IP Library Granted Patent US 12,383,549
Granted Patent B2
US 12,383,549 · App. 18/617,723 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Combination therapy of crenolanib and apoptosis pathway agents for the treatment of proliferative disorders

Inventor: Vinay K. Jain (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Arog Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A61K31/4709A61K31/706A61K45/06
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Patent No.
US 12,383,549
App. No.
18/617,723
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention includes methods for treating a proliferative disorder comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of crenolanib or a salt thereof in combination with pharmaceutical agent targeting apoptosis pathway proteins wherein the crenolanib and other agent are provided at least one of sequentially or concomitantly in a subject for use in the treatment of the proliferative disease, wherein the subject is a human subject.

Claims (14)

1. A method for treating a proliferative disorder comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of crenolanib or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with a BCL family protein inhibitor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the BCL family protein inhibitor reduces the activity of at least one of BCL-2, BCL-XL, BCL-W, and MCL-1.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the BCL family protein inhibitor is at least one of a BH3 mimetic, small molecule inhibitor, liposomal antisense molecule, or gene silencing peptide, venetoclax, navitoclax, palcitoclax, APG-2575, AT101, AZD0466, AZD4320, BCL201, BP1002, MIK665, S63845, VAL101, AMG-176, AZD5991, FL118, AMG-397, ABBV-467, or ABT-737.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the subject a chemotherapeutic agent that comprises one or more of hypomethylating agents, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, natural products, or a combination thereof, wherein the hypomethylating agent is selected from azacitidine or decitabine; or wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is cytarabine.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the proliferative disorder is characterized by a constitutively active mutated FLT3, or wherein the mutated FLT3 is selected from at least one of FLT3-ITD, FLT3-TKD, or FLT3-variants.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the proliferative disorder is selected from at least one of a leukemia, myeloma, myeloproliferative disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, bladder cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, central nervous system cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, head and neck cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, neuroendocrine cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, renal cancer, salivary gland cancer, small cell lung cancer, skin cancer, stomach cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, uterine cancer, and hematologic malignancy.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject has a newly diagnosed proliferative disorder, or has progressed on at least one prior line of therapy or is in need of therapy to maintain remission.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the crenolanib or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and the BCL-2 family inhibitor are at least one of:

administered one of sequentially or concomitantly with the BCL-2 family inhibitor and other pharmaceutical agent;

administered at least one of continuously, intermittently, systemically or locally for as long as the subject is in need of treatment for the proliferative disorder;

administered orally, intravenously, or intraperitoneally; or

administered up to three times a day;

administered in a therapeutically effective amount of crenolanib or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is from about 50 to 500 mg per day, 100 to 450 mg per day, 200 to 400 mg per day, 300 to 500 mg per day, 350 to 500 mg per day, or 400 to 500 mg per day; or

administered as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of crenolanib selected from at least one of: crenolanib besylate, crenolanib phosphate, crenolanib lactate, crenolanib hydrochloride, crenolanib citrate, crenolanib acetate, crenolanib toluenesulphonate, and crenolanib succinate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2024
From: JAIN, VINAY K.
To: AROG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066913/0103 →
Continuity (3)
Division 17320455 · May 14, 2021
Provisional Application 63107696 · Oct 30, 2020
Related Publication 20240226088A1 · Jul 11, 2024
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