IP Library Granted Patent US 10,442,756
Granted Patent B2
US 10,442,756 · App. 15/846,084 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Compounds and compositions for intracellular delivery of therapeutic agents

Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato (Cambridge, MA); Mark Cornebise (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
C07C229/12A61K9/0019A61K9/0043A61K9/0073A61K9/127A61K9/1272A61K9/1617A61K9/1641A61K9/5123A61K9/5146A61K31/7105A61K38/1725A61K38/1816A61K47/543A61K47/6911A61K48/005A61K48/0033C07C227/16C07C227/18C07C229/16C07C233/36C07C233/72C07C235/10C07C255/24C07C263/20C07C271/20C07C275/14C07C279/12C07C279/24C07C279/28C07C279/32C07C311/05C07C335/08C07D207/27C07D249/04C07D265/33C07D271/06C07D271/10C07D277/38C07F9/091C07K14/505A61K9/1271A61K48/00C07C2601/02C07C2601/04C07C2601/14C07C2601/18
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Patent No.
US 10,442,756
App. No.
15/846,084
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.

Claims (39)

1. A compound of Formula (IA):

or a salt or isomer thereof, wherein

l is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;

m is selected from 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9;

M 1 is a bond or M′;

R 4 is unsubstituted C 1-3 alkyl, or —(CH 2 ) n Q, in which Q is OH, —NHC(S)N(R) 2 , —NHC(O)N(R) 2 , —N(R)C(O)R, —N(R)S(O) 2 R, —N(R)R 8 , —NHC(═NR 9 )N(R) 2 , —NHC(═CHR 9 )N(R) 2 , —OC(O)N(R) 2 , —N(R)C(O)OR, —N(OR)C(O)R, —N(OR)S(O) 2 R, —N(OR)C(O)OR, —N(OR)C(O)N(R) 2 , —N(OR)C(S)N(R) 2 , —N(OR)C(═NR 9 )N(R) 2 , —N(OR)C(═CHR 9 )N(R) 2 , or heteroaryl, and each n is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;

M and M′ are independently selected from —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)N(R′)—, —P(O)(OR′)O—, —S—S—, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group; and

R 2 and R 3 are both C 1-14 alkyl, or C 2-14 alkenyl,

R 8 is selected from the group consisting of C 3-6 carbocycle and heterocycle;

R 9 is selected from the group consisting of H, CN, NO 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, —OR, —S(O) 2 R, —S(O) 2 N(R) 2 , C 2-6 alkenyl, C 3-6 carbocycle and heterocycle;

each R is independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-3 alkyl, C 2-3 alkenyl, and H; and

R′ is a linear alkyl.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of Formula (II):

or a salt or isomer thereof, wherein n is 2, 3, or 4.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is unsubstituted methyl or —(CH 2 ) n Q, in which Q is OH, —NHC(S)N(CH 3 ) 2 , —NHC(S)NH(CH 3 ), —NHC(O)NH(CH 3 ), or —NHC(O)N(CH 3 ) 2 .

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are the same.

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are C 8 alkyl.

6. The compound claim 1 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are different.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of Compounds 1-5, 7, 8, 19-20, 23, 28, 30, 32-47, 56-61, 96, 100, 104, 107-117, 122-124, 126-129, 131, 133-134, 143-147, 153, 168-170, 173-179, 181-182, 185, 186, 193, 194, 196-198, 200, 203-213, 215, 218-228, 230, and 231, and salts and isomers thereof.

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the Formula (IIa),

or a salt or isomer thereof.

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of the Formula (IId),

or a salt or isomer thereof,

wherein n is selected from 2, 3, and 4.

10. A nanoparticle composition comprising a lipid component comprising a compound of claim 1 .

11. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the lipid component further comprises a phospholipid selected from the group consisting of 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DLPC), 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-phosphocholine (DMPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC), 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC), 1,2-diundecanoyl-sn-glycero-phosphocholine (DUPC), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC), 1,2-di-O-octadecenyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (18:0 Diether PC), 1-oleoyl-2-cholesterylhemisuccinoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (OChemsPC), 1-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (C16 Lyso PC), 1,2-dilinolenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-diarachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-didocosahexaenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanola mine(DOPE), 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (ME 16.0 PE), 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-dilinolenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-diarachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-didocosahexaenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-rac-(1-glycerol) sodium salt (DOPG), sphingomyelin, and mixtures thereof.

12. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the lipid component further comprises a structural lipid selected from the group consisting of cholesterol, fecosterol, sitosterol, ergosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, tomatidine, ursolic acid, alpha-tocopherol, and mixtures thereof.

13. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the lipid component further comprises a PEG lipid selected from the group consisting of a PEG-modified phosphatidylethanolamine, a PEG-modified phosphatidic acid, a PEG-modified ceramide, a PEG-modified dialkylamine, a PEG-modified diacylglycerol, a PEG-modified dialkylglycerol, and mixtures thereof.

14. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the lipid component further comprises a cationic and/or ionizable lipid selected from the group consisting of 3-(didodecylamino)-N1,N1,4-tridodecyl-1-piperazineethanamine (KL10), N1-[2-(didodecylamino)ethyl]-N 1,N4,N4-tridodecyl-1,4-piperazinediethanamine (KL22), 14,25-ditridecyl-15,18,21,24-tetraaza-octatriacontane (KL25), 1,2-dilinoleyloxy-N,N-dimethylaminopropane (DLin-DMA), 2,2-dilinoleyl-4-dimethylaminomethyl-[1,3]-dioxolane (DLin-K-DMA), heptatriaconta-6,9,28,31-tetraen-19-yl 4-(dimethylamino)butanoate (DLin-MC3-DMA), 2,2-dilinoleyl-4-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-[1,3]-dioxolane (DLin-KC2-DMA), 1,2-dioleyloxy-N,N-dimethylaminopropane (DODMA), 2-({8-[(3β)-cholest-5-en-3-yloxy]octyl}oxy)-N,N-dimethyl-3-[(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dien-1-yl oxy]propan-1-amine (Octyl-CLinDMA), (2R)-2-({8-[(3β)-cholest-5-en-3-yloxy]octyl}oxy)-N,N-dimethyl-3-[(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dien-1-yloxy]propan-1-amine (Octyl-CLinDMA (2R)), and (2S)-2-({8-[(3β)-cholest-5-en-3-yloxy]octyl}oxy)-N,N-dimethyl-3-[(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dien-1-yloxy]propan-1-amine (Octyl-CLinDMA (2S)).

15. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the lipid component comprises about 30 mol % to about 60 mol % said compound, about 0 mol % to about 30 mol % phospholipid, about 18.5 mol % to about 48.5 mol % structural lipid, and about 0 mol % to about 10 mol % PEG lipid.

16. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , further comprising a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent.

17. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent is a ribonucleic acid (RNA), wherein the RNA is selected from the group consisting of a small interfering RNA (siRNA), an asymmetrical interfering RNA (aiRNA), a microRNA (miRNA), a Dicer-substrate RNA (dsRNA), a small hairpin RNA (shRNA), a messenger RNA (mRNA), and mixtures thereof.

18. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the RNA is an mRNA.

19. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the mRNA includes one or more of a stem loop, a chain terminating nucleoside, a poly A sequence, a polyadenylation signal, and/or a 5′ cap structure.

20. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the encapsulation efficiency of the therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent is at least 80% or at least 90%.

21. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the wt/wt ratio of the lipid component to the therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent is from about 10:1 to about 60:1.

22. The nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , wherein the N:P ratio is from about 2:1 to about 30:1.

23. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the nanoparticle composition of claim 10 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

24. A method of delivering a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent to a mammalian cell, the method comprising administering to a subject the nanoparticle composition of claim 10 , said administering comprising contacting the cell with the nanoparticle composition, whereby the therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent is delivered to the cell.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: MODERNATX, INC.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 073634/0354 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2020
From: CORNEBISE, MARK
To: MODERNATX, INC.
Reel/Frame 051640/0993 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2018
From: BENENATO, KERRY E.
To: MODERNATX, INC.
Reel/Frame 044914/0918 →
Continuity (11)
Continuation 15476253 · Mar 31, 2017
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Provisional Application 62382740 · Sep 1, 2016
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Provisional Application 62266460 · Dec 11, 2015
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