IP Library Granted Patent US 11,304,953
Granted Patent B2
US 11,304,953 · App. 16/613,638 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Combination therapy

Inventor: Daniel P. Gold (Del Mar, CA)
Assignee: MEI Pharma, Inc.
A61K31/5377A61K9/0019A61K9/0053A61P35/04C07K16/2827
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Patent No.
US 11,304,953
App. No.
16/613,638
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are methods of treating diseases, such as cancer, using a combination therapy. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise administering an effective amount of a phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor and an effective amount of a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor to a patient.

Claims (42)

1. A method for treating a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, renal cell cancer, head and neck cancer, colon cancer, mesothelioma, comprising administering:

(i) an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I);

or an enantiomer, a mixture of enantiomers, a mixture of two or more diastereomers, or an isotopic variant thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, or prodrug thereof; wherein:

X, Y, and Z are each independently N or CR x , with the proviso that at least two of X, Y, and Z are nitrogen atoms; where R X is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl;

R 1 and R 2 are each independently (a) hydrogen, cyano, halo, or nitro; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (c) —C(O)R 1a , —C(O)OR 1a , —C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —C(NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OR 1a , —OC(O)R 1a , —OC(O)OR 1a , —OC(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OC(═NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O)R 1a , —OS(O) 2 R 1a , —OS(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(O)R 1d , —NR 1a C(O)OR 1d , —NR 1a C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(═NR 1d )NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O)R 1d , —NR 1a S(O) 2 R 1d , —NR 1a S(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —SR 1a , —S(O)R 1a , —S(O) 2 R 1a , —S(O)NR 1b R 1c , or —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c ; wherein each R 1a , R 1b , R 1c , and R 1d is independently (i) hydrogen; (ii) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (iii) R 1b and R 1c together with the N atom to which they are attached form heterocyclyl;

R 3 and R 4 are each independently hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; or R 3 and R 4 are linked together to form a bond, C 1-6 alkylene, C 1-6 heteroalkylene, C 2-6 alkenylene, or C 2-6 heteroalkenylene;

R 5a is (a) hydrogen or halo; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (c) —C(O)R 1a , —C(O)OR 1a , —C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —C(NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OR 1a , —OC(O)R 1a , —OC(O)OR 1a , —OC(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OC(═NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O)R 1a , —OS(O) 2 R 1a , —OS(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(O)R 1d , —NR 1a C(O)OR 1d , —NR 1a C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(═NR 1d )NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O)R 1d , —NR 1a S(O) 2 R 1d , —NR 1a S(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —SR 1a , —S(O)R 1a , —S(O) 2 R 1a , —S(O)NR 1b R 1c , or —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c ;

R 5b is (a) halo; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (c) —C(O)R 1a , —C(O)OR 1a , —C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —C(NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OR 1a , —OC(O)R 1a , —OC(O)OR 1a , —OC(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OC(═NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O)R 1a , —OS(O) 2 R 1a , —OS(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(O)R 1d , —NR 1a C(O)OR 1d , —NR 1a C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(═NR 1d )NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O)R 1d , —NR 1a S(O) 2 R 1d , —NR 1a S(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —SR 1a , —S(O)R 1a , —S(O) 2 R 1a , —S(O)NR 1b R 1c , or —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c ;

R 5c is —(CR 5f R 5g ) n —(C 6-14 aryl) or —(CR 5f R 5g ) n -heteroaryl;

R 5d and R 5e are each independently (a) hydrogen or halo; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (c) —C(O)R 1a , —C(O)OR 1a , —C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —C(NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OR 1a , —OC(O)R 1a , —OC(O)OR 1a , —OC(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OC(═NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O)R 1a , —OS(O) 2 R 1a , —OS(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(O)R 1d , —NR 1a C(O)OR 1d , —NR 1a C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(═NR 1d )NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O)R 1d , —NR 1a S(O) 2 R 1d , —NR 1a S(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —SR 1a , —S(O)R 1a , —S(O) 2 R 1a , —S(O)NR 1b R 1c , or —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c ;

R 5f and R 5g are each independently (a) hydrogen or halo; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (c) —C(O)R 1a , —C(O)OR 1a , —C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —C(NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OR 1a , —OC(O)R 1a , —OC(O)OR 1a , —OC(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OC(═NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O)R 1a , —OS(O) 2 R 1a , —OS(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(O)R 1d , —NR 1a C(O)OR 1d , —NR 1a C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(═NR 1d )NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O)R 1d , —NR 1a S(O) 2 R 1d , —NR 1a S(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —SR 1a , —S(O)R 1a , —S(O) 2 R 1a , —S(O)NR 1b R 1c ; or —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c ; or (d) when one occurrence of R 5f and one occurrence of R 5g are attached to the same carbon atom, the R 5f and R 5g together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C 3-10 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

R 6 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, —S—C 1-6 alkyl, —S(O)—C 1-6 alkyl, or —SO 2 —C 1-6 alkyl;

m is 0 or 1; and

n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

wherein each alkyl, alkylene, heteroalkylene, alkenyl, alkenylene, heteroalkenylene, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl in R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R X , R 1a , R 1b , R 1c , R 1d , R 5a , R 5b , R 5c , R 5d , R 5e , R 5f , and R 5g is optionally substituted with one, two, three, four, or five substituents Q, wherein each substituent Q is independently selected from (a) oxo, cyano, halo, and nitro; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl, each of which is further optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents Q a ; and (c) —C(O)R a , —C(O)OR a , —C(O)NR b R c , —C(NR a )NR b R c , —OR a , —OC(O)R a , —OC(O)OR a , —OC(O)NR b R c , —OC(═NR a )NR b R c , —OS(O)R a , —OS(O) 2 R a , —OS(O)NR b R c , —OS(O) 2 NR b R c , —NR b R c , —NR a C(O)R d , —NR a C(O)OR d , —NR a C(O)NR b R c , —NR a C(═NR d )NR b R c , —NR a S(O)R d , —NR a S(O) 2 R d , —NR a S(O)NR b R c , —NR a S(O) 2 NR b R c , —SR a , —S(O)R a , —S(O) 2 R a , —S(O)NR b R c , and —S(O) 2 NR b R c , wherein each R a , R b , R c , and R d is independently (i) hydrogen; (ii) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, each of which is further optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents Q a ; or (iii) R b and R c together with the N atom to which they are attached form heterocyclyl, which is further optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents Q a ;

wherein each Q a is independently selected from the group consisting of (a) oxo, cyano, halo, and nitro; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl; and (c) —C(O)R e , —C(O)OR e , —C(O)NR f R g , —C(NR e )NR f R g , —OR e , —OC(O)R e , —OC(O)OR e , —OC(O)NR f R g , —OC(═NR e )NR f R g , —OS(O)R e , —OS(O) 2 R e , —OS(O)NR f R g , —OS(O) 2 NR f R g , —NR f R g , —NR e C(O)R h , —NR e C(O)OR h , —NR e C(O)NR f R g , —NR e C(═NR h )NR f R g , —NR e S(O)R h , —NR e S(O) 2 R h , —NR e S(O)NR f R g , —NR e S(O) 2 NR f R g , —SR e , —S(O)R e , —S(O) 2 R e , —S(O)NR f R g , and —S(O) 2 NR f R g ; wherein each R e , R f , R g , and R h is independently (i) hydrogen; (ii) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (iii) R f and R g together with the N atom to which they are attached form heterocyclyl; or

wherein two substituents Q that are adjacent to each other optionally form a C 3-10 cycloalkenyl, C 6-14 aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, each optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents Q a ;

and

(ii) an effective amount of a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 5b is (a) halo; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, or heteroaryl; or (c) —C(O)R 1a , —C(O)OR 1a , —C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —C(NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OR 1a , —OC(O)R 1a , —OC(O)OR 1a , —OC(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OC(═NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O)R 1a , —OS(O) 2 R 1a , —OS(O)NR 1b R 1c , —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(O)R 1d , —NR 1a C(O)OR 1d , —NR 1a C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(═NR 1d )NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O)R 1d , —NR 1a S(O) 2 R 1d , —NR 1a S(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —SR 1a , —S(O)R 1a , —S(O) 2 R 1a , —S(O)NR 1b R 1c , or —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c .

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 5a and R 5b are each independently (a) halo; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; or (c) —C(O)R 1a , —C(O)OR 1a , —C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —C(NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OR 1a , —OC(O)R 1a , —OC(O)OR 1a , —OC(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OC(═NR 1a )NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O)R 1a , —OS(O) 2 R 1a , —OS(O)NR 1b R 1c , —OS(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(O)R 1d , —NR 1a C(O)OR 1d , —NR 1a C(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a C(═NR 1d )NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O)R 1d , —NR 1a S(O) 2 R 1d , —NR 1a S(O)NR 1b R 1c , —NR 1a S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c , —SR 1a , —S(O)R 1a , —S(O) 2 R 1a , —S(O)NR 1b R 1c , or —S(O) 2 NR 1b R 1c .

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein R 5a and R 5b are each methyl, optionally substituted with one, two, or three halo(s).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein n is 1, m is 0, and R 5f and R 5g are each hydrogen.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (I) is of Formula (XI):

or an enantiomer, a mixture of enantiomers, a mixture of two or more diastereomers, or an isotopic variant thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, or prodrug thereof; wherein:

R 7a , R 7b , R 7c , R 7d , and R 7e are each independently (a) hydrogen, cyano, halo, or nitro; (b) C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 6-14 aryl, C 7-15 aralkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, each of which is optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents Q a ; or (c) —C(O)R a , —C(O)OR a , —C(O)NR b R c , —C(NR a )NR b R c , —OR a , —OC(O)R a , —OC(O)OR a , —OC(O)NR b R c , —OC(═NR a )NR b R c , —OS(O)R a , —OS(O) 2 R a , —OS(O)NR b R c , —OS(O) 2 NR b R c , —NR b R c , —NR a C(O)R d , —NR a C(O)OR d , —NR a C(O)NR b R c , —NR a C(═NR d )NR b R c , —NR a S(O)R d , —NR a S(O) 2 R d , —NR a S(O)NR b R c , —NR a S(O) 2 NR b R c , —SR a , —S(O)R a , —S(O) 2 R a , —S(O)NR b R c , or —S(O) 2 NR b R c ; or

two of R 7a , R 7b , R 7c , R 7d , and R 7e that are adjacent to each other form C 3-10 cycloalkenyl, C 6-14 aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, each optionally substituted with one, two, three, or four substituents Q a .

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (I) is Compound I:

or an isotopic variant thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, or prodrug thereof.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (I) is Compound II:

or an isotopic variant thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, or prodrug thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor is pidilizumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab, avelumab, BMS-936559, BGB-A317, PDR001, REGN2810, or durvalumab, or a variant or biosimilar thereof, or combinations thereof.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor is nivolumab, or a variant or biosimilar thereof.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor is atezolizumab, or a variant or biosimilar thereof.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is melanoma.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration of compounds occurs in one or more cycles.

14. A method for multiple cycle chemotherapy in a subject, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject at least two chemotherapy cycles, wherein in each chemotherapy cycle, a PI3K inhibitor and a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor are administered to the subject.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the compounds are administered within 6 hours or less of each other.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the compounds are administered within 1 hour or less of each other.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the compounds are administered simultaneously.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the compounds are administered sequentially.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the administration of any additional cycle is within 50 days of completion of a previous cycle.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 7, 2026
From: MEI PHARMA, INC.
To: LITE STRATEGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 075780/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2019
From: GOLD, DANIEL P.
To: MEI PHARMA, INC.
Reel/Frame 051124/0511 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62510204 · May 23, 2017
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