IP Library Granted Patent US 11,638,754
Granted Patent B2
US 11,638,754 · App. 17/170,948 · Granted May 2, 2023

HPV vaccine

Inventors: Andrew J. Bett (Landsdale, PA); John P. Bilello (Redwood City, CA); Amy S. Espeseth (Chalfont, PA); Tong-Ming Fu (Philadelphia, PA); Marian E. Gindy (Haledon, NJ)
Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
A61K39/39A61K39/12A61P31/20C12N7/00A61K2039/5258A61K2039/545A61K2039/55505A61K2039/55572C12N2710/20023C12N2710/20034C12N2710/20071
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Patent No.
US 11,638,754
App. No.
17/170,948
Granted
May 2, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides, among other things, a pharmaceutical composition that includes a lipid nanoparticle adjuvant and an anti-human papillomavirus (HPV) comprising HPV virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.

Claims (44)

1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:

virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82,

a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) adjuvant, and

a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,

wherein the LNP adjuvant comprises 30-65 mole % cationic lipid, 5-30 mole % phospholipid, 10-40 mole % cholesterol, and 0.5-4 mole % PEG-lipid.

2. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises VLPs of at least HPV types 16 and 18.

3. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises VLPs of at least HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

4. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises VLPs of at least HPV types 31, 45, 52, and 58.

5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises VLPs of at least HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.

6. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the LNP adjuvant comprises 55-65 mole % cationic lipid, 5-15 mole % phospholipid, 25-35 mole % cholesterol, and 1-2.5 mole % PEG-lipid.

7. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 , wherein the phospholipid is DSPC, the PEG-lipid is ePEG2000-DMG, and the cationic lipid is (13Z, 16Z)—N, N-dimethyl-3-nonyldocosa 13, 16-dien-1-amine.

8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , further comprising an aluminum adjuvant.

9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:

(a) virus like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV), wherein the at least one type of HPV is selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82;

(b) about 100 μg to about 900 μg of an aluminum adjuvant; and

(c) about 10 μg to about 200 mg of a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) adjuvant, wherein the LNP adjuvant comprises 30-65 mole % cationic lipid, 5-30 mole % phospholipid, 10-40 mole % cholesterol, and 0.5-4 mole % PEG-lipid,

wherein each of the HPV VLPs comprise recombinant L1 or recombinant L1+L2 protein;

wherein each of the HPV VLPs are present in a concentration of about 10 μg to about 100 μg per 0.5 mL of the pharmaceutical composition;

wherein the total HPV VLP concentration is between 10 μg and 2000 μg per 0.5 mL of the pharmaceutical composition; and

wherein the HPV VLPs are adsorbed onto the aluminum adjuvant.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises HPV VLPs of at least HPV types 16 and 18.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises HPV VLPs of at least HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises HPV VLPs of at least HPV types 31, 45, 52, and 58.

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises HPV VLPs of at least HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.

14. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein the phospholipid is DSPC, the PEG lipid is ePEG2000-DMG, and the cationic lipid is (13Z, 16Z)—N, N-dimethyl-3-nonyldocosa 13, 16-dien-1-amine.

15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 , wherein the LNP adjuvant comprises 5-15 mole % DSPC, 25-35 mole % cholesterol, 1-2.5 mole % ePEG2000-DMG, and 55-65 mole % (13Z, 16Z)—N, N-dimethyl-3-nonyldocosa 13, 16-dien-1-amine.

16. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the HPV VLPs comprise HPV L1 protein and do not comprise HPV L2 protein.

17. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the HPV VLPs consist of HPV L1 protein.

18. A single-dose vaccine composition comprising:

a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) adjuvant, wherein the adjuvant comprises 30-65 mole % cationic lipid, 5-30 mole % phospholipid, 10-40 mole % cholesterol, and 0.5-4 mole % PEG-lipid,

virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82,

wherein the single-dose vaccine composition provides an elevated or comparable anti-HPV immune response relative to multiple doses of the same composition formulated without an LNP adjuvant.

19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 , wherein the LNP adjuvant comprises 55-65 mole % cationic lipid, 5-15 mole % phospholipid, 25-35 mole % cholesterol, and 1-2.5 mole % PEG-lipid.

20. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises VLPs of at least HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 45, 52, 58, and 59.

21. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 20 , wherein the LNP adjuvant comprises 55-65 mole % cationic lipid, 5-15 mole % phospholipid, 25-35 mole % cholesterol, and 1-2.5 mole % PEG-lipid.

22. A method of inducing an immune response to a human papillomavirus (HPV) in a human patient comprising administering to the patient the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .

23. A method of preventing infection of a human patient by a human papillomavirus (HPV) comprising administering to the patient the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .

24. A method of delivering a pharmaceutical composition that induces a neutralizing titer against an HPV antigen in a host comprising:

(a) administering a pharmaceutical composition to the host comprising:

a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) adjuvant, wherein the LNP adjuvant comprises 30-65 mole % cationic lipid, 5-30 mole % phospholipid, 10-40 mole % cholesterol, and 0.5-4 mole % PEG-lipid, and

virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82,

and

(b) inducing a neutralizing titer against the HPV antigen in the host,

where a single dose of the pharmaceutical composition provides enhanced or comparable neutralizing titers when compared to multiple doses of the same pharmaceutical composition when the anti-HPV composition is formulated without an adjuvant.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
Reel/Frame 061102/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2021
From: BETT, ANDREW J.; BILELLO, JOHN P.; ESPESETH, AMY S.; FU, TONG-MING; GINDY, MARIAN E.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 058041/0631 →
Continuity (2)
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