US20080226589A1 - Compositions and methods of use of phorbol esters - Google Patents

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US20080226589A1
US20080226589A1 US12/023,753 US2375308A US2008226589A1 US 20080226589 A1 US20080226589 A1 US 20080226589A1 US 2375308 A US2375308 A US 2375308A US 2008226589 A1 US2008226589 A1 US 2008226589A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of cytopathic diseases. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions containing and methods of using phorbol esters to treat cytopathic conditions and diseases that cause such cytopathic conditions.
  • Phorbol is a natural, plant-derived organic compound of the tigliane family of diterpenes. It was first isolated in 1934 as a hydrolysis product of croton oil derived from the seeds of Croton tiglium , a leafy shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family that is native to Southeastern Asia. Various esters of phorbol have important biological properties including the reported ability to mimic diacylglycerols and activate protein kinase C (PKC), modulating downstream cell signaling pathways including the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways.
  • PKC protein kinase C
  • Phorbol esters are additionally thought to bind to chimaerins, the Ras activator RasGRP, and the vesicle-priming protein Munc-13 (Brose N, Rosenmund C., J Cell Sci; 1115:4399-411 (2002)). Some phorbol esters also induce nuclear factor-kappa B (NF- ⁇ B). The most notable physiological property of phorbol esters is their reported capacity to act as tumor promoters.
  • TPA 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
  • PMA phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate
  • TPA has also been reported to cause an increase in circulating white blood cells and neutrophils in patients whose bone marrow function has been depressed by chemotherapy.
  • Mekkawy S. et al. Phytochemistry 53, 47-464 (2000).
  • TPA due to a variety of factors, including caustic reactions when contacted with the skin and concerns for its potential toxicity, TPA has not been shown to be an effective tool for treating, managing, or preventing HIV or AIDS.
  • Cancer treatments generally involve a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and/or radiation treatment to eradicate neoplastic cells in a patient.
  • Surgery may be contraindicated due to the health of a patient.
  • it may be difficult to obtain clear margins around a tumor, resulting in some neoplastic tissue being left behind and an increased chance of recurrence of the disease.
  • chemotherapeutic agents are toxic, and chemotherapy causes significant side effects including severe nausea, bone marrow depression, and immunosuppression. They also cannot be specifically targeted to cancer cells and therefore may kill healthy cells as well as cancerous ones. Additionally, there are frequently relapsed/refractory neoplasms which are resistant to current therapeutics.
  • the present invention relates to compositions containing and methods of using phorbol esters in the treatment of cytopathic diseases.
  • compositions and methods of the present invention may accomplish the treatment of HIV and associated conditions such as AIDS by any means possible.
  • the compositions and methods may modify HIV receptor activity in mammalian subjects.
  • compositions and methods may decrease the number of latent HIV reservoirs in an HIV-infected subject.
  • it may enhance HIV activation in latent pro-viral cells.
  • it may inhibit HIV-cytopathic effects.
  • compositions containing phorbol esters and phorbol ester derivatives may be used for treating and managing symptoms of HIV and AIDS in mammalian subjects.
  • Targeted symptoms for treatment and management employing the compositions and methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, oral lesions, fatigue, skin thrush, fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, apthous ulcers, malabsorbtion, thrombocytopenia, weight loss, anemia, lymph node enlargement, susceptibility to and severity of secondary conditions such as mycobacterium avium complex, salmonellosis, syphilis, neuroshyphilis, turberculosis (TB), bacillary angiomatosis, aspergillosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, listeriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, Burkitt's lymphoma, cryptococcal meningitis, histoplasmosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, systemic non
  • compounds containing phorbol esters and derivatives of phorbol esters may be used to treat cytopathic conditions such as neoplastic diseases.
  • neoplasms may be malignant or benign.
  • neoplasms may be solid or non-solid cancers.
  • the neoplasms may be relapses.
  • the neoplasms may be refractory.
  • Exemplary neoplasms include, but are not limited to, hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders, including, but not limited to, leukemia, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis, myelodysplasia, and myeloproliferative syndrome; lymphoma, including Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphoma; subcutaneous adenocarcinoma; ovarian teratocarcinoma; and prostate cancer.
  • leukemia including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis, myelodysplasia, and myeloproliferative syndrome
  • lymphoma including Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphoma
  • subcutaneous adenocarcinoma ovarian teratocarcinoma
  • prostate cancer hematologic malignancies
  • neoplastic conditions amenable to treatment using the methods and compositions include other cancer disorders and conditions, including solid tumors of various types, where successful treatment and/or remission will be determined according to conventional methods, such as determining size reduction of solid tumors, and/or histopathological studies to assess growth, stage, metastatic state or potential, presence or expression levels of histological cancel markers, etc.
  • compositions and methods herein may additionally be used treat symptoms of neoplastic disease including, but not limited to, anemia; chronic fatigue; excessive or easy bleeding, such as bleeding of the nose, gums, and under the skin; easy bruising, particularly bruising with no apparent cause; shortness of breath; petechiae; recurrent fever; swollen gums; slow healing of cuts; bone and joint discomfort; recurrent infections; weight loss; itching; night sweats; lymph node swelling; fever; abdominal pain and discomfort; disturbances in vision; coughing; loss of appetite; pain in the chest; difficulty swallowing; swelling of the face, neck and upper extremities; a need to urinate frequently, especially at night; difficulty starting urination or holding back urine; weak or interrupted flow of urine; painful or burning urination; difficulty in having an erection; painful ejaculation; blood in urine or semen; frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs; and weakness.
  • neoplastic disease including, but not limited
  • compositions containing phorbol esters and/or phorbol ester derivatives may alter the release of interferon in mammalian subjects. In yet another embodiment, compositions containing phorbol esters and/or phorbol ester derivatives may alter the rate of ERK phosphorylation.
  • the invention achieves the foregoing and satisfies additional objects and advantages by providing novel and surprisingly effective methods and compositions for modulating cell signaling pathways and/or treating cytopathic diseases and symptoms of cytopathic diseases or conditions using compositions containing a phorbol ester or derivative composition of the Formula I, below:
  • R 1 and R 2 may be hydrogen
  • alkyl group contains 1 to 15 carbon atoms
  • R 3 substituted derivatives thereof and R 3 may be hydrogen or
  • R 1 and R 2 are other than hydrogen and R 3 is hydrogen or
  • R 1 or R 2 is
  • R 3 is hydrogen
  • alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl and benzyl groups of the formulas herein may be unsubstituted or substituted with halogens, preferably, chlorine, fluorine or bromine; nitro; amino; and/or similar type radicals.
  • the invention achieves these objects and satisfies additional objects and advantages by providing novel and surprisingly effective methods and compositions for modulating cell signaling pathways and/or treating cytopathic diseases or conditions associated with cytopathic diseases using an exemplary phorbol ester composition such as 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) of Formula II, below:
  • TPA 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
  • Useful phorbol esters and related compounds and derivatives within the formulations and methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, other pharmaceutically acceptable active salts of said compounds, as well as active isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs, glycosylated derivatives, solvates, hydrates, and/or prodrugs of said compounds.
  • Exemplary forms of phorbol esters for use within the compositions and methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, phorbol 13-butyrate; phorbol 12-decanoate; phorbol 13-decanoate; phorbol 12,13-diacetate; phorbol 13,20-diacetate; phorbol 12,13-dibenzoate; phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate; phorbol 12,13-didecanoate; phorbol 12,13-dihexanoate; phorbol 12,13-dipropionate; phorbol 12-myristate; phorbol 13-myristate; phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate (also known as TPA or PMA); phorbol 12,13,20-triacetate; 12-deoxyphorbol 13-angelate; 12-deoxyphorbol 13-angelate 20-acetate; 12-deoxyphorbol 13-isobutyrate; 12-deoxyphorbol 13-isobutyrate-20-acetate; 12-deoxyphorbol 13-
  • compositions and methods of the invention employ a phorbol ester compound of Formula I to treat and/or prevent symptoms of cytopathic diseases including, but not limited to, symptoms of HIV and AIDS or other diseases and conditions associated with HIV and AIDS such as opportunistic infections, as well as symptoms of neoplastic diseases or other diseases and conditions associated with neoplastic diseases.
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I to treat and/or prevent symptoms of cytopathic diseases including, but not limited to, symptoms of HIV and AIDS or other diseases and conditions associated with HIV and AIDS such as opportunistic infections, as well as symptoms of neoplastic diseases or other diseases and conditions associated with neoplastic diseases.
  • Mammalian subjects amenable to treatment with phorbol esters of Formula I, particularly TPA, according to the methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, subjects with HIV and AIDS, as well as subjects with symptoms, or secondary or opportunistic diseases associated with HIV and AIDS, such as oral lesions, fatigue, skin thrush, fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, apthous ulcers, malabsorption, thrombocytopenia, weight loss, anemia, lymph node enlargement, mycobacterium avium complex, salmonellosis, syphilis, neuroshyphilis, turberculosis (TB), bacillary angiomatosis, aspergillosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, listeriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, Burkitt's lymphoma, cryptococcal meningitis, histoplasmosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, systemic non-Hodgkin'
  • Additional mammalian subjects amenable to treatment with phorbol esters of Formula I, particularly TPA, according to the methods of the present invention include, but are not limited to, subjects suffering from neoplastic diseases including malignant neoplastic diseases such as solid and non-solid cancers.
  • Non-solid cancers may include, hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders, including, but not limited to, leukemia, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis, myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative syndrome.
  • Solid cancers may include, but are not limited to, lymphoma, including Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphoma, subcutaneous adenocarcinoma, ovarian teratocarcinoma, and prostate cancer.
  • Subjects amenable to treatment with phorbol esters of Formula I, particularly TPA additionally include those suffering from symptoms of such neoplastic diseases such as, but not limited to, anemia; chronic fatigue; excessive or easy bleeding, such as bleeding of the nose, gums, and under the skin; easy bruising, particularly bruising with no apparent cause; shortness of breath; petechiae; recurrent fever; swollen gums; slow healing of cuts; bone and joint discomfort; recurrent infections; weight loss; itching; night sweats; lymph node swelling; fever; abdominal pain and discomfort; disturbances in vision; coughing; loss of appetite; pain in the chest; difficulty swallowing; swelling of the face, neck and upper extremities; a need to urinate frequently, especially at night; difficulty starting uri
  • phorbol ester of Formula I sufficient to prevent or reduce viral load, decrease latent reservoirs of HIV, increase immune responsiveness, increase the release of Th1 cytokines, prevent or reduce symptoms and conditions associated with HIV and AIDS, decrease and/or eliminate neoplastic cells, increase white blood cell counts, induce remission, maintain remission, prevent or reduce symptoms and conditions associated with malignancies and/or increase ERK phosphorylation.
  • Therapeutically useful methods and formulations of the invention will effectively use a phorbol ester of Formula I in a variety of forms, as noted above, including any active, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, as well as active isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs, solvates, hydrates, prodrugs, and/or combinations thereof.
  • TPA of formula II is employed as an illustrative embodiment of the invention within the examples herein below.
  • combinatorial formulations and methods which employ an effective amount of a phorbol ester of Formula I in combination with one or more secondary or adjunctive active agent(s) that is/are combinatorially formulated or coordinately administered with the phorbol ester compound of Formula I to yield an effective response in the subject.
  • exemplary combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods in the treatment of viral cytopathic diseases such as HIV and AIDS employ the phorbol ester compound of Formula I in combination with one or more additional, retroviral, HIV or AIDS treating or other indicated secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agents.
  • combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods may, for example, follow or be derived from various highly active antiretroviral therapy protocols (HAART protocols) and include regimens such as, but not limited to, two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors plus one or more protease inhibitor or non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor among other combinations.
  • Other combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods may, for example, include treatments for opportunistic infections as well as the compounds for the HAART protocols.
  • the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agents used in combination with, e.g., TPA, in these embodiments may possess direct or indirect antiviral effects, alone or in combination with, e.g.
  • TPA may exhibit other useful adjunctive therapeutic activity in combination with, e.g. TPA (such as HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing activity); or may exhibit adjunctive therapeutic activity useful for treating opportunistic infections associated with HIV alone or in combination with, e.g. TPA.
  • TPA such as HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing activity
  • adjunctive therapeutic activity useful for treating opportunistic infections associated with HIV alone or in combination with, e.g. TPA may exhibit other useful adjunctive therapeutic activity in combination with, e.g. TPA (such as HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing activity); or may exhibit adjunctive therapeutic activity useful for treating opportunistic infections associated with HIV alone or in combination with, e.g. TPA.
  • adjunctive therapeutic agents in these combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods include, for example, protease inhibitors, including, but not limited to, saquinavir, indinavir, ritonavir, nelfinavir, atazanavir, darunavir, fosamprenavir, tipranavir and amprenavir; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors including but not limited to, zidovudine, didanosine, stavudine, lamivudine, zalcitabine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, AVX754 and abacavir; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors including, but not limited to, nevaripine, delavirdine, calanolide A, TMC125 and efavirenz; combination drugs including, but not limited to, efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate,
  • Exemplary combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods in the treatment of neoplastic disease employ the phorbol ester compound of Formula I in combination with one or more additional, neoplastic disease treating or other indicated, secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agents.
  • the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agents used in combination with, e.g., TPA in these embodiments may possess direct or indirect chemotherapeutic effects, alone or in combination with, e.g. TPA, may exhibit other useful adjunctive therapeutic activity in combination with, e.g.
  • TPA such as cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, NF- ⁇ B inhibiting, apoptosis inducing, Th1 cytokine increasing activity
  • TPA may exhibit adjunctive therapeutic activity useful for treating neoplasms or associated symptoms alone or in combination with, e.g. TPA.
  • adjunctive or secondary therapeutic agents in these combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods include doxorubicin, vitamin D3, cytarabine, cytosine arabinoside, daunorubicin, cyclophosphamide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, idarubicin, mercaptopurine, mitoxantrone, thioguanine, aldesleukin, asparaginase, carboplatin, etoposide phosphate, fludarabine, methotrexate, etoposide, dexamethasone, and choline magnesium trisalicylate.
  • adjunctive or secondary therapies may be used such as, but not limited to, radiation treatment, hormone therapy and surgery.
  • Novel methods and compositions have been identified for use in preventing and/or treating cytopathic diseases and conditions in mammalian subjects.
  • the methods and compositions are effective to prevent or treat HIV and AIDS and related conditions, diseases caused by HIV and AIDS, and/or diseases acquired because of HIV or AIDS infection.
  • the methods and compositions are effective to prevent or treat neoplastic diseases and symptoms of such diseases.
  • neoplastic diseases may or may not be malignant.
  • the neoplastic diseases may be solid or non-solid cancers.
  • the cancers may be refractory or relapses.
  • Formulations and methods provided herein employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, above, including all active pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of this description as well as various foreseen and readily provided complexes, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs and prodrugs of these compounds and combinations thereof as novel HIV and AIDS treating compounds.
  • Formulations and methods provided herein additionally employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, above, including all active pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of this description as well as various foreseen and readily provided complexes, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs and prodrugs of these compounds and combinations thereof in the treatment of neoplastic diseases.
  • Viral load decreasing formulations and methods provided herein employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, above, including all active pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of this description as well as various foreseen and readily provided complexes, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs and prodrugs of these compounds and combinations thereof as novel viral load decreasing agents.
  • Apoptosis inducing formulations and methods provided herein employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, above, including all active pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of this description as well as various foreseen and readily provided complexes, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs and prodrugs of these compounds and combinations thereof as chemotherapeutic agents that induce apoptosis in neoplasms.
  • Remission inducing formulations and methods provided herein employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, above, including all active pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of this description as well as various foreseen and readily provided complexes, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs and prodrugs of these compounds and combinations thereof as anti-neoplasm agents.
  • Immune responsiveness increasing formulations and methods provided herein employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, above, including all active pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of this description as well as various foreseen and readily provided complexes, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs and prodrugs of these compounds and combinations thereof as immune stimulatory compounds.
  • Th1 cytokine increasing formulations and methods provided herein employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, above, including all active pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of this description as well as various foreseen and readily provided complexes, salts, solvates, isomers, enanatiomers, polymorphs and prodrugs of these compounds and combinations thereof as novel Th1 cytokine increasing agents.
  • a broad range of mammalian subjects are amenable to treatment using the formulations and methods of the invention. These subjects include, but are not limited to, individuals suffering from cytopathic diseases or conditions including neoplastic diseases and viral cytopathic diseases such as HIV and AIDS.
  • Subjects amenable to treatment include HIV+ human and other mammalian subjects presenting with oral lesions, fatigue, skin thrush, fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, apthous ulcers, malabsorption, thrombocytopenia, weight loss, anemia, lymph node enlargement, susceptibility to and severity of secondary conditions such as mycobacterium avium complex, salmonellosis, syphilis, neuroshyphilis, turberculosis (TB), bacillary angiomatosis, aspergillosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, listeriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, Burkitt's lymphoma, cryptococcal meningitis, histoplasmosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), primary CNS lymphoma, cryptosporidiosis, isosporiasis, microsporidiosis, pneumo
  • one or more phorbol ester compound(s) of Formula I as disclosed herein is/are effectively formulated or administered as an agent effective for treating HIV/AIDS and/or related disorders.
  • TPA is demonstrated for illustrative purposes to be an effective agent in pharmaceutical formulations and therapeutic methods, alone or in combination with one or more adjunctive therapeutic agent(s).
  • the present disclosure further provides additional, pharmaceutically acceptable phorbol ester compounds in the form of a native or synthetic compound, including complexes, derivatives, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs, and prodrugs of the compounds disclosed herein, and combinations thereof, which are effective as therapeutic agents within the methods and compositions of the invention in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions.
  • AIDS or Aids Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • HIV human immunodeficiency virus
  • the damage to the immune system leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors.
  • treatments for AIDS and HIV exist to slow the virus's progression and the severity of the symptoms, there is no known cure.
  • HIV is a retrovirus that primarily infects components of the human immune system such as CD4+ T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells.
  • CD4+ T cells When CD44+T cells are destroyed and their total count decreases to below 200 CD4+ T cells/ ⁇ L of blood or the percentage of CD4+ T-cell as a fraction of the total lymphocytes falls to less than 14%, cellular immunity is lost, leading to AIDS.
  • T h 1 and T h 2 cytokine balance can contribute to immune dysregulation associated with HIV infection.
  • T h 2 cells produce cytokines that stimulate proliferation of cytotoxic T cells.
  • T h 2 cells produce cytokines that are responsible for activation of the humoral immune responses in healthy people.
  • Progression from HIV infection to AIDS is characterized by a decrease in levels of T h 1 cytokines IL-2, IL-12 and IFN- ⁇ with a concomitant increase in levels of T h 2 cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10.
  • IL-4, IL-5 IL-5
  • CD4+ memory T cells contain integrated transcriptionally inactive proviruses for HIV. These latent reservoirs may be activated to produce active infectious virus following activation by specific antigens or cytokines.
  • the half life of these CD4 memory T cells is at least 44 months making it extremely difficult to eliminate HIV and requiring extended continuation of antiretroviral therapy even when HIV levels in the peripheral blood are undetectable.
  • Prostratin reportedly activated viral expression in latently-infected cell lines, but had little or no effect on chronically-infected cell lines. (Gulakowski, et al., Antiviral Research v. 33, 87-97 (1997); Williams, et al., JBC v. 279, No. 40, P. 42008-42017 (2004)).
  • Prostratin represents a distinct subclass of protein kinase C activators which has unique biological activities that differ from tumor-promoting phorbol esters such as TPA.
  • Mammalian subjects amenable to treatment with phorbol esters of Formula I, particularly TPA, according to the methods of the present invention additionally include, but are not limited to, mammalian subjects with neoplastic diseases including solid and non-solid cancers, including hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders, such as leukemia, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis, myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative syndrome; lymphoma, including Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphoma; subcutaneous adenocarcinoma; ovarian teratocarcinoma; and prostate cancer.
  • neoplastic diseases including solid and non-solid cancers, including hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders, such as leukemia, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis,
  • one or more phorbol ester compound(s) of Formula I as disclosed herein is/are effectively formulated or administered as an agent effective for treating neoplastic diseases.
  • TPA is demonstrated for illustrative purposes to be an effective agent in pharmaceutical formulations and therapeutic methods, alone or in combination with one or more adjunctive therapeutic agent(s).
  • the present disclosure further provides additional, pharmaceutically acceptable phorbol ester compounds in the form of a native or synthetic compound, including complexes, derivatives, salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs, and prodrugs of the compounds disclosed herein, and combinations thereof, which are effective as therapeutic agents within the methods and compositions of the invention in the treatment of neoplastic diseases and symptoms of such diseases.
  • Neoplastic disease is any growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream. Such growths may be malignant or benign, solid or non-solid.
  • the neoplastic diseases may be a hematological neoplasm/bone marrow disorder such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
  • AML also called acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
  • myeloblasts or myeloid blasts
  • myeloblasts In individuals suffering from AML, these myeloblasts do not mature into healthy white blood cells.
  • stem cells in individuals with AML may develop into abnormal red blood cells or platelets. The lack of normal blood cells increases incidences of infection, anemia, and easy bleeding. Additionally, the leukemia cells can spread outside the blood to other parts of the body, including the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), skin, and gums.
  • the average age of a patient with AML is over 64 years of age. Patients over the age of 60 treated for AML with standard chemotherapeutics have a remission rate of less than 20%. Additionally, patients who develop AML after an antecedent hematologic disorder or prior leukemogenic chemotherapy/radiation therapy have similarly poor outcomes.
  • Phorbol is a natural, plant-derived polycyclic alcohol of the tigliane family of diterpenes. It was first isolated in 1934 as the hydrolysis product of croton oil derived from the seeds of Croton tiglium . It is well soluble in most polar organic solvents and in water. Esters of phorbol have the general structure of Formula I, below:
  • R 1 and R 2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen
  • alkyl group contains 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and substituted derivatives thereof and R 3 may be hydrogen,
  • lower alkyl or “lower alkenyl” as used herein means moieties containing 1-7 carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl or alkenyl groups may be straight or branched chain.
  • R 1 or R 2 are a long chain carbon moiety (i.e., Formula I is decanoate or myristate).
  • alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl and benzyl groups of the formulas herein may be unsubstituted or substituted with halogens, preferably, chlorine, fluorine or bromine; nitro; amino and similar type radicals.
  • phorbol esters organic and synthetic forms of phorbol esters, including any preparations or extracts from herbal sources such as croton tiglium are contemplated as useful compositions comprising phorbol esters (or phorbol ester analogs, related compounds and/or derivatives) for use within the embodiments herein.
  • useful phorbol esters and/or related compounds for use within the embodiments herein will typically have a structure as illustrated in Formula I, although functionally equivalent analogs, complexes, conjugates, and derivatives of such compounds will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art as within the scope of the invention.
  • illustrative structural modifications according to Formula I above will be selected to provide useful candidate compounds for treating and/or preventing HIV and AIDS and/or neoplastic diseases, wherein: at least one of R 1 and R 2 are other than hydrogen and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen
  • R 1 or R 2 is
  • R 3 is hydrogen
  • phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate also known as PMA or 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA)
  • TPA 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate
  • Additional useful phorbol esters and related compounds and derivatives within the formulations and methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, other pharmaceutically acceptable active salts of said compounds, as well as active isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs, glycosylated derivatives, solvates, hydrates, and/or prodrugs of said compounds.
  • Cytopathic disease treating compositions herein comprise HIV- and AIDS-treating compositions comprising an anti-AIDS effective amount of a phorbol ester compound of Formula I, which is effective for prophylaxis and/or treatment of HIV, AIDS, and/or HIV-related symptoms, including opportunistic infections, in a mammalian subject.
  • An “anti-HIV”, “anti-AIDS”, or “AIDS treating” effective amount of the active compound is therapeutically effective, in a single or multiple unit dosage form, over a specified period of therapeutic intervention, to measurably alleviate one or more symptoms of AIDS in a subject, and/or to alleviate one or more symptom(s) or condition(s) associated with HIV infection in the subject.
  • the compositions of the invention are effective in treatment methods to alleviate symptoms of AIDS or other HIV-related conditions in human and other mammalian subjects vulnerable to HIV infection.
  • Cytopathic disease treating compositions herein additionally may comprise chemotherapeutic compositions comprising an anti-neoplastic effective amount of a phorbol ester or derivative compound of Formula I, which is effective for maintenance and treatment of malignancies or symptoms caused by cancer in a mammalian subject.
  • a “chemotherapeutic”, “anti-tumor,” “cancer treating”, “apoptosis inducing”, “remission inducing”, “remission maintaining” effective amount of the active compound is therapeutically effective, in a single or multiple unit dosage form, over a specified period of therapeutic intervention, to measurably alleviate one or more symptoms of malignancy in a subject, and/or to alleviate one or more symptom(s) or condition(s) associated with malignancy in the subject.
  • the compositions of the invention are effective in treatment methods to alleviate symptoms of neoplastic disease related conditions in human and other mammalian subjects vulnerable to malignancies.
  • compositions of the invention typically comprise an effective amount or unit dosage of a phorbol ester compound of Formula I, which may be formulated with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, vehicles, emulsifiers, stabilizers, preservatives, buffers, and/or other additives that may enhance stability, delivery, absorption, half-life, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and/or pharmacodynamics, reduce adverse side effects, or provide other advantages for pharmaceutical use.
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I which may be formulated with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, vehicles, emulsifiers, stabilizers, preservatives, buffers, and/or other additives that may enhance stability, delivery, absorption, half-life, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and/or pharmacodynamics, reduce adverse side effects, or provide other advantages for pharmaceutical use.
  • Effective amounts of a phorbol ester compound or related or derivative compound of Formula I (e.g., a unit dose comprising an effective concentration/amount of TPA, or of a selected pharmaceutically acceptable salt, isomer, enantiomer, solvate, polymorph and/or prodrug of TPA) will be readily determined by those of ordinary skill in the art, depending on clinical and patient-specific factors.
  • Suitable effective unit dosage amounts of the active compounds for administration to mammalian subjects, including humans, may range from 10 to 1500 ⁇ g, 20 to 1000 ⁇ g, 25 to 750 ⁇ g, 50 to 500 ⁇ g, or 150 to 500 ⁇ g.
  • the cytopathic disease treating effective dosage of a phorbol ester compound or related or derivative compound of Formula I may be selected within narrower ranges of, for example, 10 to 25 ⁇ g, 30-50 ⁇ g, 75 to 100 ⁇ g, 100 to 250 ⁇ g, or 250 to 500 ⁇ g.
  • These and other effective unit dosage amounts may be administered in a single dose, or in the form of multiple daily, weekly or monthly doses, for example in a dosing regimen comprising from 1 to 5, or 2 to 3, doses administered per day, per week, or per month.
  • dosages of 10 to 30 ⁇ g, 30 to 50 ⁇ g, 50 to 100 ⁇ g, 100 to 250 ⁇ g, or 250 to 500 ⁇ g are administered one, two, three, four, or five times per day.
  • dosages of 50-100 ⁇ g, 100-250 ⁇ g, 250-400 ⁇ g, or 400-600 ⁇ g are administered once or twice daily.
  • dosages of 50-100 ⁇ g, 100-2500 ⁇ g, 250-400 ⁇ g, or 400-600 ⁇ g are administered every other day.
  • dosages are calculated based on body weight, and may be administered, for example, in amounts from about 0.5 ⁇ g sq.m to about 100 ⁇ g sq.m per day, 1 ⁇ g/sq.m to about 75 ⁇ g sq.m per day, 1 ⁇ g/sq.m to about 50 ⁇ g sq.m per day, 2 ⁇ g/sq.m to about 50 ⁇ g/sq.m per day, 2 ⁇ g/sq.m to about 30 ⁇ g/sq.m per day or 3 ⁇ g/sq.m to about 30 ⁇ g/sq.m per day.
  • compositions of the invention comprising a cytopathic disease treating effective amount of a phorbol ester compound of Formula I (AIDS treating, HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing, ERK phosphorylation inducing, chemotherapeutic, anti-tumor, cancer treating, remission inducing, remission maintaining, apoptosis inducing effective amount) will be routinely adjusted on an individual basis, depending on such factors as weight, age, gender, and condition of the individual, the acuteness of the cytopathic disease and/or related symptoms, whether the administration is prophylactic or therapeutic, and on the basis of other factors known to effect drug delivery, absorption, pharmacokinetics, including half-life, and efficacy.
  • a cytopathic disease treating effective amount of a phorbol ester compound of Formula I AIDS treating, HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing, ERK phosphorylation inducing, chemotherapeut
  • An effective dose or multi-dose treatment regimen for the instant cytopathic disease treating (alternatively, “AIDS treating”, “HIV treating”, “HIV preventing”, “HIV reservoir activating”, or “Th1 cytokine increasing”, “ERK phosphorylation inducing”, “chemotherapeutic”, “anti-tumor”, “cancer treating”, “apoptosis inducing”, “remission inducing”, “remission maintaining”) formulations of the invention will ordinarily be selected to approximate a minimal dosing regimen that is necessary and sufficient to substantially prevent or alleviate the symptoms of the cytopathic disease including AIDS or neoplastic diseases such as cancer and related opportunistic diseases in the subject, and/or to substantially prevent or alleviate one or more symptoms associated with AIDS or neoplastic diseases such as cancer in the subject.
  • a dosage and administration protocol will often include repeated dosing therapy over a course of several days or even one or more weeks or years.
  • An effective treatment regime may also involve prophylactic dosage administered on a day or multi-dose per day basis lasting over the course of days, weeks, months or even years.
  • Various assays and model systems can be readily employed to determine the therapeutic effectiveness of the treatment of cytopathic diseases. For example in the treatment of HIV or AIDS effectiveness may be demonstrated by a decrease in viral load, an increase in CD4 counts, an increase in CD3 counts, an increase in IL-2 and IFN production, a decrease in IL-4 and IL-10 production, and a decrease or elimination of the symptoms of AIDS among other methods of determining effectiveness known to those of skill in the art.
  • compositions and methods of the invention may be demonstrated, for example, through blood tests for HIV antibodies, viral load, CD4 levels, CD8 counts, and CD3 counts.
  • Normal levels of CD4 are usually between 600 and 1200 per microliter, or 32-68% of lymphocytes. Individuals with a CD4 count of less than 350 have a weakened immune system. Those with a CD4 count of less than 200 are considered to have AIDS.
  • CD8 levels in a healthy individual are generally between 150-1000 per microliter.
  • CD3 levels in a healthy individual are generally between about 885-2270 per microliter. Levels of CD3, CD4 and CD8 cells may be measured, for example, using flow cytometry.
  • Effective amounts of the compositions of the invention will increase levels of CD3, CD4 and CD8 positive cells by at least 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or greater reduction, up to a 75-90%, or 95% or greater. Effective amounts will also move the CD3, CD4 and CD8 profile of an individual towards the optimal category for each type of glycoprotein.
  • Beta 2 -microglobulin is a protein released into the blood when a cell dies.
  • a rising beta 2-M blood level can be used to measure the progression of AIDS.
  • Effective amounts of a composition of the present invention will lead to a decrease or cessation of increase in the amount of beta 2 -M.
  • CBC complete blood count
  • WBC white blood cell count
  • RBC red blood cell count
  • hematocrit the amount of hemoglobin.
  • Specific AIDS-related signs in a CBC include a low hematocrit, a sharp decrease in the number of blood platelets, and a low level of neutrophils.
  • An effective amount of a composition of the present invention will increase the levels measured in a complete blood count by 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or greater increase, up to a 75-90%, or 95% or greater. Effective amounts will also move the blood protein of an individual towards the optimal category for each type of protein.
  • compositions and methods of the invention may also be demonstrated by a decrease in the symptoms of HIV or AIDS including, but not limited to, oral lesions, fatigue, skin thrush, fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, apthous ulcers, malabsorption, thrombocytopenia, weight loss, anemia, and lymph node enlargement.
  • Effectiveness of the compositions and methods of the invention may also be demonstrated by a decrease in the susceptibility to and severity of secondary or opportunistic conditions such as mycobacterium avium complex, salmonellosis, syphilis, neuroshyphilis, turberculosis (TB), bacillary angiomatosis, aspergillosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, listeriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, Burkitt's lymphoma, cryptococcal meningitis, histoplasmosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, systemic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), primary CNS lymphoma, cryptosporidiosis, isosporiasis, microsporidiosis, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus (CMV), hepatitis, herpes simplex,
  • Effectiveness may further be demonstrated by reduction of detectable HIV in the HIV-infected subject; maintaining a normal T cell count; or maintaining normal p24 antigen levels.
  • Effectiveness in the treatment of neoplastic diseases may also be determined by a number of methods such as, but not limited to, ECOG Performance Scale, the Karnofsky Performance Scale, microscopic examination of blood cells, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, cytogenetic analysis, biopsy, immunophenotyping, blood chemistry studies, a complete blood count, lymph node biopsy, peripheral blood smear, visual analysis of a tumor or lesion, or any other method of evaluating and/or diagnosing malignancies and tumor progression known to those of skill in the alt.
  • methods such as, but not limited to, ECOG Performance Scale, the Karnofsky Performance Scale, microscopic examination of blood cells, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, cytogenetic analysis, biopsy, immunophenotyping, blood chemistry studies, a complete blood count, lymph node biopsy, peripheral blood smear, visual analysis of a tumor or lesion, or any other method of evaluating and/or diagnosing malignancies and tumor progression known to those of skill in
  • ANC absolute neutrophil count
  • a normal ANC is between 1,500 to 8,000/mm3.
  • Individuals suffering from hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders frequently have an ANC below 1500/mm 3 , and may even reach levels below 500/mm 3 .
  • Effective amounts of the compositions and methods herein will increase an individual's ANC by 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or greater increase, up to a 75-90%, or 95% or greater. Effective amounts may increase ANC levels above 1500/mm 3 .
  • Effectiveness of the compositions and methods herein in the treatment of hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders may further be evaluated using, for example, a platelet count.
  • a platelet count is normally between 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter ( ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6/Liter).
  • Individuals suffering from hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorder may have platelet counts below 100,000 per microliter.
  • Effective amounts of the compositions and methods herein will increase an individual's platelet count by 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or greater increase, up to a 75-90%, or 95% or greater. Effective amounts may increase platelet levels above 100,000 per microliter.
  • Effectiveness of the compositions and methods herein in the treatment of hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders may additionally be evaluated, for example, by measuring the number of myeloblasts.
  • Myeloblasts normally represent less than 5% of the cells in the bone marrow but should not be present in circulating blood.
  • Effective amounts of the compositions and methods herein will decrease the number of myeloblasts by 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or more, up to a 75-90%, 96% or greater decrease. Effective amounts may decrease myeloblasts to below 5%.
  • Effectiveness of the compositions and methods herein in the treatment of hematologic malignancies/bone marrow disorders may further be evaluated by examining myeloblasts for the presence of Auer rods. Effective amounts of the compositions of the present invention will decrease the number of Auer rods visible by 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or more, up to a 75-90%, 96% or greater decrease up to the complete elimination of Auer rods.
  • Effectiveness of the compositions and methods of the invention may also be demonstrated by a decrease in the symptoms of subjects suffering from neoplastic disease including, but not limited to, anemia; chronic fatigue; excessive or easy bleeding, such as bleeding of the nose, gums, and under the skin; easy bruising, particularly bruising with no apparent cause; shortness of breath; petechiae; recurrent fever; swollen gums; slow healing of cuts; bone and joint discomfort; recurrent infections; weight loss; itching; night sweats; lymph node swelling; fever; abdominal pain and discomfort; disturbances in vision; coughing; loss of appetite; pain in the chest; difficulty swallowing; swelling of the face, neck and upper extremities; a need to urinate frequently, especially at night; difficulty starting urination or holding back urine; weak or interrupted flow of urine; painful or burning urination; difficulty in having an erection; painful ejaculation; blood in urine or semen; frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs; and weakness.
  • test subjects will exhibit a 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% or greater reduction, up to a 75-90%, or 96% or greater, reduction, in one or more symptom(s) caused by, or associated with, the cytopathic disease, or related diseases or conditions in the subject, compared to placebo-treated or other suitable control subjects.
  • combinatorial cytopathic disease treating (AIDS treating, HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing, ERK phosphorylation inducing, apoptosis inducing, chemotherapeutic, anti-tumor, cancer treating, remission inducing, remission maintaining) formulations and coordinate administration methods are provided which employ an effective amount of a phorbol ester compound of Formula I and one or more secondary or adjunctive agent(s) that is/are combinatorially formulated or coordinately administered with the phorbol ester compound of Formula I to yield a combined, multi-active cytopathic disease treating composition or coordinate treatment method.
  • Exemplary combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods in this context employ the phorbol ester of Formula I in combination with the one or more secondary anti-AIDS agent(s), or with one or more adjunctive therapeutic agent(s) that is/are useful for treatment or prophylaxis of the targeted (or associated) disease, condition and/or symptom(s) in the selected combinatorial formulation or coordinate treatment regimen.
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I or related or derivative compound is formulated, or coordinately administered, in combination with one or more secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent(s), to yield a combined formulation or coordinate treatment method that is combinatorially effective or coordinately useful to treat HIV/AIDS and/or one or more symptom(s) of a opportunistic or secondary disease or condition in the subject.
  • Exemplary combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods in this context employ a phorbol ester compound of Formula I in combination with one or more secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agents selected from, e.g., protease inhibitors, including, but not limited to, saquinavir, indinavir, ritonavir, nelfinavir, atazanavir, darunavir, fosamprenavir, tipranavir and amprenavir; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors including but not limited to, zidovudine, didanosine, stavudine, lamivudine, zalcitabine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, AVX754 and abacavir; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors including, but not limited to, nevaripine, delavirdine, calanolide A, TMC125 and efavirenz; combination drugs including, but not limited to
  • Additional exemplary combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods may additionally employ the phorbol ester of Formula I in combination with one or more secondary anti-tumor agent(s), or with one or more adjunctive therapeutic agent(s) that is/are useful for treatment or prophylaxis of the targeted (or associated) disease, condition and/or symptom(s) in the selected combinatorial formulation or coordinate treatment regimen.
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I or related or derivative compound is formulated, or coordinately administered, in combination with one or more secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent(s), to yield a combined formulation or coordinate treatment method that is combinatorially effective or coordinately useful to treat neoplastic diseases and one or more symptom(s) of a secondary disease or condition in the subject.
  • Exemplary combinatorial formulations and coordinate treatment methods in this context employ a phorbol ester compound of Formula I in combination with one or more secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agents selected from, e.g., chemotherapeutic agents, anti-inflammatory agents, doxorubicin, vitamin D3, cytarabine, cytosine arabinoside, daunorubicin, cyclophosphamide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, idarubicin, mercaptopurine, mitoxantrone, thioguanine, aldesleukin, asparaginase, carboplatin, etoposide phosphate, fludarabine, methotrexate, etoposide, dexamethasone, and choline magnesium trisalicylate.
  • adjunctive or secondary therapies may be used such as, but not limited to, radiation treatment, hormone therapy and surgery.
  • the invention provides combinatorial cytopathic disease treating (AIDS treating, HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing, ERK phosphorylation inducing, apoptosis inducing, chemotherapeutic, anti-tumor, cancer treating, remission inducing, remission maintaining) formulations comprising a phorbol ester and one or more adjunctive agent(s) having cytopathic disease treating activity.
  • combinatorial cytopathic disease treating AIDS treating, HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing, ERK phosphorylation inducing, apoptosis inducing, chemotherapeutic, anti-tumor, cancer treating, remission inducing, remission maintaining
  • a phorbol ester of Formula I and the adjunctive agent(s) having cytopathic disease treating activity will be present in a combined formulation in cytopathic disease treating (AIDS treating, HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing, apoptosis inducing, ERK phosphorylation inducing, chemotherapeutic, anti-tumor, cancer treating, remission inducing, remission maintaining) effective amounts, alone or in combination.
  • cytopathic disease treating AIDS treating, HIV preventing, HIV treating, HIV reservoir activating, Th1 cytokine increasing, apoptosis inducing, ERK phosphorylation inducing, chemotherapeutic, anti-tumor, cancer treating, remission inducing, remission maintaining
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I and a non-phorbol ester agent(s) will each be present in a cytopathic disease treating amount (i.e., in singular dosage which will alone elicit a detectable alleviation of symptoms in the subject).
  • the combinatorial formulation may comprise one or both the phorbol ester compound of Formula I and the non-phorbol ester agents in sub-therapeutic singular dosage amount(s), wherein the combinatorial formulation comprising both agents features a combined dosage of both agents that is collectively effective in eliciting a cytopathic disease or condition symptom alleviating response.
  • the phorbol ester of Formula I and non-phorbol ester agents may be present in the formulation, or administered in a coordinate administration protocol, at a sub-therapeutic dose, but collectively in the formulation or method they elicit a detectable decrease in symptoms of cytopathic disease in the subject.
  • the combinatorial formulation may include one or more compounds from a highly active antiretroviral therapy protocol (HAART protocols) in combination with a phorbol ester, among other combinations.
  • HAART protocols highly active antiretroviral therapy protocol
  • Other combinatorial formulations may, for example, include a phorbol ester and/or compounds effective in treating the opportunistic infections of AIDS as well as compounds from HAART protocols.
  • the combinatorial formulation may include one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents.
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I may be administered, simultaneously or sequentially, in a coordinate treatment protocol with one or more of the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agents contemplated herein.
  • a compound is administered coordinately with a non-phorbol ester agent, or any other secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent contemplated herein, using separate formulations or a combinatorial formulation as described above (i.e., comprising both a phorbol ester compound of Formula I or related or derivative compound, and a non-phorbol ester therapeutic agent).
  • This coordinate administration may be done simultaneously or sequentially in either order, and there may be a time period while only one or both (or all) active therapeutic agents individually and/or collectively exert their biological activities.
  • coordinate treatment methods may, for example, follow or be derived from various highly active antiretroviral therapy protocols (HAART protocols) and include regimens such as, but not limited to, two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors plus one or more protease inhibitor or non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor with a phorbol ester of Formula I, among other combinations.
  • Other coordinate treatment methods may, for example, include a phorbol ester and/or treatments for opportunistic infections as well as compounds from HAART protocols.
  • a distinguishing aspect of all such coordinate treatment methods is that the phorbol ester compound of Formula I exerts at least some activity, which yields a favorable clinical response in conjunction with a complementary AIDS symptom decreasing, or distinct, clinical response provided by the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent.
  • the coordinate administration of the phorbol ester compound of Formula I with the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent will yield improved therapeutic or prophylactic results in the subject beyond a therapeutic effect elicited by the phorbol ester compound of Formula I, or the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent administered alone.
  • This qualification contemplates both direct effects, as well as indirect effects.
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I will be coordinately administered (simultaneously or sequentially, in combined or separate formulation(s)), with one or more secondary HIV treating agents, or other indicated or adjunctive therapeutic agents, e.g., selected from, for example, protease inhibitors, including, but not limited to, saquinavir, indinavir, ritonavir, nelfinavir, atazanavir, darunavir, fosamprenavir, tipranavir and amprenavir; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors including but not limited to, zidovudine, didanosine, stavudine, lamivudine, zalcitabine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, AVX754 and abacavir; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors including, but not limited to, nevaripine, delavirdine
  • coordinate treatment methods may, for example, follow or be derived from various chemotherapeutic protocols.
  • Other coordinate treatment methods may, for example, include a phorbol ester and/or treatments for additional symptoms of neoplastic diseases.
  • a distinguishing aspect of all such coordinate treatment methods is that the phorbol ester compound of Formula I exerts at least some activity, which yields a favorable clinical response in conjunction with a complementary neoplastic disease symptom decreasing, or distinct, clinical response provided by the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent.
  • the coordinate administration of the phorbol ester compound of Formula I with the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent will yield improved therapeutic or prophylactic results in the subject beyond a therapeutic effect elicited by the phorbol ester compound of Formula I, or the secondary or adjunctive therapeutic agent administered alone.
  • This qualification contemplates both direct effects as well as indirect effects.
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I will be coordinately administered (simultaneously or sequentially, in combined or separate formulation(s)), with one or more secondary cancer treating agents, or other indicated or adjunctive therapeutic agents, e.g.
  • doxorubicin vitamin D3, cytarabine, cytosine arabinoside, daunorubicin, cyclophosphamide, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, idarubicin, mercaptopurine, mitoxantrone, thioguanine, aldesleukin, asparaginase, carboplatin, etoposide phosphate, fludarabine, methotrexate, etoposide, dexamethasone, and choline magnesium trisalicylate.
  • the cytopathic disease treating methods and formulations may employ a phorbol ester compound of Formula I in any of a variety of forms, including any one or combination of the subject compound's pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, isomers, enantiomers, polymorphs, solvates, hydrates, and/or prodrugs.
  • TPA is employed within the therapeutic formulations and methods for illustrative purposes.
  • compositions of the present invention may be administered by any means that achieve their intended therapeutic or prophylactic purpose.
  • Suitable routes of administration for the compositions of the invention include, but are not limited to, conventional delivery routes, devices and methods including injectable methods such as, but not limited to, intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intraspinal, intrathecal, intracerebroventricular, intraarterial, subcutaneous and intranasal routes.
  • compositions of the present invention may further include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier appropriate for the particular mode of administration being employed.
  • Dosage forms of the compositions of the present invention include excipients recognized in the art of pharmaceutical compounding as being suitable for the preparation of dosage units as discussed above. Such excipients include, without intended limitation, binders, fillers, lubricants, emulsifiers, suspending agents, sweeteners, flavorings, preservatives, buffers, wetting agents, disintegrants, effervescent agents and other conventional excipients and additives.
  • compositions of the invention can be administered in a controlled release form by use of a slow release carrier, such as a hydrophilic, slow release polymer.
  • a slow release carrier such as a hydrophilic, slow release polymer.
  • exemplary controlled release agents in this context include, but are not limited to, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, having a viscosity in the range of about 100 cps to about 100,000 cps or other biocompatible matrices such as cholesterol.
  • compositions of Formula I of the invention are designed for parenteral administration, e.g. to be administered intravenously, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or intraperitoneally, including aqueous and non-aqueous sterile injectable solutions which, like many other contemplated compositions of the invention, may optionally contain anti-oxidants, buffers, bacteriostats and/or solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the mammalian subject; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which may include suspending agents and/or thickening agents.
  • the formulations may be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose containers. Additional compositions and formulations of the invention may include polymers for extended release following parenteral administration.
  • parenteral preparations may be solutions, dispersions or emulsions suitable for such administration.
  • the subject agents may also be formulated into polymers for extended release following parenteral administration.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable formulations and ingredients will typically be sterile or readily sterilizable, biologically inert, and easily administered. Such polymeric materials are well known to those of ordinary skill in the pharmaceutical compounding arts.
  • Parenteral preparations typically contain buffering agents and preservatives, and injectable fluids that are pharmaceutically and physiologically acceptable such as water, physiological saline, balanced salt solutions, aqueous dextrose, glycerol or the like.
  • Extemporaneous injection solutions, emulsions and suspensions may be prepared from sterile powders, granules and tablets of the kind previously described.
  • Preferred unit dosage formulations are those containing a daily dose or unit, daily sub-dose, as described herein above, or an appropriate fraction thereof, of the active ingredient(s).
  • compositions of the invention may comprise a phorbol ester compound of Formula I encapsulated for delivery in microcapsules, microparticles, or microspheres, prepared, for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacial polymerization, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose or gelatin-microcapsules and poly(methylmethacylate) microcapsules, respectively; in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles and nanocapsules); or within macroemulsions.
  • colloidal drug delivery systems for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles and nanocapsules
  • the methods and compositions of the invention may employ pharmaceutically acceptable salts, e.g., acid addition or base salts of the above-described phorbol ester compounds of Formula I and/or related or derivative compounds.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts include inorganic and organic acid addition salts. Suitable acid addition salts are formed from acids which form non-toxic salts, for example, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulphate, hydrogen sulphate, nitrate, phosphate, and hydrogen phosphate salts.
  • Additional pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, metal salts such as sodium salts, potassium salts, cesium salts and the like; alkaline earth metals such as calcium salts, magnesium salts and the like; organic amine salts such as triethylamine salts, pyridine salts, picoline salts, ethanolamine salts, triethanolamine salts, dicyclohexylamine salts, N,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine salts and the like; organic acid salts such as acetate, citrate, lactate, succinate, tartrate, maleate, fumarate, mandelate, acetate, dichloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, oxalate, and formate salts; sulfonates such as methanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate, and p-toluenesulfonate salts; and amino acid salts such as arginate, asparginate, glutamate, tartrate,
  • prodrugs are considered to be any covalently bonded carriers which release the active parent drug in vivo.
  • Examples of prodrugs useful within the invention include esters or amides with hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl as a substituent, and these may be prepared by reacting such compounds as described above with anhydrides such as succinic anhydride.
  • the invention disclosed herein will also be understood to encompass methods and compositions comprising phorbol esters of Formula I using in vivo metabolic products of the said compounds (either generated in vivo after administration of the subject precursor compound, or directly administered in the form of the metabolic product itself). Such products may result for example from the oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, amidation, esterification and the like of the administered compound, primarily due to enzymatic processes. Accordingly, the invention includes methods and compositions of the invention employing compounds produced by a process comprising contacting a phorbol ester compound of Formula I with a mammalian subject for a period of time sufficient to yield a metabolic product thereof.
  • Such products typically are identified by preparing a radiolabelled compound of the invention, administering it parenterally in a detectable dose to an animal such as rat, mouse, guinea pig, monkey, or to man, allowing sufficient time for metabolism to occur and isolating its conversion products from the urine, blood or other biological samples.
  • the invention disclosed herein will also be understood to encompass diagnostic compositions for diagnosing the risk level, presence, severity, or treatment indicia of, or otherwise managing cytopathic diseases including, but not limited to, neoplastic diseases including malignant neoplastic diseases such as leukemia, and an AIDS or a related disease or condition in a mammalian subject, comprising contacting a labeled (e.g., isotopically labeled, fluorescent labeled or otherwise labeled to permit detection of the labeled compound using conventional methods) phorbol ester compound of Formula I to a mammalian subject (e.g., to a cell, tissue, organ, or individual) at risk or presenting with one or more symptom(s) of cancer and/or AIDS, and thereafter detecting the presence, location, metabolism, and/or binding state (e.g., detecting binding to an unlabeled binding partner involved in HIV receptor physiology/metabolism or malignant cell receptor physiology/metabolism) of the labeled
  • a phorbol ester compound of Formula I is isotopically-labelled by having one or more atoms replaced by an atom having a different atomic mass or mass number.
  • isotopes that can be incorporated into the disclosed compounds include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, fluorine and chlorine, such as 2 H, 3 H, 13 C, 14 C, 15 N, 18 O, 17 O, 31 P, 32 P, 35 S, 18 F, and 36 Cl, respectively.
  • the isotopically-labeled compound is then administered to an individual or other subject and subsequently detected as described above, yielding useful diagnostic and/or therapeutic management data, according to conventional techniques.
  • Sarcoma 180 (S180) cells were injected into Kwen-Ming mice. On the third day, the mice were given TPA interperitoneally (i.p.). at 50, 100 or 200 ⁇ g/kg/day for 7 days. On the second day after the treatment was completed, blood samples were taken from the tails of the treated mice for WBC and Hb analyses.
  • the WBC counts for the treated groups (50, 100, or 200 ug/kg/day for 7 days) were 16.1 ⁇ 7.4, 18.7 ⁇ 3.0 and 20.7 ⁇ 3.4 ⁇ 10 9 /L, respectively; the WBC count for the control group was 13.6 ⁇ 1.8 ⁇ 10 9 /L.
  • the Hb of the treated groups were 1 36 ⁇ 11, 149 ⁇ 12 and 149 ⁇ 10 g/L, and the Hb of the control group was 134+ ⁇ 15 g/L.
  • the results indicate that i.p. injection of TPA could increase the peripheral WBC counts in mice in a dose-dependent manner, whereas the Hb levels were not greatly affected in TPA treated mice when compared to the control mice.
  • TPA intravenous infusion
  • TPA solution in a sterile syringe was injected into 200 ml of sterile saline and mixed well for i.v. infusion.
  • TPA transdermal aline
  • sterile saline for intravenous infusion which was completed in 1 h at the rate of 16 tag/min.
  • patients started to have chills which lasted for about 30 min. followed by fever, (the patients' temperature reached 37.5-39.5° C. which lasted for 3-5 h, then returned to normal) with light to heavy perspiration.
  • the above symptoms could be alleviated by giving the patients glucocorticoids.
  • TPA at this dose caused a minority of patients to bleed, several patients suffered for a short period of time difficulty in breathing, and Hb was detected in the urine. However, these side effects were short lived and reversible.
  • the cardiac, hepatic, renal and pulmonary functions were all found to be normal.
  • TPA in solution 0.25 mg was mixed well with 200 ml of saline for intravenous infusion which was completed in 1 h at the rate of 4 ⁇ g/min. After administration, symptoms such as chills and fever were also observed, but to a much lesser extent than with the higher dosages. No Hb was detected in the urine, and no patient suffered difficulty in breathing. The cardiac, hepatic, renal and pulmonary functions were all normal.
  • TPA twelve symptomatic patients (five males and seven females) between the ages of 35 to 52 all of whom were infected with HIV in 1995 through blood transfusion and were refractory to standard treatments for HIV were treated with TPA.
  • Each patient was administered a weight adjusted dosage of TPA (75 ⁇ g/sq m) in 200 ml of sterile saline i.v. over one hour. This dose was administered once daily for the first three days of treatment. Each patient was then given this dose every other day for days 4 to 18 followed by a six month rest period prior to a second course of treatment according to the same protocol.
  • Example III Nine of the patients in Example III were given a second treatment of TPA. Of these nine, seven were asymptomatic at the beginning of the second trial. A tenth patient (patient #2a) who was symptomatic and had not previously been treated with TPA was added to the study. Each patient was administered a weight adjusted dosage of TPA (75 ⁇ g/sq m) in 200 ml of sterile saline intravenously over one hour. This dosage was given to each patient once a day for ten consecutive (lays followed by a rest period of ten days for three cycles and a total of 30 doses of TPA. Patients 5a, 6a, and 8a stopped taking anti-AIDS drugs one month prior to beginning the TPA treatment and beginning again one month after the third cycle. Patients 1-4-a, 7a, and 9a-10a continued taking anti-AIDS drugs throughout the treatment.
  • Blood samples were taken three days prior to starting treatment, after completing the first 10 day cycle of TPA infusion and again after the last TPA infusion and CD3, CD4, CD8, WBC, RBC, HGB and platelets were measured.
  • Each patient in the study received 150 ⁇ g of TPA in 200 ml of sterile saline by intravenous infusion over a 1.5 to 2 hour period daily for 60 days for a total administered dose of 9.0 mg. Following completion of the 60 days of TPA therapy, these patients remained under observation for an additional 60 days though the received no further treatment.
  • CD3, CD4 and CD8 levels in peripheral blood were quantitated prior to starting treatment, and again at 30 and 60 days using flow cytometry and the appropriate antibodies obtained from B.D. Bioscience, San Diego, Calif. Viral load was determined using conventional methods at Kuang Ann men Hospital, Beijing, China. Patients RBC, WBC, platelets and hemoglobin levels were also measured.
  • the viral load in the six patients was either low or undetectable at the beginning of the trial and remained low throughout the clinical trial period despite the discontinuation of traditional antiretroviral therapy. Additionally, there was no rebound in viral levels 6 to 15 days after stopping antiretroviral treatment as previously reported as occurring in patients with a plasma viral load below 50 HIV copies per ml. (Harrigan et al., AIDS 13, F59-F62 (1999). The CD3, CD4 and CD8 levels were variable and inconclusive.
  • WBC White blood cells
  • RBC red blood cells
  • Rb hemoglobin
  • Pt platelets
  • Patient #1 and 15 H.L.Y., female, 35, participated in all three clinical studies, diagnosed with AIDS and had clear symptoms of this disease in 2003. At the time the first study began, she had frequent fever, diarrhea, oral lesions, poor appetite, weight loss, left eye vision loss (syncytia formation) and coughing (tuberculosis). The patient started to receive antiviral medications Stavudine (D 4 T), Lamivudine (3TC), Nevirapine (NVP) and Zidovudine (AZT) in 2004. Despite anti-AIDS drugs, she had a CD4 count of 3 and was unable to perform any physical work.
  • H.L.Y. participated in the second study described in Example IV, above. At the initiation of the second study she has no symptoms of AIDS. During this subsequent treatment with TPA she experienced no adverse effects. After both the first and third cycle of treatment with TPA, her CD3, CD4, and CD8 levels increased as did her white blood cell count. Her HIV count was somewhat higher, but she is able to function normally and continues to have no symptoms of AIDS.
  • H.L.Y. participated in the third study described in Example V, above.
  • Patient #2 C.X., female, 49, participated in first clinical study, diagnosed with AIDS and had clear symptoms of this disease in 2004. She had mild oral lesions, fatigue, skin thrush, fever and poor appetite. Some of these symptoms were due to herpes virus. She had been treated with AZT, DDI and NVP but drug treatment was terminated due to side effects. She received no drugs for 3 months prior to TPA treatment. She was hospitalized frequently and was unable to work. Her CD4 count prior to treatment was 26.
  • Patient #3 Y.P., male, 51, participated only in the first clinical study, diagnosed with AIDS and had clear symptoms of this disease in 2004. His major symptoms were diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, anemia and purple marks on the skin of both legs; and he could only do light work. He was being treated with AZT, DDI and NVP but a serious anemia resulted in the termination of drug treatment four months prior to being given TPA. His initial CD4 count was 32.
  • Patient #4 L.W., male, 34, participated in only the first clinical study, tested positive for HIV and had clear symptoms of this disease in 2004. His major symptoms were diarrhea, fever, weight loss, cough (tuberculosis), right side neck lymph node enlargement and he was unable to work. His initial response to treatment was poor. The schedule of antiviral medication of 3TC, DDI and NVP was irregular and was stopped during TPA therapy. His initial CD4 count was 173.
  • Patient #5 and 3a H.S., female, 37, participated in the first two clinical studies, tested positive for HIV and had clear symptoms of the disease in of 2004. At the time the first study began, her major symptoms were skin thrush, hair loss, mouth infection, weight loss and fatigue. She was being treated with D 4 T, DDI, and NVP but treatment was stopped due to loss of kidney function. She had an initial CD4 count of 106 but could handle regular labor work.
  • Example III During treatment with TPA according to the protocol outlined in Example III, he experienced an increase in body temperature to 38° C. on two occasions accompanied by mild dizziness and headache. After treatment, his symptoms remained unchanged and antiviral therapy was resumed one month later. With time, his cough, appetite and energy level improved and he is able to work. He continued both antiviral and anti-tuberculosis medication. There appeared to be no correlation between improvements in symptoms and his CD3, 4, and 8 levels or viral load.
  • Patient #9 and #7a C.T.F., male, 44, participated in the first two clinical studies, tested positive for HIV and had clear symptoms of the disease in 2004. His symptoms at the initiation of the first study included persistent diarrhea, dizziness, headaches, poor appetite, weight loss and fatigue. He had a positive response to AZT, DDI and NVP treatment and blood HIV count was near the lowest limit. Despite the positive response, his symptoms persisted and he checked into the hospital due to diarrhea that persisted for 20 days. He was very depressed and unable to do any work.
  • Patient #10 and #8a W.F.W., Female, 47, participated in the first two studies, tested positive for HIV and had clear symptoms of the disease in 2003.
  • Her symptoms at the initiation of the first study included low body temperature, diarrhea, low platelet count, coughing blood, bloody bowel movements, dizziness, headache, poor appetite, weight loss, fatigue with mild skin thrush and deep depression. She was hospitalized on one occasion for two months because of bloody bowel movements. She was very depressed and unable to work. She did not respond positively to the AZT, DDI and NVP treatment and her symptoms were not under control.
  • Patient #11 and 9a C.T.L., female, 40, participated in the first two studies, was diagnosed with AIDS and had clear symptoms of this disease in 2003. At the initiation of the first study she had persistent diarrhea, low body temperature, oral lesions, severe skin thrush, itching, purple blotches on her face and lips, dizziness, headache, poor appetite, and fatigue and depression. She responded poorly to AZT, 3TC and NVP treatment. Her symptoms were not under control and she was unable to work. Her initial CD4 count was 40.
  • her skin thrush began to disappear and upon completion of TPA treatment, the dizziness, headache, fever and skin thrush were improving and gradually faded away.
  • Her appetite, physical condition and depression improved sufficiently for her to return to work.
  • This patient had a second treatment with TPA 18 months later due to the return of symptoms including mild skin thrush, diarrhea and dizziness.
  • This second treatment she experienced an increase in body temperature to 37.5 to 38° C. three times that lasted 2 to 4 hours. There were no other adverse reactions.
  • TPA Treatment with TPA, her symptoms disappeared completely and her physical condition improved sufficiently to allow her to return to work. She has been without symptoms for one year and she has rarely had a cold. There appears to be an upward trend in CD 3, 4, and 8 levels, but her HIV counts did not change.
  • this patient exhibited symptoms of AIDS including headache, dizziness, poor appetite and a weak immune function. She suffered no adverse effects during treatment. After treatment, her CD3 and CD8 levels increased while her CD4 Count was unchanged. Her HIV count increased slightly but no other changes were observed. Her mental and physical condition has improved considerably and she is doing strenuous physical work.
  • Patient #12 and #10a C.C.L., female, 39, participated in the first two studies, diagnosed with AIDS and had clear symptoms of this disease in 2003. At the initiation of the first study she had persistent low body temperature, skin thrush, dizziness, headache, poor appetite, oral lesions, fatigue and deep depression. She was treated with AZT, 3TC and NVP but had poor results and she was unable to work. Her initial CD4 count was 84.
  • This patient was treated with TPA twice during the period March 2005 to March 2006.
  • she experienced an increase in body temperature to 38 to 38.5° C. on eight occasions that lasted 2 to 4 hours.
  • this patient was re-retreated with TPA due to the return of light diarrhea and dizziness. She experienced an increase in body temperature to 37.5 to 38° C. centigrade on six occasions associated with TPA administration that lasted 2 to 6 hours. Starting with the eighth injection, the dose was increased from approximately 150 ⁇ g to 250 ⁇ g TPA. No adverse effects occurred. Upon completion of TPA therapy, all her symptoms disappeared. Her physical condition was restored to normal and she returned to work and has had a normal life. She has been symptom free for one year and has rarely had a cold. There were no changes in CD 3, 4, or 8 levels, but her HIV count increased.
  • this patient had no symptoms of AIDS though she did have a weakened immune system. She was treated according to the protocol of Example IV and suffered no adverse effects. After treatment, there were slight increases in her CD3, CD4 and CD8, and modest increases in WBC, RBC and HGB while platelets appeared to decrease. The HIV count was reduced somewhat. She has been healthy and engaged in strenuous physical work since her treatments.
  • Patient #13 L.F.L., female, 53, diagnosed with AIDS in 2004, participated in only the third clinical study. She presented with mild symptoms of poor appetite and weight loss. Long term antiviral drugs were effective and caused her virus count to decrease below detectable levels and CD3, CD4 and CD8 counts to increase to a high level. She had no symptoms prior to TPA treatment and had no side effects from its administration. She remains symptom free, feels normal, and is able to conduct normal activities. She re-started antiviral drug therapy after completion for the 60 day observation period.
  • Patent #14 K.S.M., female, 45, diagnosed with AIDS in 2004, participated in only the third clinical study. Her symptoms were mild and consisted of poor appetite and frequent colds. She had been treated with antiviral drugs, but stopped due to severe liver toxicity. She had no symptoms prior TPA treatment and the only TPA side effect was irritation due to a leaking needle on day 43 that was easily treated. No AIDS symptoms occurred during the entire treatment and observation period. She feels normal and is able to conduct her usual activities. After completion of the 60 day observation period she was lost to the study and did not renew antiviral therapy.
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  • dexamethasone and choline magnesium trisalicylate. Comparable methods as set forth below for demonstrating the therapeutic use of TPA in the treatment of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) will be applied to demonstrate the use of TPA for treating other neoplastic conditions and malignancies.
  • Other neoplastic conditions and malignant disorders amenable to treatment using the methods and compositions of the invention include various forms of cancer, including blood and bone malignancies and solid tumors of various types.
  • successful treatment and/or remission will be determined for different targeted neoplastic and malignant conditions using any of a wide variety of well known cancer detection and assessment methods—for example by determining size reduction of solid tumors, histopathological studies to evaluate tumor growth, stage, metastatic potential, presence/expression levels of histological cancer markers, etc.
  • AML is an aggressive disease that generally warrants urgent and intensive therapy.
  • the average patient age at AML diagnosis is 64-68 years old, and patients over the age of 60 treated with standard chemotherapy are cured of their disease ⁇ 20% of the time.
  • Patients who develop AML after an antecedent hematologic disorder or prior leukemogenic chemotherapy/radiation therapy have similarly poor outcomes, as do patients whose disease is associated with specific adverse cytogenetic and clinical features.
  • most patients diagnosed with AML have patient and/or disease-related features that are associated with a very poor prognosis.
  • no standard non-transplant therapy has demonstrated the capacity for cure.
  • AML is often a fatal disease. New approaches to the therapy of AML are needed.
  • TPA is developed as a therapeutic agent for treating patients with AML, based on TPA's novel role in modulating intracellular signaling pathways, it's capacity to induce differentiation and/or apoptosis in cell lines, and clinical data indicating the effectiveness of TPA in treating neoplastic and malignant disorders, including myeloid malignancies.
  • TPA exerts direct therapeutic cytotoxic effects in at least a subset of AML cases, as measured by cell viability and apoptosis assays.
  • TPA strongly induced ERK phosphorylation by 1 hour in culture.
  • TPA's cytotoxic effect on primary AML cells is associated with the subsequent loss of the phospho-ERK pro-survival signal after 24 hour ex vivo exposure.
  • MEK inhibitors such as PD98059, U0126 and PD 184352.
  • loss of ERK signaling was associated with induction of ERK phosphatases.
  • TPA is a known inducer of NF- ⁇ B, a pro-survival transcription factor often constitutively active in AML blasts and leukemic stem cells.
  • AML cell NF- ⁇ B can be inhibited in vivo with 48 h of treatment with dexamethasone+choline magnesium trisalicylate (CMT).
  • CMT dexamethasone+choline magnesium trisalicylate
  • dexamethasone can induce MKP-1 ERK phosphatase expression and enhance TPA cytotoxicity on primary AML samples.
  • dexamethasone and CMT as adjunctive medications to be used 24 h pre- and 24 h post treatment with TPA. These medications are well-tolerated and anticipated to reduce inflammatory adverse effects of treatment and enhance TPA cytotoxicity by increasing ERK phosphatase expression and inhibiting NF- ⁇ B.
  • dexamethasone and CMT will be used as adjunctive medications because they are anti-inflammatory, may ameliorate adverse effects, and may enhance anti-leukemic activity by inhibition of the anti-apoptotic effects of constitutive NF- ⁇ B expression and induction of phosphatases that decrease signaling pathway activity.
  • TPA dose escalation has been completed, in the last cohort 2 out of 3 patients treated at a close of 0.188 mg/m2 d1-5, 8-12 experienced grade III non-hematologic dose limiting toxicities (DLT), establishing the maximum tolerated TPA dose as a single agent at 0.125 mg/m2/d on d1-5 and 8-12.
  • DLT grade III non-hematologic dose limiting toxicities
  • TPA choline magnesium trisalicylate
  • TPA is administered at a dose of 1 mg in 200 ml of normal saline over 1 hour. Twenty four hours prior to initiation of TPA therapy, patients are given 10 mg of dexamethasone every six hours and 1500 mg of choline magnesium trisalicylate continuing every eight hours until 24 hours after administration of the TPA.
  • Blood levels of TPA are measured prior to and after infusion using a bioassay that measures organic solvent extractable differentiation activity. 1 ml of blood is extracted twice with 5 ml of ethyl acetate, redissolving the extraction residue in 50 ⁇ L of ethanol and addition of an aliquot of HL60 cells. After 48 hours, adherent cells are measured.
  • Tests are also run on blood samples taken prior to and after infusion with TPA to determine levels of white blood cells, platelets, and neutrophils. The samples are additionally analyzed for the presence of myeloblasts and Auer rods. These and continuing experiments will further elucidate the therapeutic cytotoxic and other effects that TPA elicits against neoplastic cells in AML and other neoplastic and malignant conditions.
  • Phospho-ERK levels are measured in circulating malignant cells in patients with leukemia and in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in lymphoma/solid tumor patients.
  • a blood sample is taken from patients treated according to the protocol of Example VII both prior to and after administration of TPA.
  • TPA TPA's role in treatment of neoplastic and malignant conditions, including TPA's cytotoxic effect on malignant cells, exemplified by primary AML cells, and the associated reduction by TPA of the phosphor-ERK pro-survival signal.
  • NF- ⁇ B activity can be modulated in patients following administration of TPA with dexamethasone. Additionally, dexamethasone has been shown to induce MKP-1 ERK phosphatase expression and enhance TPA cytotoxicity. The following studies are designed to further elucidate how NF- ⁇ B activity is therapeutically modulated in patients treated with TPA plus dexamethasone.
  • NE- ⁇ B binding is measured in patient peripheral blood samples at baseline and pre and post infusion from patients treated with TPA according to Example VII using ELISA-based assays (BD Bioscience, San Jose, USA). NF- ⁇ B levels are quantified using chemiluminescent intensity to detect binging in limiting amounts of cellular extract using a 96-well format. Additionally, electrophoretic mobility shift assays are performed to measure NF- ⁇ B binding in peripheral blood samples from leukemia patient with an absolute leukemic blast number ⁇ 2500 per ⁇ L and other non-leukemic patients with normal white blood cell counts.
  • PA is an inducer of NF- ⁇ B
  • these experiments demonstrate that AML cell NF- ⁇ B can be inhibited with treatment with dexamethasone and choline magnesium trisalicylate.
  • TPA induces RNA levels of several dual specificity phosphatases capable of terminating pro-survival ERK pathway signaling.
  • a blood sample taken pre and post infusion from patients with AML treated with TPA according to Example VII is used to study RNA expression of AML signaling components such as the MAPK-specific DUSPs using quantitative realtime RT-PCR and oligonucleotide microarray analysis.

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