Granted Patent B2

US 12,329,811 · App. 17/572,465 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventors: Raffael Nachbagauer (Cambridge, MA); Carole Henry (Cambridge, MA); Patricia Jorquera (Cambridge, MA)

Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.

A61K39/145A61P31/16A61K2039/53A61K2039/6018

Abstract

Claims (133)

1. A composition comprising:

(a) a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) comprising a first open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first hemagglutinin (HA) protein of a first influenza A virus;

(b) a second mRNA comprising a second ORF encoding a second HA protein of a second influenza A virus;

wherein the first and second influenza A viruses are of different subtypes,

(c) a third mRNA comprising a third ORF encoding a third HA protein of a first influenza B virus;

(d) a fourth mRNA comprising a fourth ORF encoding a first neuraminidase (NA) protein of the first influenza A virus;

(e) a fifth mRNA comprising a fifth ORF encoding a second NA protein of the second influenza A virus; and

(f) a sixth mRNA comprising a sixth ORF encoding a third NA protein of the first influenza B virus,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, and sixth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein each ORF comprises nucleosides consisting of N1-methylpseudouridine, adenosine, guanosine, and cytidine,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, and sixth mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio,

wherein the lipid nanoparticle comprises an ionizable amino lipid, a sterol, a neutral lipid, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified lipid,

wherein the ionizable amino lipid comprises a compound of Formula (I):

or a salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 5-30 alkyl, C 5-20 alkenyl, and —R″M′R′;

R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl;

R 4 is —(CH 2 ) n Q, wherein Q is —OR, and n is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;

each R 5 is H;

each R 6 is H;

M and M′ are independently selected from —C(O)O— and —OC(O)—;

R 7 is H;

R is H;

R′ is selected from the group consisting of C 1-18 alkyl and C 2-18 alkenyl;

R″ is selected from the group consisting of C 3-14 alkyl and C 3-14 alkenyl;

m is selected from 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the first HA protein is an H1 subtype HA protein, and the second HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the first NA protein is an N1 subtype NA protein, and the second NA protein is an N2 subtype NA protein.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the third HA protein is a B/Victoria lineage HA protein, and the third NA protein is a B/Victoria lineage NA protein.

5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the lipid nanoparticle comprises 40-55 mol % ionizable amino lipid, 30-45 mol % sterol, 5-15 mol % neutral lipid, and 1-5 mol % PEG-modified lipid.

6. A composition comprising:

a first mRNA comprising a first open reading frame (ORF) encoding a hemagglutinin (HA) antigen from a first seasonal influenza A virus;

a second mRNA comprising a second ORF encoding an HA antigen from a second seasonal influenza A virus of a different subtype than the first seasonal influenza A virus;

a third mRNA comprising a third ORF encoding an HA antigen from a first seasonal influenza B virus;

a fourth mRNA comprising a fourth ORF encoding a neuraminidase (NA) antigen from the first seasonal circulating influenza A virus;

a fifth mRNA comprising a fifth ORF encoding an NA antigen from the second seasonal influenza A virus;

a sixth mRNA comprising a sixth ORF encoding an NA antigen from the first seasonal influenza B virus; and

a lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, and sixth mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio or a 3:3:3:1:1:1 mass ratio,

wherein each ORF comprises nucleosides consisting of N1-methylpseudouridine, adenosine, guanosine, and cytidine,

wherein the lipid nanoparticle comprises an ionizable amino lipid, a sterol, a neutral lipid, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified lipid,

wherein the ionizable amino lipid comprises a compound of Formula (I):

or a salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 5-30 alkyl, C 5-20 alkenyl, and —R″M′R′;

R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl;

R 4 is —(CH 2 ) n Q, wherein Q is —OR, and n is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;

each R 5 is H;

each R 6 is H;

M and M′ are independently selected from —C(O)O— and —OC(O)—;

R 7 is H;

R is H;

R′ is selected from the group consisting of C 1-18 alkyl and C 2-18 alkenyl;

R″ is selected from the group consisting of C 3-14 alkyl and C 3-14 alkenyl;

m is selected from 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, and sixth mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio.

8. The composition of claim 6 , wherein:

(a) the first seasonal influenza A virus is an influenza A/(H1N1)pdm09 virus;

(b) the second seasonal influenza A virus is an influenza A/(H3N2) virus; and

(c) the first seasonal influenza B virus is a B/Victoria lineage virus.

9. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, and sixth mRNA are at a 3:3:3:1:1:1 mass ratio.

10. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the ionizable amino lipid comprises Compound 1:

11. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises a seventh mRNA comprising a seventh ORF encoding a fourth HA protein of a third influenza A virus, wherein the fourth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein,

wherein the seventh mRNA is in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, and seventh mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio.

12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the composition comprises an eighth mRNA comprising an eighth ORF encoding a fifth HA protein of a fourth influenza A virus, wherein the fifth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein,

wherein the eighth mRNA is in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, and eighth mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio.

13. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises:

(g) a seventh mRNA comprising a seventh ORF encoding a fourth HA protein of a third influenza A virus, wherein the fourth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein; and

(h) an eighth mRNA comprising an eighth ORF encoding a fourth NA protein of the third influenza A virus, wherein the fourth NA protein is an N2 subtype NA protein,

wherein the seventh mRNA and the eighth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, and eighth mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio.

14. The composition of claim 13 , wherein the composition comprises:

(i) a ninth mRNA comprising a ninth ORF encoding a fifth HA protein of a fourth influenza A virus, wherein the fifth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein; and

(j) a tenth mRNA comprising a tenth ORF encoding a fifth NA protein of the fourth influenza A virus, wherein the fifth NA protein is an N2 subtype NA protein,

wherein the ninth mRNA and the tenth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, eighth mRNA, ninth mRNA, and tenth mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio.

15. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises:

(g) a seventh mRNA comprising a seventh ORF encoding a fourth HA protein of an influenza B/Yamagata lineage virus; and

(h) an eighth mRNA comprising an eighth ORF encoding a fourth NA protein of an influenza B/Yamagata lineage virus,

wherein the seventh mRNA and the eighth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, and eighth mRNA are at a 1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1 mass ratio.

16. A composition comprising:

(a) a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) comprising a first open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first hemagglutinin (HA) protein of a first influenza A virus;

(b) a second mRNA comprising a second ORF encoding a second HA protein of a second influenza A virus,

wherein the first and second influenza A viruses are of different subtypes;

(c) a third mRNA comprising a third ORF encoding a third HA protein of a first influenza B virus;

(d) a fourth mRNA comprising a fourth ORF encoding a first neuraminidase (NA) protein of the first influenza A virus;

(e) a fifth mRNA comprising a fifth ORF encoding a second NA protein of the second influenza A virus; and

(f) a sixth mRNA comprising a sixth ORF encoding a third NA protein of the first influenza B virus,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, and sixth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, and sixth mRNA are at a 3:3:3:1:1:1 mass ratio,

wherein each ORF comprises nucleosides consisting of N1-methylpseudouridine, adenosine, guanosine, and cytidine,

wherein the lipid nanoparticle comprises an ionizable amino lipid, a sterol, a neutral lipid, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified lipid,

wherein the ionizable amino lipid comprises a compound of Formula (I):

or a salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 5-30 alkyl, C 5-20 alkenyl, and —R″M′R′;

R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of C 1-14 alkyl and C 2-14 alkenyl;

R 4 is —(CH 2 ) n Q, wherein Q is —OR, and n is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;

each R 5 is H;

each R 6 is H;

M and M′ are independently selected from —C(O)O— and —OC(O)—;

R 7 is H;

R is H;

R′ is selected from the group consisting of C 1-18 alkyl and C 2-18 alkenyl;

R″ is selected from the group consisting of C 3-14 alkyl and C 3-14 alkenyl;

m is selected from 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

17. The composition of claim 16 , wherein:

the first HA protein is an H1 subtype HA protein and the first NA protein is an N1 subtype NA protein;

the second HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein and the second NA protein is an N2 subtype NA protein; and

the third HA protein is a B/Victoria lineage HA protein and the third NA protein is a B/Victoria lineage NA protein.

18. The composition of claim 17 , wherein the composition comprises a seventh mRNA comprising a seventh ORF encoding a fourth HA protein of a third influenza A virus, wherein the fourth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein,

wherein the seventh mRNA is in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, and seventh mRNA are at a 3:3:3:1:1:1:3 mass ratio.

19. The composition of claim 18 , wherein the composition comprises an eighth mRNA comprising an eighth ORF encoding a fifth HA protein of a fourth influenza A virus, wherein the fifth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein,

wherein the eighth mRNA is in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, and eighth mRNA are at a 3:3:3:1:1:1:3:3 mass ratio.

20. The composition of claim 17 , wherein the composition comprises:

(g) a seventh mRNA comprising a seventh ORF encoding a fourth HA protein of a third influenza A virus, wherein the fourth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein; and

(h) an eighth mRNA comprising an eighth ORF encoding a fourth NA protein of the third influenza A virus, wherein the fourth NA protein is an N2 subtype NA protein,

wherein seventh mRNA and the eighth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, and eighth mRNA are at a 3:3:3:1:1:1:3:1 mass ratio.

21. The composition of claim 20 , wherein the composition comprises:

(i) a ninth mRNA comprising a ninth ORF encoding a fifth HA protein of a fourth influenza A virus, wherein the fourth HA protein is an H3 subtype HA protein; and

(j) a tenth mRNA comprising a tenth ORF encoding a fifth NA protein of the fourth influenza A virus, wherein the fifth NA protein is an N2 subtype NA protein,

wherein ninth mRNA and the tenth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, eighth mRNA, ninth mRNA, and tenth mRNA are at a 3:3:3:1:1:1:3:1:3:1 mass ratio.

22. The composition of claim 17 , wherein the composition comprises:

(g) a seventh mRNA comprising a seventh ORF encoding a fourth HA protein of an influenza B/Yamagata lineage virus; and

(h) an eighth mRNA comprising an eighth ORF encoding a fourth NA protein of an influenza B/Yamagata lineage virus,

wherein the seventh mRNA and the eighth mRNA are in the lipid nanoparticle,

wherein the first mRNA, second mRNA, third mRNA, fourth mRNA, fifth mRNA, sixth mRNA, seventh mRNA, and eighth mRNA are at a 3:3:3:1:1:1:3:1 mass ratio.

23. The composition of claim 17 , wherein the lipid nanoparticle comprises 40-55 mol % ionizable amino lipid, 30-45 mol % sterol, 5-15 mol % neutral lipid, and 1-5 mol % PEG-modified lipid.

24. The composition of claim 18 , wherein the ionizable amino lipid comprises Compound 1:

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