IP Library Granted Patent US 11,033,540
Granted Patent B2
US 11,033,540 · App. 16/682,041 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Formulations and pharmacokinetics of deuterated benzoquinoline inhibitors of vesicular monoamine transporter 2

Inventors: Andreas Sommer (Carlsbad, CA); Chengzhi Zhang (San Diego, CA); John Carter (Vista, CA); John Charles Arthur (Vista, CA); Margaret Bradbury (Vista, CA); Thomas George Gant (Carlsbad, CA); Manouchehr Shahbaz (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A61K31/473A61K9/0053A61K9/0065A61K9/1676A61K9/2013A61K9/2018A61K9/2027A61K9/2031A61K9/2054A61K9/2072A61K9/2077A61K9/2095A61K9/28A61K9/284A61K9/288A61K9/2846A61K9/2866A61K9/4808A61K9/5047A61K9/5073A61K9/5078A61K9/5084A61K31/4745A61K45/06C07D455/06C07B2200/05
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Patent No.
US 11,033,540
App. No.
16/682,041
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to new pharmaceutical compositions comprising benzoquinoline compounds, and methods to inhibit vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) activity in a subject for the treatment of chronic hyperkinetic movement disorders.

Claims (38)

1. A compound that is crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, having deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than about 1%, and having an X-ray diffractogram comprising three or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 11.6, 13.9, 20.0 or 23.7.

2. The compound of claim 1 , having an X-ray diffractogram comprising five or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 9.8, 11.6, 12.0, 13.9, 20.0, 22.0, 23.7, 24.4, 33.5 or 42.3.

3. The compound of claim 1 , having an X-ray diffractogram further comprising five or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 7.5, 8.3, 11.6, 12.0, 13.9, 20.0, 20.6, 22.0, 22.9 or 23.7.

4. The compound of claim 1 , having an X-ray diffractogram comprising peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 11.6, 13.9, 20.0 and 23.7.

5. The compound of claim 1 , having an X-ray diffractogram in accordance with FIG. 9 .

6. The compound of claim 1 , having a differential calorimetry trace comprising an endotherm between about 120 and about 140° C.

7. The compound of claim 1 , having a differential calorimetry trace in accordance with FIG. 8 .

8. The compound of claim 1 , having a thermogravimetric analysis profile showing about 1.5% weight loss below about 160° C.

9. The compound of claim 1 , having a thermogravimetric analysis profile in accordance with FIG. 7 .

10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, having deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than about 90%, and having an X-ray diffractogram comprising three or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 11.6, 13.9, 20.0 or 23.7.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than 98%.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has an X-ray diffractogram comprising five or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 9.8, 11.6, 12.0, 13.9, 20.0, 22.0, 23.7, 24.4, 33.5 or 42.3.

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has an X-ray diffractogram comprising five or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 7.5, 8.3, 11.6, 12.0, 13.9, 20.0, 20.6, 22.0, 22.9 or 23.7.

14. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has an X-ray diffractogram comprising peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 11.6, 13.9, 20.0 and 23.7.

15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has an X-ray diffractogram in accordance with FIG. 9 .

16. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has a differential calorimetry trace comprising an endotherm between about 120 and about 140° C.

17. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has a differential calorimetry trace in accordance with FIG. 8 .

18. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has a thermogravimetric analysis profile showing about 1.5% weight loss below about 160° C.

19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has a thermogravimetric analysis profile in accordance with FIG. 7 .

20. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprises polyoxide.

21. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier consists of polyoxide.

22. A method of treating a VMAT2-mediated disorder comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof a compound of claim 1 .

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the VMAT2-mediated disorder is a hyperkinetic movement disorder.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the hyperkinetic movement disorder is a chronic hyperkinetic movement disorder.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the chronic hyperkinetic movement disorder is selected from the group consisting of Huntington's chorea, tardive dyskinesia, Tourette's syndrome, and a tic.

26. The method of claim 22 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or hydrate thereof has deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than about 90%.

27. The method of claim 22 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or hydrate thereof has deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than about 98%.

28. A method of treating a VMAT2-mediated disorder comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 .

29. The method of claim 28 , wherein the VMAT2-mediated disorder is a hyperkinetic movement disorder.

30. The method of claim 29 , wherein the hyperkinetic movement disorder is a chronic hyperkinetic movement disorder.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the chronic hyperkinetic movement disorder is selected from the group consisting of Huntington's chorea, tardive dyskinesia, Tourette's syndrome, and a tic.

32. A method of preparing a crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II, having deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than about 1%, and having an X-ray diffractogram comprising three or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 11.6, 13.9, 20.0 or 23.7, comprising dissolving d 6 -tetrabenazine in methanol and precipitating the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II by evaporation at ambient temperature and humidity.

33. The method of claim 32 , wherein the methanol is saturated with the d 6 -tetrabenazine.

34. The method of claim 32 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than about 90%.

35. The method of claim 32 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has deuterium enrichment in each deuterium position of no less than about 98%.

36. The method of claim 32 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has an X-ray diffractogram comprising five or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 9.8, 11.6, 12.0, 13.9, 20.0, 22.0, 23.7, 24.4, 33.5 or 42.3.

37. The method of claim 32 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has an X-ray diffractogram comprising five or more peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 7.5, 8.3, 11.6, 12.0, 13.9, 20.0, 20.6, 22.0, 22.9 or 23.7.

38. The method of claim 32 , wherein the crystalline d 6 -tetrabenazine Form II has an X-ray diffractogram comprising peaks, in terms of 2θ±0.2, at 8.3, 11.6, 13.9, 20.0 and 23.7.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 13, 2025
From: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
Reel/Frame 073080/0095 →
CHANGE OF ASSIGNEE ADDRESS Recorded Feb 2, 2021
From: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055193/0866 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16163380 · Oct 17, 2018
Continuation 15287406 · Oct 6, 2016
Continuation 15044655 · Feb 16, 2016
Continuation 14245024 · Apr 4, 2014
Continuation 14030322 · Sep 18, 2013
Provisional Application 61702586 · Sep 18, 2012
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