IP Library Granted Patent US 8,946,184
Granted Patent B2
US 8,946,184 · App. 13/783,633 · Granted Feb 3, 2015

Aptamer therapeutics useful in the treatment of complement-related disorders

Inventors: Claude Benedict (Cambridge, MA); David Epstein (Huntington, NY); Charles Wilson (Concord, MA); Dilara McCauley (Cambridge, MA); Jeffrey Kurz (Winchester, MA); Markus Kurz (Basel, CH); Thomas Greene McCauley (Cambridge, MA); James Rottman (Sudbury, MA)
Assignee: Archemix LLC
A61K47/48215C12N15/115C12N2310/16C12N2310/317C12N2310/321C12N2310/322C12N2310/351
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Patent No.
US 8,946,184
App. No.
13/783,633
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides nucleic acid therapeutics and methods for using these nucleic acid therapeutics in the treatment of complement-related disorders.

Claims (20)

1. A compound comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 , wherein the nucleotide sequence is conjugated to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety via a linker.

3. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 , wherein the PEG moiety is conjugated to the 5′ end of the nucleotide sequence.

4. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 3 , wherein the PEG moiety is branched.

5. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 3 , wherein the PEG moiety is linear.

6. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 3 , wherein the PEG moiety is a 10 kDa PEG, 20 kDa PEG, 30 kDa PEG or 40 kDa PEG moiety.

7. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 , wherein the linker is an alkyl linker.

8. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 7 , wherein the alkyl linker comprises 2 to 18 consecutive CH 2 groups.

9. A composition comprising the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.

10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the nucleotide sequence is conjugated to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety via a linker.

11. A method for treating a C5 complement protein, C5a and/or C5b-9-mediated disorder, the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 .

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the nucleotide sequence is conjugated to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) moiety via a linker.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the PEG moiety is conjugated to the 5′ end of the nucleotide sequence.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the PEG moiety is branched.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the PEG moiety is linear.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the PEG moiety is a 10 kDa PEG, 20 kDa PEG, 30 kDa PEG or 40 kDa PEG moiety.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the linker is an alkyl linker.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the alkyl linker comprises 2 to 18 consecutive CH 2 groups.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the disorder is myocardial injury relating to CABG surgery, myocardial injury relating to balloon angioplasty, myocardial injury relating to restenosis, C5, C5a and/or C5b-9 complement protein mediated complication relating to CABG surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, paroxysomal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, acute transplant rejection, hyperacute transplant rejection, subacute transplant rejection, or chronic transplant rejection.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the disorder is complement mediated ocular tissue damage.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2013
From: BENEDICT, CLAUDE; EPSTEIN, DAVID; WILSON, CHARLES; MCCAULEY, DILARA; KURZ, JEFFREY; KURZ, MARKUS; MCCAULEY, THOMAS GREENE; ROTTMAN, JAMES
To: ARCHEMIX CORP.
Reel/Frame 030255/0870 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 19, 2013
From: ARCHEMIX CORP.
To: ARCHEMIX LLC
Reel/Frame 030255/0900 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 13525680 · Jun 18, 2012
Division 11884411
Continuation In Part 11058134 · Feb 14, 2005
Provisional Application 60608048 · Sep 7, 2004
Provisional Application 60581685 · Jun 21, 2004
Provisional Application 60547747 · Feb 25, 2004
Provisional Application 60544542 · Feb 12, 2004
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