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Granted Patent B2
US 10,654,829 · App. 16/165,849 · Granted May 19, 2020

Crystalline forms and compositions of CFTR modulators

Inventors: Varsha Dhamankar (Watertown, MA); Kirk Raymond Dinehart (Holliston, MA); Eleni Dokou (Cambridge, MA); Lori Ann Ferris (Wilmington, MA); Nishanth Gopinathan (Lynnfield, MA); Katie McCarty (Watertown, MA); Catherine Metzler (Medford, MA); Beili Zhang (San Diego, CA); Samuel Moskowitz (Waban, MA); Sarah Robertson (Somerville, MA); David Waltz (Waban, MA); Eric L. Haseltine (Melrose, MA); Weichao George Chen (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
C07D401/14A61K9/2013A61K9/2054A61P11/00A61K9/10C07B2200/13
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Patent No.
US 10,654,829
App. No.
16/165,849
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Crystalline Forms of Compound I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating cystic fibrosis using the same, and methods for making the same are also disclosed.

Claims (291)

1. Crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I:

characterized by an X-ray powder diffractogram having a signal at at least three two-theta values chosen from 5.8±0.2, 8.2±0.2, 9.6±0.2, 10.2±0.2, 13.8±0.2, 15.1±0.2, 16.3±0.2, 17.2±0.2, and 19.1±0.2.

2. Crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I:

having a unit cell characterized by three edges of 9.0±0.2A, 11.5±0.2A, and 31.0±0.2A.

3. A method of preparing crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 , comprising reacting Compound I with a potassium base.

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:

(a) 50 mg to 600 mg of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 :

(b) a first solid dispersion comprising 25 mg to 125 mg of Compound II:

and 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a polymer relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) a second solid dispersion comprising 5 mg to 300 mg of Compound III or Compound III-d:

and 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a polymer relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion.

5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises:

(a) 15 wt % to 45 wt % of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 relative to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition;

(b) 5 wt % to 20 wt % of a first solid dispersion relative to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition,

wherein the first solid dispersion comprises 70 wt % to 90 wt % of Compound II relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion and 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a polymer relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) 10 wt % to 40 wt % of a second solid dispersion relative to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition, wherein the second solid dispersion comprises 70 wt % to 90 wt % of Compound III or Compound III-d relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, and 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a polymer relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion.

6. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises:

(a) 20 wt % to 35 wt % of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 relative to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition;

(b) 5 wt % to 20 wt % of a first solid dispersion relative to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition, wherein the first solid dispersion comprises 70 wt % to 90 wt % of Compound II relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion, and 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a polymer relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) 20 wt % to 40 wt % of a second solid dispersion relative to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition, wherein the second solid dispersion comprises 70 wt % to 90 wt % of Compound III relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, and 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a polymer relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion.

7. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first or second solid dispersions is a spray-dried dispersion.

8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , comprising 100 mg to 250 mg of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 .

9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the first solid dispersion comprises 25 mg to 100 mg of Compound II.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the second solid dispersion comprises 25 mg to 175 mg of Compound III or Compound III-d.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , comprising 100 mg to 250 mg of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 3 ; and wherein the first solid dispersion comprises 25 mg to 75 mg of Compound II and the second solid dispersion comprises 50 mg to 100 mg of Compound III or Compound III-d.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , comprising 100 mg to 150 mg of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 , and wherein the first solid dispersion comprises 50 mg of Compound II and the second solid dispersion comprises 75 mg or 150 mg of Compound II or 100 mg of Compound III-d.

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises:

(a) 115 mg to 140 mg of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 ;

(b) 60 mg to 65 mg of a first solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % Compound II relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion, and 20 wt % of a hypromellose relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) 90 mg to 95 mg of a second solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % of Compound III relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, 0.5 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, and 19.5 wt % of a hypromellose acetate succinate to the total weight of the second solid dispersion;

(d) 120 mg to 135 mg of a microcrystalline cellulose;

(e) 15 mg to 25 mg of a croscarmellose sodium; and

(f) 2 mg to 6 mg of magnesium stearate.

14. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 selected from:

(a)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

20-45 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 3

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

 5-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III,

10-30 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate,

and 0.5% sodium lauryl sulfate

(b)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

15-45 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

 5-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III or

10-40 wt %

Compound III-d, 19.5% hypromellose acetate

succinate, and 0.5% sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

 5-50 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 1-10 wt %

optionally magnesium stearate in an amount of 0.01 wt %-2 wt % based on the total weight of composition

(c)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

15-45 wt % 

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

5-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III or

10-40 wt % 

Compound III-d, 19.5% hypromellose acetate

succinate, and 0.5% sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

5-50 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

1-10 wt %

magnesium stearate

0.05-2 wt %  

(d)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

15-35 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

 5-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III,

20-40 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

20-40 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 1-10 wt %

magnesium stearate

0.05-2 wt % 

(e)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

20-40 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

 5-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III,

10-25 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

20-40 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 1-10 wt %

magnesium stearate

0.05-2 wt % 

(f)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

25-35 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

10-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III,

15-25 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

25-35 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 2-7 wt %

magnesium stearate

0.05-2 wt % 

(g)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

27-32 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

12-17 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III,

18-23 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

25-35 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 3-6 wt %

magnesium stearate

0.05-1.5 wt % 

(h)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

25-40 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

 7-15 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III-d,

15-35 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

25-35 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 2-5 wt %

magnesium stearate

0.05-1.5 wt % 

(i)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

15-40 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

 5-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III-d,

20-40 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

10-50 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 2-7 wt %

optionally magnesium stearate in an amount of 0.01 wt %-2 wt % based on the total weight of composition

(j)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

20-30 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

 8-18 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III-d,

20-30 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

20-30 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 2-5 wt %

optionally magnesium stearate in an amount of 0.01 wt %-1.5 wt % based on the total weight of composition

and (k)

weight % based on the

total weight of

Component

composition

crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of

22-32 wt %

Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound II,

10-20 wt %

20% hypromellose

solid dispersion containing 80% Compound III-d,

20-30 wt %

19.5% hypromellose acetate succinate, and 0.5%

sodium lauryl sulfate

microcrystalline cellulose

20-30 wt %

croscarmellose sodium (CCS)

 2-5 wt %

optionally magnesium stearate in an amount of 0.01 wt %-1.5 wt % based on the total weight of composition

15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition is in the form of a single tablet comprising:

(a) 50 mg to 140 mg of a crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 3 ;

(b) 25 mg to 65 mg of a first solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % Compound II relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion, and 20 wt % of a hypromellose relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) 75 mg to 200 mg of a second solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % of Compound III relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, 0.5 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion; and 19.5 wt % of a hypromellose acetate succinate to the total weight of the second solid dispersion

(d) 60 mg to 150 mg of a microcrystalline cellulose;

(e) 5 mg to 25 mg of a croscarmellose sodium; and

(f) 1 mg to 6 mg of magnesium stearate.

16. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition is in the form of a single tablet comprising:

(a) 100 mg to 250 mg of a crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 ;

(b) 30 mg to 65 mg of a first solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % Compound II relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion, and 20 wt % of a hypromellose relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) 75 mg to 200 mg of a second solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % of Compound III relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, 0.5 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion; and 19.5 wt % of a hypromellose acetate succinate to the total weight of the second solid dispersion;

(d) 85 mg to 215 mg of a microcrystalline cellulose;

(e) 10 mg to 30 mg of a croscarmellose sodium; and

(f) 1 mg to 7 mg of magnesium stearate.

17. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition is in the form of a single tablet comprising:

(a) 100 mg to 215 mg of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 3 ;

(b) 30 mg to 65 mg of a first solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % Compound II relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion, and 20 wt % of a hypromellose relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) 50 mg to 300 mg of a second solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % of Compound III-d relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, 0.5 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion; and 19.5 wt % of a hypromellose acetate succinate to the total weight of the second solid dispersion;

(d) 85 mg to 215 mg of a microcrystalline cellulose;

(e) 10 mg to 30 mg of a croscarmellose sodium; and

(f) 1 mg to 7 mg of magnesium stearate.

18. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition is in the form of a single tablet comprising:

(a) 55 mg to 300 mg of a crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 ;

(b) 30 mg to 130 mg of a first solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % Compound II relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion, and 20 wt % of a hypromellose relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) 50 mg to 300 mg of a second solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % of Compound III-d relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, 0.5 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion; and 19.5 wt % of a hypromellose acetate succinate to the total weight of the second solid dispersion

(d) 60 mg to 300 mg of a microcrystalline cellulose;

(e) 7 mg to 25 mg of a croscarmellose sodium; and

(f) optionally 0.05 mg to 6 mg of magnesium stearate.

19. A method of treating cystic fibrosis in a patient comprising orally administering to the patient one or more of the pharmaceutical compositions of claim 4 .

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein one or more of the pharmaceutical compositions are administered once daily or twice daily.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein said patient has cystic fibrosis is chosen from patients with F508del/minimal function genotypes, patients with F508del/F508del genotypes, patients with F508del/gating genotypes, and patients with F508del/residual function genotypes.

22. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises:

(a) about 128 mg of crystalline Form B of a potassium salt of Compound I of claim 1 or claim 2 ;

(b) about 63 mg of a first solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % Compound H relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion, and 20 wt % of a hypromellose relative to the total weight of the first solid dispersion; and

(c) about 94 mg of a second solid dispersion comprising 80 wt % of Compound III relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion, 0.5 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate relative to the total weight of the second solid dispersion; and 19.5 wt % of a hypromellose acetate succinate to the total weight of the second solid dispersion.

23. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 22 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a single tablet.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2019
From: HASELTINE, ERIC L.; MOSKOWITZ, SAMUEL; ROBERTSON, SARAH; WALTZ, DAVID
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 050180/0964 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2019
From: CHEN, WEICHAO GEORGE
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 050180/0974 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT APPLICATION NO 62650657 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047904 FRAME 0521. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Recorded Jan 8, 2019
From: METZLER, CATHERINE
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 048030/0183 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: DINEHART, KIRK RAYMOND; DOKOU, ELENI; GOPINATHAN, NISHANTH; MCCARTY, KATIE; DHAMANKAR, VARSHA
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 047904/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: FERRIS, LORI ANN
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 047904/0754 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: ZHANG, BEILI
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
Reel/Frame 047904/0871 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (SAN DIEGO) LLC
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 047904/0922 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: METZLER, CATHERINE
To: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62574670 · Oct 19, 2017
Provisional Application 62574677 · Oct 19, 2017
Provisional Application 62650057 · Mar 29, 2018
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