IP Library Granted Patent US 12,582,633
Granted Patent B2
US 12,582,633 · App. 17/995,604 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Methods of treating severe acute respiratory syndrome

Inventor: Adrian Hepner (Woodcliff Lake, NJ)
Assignee: Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A61K31/4178A61P31/14
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Patent No.
US 12,582,633
App. No.
17/995,604
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure is directed to methods of using dantrolene or a dantrolene prodrug, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to treat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

Claims (32)

1 . A method of treating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in a subject comprising administering to the subject dantrolene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or by administering a dantrolene prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the dantrolene prodrug is a compound of Formula I:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 or —P(O)(OR 1 )(OR 2 ); R 1 is H, —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl, C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl; and R 2 is —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl, C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising administering dantrolene to the subject.

3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising administering a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of dantrolene to the subject.

4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising administering dantrolene sodium to the subject.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration results in at least a 1-point decrease in the subject's WHO Ordinal Scale score, as compared to baseline.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration results in an improvement in the subject's Sequential Organ Failure Assessment daily score, as compared to baseline.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration results in a reduction of time to normalization of fever in the subject, as compared to the amount of time to normalization of fever in a control subject.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the administration results in a reduction of time to normalization of oxygen saturation in the subject, as compared to the amount of time to normalization of oxygen saturation in a control subject.

9 . A method for inhibiting replication of SARS-COV in a subject comprising administering to the subject dantrolene, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or by administering a dantrolene prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the dantrolene prodrug is a compound of Formula I:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 or —P(O)(OR 1 )(OR 2 ); R 1 is H, —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl, C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl; and R 2 is —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl.

10 . The method of claim 9 , comprising administering dantrolene to the subject.

11 . The method of claim 9 , comprising administering a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of dantrolene to the subject.

12 . The method of claim 9 , comprising administering dantrolene sodium to the subject.

13 . A method for inhibiting replication of SARS-COV in a host cell, for inhibiting entry of SARS-COV into a host cell, for inhibiting SARS-COV virion maturation in a host cell, or for inhibiting release of SARS-COV from a host cell comprising administering to the host cell dantrolene, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or by administering a dantrolene prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the dantrolene prodrug is a compound of Formula I:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 or —P(O)(OR 1 )(OR 2 ); R 1 is H, —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl, C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl; and R 2 is —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl, C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl.

14 . The method of claim 13 , comprising administering dantrolene to the host cell.

15 . The method of claim 13 , comprising administering a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of dantrolene to the host cell.

16 . The method of claim 13 , comprising administering dantrolene sodium to the host cell.

17 . A method for reducing the infectivity of SARS-COV by administering to a host cell dantrolene, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or by administering a dantrolene prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the dantrolene prodrug is a compound of Formula I:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 or —P(O)(OR 1 )(OR 2 ); R 1 is H, —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl, C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl; and R 2 is —C 1-26 alkyl, aryl, C 1-6 alkC(O)O—C 1-26 alkyl, —C 1 alkOC(O)C 1-26 alkyl, or C 1 alkOC(O)OC 1-26 alkyl.

18 . The method of claim 17 , comprising administering dantrolene to the host cell.

19 . The method of claim 17 , comprising administering a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of dantrolene to the host cell.

20 . The method of claim 17 , comprising administering dantrolene sodium to the host cell.

21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dantrolene prodrug is:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 .

22 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the dantrolene prodrug is:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 .

23 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the dantrolene prodrug is:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 .

24 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the dantrolene prodrug is:

wherein R is —P(O)(OH) 2 .

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2026
From: EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: COSETTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 076014/0635 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2026
From: EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC.
Reel/Frame 074849/0457 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 070703/0524 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2022
From: EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061615/0013 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2022
From: HEPNER, ADRIAN
To: EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 061333/0382 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2022
From: HEPNER, ADRIAN
To: EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 061333/0426 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63062623 · Aug 7, 2020
Provisional Application 63008529 · Apr 10, 2020
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