IP Library Granted Patent US 11,884,663
Granted Patent B2
US 11,884,663 · App. 17/542,165 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Solid forms of emetine

Inventor: John Klopp (Martinez, CA)
Assignee: Acer Therapeutics, Inc.
C07D471/04C07B2200/13
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Patent No.
US 11,884,663
App. No.
17/542,165
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Crystalline forms of emetine dihydrochloride (Compound I dihydrochloride) were prepared and characterized in the solid state: Also provided are processes of manufacture and methods of using the crystalline forms of Compound I dihydrochloride.

Claims (29)

1. A crystalline form of Compound I dihydrochloride having the formula:

selected from: Compound I dihydrochloride Form 7B, Compound I dihydrochloride Form 2, Compound I dihydrochloride Form 3, Compound I dihydrochloride Form 4, Compound I dihydrochloride Form 5, Compound I dihydrochloride Form 6, Compound I dihydrochloride Form 7A, and Compound I dihydrochloride Form 8.

2. A crystalline form of Compound I dihydrochloride having the formula:

characterized by an X-ray powder diffractogram comprising the following peaks: 4.5, 9.1, 11.9, and 14.4 °2θ+0.2 °2θ, as determined on a diffractometer using Cu-Kα radiation.

3. The crystalline form of claim 2 , wherein the diffractogram further comprises one or more peaks at: 18.1, 20.0, or 22.3 °2θ+0.2°2θ.

4. The crystalline form of claim 2 , wherein the crystalline form is characterized by the X-ray powder diffractogram as substantially shown in FIG. 1 .

5. The crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form is Compound I dihydrochloride Form 2 characterized by an X-ray powder diffractogram comprising the following peaks: 6.4, 10.2, 13.6, and 17.0 °2θ+0.2 °2θ, as determined on a diffractometer using Cu-Kα radiation.

6. The crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form is Compound I dihydrochloride Form 4 characterized by an X-ray powder diffractogram comprising the following peaks: 3.6, 6.2, and 8.6 °2θ+0.2 °2θ, as determined on a diffractometer using Cu-Kα radiation.

7. The crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form is Compound I dihydrochloride Form 5 characterized by an X-ray powder diffractogram comprising the following peaks: 5.8, 13.0, and 14.2 °2θ+0.2 °2θ, as determined on a diffractometer using Cu-Kα radiation.

8. The crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form Compound I dihydrochloride Form 6 is characterized by an X-ray powder diffractogram comprising the following peaks: 8.7, 15.7, and 24.8 °2θ+0.2 °2θ, as determined on a diffractometer using Cu-Kα radiation.

9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a crystalline form of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , wherein at least 99% of Compound I dihydrochloride is in a crystalline form characterized by an X-ray powder diffractogram comprising the following peaks: 4.5, 9.1, 11.9, and 14.4 °2θ+0.2 °2θ, as determined on a diffractometer using Cu-Kα radiation.

11. A pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , further comprising one or more additional therapeutic agents.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein the one or more additional therapeutic agents is an antiparasitic agent.

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12 , wherein the antiparasitic agent is chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine.

14. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein the one or more additional therapeutic agents is an antibiotic.

15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 , wherein the antibiotic is azithromycin.

16. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein the one or more additional therapeutic agents is an antiviral agent.

17. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 16 , wherein the antiviral agent is interferon, ribavirin, adefovir, tenofovir, acyclovir, brivudin, cidofovir, fomivirsen, foscarnet, ganciclovir, penciclovir, amantadine, rimantadine, lopinavir, ritonavir, zanamivir, or a combination thereof.

18. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 16 , wherein the antiviral agent is remdesivir.

19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein the one or more additional therapeutic agents is an agent useful for controlling a cytokine storm.

20. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 19 , wherein the agent useful for controlling a cytokine storm is ozanimod or fingolimod.

21. A method of treating a viral infection in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the viral infection is a Flavivirus infection.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the Flavivirus infection is Zika virus, West Nile virus, dengue virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, St. Louis encephalitis virus, or yellow fever virus.

23. A method of treating a viral infection in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the viral infection is caused by Zika virus (ZIKV), Ebola virus (EBOV), Rabies lyssavirus (RABV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1), influenza A virus, Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), echovirus 1 (EV1), human metapneumorivus (HMPV), or herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2).

24. A method of treating a viral infection in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the viral infection is caused by a coronavirus, wherein the coronavirus is 229E, NL63, OC43, HKU1, MERS-COV, SARS-COV, or SARS-COV-2.

25. A method of treating a viral infection in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a crystalline form of claim 1 , wherein the viral infection is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2), and wherein the subject does not require hospitalization.

26. A method of treating a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronovirus 2 (SARS-COV-2), in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a crystalline form of claim 1 , and wherein the disease is COVID-19 and the subject does not require hospitalization.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the subject does not exhibit severe symptoms of Cytokine Release Syndrome (cytokine storm).

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2026
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
To: ACER THERAPEUTICS INC.
Reel/Frame 074071/0515 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2024
From: ACER THERAPEUTICS INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 067037/0072 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2024
From: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC. (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SWK FUNDING LLC)
To: ACER THERAPEUTICS INC.
Reel/Frame 067020/0036 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2023
From: KLOPP, JOHN
To: ACER THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 064834/0071 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2023
From: SWK FUNDING LLC; ACER THERAPEUTICS INC
To: NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 064167/0828 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2022
From: ACER THERAPEUTICS INC.
To: SWK FUNDING LLC
Reel/Frame 059237/0638 →
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