Apilimod compositions and methods for using same in the treatment of renal cancer
The present disclosure relates to methods for treating renal cancer with apilimod and related compositions and methods.
1. A method for treating clear cell renal carcinoma in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of apilimod, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the clear cell renal carcinoma is refractory to standard treatment or is metastatic.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in a form suitable for oral or intravenous administration.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is selected from sulfate, citrate, acetate, oxalate, chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate, bisulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, isonicotinate, lactate, salicylate, acid citrate, tartrate, oleate, tannate, pantothenate, bitartrate, ascorbate, succinate, maleate, besylate, gentisinate, fumarate, gluconate, glucaronate, saccharate, formate, benzoate, glutamate, methanesulfonate, ethanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate, and pamoate.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is selected from chloride, phosphate, lactate, tartrate, maleate, fumarate, methanesulfonate, and pamoate.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering to the subject at least one additional active agent.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one additional active agent is a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the VEGF inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of bevacizumab, sunitinib, pazopanib, axitinib, sorafenib, regorafenib, lenvatinib, motesanib, and vandetanib.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the VEGF inhibitor is selected from pazopanib or sorafenib, or a combination thereof.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one additional active agent is a PD-1/PDL-1 pathway inhibitor.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one additional active agent is selected from pembrolizumab, avelumab, atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), nivolumab (BMS-936558), pidilizumab (MK-3475), MSB0010718C, and MEDI4736.