IP Library Granted Patent US 12,396,966
Granted Patent B2
US 12,396,966 · App. 18/198,373 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Pharmaceutical compositions and oral dosage forms of ketamine derivatives

Inventors: Sami Karaborni (Cupertino, CA); Daniel M. Canafax (Half Moon Bay, CA); William W. Xiang (Fremont, CA); Jia-Ning Xiang (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: XWPHARMA LTD.
A61K31/135A61K9/2013A61K9/2054A61K9/0053
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Patent No.
US 12,396,966
App. No.
18/198,373
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Pharmaceutical compositions of ketamine derivatives and oral dosage forms comprising the pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. Solid oral dosage forms prepared from the pharmaceutical compositions exhibit a zero-order release profile.

Claims (48)

1. An oral tablet dosage form comprising:

from 35 wt % to 55 wt % of a compound of Formula (1):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein,

R 1 is selected from hydrogen and C 1-6 alkyl; and

R 2 is selected from a moiety of Formula (2) and Formula (4):

wherein,

 R 3 is selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 7-12 alkylarene, and substituted C 7-12 alkylarene;

 R 4 is selected from hydrogen and C 1-6 alkyl;

 R 5 is selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, —C(═O)—R 10 , and —C(═O)—O—R 10 , wherein R 10 is selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and —CF 3 ;

 n is an integer from 0 to 3; and

 R 9 is selected from hydrogen and C 1-3 alkyl;

from 20 wt % to 40 wt % of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose;

from 10 wt % to 20 wt % of microcrystalline cellulose;

from 5 wt % to 15 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate; and

from 0.1 wt % to 1.0 wt % of magnesium stearate,

wherein wt % is based on the total weight of the oral tablet dosage form; and

wherein the oral tablet dosage form exhibits a zero-order dissolution profile in a two-stage dissolution medium wherein,

the first stage comprises immersing the oral tablet dosage form for 1 hour in a 0.1N HCl buffer at 37° C.; and

the second stage comprises immersing the oral tablet dosage form in a pH 4.5, 50 mM acetate buffer at 37° C.;

as determined using a USP I dissolution apparatus with an agitation rate of 100 RPM.

2. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the oral tablet dosage form comprises from 25 mg to 400 mg of the compound of Formula (1).

3. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is a moiety of Formula (2).

4. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is selected from hydrogen and methyl.

5. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein R 3 is selected from hydrogen and methyl.

6. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is selected from hydrogen and methyl.

7. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein R 5 is selected from methyl and —C(═O)—R 10 , wherein R 10 is methyl.

8. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is a moiety of Formula (4).

9. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein n is 1.

10. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein R 9 is methyl.

11. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is a hydrochloride salt.

12. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) comprises ((((S)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)methyl dimethyl-L-valinate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

13. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) is selected from 1-((((S)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl acetylglycinate (3) and 1-((((R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl acetylglycinate (62):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

14. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) is selected from 1-((((S)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl 2-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)acetate (6) and 1-((((R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl 2-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)acetate (63):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

15. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) is selected from(S)-(((1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)methyl 2-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)acetate (22) and (R)-(((1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)methyl 2-(3-methyloxetan-3-yl)acetate (66):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

16. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) is selected from ((((S)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)methyl dimethyl-L-valinate (39) and ((((R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)methyl dimethyl-L-valinate (65):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

17. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) is selected from 1-((((S)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl acetyl-L-leucinate (58) and 1-((((R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl acetyl-L-leucinate (71):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

18. The oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) is selected from 1-((((S)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl acetyl-L-alloisoleucinate (59) and 1-((((R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohexyl)(methyl)carbamoyl)oxy)ethyl acetyl-L-alloisoleucinate (72):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

19. A method of treating a disease in a patient comprising orally administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the oral tablet dosage form of claim 1 , wherein the disease is selected from a depression and pain.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the disease is depression.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the depression is selected from major depressive disorder, dysthymia, persistent depression disorder, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, psychotic depression, peripartum depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, situational depression, atypical depression, treatment resistant depression, endogenous depression, cyclothymic disorder, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the depression is major depressive disorder.

23. The method of claim 19 , wherein the disease is pain.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: KARABORNI, SAMI; CANAFAX, DANIEL M.; XIANG, WILLIAM W.; XIANG, JIA-NING
To: XWPHARMA LTD.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 17887049 · Aug 12, 2022
Provisional Application 63232717 · Aug 13, 2021
Related Publication 20230285325A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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