Patent Grant
11911379
The present disclosure relates to ocular compositions and methods of using nintedanib for the treatment and prevention of graft rejection in high-risk corneal transplant patients, and for the treatment of eye diseases involving abnormal neovascularization in the front part of the eye.
Abnormal neovascularization is involved in many diseases in the front part of the eye. Abnormal neovascularization is involved with graft rejection in high-risk corneal transplant patients. Current treatments for many of these indications need improvements. The methods disclosed herein address the problems in current treatments and provide improved treatments for these diseases.
In certain aspects, the disclosure provides a method for treating eye diseases involving abnormal neovascularization in the front part of the eye, the method comprising an effective amount of administering nintedanib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the eye of a subject in need of such treatment. In certain aspect, the disclosed methods treat, prevent, or delay onset of graft rejection in corneal transplant patients. For example, the disclosed methods treat, prevent, or delay onset of graft rejection in corneal transplant patients with high risk of graft rejection. In certain aspect, the disclosed methods are performed before operation, in conjunction with operation or after operation, to prevent graft rejection in high-risk corneal transplant.
In certain aspect, nintedanib is administered in the form of a topical ocular formulation administered topically to the affected eye. In certain aspect, the concentration of nintedanib in the formulation is from 0.001% to 10% by weight or by volume the total amount of composition. For example, an aqueous composition comprises 0.001%, 0.01%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, 5.0% or up to 10% nintedanib. In certain aspect, the topical ocular formulation is a solution, a suspension, gel, or an emulsion. In another aspect, nintedanib is administered in the form of an implant or semi-solid sustained release formulation injected into the affected eye. In certain aspect, the amount of nintedanib in the implant is from 1 μg to 100 mg.
The term “subject” refers to an animal or human, or to one or more cells derived from an animal or human. Preferably, the subject is a human. Subjects can also include non-human primates. A human subject can be known as a patient.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Methods and materials are described herein for use in the present invention; other suitable methods and materials known in the art can also be used. The materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting. All publications, patent applications, patents, sequences, database entries, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.
Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and figures, and from the claims.
Corneal transplant is a common surgical procedure. Although the overall success of corneal transplant is good, graft failure is still a problem in some high-risk patients. These patients have high inflammation and neovascularization in the host bed that confers increased immune responses and rejection of allograft (Yu et al. World J Transplant. 2016; 6(1):10-27). Oral immunosuppressive drugs are sometimes used to reduce the risk of graft failure but they have systemic side effects. The disclosed methods will inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (“VEGF”) and platelet-derived growth factor (“PDGFR”) mediated excess neovascularization and attenuate VEGF and fibroblast growth factor (“FGF”) related immune responses to prevent graft rejection in high-risk patients. The mechanism is illustrated in
In addition to corneal graft rejection, the disclosed methods can be used to treat any ocular indications involving abnormal neovascularization in the front part of the eye. These indications include graft versus host disease, atopic conjunctivitis, ocular rosacea, ocular pemphigoid, Lyell's syndrome, neovascularization induced by viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection, contact lens induced neovascularization, ulceration, alkali burns, stem cell deficiency, pinguecula, neovascular glaucoma, dry eye diseases, Sjogren's syndrome, Meibomian gland dysfunction, Steven Johnson syndrome, tumor in the eye.
The terms “treatment”, “treating”, “treat” and the like are used herein to generally refer to obtaining a desired pharmacologic and/or physiologic effect. The effect can be prophylactic in terms of completely or partially preventing a disease or symptom(s) thereof and/or may be therapeutic in terms of a partial or complete stabilization or cure for a disease and/or adverse effect attributable to the disease. The term “treatment” encompasses any treatment of a disease in a mammal, particularly a human, and includes: (a) preventing the disease and/or symptom(s) from occurring in a subject who may be predisposed to the disease or symptom but has not yet been diagnosed as having it; (b) inhibiting the disease and/or symptom(s), i.e., arresting their development; or (c) relieving the disease symptom(s), i.e., causing regression of the disease and/or symptom(s). Those in need of treatment include those already inflicted (e.g., those with increased corneal neovascularization, etc.) as well as those in which prevention is desired.
Nintedanib {Methyl (3Z)-3-{[(4-{methyl[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl) acetyl]amino}phenyl)amino](phenyl)methylidene}-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-6-carboxylate} is a kinase inhibitor as described herein. Nintedanib inhibits primarily receptor tyrosine kinases including, for example vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR 1-3), platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR α and β), fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR 1-4).
Formulations and Dosing Regimen
The methods described herein include the manufacture and use of pharmaceutical compositions, which include compounds identified by a method described herein as active ingredients. Also included are the pharmaceutical compositions themselves.
Pharmaceutical compositions typically include pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. As used herein the language “pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” or “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” includes saline, solvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, and the like, compatible with pharmaceutical administration.
The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” as used herein means those salts of a compound of interest that are safe and effective for administration to a mammal and that possess the desired biological activity. Pharmaceutically acceptable acid salts include, but are not limited to hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, nitrate, sulfate, bisulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, I 0 isonicotinate, carbonate, bicarbonate, acetate, lactate, salicylate, citrate, tartrate, propionate, butyrate, pyruvate, oxalate, malonate, pantothenate, bitartarte, ascorbate, succinate, maleate, gentisinate, fumarate, gluconate, glucaronate, saccharate, formate, benzoate, glutamate, methanesulfonate, thanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate and pamoate (i.e., I, I′methylene-bis-(2-hydroxy-3-naphthoate)) salts. Suitable base salts include, but are not limited to, 15 aluminum, calcium, lithium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, bismuth, and diethanolamine salts.
Methods of formulating suitable pharmaceutical compositions are known in the art, see, e.g., Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 21st ed., 2005; and the books in the series Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences: a Series of Textbooks and Monographs (Dekker, NY). For example, solutions, suspensions, creams, ointments, Gels, gel-forming liquid, suspension containing liposomes or micelles, spray formulation, or emulsions used for ophthalmic application can include the following components: a sterile diluent such as water for injection, saline solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerin, propylene glycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents; antioxidants; chelating agents; buffers such as acetates, citrates or phosphates and agents for the adjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. The pH can be adjusted with acids or bases, such as hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide.
The pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein may include a “therapeutically effective amount” of an agent described herein. Such effective amounts can be determined based on the effect of the administered agent, or the combinatorial effect of agents if more than one agent is used. A therapeutically effective amount of an agent may also vary according to factors such as the disease state, age, sex, and weight of the individual, and the ability of the compound to elicit a desired response in the individual, e.g., amelioration of at least one disorder parameter or amelioration of at least one symptom of the disorder. A therapeutically effective amount is also one in which any toxic or detrimental effects of the composition are outweighed by the therapeutically beneficial effects.
Effective doses of the compositions of the present disclosure, for the treatment of conditions vary depending upon many different factors, including means of administration, target site, physiological state of the subject, whether the subject is human or an animal, other medications administered, and whether treatment is prophylactic or therapeutic. Treatment dosages can be titrated using routine methods known to those of skill in the art to optimize safety and efficacy.
Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use can include sterile aqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions or dispersion. It should be stable under the conditions of manufacture and storage and must be preserved against the contaminating action of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. The carrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, and liquid polyetheylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixtures thereof. The 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 dispersion and by the use of surfactants. Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved by various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In many cases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars, polyalcohols such as mannitol, sorbitol, and sodium chloride in the composition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can be brought about by including in the composition an agent that delays absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.
Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the active compound in the required amount in an appropriate solvent with one or a combination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed by filtered sterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared by incorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle, which contains a basic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from those enumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation of sterile injectable solutions, the preferred methods of preparation are vacuum drying and freeze-drying, which yield a powder of the active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from a previously sterile-filtered solution thereof.
In one embodiment, the therapeutic compounds are prepared with carriers that will protect the therapeutic compounds against rapid elimination from the body, such as a controlled release formulation, including implants and microencapsulated delivery systems. Biodegradable, biocompatible polymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid. Such formulations can be prepared using standard techniques, or obtained commercially.
The pharmaceutical compositions can be included in a container, pack, or dispenser together with instructions for administration.
Compositions and formulations of nintedanib, can be administered topically or as an injection of semi-solid formulation or solid implant, or by any other suitable methods known in the art. While it is possible to use the agent disclosed herein for therapy as is, it may be preferable to administer the agent as a pharmaceutical formulation, e.g., in admixture with a suitable pharmaceutical excipient, diluent, or carrier selected with regard to the intended route of administration and standard pharmaceutical practice. Pharmaceutical formulations include at least one active compound, in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent, and/or carrier.
Administration of a composition or formulation can be once a day, twice a day, three times a day, four times a day or more often. Frequency may be decreased during a treatment maintenance phase of the treatment, e.g., once every second or third day instead of every day or twice a day. The dose and the administration frequency can be adjusted based on the judgment of the treating physician, for example, taking into account the clinical signs, pathological signs and clinical and subclinical symptoms of a disease of the conditions treated with the present methods, as well as the patient's clinical history.
It will be appreciated that the amount of an agent disclosed herein required for use in treatment will vary with the route of administration, the nature of the condition for which treatment is required, and the age, body weight and condition of the patient, and will be ultimately at the discretion of the attendant physician. Compositions will typically contain an effective amount of nintedanib. Preliminary doses can be determined according to animal tests, and the scaling of dosages for human administration can be performed according to art-accepted practices.
Length of treatment, i.e., number of days, will be readily determined by a physician treating the subject; however, the number of days of treatment may range from about 1 day to about 365 days. As provided by the present methods, the efficacy of treatment can be monitored during the course of treatment to determine whether the treatment has been successful, or whether additional (or modified) treatment is necessary.
Dosage, toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of the therapeutic compounds can be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., for determining the LD50 (the dose lethal to 50% of the population) and the ED50 (the dose therapeutically effective in 50% of the population). Dosage forms for nintedanib can be readily determined by the ordinarily skilled artisan, and can e.g., be obtained in animal models and in clinical studies reported in the literatures, for determining dosage, safety and efficacy according to standard methods known in the art. The exact formulation, route of administration and dosage can be chosen by the individual physician in view of the patient's condition.
Compositions for use in the present methods may include nintedanib at a concentration of 0.001% to 10% by weight or by volume the total amount of composition. For example, an aqueous composition comprises 0.001%, 0.01%, 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, 5.0% or up to 10% nintedanib.
As will be familiar to those skilled in the art, administration to the eye of an aqueous solution may be in the form of “drop” or number of drops (e.g. of nintedanib solution) from a dropper or pipette or other dedicated sterile devices. Such drops will typically be up to 50 microliters in volume, but may be smaller e.g. less than 10 microliters.
The invention is further described in the following examples, which do not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.
The rabbit cornea suture model of neovascularization demonstrates the method's ability to reduce abnormal corneal neovascularization.
Topical Ocular Formulations
Topical compositions comprising 0.2% or 0.05% nintedanib in 10% 2-hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin in phosphate buffer solution, pH 7.4 were prepared.
Animals and Treatment Procedure
Thirty female Zealand White rabbits were used to perform the study. Briefly, five sutures were placed in the upper cornea of the right eye of each animal on Day 1 to induce neovascularization. The animals were treated in both eyes with either drug, vehicle or saline as described in Table 1.
During the study, the animals were closely observed for various ocular indications as well as general physical conditions including body weight. Ocular images were taken on days 7, 10, 12, 14, 21, 28 for analysis of hyperemia.
Data Analysis
NIH ImageJ® software was used to analyze the ocular images. Each image was opened in ImageJ®, the scale was calibrated using the ruler in the photograph and the neovascularized area on the cornea near the suture was selected by the selection tool. The area in mm2 was calculated by measurement tool in the software, recorded in excel and the image was captured and saved. Two-tailed t-TEST was used to determine whether pairs of groups are significantly different. The results were plotted as histograms of average with standard deviation for easy comparison.
Results and Discussions
As shown in
In summary, nintedanib strongly inhibited corneal neovascularization induced by suture. The strong activity is likely due to the special target profile of nintedanib that has potent activities against VEGFR1-3 and FGFR1-2. These results support the methods disclosed here.
In this example, cornea of C57BL/6 mice would be transplanted onto BALB/c mice cornea as described (Sonoda et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1995 February; 36(2):427-34; Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 March; 41(3):790-8.; Yamagami et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001 May; 42(6):1293-8). The suture would be removed on day 7 after transplant. The mice would be divided into two groups. Group 1 would be treated with the nintedanib 0.2% solution and group 2 with the vehicle solution. Treatment would start immediately after transplant, TID for 8 weeks. The corneal opacity and graft rejection will be assessed weekly for 8 weeks as described.
The nintedanib treated group would show a significantly increased survival of the graft (lower rejection rate) over the 8 weeks of experiment. The result would indicate that the nintedanib 0.2% solution can prevent corneal graft rejection.
Nintedanib Ophthalmic Solution
The drug product is an isotonic ophthalmic solution prepared in 2-hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin or other similar cyclodextrins, and buffer solution, pH range from 5.5 to 8.0. Other viscosity, lubricant, preservative agents might be added to enhance functionality of the formulation. The compositions of the ophthalmic solution are disclosed in Table 2.
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Nintedanib Ophthalmic Suspension
The drug product is an isotonic ophthalmic suspension prepared in carboxymethylcellulose sodium and buffer solution, pH range from 5.5 to 8.0. The drug particle sizes are reduced to below 40 micron. Other viscosity, lubricant, solubilizer, and preservative agents might be added to enhance functionality of the formulation suspension. The compositions are disclosed in Table 3.
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Nintedanib Ophthalmic Emulsion
The drug product is an isotonic ophthalmic emulsion. The drug is dissolved in the mixture oil phase and emulsifier excipients which is then emulsified and mixed with an aqueous phase with pH range from 5.5 to 8.0. Other viscosity, lubricant, solubilizer, and preservative agents might be added to enhance functionality of the emulsion formulation. The compositions are disclosed in Table 4.
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Nintedanib Sustained Release Semi-Solid Formulation
The drug product is an isotonic sustained release semi-solid formulation. The drug is dissolved and/or suspended in a semi-solid medium with pH range from 5.5 to 8.0. Other viscosity, lubricant, solubilizer, and preservative agents might be added to enhance functionality of the sustained release semi-solid formulation. The compositions are disclosed in Table 5.
Nintedanib Sustained Release Implants
The drug product is a solid implant. The drug is mixed and blended with one or more polymers. The mixture of drug and polymers is melted at a predetermined temperature and extruded into a filament with a predetermined diameter size. The formulation filament is cut into a predetermined size of segment which can be implanted into ocular tissues. The compositions are disclosed in Table 6.
Without limitation, an example composition, for use in the methods according to the invention, may be modified from existing ophthalmically acceptable compositions.
It is to be understood that while the invention has been described in conjunction with the detailed description thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications are within the scope of the following claims.
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