Injectable nitrogen mustard compositions comprising a cyclodextrin derivative and methods of making and using the same

1. An injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising about 8.5 mL of an aqueous solution at a pH of 5, said solution consisting of 9 g/L sodium chloride, a sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin, and melphalan, wherein said sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin and said melphalan are present in a weight ratio of at least 54:1;

wherein said melphalan is present at a concentration of 5 mg/mL;

wherein said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is stable at room temperature for at least one hour, as compared to a reference melphalan standard, and wherein when the injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is diluted using 9 g/L sodium chloride solution to prepare a composition having 0.45 mg/mL melphalan concentration and administered to a subject provides a melphalan AUC 0-t in the subject that is at least 20% greater than a melphalan AUC 0-t provided by a melphalan formulation containing an equivalent dose of melphalan and lacking the sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin.

2. The injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein less than 2% by weight of said melphalan is degraded after 5 hours at room temperature as compared to the amount of melphalan present before holding said formulation at room temperature for 5 hours.

3. The injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein less than 4% by weight of said melphalan is degraded when said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is held at room temperature for 10 hours as compared to the amount of melphalan present before holding said formulation at room temperature for 10 hours.

4. An injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising an aqueous solution with a pH of 5, said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation consisting of a sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin and melphalan;

wherein said sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin and said melphalan are present in a weight ratio of at least 54:1;

wherein said melphalan is present in said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation at a concentration of 0.45 mg/mL; and

wherein said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is stable at room temperature for at least 4 hours, as compared to a reference melphalan standard, and further wherein administering the injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation provides a melphalan AUC 0-t in a subject that is at least 20% greater than a melphalan AUC 0-t provided by a melphalan formulation containing an equivalent dose of melphalan and lacking the sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin.

5. The injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation of claim 4 , wherein less than 2% by weight of said melphalan is degraded when said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is held at room temperature for 5 hours as compared to the amount of melphalan present before holding said formulation at room temperature for 5 hours.

6. The injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation of claim 4 , wherein less than 4% by weight of said melphalan is degraded when said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is held at room temperature for 10 hours as compared to the amount of melphalan present before holding said formulation at room temperature for 10 hours.

7. An injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising an aqueous solution at a pH of 5, said solution consisting of;

9 mg/mL sodium chloride;

270 mg/mL of a sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin;

5 mg/mL melphalan; and

wherein said injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is stable at room temperature for at least one hour, as compared to a reference melphalan standard, and wherein when the injectable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is further diluted using 9 mg/mL sodium chloride solution to prepare a composition having 0.45 mg/mL melphalan concentration and administered to a subject provides a melphalan AUC 0-t in the subject that is at least 20% greater than a melphalan AUC 0-t provided by a melphalan formulation containing an equivalent dose of melphalan and lacking the sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin.