone; porous
matrices, nonpolymer-based systems that are lipids, including
sterols, such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters and fatty acids,
or neutral fats, such as mono-, di- and triglycerides; hydrogel
release systems; silastic systems; peptide-based systems; wax
coatings, bioerodible dosage forms, compressed tablets using
conventional binders and the like. See, e.g., Liberman et al.,
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, 2 Ed., Vol. 1, pp. 209-214 (1990);
Singh et al., Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, 2.sup.nd
Ed., pp. 751-753 (2002); U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,327,725, 4,624,848,
4,968,509, 5,461,140, 5,456,923, 5,516,527, 5,622,721, 5,686,105,
5,700,410, 5,977,175, 6,465,014 and 6,932,983, each of which is
specifically incorporated by reference.
[0382] In some embodiments, pharmaceutical formulations are
provided that include particles of the compounds of any of Formula
(A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), described herein and
at least one dispersing agent or suspending agent for oral
administration to a subject. The formulations may be a powder
and/or granules for suspension, and upon admixture with water, a
substantially uniform suspension is obtained.
[0383] Liquid formulation dosage forms for oral administration can
be aqueous suspensions selected from the group including, but not
limited to, pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous oral dispersions,
emulsions, solutions, elixirs, gels, and syrups. See, e.g., Singh
et al., Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, 2.sup.nd Ed.,
pp. 754-757 (2002). In addition to the particles of compound of
Formula (A), the liquid dosage forms may include additives, such
as: (a) disintegrating agents; (b) dispersing agents; (c) wetting
agents; (d) at least one preservative, (e) viscosity enhancing
agents, (f) at least one sweetening agent, and (g) at least one
flavoring agent. In some embodiments, the aqueous dispersions can
further include a crystalline inhibitor.
[0384] The aqueous suspensions and dispersions described herein can
remain in a homogenous state, as defined in The USP Pharmacists'
Pharmacopeia (2005 edition, chapter 905), for at least 4 hours. The
homogeneity should be determined by a sampling method consistent
with regard to determining homogeneity of the entire composition.
In one embodiment, an aqueous suspension can be re-suspended into a
homogenous suspension by physical agitation lasting less than 1
minute. In another embodiment, an aqueous suspension can be
re-suspended into a homogenous suspension by physical agitation
lasting less than 45 seconds. In yet another embodiment, an aqueous
suspension can be re-suspended into a homogenous suspension by
physical agitation lasting less than 30 seconds. In still another
embodiment, no agitation is necessary to maintain a homogeneous
aqueous dispersion.
[0385] Examples of disintegrating agents for use in the aqueous
suspensions and dispersions include, but are not limited to, a
starch, e.g., a natural starch such as corn starch or potato
starch, a pregelatinized starch such as National 1551 or
Amijel.RTM., or sodium starch glycolate such as Promogel.RTM. or
Explotab.RTM.; a cellulose such as a wood product,
methylcrystalline cellulose, e.g., Avicel.RTM., Avicel.RTM. PH101,
Avicel.RTM. PH102, Avicel.RTM. PH105, Elcema.RTM. P100,
Emcocel.RTM., Vivacel.RTM., Ming Tia.RTM., and Solka-Floc.RTM.,
methylcellulose, croscarmellose, or a cross-linked cellulose, such
as cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose (Ac-Di-Sol.RTM.),
cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose, or cross-linked
croscarmellose; a cross-linked starch such as sodium starch
glycolate; a cross-linked polymer such as crospovidone; a
cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone; alginate such as alginic acid or
a salt of alginic acid such as sodium alginate; a clay such as
Veegum.RTM. HV (magnesium aluminum silicate); a gum such as agar,
guar, locust bean, Karaya, pectin, or tragacanth; sodium starch
glycolate; bentonite; a natural sponge; a surfactant; a resin such
as a cation-exchange resin; citrus pulp; sodium lauryl sulfate;
sodium lauryl sulfate in combination starch; and the like.
[0386] In some embodiments, the dispersing agents suitable for the
aqueous suspensions and dispersions described herein are known in
the art and include, for example, hydrophilic polymers,
electrolytes, Tween.RTM.60 or 80, PEG, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP;
commercially known as Plasdone.RTM.), and the carbohydrate-based
dispersing agents such as, for example, hydroxypropylcellulose and
hydroxypropyl cellulose ethers (e.g., HPC, HPC-SL, and HPC-L),
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
ethers (e.g. HPMC K100, HPMC K4M, HPMC K15M, and HPMC K100M),
carboxymethylcellulose sodium, methylcellulose,
hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose phthalate,
hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose acetate stearate, noncrystalline
cellulose, magnesium aluminum silicate, triethanolamine, polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA), polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer
(Plasdone.RTM., e.g., S-630), 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol
polymer with ethylene oxide and formaldehyde (also known as
tyloxapol), poloxamers (e.g., Pluronics F68.RTM., F88.RTM., and
F108.RTM., which are block copolymers of ethylene oxide and
propylene oxide); and poloxamines (e.g., Tetronic 908.RTM., also
known as Poloxamine 908.RTM., which is a tetrafunctional block
copolymer derived from sequential addition of propylene oxide and
ethylene oxide to ethylenediamine (BASF Corporation, Parsippany,
N.J.)). In other embodiments, the dispersing agent is selected from
a group not comprising one of the following agents: hydrophilic
polymers; electrolytes; Tween.RTM. 60 or 80; PEG;
polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP); hydroxypropylcellulose and
hydroxypropyl cellulose ethers (e.g., HPC, HPC-SL, and HPC-L);
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
ethers (e.g. HPMC K100, HPMC K4M, HPMC K15M, HPMC K100M, and
Pharmacoat.RTM. USP 2910 (Shin-Etsu)); carboxymethylcellulose
sodium; methylcellulose; hydroxyethylcellulose;
hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose phthalate;
hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose acetate stearate; non-crystalline
cellulose; magnesium aluminum silicate; triethanolamine; polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA); 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenol polymer with
ethylene oxide and formaldehyde; poloxamers (e.g., Pluronics
F68.RTM., F88.RTM., and F108.RTM., which are block copolymers of
ethylene oxide and propylene oxide); or poloxamines (e.g., Tetronic
908.RTM., also known as Poloxamine 908.RTM.).
[0387] Wetting agents suitable for the aqueous suspensions and
dispersions described herein are known in the art and include, but
are not limited to, cetyl alcohol, glycerol monostearate,
polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters (e.g., the commercially
available Tweens.RTM. such as e.g., Tween 20.RTM. and Tween 80.RTM.
(ICI Specialty Chemicals)), and polyethylene glycols (e.g.,
Carbowaxs 3350.RTM. and 1450.RTM., and Carbopol 934.RTM. (Union
Carbide)), oleic acid, glyceryl monostearate, sorbitan monooleate,
sorbitan monolaurate, triethanolamine oleate, polyoxyethylene
sorbitan monooleate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, sodium
oleate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium docusate, triacetin, vitamin
E TPGS, sodium taurocholate, simethicone, phosphotidylcholine and
the like
[0388] Suitable preservatives for the aqueous suspensions or
dispersions described herein include, for example, potassium
sorbate, parabens (e.g., methylparaben and propylparaben), benzoic
acid and its salts, other esters of parahydroxybenzoic acid such as
butylparaben, alcohols such as ethyl alcohol or benzyl alcohol,
phenolic compounds such as phenol, or quaternary compounds such as
benzalkonium chloride. Preservatives, as used herein, are
incorporated into the dosage form at a concentration sufficient to
inhibit microbial growth.
[0389] Suitable viscosity enhancing agents for the aqueous
suspensions or dispersions described herein include, but are not
limited to, methyl cellulose, xanthan gum, carboxymethyl cellulose,
hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose,
Plasdon.RTM. S-630, carbomer, polyvinyl alcohol, alginates, acacia,
chitosans and combinations thereof. The concentration of the
viscosity enhancing agent will depend upon the agent selected and
the viscosity desired.
[0390] Examples of sweetening agents suitable for the aqueous
suspensions or dispersions described herein include, for example,
acacia syrup, acesulfame K, alitame, anise, apple, aspartame,
banana, Bavarian cream, berry, black currant, butterscotch, calcium
citrate, camphor, caramel, cherry, cherry cream, chocolate,
cinnamon, bubble gum, citrus, citrus punch, citrus cream, cotton
candy, cocoa, cola, cool cherry, cool citrus, cyclamate, cylamate,
dextrose, eucalyptus, eugenol, fructose, fruit punch, ginger,
glycyrrhetinate, glycyrrhiza (licorice) syrup, grape, grapefruit,
honey, isomalt, lemon, lime, lemon cream, monoammonium
glyrrhizinate (MagnaSweet.RTM.), maltol, mannitol, maple,
marshmallow, menthol, mint cream, mixed berry, neohesperidine DC,
neotame, orange, pear, peach, peppermint, peppermint cream,
Prosweet.RTM. Powder, raspberry, root beer, rum, saccharin,
safrole, sorbitol, spearmint, spearmint cream, strawberry,
strawberry cream, stevia, sucralose, sucrose, sodium saccharin,
saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, mannitol, talin,
sucralose, sorbitol, swiss cream, tagatose, tangerine, thaumatin,
tutti fruitti, vanilla, walnut, watermelon, wild cherry,
wintergreen, xylitol, or any combination of these flavoring
ingredients, e.g., anise-menthol, cherry-anise, cinnamon-orange,
cherry-cinnamon, chocolate-mint, honey-lemon, lemon-lime,
lemon-mint, menthol-eucalyptus, orange-cream, vanilla-mint, and
mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the aqueous liquid dispersion
can comprise a sweetening agent or flavoring agent in a
concentration ranging from about 0.001% to about 1.0% the volume of
the aqueous dispersion. In another embodiment, the aqueous liquid
dispersion can comprise a sweetening agent or flavoring agent in a
concentration ranging from about 0.005% to about 0.5% the volume of
the aqueous dispersion. In yet another embodiment, the aqueous
liquid dispersion can comprise a sweetening agent or flavoring
agent in a concentration ranging from about 0.01% to about 1.0% the
volume of the aqueous dispersion.
[0391] In addition to the additives listed above, the liquid
formulations can also include inert diluents commonly used in the
art, such as water or other solvents, solubilizing agents, and
emulsifiers. Exemplary emulsifiers are ethyl alcohol, isopropyl
alcohol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl
benzoate, propyleneglycol, 1,3-butyleneglycol, dimethylformamide,
sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium doccusate, cholesterol, cholesterol
esters, taurocholic acid, phosphotidylcholine, oils, such as
cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, corn germ oil, olive oil, castor
oil, and sesame oil, glycerol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol,
polyethylene glycols, fatty acid esters of sorbitan, or mixtures of
these substances, and the like.
[0392] In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical formulations
described herein can be self-emulsifying drug delivery systems
(SEDDS). Emulsions are dispersions of one immiscible phase in
another, usually in the form of droplets. Generally, emulsions are
created by vigorous mechanical dispersion. SEDDS, as opposed to
emulsions or microemulsions, spontaneously form emulsions when
added to an excess of water without any external mechanical
dispersion or agitation. An advantage of SEDDS is that only gentle
mixing is required to distribute the droplets throughout the
solution. Additionally, water or the aqueous phase can be added
just prior to administration, which ensures stability of an
unstable or hydrophobic active ingredient. Thus, the SEDDS provides
an effective delivery system for oral and parenteral delivery of
hydrophobic active ingredients. SEDDS may provide improvements in
the bioavailability of hydrophobic active ingredients. Methods of
producing self-emulsifying dosage forms are known in the art and
include, but are not limited to, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,858,401, 6,667,048, and 6,960,563, each of which is specifically
incorporated by reference.
[0393] It is to be appreciated that there is overlap between the
above-listed additives used in the aqueous dispersions or
suspensions described herein, since a given additive is often
classified differently by different practitioners in the field, or
is commonly used for any of several different functions. Thus, the
above-listed additives should be taken as merely exemplary, and not
limiting, of the types of additives that can be included in
formulations described herein. The amounts of such additives can be
readily determined by one skilled in the art, according to the
particular properties desired.
Intranasal Formulations
[0394] Intranasal formulations are known in the art and are
described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,476,116, 5,116,817 and
6,391,452, each of which is specifically incorporated by reference.
Formulations that include a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula
(B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), which are prepared according to
these and other techniques well-known in the art are prepared as
solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable
preservatives, fluorocarbons, and/or other solubilizing or
dispersing agents known in the art. See, for example, Ansel, H. C.
et al., Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems,
Sixth Ed. (1995). Preferably these compositions and formulations
are prepared with suitable nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable
ingredients. These ingredients are known to those skilled in the
preparation of nasal dosage forms and some of these can be found in
REMINGTON: THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACY, 21st edition,
2005, a standard reference in the field. The choice of suitable
carriers is highly dependent upon the exact nature of the nasal
dosage form desired, e.g., solutions, suspensions, ointments, or
gels. Nasal dosage forms generally contain large amounts of water
in addition to the active ingredient. Minor amounts of other
ingredients such as pH adjusters, emulsifiers or dispersing agents,
preservatives, surfactants, gelling agents, or buffering and other
stabilizing and solubilizing agents may also be present. The nasal
dosage form should be isotonic with nasal secretions.
[0395] For administration by inhalation, the compounds of any of
Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), described
herein may be in a form as an aerosol, a mist or a powder.
Pharmaceutical compositions described herein are conveniently
delivered in the form of an aerosol spray presentation from
pressurized packs or a nebuliser, with the use of a suitable
propellant, e.g., dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane,
dichlorotetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide or other suitable gas. In
the case of a pressurized aerosol, the dosage unit may be
determined by providing a valve to deliver a metered amount.
Capsules and cartridges of, such as, by way of example only,
gelatin for use in an inhaler or insufflator may be formulated
containing a powder mix of the compound described herein and a
suitable powder base such as lactose or starch.
Buccal Formulations
[0396] Buccal formulations that include compounds of any of Formula
(A), Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), may be administered
using a variety of formulations known in the art. For example, such
formulations include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.
4,229,447, 4,596,795, 4,755,386, and 5,739,136, each of which is
specifically incorporated by reference. In addition, the buccal
dosage forms described herein can further include a bioerodible
(hydrolysable) polymeric carrier that also serves to adhere the
dosage form to the buccal mucosa. The buccal dosage form is
fabricated so as to erode gradually over a predetermined time
period, wherein the delivery of the compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), is provided essentially
throughout. Buccal drug delivery, as will be appreciated by those
skilled in the art, avoids the disadvantages encountered with oral
drug administration, e.g., slow absorption, degradation of the
active agent by fluids present in the gastrointestinal tract and/or
first-pass inactivation in the liver. With regard to the
bioerodible (hydrolysable) polymeric carrier, it will be
appreciated that virtually any such carrier can be used, so long as
the desired drug release profile is not compromised, and the
carrier is compatible with the compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), and any other components
that may be present in the buccal dosage unit. Generally, the
polymeric carrier comprises hydrophilic (water-soluble and
water-swellable) polymers that adhere to the wet surface of the
buccal mucosa. Examples of polymeric carriers useful herein include
acrylic acid polymers and co, e.g., those known as "carbomers"
(Carbopol.RTM., which may be obtained from B.F. Goodrich, is one
such polymer). Other components may also be incorporated into the
buccal dosage forms described herein include, but are not limited
to, disintegrants, diluents, binders, lubricants, flavoring,
colorants, preservatives, and the like. For buccal or sublingual
administration, the compositions may take the form of tablets,
lozenges, or gels formulated in a conventional manner.
Transdermal Formulations
[0397] Transdermal formulations described herein may be
administered using a variety of devices which have been described
in the art. For example, such devices include, but are not limited
to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,598,122, 3,598,123, 3,710,795, 3,731,683,
3,742,951, 3,814,097, 3,921,636, 3,972,995, 3,993,072, 3,993,073,
3,996,934, 4,031,894, 4,060,084, 4,069,307, 4,077,407, 4,201,211,
4,230,105, 4,292,299, 4,292,303, 5,336,168, 5,665,378, 5,837,280,
5,869,090, 6,923,983, 6,929,801 and 6,946,144, each of which is
specifically incorporated by reference in its entirety.
[0398] The transdermal dosage forms described herein may
incorporate certain pharmaceutically acceptable excipients which
are conventional in the art. In one embodiments, the transdermal
formulations described herein include at least three components:
(1) a formulation of a compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B),
Formula (C), or Formula (D); (2) a penetration enhancer; and (3) an
aqueous adjuvant. In addition, transdermal formulations can include
additional components such as, but not limited to, gelling agents,
creams and ointment bases, and the like. In some embodiments, the
transdermal formulation can further include a woven or non-woven
backing material to enhance absorption and prevent the removal of
the transdermal formulation from the skin. In other embodiments,
the transdermal formulations described herein can maintain a
saturated or supersaturated state to promote diffusion into the
skin.
[0399] Formulations suitable for transdermal administration of
compounds described herein may employ transdermal delivery devices
and transdermal delivery patches and can be lipophilic emulsions or
buffered, aqueous solutions, dissolved and/or dispersed in a
polymer or an adhesive. Such patches may be constructed for
continuous, pulsatile, or on demand delivery of pharmaceutical
agents. Still further, transdermal delivery of the compounds
described herein can be accomplished by means of iontophoretic
patches and the like. Additionally, transdermal patches can provide
controlled delivery of the compounds of any of Formula (A), Formula
(B), Formula (C), or Formula (D). The rate of absorption can be
slowed by using rate-controlling membranes or by trapping the
compound within a polymer matrix or gel. Conversely, absorption
enhancers can be used to increase absorption. An absorption
enhancer or carrier can include absorbable pharmaceutically
acceptable solvents to assist passage through the skin. For
example, transdermal devices are in the form of a bandage
comprising a backing member, a reservoir containing the compound
optionally with carriers, optionally a rate controlling barrier to
deliver the compound to the skin of the host at a controlled and
predetermined rate over a prolonged period of time, and means to
secure the device to the skin. Injectable Formulations
[0400] Formulations that include a compound of any of Formula (A),
Formula (B), Formula (C), or Formula (D), suitable for
intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intravenous injection may include
physiologically acceptable sterile aqueous or non-aqueous
solutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, and sterile
powders for reconstitution into sterile injectable solutions or
dispersions. Examples of suitable aqueous and non-aqueous carriers,
diluents, solvents, or vehicles including water, ethanol, polyols
(propyleneglycol, polyethylene-glycol, glycerol, cremophor and the
like), suitable mixtures thereof, vegetable oils (such as olive
oil) and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate. Proper
fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating
such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size
in the case of dispersions, and by the use of surfactants.
Formulations suitable for subcutaneous injection may also contain
additives such as preserving, wetting, emulsifying, and dispensing
agents. Prevention of the growth of microorganisms can be ensured
by various antibacterial and antifungal agents, such as parabens,
chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid, and the like. It may also be
desirable to include isotonic agents, such as sugars, sodium
chloride, and the like. Prolonged absorption of the injectable
pharmaceutical form can be brought about by the use of agents
delaying absorption, such as aluminum monostearate and gelatin.
[0401] For intravenous injections, compounds described herein may
be formulated in aqueous solutions, preferably in physiologically
compatible buffers such as Hank's solution, Ringer's solution, or
physiological saline buffer. For transmucosal administration,
penetrants appropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in
the formulation. Such penetrants are generally known in the art.
For other parenteral injections, appropriate formulations may
include aqueous or nonaqueous solutions, preferably with
physiologically compatible buffers or excipients. Such excipients
are generally known in the art.
[0402] Parenteral injections may involve bolus injection or
continuous infusion. Formulations for injection may be presented in
unit dosage form, e.g., in ampoules or in multi-dose containers,
with an added preservative. The pharmaceutical composition
described herein may be in a form suitable for parenteral injection
as a sterile suspensions, solutions or emulsions in oily or aqueous
vehicles, and may contain formulatory agents such as suspending,
stabilizing and/or dispersing agents. Pharmaceutical formulations
for parenteral administration include aqueous solutions of the
active compounds in water-soluble form. Additionally, suspensions
of the active compounds may be prepared as appropriate oily
injection suspensions. Suitable lipophilic solvents or vehicles
include fatty oils such as sesame oil, or synthetic fatty acid
esters, such as ethyl oleate or triglycerides, or liposomes.
Aqueous injection suspensions may contain substances which increase
the viscosity of the suspension, such as sodium carboxymethyl
cellulose, sorbitol, or dextran. Optionally, the suspension may
also contain suitable stabilizers or agents which increase the
solubility of the compounds to allow for the preparation of highly
concentrated solutions. Alternatively, the active ingredient may be
in powder form for constitution with a suitable vehicle, e.g.,
sterile pyrogen-free water, before use.
Other Formulations
[0403] In certain embodiments, delivery systems for pharmaceutical
compounds may be employed, such as, for example, liposomes and
emulsions. In certain embodiments, compositions provided herein can
also include an mucoadhesive polymer, selected from among, for
example, carboxymethylcellulose, carbomer (acrylic acid polymer),
poly(methylmethacrylate), polyacrylamide, polycarbophil, acrylic
acid/butyl acrylate copolymer, sodium alginate and dextran.
[0404] In some embodiments, the compounds described herein may be
administered topically and can be formulated into a variety of
topically administrable compositions, such as solutions,
suspensions, lotions, gels, pastes, medicated sticks, balms, creams
or ointments. Such pharmaceutical compounds can contain
solubilizers, stabilizers, tonicity enhancing agents, buffers and
preservatives.
[0405] The compounds described herein may also be formulated in
rectal compositions such as enemas, rectal gels, rectal foams,
rectal aerosols, suppositories, jelly suppositories, or retention
enemas, containing conventional suppository bases such as cocoa
butter or other glycerides, as well as synthetic polymers such as
polyvinylpyrrolidone, PEG, and the like. In suppository forms of
the compositions, a low-melting wax such as, but not limited to, a
mixture of fatty acid glycerides, optionally in combination with
cocoa butter is first melted.
Examples of Methods of Dosing and Treatment Regimens
[0406] The compounds described herein can be used in the
preparation of medicaments for the inhibition of Btk or a homolog
thereof, or for the treatment of diseases or conditions that would
benefit, at least in part, from inhibition of Btk or a homolog
thereof. In addition, a method for treating any of the diseases or
conditions described herein in a subject in need of such treatment,
involves administration of pharmaceutical compositions containing
at least one compound of any of Formula (A), Formula (B), Formula
(C), or Formula (D), described herein, or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt, pharmaceutically acceptable N-oxide,
pharmaceutically active metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable
prodrug, or pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, in
therapeutically effective amounts to said subject.
[0407] The compositions containing the compound(s) described herein
can be administered for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatments.
In therapeutic applications, the compositions are administered to a
patient already suffering from a disease or condition, in an amount
sufficient to cure or at least partially arrest the symptoms of the
disease or condition. Amounts effective for this use will depend on
the severity and course of the disease or condition, previous
therapy, the patient's health status, weight, and response to the
drugs, and the judgment of the treating physician. It is considered
well within the skill of the art for one to determine such
therapeutically effective amounts by routine experimentation
(including, but not limited to, a dose escalation clinical
trial).
[0408] In prophylactic applications, compositions containing the
compounds described herein are administered to a patient
susceptible to or otherwise at risk of a particular disease,
disorder or condition. Such an amount is defined to be a
"prophylactically effective amount or dose." In this use, the
precise amounts also depend on the patient's state of health,
weight, and the like. It is considered well within the skill of the
art for one to determine such prophylactically effective amounts by
routine experimentation (e.g., a dose escalation clinical trial).
When used in a patient, effective amounts for this use will depend
on the severity and course of the disease, disorder or condition,
previous therapy, the patient's health status and response to the
drugs, and the judgment of the treating physician.
[0409] In the case wherein the patient's condition does not
improve, upon the doctor's discretion the administration of the
compounds may be administered chronically, that is, for an extended
period of time, including throughout the duration of the patient's
life in order to ameliorate or otherwise control or limit the
symptoms of the patient's disease or condition.
[0410] In the case wherein the patient's status does improve, upon
the doctor's discretion the administration of the compounds may be
given continuously; alternatively, the dose of drug being
administered may be temporarily reduced or temporarily suspended
for a certain length of time (i.e., a "drug holiday"). The length
of the drug holiday can vary between 2 days and 1 year, including
by way of example only, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7
days, 10 days, 12 days, 15 days, 20 days, 28 days, 35 days, 50
days, 70 days, 100 days, 120 days, 150 days, 180 days, 200 days,
250 days, 280 days, 300 days, 320 days, 350 days, or 365 days. The
dose reduction during a drug holiday may be from 10%-100%,
including, by way of example only, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%,
40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or
100%.
[0411] Once improvement of the patient's conditions has occurred, a
maintenance dose is administered if necessary. Subsequently, the
dosage or the frequency of administration, or both, can be reduced,
as a function of the symptoms, to a level at which the improved
disease, disorder or condition is retained. Patients can, however,
require intermittent treatment on a long-term basis upon any
recurrence of symptoms.
[0412] The amount of a given agent that will correspond to such an
amount will vary depending upon factors such as the particular
compound, disease or condition and its severity, the identity
(e.g., weight) of the subject or host in need of treatment, but can
nevertheless be routinely determined in a manner known in the art
according to the particular circumstances surrounding the case,
including, e.g., the specific agent being administered, the route
of administration, the condition being treated, and the subject or
host being treated. In general, however, doses employed for adult
human treatment will typically be in the range of 0.02-5000 mg per
day, or from about 1-1500 mg per day. The desired dose may
conveniently be presented in a single dose or as divided doses
administered simultaneously (or over a short period of time) or at
appropriate intervals, for example as two, three, four or more
sub-doses per day.
[0413] The pharmaceutical composition described herein may be in
unit dosage forms suitable for single administration of precise
dosages. In unit dosage form, the formulation is divided into unit
doses containing appropriate quantities of one or more compound.
The unit dosage may be in the form of a package containing discrete
quantities of the formulation. Non-limiting examples are packaged
tablets or capsules, and powders in vials or ampoules. Aqueous
suspension compositions can be packaged in single-dose
non-reclosable containers. Alternatively, multiple-dose reclosable
containers can be used, in which case it is typical to include a
preservative in the composition. By way of example only,
formulations for parenteral injection may be presented in unit
dosage form, which include, but are not limited to ampoules, or in
multi-dose containers, with an added preservative.
[0414] The foregoing ranges are merely suggestive, as the number of
variables in regard to an individual treatment regime is large, and
considerable excursions from these recommended values are not
uncommon. Such dosages may be altered depending on a number of
variables, not limited to the activity of the compound used, the
disease or condition to be treated, the mode of administration, the
requirements of the individual subject, the severity of the disease
or condition being treated, and the judgment of the
practitioner.
[0415] Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of such therapeutic
regimens can be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in
cell cultures or experimental animals, including, but not limited
to, the determination of the LD.sub.50 (the dose lethal to 50% of
the population) and the ED.sub.50 (the dose therapeutically
effective in 50% of the population). The dose ratio between the
toxic and therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index and it can
be expressed as the ratio between LD.sub.50 and ED.sub.50.
Compounds exhibiting high therapeutic indices are preferred. The
data obtained from cell culture assays and animal studies can be
used in formulating a range of dosage for use in human. The dosage
of such compounds lies preferably within a range of circulating
concentrations that include the ED.sub.50 with minimal toxicity.
The dosage may vary within this range depending upon the dosage
form employed and the route of administration utilized.
Combination Treatments
[0416] The irreversible Btk inhibitor compositions described herein
can also be used in combination with other well known therapeutic
reagents that are selected for their therapeutic value for the
condition to be treated. In general, the compositions described
herein and, in embodiments where combinational therapy is employed,
other agents do not have to be administered in the same
pharmaceutical composition, and may, because of different physical
and chemical characteristics, have to be administered by different
routes. The determination of the mode of administration and the
advisability of administration, where possible, in the same
pharmaceutical composition, is well within the knowledge of the
skilled clinician. The initial administration can be made according
to established protocols known in the art, and then, based upon the
observed effects, the dosage, modes of administration and times of
administration can be modified by the skilled clinician.
[0417] In certain instances, it may be appropriate to administer at
least one irreversible Btk inhibitor compound described herein in
combination with another therapeutic agent. By way of example only,
if one of the side effects experienced by a patient upon receiving
one of the irreversible Btk inhibitor compounds described herein is
nausea, then it may be appropriate to administer an anti-nausea
agent in combination with the initial therapeutic agent. Or, by way
of example only, the therapeutic effectiveness of one of the
compounds described herein may be enhanced by administration of an
adjuvant (i.e., by itself the adjuvant may have minimal therapeutic
benefit, but in combination with another therapeutic agent, the
overall therapeutic benefit to the patient is enhanced). Or, by way
of example only, the benefit experienced by a patient may be
increased by administering one of the compounds described herein
with another therapeutic agent (which also includes a therapeutic
regimen) that also has therapeutic benefit. In any case, regardless
of the disease, disorder or condition being treated, the overall
benefit experienced by the patient may simply be additive of the
two therapeutic agents or the patient may experience a synergistic
benefit.
[0418] The particular choice of compounds used will depend upon the
diagnosis of the attending physicians and their judgment of the
condition of the patient and the appropriate treatment protocol.
The compounds may be administered concurrently (e.g.,
simultaneously, essentially simultaneously or within the same
treatment protocol) or sequentially, depending upon the nature of
the disease, disorder, or condition, the condition of the patient,
and the actual choice of compounds used. The determination of the
order of administration, and the number of repetitions of
administration of each therapeutic agent during a treatment
protocol, is well within the knowledge of the skilled physician
after evaluation of the disease being treated and the condition of
the patient.
[0419] It is known to those of skill in the art that
therapeutically-effective dosages can vary when the drugs are used
in treatment combinations. Methods for experimentally determining
therapeutically-effective dosages of drugs and other agents for use
in combination treatment regimens are described in the literature.
For example, the use of metronomic dosing, i.e., providing more
frequent, lower doses in order to minimize toxic side effects, has
been described extensively in the literature Combination treatment
further includes periodic treatments that start and stop at various
times to assist with the clinical management of the patient.
[0420] For combination therapies described herein, dosages of the
co-administered compounds will of course vary depending on the type
of co-drug employed, on the specific drug employed, on the disease
or condition being treated and so forth. In addition, when
co-administered with one or more biologically active agents, the
compound provided herein may be administered either simultaneously
with the biologically active agent(s), or sequentially. If
administered sequentially, the attending physician will decide on
the appropriate sequence of administering protein in combination
with the biologically active agent(s).
[0421] In any case, the multiple therapeutic agents (one of which
is a compound of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D) described herein)
may be administered in any order or even simultaneously. If
simultaneously, the multiple therapeutic agents may be provided in
a single, unified form, or in multiple forms (by way of example
only, either as a single pill or as two separate pills). One of the
therapeutic agents may be given in multiple doses, or both may be
given as multiple doses. If not simultaneous, the timing between
the multiple doses may vary from more than zero weeks to less than
four weeks. In addition, the combination methods, compositions and
formulations are not to be limited to the use of only two agents;
the use of multiple therapeutic combinations are also
envisioned.
[0422] It is understood that the dosage regimen to treat, prevent,
or ameliorate the condition(s) for which relief is sought, can be
modified in accordance with a variety of factors. These factors
include the disorder from which the subject suffers, as well as the
age, weight, sex, diet, and medical condition of the subject. Thus,
the dosage regimen actually employed can vary widely and therefore
can deviate from the dosage regimens set forth herein.
[0423] The pharmaceutical agents which make up the combination
therapy disclosed herein may be a combined dosage form or in
separate dosage forms intended for substantially simultaneous
administration. The pharmaceutical agents that make up the
combination therapy may also be administered sequentially, with
either therapeutic compound being administered by a regimen calling
for two-step administration. The two-step administration regimen
may call for sequential administration of the active agents or
spaced-apart administration of the separate active agents. The time
period between the multiple administration steps may range from, a
few minutes to several hours, depending upon the properties of each
pharmaceutical agent, such as potency, solubility, bioavailability,
plasma half-life and kinetic profile of the pharmaceutical agent.
Circadian variation of the target molecule concentration may also
determine the optimal dose interval.
[0424] In addition, the compounds described herein also may be used
in combination with procedures that may provide additional or
synergistic benefit to the patient. By way of example only,
patients are expected to find therapeutic and/or prophylactic
benefit in the methods described herein, wherein pharmaceutical
composition of a compound dislcosed herein and/or combinations with
other therapeutics are combined with genetic testing to determine
whether that individual is a carrier of a mutant gene that is known
to be correlated with certain diseases or conditions.
[0425] The compounds described herein and combination therapies can
be administered before, during or after the occurrence of a disease
or condition, and the timing of administering the composition
containing a compound can vary. Thus, for example, the compounds
can be used as a prophylactic and can be administered continuously
to subjects with a propensity to develop conditions or diseases in
order to prevent the occurrence of the disease or condition. The
compounds and compositions can be administered to a subject during
or as soon as possible after the onset of the symptoms. The
administration of the compounds can be initiated within the first
48 hours of the onset of the symptoms, within the first 6 hours of
the onset of the symptoms, or within 3 hours of the onset of the
symptoms. The initial administration can be via any route
practical, such as, for example, an intravenous injection, a bolus
injection, infusion over 5 minutes to about 5 hours, a pill, a
capsule, transdermal patch, buccal delivery, and the like, or
combination thereof. A compound should be administered as soon as
is practicable after the onset of a disease or condition is
detected or suspected, and for a length of time necessary for the
treatment of the disease, such as, for example, from about 1 month
to about 3 months. The length of treatment can vary for each
subject, and the length can be determined using the known criteria.
For example, the compound or a formulation containing the compound
can be administered for at least 2 weeks, between about 1 month to
about 5 years, or from about 1 month to about 3 years. Exemplary
Therapeutic Agents for Use in Combination with an Irreversible Btk
Inhibitor Compound
[0426] Where the subject is suffering from or at risk of suffering
from an autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease, or an allergy
disease, an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound can be used in with
one or more of the following therapeutic agents in any combination:
immunosuppressants (e.g., tacrolimus, cyclosporin, rapamicin,
methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, mercaptopurine,
mycophenolate, or FTY720), glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone,
cortisone acetate, prednisolone, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone,
betamethasone, triamcinolone, beclometasone, fludrocortisone
acetate, deoxycorticosterone acetate, aldosterone), non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., salicylates, arylalkanoic acids,
2-arylpropionic acids, N-arylanthranilic acids, oxicams, coxibs, or
sulphonanilides), Cox-2-specific inhibitors (e.g., valdecoxib,
celecoxib, or rofecoxib), leflunomide, gold thioglucose, gold
thiomalate, aurofin, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquinine,
minocycline, TNF-.alpha. binding proteins (e.g., infliximab,
etanercept, or adalimumab), abatacept, anakinra, interferon-.beta.,
interferon-.gamma., interleukin-2, allergy vaccines,
antihistamines, antileukotrienes, beta-agonists, theophylline, or
anticholinergics.
[0427] Where the subject is suffering from or at risk of suffering
from a B-cell proliferative disorder (e.g., plasma cell myeloma),
the subjected can be treated with an irreversible Btk inhibitor
compound in any combination with one or more other anti-cancer
agents. In some embodiments, one or more of the anti-cancer agents
are proapoptotic agents. Examples of anti-cancer agents include,
but are not limited to, any of the following: gossyphol, genasense,
polyphenol E, Chlorofusin, all trans-retinoic acid (ATRA),
bryostatin, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
(TRAIL), 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, all trans retinoic acid,
doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, gemcitabine, imatinib
(Gleevec.RTM.), geldanamycin,
17-N-Allylamino-17-Demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), flavopiridol,
LY294002, bortezomib, trastuzumab, BAY 11-7082, PKC412, or
PD184352, Taxol.TM., also referred to as "paclitaxel", which is a
well-known anti-cancer drug which acts by enhancing and stabilizing
microtubule formation, and analogs of Taxol.TM., such as
Taxotere.TM.. Compounds that have the basic taxane skeleton as a
common structure feature, have also been shown to have the ability
to arrest cells in the G2-M phases due to stabilized microtubules
and may be useful for treating cancer in combination with the
compounds described herein.
[0428] Further examples of anti-cancer agents for use in
combination with an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound include
inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling, e.g.,
U0126, PD98059, PD184352, PD0325901, ARRY-142886, SB239063,
SP600125, BAY 43-9006, wortmannin, or LY294002; Syk inhibitors;
mTOR inhibitors; and antibodies (e.g., rituximab
(Rituxan.RTM.)).
[0429] Other anti-cancer agents that can be employed in combination
with an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound include Adriamycin,
Dactinomycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Cisplatin, acivicin;
aclarubicin; acodazole hydrochloride; acronine; adozelesin;
aldesleukin; altretamine; ambomycin; ametantrone acetate;
aminoglutethimide; amsacrine; anastrozole; anthramycin;
asparaginase; asperlin; azacitidine; azetepa; azotomycin;
batimastat; benzodepa; bicalutamide; bisantrene hydrochloride;
bisnafide dimesylate; bizelesin; bleomycin sulfate; brequinar
sodium; bropirimine; busulfan; cactinomycin; calusterone;
caracemide; carbetimer; carboplatin; carmustine; carubicin
hydrochloride; carzelesin; cedefingol; chlorambucil; cirolemycin;
cladribine; crisnatol mesylate; cyclophosphamide; cytarabine;
dacarbazine; daunorubicin hydrochloride; decitabine; dexormaplatin;
dezaguanine; dezaguanine mesylate; diaziquone; doxorubicin;
doxorubicin hydrochloride; droloxifene; droloxifene citrate;
dromostanolone propionate; duazomycin; edatrexate; eflornithine
hydrochloride; elsamitrucin; enloplatin; enpromate; epipropidine;
epirubicin hydrochloride; erbulozole; esorubicin hydrochloride;
estramustine; estramustine phosphate sodium; etanidazole;
etoposide; etoposide phosphate; etoprine; fadrozole hydrochloride;
fazarabine; fenretinide; floxuridine; fludarabine phosphate;
fluorouracil; flurocitabine; fosquidone; fostriecin sodium;
gemcitabine; gemcitabine hydrochloride; hydroxyurea; idarubicin
hydrochloride; ifosfamide; iimofosine; interleukin II (including
recombinant interleukin II, or rlL2), interferon alfa-2a;
interferon alfa-2b; interferon alfa-nl; interferon alfa-n3;
interferon beta-1 a; interferon gamma-1b; iproplatin; irinotecan
hydrochloride; lanreotide acetate; letrozole; leuprolide acetate;
liarozole hydrochloride; lometrexol sodium; lomustine; losoxantrone
hydrochloride; masoprocol; maytansine; mechlorethamine
hydrochloride; megestrol acetate; melengestrol acetate; melphalan;
menogaril; mercaptopurine; methotrexate; methotrexate sodium;
metoprine; meturedepa; mitindomide; mitocarcin; mitocromin;
mitogillin; mitomalcin; mitomycin; mitosper; mitotane; mitoxantrone
hydrochloride; mycophenolic acid; nocodazoie; nogalamycin;
ormaplatin; oxisuran; pegaspargase; peliomycin; pentamustine;
peplomycin sulfate; perfosfamide; pipobroman; piposulfan;
piroxantrone hydrochloride; plicamycin; plomestane; porfimer
sodium; porfiromycin; prednimustine; procarbazine hydrochloride;
puromycin; puromycin hydrochloride; pyrazofurin; riboprine;
rogletimide; safingol; safingol hydrochloride; semustine;
simtrazene; sparfosate sodium; sparsomycin; spirogermanium
hydrochloride; spiromustine; spiroplatin; streptonigrin;
streptozocin; sulofenur; talisomycin; tecogalan sodium; tegafur;
teloxantrone hydrochloride; temoporfin; teniposide; teroxirone;
testolactone; thiamiprine; thioguanine; thiotepa; tiazofurin;
tirapazamine; toremifene citrate; trestolone acetate; triciribine
phosphate; trimetrexate; trimetrexate glucuronate; triptorelin;
tubulozole hydrochloride; uracil mustard; uredepa; vapreotide;
verteporfin; vinblastine sulfate; vincristine sulfate; vindesine;
vindesine sulfate; vinepidine sulfate; vinglycinate sulfate;
vinleurosine sulfate; vinorelbine tartrate; vinrosidine sulfate;
vinzolidine sulfate; vorozole; zeniplatin; zinostatin; zorubicin
hydrochloride.
[0430] Other anti-cancer agents that can be employed in combination
with an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound include: 20-epi-1, 25
dihydroxyvitamin D3; 5-ethynyluracil; abiraterone; aclarubicin;
acylfulvene; adecypenol; adozelesin; aldesleukin; ALL-TK
antagonists; altretamine; ambamustine; amidox; amifostine;
aminolevulinic acid; amrubicin; amsacrine; anagrelide; anastrozole;
andrographolide; angiogenesis inhibitors; antagonist D; antagonist
G; antarelix; anti-dorsalizing morphogenetic protein-1;
antiandrogen, prostatic carcinoma; antiestrogen; antineoplaston;
antisense oligonucleotides; aphidicolin glycinate; apoptosis gene
modulators; apoptosis regulators; apurinic acid; ara-CDP-DL-PTBA;
arginine deaminase; asulacrine; atamestane; atrimustine;
axinastatin 1; axinastatin 2; axinastatin 3; azasetron; azatoxin;
azatyrosine; baccatin III derivatives; balanol; batimastat; BCR/ABL
antagonists; benzochlorins; benzoylstaurosporine; beta lactam
derivatives; beta-alethine; betaclamycin B; betulinic acid; bFGF
inhibitor; bicalutamide; bisantrene; bisaziridinylspermine;
bisnafide; bistratene A; bizelesin; breflate; bropirimine;
budotitane; buthionine sulfoximine; calcipotriol; calphostin C;
camptothecin derivatives; canarypox IL-2; capecitabine;
carboxamide-amino-triazole; carboxyamidotriazole; CaRest M3; CARN
700; cartilage derived inhibitor; carzelesin; casein kinase
inhibitors (ICOS); castanospermine; cecropin B; cetrorelix;
chlorlns; chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide; cicaprost; cis-porphyrin;
cladribine; clomifene analogues; clotrimazole; collismycin A;
collismycin B; combretastatin A4; combretastatin analogue;
conagenin; crambescidin 816; crisnatol; cryptophycin 8;
cryptophycin A derivatives; curacin A; cyclopentanthraquinones;
cycloplatam; cypemycin; cytarabine ocfosfate; cytolytic factor;
cytostatin; dacliximab; decitabine; dehydrodidemnin B; deslorelin;
dexamethasone; dexifosfamide; dexrazoxane; dexverapamil;
diaziquone; didemnin B; didox; diethylnorspermine;
dihydro-5-azacytidine; 9-dioxamycin; diphenyl spiromustine;
docosanol; dolasetron; doxifluridine; droloxifene; dronabinol;
duocarmycin SA; ebselen; ecomustine; edelfosine; edrecolomab;
eflornithine; elemene; emitefur; epirubicin; epristeride;
estramustine analogue; estrogen agonists; estrogen antagonists;
etanidazole; etoposide phosphate; exemestane; fadrozole;
fazarabine; fenretinide; filgrastim; finasteride; flavopiridol;
flezelastine; fluasterone; fludarabine; fluorodaunorunicin
hydrochloride; forfenimex; formestane; fostriecin; fotemustine;
gadolinium texaphyrin; gallium nitrate; galocitabine; ganirelix;
gelatinase inhibitors; gemcitabine; glutathione inhibitors;
hepsulfam; heregulin; hexamethylene bisacetamide; hypericin;
ibandronic acid; idarubicin; idoxifene; idramantone; ilmofosine;
ilomastat; imidazoacridones; imiquimod; immunostimulant peptides;
insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor inhibitor; interferon
agonists; interferons; interleukins; iobenguane; iododoxorubicin;
ipomeanol, 4-; iroplact; irsogladine; isobengazole;
isohomohalicondrin B; itasetron; jasplakinolide; kahalalide F;
lamellarin-N triacetate; lanreotide; leinamycin; lenograstim;
lentinan sulfate; leptolstatin; letrozole; leukemia inhibiting
factor; leukocyte alpha interferon;
leuprolide+estrogen+progesterone; leuprorelin; levamisole;
liarozole; linear polyamine analogue; lipophilic disaccharide
peptide; lipophilic platinum compounds; lissoclinamide 7;
lobaplatin; lombricine; lometrexol; lonidamine; losoxantrone;
lovastatin; loxoribine; lurtotecan; lutetium texaphyrin;
lysofylline; lytic peptides; maitansine; mannostatin A; marimastat;
masoprocol; maspin; matrilysin inhibitors; matrix metalloproteinase
inhibitors; menogaril; merbarone; meterelin; methioninase;
metoclopramide; MIF inhibitor; mifepristone; miltefosine;
mirimostim; mismatched double stranded RNA; mitoguazone;
mitolactol; mitomycin analogues; mitonafide; mitotoxin fibroblast
growth factor-saporin; mitoxantrone; mofarotene; molgramostim;
monoclonal antibody, human chorionic gonadotrophin; monophosphoryl
lipid A+myobacterium cell wall sk; mopidamol; multiple drug
resistance gene inhibitor; multiple tumor suppressor 1-based
therapy; mustard anticancer agent; mycaperoxide B; mycobacterial
cell wall extract; myriaporone; N-acetyldinaline; N-substituted
benzamides; nafarelin; nagrestip; naloxone+pentazocine; napavin;
naphterpin; nartograstim; nedaplatin; nemorubicin; neridronic acid;
neutral endopeptidase; nilutamide; nisamycin; nitric oxide
modulators; nitroxide antioxidant; nitrullyn; O6-benzylguanine;
octreotide; okicenone; oligonucleotides; onapristone; ondansetron;
ondansetron; oracin; oral cytokine inducer; ormaplatin; osaterone;
oxaliplatin; oxaunomycin; palauamine; palmitoylrhizoxin; pamidronic
acid; panaxytriol; panomifene; parabactin; pazelliptine;
pegaspargase; peldesine; pentosan polysulfate sodium; pentostatin;
pentrozole; perflubron; perfosfamide; perillyl alcohol;
phenazinomycin; phenylacetate; phosphatase inhibitors; picibanil;
pilocarpine hydrochloride; pirarubicin; piritrexim; placetin A;
placetin B; plasminogen activator inhibitor; platinum complex;
platinum compounds; platinum-triamine complex; porfimer sodium;
porfiromycin; prednisone; propyl bis-acridone; prostaglandin J2;
proteasome inhibitors; protein A-based immune modulator; protein
kinase C inhibitor; protein kinase C inhibitors, microalgal;
protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors; purine nucleoside
phosphorylase inhibitors; purpurins; pyrazoloacridine;
pyridoxylated hemoglobin polyoxyethylerie conjugate; raf
antagonists; raltitrexed; ramosetron; ras farnesyl protein
transferase inhibitors; ras inhibitors; ras-GAP inhibitor;
retelliptine demethylated; rhenium Re 186 etidronate; rhizoxin;
ribozymes; RII retinamide; rogletimide; rohitukine; romurtide;
roquinimex; rubiginone B1; ruboxyl; safingol; saintopin; SarCNU;
sarcophytol A; sargramostim; Sdi 1 mimetics; semustine; senescence
derived inhibitor 1; sense oligonucleotides; signal transduction
inhibitors; signal transduction modulators; single chain
antigen-binding protein; sizofiran; sobuzoxane; sodium borocaptate;
sodium phenylacetate; solverol; somatomedin binding protein;
sonermin; sparfosic acid; spicamycin D; spiromustine; splenopentin;
spongistatin 1; squalamine; stem cell inhibitor; stem-cell division
inhibitors; stipiamide; stromelysin inhibitors; sulfinosine;
superactive vasoactive intestinal peptide antagonist; suradista;
suramin; swainsonine; synthetic glycosaminoglycans; tallimustine;
tamoxifen methiodide; tauromustine; tazarotene; tecogalan sodium;
tegafur; tellurapyrylium; telomerase inhibitors; temoporfin;
temozolomide; teniposide; tetrachlorodecaoxide; tetrazomine;
thaliblastine; thiocoraline; thrombopoietin; thrombopoietin
mimetic; thymalfasin; thymopoietin receptor agonist; thymotrinan;
thyroid stimulating hormone; tin ethyl etiopurpurin; tirapazamine;
titanocene bichloride; topsentin; toremifene; totipotent stem cell
factor; translation inhibitors; tretinoin; triacetyluridine;
triciribine; trimetrexate; triptorelin; tropisetron; turosteride;
tyrosine kinase inhibitors; tyrphostins; UBC inhibitors; ubenimex;
urogenital sinus-derived growth inhibitory factor; urokinase
receptor antagonists; vapreotide; variolin B; vector system,
erythrocyte gene therapy; velaresol; veramine; verdins;
verteporfin; vinorelbine; vinxaltine; vitaxin; vorozole;
zanoterone; zeniplatin; zilascorb; and zinostatin stimalamer.
[0431] Yet other anticancer agents that can be employed in
combination with an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound include
alkylating agents, antimetabolites, natural products, or hormones,
e.g., nitrogen mustards (e.g., mechloroethamine, cyclophosphamide,
chlorambucil, etc.), alkyl sulfonates (e.g., busulfan),
nitrosoureas (e.g., carmustine, lomusitne, ete.), or triazenes
(decarbazine, etc.). Examples of antimetabolites include but are
not limited to folic acid analog (e.g., methotrexate), or
pyrimidine analogs (e.g., Cytarabine), purine analogs (e.g.,
mercaptopurine, thioguanine, pentostatin).
[0432] Examples of natural products useful in combination with an
irreversible Btk inhibitor compound include but are not limited to
vinca alkaloids (e.g., vinblastin, vincristine),
epipodophyllotoxins (e.g., etoposide), antibiotics (e.g.,
daunorubicin, doxorubicin, bleomycin), enzymes (e.g.,
L-asparaginase), or biological response modifiers (e.g., interferon
alpha).
[0433] Examples of alkylating agents that can be employed in
combination an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound include, but are
not limited to, nitrogen mustards (e.g., mechloroethamine,
cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, meiphalan, etc.), ethylenimine and
methylmelamines (e.g., hexamethlymelamine, thiotepa), alkyl
sulfonates (e.g., busulfan), nitrosoureas (e.g., carmustine,
lomusitne, semustine, streptozocin, etc.), or triazenes
(decarbazine, ete.). Examples of antimetabolites include, but are
not limited to folic acid analog (e.g., methotrexate), or
pyrimidine analogs (e.g., fluorouracil, floxouridine, Cytarabine),
purine analogs (e.g., mercaptopurine, thioguanine, pentostatin.
[0434] Examples of hormones and antagonists useful in combination
with an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound include, but are not
limited to, adrenocorticosteroids (e.g., prednisone), progestins
(e.g., hydroxyprogesterone caproate, megestrol acetate,
medroxyprogesterone acetate), estrogens (e.g., diethlystilbestrol,
ethinyl estradiol), antiestrogen (e.g., tamoxifen), androgens
(e.g., testosterone propionate, fluoxymesterone), antiandrogen
(e.g., flutamide), gonadotropin releasing hormone analog (e.g.,
leuprolide). Other agents that can be used in the methods and
compositions described herein for the treatment or prevention of
cancer include platinum coordination complexes (e.g., cisplatin,
carboblatin), anthracenedione (e.g., mitoxantrone), substituted
urea (e.g., hydroxyurea), methyl hydrazine derivative (e.g.,
procarbazine), adrenocortical suppressant (e.g., mitotane,
aminoglutethimide).
[0435] Examples of anti-cancer agents which act by arresting cells
in the G2-M phases due to stabilized microtubules and which can be
used in combination with an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound
include without limitation the following marketed drugs and drugs
in development: Erbulozole (also known as R-55104), Dolastatin 10
(also known as DLS-10 and NSC-376128), Mivobulin isethionate (also
known as CI-980), Vincristine, NSC-639829, Discodermolide (also
known as NVP-XX-A-296), ABT-751 (Abbott, also known as E-7010),
Altorhyrtins (such as Altorhyrtin A and Altorhyrtin C),
Spongistatins (such as Spongistatin 1, Spongistatin 2, Spongistatin
3, Spongistatin 4, Spongistatin 5, Spongistatin 6, Spongistatin 7,
Spongistatin 8, and Spongistatin 9), Cemadotin hydrochloride (also
known as LU-103793 and NSC-D-669356), Epothilones (such as
Epothilone A, Epothilone B, Epothilone C (also known as
desoxyepothilone A or dEpoA), Epothilone D (also referred to as
KOS-862, dEpoB, and desoxyepothilone B), Epothilone E, Epothilone
F, Epothilone B N-oxide, Epothilone A N-oxide, 16-aza-epothilone B,
21-aminoepothilone B (also known as BMS-310705),
21-hydroxyepothilone D (also known as Desoxyepothilone F and
dEpoF), 26-fluoroepothilone), Auristatin PE (also known as
NSC-654663), Soblidotin (also known as TZT-1027), LS-4559-P
(Pharmacia, also known as LS-4577), LS-4578 (Pharmacia, also known
as LS-477-P), LS-4477 (Pharmacia), LS-4559 (Pharmacia), RPR-112378
(Aventis), Vincristine sulfate, DZ-3358 (Daiichi), FR-182877
(Fujisawa, also known as WS-9885B), GS-164 (Takeda), GS-198
(Takeda), KAR-2 (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), BSF-223651 (BASF,
also known as ILX-651 and LU-223651), SAH-49960 (Lilly/Novartis),
SDZ-268970 (Lilly/Novartis), AM-97 (Armad/Kyowa Hakko), AM-132
(Armad), AM-138 (Armad/Kyowa Hakko), IDN-5005 (Indena),
Cryptophycin 52 (also known as LY-355703), AC-7739 (Ajinomoto, also
known as AVE-8063A and CS-39.HCl), AC-7700 (Ajinomoto, also known
as AVE-8062, AVE-8062A, CS-39-L-Ser.HCl, and RPR-258062A),
Vitilevuamide, Tubulysin A, Canadensol, Centaureidin (also known as
NSC-106969), T-138067 (Tularik, also known as T-67, TL-138067 and
TI-138067), COBRA-1 (Parker Hughes Institute, also known as DDE-261
and WHI-261), H10 (Kansas State University), H16 (Kansas State
University), Oncocidin A1 (also known as BTO-956 and DIME), DDE-313
(Parker Hughes Institute), Fijianolide B, Laulimalide, SPA-2
(Parker Hughes Institute), SPA-1 (Parker Hughes Institute, also
known as SPIKET-P), 3-IAABU (Cytoskeleton/Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine, also known as MF-569), Narcosine (also known as
NSC-5366), Nascapine, D-24851 (Asta Medica), A-105972 (Abbott),
Hemiasterlin, 3-BAABU (Cytoskeleton/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine,
also known as MF-191), TMPN (Arizona State University), Vanadocene
acetylacetonate, T-138026 (Tularik), Monsatrol, lnanocine (also
known as NSC-698666), 3-1AABE (Cytoskeleton/Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine), A-204197 (Abbott), T-607 (Tuiarik, also known as
T-900607), RPR-115781 (Aventis), Eleutherobins (such as
Desmethyleleutherobin, Desaetyleleutherobin, lsoeleutherobin A, and
Z-Eleutherobin), Caribaeoside, Caribaeolin, Halichondrin B, D-64131
(Asta Medica), D-68144 (Asta Medica), Diazonamide A, A-293620
(Abbott), NPI-2350 (Nereus), Taccalonolide A, TUB-245 (Aventis),
A-259754 (Abbott), Diozostatin, (-)-Phenylahistin (also known as
NSCL-96F037), D-68838 (Asta Medica), D-68836 (Asta Medica),
Myoseverin B, D-43411 (Zentaris, also known as D-81862), A-289099
(Abbott), A-318315 (Abbott), HTI-286 (also known as SPA-110,
trifluoroacetate salt) (Wyeth), D-82317 (Zentaris), D-82318
(Zentaris), SC-12983 (NCI), Resverastatin phosphate sodium,
BPR-OY-007 (National Health Research Institutes), and SSR-250411
(Sanofi).
[0436] Where the subject is suffering from or at risk of suffering
from a thromboembolic disorder (e.g., stroke), the subject can be
treated with an irreversible Btk inhibitor compound in any
combination with one or more other anti-thromboembolic agents.
Examples of anti-thromboembolic agents include, but are not limited
any of the following: thrombolytic agents (e.g., alteplase
anistreplase, streptokinase, urokinase, or tissue plasminogen
activator), heparin, tinzaparin, warfarin, dabigatran (e.g.,
dabigatran etexilate), factor Xa inhibitors (e.g., fondaparinux,
draparinux, rivaroxaban, DX-9065a, otamixaban, LY517717, or YM150),
ticlopidine, clopidogrel, CS-747 (prasugrel, LY640315),
ximelagatran, or BIBR 1048.
Kits/Articles of Manufacture
[0437] For use in the therapeutic applications described herein,
kits and articles of manufacture are also described herein. Such
kits can include a carrier, package, or container that is
compartmentalized to receive one or more containers such as vials,
tubes, and the like, each of the container(s) including one of the
separate elements to be used in a method described herein. Suitable
containers include, for example, bottles, vials, syringes, and test
tubes. The containers can be formed from a variety of materials
such as glass or plastic.
[0438] The articles of manufacture provided herein contain
packaging materials. Packaging materials for use in packaging
pharmaceutical products are well known to those of skill in the
art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,323,907, 5,052,558 and 5,033,252.
Examples of pharmaceutical packaging materials include, but are not
limited to, blister packs, bottles, tubes, inhalers, pumps, bags,
vials, containers, syringes, bottles, and any packaging material
suitable for a selected formulation and intended mode of
administration and treatment. A wide array of formulations of the
compounds and compositions provided herein are contemplated as are
a variety of treatments for any disease, disorder, or condition
that would benefit by inhibition of Btk, or in which Btk is a
mediator or contributor to the symptoms or cause.
[0439] For example, the container(s) can include one or more
compounds described herein, optionally in a composition or in
combination with another agent as disclosed herein. The
container(s) optionally have a sterile access port (for example the
container can be an intravenous solution bag or a vial having a
stopper pierceable by a hypodermic injection needle). Such kits
optionally comprising a compound with an identifying description or
label or instructions relating to its use in the methods described
herein.
[0440] A kit will typically may include one or more additional
containers, each with one or more of various materials (such as
reagents, optionally in concentrated form, and/or devices)
desirable from a commercial and user standpoint for use of a
compound described herein. Non-limiting examples of such materials
include, but not limited to, buffers, diluents, filters, needles,
syringes; carrier, package, container, vial and/or tube labels
listing contents and/or instructions for use, and package inserts
with instructions for use. A set of instructions will also
typically be included.
[0441] A label can be on or associated with the container. A label
can be on a container when letters, numbers or other characters
forming the label are attached, molded or etched into the container
itself; a label can be associated with a container when it is
present within a receptacle or carrier that also holds the
container, e.g., as a package insert. A label can be used to
indicate that the contents are to be used for a specific
therapeutic application. The label can also indicate directions for
use of the contents, such as in the methods described herein.
[0442] In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions can
be presented in a pack or dispenser device which can contain one or
more unit dosage forms containing a compound provided herein. The
pack can for example contain metal or plastic foil, such as a
blister pack. The pack or dispenser device can be accompanied by
instructions for administration. The pack or dispenser can also be
accompanied with a notice associated with the container in form
prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture,
use, or sale of pharmaceuticals, which notice is reflective of
approval by the agency of the form of the drug for human or
veterinary administration. Such notice, for example, can be the
labeling approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for
prescription drugs, or the approved product insert. Compositions
containing a compound provided herein formulated in a compatible
pharmaceutical carrier can also be prepared, placed in an
appropriate container, and labeled for treatment of an indicated
condition.
EXAMPLES
[0443] The following specific and non-limiting examples are to be
construed as merely illustrative, and do not limit the present
disclosure in any way whatsoever. Without further elaboration, it
is believed that one skilled in the art can, based on the
description herein, utilize the present disclosure to its fullest
extent. All publications cited herein are hereby incorporated by
reference in their entirety. Where reference is made to a URL or
other such identifier or address, it is understood that such
identifiers can change and particular information on the internet
can come and go, but equivalent information can be found by
searching the internet. Reference thereto evidences the
availability and public dissemination of such information.
Example 1: Synthesis of Compounds
Preparation of
4-Amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine
(Intermediate 2)
[0444] 4-Amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine
(Intermediate 2) is prepared as disclosed in International Patent
Publication No. WO 01/019829. Briefly, 4-phenoxybenzoic acid (48 g)
is added to thionyl chloride (100 mL) and heated under gentle
reflux for 1 hour. Thionyl chloride is removed by distillation, the
residual oil dissolved in toluene and volatile material removed at
80.degree. C./20 mbar. The resulting acid chloride is dissolved in
toluene (200 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (35 mL). Malononitrile (14.8
g) is added and the solution and stirred at -10 OC while adding
diisopropylethylethylamine (57.9 g) in toluene (150 mL), while
maintaining the temperature below 0.degree. C. After 1 hour at
0.degree. C., the mixture is stirred at 20.degree. C. overnight.
Amine hydrochloride is removed by filtration and the filtrate
evaporated in vacuo. The residue is taken up in ethyl acetate and
washed with 1.25 M sulphuric acid, then with brine and dried over
sodium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvents gives a semisolid
residue which is treated with a little ethyl acetate to give 4.1 g
of 1,1-dicyano-2-hydroxy-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)ethene as a white solid
(m.p. 160-162.degree. C.). The filtrate on evaporation gives 56.58
(96%) of 1,1-dicyano-2-hydroxy-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)ethene as a
grey-brown solid, which is sufficiently pure for further use.
[0445] 1,1-Dicyano-2-hydroxy-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)ethene (56.5 g) in
acetonitrile (780 mL) and methanol (85 mL) is stirred under
nitrogen at 0.degree. C. while adding diisopropylethylamine (52.5
mL) followed by 2M trimethylsilyldiazomethane (150 mL) in THF. The
reaction is stirred for 2 days at 20.degree. C., and then 2 g of
silica is added (for chromatography). The brown-red solution is
evaporated in vacuo, the residue dissolved in ethyl acetate and
washed well with water then brine, dried and evaporated. The
residue is extracted with diethyl ether (3.times.250 mL), decanting
from insoluble oil. Evaporation of the ether extracts gives 22.5 g
of 1,1-dicyano-2-methoxy-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)ethene as a pale orange
solid. The insoluble oil is purified by flash chromatography to
give 15.0 g of a red-orange oil.
[0446] 1,1-Dicyano-2-methoxy-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)ethene (22.5 g) and
1,1-dicyano-2-methoxy-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)ethene oil (15 g) are
treated with a solution of hydrazine hydrate (18 mL) in ethanol (25
mL) and heated on the steambath for 1 hour. Ethanol (15 mL) is
added followed by water (10 mL). The precipitated solid is
collected and washed with ethanol:water (4:1) and then dried in air
to give 3-amino-4-cyano-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)pyrazole as a pale
orange solid.
[0447] 3-Amino-4-cyano-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)pyrazole (29.5 g) is
suspended in formamide (300 mL) and heated under nitrogen at
180.degree. C. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled to
30.degree. C. and water (300 mL) is added. The solid is collected,
washed well with water, then with methanol and dried in air to give
of 4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine.
Example 1a: Synthesis of
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 4)
[0448] ##STR00035## [0449] Synthesis of compound 4; a)
polymer-bound triphenylphosphine (TPP), diisopropyl
diazodicarboxylate (DIAD), tetrahydrofuran (THF); b) HCl/dioxane;
then acryloyl chloride, triethylamine (TEA).
[0450] Compounds described herein were synthesized by following the
steps oultined in Scheme 1. A detailed illustrative example of the
reaction conditions shown in Scheme 1 is described for the
synthesis of
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 4).
[0451] 101 mg of
4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine and 330 mg
of polymer-bound triphenylphosphine (TPP) (polymerlab) were mixed
together with 5 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF). tert-Butyl
3-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate (200 mg; 2.0 equivalents) was
added to the mixture followed by the addition of diisopropyl
diazodicarboxylate (0.099 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at
room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered to
remove the resins and the reaction mixture was concentrated and
purified by flash chromatography (pentane/ethyl acetate=1/1) to
give intermediate 3 (55 mg).
[0452] Intermediate 3 (48.3 mg) was treated with 1 mL of 4N HCl in
dioxane for 1 hour and then concentrated to dryness. The residue
was dissolved in dichloromethane and triethylamine (0.042 mL) was
added followed by acryl chloride (0.010 mL). The reaction was
stopped after 2 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with 5% by
weight aqueous citric acid and then with brine. The organic layer
was dried with MgSO.sub.4, and concentrated. Flash chromatography
(with CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2/MeOH=25/1) gave 22 mg of compound 4 as a
white solid. MS (M+1): 441.2; .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz): 8.26, s, 1H;
7.65, m, 2H; 7.42, m, 2H; 7.1-7.2, m, 5H; 6.7-6.9, m, 1H; 6.1, m,
1H; 5.5-5.7, m, 1H; 4.7, m, 1H; 4.54, m, 0.5H; 4.2, m, 1H; 4.1, m,
0.5H; 3.7, m, 0.5H; 3.2, m, 1H; 3.0, m, 0.5H; 2.3, m, 1H; 2.1, m,
1H; 1.9, m, 1H; 1.6, m, 1H.
Example 1b: Synthesis of
1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 13)
##STR00036##
[0454] The synthesis of compound 13 was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described in Example 1a. EM (calc.):
440.2; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 441.1, (M-1H).sup.-: 439.2.
Example 1c: Synthesis of
1-((S)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 14)
##STR00037##
[0456] The synthesis of compound 14 was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described for Example 1a. EM (calc.):
440.2; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 441.5, (M-1H).sup.-: 439.2.
Example 1d: Synthesis of
1-((S)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)py-
rrolidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 12)
##STR00038##
[0458] The synthesis of this compound was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described for Example 1a. EM (calc.):
426.18; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 427.2, (M-1H).sup.-: 425.2.
Example 1e: Synthesis of
1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)py-
rrolidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (Compound 11)
##STR00039##
[0460] The synthesis of this compound was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described for Example 1a. EM (calc.):
426.18; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 427.2.
Example 1f: Synthesis of
N-((1s,4s)-4-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-y-
l)cyclohexyl)acrylamide (Compound 10)
##STR00040##
[0462] The synthesis of this compound was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described for Example 1a. EM (calc.):
454.21; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 455.1, (M-1H).sup.-: 453.1.
Example 1g: Synthesis of
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)sulfonylethene (Compound 6)
##STR00041##
[0464] The synthesis of compound 6 was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described for Example 1a. EM (calc.):
476.16; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 478.0, (M-1H).sup.-: 475.3.
Example 1h: Synthesis of
1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperi-
din-1-yl)prop-2-yn-1-one (Compound 8)
##STR00042##
[0466] The synthesis of compound 8 was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described for Example 1a. EM (calc.):
438.18; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 439.2, (M-1H).sup.-: 437.2.
Example 1i: Synthesis of
(E)-1-(3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)pi-
peridin-1-yl)-4-(dimethylamino)but-2-en-1-one (Compound 15)
##STR00043##
[0468] The synthesis of compound 15 was accomplished using a
procedure analogous to that described for Example 1a. EM (calc.):
497.25; MS (ESI) m/e (M+1H).sup.+: 498.4, M-1H).sup.-: 496.
Example 2: Btk In Vitro Inhibitory Activity
[0469] The Btk IC.sub.50s of compounds disclosed herein was
determined in both an acellular kinase assay and in a cellular
functional assay of BCR-induced calcium flux as described
below.
[0470] Btk kinase activity was determined using a time-resolved
fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) methodology.
Measurements were performed in a reaction volume of 50 .mu.L using
96-well assay plates. Kinase enzyme, inhibitor, ATP (at the K.sub.m
for the kinase), and 1 .mu.M peptide substrate
(Biotin-AVLESEEELYSSARQ-NH.sub.2) were incubated in a reaction
buffer composed of 20 mM Tris, 50 mM NaCl, MgCl.sub.2 (5-25 mM
depending on the kinase), MnCl.sub.2 (0-10 mM), 1 mM DTT, 0.1 mM
EDTA, 0.01% bovine serum albumin, 0.005% Tween-20, and 10% DMSO at
pH 7.4 for one hour. The reaction was quenched by the addition of
1.2 equivalents of EDTA (relative to divalent cation) in 25 .mu.L
of 1.times. Lance buffer (Perkin-Elmer). Streptavidin-APC
(Perkin-Elmer) and Eu-labeled p-Tyr100 antibody (Perkin-Elmer) in
1.times. Lance buffer were added in a 25 .mu.L volume to give final
concentrations of 100 nM and 2.5 nM, respectively, and the mixture
was allowed to incubate for one hour. The TR-FRET signal was
measured on a multimode plate reader with an excitation wavelength
(.lamda..sub.Ex) of 330 nm and detection wavelengths
(.lamda..sub.Em) of 615 and 665 nm. Activity was determined by the
ratio of the fluorescence at 665 nm to that at 615 nm. For each
compound, enzyme activity was measured at various concentrations of
compound. Negative control reactions were performed in the absence
of inhibitor in replicates of six, and two no-enzyme controls were
used to determine baseline fluorescence levels. Inhibition
constants, Ki(app), were obtained using the program BatchKi (Kuzmic
et al. (2000), Anal. Biochem. 286:45-50). IC.sub.50s were obtained
according to the equation:
IC.sub.50={Ki(app)/(1+[ATP]/K.sub.m.sup.ATP)}+[E].sub.total/2;
[0471] For all kinases, [ATP]=K.sub.m.sup.ATP, [Btk].sub.total=0.5
nM and [Lck].sub.total=6 nM.
[0472] Calcium flux fluoresence-based assays were performed in a
FlexStation 11384 fluorometric imaging plate reader (Molecular
Devices) according to manufacturer instructions. In brief, actively
growing Ramos cells (ATCC) in RPM1 medium supplemented with 10% FBS
(Invitrogen) were washed and re-plated in low serum medium at
approximately 5.times.10.sup.5 cells per 100 .mu.l per well in a
96-well plate. Compounds to be assayed were dissolved in DMSO and
then diluted in low serum medium to final concentrations ranging
from 0 to 10 .mu.M (at a dilution factor of 0.3). The diluted
compounds were then added to each well (final DMSO concentration
was 0.01%) and incubated at 37 degree in 5% CO.sub.2 incubator for
one hour. Afterwards, 100 .mu.l of a calcium-sensitive dye (from
the Calcium 3 assay kit, Molecular Devices) was added to each well
and incubated for an additional hour. The compound-treated cells
were stimulated with a goat anti-human IgM antibody (80 ug/ml;
Jackson ImmunoResearch) and read in the FlexStation 11384 using a
.lamda..sub.Ex=485 nm and .lamda..sub.Em=538 nm for 200 seconds.
The relative fluorescence unit (RFU) and the IC.sub.50 were
recorded and analyzed using a built-in SoftMax program (Molecular
devices).
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Assay data for representative compounds
##STR00044## Ramos Cell Ca Compound No. R Btk IC.sub.50 (nM) Flux
IC.sub.50 (nM) 4 ##STR00045## 0.72 10 5 ##STR00046## 20 89 6
##STR00047## 0.52 92 7 ##STR00048## 0.58 9 8 ##STR00049## 0.72 9 9
##STR00050## 3.6 48 10 ##STR00051## 0.58 3 11 ##STR00052## 1.6 24
12 ##STR00053## 1.9 90 13 ##STR00054## <0.5 10 14 ##STR00055##
1.4 7 15 ##STR00056## 2.5 36
[0473] Two lines of evidence demonstrated irreversible inhibition
of Btk by these compounds. First, after recombinant Btk was
pretreated with compounds, its activity was not recovered by repeat
washing with inhibitor-free medium (see, e.g., J. B. Smaill, et
al., J. Med. Chem. 1999, 42, 1803). Second, a major mass peak was
observed by mass spectrometry corresponding to the molecular weight
of a 1:1 covalent complex between compound 4 and Btk (Compound 4:
440 Da, recombinant Btk kinase domain: 33,487 Da; Complex: expected
33,927 Da, observed 33,927 Da).
[0474] These compounds are highly potent inhibitors of Btk kinase
activity with IC.sub.50s in the sub-nanomolar to single digit
nanomolar range for in vitro kinase activity. Their IC.sub.50s in
the (Ramos cell) Ca.sup.2+ flux assay ranged from 3 to 92 nM.
[0475] Of note, we found that three types of Michael acceptors,
acrylamide, vinyl sulfonamide and propargylamide, exhibited strong
interactions with Btk. Adding a trans-oriented methyl group to the
vinyl group decreased potency as shown by compound 5, which was
28-fold less potent than 4. This presumably relates to the reduced
electrophilicity of the more substituted olefin. Compound 15 with a
tertiary amine group gained back some potency compared to 5, even
though it still suffered a potency drop relative to compound 13.
Compound 10 was about 6-fold more potent than 9, presumably due to
the difference in the electrophile orientation. Finally, R
configuration was determined as the slightly preferred absolute
stereochemistry configuration by two sets of enantiomers (11 vs. 12
and 13 vs. 14).
Example 3: Inhibition of Btk
[0476] We further characterized the properties of these compounds
by assaying a number of cellular biochemical and functional
endpoints. In particular, we sought to assess the selectivity of
these compounds for inhibition of Btk versus the closely related
protein kinases Lck, Lyn, and Syk. In anti-IgM-stimulated Ramos
cells (a human B cell line), we assayed Btk-dependent
phosphorylation of PLC-yl; Lyn and Syk-dependent phosphorylation of
tyrosine 551 on Btk; and BCR-activated calcium flux. We also
measured the effect of compound 4 on Jurkat cells, a human T cell
line in which Lck and Itk, but not Btk are required for T cell
receptor mediated Ca.sup.2+ flux. As shown in Table 3, compound 4
exhibited significant selectivity for Btk in cellular assays. In
anti-IgM stimulated Ramos cells, compound 4 inhibited the
phosphorylation of PLC-yl with an IC.sub.50=0.014 .mu.M, while the
Lyn and Syk-dependent phosphorylation of tyrosine 551 on Btk was
inhibited more weakly (IC.sub.50>7.5 .mu.M). Thus, compound 4
exhibits a >500-fold selectivity between Btk and Lyn or Syk in
cells. Further, compound 4 was 11-fold less active in inhibiting
Ca.sup.2+ flux than in Ramos cells, supporting the expected
selectivity for B versus T cells.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Cellular assay data for compound 4 Btk Ramos
Ca Jurkat Ca Btk.sup.a Lck.sup.a Lyn.sup.a p551.sup.b
pPLC-.gamma.1.sup.b Flux.sup.b Flux.sup.b Cmpd (nM) (nM) (nM)
(.mu.M) (.mu.M) (.mu.M) (.mu.M) 4 0.72.sup.b 97 14 >7.5 0.014
0.0405 0.466 .sup.aKi (app) .sup.bIC.sub.50
Example 4: Use of Compound 4 to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
[0477] The in vivo efficacy of compound 4 was evaluated in a mouse
model of rheumatoid arthitis. Arthritis was induced in Balb/c mice
by administration of anti-collagen antibodies and
lipopolysaccharide (LPS). See Nandakumar et al. (2003), Am. J.
Pathol. 163:1827-1837.
[0478] Female Balb/c mice were treated with 100 mg/kg of Chemicon
mAb cocktail to Type II collagen intravenously on Day 0 and 1.25
mg/kg of LPS intraperitoneally on Day 1. Compound 4 was
administered orally in a methylcellulose-based aqueous suspension
formulation at 1, 3, 10 and 30 mg/kg once daily starting on Day 2
through Day 12. Blood samples were collected at 0.5 and 2 hours
post dose of compound 4 administration on Day 12 (see Table 4). The
serum concentrations of compound 4 were quantified by LC/MS/MS.
Twenty four hours post dose, levels of compound 4 were below the
level of quantitation.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Dose and Time Dependence of Compound 4
Concentration in Plasma Conc (.mu.M) Dose (mg/kg/day) Collection
Time (h) Mean SD 1 0.5 0.0657 0.0153 2 0.0485 0.0200 3 0.5 0.250
0.019 2 0.135 0.059 10 0.5 0.635 0.053 2 0.670 0.190 30 0.5 1.72
0.15 2 1.10 0.19
[0479] Inhibition of arthritis by compound 4 was dose-dependent,
with a maximum effect (>95% inhibition) at dose levels of 10 and
30 mg/kg. The plasma concentrations of compound 4 that induced this
maximum effect were in the 0.6-1.7 .mu.M range at T.sub.max (2 hr)
and did not need to be sustained at high levels for 24 hours to
achieve efficacy, which is not surprising for an irreversible
inhibitor. Based on sequence analysis and molecular modeling, the
irreversible inhibitors described herein are proposed to form a
covalent bond with Cys 481 of Btk (e.g., the Michael reaction
acceptor portion of the compounds described herein react with the
Cys 481 residue of Btk). Based on sequence homology analysis (FIG.
1), the compounds presented herein are also expected to act as
irreversible inhibitors of kinases having a Cys 481 or a homologous
cysteine residue, but to bind reversibly with kinases having a
different amino acid at the 481 position within a catalytic domain
sequence that is otherwise homologous to that of Btk. See, e.g.,
the sequences listed in FIG. 1. See also the sequence alignments of
tyrosine kinases (TK) published on the world wide web at
kinase.com/human/kinome/phylogeny.html.
Example 5: Inhibition of Mast Cell Degranulation
[0480] Human CD34+ cells differentiated to mast cells by 9 weeks in
culture in the presence of Ing/ml IL-3, 50 ng/ml IL-6, 100 ng/ml
SCF. Cells were incubated with IgE+IL-4 for 4 days and then
degranulation was induced by cross-linking with anti-IgE.
Degranulation quantitated using hexosaminidase assay. Compound did
not inhibit degranulation induced by the Ca++ ionophore ionomycin
and did not affect cell viability as determined by Alamar Blue
assay. Compound 4 has an IC50 in MC degranulation less than 100
nanomolar. As such, compounds described herein can be used for the
treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as asthma.
Example 6: Pharmaceutical Compositions
[0481] The compositions described below are presented with a
compound of Formula (A) for illustrative purposes; any of the
compounds of any of Formulas (A), (B), (C), or (D) can be used in
such pharmaceutical compositions.
Example 6a: Parenteral Composition
[0482] To prepare a parenteral pharmaceutical composition suitable
for administration by injection, 100 mg of a water-soluble salt of
a compound of Formula (A) is dissolved in DMSO and then mixed with
10 mL of 0.9% sterile saline. The mixture is incorporated into a
dosage unit form suitable for administration by injection.
Example 6b: Oral Composition
[0483] To prepare a pharmaceutical composition for oral delivery,
100 mg of a compound of Formula [0484] (A) is mixed with 750 mg of
starch. The mixture is incorporated into an oral dosage unit for,
such as a hard gelatin capsule, which is suitable for oral
administration.
Example 6c: Sublingual (Hard Lozenge) Composition
[0485] To prepare a pharmaceutical composition for buccal delivery,
such as a hard lozenge, mix 100 mg of a compound of Formula (A),
with 420 mg of powdered sugar mixed, with 1.6 mL of light corn
syrup, 2.4 mL distilled water, and 0.42 mL mint extract. The
mixture is gently blended and poured into a mold to form a lozenge
suitable for buccal administration.
Example 6d: Inhalation Composition
[0486] To prepare a pharmaceutical composition for inhalation
delivery, 20 mg of a compound of Formula (A) is mixed with 50 mg of
anhydrous citric acid and 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution.
The mixture is incorporated into an inhalation delivery unit, such
as a nebulizer, which is suitable for inhalation
administration.
Example 6e: Rectal Gel Composition
[0487] To prepare a pharmaceutical composition for rectal delivery,
100 mg of a compound of Formula (A) is mixed with 2.5 g of
methylcelluose (1500 mPa), 100 mg of methylparapen, 5 g of glycerin
and 100 mL of purified water. The resulting gel mixture is then
incorporated into rectal delivery units, such as syringes, which
are suitable for rectal administration.
Example 6f: Topical Gel Composition
[0488] To prepare a pharmaceutical topical gel composition, 100 mg
of a compound of Formula (A) is mixed with 1.75 g of hydroxypropyl
celluose, 10 mL of propylene glycol, 10 mL of isopropyl myristate
and 100 mL of purified alcohol USP. The resulting gel mixture is
then incorporated into containers, such as tubes, which are
suitable for topical administration.
Example 6g: Ophthalmic Solution Composition
[0489] To prepare a pharmaceutical ophthalmic solution composition,
100 mg of a compound of Formula (A) is mixed with 0.9 g of NaCl in
100 mL of purified water and filtered using a 0.2 micron filter.
The resulting isotonic solution is then incorporated into
ophthalmic delivery units, such as eye drop containers, which are
suitable for ophthalmic administration.
[0490] It is understood that the examples and embodiments described
herein are for illustrative purposes only and that various
modifications or changes in light thereof will be suggested to
persons skilled in the art and are to be included within the spirit
and purview of this application and scope of the appended claims.
All publications, patents, and patent applications cited herein are
hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all
purposes.
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