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Definitions

• Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a disorder which develops primarily because of Vitamin D deficiency. It is characterized by abnormally elevated blood levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and, in the absence of early detection and treatment, it becomes associated with parathyroid gland hyperplasia and a constellation of metabolic bone diseases. It is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), with rising incidence as CKD progresses. Secondary hyperparathyroidism can also develop in individuals with healthy kidneys, due to environmental, cultural or dietary factors which prevent adequate Vitamin D supply.
• PTH parathyroid hormone
• CKD chronic kidney disease
• Vitamin D is a term that refers broadly to the organic substances named
• Vitamin D 2 Vitamin D 3 , Vitamin D 4 , etc., and to their metabolites and hormonal forms that influence calcium and phosphorus homeostasis.
• “Vitamin D deficiency” is a term that broadly refers to reduced or low blood levels of Vitamin D, as defined immediately above.
• Vitamin D 2 is produced in plants from ergosterol during sunlight exposure and is present, to a limited extent, in the human diet.
• Vitamin D 3 is generated from 7-dehydrocholesterol in human skin during exposure to sunlight and also is found, to a greater extent than Vitamin D 2 , in the human diet, principally in dairy products (milk and butter), brain, certain fish and fish oils, and egg yolk.
• Vitamin D supplements for human use consist of either Vitamin D 2 or Vitamin D 3 .
• Vitamin D 2 and Vitamin D 3 are metabolized into prohonnones by one or more enzymes located in the liver.
• the involved enzymes are mitochondrial and microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms, including CYP27A1, CYP2R1, CYP3A4,CYP2J3 and possibly others.
• CYP mitochondrial and microsomal cytochrome P450
• These enzymes metabolize Vitamin D 2 into two prohormones known as 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 and 24(S)-hydroxyvitamin D 2
• Vitamin D 3 into a prohormone known as 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 .
• the two 25-hydroxylated prohormones are more prominent in the blood, and are separately or collectively referred to as “25-hydroxyvitamin D”.
• Vitamin D 2 and Vitamin D 3 can be metabolized into these same prohormones outside of the liver in certain epithelial cells, such as enterocytes, which contain the same (or similar) enzymes, but extrahepatic prohormone production probably contributes little to blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
• the rates of hepatic and extrahepatic production of the Vitamin D prohormones are not tightly regulated, and they vary mainly with intracellular concentrations of the precursors (Vitamin D 2 and Vitamin D 3 ). Higher concentrations of either precursor increase prohormone production, while lower concentrations decrease production. Hepatic production of prohormones is inhibited by high levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D via a poorly understood mechanism apparently directed to prevention of excessive blood prohormone levels. However, there is little evidence of feedback regulation of extrahepatic prohormone production.
• Vitamin D prohormones are further metabolized in the kidneys into potent hormones by an enzyme known as CYP27B1 (or 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 -1 ⁇ -hydroxylase) located in the proximal kidney tubule.
• the prohormones 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 and 24(S)-hydroxyvitamin D 2 are metabolized into hormones known as 1 ⁇ ,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 and 1 ⁇ ,24(S)-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 .
• 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 is metabolized into a hormone known as 1 ⁇ ,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (or calcitriol). These hormones are secreted by the kidneys into the blood for systemic delivery.
• Vitamin D prohormones can be metabolized into hormones outside of the kidneys in keratinocytes, lung epithelial cells, enterocytes, cells of the immune system (e.g., macrophages) and certain other cells containing CYP27B1 or similar enzymes, but such extrarenal hormone production is incapable of sustaining normal blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in advanced CKD. Extrarenal hormone production permits intracellular concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D to exceed and be independent of blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
• Blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are precisely regulated by a feedback mechanism which involves PTH.
• the renal 1 ⁇ -hydroxylase (or CYP27B1) is stimulated by PTH and inhibited by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
• VDR Vitamin D receptors
• the secreted PTH stimulates expression of renal CYP27B1 and, thereby, increases production of Vitamin D hormones.
• the parathyroid glands attenuate further PTH secretion.
• renal production of Vitamin D hormones decreases.
• Vitamin D hormone production also directly inhibit further Vitamin D hormone production by CYP27B1.
• PTH secretion can be abnormally suppressed in situations where blood 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations become excessively elevated, as can occur in certain disorders or more commonly as a result of bolus (usually intravenous) doses of Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies. Oversuppression of PTH secretion can cause or exacerbate disturbances in calcium homeostasis and has been linked to vascular calcification.
• the parathyroid glands and the renal CYP27B1 are so sensitive to changes in blood concentrations of Vitamin D hormones that serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D is tightly controlled, fluctuating up or down by less than 20% during any 24-hour period. In contrast to renal production of Vitamin D hormones, extrarenal production is not under precise feedback control.
• the Vitamin D hormones have essential roles in human health which are mediated by the intracellular VDR.
• the Vitamin D hormones regulate blood calcium levels by controlling intestinal absorption of dietary calcium and reabsorption of calcium by the kidneys.
• the Vitamin D hormones also participate in the regulation of cellular differentiation and growth and normal bone formation and metabolism. Further, Vitamin D hormones are required for the normal functioning of the musculoskeletal, immune and renin-angiotensin systems. Numerous other roles for Vitamin D hormones are being postulated and elucidated, based on the documented presence of intracellular VDR in nearly every human tissue.
• Vitamin D hormones on specific tissues depend on the degree to which they bind to (or occupy) the intracellular VDR in those tissues.
• the three Vitamin D hormones specifically discussed herein have nearly identical affinities for the VDR and, therefore, have essentially equivalent VDR binding when present at the same intracellular concentrations. VDR binding increases as the intracellular concentrations of the hormones rise, and decreases as the intracellular concentrations fall.
• Intracellular concentrations of the Vitamin D hormones change in direct proportion to changes in blood hormone concentrations with the exception that in cells containing CYP27B1 (or similar enzymes), intracellular concentrations of the Vitamin D hormones also change in direct proportion to changes in blood and/or intracellular prohormone concentrations, as discussed above. In such cells, adequate intracellular prohormone concentrations can prevent reductions in intracellular 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations due to low blood levels of 1,25-diydroxyvitamin D.
• Vitamin D 2 , Vitamin D 3 and their prohormonal forms have affinities for the VDR which are estimated to be at least 100-fold lower than those of the Vitamin D hormones.
• physiological concentrations of these hormone precursors exert little, if any, biological actions without prior metabolism to Vitamin D hormones.
• supraphysiological levels of these hormone precursors, especially the prohormones, in the range of 10 to 1,000 fold higher than normal, can sufficiently occupy the VDR and exert actions like the Vitamin D hormones.
• Vitamin D 2 and Vitamin D 3 Blood levels of Vitamin D 2 and Vitamin D 3 are normally present at stable, concentrations in human blood, given a sustained, adequate supply of Vitamin D from sunlight exposure and an unsupplemented diet. Slight, if any, increases in blood Vitamin D levels occur after meals since unsupplemented diets have low Vitamin D content, even those containing foods fortified with Vitamin D. The Vitamin D content of the human diet is so low that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cautions “it can be difficult to obtain enough Vitamin D from natural food sources” [NIH, Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D (2005)]. Almost all human Vitamin D supply comes from fortified foods, exposure to sunlight or from dietary supplements, with the last source becoming increasingly important.
• NASH National Institutes of Health
• Vitamin D hormone concentrations also remain generally constant through the day in healthy individuals, but can vary significantly over longer periods of time in response to seasonal changes in sunlight exposure or sustained alterations in Vitamin D intake. Marked differences in normal Vitamin D hormone levels are commonly observed between healthy individuals, with some individuals having stable concentrations as low as approximately 20 pg/mL and others as high as approximately 70 pg/mL. Due to this wide normal range, medical professionals have difficulty interpreting isolated laboratory determinations of serum total 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; a value of 25 pg/mL may represent a normal value for one individual or a relative deficiency in another.
• Transiently low blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D stimulate the parathyroid glands to secrete PTH for brief periods ending when normal blood Vitamin D hormone levels are restored.
• chronically low blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D continuously stimulate the parathyroid glands to secrete PTH, resulting in a disorder known as secondary hyperparathyroidism.
• Chronically low hormone levels also decrease intestinal calcium absorption, leading to reduced blood calcium concentrations (hypocalcemia) which further stimulate PTH secretion.
• Continuously stimulated parathyroid glands become increasingly hyperplastic and eventually develop resistance to regulation by Vitamin D hormones.
• secondary hyperparathyroidism progressively increases in severity, causing debilitating metabolic bone diseases, including osteoporosis and renal osteodystrophy.
• Appropriate prophylactive therapy for early stage CKD can delay or prevent the development of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
• Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative K/DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bone Metabolism and Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease [ Am. J. Kidney Dis. 42:S1-S202, 2003)].
• the K/DOQI Guidelines identified the primary etiology of secondary hyperparathyroidism as chronically low blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin and recommended regular screening in CKD Stages 3 through 5 for elevated blood PTH levels relative to stage-specific PTH target ranges, which for Stage 3 is 35-70 pg/mL (equivalent to 3.85-7.7 pmol/L), for Stage 4 is 70-110 pg/mL (equivalent to 7.7-12.1 pmol/L), and for Stage 5 is 150-300 pg/mL (equivalent to 16.5-33.0 pmol/L) (defined in K/DOQI Guideline No. 1).
• Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies available for use in CKD patients contain 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 , 19-nor-1,25-dihdroxyvitamin D 2 , or 1-alpha-hydroxyvitamin D 2 and are formulated for quick or immediate release in the gastrointestinal tract or for bolus intravenous administration.
• these products can effectively restore serum total 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D to levels above 20 pg/mL and lower iPTH by at least 30% in the majority of patients.
• the present invention provides a method of treating and preventing secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD by increasing or maintaining blood concentrations of both 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in a patient by administering 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 and, as necessary, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 as a Vitamin D hormone replacement therapy.
• the blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are increased to and maintained at or above 30 ng/mL, with 25-hydoxyvitamin D 3 being the predominant hormone, and blood concentrations of serum total 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 are increased to or maintained within a patient's normal historical physiological range for serum total 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D without causing side effects, including hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, hypercalciuria and oversuppression of iPTH, in a significant minority of the patients.
• the invention provides a method of concurrently lowering or maintaining plasma iPTH levels, increasing or maintaining serum calcium levels, maintaining serum phosphorous levels, increasing or maintaining serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, or increasing or maintaining serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in a human patient by administering to the early stage CKD patient, 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 and, as necessary, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 , so that the blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are increased to and maintained at or above 30 ng/mL, with 25-hydoxyvitamin D 3 being the predominant hormone, and blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are increased to or maintained within a patient's normal historical physiological range for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
• the invention provides a method of reducing the risk of over suppression of plasma iPTH levels in a patient undergoing treatment for elevated levels of plasma iPTH, or maintenance/prevention therapy for secondary hyperparathyroidism by administering 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 and, as necessary, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 , so that the blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are increased to and maintained at or above 30 ng/mL, with 25-hydoxyvitamin D 3 being the predominant hormone, and blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are increased to or maintained within a patient's normal historical physiological range for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and elevated plasma iPTH levels are decreased or controlled while avoiding an abnormally low bone turnover rate.
• the invention provides a method of proactively administering 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 , and/or Vitamin D 3 with or without Vitamin D 2 , to an early stage CKD patient having the potential to develop secondary hyperparathyroidism due to Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency.
• the present invention relates to treating and preventing secondary hyperparathyroidism and the underlying chronically low blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by administering safe and effective amounts of Vitamin D repletion therapy with, as necessary, 1,25-dihydrovitamin D 2 . It has been discovered that secondary hyperparathyroidism arising in CKD is frequently unresponsive to Vitamin D repletion therapy unless such therapy specifically elevates serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D to levels of at least 30 ng/mL and consistently maintains such levels in a manner which ensures that the predominant circulating prohormone is 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 .
• the present invention consists of increasing and then maintaining blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D at or above 30 ng/mL, and blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D to within a patient's normal historical physiological range for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by administering 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without a lesser amount of 25-hydroxyvitamin ID, and/or Vitamin D 3 with or without a lesser amount of Vitamin D 2 .
• many circumstances can lead to chronically low blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, including the development of CKD, living in northern latitudes and insufficient intake of cholecalciferol and/or ergocalciferol.
• Vitamin D repletion therapy with, as necessary, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 , can provide blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D consistently at or above 30 ng/mL, with 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 being the predominant circulating hormone, and blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D consistently within the patient's normal historical physiological range, which together can reduce and often normalize elevated plasma PTH levels and subsequently maintain reduced or normalized plasma PTH levels.
• the invention provides a method of concurrently lowering or maintaining plasma iPTH levels, increasing or maintaining serum calcium levels, maintaining serum phosphorous levels, increasing or maintaining serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, and increasing or maintaining serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in a human patient by chronically administering to the patient appropriate, effective and progressively adjusted amounts of Vitamin D repletion therapy with, as necessary, one or more Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies.
• Many diseases manifest abnormal blood levels of one or more prohormones, hormones and minerals.
• CKD for example, patients may experience decreases in serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and/or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, increases in plasma iPTH, decreases in serum calcium and increases in serum phosphorous. Consistent therapeutic and, then, prophylactic treatment in accordance with the present invention presents concurrent leveling and/or maintaining of the prohormone, hormone and mineral levels.
• the invention provides a method of proactively administering 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without a lesser amount of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 , and/or Vitamin D 3 with or without a lesser amount of Vitamin D 2 , to an early stage CKD patient having the potential to develop secondary hyperparathyroidism due to Vitamin D insufficiency or Vitamin D deficiency with the result that blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are maintained consistently at or above 30 ng/mL, with 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 being the predominant circulating hormone, and blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are maintained consistently within the patient's normal historical physiological range, and plasma PTH is maintained at reduced or normal levels.
• blood concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are maintained consistently at or above 30 ng/mL, with 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 being the predominant circulating hormone, for at least 14 days, at least 1 month, at least 30 days, at least 2 months, at least three months, at least 90 days, or at least 6 months.
• blood concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are maintained consistently within the patient's normal historical physiological range, and plasma PTH is maintained at reduced or normal levels, for at least 14 days, at least 1 month, at least 30 days, at least 2 months, at least three months, at least 90 days, or at least 6 months.
• “Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency” is generally defined as having serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels below 30 ng/mL (equivalent to about 75 nmol/L) (National Kidney Foundation guidelines, NKF, Am. J. Kidney Dis. 42:S1-S202 (2003), incorporated herein by reference).
• vitamin D 2 compound refers to a precursor, analog or derivative of ergocalciferol, 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 .
• vitamin D 3 compound refers to a precursor, analog or derivative of vitamin D 3 (cholecalciferol), 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 , or 1 ⁇ ,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 , including, 1 ⁇ -hydroxyvitamin D 3 , that activates the vitamin D receptor or that can be metabolically converted in a human to a compound that activates the vitamin D receptor.
• the term “patient's normal historical physiological range of serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D” refers to the average blood concentration range of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D of a patient based on at least two annual or biannual readings of serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels taken while the kidneys are healthy.
• hypocalcemia refers to condition in a patient wherein the patient has corrected serum levels of calcium above 10.2 mg/dL. Normal corrected serum levels of calcium for a human are between about 8.6 to 10.2 mg/dL.
• hypophosphatemia refers to a condition in a patient having normal kidney function, or Stage 1-4 CKD, wherein the patient has serum phosphorous levels above 4.6 mg/dL. In a patient who has Stage 5 CKD, hyperphosphatemia occurs when the patient has serum levels above 5.5 mg/dL. Normal values for serum phosphorous in a human are 2.4-4.5 mg/dL.
• over suppression of plasma iPTH refers to a condition in a patient having adequate kidney function, or Stage 1-3 CKD, wherein the patient has levels of plasma iPTH below 15 pg/mL.
• over suppression of plasma iPTH occurs when the patient has levels of plasma iPTH below 30 pg/mL.
• over suppression of plasma iPTH occurs when the patient has levels of plasma iPTH below 150 pg/mL.
• Vitamin D repletion therapy refers to the administration to a patient of an effective amount of a vitamin D 3 compound with a vitamin D compound, e.g., cholecalciferol with or without a lesser amount of ergocalciferol, and/or 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without a lesser amount of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 via any route of administration.
• a vitamin D 3 compound e.g., cholecalciferol with or without a lesser amount of ergocalciferol, and/or 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 with or without a lesser amount of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 via any route of administration.
• Vitamin D hormone replacement therapy refers to the administration to a patient of an effective amount of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 , 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 , 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 4 , or other metabolites and analogs of Vitamin D which can substantially occupy the intracellular VDR.
• a therapeutically effective amount depends on the patient's condition and is an amount effective to achieve a desired clinical effect, e.g. to maintain a laboratory test value within the normal range or the recommended range for that patient's condition, or an amount effective to reduce the occurrence or severity of a clinical sign or symptom of disease.
• a therapeutically effective amount is an amount effective on average to maintain serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels or 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 levels at about 30 ng/mL (equivalent to about 75 nmol/L) or higher. Such levels may be maintained for an extended period, for example at least one month, at least three months, at least six months, nine months, one year, or longer.
• a therapeutically effective amount is an amount effective on average to achieve at least a 15%, 20%, 25% or 30% reduction in serum parathyroid hormone levels (iPTH) from baseline levels without treatment.
• a therapeutically effective amount is an amount effective on average to reach CKD stage-specific iPTH target ranges which for Stage 3 is 35-70 pg/mL (equivalent to 3.85-7.7 pmol/L), for Stage 4 is 70-110 pg/mL (equivalent to 7.7-12.1 pmol/L), and for Stage 5 is 150-300 pg/mL (equivalent to 16.5-33.0 pmol/L) (defined in K/DOQI Guideline No. 1).
• “therapeutically effective” can refer either to the effective amount of vitamin D 3 supplement when administered alone, or to the effective amount of vitamin D 3 compound when administered in combination with a vitamin D 2 compound.
• any numerical value recited herein includes all values from the lower value to the upper value, i.e., all possible combinations of numerical values between the lowest value and the highest value enumerated are to be considered to be expressly stated in this application.
• a concentration range or a beneficial effect range is stated as 1% to 50%, it is intended that values such as 2% to 40%, 10% to 30%, or 1% to 3%, etc., are expressly enumerated in this specification. These are only examples of what is specifically intended.
• Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, 25-hydroxyvitamin D 2 and/or 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 , 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 , and analogs thereof are useful as pharmacologically active compounds of this invention.
• the pharmacologically active compounds of this invention can be processed in accordance with conventional methods of pharmacy to produce pharmaceutical agents for administration to patients, e.g., in admixtures with conventional excipients such as pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic carrier substances suitable for parenteral, enteral (e.g., oral), topical or transdermal application which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds.
• Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, water, salt (buffer) solutions, alcohols, gum arabic, mineral and vegetable oils, benzyl alcohols, polyethylene glycols, gelatin, carbohydrates such as lactose, amylose or starch, magnesium stearate, talc, silicic acid, viscous paraffin, perfume oil, fatty acid monoglycerides and diglycerides, pentaerythritol fatty acid esters, hydroxy methylcellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, etc.
• the pharmaceutical preparations can be sterilized and, if desired, mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, coloring, flavoring and/or aromatic active compounds.
• auxiliary agents e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, coloring, flavoring and/or aromatic active compounds.
• a pharmaceutically acceptable solid carrier is used, the dosage form of the analogs may be tablets, capsules, powders, suppositories, or lozenges.
• a liquid carrier soft gelatin capsules, transdermal patches, aerosol sprays, topical creams, syrups or liquid suspensions, emulsions or solutions may be the dosage form.
• injectable, sterile solutions preferably oily or aqueous solutions, as well as suspensions, emulsions, or implants, including suppositories.
• Ampoules are convenient unit dosages.
• Suitable enteral application particularly suitable are tablets, dragées, liquids, drops, suppositories, or capsules such as soft gelatin capsules.
• a syrup, elixir, or the like can be used wherein a sweetened vehicle is employed.
• Sustained or directed release compositions can be formulated, e.g., liposomes or those wherein the active compound is protected with differentially degradable coatings, such as by microencapsulation, multiple coatings, etc. It is also possible to freeze-dry the new compounds and use the lypolizates obtained, for example, for the preparation of products for injection. Transdermal delivery of pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds of the invention is also possible.
• viscous to semi-solid or solid forms comprising a carrier compatible with topical application and having a dynamic viscosity preferably greater than water.
• suitable formulations include, but are not limited to, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, creams, ointments, powders, liniments, salves, aerosols, etc., which are, if desired, sterilized or mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., preservatives, etc.
• the dosage forms may also contain adjuvants, such as preserving or stabilizing adjuvants. They may also contain other therapeutically valuable substances or may contain more than one of the compounds specified herein and in the claims in admixture.
• Vitamin D repletion and Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies are preferably administered to the human patients in oral or intravenous dosage formulations.
• the administration of such therapies can be on an episodic basis, suitably from daily, to 1 to 3 times a week.
• the dosage of Vitamin D replacement therapy or Vitamin D hormone replacement therapy is about 0.5 ⁇ g to about 400 ⁇ g per week, depending on the agent selected.
• such therapies can be given in a unit dosage form between about 0.5 ⁇ g to about 100 ⁇ g, or about 0.5 ⁇ g to about 10 ⁇ g in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier per unit dosage.
• Episodic doses can be a single dose or, optionally, divided into 2-4 subdoses which, if desired, can be given, e.g., twenty minutes to an hour apart until the total dose is given.
• Dosages for a given patient can be determined using conventional considerations, e.g., by customary comparison of the differential activities of the subject compounds and of a known agent, such as by means of an appropriate conventional pharmacological protocol.
• a physician of ordinary skill can readily determine and prescribe the effective amount of the drug required to counter or arrest the progress of the condition.
• Optimal precision in achieving concentrations of drug within the range that yields efficacy without toxicity requires a regimen based on the kinetics of the drug's availability to target sites. This involves a consideration of the distribution, equilibrium, and elimination of a drug.
• the dosage of active ingredient in the compositions of this invention may be varied; however, it is necessary that the amount of the active ingredient be such that an efficacious dosage is obtained.
• the active ingredient is administered to patients (animal and human) in need of treatment in dosages that will provide optimal pharmaceutical efficacy.
• compositions, methods and kits of the invention are useful for treating any subject in need of vitamin D supplementation, either prophylactically to prevent vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency, or therapeutically to replete low serum vitamin 25(OH)D levels to normal range or above.
• the compositions and methods of the invention are also useful for preventing or treating secondary hyperparathyroidism resulting from low vitamin D levels.
• serum 25(OH)D values less than 5 ng/mL indicate severe deficiency associated with rickets and osteomalacia.
• 30 ng/mL has been suggested as the low end of the normal range, more recent research suggests that PTH levels and calcium absorption are not optimized until serum total 25(OH)D levels reach approximately 40 ng/mL.
• subject or “patient” as used herein includes humans, mammals (e.g., dogs, cats, rodents, sheep, horses, cows, goats), veterinary animals and zoo animals.
• Patients in need of vitamin D supplementation include healthy subjects and subjects at risk for vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency, for example, subjects with stage 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease; infants, children and adults that do not drink vitamin D fortified milk (e.g.
• lactose intolerant subjects subjects with milk allergy, vegetarians who do not consume milk, and breast fed infants
• subjects with rickets subjects with dark skin (e.g., in the U.S., 42% of African American women between 15 and 49 years of age were vitamin D deficient compared to 4% of white women); the elderly (who have a reduced ability to synthesize vitamin D in skin during exposure to sunlight and also are more likely to stay indoors); institutionalized adults (who are likely to stay indoors, including subjects with Alzheimer's disease or mentally ill); subjects who cover all exposed skin (such as members of certain religions or cultures); subjects who always use sunscreen (e.g., the application of sunscreen with an Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 8 reduces production of vitamin D by 95%, and higher SPFs may further reduce cutaneous vitamin D production); subjects with fat malabsorption syndromes (including but not limited to cystic fibrosis, cholestatic liver disease, other liver disease, gallbladder disease, pancreatic enzyme deficiency, Crohn's disease,
• compositions and methods of the invention are useful for prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of vitamin D-responsive diseases, i.e., diseases where vitamin D, 25(OH)D or active vitamin D (e.g., 1, 25(OH) 2 D) prevents onset or progression of disease, or reduces signs or symptoms of disease.
• vitamin D-responsive diseases include cancer (e.g., breast, lung, skin, melanoma, colon, colorectal, rectal, prostate and bone cancer).
• 1,25(OH) 2 D has been observed to induce cell differentiation and/or inhibit cell proliferation in vitro for a number of cells.
• Vitamin D-responsive diseases also include autoimmune diseases, for example, type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, fibrosis, Grave's disease, Hashimoto's disease, acute or chronic transplant rejection, acute or chronic graft versus host disease, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosis, Sjogren's Syndrome, eczema and psoriasis, dermatitis, including atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, allergic dermatitis and/or chronic dermatitis.
• autoimmune diseases for example, type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, fibrosis, Grave's disease, Hashimoto's disease, acute or chronic transplant rejection, acute or chronic graft
• Vitamin D-responsive diseases also include other inflammatory diseases, for example, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, polycystic kidney disease (PKD), polycystic ovary syndrome, pancreatitis, nephritis, hepatitis, and/or infection. Vitamin D-responsive diseases have also been reported to include hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
• cardiovascular diseases for example, subjects with atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, cerebral ischemia, stroke, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, obesity or other weight disorders, lipid disorders (e.g.
• hyperlipidemia dyslipidemia including associated diabetic dyslipidemia and mixed dyslipidemia hypoalphalipoproteinemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and low HDL (high density lipoprotein)
• metabolic disorders e.g. Metabolic Syndrome, Type II diabetes mellitus, Type I diabetes mellitus, hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, diabetic complication including neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, diabetic foot ulcer and cataracts
• thrombosis e.g. Metabolic Syndrome, Type II diabetes mellitus, Type I diabetes mellitus, hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, diabetic complication including neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, diabetic foot ulcer and cataracts
• thrombosis e.g. Metabolic Syndrome, Type II diabetes mellitus, Type I diabetes mellitus, hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, diabetic complication including neuropathy, nephropathy, reti
• Vitamin D repletion and Vitamin D hormone replacement therapies has improved efficacy in reducing or preventing elevated blood PTH levels as well as maintaining adequate and appropriate levels of serum calcium, serum phosphorous, serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D and serum total 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
• the effectiveness of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 and, as necessary, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 in restoring serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D to optimal levels (>30 ng/mL) and serum total 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D to adequate levels (>25 pg/mL) is examined in an open-ended study of adult male and female patients with Stage 4 CKD and secondary hyperparathyroidism associated with vitamin D insufficiency.
• Two formulations are used in the study.
• One of the formulations (Formulation #1) is a soft gelatin capsule containing 30 ⁇ g of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 .
• the second formulation (Formulation #2) is a soft gelatin capsule containing 0.25 ⁇ g of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 2 .
• the daily dosage of Formulation #1 is maintained unchanged in patients whose serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D is between 50 and 90 ng/mL, increased by one capsule in patients whose serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D is below 50 ng/mL, and decreased by one capsule per day in patients whose serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D is above 90 ng/mL. Further adjustments in the daily dose are made as needed in order to maintain serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D between 50 and 90 ng/mL. After 6 months, subjects whose serum iPTH levels are above K/DOQI targets also begin receiving a daily dose of one capsule of Formulation #2.
• the dosage of Formulation #2 is adjusted upwards in one capsule increments at monthly intervals until serum iPTH levels are lowered progressively into K/DOQI targets. Dosing with both Formulation #1 and #2 is continued indefinitely, provided that hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria and hyperphosphatemia do not develop, in which case appropriate adjustments in dosage are made.
• the subjects' ongoing serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are found to remain stable between 50 and 90 ng/mL
• serum total 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels are found to remain stable at levels that are within the subjects' normal historical range prior to the onset of advanced CKD
• serum iPTH is found to remain stable at levels consistent with targets published in the K/DOQI Guidelines.
• the incidence of hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria and hyperphosphatemia are rare once stable dosing has been achieved.

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