CA2096196A1

CA2096196A1 - Pharmaceutical compositions

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Publication number: CA2096196A1
Application number: CA002096196A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Werner Bollag; Manfred Brockhaus; Willi Hunziker
Original assignee: F Hoffmann La Roche AG
Current assignee: F Hoffmann La Roche AG
Priority date: 1992-05-20
Filing date: 1993-05-13
Publication date: 1993-11-21
Also published as: AU3716193A; NO931831D0; CN1080525A; HU9301404D0; NZ247630A; CZ83293A3; TW272187B; IL105700A0; KR940005278A; HUT66864A; JPH0632740A; EP0579915A1; NO931831L

Abstract

Abstract Pharmaceutical preparation containing 9-cis- or 13-cis retinoic acid, or acitretin, a pharmaceutically usable salt or ester thereof and a vitamin D derivative as active ingredients, and usual pharmaceutical carriers.

Description

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The present invention is coneerned with pharmaceutical preparations containing 9-cis- or 13-cis-retinoic acid or acitretin (all(E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acid), a pharmaceutically usable salt or ester thereof 5 and a vitamin D derivative. it has been found that such preparations can be used for the treatrnent of psoriasis, of osteoporosis, of precanceroses and of tumours, as well as for the treatment of pathological or undesired immune reactions. The invention is therefore also concerned with the use of 9-cis-or 13-cis-retinoic 10 acid or acitretin9 pharmaceutically usable salts or esters thereof for the combined use with vitamin D derivatives in the treatment of the said diseases and anomalies. Finally, the invention is concerned with the use of 9-cis-or 13-cis-retinoic acid or acitretin, pharma-ceutically usable salts or esters thereof in the manufacture of ~5 pharmaceutical preparations for the combined use with vitamin D
derivatives in the treatment of ~he aforementioned diseases and anomalies.
Examples of pharmaceutically usable salts of 9-cis- or 13-ao cis-retinoic acid or acitretin are alkali salts such as the Na and K
salt, alkaline earth metal salts such as the Ca and Mg salt; as well as the ammonium salt and alkylammonium salts. Examples of esters are lower-alkyl esters such as the methyl and ethyl ester such as etretinate, and aromatic esters such as the benzyl es~er.
' Examples of vitamin D derivatives which can be used in accordance with the invention are hydroxylated vitamin D3 derivatives such as la-hydroxy-vitamin D3, 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 (calcitriol), la,25,26-trihydroxy-vitamin D3, la,23,25-30 trihydroxy-vitamin D3, 24-fluoro-1 a,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3, 24,24-difluoro-1 a,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3, 26,26,26-trifluoro-1 a,~5-dihydroxy-vitamin D3, 26,26,26,27,27,27-hexafluoro-1 a,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3; 1a,Z5-dihydroxy-22,23-dehydro-vitamin D3, 26,26,26-trisdeutero-22,23-dehydro-1 a,25-dihydroxy-vi~amin D3, 35 26,26,26,27,27,27 hexakisdeutero-22,23-dehydro-1 a,25-dihydroxy-Grn/29.3.93 - - :
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vitamin D3, 26,26,26-trifluoro-1 cc,25-dihydroxy-22,23-dehydro-vitamin D3, 26,26,26,27,27,27-hexafluoro-la,25-dihydroxy-22,23-dehydro-vitamin D3, 26,26,26,27,27,27-hexafluoro-1 a,25-dihydroxy-23,24-dehydro-vitamin D3, la,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D2, 5 26,26,26,27,27,27-hexakisdeutero-1oc,25-vitamin D2, la,25-dihydroxy-27-nor-vitamin Dz, 1a,25,26-trihydroxy-22,23-dehydro-vitamin D3, la,25,26-trihydroxy-vitamin D2, la,25-dihydroxy-23,24-didehydro-vi~amin D3, 1 oc,25-dihydroxy-16,17-dehydro-vitamin D3, 1 a,25-dihydroxy-16,17;23,24-bisdehydro-vitamin D3, 10 1 a,25-dihydroxy-16,17-dehydro-23,24-didehydro-vitamin D3, 26,26,26,27,27,27-hexafluoro-1 a,25-dihydroxy-16,17-dehydro-23,24-didehydro-vitamin D3,1a,26,26,26,27,27,27-heptafluoro-2~-hydroxy-23,24-didehydro-vitamin D3, 1 oc,25-dihydroxy-3-deoxy-23,24-didehydro-vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxy-23,24-didehydro-l5 vitamin D2-The aforementioned vitamin D derivatives and theirpreparation are known, see, e.g., the US patent specifications 3 993 675, 4 022 768, 4 407 7S4,4 421 690, 4 594 432, 2~ 4 594 346,4 612 308,4 613 ~94,4 6~2 405,4 749 710, 4 804 502,4 898 855,4 906 785,4 929 609, S 087 619 and 5 120 722.
26,26,Z6,27,27,Z7-Hexafluoro-l a,25-dihydroxy-16,17-25 dehydro-23,24-didehydro vitamin D3 has not yet been described and can be ob~ained as follows:
A. To 522 mg of [3aS-[3(S*),3aa,7a,7a~]]-[[3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3a-methyl-3-(1-methyl-3-butynyl~-1 H-inden-7-30 yl~oxy]trimethylsilane in 15 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran,1.85 ml of 1.6M solution of n-butyllithium in hexane was added dropwise after cooling at -75C over 5 minutes and the mixture was stirred at -75C for 30 min. Then a stream of hexafluoroacetone was bubbled into the mixture for 15 min with temperature maintained at 35 -75C. The reaction mixture was stirred for one additional hour, and then quenched with 1 :1 mixture of 2M KHC03 and 1 M Roche!le salt added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour and then dilu~ed with 25 ml of the same salt solution. After .' . -.
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2~9~6 extraction with CH2CI2, the organic phase was washed with 50 ml of the same salt solution, dried and evaporated. The residue was azeotroped with benzene to give 2.38 g of crude oily product.
Purification was performed by flash chromatography (EtOAc-hexane 5 1:9) to give 817 mg of [3aS-[3(S*),3[3aa,7a,7a~]]-1,1,1-trifluoro-6[3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3a-methyl-7-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]-1 H-inden-3-yl]-2-(trifluoro-methyl)-3-heptyn-2-ol.
B. To a solution of 812 mg of [3aS-[3(S*),3aa,7a,7a~]3-1,1,1-10 trifluoro-6[3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3a-methyl-7-[(trimethylsilyl)-oxy]-1 H-inden-3-yl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)-3-heptin-2-ol in 18 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran there was added 5.34 ml of tetra-butyl-ammonium fluoride in tetrahydrofuran, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature under argon for 8û min. The reaction was then 15 quenched by addition of 9 ml of half-saturated NaHC03 and stirred at room temperature for an additional 20 min. Excess of tetrahydro-furan was removed by evaporation and additional 9 ml of bicarbonate was added. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, the ~-extract was washed with brine~ dried and evaporated. Af~er ao purification by flash chromatography (EtOAc-hexane 1:2), it gave 690 mg of [3aR-~1(R*),3aa,4~B,7a,B]]-3,3a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-7a-methyl-1 -[6,6,6-trifluoro-5-hydroxy-1 -methyl-5-(trifluoro-methyl~-3-hexynyl] -4H-inden-4-ol.

25 C. To a solution of 100 mg of [3aR,-[1(R*),3aa,4~,7a~]-3,3a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-7a-methyl-1 -[6,6,6-trifluoro-5-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-3-hexynyl]-4H-inden-4-ol in 6 ml of anhydrous CH2CI2 there was added at room temperature, 176 mg of pyridinium chlorochromate, and the mixture was stirred at room 30 temperature for 50 min under argon. To this mixture there was added 9 ml of ether under stirring, then it was filtered and the filtrate evaporated to dryness. The crude product thus obtained was purified by chromatography on silicagel column with ethyl acetate-hexane 1:3 to give [3aR-[1(R*),3aa,7a~]]-3,3a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-7a-35 methyl-1-[6,6,6-trifluoro-5-hydroxy-1-methyl-5-(trifluoro-methyl)-3-hexinyl~-4H-inden-4-one.

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n To a solution of 333 mg of [35-(30c,5~,Z)]-2-~2-[2-methylene-3, 5 -bis [ [( 1 ,1 -dimethylethyl)dimethylsilyl]oxy~cyclohexylidene]-ethyl]diphenyl phosphine oxide in 7 ml anhydrous tetrahydrofuran there was added at -75C, 0.325 ml of 1.6M n-butyllithium in hexane 5 under argon. After stirring for 6 min, a solution of 73 mg of ~3aR-[1 (R*),3aa,7a~]]-3,3a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-7a-methyl-1-L6,6,6-trifluoro-5 -hydroxy- 1 -methyl-5-~trifluoromethyl)-3-hexiny]-4H-inden-4-one in 5 ml anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise.
The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at -75C, and then 10 quenched with 2.6 ml of 1:1 mixture of 2N Rochelle salt and 2N
K~C03 solutions and was allowed to warm to room temperature. It was then diluted with 10 ml of the same salt solution and extracted with Pthyl acetate. The extract was washed with brine, dried and evaporated. The crude intermediate was purified by flash chromato-graphy on silica gel column wi~h ethyl acetate-hexane 1:5 to give disilyl-protected 1 ,25-dihydroxy-1 6-ene-23-yne-26,27-hexafluoro-cholecalciferol.

E. To 92 mg of the disilyl protected 1,25-dihydroxy 16-ene-23-ao yne-26,27-hexafluoro-cholecalciferol in 5 ml anhydrous ~etrahydro-furan in a dark wall flask there was added 0.89 ml of lM tetrabutyl-ammonium fluoride in tetrahydrofuran, and the mixture was stirred for 16 hrs under argon. The reaction was then quenched with 3 ml of half-saturated NaHC03 and stirred at room temperature. It was then 25 extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with half-saturated NaHC03 and brine, then dried and evaporated. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography with ethyl-acetate 4:1, to give 1 ,25-dihydroxy-1 6-ene-23-yne-26,27-hexafluoro-cholecalciferol as a foamy glass; [a]25 = +59.1 (c 0.11, CH30H).

In accordance with the invention the 9-cis- or 13-cis-retinoic acid or acitretin or a salt or ester thereof can be used in the form of pharmaceutical preparations which also contain a vitamin D
derivative or as preparations which contain an ad hoc combination 35 with vitamin D derivatives.

2~9~196 The use o~ 9-cis-retinoic acid, pharrnaceutically usable salts or esters thereof and vitamin D derivatives, especially 9-cis-retinoic acid and calciferol is preferred.

The active substances can be administered ~opically or orally for the treatment of psoriasis. Topical prepara~ions can be present as creams, ointments, lotions, tinctures or gels which contain the ac~ive substances together with carriers which are usual in such preparations. The content of 9-cis- or 13-cis-retinoic acid or 10 acitretin, salts or esters thereof in these preparations can be about 0.001-0.1 wt.%, preferably 0.003-0.03 wt.%. The content of vitamin D derivative in such preparations can be about 1 ~lg/g to about 100 llg/g. These preparations are applied to ~he diseased site on the skin according to the requirements of the patien~, e.g. once or twice per day.

Preparations for oral administration can be present in the form of tablets, capsules, solutions or emulsions. For the treatment of psoriasis, such preparations can be administered in dosages of ao about 0.01 mg to about 3 m~ of 9-cis-or 13-cis-re~inoic acid or acitretin or salt or ester thereof per kg body weight per day, preferably about 0.025 mg/kg to about 1.5 mg/kg per day; and about 0.001 ~lg/kg to about 0.1 llg/kg of vitamin D derivative, preferably about O.OOS ~lg/kg to about 0.05 ~lg/kg, per day. Solid dosage forms 25 such as tablets and capsules conveniently contain per dosage unit about 1 mg to about 50 rng of 9-cis- or 13-cis-retinoic acid or acitretin and, respectively, about 0.1 1l9 to about 1 1l9 of vitamin D
derivative.

For the treatment and prevention of tumours, the active substances or the preparations in accordance with the invention can be administered enterally, parenterally or topically. Fxamples of tumours which can be treated with the preparations in accordance with the invention or the active substance combination in 35 accordance with the invention are haematological tumours such as leukaemia, especially acute promyelocy~aric leukaemia and Iymphomas. Furthermore precancerous lesions of the epitheliai tissue such as actinic keratoses of the skin, oral leukoplakias, - , . ~ .. ..

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2~6~6 dysplasias of the larynx, bronchi and cervix; as well as carcinornas of the skin, buccal cavity, the bronchi, the larynx, pharynx, stomach, colon, uterus, pancreas, the bladder, breast and pros~ate can be treated by the administration of an effective amount of the 5 preparations or active substance combination in accordance with the invention.

Examples of pathological or undesired immune reactions are autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, insulin-dependent diabetes, ~upus erythematosus, pemphigus vulgaris, pemphi~us foliaceus, myasthenia gravis, ankylosing spondylitis, autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland such as Hashimoto's disease and primary thyroid gland failure;
scleroderma, uveitis, Behcet's disease, Crohn's disease, auto-immune-conditioned myocarditis and autoimmune-conditioned poly-glandular syndrome; as well as allergies such as ailergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, asthma and celiaca. Other indications are undesired immune reactions in organ or cell transplants suoh as kidney, heart, pancreas beta-islet cell, bone marrow and liver ao transplants.

A further aspect of the invention is concerned with the use of the preparations and, respectively, active substance combination in accordance with the invention for the preferably emeral or 25 parenteral treatrnent and prevention of osteoporosis. In all of these indications the active substances can be used in the dosage ranges given above, whereby the individual dosage will depend on the nature of the disease to be treated and on the age and condi~ion of the patient and can be determined within the framework of medical 30 expertise. The invention is illustrated in more detail by the following Examples.

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Ca~ules containing 9-cis-retinoic_~$id ~ -9-cis-Retinoic acid 20.0 mg Gelatine ~BIoom number 30) 70.0 mg Maltodextrin 108.0 mg dl-a-Tocopherol 2.0 mg Na ascorbate 10.0 mg Microcrystalline cellulose 48.0 mg Mg stearate 2.0 mg Total 260 mg -The active substance is wet-ground in a soiution of gelatine, 5 maltodextrin, tocopherol and Na ascorbate and the suspension obtained is spray-dried. Thereafter, the cellulose and the Mg stearate are admixed and 260 mg aliquots of the mixture are filled into hard gelatine capsules.

Capsules cQntainina calcitriol Calcitriol 0.25 ~lg Butylated hydroxytoluene 0.016 mg Buylated hydroxyanisole 0.016 mg Fractionated coconut oil ad 160.0 mg The ingredients are mixed and the oily solution is filled under an inert gas into soft gelatine capsules each containing 160 mg.
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Calcitriol 0.25 ~g 9-cis-Retinoic acid 20 mg Polyethylene glycol 400 200 mg Butylated hydroxyanisole 0~1 mg The ingredients are mixed and filled under an inert gas into s soft gelatine capsules having a fill weight of 220 mg.

Example 4 Cre~m ~on~i~ing ~-cis-retinoic acid and calci~riol Calcitriol 2 mg 9-cis-Retinoic acid 30 mg Cetyl alcohol 1.5 mg Stearyl alcohol 2.5 mg Sorbitan monostearate 2.0mg Glyceryl monostearate and polyoxyethylene glycolsteara~e 4.0 mg Polysorbate 60 l.Omg Mineral oil 4.0 mg Propylene glycol 5.0mg Propylparaben 0.05 mg Butylated hydroxyanisole 0.05 mg Sorbitol solution 2.0 mg Na EDTA 0.01 mg Methylparaben 0.18 mg Dist. water q.s. ad 100 9 Example 5 The activity of the combination in accordance with the invention of 9-cis-retinoic acid and calcitriol on the differentiation of hurnan promyelocytic leukaemia cells (HL-60) can be . . .

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209~96 g demonstrated in vitro in the tes~ procedure described in Cancer Research 45, 4244 (1985). The effects obtained with various concentrations of the active substances on cell differentiation (measured by detecting the reduction effect on nitroblue-tetra-5 zolium, NBT) can be concluded from Figure 1. The measurement ofthe NBT reduction was effected according to a modified method of Pick et al. in J. Reticul. Soc. 30, 581 (1981). In each case, 3.104 cells in 200 ,ul were incubated for 48 hours with the active substances. The cells were centrifuged off and treated with in each 10 case 100 1ll of pre-warmed NBT solution (1 mg~ml, diluted with Dulbeccos PBS) and PMA (123 mg/ml in DMSO) and incubated at 37~C
for 1 hour. After cen~rifugation, 100 1ll of 90% DMF, diluted with 10% SDS, were added, the mixture was incubated at 37C and the extinction (OD) was measured at 550 mm.
The curves in Fig. 1 show the effect of calcitriol alone and of combinations of varying amounts of calcitriol with (from above downwards) 80 nM, 16 nM and 3.2 nM 9-cis-retinoic acid.

ExamplQ 6 Patients with multiple actinic keratoses were treated -topically with 9-cis-retinoic acid and calcitriol. 9-cis-retinoic acid was applied as a 0.01% (v/v) solution in ethanol/propylene glycol 2s (50:50). Calcitriol was applied as a 0.0025% (w/w) cream.
Treatment was carried out for 4-16 weeks with adminis~ration of the preparations to the skin once daily. 9-cis-retinoic acid was applied first, followed, after drying (3 minutes~, by calcitriol cream.
Occlusive dressing was not used.

The following results were obtained with various patient groups:

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6 patients: slight improvement 5 patients: moderate improvement 5 patients: marked irnprovement B. Patient group: 16 pa~ients Duration of treatment: 8 weeks Result of treatment:
3 patients: slight improvement 4 patients: moderate improvement 9 patients: marked improvement C. Patient group: 7 patients Duration of treatment: 1Z weeks Result of treatment:
in all 7 patients: marked improYement ao D. Patient group: 3 patients Duration of treatment: 16 weeks Result of treatment:
in all 3 patients: marksd improvement In all cases, slight erythema but no disturbing symptoms (burning, itching) developed.

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Claims

1. Pharmaceutical preparation containing 9-cis- or 13-cis retinoic acid, or acitretin, a pharmaceutically usable salt or ester thereof and a vitamin D derivative as active ingredients, and usual pharmaceutical carriers.

2. A preparation according to claim 1, wherein the active ingredients are 9-cis retinoic acid, a pharmaceutically usable salt or ester thereof and a vitamin D derivative.

3. A preparation according to claim 2, wherein the active ingredients are 9-cis retinoic acid and calcitriol.

4. A product containing 9-cis- or 13-cis retinoic acid or acitretin, a pharmaceutically usable salt or ester thereof and a vitamin D derivative as a combination preparation for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use in the treatment of psoriasis, osteoporosis or tumours.

5. A product according to claim 4 for use in the treatment of pathological or undesired immune reactions.

6. A product according to claim 4 or 5 containing 9-cis retinoic acid and calcitriol.

7. A commercial pack containing 9-cis- or 13-cis retinoic acid, or acitretin, a pharmaceutically usable salt or ester thereof as active ingredients, together with instructions for the use thereof in combination with a vitamin D derivative for the simultaneous, separate or sequential use in the treatment of psoriasis, osteoporosis or tumours.

8. A commercial pack according to claim 7 for use in the treatment of pathological or undesired immune reactions.

9. A commercial pack according to claim 7 or 8 containing 9-cis retinoic acid together with instructions for the combined use with calcitriol.

10. 9-cis- or 13-cis retinoic acid or acitretin, a pharma-ceutically usable salt or ester thereof and a vitamin D derivative for use as a medicament.

11. 9-cis retinoic acid and calcitriol for use according to claim 10.

12. The use of 9-cis- or 13-cis retinoic acid, or acitretin, a pharmaceutically usable salt or ester thereof in the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations for the combined application with a vitamin D derivative in the treatment of psoriasis, osteoporosis or tumours.

13. The use according to claim 12 in the treatment of pathological or undesired immune reactions.

14. The use of 9-cis retinoic acid for the combined application with calcitriol according to claims 12 or 13.