mPGES-1 inhibitor for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain

1. A method of treating osteoarthritis pain in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising orally administering to the subject from about 10 mg to about 1000 mg of a pharmaceutical composition per day, the composition comprising N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a nanoparticulate composition.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 10 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 25 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 75 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subject exhibits primary osteoarthritis of the hip or knee for at least 3 months in accordance with American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical and radiological criteria.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subject has moderate pain intensity defined as a minimum of 40 mm and a maximum of 74 mm on 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale (Pain Walking on a Flat Surface, WOMAC 3.1, Section A, Question 1) in the most severely affected joint.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subject exhibits more than a 30% reduction from baseline in the Western Ontario and McMaster's University Osteoarthritis Index 3.1 pain subscale (WOMAC-PS) upon treatment with N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subject exhibits a mean change from baseline in the Western Ontario and McMaster's University Osteoarthritis Index 3.1 pain subscale (WOMAC-PS) at the end of 12 weeks of treatment.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subject exhibits a mean change from baseline in overall WOMAC-3.1 index at the end of 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks of treatment.

10. The method according to claim 1 , the method comprising orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 10 mg to about 100 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the subject has moderate pain intensity defined as a minimum of 40 mm and a maximum of 74 mm on 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale (Pain Walking on a Flat Surface, WOMAC 3.1, Section A, Question 1) in the most severely affected joint.

11. The method according to claim 1 , the method comprising orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 10 mg, about 25 mg or about 75 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the subject has moderate pain intensity defined as a minimum of 40 mm and a maximum of 74 mm on 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale (Pain Walking on a Flat Surface, WOMAC 3.1, Section A, Question 1) in the most severely affected joint.

12. The method according to claim 1 , the method comprising orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 10 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the subject has moderate pain intensity defined as a minimum of 40 mm and a maximum of 74 mm on 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale (Pain Walking on a Flat Surface, WOMAC 3.1, Section A, Question 1) in the most severely affected joint.

13. The method according to claim 1 , the method comprising orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 25 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the subject has moderate pain intensity defined as a minimum of 40 mm and a maximum of 74 mm on 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale (Pain Walking on a Flat Surface, WOMAC 3.1, Section A, Question 1) in the most severely affected joint.

14. The method according to claim 1 , the method comprising orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising about 75 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the subject has moderate pain intensity defined as a minimum of 40 mm and a maximum of 74 mm on 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale (Pain Walking on a Flat Surface, WOMAC 3.1, Section A, Question 1) in the most severely affected joint.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises orally administering a nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 10 to about 100 mg of N-(4-chloro-3-(5-oxo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzyl)pivalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nanoparticulate pharmaceutical composition is administered once or twice daily.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the osteoarthritis pain is moderate osteoarthritis pain.