IP Library Granted Patent US 11,844,841
Granted Patent B2
US 11,844,841 · App. 17/244,839 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Dosing regimens and related compositions and methods

Inventors: Federico Grossi (Newton, MA); Pascal Deschatelets (West Newton, MA); Cedric Francois (Prospect, KY); Patrick Johnson (Zurich, CH); Carolina Vega (Berkeley, CA)
Assignee: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A61K47/60A01N1/0226A61K9/0019A61K47/643A61K47/6901A61M5/1452A61M5/14248A61M5/152A61P7/00A61P37/06C07K7/08A61K38/00
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Patent No.
US 11,844,841
App. No.
17/244,839
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some aspects, the present invention provides cell-reactive compstatin analogs and compositions comprising cell-reactive compstatin analogs. In some aspects, the invention further provides methods of using cell-reactive compstatin analogs, e.g., treat a complement-mediated disorder, e.g., to inhibit complement-mediated damage to a cell, tissue, or organ. In some aspects, the invention provides long-acting compstatin analogs and compositions comprising long-acting compstatin analogs. In some aspects, the invention further provides methods of using long-acting compstatin analogs, e.g., to treat a complement-mediated disorder, e.g., to inhibit complement-mediated damage to a cell, tissue, or organ. In some aspects, the invention provides targeted compstatin analogs and compositions comprising targeted compstatin analogs. In some aspects, the invention further provides methods of using targeted compstatin analogs, e.g., to treat a complement-mediated disorder, e.g., to inhibit complement-mediated damage to a cell, tissue, or organ.

Claims (34)

1. A method of treating a subject in need of treatment of a complement-mediated disorder comprising administering a long-acting compstatin analog (LACA) to the subject subcutaneously according to a dosing schedule in which about 20 mL of the LACA is administered at a concentration of between about 50 mg/mL to about 75 mg/mL thrice weekly, every three days, twice weekly, or weekly,

wherein the LACA comprises a clearance-reducing moiety attached to two compstatin analog moieties, wherein each compstatin analog moiety comprises a cyclic peptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 28 extended by a lysine residue or a sequence comprising a lysine residue at the N-terminus, C-terminus, or both, wherein the lysine residue is separated from the cyclic portion of the peptide by a spacer comprising 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (AEEAc);

wherein the clearance reducing moiety comprises a polymer,

wherein each end of the polymer is linked to one of the compstatin analog moieties by way of a carbamate, and

wherein the polymer is PEG having an average molecular weight of about 40 kD.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LACA is administered weekly.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LACA is administered twice weekly.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LACA is administered thrice weekly.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LACA is administered every three days.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the complement-mediated disorder is hemolytic anemia, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), myasthenia gravis, glomerulonephritis, Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), polyneuropathy, nephropathy, or vasculitis.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the complement-mediated disorder is PNH.

8. A unit dose of a LACA, wherein the unit dose is for subcutaneous administration and wherein the amount of the unit dose is about 20 mL at a concentration of between about 50 mg/mL to about 75 mg/mL,

wherein the LACA comprises a clearance-reducing moiety attached to two compstatin analog moieties, wherein each compstatin analog moiety comprises a cyclic peptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 28 extended by a lysine residue or a sequence comprising a lysine residue at the N-terminus, C-terminus, or both, wherein the lysine residue is separated from the cyclic portion of the peptide by a spacer comprising 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (AEEAc);

wherein the clearance reducing moiety comprises a polymer,

wherein each end of the polymer is linked to one of the compstatin analog moieties by way of a carbamate, and

wherein the polymer is PEG having an average molecular weight of about 40 kD.

9. The unit dose of claim 8 , wherein the unit dose is for subcutaneous administration every three days.

10. The unit dose of claim 8 , wherein the unit dose is for weekly subcutaneous administration.

11. The unit dose of claim 8 , wherein the unit dose is for twice weekly subcutaneous administration.

12. The unit dose of claim 8 , wherein the unit dose is for thrice weekly subcutaneous administration.

13. The unit dose of claim 8 , further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

14. A syringe or container comprising the unit dose of claim 8 .

15. A method of treating a subject in need of treatment for a complement-mediated disorder, the method comprising administering the unit dose of claim 8 to the subject subcutaneously.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unit dose is administered using a syringe pump.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unit dose is administered using an on-body delivery device.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unit dose is administered thrice weekly.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unit dose is administered twice weekly.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unit dose is administered weekly.

21. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unit dose is administered every three days.

22. The method of claim 15 , wherein the complement-mediated disorder is hemolytic anemia, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), myasthenia gravis, glomerulonephritis, Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), polyneuropathy, nephropathy, or vasculitis.

23. The method of claim 15 , wherein the complement-mediated disorder is PNH.

24. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the LACA comprises the compound having a structure

25. The unit dose according to claim 8 , wherein the LACA comprises the compound having a structure

26. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the LACA comprises the compound having a structure

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT RECORDED AT REEL 067398 AND FRAME 0261 Recorded May 15, 2026
From: SIXTH STREET LENDING PARTNERS, IN ITS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 075652/0212 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2024
From: APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: SIXTH STREET LENDING PARTNERS
Reel/Frame 067398/0261 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2021
From: GROSSI, FEDERICO; DESCHATELETS, PASCAL; FRANCOIS, CEDRIC; VEGA, CAROLINA
To: APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 057666/0392 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2021
From: JOHNSON, PATRICK
To: JPHARMA SOLUTIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 057666/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2021
From: JPHARMA SOLUTIONS GMBH
To: APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 057666/0460 →
Continuity (4)
Division 16500994
Provisional Application 62485343 · Apr 13, 2017
Provisional Application 62483295 · Apr 7, 2017
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