MetAP-2 inhibitor polymersomes for therapeutic administration
Described herein are MetAP-2 inhibitors and compositions and formulations thereof, and more particularly compositions and formulations of MetAP-2 inhibitors wherein the MetAP-2 inhibitor is associated with a block copolymer comprising a hydrophilic polymer moiety and a hydrophobic polymer moiety. The present invention also relates to compositions and formulations comprising MetAP-2 inhibitors for oral administration or administration via routes such as topical or ocular administration. The present invention also provides methods to treat conditions associated with or related to the over-expression or over-activity of MetAP-2 by administering the compositions and formulations comprising MetAP-2 inhibitors as disclosed herein.
1. A composition formulated for oral administration comprising a fumagillol derivative having anti-proliferative activity, wherein said fumagillol derivative is covalently linked to a block copolymer comprising a hydrophilic polymer moiety and a hydrophobic polymer moiety, wherein said block copolymer is a diblock copolymer comprising a PEG-PLA diblock copolymer having hydrophilic PEG and hydrophobic PLA moieties, and wherein said fumagillol derivative is covalently linked with the hydrophobic moiety of said block copolymer.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said fumagillol derivative comprises a derivative selected from the group consisting of 6-O—(N-chloroacetylcarbamoyl) fumagillol (TNP-470), 6-O-(4-methoxyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(3,4,5-trimethexyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(4-(N,N-dimethylethoxy) aniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclopropylamino) acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclobutylamino)acetyl fumagillol; 4-((cyclopropylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 20 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1 cyclohexanol; 4-((cyclobutylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1-cyclohexanol.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises micelles.
4. A method of treating a condition involving or relying upon MetAP-2 activity for its pathology, the method comprising administering an oral formulation comprising a fumagillol derivative having anti-proliferative activity, wherein said fumagillol derivative is covalently linked to a block copolymer comprising a hydrophilic polymer moiety and a hydrophobic polymer moiety, wherein said block copolymer is a diblock copolymer comprising a PEG-PLA diblock copolymer having hydrophilic PEG and hydrophobic PLA moieties, and wherein said fumagillol derivative is covalently linked with the hydrophobic moiety of said block copolymer.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said fumagillol derivative comprises a derivative selected from the group consisting of 6-O—(N-chloroacetylcarbamoyl) fumagillol (TNP-470), 6-O-(4-methoxyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(3,4,5-trimethexyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(4-(N,N-dimethylethoxy) aniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclopropylamino) acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclobutylamino)acetyl fumagillol; 4-((cyclopropylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 20 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1 cyclohexanol; 4-((cyclobutylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1-cyclohexanol.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the condition is selected from the group consisting of cancer, metastatic tumors, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and, ocular neovascularizations.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein said composition comprises micelles.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein said anti-proliferative composition has anti-tumor activity.
9. A method of making a diblock copolymer composition formulated for oral administration and comprising a that has anti-proliferative activity, the method comprising covalently conjugating said fumagillol derivative to a diblock copolymer comprising a hydrophilic polymer moiety and a hydrophobic polymer moiety, wherein said block copolymer is a diblock copolymer comprising a PEG-PLA diblock copolymer having hydrophilic PEG and hydrophobic PLA moieties, and wherein said fumagillol derivative is covalently linked with the hydrophobic moiety of said block copolymer.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said fumagillol derivative has anti-angiogenic activity.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein said fumagillol derivative comprises a derivative selected from the group consisting of 6-O—(N-chloroacetylcarbamoyl) fumagillol (TNP-470), 6-O-(4-methoxyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(3,4,5-trimethexyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(4-(N,N-dimethylethoxy) aniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclopropylamino)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclobutylamino)acetyl fumagillol; 4-((cyclopropylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 20 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1 cyclohexanol; 4-((cyclobutylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1-cyclohexanol.
12. A diblock copolymer composition formulated for oral administration and comprising a fumagillol derivative, said composition produced by the method of claim 9 .
13. The diblock copolymer composition of claim 12 , wherein said a fumagillol derivative has anti-proliferative activity.
14. The diblock copolymer composition of claim 12 , wherein said fumagillol derivative comprises a derivative selected from the group consisting of 6-O—(N-chloroacetylcarbamoyl)fumagillol (TNP-470), 6-O-(4-methoxyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(3,4,5-trimethexyaniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(4-(N,N-dimethylethoxy) aniline)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclopropylamino)acetyl fumagillol; 6-O-(cyclobutylamino)acetyl fumagillol; 4-((cyclopropylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 20 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1 cyclohexanol; 4-((cyclobutylamino)acetyl)oxy-2-(1,2-epoxy-1,5 dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-3-methoxy-1-chloromethyl-1-cyclohexanol.