NZ749282B2 - Treatment of circadian rhythm disorders - Google Patents
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to the use of tasimelteon in treating patients suffering from circadian rhythm disorders, including Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder, who are also being treated with a CYP3A4 inducer.
Description
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TREATMENT OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM DISORDERS
Cross-reference to Related ations
This application claims the benefit of co-pending US Provisional Patent
Application Nos. 61/738,985, filed 18 December 2012, ,987, filed 18 December
2012, 61/755,896, filed 23 January 2013, and 61/903,354, filed 12 November 2013,
and also to co-pending US Patent Application No. 13/751,011, filed 25 January 2013,
and co-pending International Patent Application No. PCT/USl3/23315, filed 25 January
2013, each ofwhich is hereby orated herein as though fully set forth.
Field of the Invention
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the field of circadian rhythm
disorders (CRDs) and, more particularly, to the entrainment of circadian rhythms in
persons afflicted with Non-24 Hour Disorder [Non-24).
ound of the ion
The master body clock controls the timing of many aspects of physiology,
behavior and metabolism that show daily rhythms, ing the sleep-wake cycles,
body temperature, alertness and performance, metabolic rhythms and certain
hormones which exhibit circadian variation. Outputs from the suprachiasmatic nucleus
(SCN) control many endocrine rhythms including those of melatonin secretion by the
pineal gland as well as the control of ol secretion via effects on the hypothalamus,
the pituitary and the adrenal glands. This master body clock, located in the SCN,
spontaneously tes rhythms ofapproximately 24.5 hours. These nonhour
rhythms are synchronized each day to the 24-hour day-night cycle by light, the primary
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environmental time cue which is detected by specialized cells in the retina and
transmitted to the SCN via the retino-hypothalamic tract. Inability to detect this light
signal, as occurs in most totally blind individuals, leads to the inability of the master
body clock to be reset daily and maintain entrainment to a 24-hour day.
NonHour Disorder
Non-24, also referred to as Non-24—Hour Wake er (N24HSWD) or
Non-24—Hour Disorder, is an orphan indication affecting approximately 65,000 to
95,000 people in the U.S. and up to 140,000 in Europe. Non-24 occurs when individuals,
primarily blind with no light perception, are unable to synchronize their endogenous
circadian pacemaker to the 24-hour light/dark cycle. Without light as a synchronizer,
and because the period of the internal clock is lly a little longer than 24 hours,
individuals with Non-24 experience their circadian drive to initiate sleep drifting later
and later each day. Individuals with Non-24 have abnormal night sleep ns,
accompanied by difficulty staying awake during the day. Non-24 leads to significant
impairment, with chronic effects impacting the social and occupational functioning of
these individuals.
In addition to problems sleeping at the desired time, individuals with Non-24
experience ive daytime sleepiness that often results in e napping.
The severity of nighttime sleep complaints and/or daytime sleepiness
ints varies depending on where in the cycle the individual's body clock is with
respect to their social, work, or sleep schedule. The "free running” of the clock results in
approximately a 1-4 month repeating cycle, the ian cycle, where the circadian
drive to initiate sleep continually shifts a little each day (about 15 minutes on average)
until the cycle s itself. Initially, when the circadian cycle becomes desynchronous
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with the 24h day-night cycle, individuals with Non-24 have ulty initiating sleep. As
time progresses, the internal circadian rhythms of these individuals becomes 180
degrees out of ony with the 24h ght cycle, which gradually makes sleeping
at night virtually impossible, and leads to extreme ness during daytime hours.
Eventually, the dual’s sleep-wake cycle becomes aligned with the night, and
"free-running" individuals are able to sleep well during a conventional or socially
acceptable time. However, the alignment between the internal circadian rhythm and
the 24-hour day-night cycle is only temporary.
In on to cyclical nighttime sleep and daytime sleepiness problems, this condition
can cause deleterious daily shifts in body temperature and hormone secretion, may
cause metabolic disruption and is mes associated with depressive symptoms and
mood ers.
It is estimated that 50-75% of totally blind people in the United States
(approximately 65,000 to 95,000] have Non-24. This condition can also affect sighted
people. r, cases are rarely reported in this population, and the true rate of Non-
24in the general population is not known.
The ultimate treatment goal for individuals with Non-24 is to entrain or
synchronize their circadian rhythms into an appropriate phase relationship with the 24-
hour day so that they will have increased sleepiness during the night and increased
wakefulness during the daytime.
Tasimelteon
Tasimelteon is a circadian regulator which binds specifically to two high affinity
melatonin receptors, Mella (MTlR) and Mellb . These receptors are found in
high density in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the brain (SCN), which is responsible for
synchronizing our sleep/wake cycle. Tasimelteon has been shown to improve sleep
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parameters in prior clinical studies, which simulated a desynchronization of the
circadian clock. Tasimelteon has so far been studied in hundreds of individuals and has
shown a good tolerability profile.
Rifampin
Rifampin (or rifamipicin] is an antimycobacterial in the cin group,
indicated for the treatment of, e.g., tuberculosis, N. meningitides, Legionella pneumonia,
etc. It induces, and thereby increases the levels of, the lic enzyme, CYP3A4.
Effective doses of rifampin are known. A recommended treatment regimen is a daily
regimen of 10 mg/kg [up to 600 mg/day) orally or IV once a day or an intermittent
regimen of 10 mg/kg (up to 600 mg/dose) orally or IV 2 or 3 times a week.
y of the Invention
Embodiments ofthe invention relate to the discovery that the daily dose of
tasimelteon can be upwardly ed in patients also being treated with a CYP3A4
inducer, e.g., rifampin. Other embodiments of the invention relate to the ery that
the daily dose of tasimelteon can be downwardly adjusted in patients also being treated
with a CYP 3A4 inhibitor.
Brief Description of the Figures
is an example ofa patient report for a patient determined not to have a
free-running circadian rhythm based on aMT6s analyses.
is an example ofa patient report for a patient determined to have a free-
running circadian rhythm based on aMT6s analyses.
is an example ofa patient report for a patient determined not to have a
free-running circadian rhythm based on ol analyses.
is an example ofa patient report for a patient determined to have a free-
g circadian rhythm based on cortisol analyses.
shows a metabolic pathway of tasimelteon and several of its metabolites.
FIGS. 6-11 show plots of the effect of co-administration of tasimelteon and
fluvoxamine on the concentration of, tively, tasimelteon, the M9 metabolite, the
M11 metabolite, the M12 metabolite, the M13 metabolite, and the M14 lite.
FIGS. 12-17 show plots of the effect of smoking on the concentration of,
respectively, lteon, the M9 metabolite, the M11 metabolite, the M12 metabolite,
the M13 metabolite, and the M14 metabolite.
Detailed Description ofthe Invention
Tasimelteon has the chemical name: trans-N-[[2-(2,3-dihydrobenzofuran
loprop-lyl]methyl]propanamide, has the structure of Formula I:
Formula I
and is disclosed in US 5856529 and in US 20090105333, both of which are orated
herein by reference as though fully set forth.
Tasimelteon is a white to off-white powder with a melting point of about 780C
(DSC) and is very soluble or freely soluble in 95% ethanol, methanol, acetonitrile, ethyl
acetate, isopropanol, polyethylene glycols (PEG-300 and 0), and only slightly
soluble in water. The native pH ofa saturated solution of tasimelteon in water is 8.5
and its aqueous solubility is practically unaffected by pH. Tasimelteon has 2-4 times
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greater affinity for MTZR ve to MT1R. It's affinity (Ki) for MT1R is 0.3 to 0.4 and
for MTZR, 0.1 to 0.2. Tasimelteon is useful in the practice of this invention because it is
a melatonin agonist that has been demonstrated, among other activities, to entrain
patients ing from Non-24.
In related aspects, this invention relates to the use ofa tasimelteon metabolite as
the nin agonist. Tasimelteon metabolites include, for example, a phenol-
carboxylic acid analog (M9) and a hydroxypropyl-phenol analog [M11]. Each is formed
in humans following oral administration of tasimelteon.
ically, s of the invention encompass use of tasimelteon or of
compounds of Formulas II or III, including salts, solvates, and es oftasimelteon or
ofcompounds of Formula II or Formula III, in amorphous or crystalline form.
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While ed herein in the R-trans configuration, the invention nevertheless
comprises use of stereoisomers thereof, i.e., R-cis, S-trans, and S-cis. In addition, the
invention comprises use of prodrugs of tasimelteon or of compounds of Formula II or of
Formula 1]], including, for example, esters of such compounds. The discussion that
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follows will refer to tasimelteon but it is to be understood that the nds of
Formula I] and III are also useful in the practice of aspects of the invention.
Metabolites of lteon include, for example, those described in "Preclinical
Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of 4778, a Novel Melatonin Receptor
Agonist" by Vachharajani et al., ]. Pharmaceutical Sci., 92(4) :760-772, which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference. The active metabolites oftasimelteon can also be
used in the method of this invention, as can ceutically acceptable salts of
tasimelteon or of its active metabolites. For example, in addition to metabolites of
Formula I] and 111, above, metabolites of tasimelteon also include the monohydroxylated
analogs M13 of Formula IV, M12 of Formula V, and M14 of Formula Vl.
Formula IV
Formula V
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Formula Vl
Thus, it is apparent that this invention contemplates entrainment of patients
suffering free running circadian rhythm to a 24 hour circadian rhythm by
administration of a circadian rhythm regulator (i.e., circadian rhythm modifier) capable
ofphase advancing and/or ning circadian rhythms, such as a melatonin agonist
like tasimelteon or an active metabolite of tasimelteon or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof. Tasimelteon can be sized by procedures known in
the art. The preparation of a 4-vinyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran cyclopropyl intermediate
can be carried out as described in US7754902, which is incorporated herein by
reference as though fully set forth.
Pro-drugs, e.g., esters, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be prepared by
se of routine skill in the art.
In patients ing a Non-24, the melatonin and cortisol ian rhythms and
the natural day/night cycle become desynchronized. For example, in patients suffering
from a free-running circadian rhythm, melatonin and cortisol acrophases occur more
than 24 hours, e.g., >24.1 hours, prior to each previous day's melatonin and cortisol
ase, respectively, resulting in desynchronization for days, weeks, or even months,
depending upon the length of a patient's circadian rhythm, before the melatonin,
cortisol, and day/night cycles are again temporarily synchronized.
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Chronic gnment of cortisol has been associated with metabolic, cardiac,
cognitive, neurologic, neoplastic, and hormonal disorders. Such disorders include, e.g.,
obesity, depression, ogical impairments.
This invention shows that entrainment of the nin circadian rhythm is
linked to entrainment of the cortisol circadian rhythm.
Thus, in one aspect, an illustrative embodiment of the invention provides a
method of entraining a patient suffering from an abnormal melatonin circadian rhythm,
or an abnormal cortisol circadian rhythm, to a 24 hour ian rhythm by internally
administering to the patient an effective amount of a melatonin t, in ular,
tasimelteon or an active metabolite thereof.
In related aspects, this invention provides a method enting or treating
disorders associated with a desynchronous melatonin or cortisol circadian rhythm, i.e.,
a circadian rhythm that is not synchronized with the l day/night cycle. Such
method comprises ally administering to a t having a desynchronous
melatonin or cortisol circadian rhythm an effective amount of a melatonin agonist, in
particular, tasimelteon or an active metabolite thereof, as described in this specification.
The method of treating Non-24 (which includes phase advancing and/or
entraining melatonin and/or cortisol circadian rhythm] in a patient suffering therefrom
by internally administering an effective amount oftasimelteon as described in this
specification tends to be effective more often in patients having higher amounts of
endogenous melatonin. In other words, the likelihood of efficacy of ent is related
to the amount of melatonin naturally present in the patient's body.
The method of ng Non-24 (which includes phase advancing melatonin
and/or cortisol circadian rhythm] in a patient suffering therefrom by internally
administering an effective amount of tasimelteon as described in this specification tends
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to be effective more often in patients whose pre-treatment circadian rhythm (i.e., tau) is
below a n threshold. Such threshold can be, e.g., 25.0 hours, 24.9 hours, 24.8
hours, 24.7 hours, 24.65 hours, or 24.6 hours, such that the likelihood of efficacy of
treatment is greater in the case of patients whose tau is below the threshold.
In accordance with this ion, a regulatory agency, a patient, a healthcare
provider, or an insurance provider, or any one or more ofsuch entities or persons, can
choose a likelihood of cy that is sufficient to support initiation of ent with a
nin agonist, in particular, tasimelteon. For example, it may be decided that if the
likelihood of efficacy is less than a selected threshold probability, then the patient
should not be treated with the melatonin agonist.
Alternatively, such threshold probability can be used as a factor in ining
whether or not to apply a heightened standard of monitoring for efficacy and/or
adverse events. For e, it may be decided that if the likelihood of efficacy is less
than a selected old ility, then the patient will be examined for signs of
efficacy and/or adverse events within about 6 to 9 weeks following initiation of
treatment. Such heightened monitoring can also comprise more frequent monitoring
and/or decreased tolerance for lack of apparent efficacy or for occurrence of side
effects. For example, if there is no or scant evidence of efficacy or if there are signs of
adverse events, perhaps even minor or early signs, then the melatonin agonist
treatment may be discontinued or modified. Heightened monitoring may include
requiring a patient to maintain a sleep diary which would may e, e.g., the patient’s
recordation of sleep and wake times, frequency and duration of naps, sleep latency,
duration of nighttime sleep, etc., such recordation being, e.g., in writing, lly, or
telephonically.
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Efficacy for these purposes can be determined in a number ofways, including,
e.g., by determining a patient's tau after initiation oftherapy and following at least one
te circadian cycle during which the t has been treated, e.g., about 6 to
about 9 weeks after initiation of therapy, or by examining the patient's physical or
emotional health such as by subjecting the patient to a physical examination or to
questioning about sleep patterns, side effects, daytime napping, general well-being, etc.
Short of terminating treatment, it may be decided, e.g., that the patient should
receive a different dose of the melatonin agonist or a different melatonin agonist, e.g., a
different melatonin t having the pharmacological activity, i.e., MT1R and MTZR
binding and relative binding affinities, and t1/2,oftasimelteon.
The threshold ility discussed above can be correlated to a threshold
concentration ofmelatonin in a biological sample taken from a patient. For example,
melatonin levels can be ly ed in s ofblood, plasma, urine, saliva,
etc., and the melatonin concentration that corresponds to a selected old
probability can be ascertained. The concentration of melatonin that corresponds to the
selected threshold probability can be referred to as the Threshold Concentration.
Melatonin levels are generally determined (1) by measuring the amount of the
y urinary metabolite of nin, 6-sulphatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) ted
every 2 to 8 hours over a 24 to 48 hour period, (2) by measuring melatonin levels in
samples ofsaliva taken every 30 to 60 s under dim light, or (3) by measuring
melatonin levels in samples ofblood taken frequently, e.g., every 20 to 30 minutes. Such
methods are summarized, e.g., by Benloucif et al., I Clin Sleep Med, 4(1): 66-69 (2008).
It is within the skill of the art, and therefore encompassed by this invention, to
use any surrogate for melatonin concentrations or rates of production for determining
the length of the melatonin rhythm, i.e., tau. For example, as specifically described
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herein, one may use amounts ofaMT6s as a surrogate for amounts of melatonin and one
may use the cortisol circadian rhythm or the aMT6s circadian rhythm as a melatonin
circadian rhythm surrogate, i.e., the length of the circadian rhythm of cortisol can be a
surrogate for the length of the circadian rhythm of aMT6s which can be a surrogate for
the length ofthe melatonin circadian rhythm (Le. tau). Alternatively or additionally, one
may use cortisol as such melatonin ate.
In an illustrative embodiment, the amount of melatonin is indirectly measured
such as by measuring the amounts of a nin surrogate, specifically, aMT6s in urine
samples, and using such amounts to estimate ase and average and peak
endogenous aMT6s amounts or concentrations in blood.
In an illustrative embodiment, the melatonin surrogate is the rate ofaMT6s
production as ascertained by measuring aMT6s in urine samples. In such case, the
Threshold Concentration would actually be a rate of excretion sed, e.g., in units of
ng/hr. Such rate can be determined by measuring the concentration ofaMT6s in an
aliquot of urine (ng/ml) and multiplying it by volume/time (ml/hr) of the total urinary
void from which the aliquot was derived, as more fully explained below. This surrogate
measure is used in this illustrative embodiment for convenience only and it can y
be re-calculated as the concentration of aMT6s in urine and expressed, e.g., in ng/ml
units or as the te amount ofaMT6s in urine and expressed, e.g., in ng or mg units.
Such amounts, whether sed as excretion rates, concentrations, or s, can
also be converted into similarly expressed amounts of melatonin.
For example, a t having a peak aMT6s production rate, i.e., excretion rate,
of 1500 ng/hr in urine is a likely responder to tasimelteon. Therefore, the Threshold
Concentration can be set at 1500 ng/hr aMT6s. Alternatively, the Threshold
Concentration can also be set at 2000 ng/hr of urinary aMT6s [e.g., urine samples
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collected in 4 hour intervals and during a nighttime sleep period] or any convenient
number etween, e.g., 1550, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1750, 1800, 1850, 1900, or 1950
ng/hr. Alternatively, the Threshold Concentration can also be set at greater than 2000
ng/hr ofurinary aMT6s, e.g., 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400 or 2500 ng/hr.
A Threshold tration of 1500 ng/hr aMT6s is indicative ofa greater than
50% probability that a given patient will respond to treatment, i.e., greater than 50% of
a population of patients having a peak aMT6s concentration in urine (or the melatonin
concentration that is equivalent thereto in another biological ) are expected to
respond to treatment. Based on the study results reported above, it is expected that
more than about 75%, or even more than about 80% or 90% of patients will respond if
they have peak aMT6s production rates in urine [or ponding melatonin
concentrations in a biological sample) of 1500 ng/hr or 2000 ng/hr.
If endogenous melatonin levels are used to predict likelihood of patient response
and not for tau ination, then it is not necessary to determine the rate ofaMT6s
excretion at time points, or spans of timepoints, throughout a full day. Instead, e.g., the
amount of melatonin, as inferred from aMT6s in urine, can be measured in urine
collected and pooled in a single batch over a 24 hour period or even during a shorter
period. Indeed, in rative embodiments, melatonin levels as indicated by aMT6s in
urine or directly as melatonin in, e.g., blood or saliva, can be measured at given time
points once or multiple times per day.
The ability to predict likelihood of se to drug is very important to
healthcare providers, e.g., physicians and patients, as well as to healthcare
rsement providers, e.g., providers of prescription drug insurance. Thus, in one
embodiment, prior to tion of treatment of Non-24 with a melatonin agonist, e.g.,
tasimelteon, the patient is tested to determine his or her endogenous melatonin levels,
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in particular, his or her peak melatonin concentration. Such g can be carried out
using a biological sample, e.g., urine, blood, plasma, or saliva using the methodologies
described above or any other methodology. e the method of this invention
es a probability of response, the method ofdetermining peak melatonin
concentration does not require precision. It is enough that it provide an te
within, e.g., 20%, in which case, if the Threshold Concentration is set at 2000 ng/hr
urinary aMT6s, a patient would be regarded as a likely responder if the patient's peak
aMT6s excretion in urine is determined to be 1600 ng/hr or higher. Even less precision,
e.g., within 25% or 30%, may be acceptable. As in the case of determining tau, other
surrogates for endogenous nin levels can also be used.
A further aspect of this invention arises from the fact that certain therapeutic
agents are known to reduce endogenous levels ofmelatonin. ent among such
agents are beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists, commonly referred to as "beta
blockers”, which are commonly prescribed for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias,
myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and ension. Beta rs
include, e.g., alprenolol, altenolol, carvedilol, metoprolol, and propanolol, to name a few.
Thus, in one aspect, this invention comprises classifying Non-24 patients who
are receiving beta blocker y as poor responders to melatonin agonist therapy. In
this illustrative embodiment, such patients may not be subjected to a determination of
peak melatonin tration but, instead, may be d as if their melatonin
concentrations are below a Threshold Concentration. Other factors that may have an
adverse effect on efficacy are NSAle and light.
In a related illustrative embodiment, a Non-24 patient may be directed to submit
to a determination of melatonin concentration because he or she is being treated with
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beta blocker therapy to ascertain whether or not the beta blocker therapy is in fact
causing the patient's peak melatonin level to drop below a Threshold tration.
In related aspects of this invention, plasma melatonin levels or beta blocker
therapy, or both, are used as efficacy tors in combination with other markers of
efficacy or adverse events. So, for example, an illustrative embodiment of this invention
comprises treating a patient suffering from Non-24 with tasimelteon ifthe t has
peak melatonin levels corresponding to 1500 ng/hr (or 2000 ng/hr) ofaMT6s in urine
collected during 4 hour periods or a ime sleep period and if the patient is positive
for one or more additional efficacy markers. Incorporation of such additional cy
marker or markers can enhance the ability of a healthcare provider to assess the
likelihood that a patient suffering a non-24 hour circadian rhythm will benefit from
treatment with a melatonin t such as tasimelteon.
In related embodiments, a computer-based system receives information about a
prescription for tasimelteon and operates to associate that information with
information about the patient's endogenous melatonin levels to output a report
indicating a probability of efficacy or to output a report stating that a higher or lwere
dose of lteon, e.g, < 20 mg/d or >20 mg/d, is indicated.
Patients can be sed as suffering from Non-24 by estimating each patient’s
circadian period (tau). Patients whose tau exceeds 24 hours are diagnosed as having
Non-24. Thus, in l, Non-24 patients who can benefit from treatment with
tasimelteon have a tau, such as may be determined by analyzing the aMT6s or cortisol
circadian rhythm, that is longer than 24 hours, e.g., greater than about 0.1 hours longer
than 24 hours and in some cases, at least about 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and as large as about 1.4
hours longer than 24 hours. As discussed herein, the cortisol circadian rhythm can be
used in place of or in addition to the aMT6s rhythm, although cortisol circadian rhythm
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calculations may be slightly less precise in the sense that such data compiled from
analyses of a population of patients may exhibit a larger standard deviation.
To monitor circulating melatonin cycles in a subject, it is convenient to assay for
levels of the major metabolite of melatonin, which is 6-sulfatoxymelatonin ) in
urine, as its pattern of production correlates closely with circulating melatonin levels.
However, this invention contemplates measurement of aMT6s levels in other bodily
samples such as blood, e.g., plasma, or saliva and it also contemplates direct
ement of melatonin or of other surrogates for melatonin levels. It is within the
skill of the art to correlate levels of tasimelteon or tasimelteon metabolites in other
bodily samples [i.e., other than aMT6s in urine) with circulating melatonin . For
example, the amounts of cortisol in blood or urine can be used in a manner similar to
the use of aMT6s to ine tau.
A useful protocol for estimating tau in candidates for clinical testing for
treatment of Non-24, which method can be applied to diagnosis of Non-24 in a given
patient, is as s:
Each subject will undergo four 48-hour urine collection sessions at
nominal days 7, 14, 21, and 28. During each session, the start of the session and
the time of each void will be recorded. Urine collected over periods of 4 hours
(with the first 4 hour collection period of the day beginning at scheduled wake
time), or about 8 hours during sleep, will be pooled (the "collection interval");
thus, ts will have a total of 10 urine tion intervals during each 48-
hour period. A study nurse will determine the volume ofurine collected during
each interval (urine will be transferred to a ted cylinder) and an t
will be assayed for aMT6s.
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For each collection interval, the start and end time of the al will be
used to determine the midpoint and duration ofthe interval. The start time ofa
given interval is defined as the last void time from the prior 4 hour [or 8 hour]
collection interval; the end time ofa given interval is defined as the last void time
within the collection interval.
The mass of the y melatonin metabolite (aMT6s) excreted during
the interval will be determined as the product ofaMT6s concentration and
volume of urine. Rate ofaMT6s excretion will be ined as the mass of
aMT6s excreted divided by the on of the interval. This rate will be
associated with the midpoint of the interval, referenced to the midnight
preceding the start of the first interval in that session.
For example, if a collection interval on Day 27 runs from 9AM to 1PM
(and the patient had a void at exactly 9AM and a void at exactly 1PM), midpoint
of that al would be assigned the value 11.0. A comparable interval on the
next day of that session would be assigned a value 35.0.
To accommodate changes in the clock time due to ht Savings Time
changes, no urine collections will occur on a day that the clock changes. For
screening there will be occasions when the 4 ent weeks that urine
collections are conducted will span a change in the clock time. Therefore, all
urine collection times will be automatically translated into local standard time
for calculations and then translated back to DST for reporting purposes, if
appropriate.
In certain situations, urine collections or their recording will be
lete. The following procedures will be invoked to address this:
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1. If a subject fails to timestamp a void, no action will be taken if there are
multiple voids with timestamps within one interval.
2. If there is only one void in a collection interval, and the patient cannot
recall the time of the void then the entire 48 hour collection period will be
excluded from the is and the subject will be requested to collect an
additional 48 hours of urine after Day 28. It would not be possible to accurately
determine to which tion interval the unmarked urine belongs.
Consequently, the riate assignment of start and stop times to all of the
tion als would be questionable.
3. If a void is discarded by the patient but the time of the void is known,
duration associated with that void (time of the void minus the time of the
previous void) will be cted from the total duration associated with that
interval. This modified duration will be used to calculate rate of aMT6s excretion.
lfa discarded sample is either the first or last ofthe samples in an interval, the
midpoint of that interval will be calculated without considering that sample.
4. lffewer than 4 samples are available for one 48-hour collection session,
fitting ofthe cosine will be compromised (inadequate degrees of freedom).
Consequently, acrophase will not be determined if fewer than four samples are
available.
For each session, acrophase will be determined by fitting a cosine to the
data from that n using hted non-linear regression. Fitting will be
performed using a non-linear least squares fitting algorithm. The fitting process
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will estimate phase shift, mesor, and amplitude and their tive standard
errors; period of the cosine will be fixed to 24 hours.*
Acrophase will be determined as the phase shift modulus 24 hours.
lfacrophase values are available for three or more sessions, tau will be
calculated using the ing procedure:
1. Acrophase will be recalculated relative to day 0 (24 0 start day for each
session + acrophase).
2. These values will be sed against start day for each session using
weighted linear regression. Weighting will be by the inverse square ofthe
standard error associated with the estimate for acrophase for each session.
Thus, related to this invention is a method for determining a patient’s circadian
rhythm (tau) and for treating a patient with a melatonin agonist, in particular,
lteon, based on that patient's tau. In rative embodiments, the method of
determining tau and treating a patient based on the patient's tau, in particular, based
upon time of aMT6s acrophase, comprises steps (a) through (f), as follows:
a) collecting at least one biological sample from the patient during each ofa
plurality of regular collection intervals (Cls) during at least two Collection Sessions,
each Collection n being at least 48 hours in duration;
b) if multiple biological samples (i.e., samples of the same type) are collected
during each C], then optionally physically pooling all samples collected within a given CI
and, in such case, assigning a Collection Time Point for each Cl;
C) ing the amount [absolute or concentration) of melatonin or of a
melatonin surrogate in each of the samples or pooled samples;
* Although these subjects
are presumed to have a tau > 24 hours, attempts to estimate
tau led to tently poor s with le test datasets. Steven Lockley, Ph.D., an
expert in the field uses this approach.
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d) ally converting the amount of melatonin or melatonin surrogate at
each tion Time Point to a rate ofproduction;
e] subjecting the amount of melatonin or melatonin ate or the rate of
melatonin or melatonin surrogate production at each Collection Time Point to r
analysis to model the patient's cycle, including the acrophase, of melatonin or melatonin
surrogate amount or production on each day;
0 fitting serial acrophase determinations to a weighted linear regression
model in order to determine tau (T), wherein T = 24 + slope.
While cosinor analysis is mentioned above, it will be appreciated that other
s can be used, e.g., a 2-harmonic fit analysis, in particular, for cortisol rhythm
analysis.
Following such determination OfT, a t can be treated with a melatonin
agonist, e.g., tasimelteon, such as described in step (g), as follows:
g] if the patient's T is longer than 24 hours, then:
(i) projecting the patient's acrophase for each of at least 30 days
following Day 2 ofthe final Collection Session by adding T to the acrophase of
said final Day 2 and to each day thereafter and
[ii] treating the patient by daily internally administering to the patient
an effective amount of the melatonin agonist prior to sleep time, beginning on
the night of the Optimal Treatment Initiation Day, or on a night within the
Optimal Treatment Initiation Window, during a succeeding circadian cycle.
The Optimal Treatment tion Day is the day on which the patient's sleep
time is expected to be closest to what it would be if the patient had a normal, i.e., 24
hour, i.e., < 24.1 hr, tau. Such day is lly the day of the night on which the patient’s
melatonin [or melatonin surrogate) acrophase is projected to be the optimal acrophase,
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i.e., the time at which acrophase would occur if the patient had a normal circadian
rhythm. It is not ary to initiate treatment precisely on the Optimal Treatment
Initiation Day but it is recommended that treatment be initiated on such day or within a
range ofdays on either side ofsuch day, said range being referred to herein as the
Optimal Treatment Initiation Window. Said window generally ses the Optimal
Treatment Initiation Day and (a) the immediately following days on which the
melatonin [or surrogate) acrophase is projected to occur no later than about 3.5 hours
(e.g., 3 hours, 3.5 hours or 4 hours) later than the optimal nin [or surrogate)
acrophase and (b) the immediately preceding days on which melatonin (or surrogate)
acrophase is projected to occur no earlier than 5 hours earlier than the optimal
melatonin [or surrogate) acrophase.
For the sake of convenience, the Optimal ent Initiation Window can be
conveniently defined as a set number of days before and after the ted Optimal
Treatment Initiation Day, e.g., 2 days before and 2 days after, for a defined l
ent Initiation Window comprising a total of 5 days. Such window is illustrated in
Figure 2 wherein the first Optimal Treatment Initiation Day is December 4, 2010 and
the Optimal Treatment Initiation Window is defined for convenience as December 2,
2010 to December 6, 2010.
It will be appreciated, however, that the window can be customized as
summarized above based on a given patient’s tau, i.e., depending upon how fast a
patient’s Circadian rhythm is running, such that a patient with a relatively fast-moving
circadian rhythm will have a er optimal window than a patient with a relatively
slow-moving circadian rhythm.
Normal monitoring can comprise step (h), as follows:
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h) following a treatment period of at least one complete circadian cycle
(based on the patient's pre-treatment tau) assessing entrainment as follows:
(i) lfT is < 24.1 hours with a 95% Confidence Interval that crosses
24.0 hours, then the patient is considered to be entrained to a 24 hour day;
(ii) If the last two acrophase estimates are within the target range, i.e.,
-2 to +6 hours from optimal acrophase, and the Standard Deviations of these two
acrophases p, then, taking an additional ical sample collection and
re-calculating ‘E based on the last three acrophase estimates (the original two +
the additional] and if tau is < 24.1 hours with a 95% ence Interval that
crosses 24.0 hours, the patient is considered to be entrained to a 24 hour day;
(iii) lfT >2 24.1 hours or the 95% Confidence Interval does not cross
24.0 hours, then the patient is retested.
The on ofa complete circadian cycle will vary ing upon the rate at
which a given patient is free running. For example, with nce to Figure 2, a patient
having a tau of 24.6 hours will complete a circadian cycle in approximately 39 days (e.g.,
December 4, 2010 to January 13, 2011). A patient with a slower rhythm, e.g., tau = 24.5,
will have a longer cycle and, conversely, a patient with a faster rhythm, e.g., tau 2 24.7,
will have a shorter cycle.
The tau determination and treatment method generally bed above can
comprise any one or any combination of any two or more ofthe following limitations:
1. melatonin amounts are indirectly measured by measuring the amounts of
a melatonin surrogate, said surrogate being aMT6s.
2. the biological sample is urine, all urine collected during a given CI is
physically pooled, and the mid-point ofthe CI is ed as the Collection Time Point
for that Cl.
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3. each CI during wake time is 4 hours and sleep time is a single CI, provided
that s are not collected during the first four hour period of each Collection
Session or, if collected, are not used in the determination of tau.
4. the Collection Time Point for each CI is defined as the mid-point between
the time of the last urine void in the CI immediately preceding a given CI and the last
urine void in the given CI.
. there are 4 Collection Sessions.
6. there are 48 hours in each Collection Session.
7. Collection Sessions are conducted once per week.
8. the Optimal Treatment Initiation Day is the day ofthe night on which the
melatonin or nin surrogate acrophase is projected to be the optimal acrophase.
9. the optimal acrophase is the time at which aMT6s acrophase is projected
to be closest to and no later than about 3.5 hours prior to the t's target wake time.
. the Optimal Treatment Initiation Window comprises the Optimal
Treatment Initiation Day and (a) the ately following days on which the
melatonin acrophase is projected to occur no later than 3 hours later than the optimal
acrophase and (b) the immediately preceding days on which nin acrophase is
projected to occur no r than 5 hours earlier than the optimal acrophase. In such
embodiments, cortisol can be used in place ofaMT6s with ment to account for the
difference between the cortisol circadian rhythm and the aMT6s ian rhythm.
1 1. treatment comprises internal administration of an effective amount of
tasimelteon once per day, the time ofadministration being about 5 hours prior to the
time of the optimal aMT6s acrophase, and wherein treatment is continued daily for at
least one complete circadian cycle. In such embodiments, cortisol can be used in place
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of aMT6s with adjustment to account for the difference between the cortisol circadian
rhythm and the aMT6s circadian rhythm.
12. the amounts ofmelatonin or melatonin surrogate are measured in
absolute units or in concentration units.
13. the amount of melatonin or melatonin surrogate in the biological sample
is determined as the product of the aMT6s concentration [mass/volume) and the
volume of the ical sample.
14. the rate of melatonin or nin surrogate production is determined as
the mass of melatonin or melatonin surrogate produced and ted during each CI
divided by the duration of the CI.
. the rate ofproduction is expressed as g/hr.
16. no samples are collected on a day that the clock changes to or from
Daylight Savings Time (DST) and, if the Collection ns span a change in the clock
time, all Collection Time Points are translated into local standard time for calculations
and then translated back to DST or standard time, as appropriate, for reporting
purposes.
17. samples are ted in a sample collection container by the patient and
provided to a laboratory for analysis, e.g., a stic laboratory.
18. the patient records the date and time of each sample tion on a label
that has been previously fixed to the collection ner or that is applied to the
collection container by the patient.
19. the date and time of each collection are printed onto the label by
timestamp clock.
. the biological sample is urine and melatonin amounts are indirectly
measured by measuring the amounts of aMT6s and
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n if urine tions or their recordings are incomplete, then:
(i) if a patient fails to timestamp a void, no action is taken if there are multiple
voids with timestamps within one CI;
(ii) if there is only one void in a CI and the t cannot recall the time of the
void, then the entire 48 hour Collection Session is excluded from the analysis and an
additional Collection Session is conducted;
[iii] if a void is discarded by the patient but the time of the void is known, the
duration associated with that void [time of the void minus the time of the previous void)
is subtracted from the total duration associated with that Cl and the modified duration
is used to calculate the rate of aMT6s production but if a discarded sample is either the
first or last of the samples in a given C], then the midpoint of that Cl will be calculated
without considering that sample;
provided that, if fewer than 4 samples are available for any one Collection Session,
acrophase will not be determined for that Collection Session.
21. in step (h), lfT >= 24.1 hours or the 95% Confidence al does not
cross 24.0 hours, then treatment is continued and the patient is ed after a second
complete circadian cycle.
22. in step (g), if the patient's T is longer than 24 hours, e.g., T >2 24.1 hours,
the patient's acrophase is projected for each of the 90 days ing Day 2 of the final
Collection Session.
23. aMT6s or cortisol is extracted from pooled urine samples by solid phase
extraction, the extracts are evaporated to dryness, the residue is then tituted
with solvent, and the solution is analyzed by HPLC-MS, an antibody binding assay, or
other analytical technique.
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Thus, a particular illustrative embodiment of a method of determining tau and
thereafter treating a patient thereby determined to have a free-running ian
rhythm is as follows:
a] collecting and, if more than one, physically pooling urine samples from
the patient during each of9 Collection Intervals (Cls) during four weekly 48 hour
collection sessions, said 9 Cls being C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, and C110, as
C11: 4 hour period beginning approximately on initiation ofwake time of Day 1
ofthe first Collection Session;
C12: 4 hour period beginning at the end of C11;
C13: 4 hour period beginning at the end of C12;
C14: 4 hour period beginning at the end of C13;
C15: Overnight, i.e., sleep time [approx 8 hours),
C16: 4 hour period beginning approximately on tion ofwake time of Day 2
ofthe collection session;
C17: 4 hour period beginning at the end of C16;
C18: 4 hour period beginning at the end of C17;
C19: 4 hour period beginning at the end of C18;
C110: Overnight, i.e., sleep time x 8 hours],
b] (i) optionally collecting and discarding samples during C11 and [ii]
assigning the mid-point between the last void of each C1 immediately preceding a given
subsequent C1 and the last void of the given subsequent C1 as the Collection Time Point
for each of C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, and C110;
c) measuring the amount of aMT6s or ol in each ofthe ten samples;
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d) converting the measured amount of aMT6s or cortisol at each Collection
Time Point to a rate of production;
e] subjecting the rate of aMT6s or cortisol production rate at each Collection
Time Point to r analysis to model the cycles, including the acrophase, of aMT6s or
cortisol production on each day;
0 fitting serial acrophase determinations to a weighted linear sion
model in order to determine circadian period (T), wherein T = 24 + slope (p </= 0.05);
g] if the patient's T is longer than 24 hours, then:
(i) projecting the t's acrophase for each of the 90 days following Day 2
ofthe final Collection Session by adding T to the ase of said final Day 2 and
to each day thereafter and
(ii) treating the patient by daily internally administering to the patient an
effective amount oftasimelteon prior to sleep time, on the night of
, beginning
the Optimal Treatment Initiation Day, or on a different night within the Optimal
Treatment tion Window, during the next succeeding circadian cycle
h) following a treatment period of one complete circadian cycle, assessing
entrainment as follows:
(i) lf‘l.’ is < 24.1 hours with a 95% Confidence Interval that crosses 24.0
hours, then the patient is considered to be entrained to a 24 hour day;
[ii] if the last two acrophase estimates are within the target range, i.e., -2 to
+6 hours from optimal ase, and the Standard Deviations of these two
acrophases overlap, then, taking an additional r urine collection and
recalculating I based on the last three acrophase estimates (the original two +
the additional] and if tau is < 24.1 hours with a 95% Confidence Interval that
crosses 24.0 hours, the patient is ered to be entrained to a 24 hour day;
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(iii) lfT >= 24.1 hours or the 95% ence Interval does not cross 24.0
hours, then the patient is retested with an additional four 48-hour urine
collection scheduled beginning 1 circadian cycle from the first collection.
It will be apparent that in the urine collection and analysis methods that may be
used in the practice ofaspects ofthis invention, it is not essential to use the entire
volume of urine collected during each Collection al.
The method of treatment of Non-24 by internally administering an effective
amount of a melatonin agonist, in particular, tasimelteon, is not dependent upon the
method for diagnosing or monitoring patients. Instead, said method of treatment is
useful in treating Non-24 patients regardless of how diagnosed. rly, other
s may be used to predict urinary aMT6s or cortisol ase.
Non-entrained persons, i.e., persons with a non-24 hour circadian rhythm, may
exhibit symptoms of Non-24 with a clearly non-24 hour sleep period such that initiation
of sleep and waking times, unless artificially interrupted, begin later each succeeding
day. Other patients may t less severe shifts in sleep period and a significant
number may exhibit no shift in sleep period. Such patients, particularly those who do
not exhibit shift in sleep period, can be misdiagnosed as having a normal tau if the
diagnosis is based solely on sleep and wake times. Some patients that exhibit mild or no
shift in sleep period may have cyclic patterns ofone or more of sleep latency, ime
sleep duration and daytime naps. Regardless ofthe sleep problem, patients with non-
24 hour ian rhythms may be at risk for other ian —related disorders, for
example, metabolic disorders.
nment of patients diagnosed as suffering from a non-24 hour circadian
rhythm, including Non-24, can be effected by initiating internal administration of a
melatonin agonist like tasimelteon or an active metabolite of tasimelteon or a
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pharmaceutically acceptable salt f, at any time or treatment can be initiated on or
about a day on which the patient's melatonin acrophase (based, e.g., on urinary aMT6s
ase) is predicted to occur about 3 to 4 hours, or about 3.5 hours, e.g., 3.25 hrs to
3.75 hrs, prior to a target wake time selected for or by a given patient. The "ideal" day
for initiation of ent can be more explicitly defined as the day when the subject's
predicted acrophase is both 1) closest to 3.5 hours prior to target wake time and 2)
earlier than that time. The latter qualifier makes it more likely than not that treatment
initiation will occur in a phase-advance part of the phase response curve.
For example, treatment ofa patient who has a target bedtime of 10:00 pm. and a
target wake time of 7:00 am, treatment initiation can be on a day when urinary aMT6s
acrophase is predicted to occur at 3:30 am. However, treatment with tasimelteon can
conveniently be initiated on a day on which melatonin acrophase, e.g., using calculated
y aMT6s acrophase, is predicted to be n about 5.5 hours before target
wake time and 2.5 hours after target wake time. Without intending to be bound to a
particular theory, this flexibility is apparently owing to the unusually marked effects of
such active ient on circadian rhythm upon tion of treatment (e.g., phase
advance by as much as about 5 hours on initial treatment].
If a marker for circulating melatonin levels other than urinary aMT6s is
employed, e.g., aMT6s in plasma, then the above times would be adjusted accordingly
but would heless be indirectly indicative of urinary aMT6s levels.
In patients suffering Non-24, a calendar day may not be associated with an
acrophase. For example, ifa subject's tau is 24.5 hours and acrophase occurs at 23:45
(11:45 pm) on 28 August, the next acrophase is predicted to occur at 00:15 (12:15 am)
on 30 August.
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In addition to ning a Non-24 patient's tau to 24 hours, e.g., <24.1 hours, a
melatonin agonist, in particular, tasimelteon, can also increase total sleep time per day
and reduce total nap time per day.
Entrainment of a patient can be determined by various methods, including by
determining the t's tau by the above-described or different methodologies. In
addition, or alternatively, a patient's or a healthcare worker's perception of
ement can be ed such as by use of a questionnaire. Such perception could
utilize, e.g., the al Global Impression of Change (CGI-C],
The CGI-C is a healthcare worker-rated assessment of change in global clinical
status, defined as a sense ofwell-being and ability to function in daily activities. See, e.g.,
Lehmann E., Pharmacopsychiatry 1984,17:71-75. It is a 7 point rating scale whereby
clinicians, ians, or other healthcare workers rate a patient's improvement in
symptoms relative to the start of the study. It is rated as: 1, very much improved; 2,
much improved; 3, minimally improved; 4, no change; 5, minimally worse; 6, much
worse; or 7, very much worse.
The questionnaire can be administered prior to or early following initiation of
treatment, e.g., prior to Day 1 or, e.g., on Day 56 (counted from first day of treatment)
and it can be inistered later ing initiation of treatment, e.g., Day 112
and/or Day 183.
Due to the cyclicality of Non-24, a patient's overall improvement should not be
assessed at one time-point/visit. Consequently, the average score of CGI-C in the last
two scheduled assessments (e.g., Day 112 and Day 183] can be used to evaluate the
patient's overall improvement.
In addition to or as an alternative to measuring a t's tau following a period
of treatment and/or utilizing patient or healthcare worker assessment such as by use of
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the CGl-C, various sleep parameters can also be used to assess efficacy of treatment, i.e.,
entrainment.
For example, sleep parameters that can be assessed include one or more of
Lower Quartile of Nights of nTST (LQ-nTST), Upper Quartile of Days odeSD (UQ-
dTSD), and Midpoint of Sleep Timing (MOST).
Lower Quartile of Nights of nTST (LQ-nTST1
Patients suffering from Non-24 may have trouble ng as a result of their
sleep cycle being out of synchrony with the 24 hour clock. This leads to intervals of
poor sleep followed by intervals of good sleep. Therefore, the severity of symptoms
associated with Non-24 is best illustrated when ing the worst nights ofsleep and
the days with the most naps. Evaluating the 25% worst nights ofsleep of an individual
serves as a good measure of how an individual is suffering from this circadian disease in
relationship to nighttime total sleep time (nTST).
The method for calculating the LQ-nTST is described as follows. For a given
individual, all non-missing values (must include > 70% of one circadian cycle for both
baseline and randomized data) of nighttime total sleep time are ordered from st
to largest. The first 25% ng(number of non-missing records]/4) of the records are
flagged as belonging to the lower le of nighttime total sleep time. The average of
these values is ated and this result is denoted LQ-nTST.
For example, assume that a subject has 21 nTST baseline records: 6.75, 6.75, 1, 1,
6.75, 1.083, 7.167, 0.833, 7.083, 7.983, 7, 7, 7.833, 7, 7.667, 7.183, 7, 7.067, 7, 7.183, and
These are rank ordered and the first 25% ofrecords are selected [(21/4) 2 6]:
0.833, 1, 1, 1.083, 6.75, and 6.75.
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Those values are ed to obtain the subject's LQ-nTST: (0.833 + 1 + 1 +
1.083 + 6.75 + 6.75) / 6 = 2.91.
Upper Quartile of Days odeSD (UQ-dTSD)
Patients suffering from Non-24 have a propensity to sleep during the day as a
result of their sleep cycle being out of synchrony with a 24 hour clock including daytime
napping. In contrast, they may have very little or no g when their circadian
rhythms are aligned with the 24-hour day. In order to e the effect of this
dynamic circadian disorder on e napping a robust assessment for measuring the
worst ofthe daytime napping, the 25% worst days will be used for this calculation in a
similar fashion as for LQ-nTST.
The method for calculating the UQ-dTSD is described as follows. For a given
individual, all ssing values ofdaytime total nap durations are summed for a
given day and then these daily summations are rank ordered from largest to smallest
(Note: days for which an individual reported no nap are recorded as zero). The first
% [ceiling(number of non-missing records]/4) of the records are flagged as
ing to the upper le of daytime total sleep duration (dTSD). The average of
these values is calculated and this result is denoted UQ-dTSD.
For example, assume that a subject has 26 dTSD baseline records: 1.083, 1.083,
1.083, 1.083, 1.083,1.083, 1.083, 1.083,1.083, 1.083, 1083,1083, 1.083, 1.083,1.083,
1.083, 1.083, 0, 1.083, 1.667, 1.083, 1.083,1.083, 1.083, 1.083, and 1.083.
These are rank ordered st to smallest) and the first 25% of records, i.e.,
ceiling(26/4) = 7 records identified: 1.667, 1.083, 1.083, 1.083, 1.083, 1.083, and 1.083.
These values are averaged to obtain the subject's UQ-dTSD: (1.667 + 1.083 + 1.083 +
1.083 + 1.083 + 1.083 + 1.083) / 7 = 1.17.
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Midpoint of Sleep Timing (MOST)
Circadian rhythm disorders, including Non-24, are characterized by a timing
misalignment of the circadian rhythms to the 24-hour light-dark cycle and hence the
activities that an individual is performing (e.g., attempting to sleep at night when the
circadian s are signaling the brain to be awake). Midpoint ofsleep timing is
derived from a combination of the sleep reported in both the pre- and post-sleep
questionnaires. The midpoint ofsleep timing over a 24 hour period (adjusted to be
relative from -12 hours before bedtime until +12 hours after bedtime] can be ated
for each day. The first step in calculating the midpoint is to calculate the nt and
weight, e.g., on, for each sleep episode. The total 24-hour sleep time is the
summation of all sleep episodes in this 24 hour period. Each ofthe individual sleep
episodes is then assigned a weight relative to the fraction of 24 hour sleep that it
contains.
A useful MoST algorithm can be summarized as follows:
1. calculate the midpoint and weight, i.e., on, for each sleep episode in
a given 24 hour period;
2. assign a weight to each sleep episode;
3. determine the average of the weighted sleep episodes; and
4. correct the average ofthe weighted sleep episodes for target bedtime.
More specifically, such useful algorithm may be further d as follows:
the midpoint for each sleep episode in a 24 hour period is calculated as follows:
Sleep Start Time + [(Sleep End Time - Sleep Start Time)/2] - 24;
the weight of each sleep episode is equal to the on of sleep (as perceived or
objectively measured);
the weighted value of each sleep e is calculated as follows:
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midpoint * (weight / TST)
where TST is the sum of all sleep durations in the 24 hour period;
the average ofthe ed sleep episodes is the sum of the ed values ofall sleep
episodes divided by the number of sleep episodes; and
the correction for target e is calculated as follows:
24 - target bedtime + average ofweighted sleep episodes.
For example, assuming an individual with a target bedtime of 10:30PM went to
sleep at 10:30PM and woke up at 6:30AM [with a self-reported total sleep time of 5
hours]. Assuming, also, that he/she took a nap at 8:05PM that lasted 2 hours and 5
minutes. The mid-point of sleep timing (MoST) for that day would be 1.959559
(relative to the target bedtime), calculated as s.
Nighttime Sleep Midpoint:
Sleep Start Time = Target Bedtime = targetBT = 10:30PM = 22.5
Sleep End Time = Wake Time = 6:30AM = 6.5
Sleep End Time (adjusted for 24 hour periodicity) = 24 + 6.5 = 30.5
Nighttime Sleep Midpoint = [(30.5 — 22.5 ) / 2 ] modulus 24 = 2.5 (relative to the
midnight]
weight = nTST = 5 hours 2 5.0
Nap Midpoint:
Sleep Start Time = NapStart = 08:05PM = 20.08333
ation = 02h05m = 2.083333
Sleep End Time = NapEnd = NapStart + NapDuration = 20.08333 + 2.083333 2
67 (10:10PM)
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Nap Midpoint = NapStart + (NapEnd - NapStart)/2 = 20.08333 + [(22.16667 -
.08333 )/2] - 24 = -2.875 ive to the ht)
weight = NapDuration = 2.083333
Weighting of Sleep Episodes
TST = sum(all sleep episodes) = sum(5.0, 2.083333] = 33
Weighted Nighttime Sleep = eight/TST) = 2.5 *(5/7.083333] = 1.7647059
Weighted Nap Sleep = mid*(weight/TST) = -2.875 *(2.083333/7.083333) = -
0.8455882
Average of Weighted Sleep Episodes
Mean of (1.7647059, -0.8455882) = 0.4595588
tion for Target Bedtime
Correction Amount = 24 — targetBT = 24 — 22.5 = 1.5
MoST = 0.4595588 + 1.5 = 1.959559 (relative to the target bedtime].
Under ideal circumstances in which an individual sleeps at their desired time for
7-8 hours and does not have any daytime naps the MoST will be around 3.5-4.0. In the
above hypothetical example, this individual had a late afternoon or night nap which
pulls the midpoint below this desired range to 1.96. Alternatively, ifa patient has more
morning naps then this would potentially lead to a bigger number. If the illustration
were changed such that the hypothetical patient slept from 10:30 pm to 6:30 am with
no naps, then the patient's MoST would be 4.0. This algorithm dynamically takes into
account the information from both the nighttime sleep as well as the e napping.
Additionally, because the weighted sleep episodes are divided by the total number of
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sleep episodes within a 24 hour period the derived midpoint ofsleep timing will be
pushed to 0 (and away from the optimal value of 3.5-4.0) as an individual's sleep
becomes more fragmented. An ement in MoST is defined as an increase in the
MoST scale.
A useful clinical response scale (CR8 or N24CRS] can be formed by combining the
s ofall of LQ-nTST, UQ-dTSD, MoST and CGI-C. In an illustrative ment,
each ment on the scale is scored as a 1 or 0 depending on r the pre-
specified threshold is achieved or not, as defined in the table that follows. The score for
each assessment is summed with a range of 0-4. Individuals with a N24CRS score ofz 3
are classified as having responded to treatment.
Non-24 Scale of al Response
Threshold of response
LQ-nTST >30, >40 or >45 minutes increase in
average nighttime sleep duration
UQ-dTSD >30, >40, or >45 minutes decrease in
average e sleep duration
>20, >25 or >30 minutes increase
CGI-C <1 or <2 from baseline
or any combination or permutation thereof. Increases and decreases in duration, and
other scores in the N24CRS, may be determined by comparing baseline, which may be
an average of two or more ments, to post-treatment, which may be an average of
two or more post-treatment assessments. For example, the CGl-C scoring of <21 (or
<22) can be a comparison ofbaseline score, which may be a single data point or an
average of two (or more] scores from assessments taken prior to or shortly after
initiation of treatment, to single data point or to an average of two (or more) scores
from post-treatment assessments.
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In an illustrative embodiment, improvement, i.e., response to treatment, is
defined as the coincident demonstration of:
1. shift of tau towards 24 hours and
2. a score of >2 3 on the above-described N24CRS.
In such embodiment, tau can be measured using any methodology ing but
not limited to aMT6 in urine, cortisol, melatonin in blood or saliva, etc., substantially as
described above.
A score of >= 2 can also indicate improvement, i.e., t se to
treatment.
The data required to ate parameters such as LQ-nTST, UQ-dTSD, and MoST,
can be objectively quantified in sleep studies or, more practically, it can be collected by
way of patient questionnaires that ask patients to self-assess, e.g., did the patient sleep,
what time did he or she go to bed, how long did it take to fall , etc. In certain
clinical studies, subjects will be required to call an Interactive Voice Response System
(IVRS) twice a day starting the day after all screening ments are completed and
continue through the randomization phase for 2.5 circadian cycles or 6 months
whichever is less. Subjects will call the IVRS twice, once in the morning no later than 1
hour after scheduled awakening to report nighttime sleep parameters (PSQ) and again
in the evening no later than 15 minutes after the subjects daily dosing time to report the
length and duration of any daytime sleep episode[s) ). The IVRS will
automatically call back any subject that fails to m the required calls within the
allocated timeframe. One of skill in the art can readily transfer this or similar
methodologies to the treatment setting.
It will be appreciated, of course, that other ologies may be used to
ascertain improvement following initiation of treatment or that variations in the above-
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bed methodologies can be employed, e.g., by ing other tau ination
methods and/or by measuring different or additional sleep parameters.
Illustrative efficacy indicators based on the above include, e.g.:
1. Combined sleep/wake response [>290 minute increase in LQ-nTST plus a 90 minute
decrease in UQ-dTSD];
2. Entrainment of cortisol secretion;
3. Entrainment + 45 minute increase in LQ-nTST;
4. Entrainment + 45 minute decrease in UQ-dTSD;
. Entrainment + >=30 minutes increase in MoST;
6. Entrainment + a score ofmuch improved or better on the CGI-C scale;
7. Increase in LQ-nTST;
8. Decrease in UQ-dTSD;
9. Improvement in MOST;
. Improvement in CGI-C;
11. N24CRS = 4;
12. Combined sleep/wake se (>=45 minute increase in LQ-nTST plus a 45
minute decrease in UQ-dTSD).
In carrying out these methods of the ion, the average ofmultiple pre-
treatment and post-treatment assessments can be used to smooth out test to test
and/or day to day variability. For example, a baseline MOST can be compared to the
average of two post-treatment initiation MoSTs; in this case, preferably, the difference
n the two post-treatment MoSTs is less than 2 hours. If the difference is greater
than about 2 hours, one or more further MoST assessments can be carried out.
If efficacy is shown, i.e., if a patient is determined to have achieved or to be
moving in the direction of a normal circadian rhythm (i.e., 24 hours or up to 24.1 hours],
then treatment can be continued. If efficacy is not shown, then a an or other
healthcare worker may wish to discontinue treatment or change the dose of the
melatonin agonist, or otherwise alter the treatment method.
The above-described response assessment ologies can also be utilized for
diagnostic es. So, for e, a MoST ofless than about 3.5, or less than about
3.0, or less than about 2.5 can be an indication that the patient is suffering from a free
running circadian rhythm. Such diagnostic can employ one or more of the above-
described parameters optionally with other diagnostic markers also being assessed.
For example, the patient's MoST score in combination with a tau ination could
also be or be part of a useful diagnostic for free running circadian rhythm.
Thus, in one method oftreatment that comprises an aspect of this invention, a
t who presents himself or herself to a physician or other healthcare professional
with symptoms of a sleep disorder, e.g., difficulty sleeping at night, frequent daytime
naps, etc., is first diagnosed by assessment of the patient's MoST, with or without other
diagnostic assessments. Such patient who has a low, e.g., less than 3.5 MoST is then
treated with a melatonin agonist, e.g., tasimelteon.
In Phase III clinical trials, i.e., safety and efficacy studies in humans, (SET ,
tasimelteon was demonstrated to be useful in entraining Non-24 patients to a 24 hour
circadian rhythm. Specifically, patients were orally stered 20 mg tasimelteon per
day for at least 12 weeks prior to re-estimating tau. Patients were selected for
randomization or open label based on ne tau estimates. Drug was administered at
about 1 hour prior to target sleep time, as determined by patients based on a 9 hour
nighttime sleep period.
The SET study was an 84 patient ized, double-masked, placebo-
controlled study in patients with Non-24. The primary endpoints for this study were
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Entrainment of the melatonin (aMT6s) rhythm to the 24-hour clock and Clinical
Response as measured by Entrainment plus a score ofgreater than or equal to 3 on the
following :
Non-24 Scale of Clinical se:
Threshold of se
LQ-nTST >245 minutes increase in average nighttime sleep
duration
UQ-dTSD >=45 minutes decrease in average daytime sleep
duration
MOST >20, >25 or >30 minutes increase and a standard
ion <=2 hours during double-masked phase
CGl-C <=2.0 from the average of Day 112 and Day 183
compared to baseline
A second study (RESET Study) was a 20 patient randomized withdrawal study
designed to demonstrate the maintenance effect of 20 mg/day tasimelteon in the
treatment ofblind individuals with Non-24. Patients were treated with tasimelteon for
at least twelve weeks during an open-label run-in phase during the SET Study. Patients
who responded to tasimelteon treatment during the run-in phase were then
ized to receive either placebo or tasimelteon [20mg/day] for 2 months.
Results relating to the y endpoint of the SET Study are summarized in
Table 1A.
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Table 1A. SET Study - Primary nts Results:
—mnenennnnnn WW.)
nnnnnnnn nMnnn 0.0m
Clinical Response
23.7 0.0028
Entrainment1+ N24CRS >=3
Clinical se2
28.9 0.0006
Entrainment1+ N24CRS >=2
NOTES:
1) Entrainment status from the randomized portion of the SET study and/or the screening portion ofthe
RESET study
2) Sensitivity Analysis
The SET study also assessed a number ofsecondary endpoints including
Entrainment of cortisol rhythm and a broad range of clinical sleep and wake
parameters. These parameters included improvement in the total nighttime sleep in the
worst 25% of nights (LQ-nTST), decrease in the total daytime sleep duration in the
worst 25% of days (UQ-dTSD) and midpoint ofsleep timing (MOST) which is derived
from a ation ofthe sleep reported for both nighttime and daytime. CGl-C is a
seven-point rating scale of global functioning with lower scores indicating larger
improvements.
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Table 1B. SET Study - Secondary Endpoints Results
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NOTES:
1) For CGI-C and UQ-dTSD smaller numbers indicate improvement.
2) For this endpoint, only subjects with significant sleep and nap problems at baseline were included.
3) Sensitivity Analysis
The percentage of patients ned was higher among patients on drug for two
te circadian cycles. It was also higher among patients not taking a beta r
and lower among patients with very long tau, e.g., tau >= 24.7. Among patients on drug
for at least two circadian cycles, not on beta blockers, and tau <24.7 hours, the
percentage of entrained patients was approximately 85%.
The results of the SET study represent the initial data from the tasimelteon Non-
24 Phase III development m and demonstrate the multiple benefits of this novel
therapy in treating patients suffering from this rare circadian rhythm disorder. In the
SET study, tasimelteon was demonstrated to be safe and well tolerated.
The primary endpoint ofthe RESET Study was the maintenance of effect as
measured by nment of the melatonin (aMT6s) rhythm. Results relating to the
primary endpoint of the RESET Study are summarized in Table 2A.
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Table 2A. RESET Study - y Endpoint Results:
Maintenance.9.1%:ntrainmentlaMIfisllPZq)
The RESET study also assessed a number ofsecondary nts including
maintenance of entrainment of the cortisol rhythm and a range of sleep and wake
parameters including LQ-nTST (total nighttime sleep in the worst 25% ofnights), UQ-
dTSD (total daytime sleep duration in the worst 25% ofdays) and MOST (midpoint of
sleep timing from both nighttime and daytime sleep). Results relating to the secondary
endpoints of the RESET Study are summarized in Table 2B.
——__I-
maintenance of entrainment (cortisol)" 0.0118
LQ-nTST Ls mean minutesl “-- 0.0233
UQ-dTSD Ls mean minutesz “-- 0.0266
mm Ls mean sl 0.0108
NOTES:
1) Higher number indicates improvement
2) Lower number indicates improvement
From the run-in phase of the study, the rate of entrainment among lteon
treated patients ranged from 50% to 85% based on individual t characteristics.
In a time to relapse analysis [45 min decrement of weekly average nighttime sleep),
placebo treated patients relapsed in higher numbers and at an earlier time than
tasimelteon treated patients (P = 0.0907).
The RESET study demonstrates the efficacy of chronic treatment with
tasimelteon in Non-24 and r supports the results ofthe SET study, which
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established the ability of tasimelteon to n the master body clock and significantly
improve the clinical symptoms of Non-24.
For maintenance of an entrained circadian rhythm, i.e., chronic treatment, the
treatment regimens described herein can be continued daily indefinitely. So, for
example, tasimelteon can be administered orally, e.g., at a dose of 20 , e.g., at
about 1/2 to about 1 hour prior to bedtime.
Results of clinicalstudy also show a strong correlation between endogenous
melatonin and efficacy of tasimelteon in entraining patients to a 24 hour circadian
rhythm. The following table [Table 3A) compares the peak aMT6s levels in the 24
entrained and 23 trained patients.
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TABLE 3A
Peak aMT6s ) Peak aMT6s (ng/hr)
Entrained Patients Non-entrained Patients
291.05 261.68
302.40 334.34
350.92 409.12
362.07 472.99
510.60 514.14
786.85 552.77
811.80 552.90
958.89 581.95
1102.76 810.43
1205.45 846.55
1329.08 862.91
1442.48 1155.66
0 1284.35
2106.44 1295.37
2211.81 1397.71
2226.06 1444.94
2287.07 1451.43
2566.27 1622.23
7 1637.45
2801.31 1719.94
2891.17 1749.32
3391.00 2329.65
3867.45 2671.17
5547.22
The average baseline aMT6s excretion rate in urine, as ined using the
methodology described above, was 1814.98 ng/hr in subjects who became entrained in
response to tasimelteon therapy and 1128.65 ng/hr in subjects who did not become
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entrained in response to tasimelteon therapy. Eleven of thirteen patients with a
baseline aMT6s excretion rate > 2000 ng/hr responded to therapy. See, Table 3B.
Table 3B
Peak aMT6s < 1500 a 1500 < 2000 a 2000
n;/hr
24 51% 12 41% 12 67% 13 38% 11 85%
Non- 23 [49%) 17 (59%) 6 (33%) 21 [62%] 2 [15%]
entrained
Data from these s currently available also indicate that beta blocker
therapy is indirectly related to efficacy of lteon, i.e., patients receiving beta
blocker therapy were less likely to become entrained than patients who were not.
TABLE 4
Taking Beta Blocker —tatus
In addition, tly available data indicate a correlation between tau as
determined by assaying for aMT6s levels in urine substantially as described above and
assaying for cortisol in urine ntially as described above, as shown in Table 5.
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TABLE 5
Site Subject Tau Cl C] Cycle Tau Cl C] Cycle P
# # [aMT6s Low High Lengt [Cortisol Low High Lengt Value
) h l h
Da 5 Da 5
405 3001 23.92 23.71 24.13 N A 23.88 23.49 24.27 n a 0.32
410 3002 24.02 23.86 24.19 N/A 23.92 23.64 24.21 N/A 0.37
409 3003 23.97 23.77 24.17 N/A 23.94 23.75 24.12 N/A 0.37
405 3002 23.98 23.86 24.1 N A 23.96 23.8 24.13 n a 0.46
405 3003 23.95 23.87 24.04 N/A 23.97 23.78 24.15 n/a 0.51
424 3003 23.96 23.8 24.12 N A 23.99 23.92 24.05 N A 0.46
411 3001 24.02 23.77 24.26 1482 24.01 23.48 24.54 2728 0.95
426 3002 24.01 23.87 24.15 3959 24.01 23.54 24.48 3111 0.95
410 3001 24.02 23.99 24.05 N/A 24.02 23.89 24.15 1176 0.57
412 3002 23.99 23.88 24.09 N/A 24.05 23.09 25.02 468 0.84
412 3003 23.98 23.88 24.08 N A 24.05 23.84 24.26 460 0.4
409 3002 24.08 23.99 24.17 290 24.08 23.95 24.21 287 0.11
424 3001 23.97 23.68 24.26 N A 24.17 24.02 24.32 140 0.04
407 3003 24.33 24.21 24.44 74 24.11 23.97 24.24 225 0.08
410 3006 24.29 23.57 25.02 83 24.12 23.65 24.58 205 0.39
407 3001 24.56 24.37 24.75 43 24.13 22.89 25.37 179 0.69
401 3002 24.31 24.22 24.4 77 24.15 24.08 24.23 158 0.01
406 3002 24.41 22.66 26.16 59 24.3 24 24.6 81 0.05
421 3001 24.86 22.57 27.14 29 24.37 21.83 26.92 65 0.31
406 3003 24.48 24.07 24.9 50 24.42 24.25 24.59 58 0.01
410 3004 24.39 24.27 24.51 62 24.43 24.4 24.47 56 0.01
403 3001 24.76 23.42 26.1 32 24.44 24.06 24.82 55 0.04
419 3001 25.28 25.04 25.51 19 24.54 24.07 25.02 45 0.04
409 3001 24.52 24.41 24.63 47 24.58 24.47 24.68 42 0.01
411 3003 24.5 24.13 24.87 49 24.61 24.28 24.94 40 0.02
411 3004 24.92 24.46 25.38 27 24.74 24.15 25.34 33 0.03
403 3002 24.8 24.59 25.01 31 24.77 23.94 25.6 32 0.06
425 3003 24.77 23.67 25.88 32 24.86 23.91 25.81 29 0.06
425 3002 25.01 24.63 25.4 24 25.1 24.65 25.55 22 0.01
Data from clinical studies also show that CYP1A2 inhibitors and smoking both
affect t exposure to drug.
Fluvoxamine is a strong CYP1A2 inhibitor. AUCO.inf for tasimelteon increased
approximately 7-fold, and the Cmax increased approximately 2-fold upon co-
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administration of fluvoxamine and tasimelteon, compared to tasimelteon administered
alone.
Table 6 below shows the effect of co-administration oftasimelteon and
fluvoxamine on lteon's pharmacokinetics. Twenty-four healthy male or female
subjects between the ages of 18 and 55 years of age sive) who were non-smokers
with a body mass index (BMI) of 218 and $35 kg/mZ participated in this open-label,
single-sequence study conducted at one site. On day 1, subjects were administered
.667 mg oftasimelteon. On days 2-7, subjects were administered 50 mg of
fluvoxamine. On day 8, ts were co-administered 5.667 mg of tasimelteon and 50
mg of fluvoxamine.
TABLE 6
Tmax AUC (inf) CL/F
Analyte Day Cmax (ng/ml) t1/2(h)
gh; :hxn /mL; ;mL/min;
Tasimelteon 1 68.0 i 28.9 0.50 102 i 61.5 1.20 i 0.22 107 i 555
Tasimelteon 8 155 i 51.1 0.50 701 i 402 2.59 i 0.71 189 i 155
Geometric Mean
232.74 N/A 653.36 211.82 15.31
Ratio* ;%1
M12 1 31.0 i 7.23 0.88 189 i 90.8 3.03 i 1.02 \'/A
M12 8 30.8 i 17.6 3.00 435 : 109.3 7.03 i 3.27 N/A
Geometric Mean
92.74 N/A 274.81 241.02 \/A.
Ratio ;%;
M13 1 87.5 i 24.4 0.50 106 i 32.6 1.00 i 0.30 N/A
M13 8 63.6 i 24.6 0.50 133 i 32.9 3.51 i 1.18
Geometric Mean
69.31 N/A 125.05 349.81 X/A.
Ratio £%l*
M9 1 67.6 i 19.1 0.50 104 i 30.0 1.14 i 0.29 X/A
M9 8 47.4 i 24.2 0.75 126 i 29.6 3.83 i 1.34 \/A
ric Mean
64.94 N/A 122.56 328.02 X/A
Ratio ;%1*
M11 1 15.8 i 5.40 1.00 44.5 i 17.2 1.61 i 0.55 \/A
M11 8 11.0 i 3.94 1.00 55.8 i 18.3 4.14 i 1.44 \/A
Geometric Mean
68.71 N/A 126.03 248.35 \/A
Ratio [%1*
M14 1 1.20 i 0.40 0.75 4.54 i 2.39 2.18 i 0.97 \'/A
M14 8 3.20 i 1.49 4.00 42.6 i 27.3 4.98 i 1.89 \'/A
Geomemc Mean
264.58 N/A 944.73 243.34 \/A
Ratio [%)*
shows a diagram ofa metabolic pathway oftasimelteon. CYP1A2 and
CYP3A4 are the major ymes involved in the metabolism melteon. CYP1A1,
CYP2D6, CYP2C 19, and CYP2C9 are also involved in tasimleteon metabolism.
CYP3A4 inhibitors have been found to increase tasimelteon re. For
example, when a single 20 mg dose of tasimelteon was administered on the fifth day of
the administration 0f400 mg ofketoconazole, tasimelteon exposure increased
approximately 54% compared to the administration oftasimelteon alone. Therefore, in
cases where an individual is co-administered a CYP3A4 inhibitor, the dose of
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tasimelteon stered may be less than if administered alone or in the absence ofa
CYP3A4 inhibitor.
Contrarily, CYP3A4 inducers have been found to reduce tasimelteon exposure.
For example, when a single 20 mg dose of tasimelteon was stered after 11 days
ofthe stration of 600 mg of Rifampin, tasimelteon mean exposure was reduced
by approximately 89%. Therefore, in cases where an individual is co-administered a
CYP3A4 inducer, the dose of tasimelteon administered may be greater than if
administered alone or in the absence ofa CYP3A4 inducer.
FIGS. 6-11 show plots of the effect of co-administration of tasimelteon and
mine on the concentration of, respectively, tasimelteon, the M9 metabolite, the
M11 metabolite, the M12 metabolite, the M13 lite, and the M14 metabolite. As
can be seen from FIGS. 6-11, the increase in concentration attributable to fluvoxamine
co-administration was more pronounced with respect to tasimelteon and its primary
metabolites [M12, M13, M14) than its secondary metabolites (M9, M11).
Table 7 below shows the effect of smoking on the concentration of tasimelteon
and several ofits metabolites. Smokers were defined as those g 10 or more
cigarettes per day. Non-smokers were defined as those smoking no cigarettes per day.
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TABLE 7
Cmax Tmax AUC (inf) CL/F
e Group t1/2(h) VZ/F(L)
n_ m1 h hxn_ mL mL min
0.99 i 2,290 1 189 :r
Tasimelteon 136 i 59.5 205 i 152
0.18 1,232 94.2
1.18 i 1,482 1 133 i
Tasimelteon 239 i 177 389 i 429
0.46 1,008 83.0
Geometric
Mean Ratio* 63.98 60.14 86.84 166.27 144.39
526i 193
679 i 433
Geometric
Mean Ratio 84.87
Geometric
Mean Ratio
230 i 118 315 $112
279 i 82.8 406: 75
Geometric
Mean Ratio 77.18 74.36
Geometric
Mean Ratio
3.72 i 1.86 9.45 i 11.88
6.18 i 3.15 22.0 i 24.2
Geometric
Mean Ratio 60.17 42.98
177 i 71.6 239 i 44.4
135 i 49.5 194 i 64.6
Geometric
Mean Ratio 131.27 129.43
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FIGS. 12-17 show plots of the effect of smoking on the concentration of,
respectively, tasimelteon, the M9 metabolite, the M11 metabolite, the M12 metabolite,
the M13 metabolite, and the M14 metabolite.
Related aspects of this invention include computer-based systems comprising
means for receiving data concerning treatment-related health ation, optionally
transiently or nitely storing such information, and directly or indirectly
transmitting such information to such healthcare professional or patient. Such health
information can include whether or not a patient is ing, i.e., being treated with, a
CYP1A2 inhibitor, information relating to a patient's endogenous melatonin levels,
information relating to a patient's endogenous ol , information relating to a
patient's tau, information relating to whether or not a patient is receiving, i.e., being
treated with, a beta blocker, ation relating to whether or not the patient is a
smoker, etc.
Accordingly, computer implemented systems and methods using the methods
described herein are provided.
For e, related to this invention is a method comprising screening patient
test samples to determine nin levels, collecting the data, and providing the data
to a patient, a health care provider or a health care manager for making a conclusion
based on review or analysis of the data. In one embodiment the conclusion is provided
to a patient, a health care provider or a health care manager includes transmission of
the data over a k.
Melatonin level and Circadian rhythm information or other patient specific
information such as recited above and as described herein, may be stored in a computer
le form. Such information can also include, e.g., one or more of whether or not a
patient is being treated with a CYP1A2 tor, information relating to a patient's
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endogenous melatonin levels, information relating to a patient's endogenous cortisol
levels, information relating to a patient's tau, ation relating to whether or not a
patient is receiving, i.e., being d with, a beta blocker, information relating to
whether or not the patient is a smoker, etc. Such a computer system typically comprises
major subsystems such as a central processor, a system memory (typically RAM), an
input/output (1/0) controller, an external device such as a display screen via a display
adapter, serial ports, a keyboard, a fixed disk drive via a storage interface and
optionally, a disk drive operative to receive a floppy disc, a CD or DVD, or any other data
e medium. Many other s can be ted, such as a closed or open
network interface.
The computer system may be linked to a network, comprising a plurality of
computing devices linked via a data link, such as a cable, telephone line, ISDN line,
wireless network, optical fiber, or other suitable signal transmission medium, whereby
at least one network device (e.g., computer, disk array, etc.) comprises a pattern of
magnetic s [e.g., magnetic disk] and/or charge domains (e.g., an array of DRAM
cells) composing a bit pattern ng data acquired from an assay of the invention.
The computer system can comprise code for interpreting the results of tau
analyses as described herein. Thus in an exemplary embodiment, the determination of
peak melatonin levels (or surrogate) and of tau results are provided to a computer
where a central processor executes a computer program for determining, e.g., l
initiation of treatment times, the likelihood of response to treatment, etc.
Also related to this invention is use ofa computer , such as that described
above, which comprises: (1) a computer including a computer processor; (2) a stored
bit pattern encoding the s obtained by the nin analyses of the invention,
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which may be stored in the computer; (3) and, optionally, [4) a program for
determining the likelihood of a therapeutic response.
A computer-based system for use in the methods described herein lly
includes at least one computer processor (e.g., where the method is carried out in its
entirety at a single site) or at least two networked computer sors (e.g., where
data is to be input by a user (also referred to herein as a "client") and transmitted to a
remote site to a second er processor for analysis, where the first and second
computer processors are connected by a network, e.g., via an intranet or internet). The
system can also include a user component[s) for input; and a reviewer component[s)
for review of data, ted s, and manual intervention. Additional components
ofthe system can include a server component(s); and a database [5) for storing data
(e.g., as in a database of report elements, e.g., interpretive report elements, or a
relational database (RDB) which can include data input by the user and data output. The
computer processors can be processors that are typically found in personal desktop
computers (e.g., IBM, Dell, Macintosh), portable computers, mainframes,
minicomputers, or other ing devices.
Illustrative reports which can be displayed or projected, or printed, are provided
in Figures 1,2, 3, and 4.
A networked client/server architecture can be selected as desired, and can be,
for example, a classic two or three tier client server model. A relational se
management system [RDMS), either as part ofan ation server component or as a
separate ent (RDB machine) provides the interface to the database.
In one example, the architecture is provided as a database-centric client/server
architecture, in which the client application lly requests services from the
application server which makes requests to the database [or the database server) to
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populate the report with the various report elements as ed, particularly the
interpretive report elements, especially the interpretation text and alerts. The server(s)
(e.g., either as part of the application server e or a separate RDB/relational
se e) ds to the client's requests.
The input client components can be complete, stand-alone personal computers
offering a full range of power and features to run applications. The client component
usually operates under any desired ing system and includes a communication
element (e.g., a modem or other hardware for connecting to a network), one or more
input devices (e.g., a keyboard, mouse, , or other device used to transfer
information or commands), a storage element (e.g., a hard drive or other computer-
readable, computer-writable storage ), and a display element (e.g., a monitor,
television, LCD, LED, or other display device that conveys information to the user). The
user enters input commands into the computer processor through an input device.
Generally, the user interface is a graphical user interface (GUI) written for web browser
applications.
The server component(s) can be a personal computer, a minicomputer, or a mainframe
and offers data management, information sharing between clients, network
administration and security. The application and any databases used can be on the same
or different servers.
Other computing ements for the client and server(s), including processing
on a single machine such as a mainframe, a collection of machines, or other suitable
configuration are plated. In general, the client and server machines work
together to accomplish the processing ofthe present invention.
Where used, the database(s) is y connected to the database server
component and can be any device which will hold data. For example, the database can
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be any magnetic or optical storing device for a computer (e.g., CDROM, internal hard
drive, tape . The database can be located remote to the server component [with
access via a network, modem, etc.) or locally to the server component.
Where used in the system and methods, the database can be a relational
se that is organized and accessed ing to relationships between data items.
The relational database is generally composed of a plurality oftables (entities). The
rows of a table ent records (collections of information about separate items) and
the columns represent fields (particular attributes of a record). In its simplest
conception, the relational se is a collection of data entries that "relate" to each
other through at least one common field.
Additional workstations equipped with computers and printers may be used at
point ofservice to enter data and, in some embodiments, generate appropriate reports,
ifdesired. The computer[s) can have a shortcut [e.g., on the p) to launch the
application to tate initiation of data entry, transmission, analysis, report receipt,
etc. as desired.
The t invention also plates a computer-readable storage medium
(e.g. CD-ROM, memory key, flash memory card, diskette, etc.) having stored thereon a
program which, when executed in a computing environment, provides for
implementation of algorithms to carry out all or a portion of the results ofa response
likelihood assessment as described herein. Where the computer-readable medium
ns a complete m for carrying out the methods described herein, the
program includes program instructions for collecting, analyzing and generating output,
and generally includes er readable code devices for interacting with a user as
described herein, processing that data in conjunction with analytical information, and
generating unique printed or electronic media for that user.
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Where the e medium provides a program that es for
implementation of a n ofthe methods described herein (e.g., the user-side aspect
of the methods (e.g., data input, report receipt capabilities, etc.)), the program provides
for transmission of data input by the user (e.g., via the internet, via an intranet, etc.) to a
computing environment at a remote site. Processing or completion of processing ofthe
data is carried out at the remote site to generate a report. After review of the report, and
completion ofany needed manual intervention, to provide a complete report, the
complete report is then transmitted back to the user as an electronic document or
printed nt (e.g., fax or mailed paper report). The storage medium containing a
program according to the invention can be packaged with instructions (e.g., for program
installation, use, etc.) recorded on a suitable substrate or a web address where such
instructions may be obtained. The computer-readable storage medium can also be
provided in combination with one or more reagents for carrying out response
hood assessment.
Also related to this invention are methods rating a report based on the
analyses of melatonin levels in a patient suffering from Non-24. In general, such
method can comprise the steps of determining ation indicative of the levels of
endogenous melatonin, in a biological sample; and creating a report izing said
information, such as by reporting whether or not a patient is being treated with a
CYP1A2 inhibitor, with or without additional information. In one rative
embodiment of the method, said report includes one or more ofan indication of
whether or not a patient's nin levels achieve a Threshold Concentration, an
tion of the patient's cortisol levels, an tion of the patient's tau, an indication
of whether or not the patient is being treated with a CYP 1A2 inhibitor, information
relating to whether or not the patient is a smoker, and an indication ofwhether or not
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the patient is being treated with an agent that s endogenous melatonin such as a
beta blocker.
In some embodiments, the report includes a Threshold Concentration and,
optionally, the peak melatonin concentration in the patient’s biological sample. In some
embodiments, the report includes information relating to the co-administration of
tasimelteon and a CYP3A4 inducer, such as information relating to reduced exposure to
tasimelteon that may ensue, information related to increasing the dose oftasimelteon
or decreasing the dose of the CYP3A4 inhibitor, ation relating to heightened
ring, etc.
Such report can further include one or more of: 1) information ing the
g facility; 2) service provider information; 3) patient data; 4) sample data; 5) an
interpretive report, which can include various information including: a) indication; b)
test data, and 6) other features.
In some embodiments, the report further includes a recommendation for a
treatment modality for said patient. In such aspect, the report may include information
to support a treatment recommendation for said patient, e.g., a recommendation for
non-treatment with a melatonin agonist or for heightened monitoring. In all aspects,
the report may include a classification of a t into a group, e.g., likely non-
responders or likely responders.
In some embodiments, the report is in electronic form e.g., ted on an
electronic y (e.g., computer monitor).
In some embodiments, the report is a visual report comprising:
1) a ptive title
2) a patient identifier
3) the patient’s target initiation of sleep time and one or more of:
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(i) a graph of rate of production of melatonin or melatonin surrogate versus
time for each Collection Session, the graph showing data points and the calculated
circadian cycle including acrophase, each graph being annotated with the projected
acrophase and Standard Error,
(ii) a graph of acrophase (time of day) vs. Day showing the ted
acrophase determined for each Collection n and the slope determined by linear
regression analysis of the projected ase times, said graph being annotated with
the length of the patient’s tau, the Standard Error and the Confidence Interval expressed
both as a p value and as a range ofhours, and
[iii] an acrophase table showing the projected time of acrophase for 90 days
following the end of the last Collection Session, said table differentially highlighting the
date and time ofthe projected acrophase closest to the target acrophase, the optimal
day for tion of treatment and an ted window for initiation of treatment.
Such illustrative report is provided in Fig. 1 for a subject that is not suffering
Non-24 and in Fig. 2 for a patient that is suffering from N24SWD.
A person or entity who prepares a report ("report generator") may also m
the likelihood assessment. The report generator may also perform one or more of
sample gathering, sample processing, and data generation, e.g., the report generator
may also perform one or more of: a) sample gathering; b) sample processing; c)
measuring melatonin or melatonin surrogate . Alternatively, an entity other than
the report generator can perform one or more sample gathering, sample sing,
and data generation.
For clarity, it should be noted that the term " which is used interchangeably
with "client," is meant to refer to a person or entity to whom a report is transmitted, and
may be the same person or entity who does one or more ofthe following: a] collects a
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sample; b) processes a ; c) es a sample or a processed sample; and d)
generates data for use in the hood ment. In some cases, the person[s) or
entity(ies) who provides sample collection and/or sample processing and/or data
generation, and the person who receives the results and/or report may be different
persons, but are both referred to as "users" or "clients" herein to avoid confusion. In
certain embodiments, e.g., where the methods are completely executed on a single
computer, the user or client provides for data input and review of data output. A ”user"
can be a health professional (e.g., a clinician, a tory technician, a physician, etc.].
In embodiments where the user only executes a portion ofthe method, the
dual who, after computerized data processing according to the methods of the
invention, reviews data output (e.g., results prior to release to provide a complete
report, a complete, or reviews an "incomplete" report and es for manual
intervention and completion of an interpretive report) is referred to herein as a
"reviewer." The reviewer may be located at a location remote to the user (e.g., at a
service ed separate from a healthcare facility where a user may be located).
Where government regulations or other restrictions apply (e.g., requirements by
health, malpractice or liability insurance, or policy), results, whether generated wholly
or lly electronically, are subjected to a quality control routine prior to release to
the user.
In another , the present disclosure concerns methods of preparing a
personalized pharmacologic profile for a patient by a) determining the patient's levels
of endogenous nin or melatonin surrogate; and (b) creating a report
summarizing the data and/or compiling such data with other data relevant to
understanding the patient's specific pharmacologic characteristics and condition.
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In accordance with the method of this ion, the dosage of tasimelteon to be
administered will depend on s factors such as the characteristics of the subject
being treated, e.g., the severity of disorder, responsiveness to melatonin agonists, age,
weight, health, types of concurrent treatment, if any, etc.
The above described computer-implemented methods, systems, reports, etc., can
also be applied to determination of efficacy of treatment, such as but not limited to the
cy determination methodologies bed above. For example, computer-based
systems can be used to record and report information relating to one or more of MoST,
LQ-nTST, UQ-dTSD and CGl-C and/or to tau inations made prior to or shortly
after initiation of therapy as well as subsequent tau determinations.
By way of further illustration, related aspects of this invention include computer-
based s comprising means for receiving data concerning one or more of MOST,
T, UQ-dTSD and CGl-C and/or to tau determinations made prior to or shortly
after initiation of therapy as well as subsequent tau determinations;
a method comprising collecting data relating to one or more of MoST, LQ-nTST,
UQ-dTSD and CGI-C and/or to tau determinations made prior to or shortly after
tion of y as well as subsequent tau determinations and providing the data to
a patient, a health care provider or a health care manager for making a conclusion based
on review or analysis ofthe data. In one embodiment the conclusion is provided to a
patient, a health care provider or a health care manager includes transmission ofthe
data over a network;
information relating to one or more of MoST, LQ-nTST, UQ-dTSD and CGI-C
and/or to tau determinations made prior to or shortly after initiation of therapy as well
as subsequent tau determinations stored in a computer readable form;
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a computer system as described above for receiving, storing and outputting such
information, optionally linked to a network and optionally comprising code for
interpreting the results of efficacy assessment[s) as described herein;
a computer-readable storage medium [e.g., CD-ROM, memory key, flash memory
card, diskette, etc.) having stored n a program which, when executed in a
computing environment, provides for entation ofalgorithms to carry out all or a
portion ofthe analysis of efficacy assessments as described herein;
methods of generating a report based on the efficacy assessments as described herein,
e.g., a report that includes one or more ofan indication ofwhether or not a patient is
responding to therapy.
Such information, databases, systems, methods, analyses, reports, profiles,
outputs, recommendations, etc., can be incorporated into storage media, computer
systems, and networks, such as are bed hereinabove with t to other
parameters, e.g., melatonin levels, circadian rhythms, cortisol , tau, co-treatment
with CYP1A2 inhibitors, co-treatment with a beta blocker, and g, with or without
ation relating to some or all of such other parameters.
An effective dose is one that over a period of time of ent, which may be,
e.g., 1 day or multiple weeks, results in entrainment of the patient to a 24 hour circadian
. Patients whose tau is reduced to 24 hours, e.g., <24.1 hrs, with a 95%
ence interval that includes 24.0 can be considered to have been entrained,
although other values can also be used to define successful entrainment.
The daily dose of tasimelteon useful in entraining patients with Non-24 to a 24
hour circadian rhythm will, in general, be greater than 20 mg/d, including, e.g., the
range ofabout 40 to about 300 mg, e.g., about 50 to about 300, e.g., about 150 to about
250 or about 200, delivered once daily.
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r doses may be employed when entraining a patient's cortisol circadian
rhythm.
Aspects of the invention, as they relate to the effects of a CYP3A4 r on
tasimelteon exposure, include, without tion, the following:
treating a patient with tasimelteon wherein the patient is also being treated with
a CYP3A4 inducer, said method comprising one or more of the following: increasing the
dose of tasimelteon, reducing the dose of the CYP3A4 inducer, or monitoring the
patient's plasma concentration of tasimelteon;
treating a patient suffering from a circadian rhythm or sleep er wherein
such patient is being treated with a CYP 3A4 inducer, the method comprising: internally
stering tasimelteon to the patient in an increased amount relative to an amount
that would be administered to a patient suffering from a circadian rhythm or sleep
disorder but not being treated with a CYP3A4 inducer, e.g., treating such patient with
greater than 20 mg/d, e.g., 40 to about 300 mg/d, e.g., about 50 to about 300, e.g., about
150 to about 250 or about 200 mg/d;
a computing device having a processor; a storage device containing information
that the t is being treated with a CYP3A4 inducer; an input device for inputting to
either or both of the computing device or the storage device information that the
patient will be prescribed a dose of tasimelteon; a computer program operable retrieve
from the storage device the information that the t is being treated with a CYP3A4
inducer upon ing the information that the patient will be prescribed the dose of
tasimelteon; and an output device for outputting to a user the information that the
patient is being treated with a CYP3A4 inducer;
a computer-implemented method of treating a patient suffering from a circadian
rhythm or sleep disorder, the method sing: entering into an electronic database
information related to the treatment of a patient with tasimelteon; searching, using a
computing device, a medical record of the patient for information related to the current
ent of the patient with an agent other than tasimelteon; and determining, using
the computing device, whether the agent other than tasimelteon is a CYP3A4 inducer;
a pharmaceutical composition for the ent of a circadian rhythm or sleep
disorder in an individual being treated with a CYP3A4 inducer, the composition
comprising: a pharmaceutically-acceptable r; and a quantity of tasimelteon
ponding to a daily dosage of greater than 20 mg/d, e.g., 40 to about 300 mg/d,
e.g., about 50 to about 300, e.g., about 150 to about 250 or about 200 mg/d;, including,
e.g., a single dosage unit comprising such amount or multiple dosage units such that a
plurality of dosage units collectively comprises such amount.
In related aspects, this invention relates to methods for administering
tasimelteon, or an active metabolite thereof, to a t who is also being treated with
a CYP3A4 inhibitor, e.g., ketoconazole, a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor. Tasimelteon
exposure increased by approximately 54% when a single 20 mg dose was administered
on the fifth day of ketoconazole 400 mg per day administration, compared to
administration of tasimelteon alone alone. Therefore, a downward dose adjustment of
tasimelteon, e.g., by about 50%, can be administered to patients on rent
tasimelteon and ketoconazole therapy. For example, a pharmaceutical composition
providing a dosage equivalent to a daily dosage between about 5 mg and about 15 mg of
lteon may be co-administered with a CYP3A4 inhibitor.
As discussed above, it has been found that co-administration of tasimelteon with
CYP1A2 inhibitors unexpectedly ses the concentration of tasimelteon. This is
likely a uence of inhibition of CYP1A2-mediated conversion of tasimelteon to a
metabolite.
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CYP1A2 inhibitors include, for e, fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as
ciprofloxacin, SSRls such as fluvoxamine, and calcium channel blockers such as
verapamil. Accordingly, in the case that a patient is to be administered a dose of
tasimelteon as part of an attempt to entrain the patient to a r circadian rhythm
and that patient is also being d with a CYP 1A2 inhibitor, it may be necessary or
desirable to reduce the dose oftasimelteon, the dose ofthe CYP1A2 inhibitor, or both.
Alternatively, or in addition, it may be ary or ble to monitor the patient's
plasma concentration of tasimelteon or monitor the patient for an adverse reaction
associated with tasimelteon.
For example, the dose of tasimelteon administered to a patient also being treated
with a CYP1A2 inhibitor may be reduced to less than 20 mg per day, e.g., about 15 to
about 19 mg per day, about 10 to about mg per day, or about 5 to about 10 mg per day,
e.g., 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19 mg/day. In some cases, the dose
oftasimelteon or the dose of the CYP1A2 inhibitor may be reduced to zero. In an
embodiment of the invention, lteon is not be used in combination with
fluvoxamine. Other less strong CYP1A2 inhibitors have not been tely studied.
Tasimelteon should be administered with caution to patients taking less strong CYP1A2
inhibitors.
Aspects ofthe invention, as they relate to the effects of a CYP1A2 inhibitor on
tasimelteon exposure, include, without limitation, the ing:
treating a patient with tasimelteon wherein the patient is also being treated with
a CYP1A2 inhibitor, said method sing one or more ofthe following: reducing the
dose of tasimelteon, reducing the dose of the CYP1A2 inhibitor, monitoring the patient's
plasma tration of tasimelteon, or monitoring the patient for an adverse reaction
associated with tasimelteon;
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treating a t with tasimelteon wherein the patient is also being treated with
a substance that is a known inhibitor of CYP1A2, said method comprising monitoring
the patient for a potential or actual adverse event associated with sed plasma
concentration of tasimelteon while the patient is being coadministered tasimelteon and
the CYP1A2 inhibitor;
ng a t suffering from a sleep disorder wherein such patient is being
treated with a CYP1A2 inhibitor, the method comprising: internally administering
tasimelteon to the patient in a reduced amount relative to an amount that would be
stered to a patient suffering from a sleep disorder but not being treated with a
CYP1A2 inhibitor;
a computing device having a processor; a storage device containing information
that the patient is being treated with a CYP1A2 inhibitor; an input device for inputting
to either or both of the computing device or the storage device information that the
patient will be ibed a dose of tasimelteon; a computer program operable ve
from the e device the information that the patient is being treated with a CYP 1A2
inhibitor upon inputting the information that the patient will be prescribed the dose of
tasimelteon; and an output device for outputting to a user the information that the
patient is being d with a CYP1A2 inhibitor;
a er-implemented method of treating a patient suffering from a sleep
disorder, the method sing: entering into an electronic database information
related to the treatment of a patient with tasimelteon; searching, using a computing
device, a medical record of the patient for information related to the current treatment
of the patient with an agent other than tasimelteon; and determining, using the
computing device, whether the agent other than tasimelteon is a CYP1A2 inhibitor;
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a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment ofa sleep disorder in an
individual being treated with a CYP1A2 inhibitor, the composition comprising: a
pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier; and a quantity of tasimelteon corresponding to a
daily dosage ofless than 20 mg.
In another embodiment, patients who are receiving a CYP1A2 inhibitor, e.g.,
fluvoxamine, are not treated with lteon. In a related embodiment, patients are
instructed not to receive, and care providers are instructed not to prescribe,
tasimelteon if the patient is already ing a CYP1A2 inhibitor, e.g., fluvoxamine.
Smoking, on the other hand, has been found to increase the clearance of
lteon, thereby reducing patient exposure. Accordingly, administration of
tasimelteon or a lteon metabolite to an individual who smokes may, in some
cases, require increasing the dose oftasimelteon or tasimelteon metabolite and/or
ng or eliminating the individual's smoking.
Accordingly, in the case that a patient is to be stered a dose of tasimelteon
as part of an attempt to entrain the patient to a 24-hour circadian rhythm and that
patient is also a smoker, it may be necessary or desirable to increase the dose of
tasimelteon. Alternatively, or in addition, it may be necessary or desirable to monitor
the patient's plasma concentration of tasimelteon.
For example, the dose of tasimelteon stered to a patient who also smokes
may be increased to greater than 20 mg per day, e.g., 25 mg per day, 30 mg per day, 40
mg per day, 50 mg per day or even 100 mg per day.
Aspects of the invention, as they relate to the effects of smoking on tasimelteon
exposure, e, without tion, the following:
treating a patient with tasimelteon wherein the patient is a smoker, said method
comprising one or more of the following: increasing a dose oftasimelteon, monitoring
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the patient's blood levels of tasimelteon, and instructing the patient to reduce or
eliminate smoking;
treating a t ing from a sleep disorder wherein such patient is a
smoker, the method comprising: internally stering tasimelteon to the patient in
an increased amount relative to an amount that would be administered to a patient
suffering from a sleep disorder who is not a smoker;
a system comprising: at least one computing device having a processor; a storage
device containing information that the patient is a smoker; an input device for inputting
to either or both of the ing device or the storage device information that the
patient will be prescribed a dose of tasimelteon; a computer program operable retrieve
from the storage device the information that the t is a smoker upon inputting the
information that the patient will be prescribed the dose oftasimelteon; and an output
device for outputting to a user the information that the patient is a smoker;
a computer-implemented method of treating a patient suffering from a sleep
disorder, the method comprising: ng into an electronic database ation
related to the treatment of a patient with tasimelteon; searching, using a computing
device, a medical record of the patient for information related to whether the patient is
a smoker; and determining, using the computing device, whether the patient is a
smoker;
a pharmaceutical ition for the treatment ofa sleep disorder in an
individual who smokes, the composition comprising: a pharmaceutically-acceptable
carrier; and a quantity of tasimelteon ponding to a daily dosage of greater than 20
In general, the melatonin (MT1 and MT2 receptors) agonist, e.g., tasimelteon, is
stered in a pharmaceutical formulation q.d. prior to the start of the target sleep
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time. It has been found that in treating Non-24, it is not ary to administer the
drug more than about 1 hour prior to the start of the target sleep time such that the
drug can be administered, e.g., at about 0.5 to about 1.5 hours prior to sleep time.
Administration about 1 hour prior to sleep time is convenient and useful. However, this
ion also plates administration at earlier times in the day, e.g., about 2
hours, or about 3 hours or even about 4 hours prior to target sleep time.
The ability to administer tasimelteon as little as about one hour prior to sleep
time is advantageous because it allows for avoidance of pre-sleep time soporific effects,
because it allows for administration of higher doses that might have greater soporific
effects, and because it allows for pharmacologic intervention at a different phase of the
sleep cycle than if it were stered earlier. Without wishing to be bound to any
particular , it appears that the ability to administer tasimelteon so close to sleep
time is a function ofits tmax, which is approximately one-half hour. Melatonin, on the
other hand, which has a tmax of approximately 2 hours or more, is administered several
hours before sleep time, which can cause premature sleepiness; to avoid this soporific
effect, melatonin is sometimes administered at sub-optimal doses.
Thus, in a related aspect, this invention comprises a method of treating Non-24
patients, i.e., entraining such patients to a 24 hour circadian rhythm by internally
administering an ive amount of a lteon or another melatonin agonist that
has a tmax ofless than about 2 hours, e.g., less than about 1.5 hours, or even less than
about 1 hour such as about one-half hour like tasimelteon. Pharmaceutical
compositions can be formulated so as to alter tmax. Thus, e.g., use of an active
pharmaceutical ingredient such as melatonin that is formulated such that its tmax is less
than about two hours, e.g., less than about 1.5 hours, or even less than about 1 hour, to
treat Non-24 is an aspect of this invention.
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Pharmaceutical itions to be used comprise a therapeutically effective
amount of tasimelteon or an active metabolite of tasimelteon, or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt or other form (e.g., a solvate) thereof, together with one or more
pharmaceutically acceptable ents. The phrase "pharmaceutical composition"
refers to a composition suitable for administration in medical use. It should be
appreciated that the determinations of proper dosage forms, dosage amounts, and
routes of administration for a particular patient are within the level of ry skill in
the pharmaceutical and medical arts.
Administration is typically oral but other routes of administration are useful, e.g.,
parenteral, nasal, buccal, transdermal, sublingual, intramuscular, intravenous, ,
vaginal, etc.. Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, pills,
powders, and granules. In such solid dosage forms, the compound is admixed with at
least one inert pharmaceutically acceptable excipient such as (a) fillers or extenders, as
for example, es, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and silicic acid, (b) binders, as
for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidone, sucrose,
and acacia, (c) humectants, as for example, glycerol, (d) disintegrating agents, as for
example, agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, n
x silicates, and sodium carbonate, (e) solution retarders, as for example paraffin,
(f) absorption accelerators, as for example, quaternary ammonium compounds, [g]
wetting agents, as for example, cetyl alcohol, and glycerol monostearate, [h] adsorbents,
as for example, kaolin and bentonite, and (i) lubricants, as for example, talc, calcium
stearate, magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycols, sodium lauryl e, or
mixtures thereof. In the case of capsules, tablets, and pills, the dosage forms may also
comprise ing agents. Solid dosage forms such as s, dragees, capsules, pills,
and es also can be prepared with coatings and , such as enteric coatings and
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others well known in the art. The solid dosage form also may contain opacifying agents,
and can also be of such composition that they release the active compound or
compounds in a n part of the intestinal tract in a delayed manner. Examples of
embedding compositions which can be used are polymeric nces and waxes. The
active compounds can also be in micro-encapsulated form, if appropriate, with one or
more of the above-mentioned excipients. Such solid dosage forms may generally
n from 1% to 95% (w/w] of the active compound. In certain embodiments, the
active compound ranges from 5% to 70% [w/w).
Solid compositions for oral administration can be formulated in a unit dosage
form, each dosage containing from about 1 to about 100 mg ofactive ingredient. The
term "unit dosage form" refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosages
for human subjects and other mammals, each unit containing a predetermined quantity
of active material calculated to produce the desired prophylactic or eutic effect
over the course of a treatment period, in association with the required pharmaceutical
r. Tasimelteon can be formulated, e.g., in a unit dosage form that is a capsule
having 20 mg of active in addition to excipients.
Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include pharmaceutically acceptable
emulsions, ons, suspensions, syrups, and elixirs. In addition to the compound or
composition, the liquid dosage forms may contain inert diluents commonly used in the
art, such as water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and emulsifiers, as for example,
ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl
benzoate, propyleneglycol, tyleneglycol, dimethylformamide, oils, in particular,
cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, corn germ oil, olive oil, castor oil and sesame oil, glycerol,
ydrofurfuryl alcohol, polyethyleneglycols and fatty acid esters of an or
mixtures of these substances. Besides such inert diluents, the composition can also
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include adjuvants, such as wetting agents, emulsifying and ding agents,
sweetening, flavoring, and perfuming agents.
The present invention can be carried out in conjunction with other treatment
approaches, e.g., in combination with a second or multiple other active pharmaceutical
agents, including but not limited to other agents that affect insomnia, sleep-wake
patterns, vigilance, depression, or psychotic episodes.
While this invention has been described in conjunction with the specific
embodiments outlined above, it is evident that many alternatives, cations and
variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art or are otherwise intended to be
embraced. Accordingly, the embodiments of the invention as set forth above are
intended to be rative, not ng. s changes may be made without
departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as defined in the following claims.
All patents, patent ation, scientific articles and other published documents cited
herein are hereby incorporated in their entirety for the nce of their disclosures.
Claims (12)
1. Use of tasimelteon in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a circadian rhythm disorder in a patient being treated with a CYP3A4 inducer, said treatment comprising: discontinuation of the CYP3A4 inducer treatment and treatment of the t with tasimelteon at a dose of 20 mg/d.
2. The use according to claim 1, wherein the patient is being treated with a strong CYP1A2 inhibitor and the treatment further ses: discontinuation of the strong CYP1A2 inhibitor treatment.
3. The use according to claim 2, wherein the strong CYP1A2 inhibitor is selected from a group consisting of: fluvoxamine, ciprofloxacin, and mil.
4. The use according to any preceding claim, wherein the circadian rhythm disorder is NonHour Sleep-Wake Disorder.
5. The use according to any preceding claim, wherein the patient is light perception impaired.
6. The use ing to any preceding claim, n the patient is totally blind.
7. The use ing to any preceding claim, wherein the medicament is formulated for oral administration of the tasimelteon to the patient once daily.
8. The use according to any preceding claim, wherein the medicament is formulated for administration of the tasimelteon before the patient’s bedtime.
9. The use according to claim 8, n the medicament is formulated for administration of the lteon at 0.5 hour to 1.5 hours before a target sleep time.
10. The use according to claim 8, wherein the medicament is formulated for administration of the tasimelteon about one hour before the target sleep time.
11. The use according to any preceding claim, wherein the treatment is initiated on a day in which the patient’s aMT6s acrophase is predicted to be between about 5.5 hours before a target wake time and about 2.5 hours after a target wake time.
12. The use according to claim 11, wherein treatment is initiated on a day during which the patient’s urinary aMT6s acrophase is ted to be between about 3 and about 4 hours before the patient’s target wake time.
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