IP Library Granted Patent US 8,258,179
Granted Patent B2
US 8,258,179 · App. 12/962,472 · Granted Sep 4, 2012

Crystalline form of a (3S)-aminomethyl-5-methyl-hexanoic acid prodrug and methods of use

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Patent No.
US 8,258,179
App. No.
12/962,472
Granted
Sep 4, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A crystalline form of a (3S)-aminomethyl-5-hexanoic acid prodrug and methods of preparing a crystalline form of a (3S)-aminomethyl-5-hexanoic acid prodrug, and methods of using a crystalline form of a (3S)-aminomethyl-5-hexanoic acid prodrug are provided.

Claims (32)

1. The compound crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethy}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate, which exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2α) at least at 5.1°±0.2°, 7.3°±0.2°, 8.0°±0.2°, 11.6°±0.2° and 16.3°±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffractogram measured using Cu—Kα radiation.

2. The compound of claim 1 , comprising from 1 mole water per mole of the compound to 3 moles water per mole of the compound.

3. The compound of claim 1 , comprising from 2 wt % water to 5 wt % water.

4. The compound of claim 1 , which exhibits a melting point range from 107° C. to 111° C.

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is crystalline calcium 3-({[(1R)-1-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)ethoxy]-carbonylamino}methyl)(3S)-5-methylhexanoic acid monohydrate.

6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.

7. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a sustained release oral dosage formulation.

8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 , comprising an agent chosen from an opioid agonist, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, and a selective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor.

9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 , comprising an opioid agonist.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the opioid agonist is chosen from tramadol, tapentadol, and oxycodone.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the ratio of the amount of compound of claim 1 to the amount of opioid agonist in the pharmaceutical composition is from 1:4 to 4:1.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a sustained release oral dosage formulation.

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12 , wherein the sustained release oral dosage formulation comprises:

50 mg to 1200 mg of the compound of claims 1 ; and

10 mg to 400 mg of the opioid agonist.

14. A method of preparing the compound crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate, which exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2α) at least at 5.1°±0.2°, 7.3°±0.2°, 8.0°±0.2°, 11.6°±0.2° and 16.3°±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffractogram measured using Cu—Kα radiation by steps comprising:

providing a solution comprising calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate, water, and a water-miscible solvent; and

adjusting the temperature of the solution to provide crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethy}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the water-miscible solvent is chosen from ethanol and isopropanol.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the solution comprises water in an amount ranging from about 40 v/v % to about 75 v/v %.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the compound is prepared by steps comprising:

providing a first solution comprising calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate and an alcoholic solvent;

adding de-ionized water to the first solution to provide a mixture;

adjusting the temperature of the mixture to provide a second solution; and

adjusting the temperature of the second solution to provide crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the alcoholic solvent is chosen from ethanol and isopropanol.

19. A method of managing chronic pain in a patient comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising:

the compound crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate, which exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2α) at least at 5.1°±0.2°, 7.3°±0.2°, 8.0°±0.2°, 11.6°±0.2° and 16.3°±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffractogram measured using Cu—Kα;

an agent chosen from an opioid agonist, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, and a selective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor; and

a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the agent is an opioid agonist.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the opioid agonist is chosen from tramadol, tapentadol, and oxycodone.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: AZURITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; SILVERGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; SLAYBACK PHARMA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 070521/0299 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2021
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; WILSHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; XENOPORT, INC.
Reel/Frame 057880/0174 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2021
From: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 057544/0803 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2018
From: XENOPORT, INC.
To: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046633/0753 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2018
From: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
To: XENOPORT, INC.
Reel/Frame 046449/0306 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2016
From: ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; XENOPORT, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 039266/0345 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2010
From: YAO, FENMEI; GALLOP, MARK A.; BARRETT, RONALD W.; VIRSIK, PETER A.
To: XENOPORT, INC.
Reel/Frame 025477/0640 →