IP Library Granted Patent US 12,458,702
Granted Patent B2
US 12,458,702 · App. 17/658,082 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Conjugate for targeting therapy

Inventors: Pi-Hui Liang (Taipei, TW); Chun-Kai Chang (Tuku Township, TW); Pei-Fang Chiu (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
A61K47/549A61K47/545A61P35/00
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Patent No.
US 12,458,702
App. No.
17/658,082
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a novel conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the conjugate has an active pharmaceutical moiety or a prodrug thereof, a targeting module and a linker therebetween. The conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful for treating a disease, recurrence or progression in a subject or increasing the likelihood of survival over a relevant period in a subject diagnosed with a disease.

Claims (22)

1 . A conjugate represented by Formula III or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

R is OH or

wherein

A is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), SN-38, or irinotecan; and

wherein

R 1 is —S—S—(CH 2 ) n —OC(O)—(CH 2 ) m —, —S—S—(CH 2 ) n —C(O)O—(CH 2 ) m — or

n is an integer of 2 to 9, and

m is 0 or 1;

wherein A is connected to (CH 2 ) m — in R 1 .

2 . The conjugate of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein when R 1 is —S—S—(CH 2 ) n —OC(O)—(CH 2 ) m —, n is 2, and m is 0.

3 . The conjugate of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein when R 1 is

n is 4, and m is 1.

4 . The conjugate of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein when R 1 is —S—S—(CH 2 ) n —C(O)O—(CH 2 ) m —, n is 2, and m is 0.

5 . A conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R is OH or

6 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of claim 1 .

7 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6 , which further comprises a therapeutic agent.

8 . The conjugate of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R is OH or

9 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of claim 5 .

10 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , further comprising a therapeutic agent.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: LIANG, PI-HUI; CHANG, CHUN-KAI; CHIU, PEI-FANG
To: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 060526/0780 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230310618A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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