US20210275458A1 - Tablet formulation comprising a glp-1 peptide and a delivery agent - Google Patents

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US20210275458A1
US20210275458A1 US17/320,436 US202117320436A US2021275458A1 US 20210275458 A1 US20210275458 A1 US 20210275458A1 US 202117320436 A US202117320436 A US 202117320436A US 2021275458 A1 US2021275458 A1 US 2021275458A1
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  • the present invention relates to solid compositions comprising a pharmaceutically active peptide and a delivery agent, which is a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino) caprylate (NAC), as well as processes for their preparation and uses thereof.
  • a delivery agent which is a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino) caprylate (NAC)
  • the delivery agent SNAC has previously been shown to improve the bioavailability of orally administered peptides.
  • WO 2012/080471 A1 WO 2008/109385 A2 and WO 2010/020978 A1 are related to oral compositions comprising a peptide drug and a delivery agent. However improved oral compositions are still needed.
  • the present invention relates to further improvements of the bioavailability by oral administration of compositions of such peptides, in particular of GLP-1 peptides.
  • the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm 3 , b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 ⁇ m, c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 ⁇ m, and/or d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, wherein said bulk density is determined by Assay (Ia) as described herein, wherein said median pore diameter or maximum pore diameter is determined by Assay (IIb) as described herein, wherein said crushing strength is determined by Assay (III) as described herein, and wherein said disintegration time is determined by Assay (IV) as described herein.
  • the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 55% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm 3 , b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 ⁇ m, c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 ⁇ m, and/or d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, wherein said bulk density is determined by Assay (Ia) as described herein, wherein said median pore diameter or maximum pore diameter is determined by Assay (IIb) as described herein, wherein said crushing strength is determined by Assay (III) as described herein, and wherein said disintegration time is determined by Assay (IV) as described herein.
  • the invention relates to a tablet as defined herein for use in medicine, such as for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity.
  • the invention relates to a granulate as defined herein.
  • the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, such as GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said method comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, or at least 4 kN/cm 2 , such as at least 6 kN/cm 2 or at least 8 kN/cm 2 , wherein said process optionally comprises a pre-compression step, and wherein said tablet optionally is as defined herein.
  • the invention relates to a method for controlling porosity of a group of tablets, said method comprising the steps of: a) determining the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum of one or more of said tablets; b) comparing said spectrum to a reference NIR spectrum, or performing a statistical analysis of said spectrum to determine the tablet porosity; c) optionally adjusting the tabletting parameters during tabletting in order to improve the NIR spectrum or porosity of the tablets; and d) selecting a subgroup of tablets with a NIR spectrum or porosity within a predetermined range; wherein said method optionally is an at-line or an in-line NIR method, and wherein said tablet optionally is as defined herein.
  • NIR near-infrared
  • FIG. 1 shows surface erosion of Tablet A before (right), after 5 minutes (middle) and after 10 minutes (left) disintegration test.
  • FIG. 2 shows mercury intrusion into Tablet B (dotted line), Tablet C (broken line) and tablet E (solid line) (poor, medium and good performing tablets, respectively).
  • FIG. 3 shows NIR reflectance spectra of three tablets comprising SNAC and Semaglutide with different porosities: 24% (solid line), 15% (dotted line) and 7% (broken line).
  • FIG. 4 shows correlation between measured tablet porosity and tablet porosity predicted by NIR spectroscopy.
  • the present invention relates to improved tablets comprising a peptide, such as a GLP-1 peptide, and a delivery agent, which is a salt of NAC.
  • a peptide such as a GLP-1 peptide
  • a delivery agent which is a salt of NAC.
  • the present inventors surprisingly found that the requirements to physical parameters of tablets, such as density, porosity and/or crushing strength, as well as the methods of preparation of tablets according to the present invention provide tablets with improved bioavailability of peptides, such as acylated peptides.
  • bioavailability refers to the fraction of an administered dose of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and/or active moieties, such as a peptide or a GLP-1 peptide as defined herein, which reaches the systemic circulation.
  • API active pharmaceutical ingredient
  • active moieties such as a peptide or a GLP-1 peptide as defined herein.
  • bioavailability is 100%.
  • other routes such as orally
  • bioavailability decreases (due to incomplete absorption).
  • Knowledge about bioavailability is important when calculating dosages for non-intravenous routes of administration.
  • Absolute oral bioavailability is calculated as the relative exposure of the API and/or active moieties in systemic circulation following oral administration (estimated as the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve) compared to the exposure of the API and/or active moieties following intravenous administration.
  • the present invention relates to a composition in the form of a tablet.
  • the composition of the invention is for oral administration.
  • the tablet comprises a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm 3 ; b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 ⁇ m; and/or c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 ⁇ m.
  • the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm 3 ; b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 ⁇ m; c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 ⁇ m; and/or d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N.
  • the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density, such as a bulk density, of at least 0.90 g/cm 3 ; b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 ⁇ m; c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 ⁇ m; d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N; and/or e) a disintegration time of 12-18 minutes for a tablet with a total weight of 300-500 mg comprising at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
  • a bulk density such as a bulk density, of at least 0.90 g/cm 3
  • d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N and/
  • At tablet of the invention is surface eroding.
  • surface eroding is herein meant that the material detachment from the tablet is from the surface of the tablet as e.g. depicted in FIG. 1 .
  • a surface eroding tablet is thus the opposite of a disintegrating type of a tablet, where the tablet material is disintegrated into primary particles or granules and hereby accelerating the dissolution process.
  • the term “granulate” refers to one or more granules. In some embodiments the term “granule” refers to particles gathered into larger particles.
  • the tablet comprises a granulate comprising a peptide, a salt of NAC and optionally a binder.
  • the composition comprises an intragranular and an extragranular part, wherein said extragranular part comprises at least part of a lubricant and optionally a filler.
  • the tablet comprises less than 15% (w/w) peptide, at least 50 (w/w) salt of NAC, less than 10% (w/w) binder, 5-40% (w/w) filler, and less than 10 (w/w) lubricant.
  • the tablet comprises a) a granulate comprising i) 1-15% (w/w) peptide, ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder; b) 10-35% (w/w) filler; and c) 0.5-3% (w/w) lubricant.
  • the tablet comprises a) a granulate comprising i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide, ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, binder; b) 20-200 mg, such as 100 mg, filler; and c) 0.5-8 mg, such as 2-8 mg, lubricant.
  • the invention relates to a granulate as defined herein.
  • the granulate comprises i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC.
  • the granulate comprises i) 1-15% (w/w) peptide, ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder.
  • the granulate comprises i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide, ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, povidone.
  • the granulate comprises at least 80% (w/w) delivery agent, less than 10% (w/w) lubricant, and optionally less than 20% filler. In some embodiments the granulate comprises a peptide, at least 10 (w/w) filler and less than 40% (w/w) binder.
  • the composition or granulate comprises at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • excipient as used herein broadly refers to any component other than the active therapeutic ingredient(s).
  • the excipient may be an inert substance, which is inert in the sense that it substantially does not have any therapeutic and/or prophylactic effect per se.
  • the excipient may serve various purposes, e.g.
  • a delivery agent as a delivery agent, absorption enhancer, vehicle, filler (also known as diluents), binder, lubricant, glidant, disintegrant, crystallization retarders, acidifying agent, alkalizing agent, preservative, antioxidant, buffering agent, chelating agent, complexing agents, surfactant agent, emulsifying and/or solubilizing agents, sweetening agents, wetting agents stabilizing agent, colouring agent, flavouring agent, and/or to improve administration, and/or absorption of the active substance.
  • a person skilled in the art may select one or more of the aforementioned excipients with respect to the particular desired properties of the solid oral dosage form by routine experimentation and without any undue burden.
  • each excipient used may vary within ranges conventional in the art. Techniques and excipients which may be used to formulate oral dosage forms are described in Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, 6th edition, Rowe et al., Eds., American Pharmaceuticals Association and the Pharmaceutical Press, publications department of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2009); and Remington: the Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 21th edition, Gennaro, Ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2005).
  • the composition or granulate comprises a filler, such as lactose (e.g. spray-dried lactose, ⁇ -lactose, ⁇ -lactose, Tabletose®, various grades of Pharmatose®, Microtose® or Fast-FloC®), microcrystalline cellulose (various grades of Avicel®, Elcema®, Vivacel®, Ming Tai® or Solka-Floc®), other cellulose derivatives, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, dextrins, dextrans, maltodextrins, dextrose, fructose, kaolin, mannitol, sorbitol, sucrose, sugar, starches or modified starches (including potato starch, maize starch and rice starch), calcium phosphate (e.g.
  • lactose e.g. spray-dried lactose, ⁇ -lactose, ⁇ -lactose, Tabletose®,
  • the filler is microcrystalline cellulose, such as Avicel PH 101, Avicel PH 102, or Avicel PH 200.
  • the composition comprises 5-40% (w/w), such as 10-30% (w/w) or 5-25% (w/w), filler.
  • said filler is in the intragranular and/or extragranular part of the composition.
  • the composition or granulate comprises a binder, such as lactose (e.g. spray-dried lactose, ⁇ -lactose, ⁇ -lactose, Tabletose®, various grades of Pharmatose®, Microtose® or Fast-FloC®), microcrystalline cellulose (various grades of Avicel®, Elcema®, Vivacel®, Ming Tai® or Solka-Floc®), hydroxypropylcellulose, L-hydroxypropylcellulose (low-substituted), hypromellose (HPMC) (e.g.
  • lactose e.g. spray-dried lactose, ⁇ -lactose, ⁇ -lactose, Tabletose®, various grades of Pharmatose®, Microtose® or Fast-FloC®
  • microcrystalline cellulose variant grades of Avicel®, Elcema®, Vivacel®, Ming Tai® or Solka-Floc®
  • Methocel E, F and K Metolose SH of Shin-Etsu, Ltd, such as, e.g., the 4,000 cps grades of Methocel E and Metolose 60 SH, the 4,000 cps grades of Methocel F and Metolose 65 SH, the 4,000, 15,000 and 100,000 cps grades of Methocel K; and the 4,000, 15,000, 39,000 and 100,000 grades of Metolose 90 SH), methylcellulose polymers (such as, e.g., Methocel A, Methocel A4C, Methocel A15C, Methocel A4M), hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, other cellulose derivatives, sucrose, dextrins, maltodextrins, starches or modified starches (including potato starch, maize starch and rice starch), calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, acacia, sodium alginate, agar, carrageenan, gelatin,
  • the binder is povidone, such as povidone K 90.
  • the amount of binder is 0.1-10% (w/w), such as 0.2-4% (w/w) or 0.5-3% (w/w), or such as 1.0-2.5% (w/w).
  • the binder is in the intragranular and/or extragranular part of the composition.
  • the tablet or granulate does not contain a superdisintegrant, i.e. an ingredient improving disintegrant efficiency such as e.g. sodium starch glycolate, sodium carboxymethyl starch, crospovidone and croscarmellose sodium.
  • a superdisintegrant i.e. an ingredient improving disintegrant efficiency such as e.g. sodium starch glycolate, sodium carboxymethyl starch, crospovidone and croscarmellose sodium.
  • the composition or granulate comprises a disintegrant, such as alginic acid, alginates, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, other cellulose derivatives, polacrillin potassium, starch, or pregelatinized starch.
  • the composition or granulate comprises a lubricant, such as stearic acid, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate or other metallic stearate, talc, waxes, glycerides, light mineral oil, glyceryl behenate, hydrogenated vegetable oils, sodium stearyl fumarate, polyethylene glycols, alkyl sulfates, or sodium benzoate.
  • a lubricant such as magnesium silicate, talc, or colloidal silica.
  • the lubricant is magnesium stearate.
  • the amount of lubricant is 0.1-10% (w/w) or 0.5-5% (w/w), such as 1-3.5% (w/w), 0.5-3% (w/w) or 1.0-2.5% (w/w). In some embodiments the lubricant is in the intragranular and/or extragranular part of the composition.
  • composition or granulate of the invention may be formulated as is known in the art of oral formulations of insulinotropic compounds.
  • the weight of the tablet is in the range of 150 mg to 1000 mg, such as in the range of 300-600 mg or such as 300-500 mg.
  • the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, such as GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said method comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, and/or at least 4 kN/cm 2 .
  • the compression force is in the range of 5-25 kN.
  • the compression force is at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN.
  • the compression force is no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN. In some embodiments the compression force is at least 4 kN/cm 2 , such as at least 6 kN/cm 2 or at least 8 kN/cm 2 . In some embodiments the process comprises a pre-compression step. In some embodiments the tablet or granulate is as defined herein.
  • composition of the invention may be prepared as is known in the art.
  • composition or the granulate may be prepared as described in the examples herein.
  • the composition may comprise one or more intragranular parts and an extragranular part, wherein the intragranular parts have been granulated, and wherein the extragranular part has been added after granulation.
  • the extragranular part may comprise a lubricant.
  • two or more ingredients of the composition are blended.
  • the various components are weighed, optionally delumped and then combined. The mixing of the components may be carried out until a homogeneous blend is obtained.
  • At least a part of the composition is dry granulated or wet granulated.
  • a granulate may be produced in a manner known to a person skilled in the art, for example by dry granulation techniques in which the pharmaceutically active agent and/or delivery agents are compacted with the excipients to form relatively large moldings, for example slugs or ribbons, which are comminuted by grinding, and the ground material serves as the tabletting material to be later compressed into tablets.
  • Suitable equipment for dry granulation includes but is not limited to roller compaction equipment from Gerteis, such as Gerteis MINI-PACTOR.
  • the granulate is prepared by roller compaction.
  • the moldings from the roller compactions process are comminuted into granules.
  • a granulate can be obtained by wet granulation which may be carried out by mixing the pharmaceutically active agent dissolved in water with a dry blend of the delivery agents and optionally one or more excipients followed by drying of the granulate.
  • a tablet press may be used to compress the tabletting material into a solid oral dosage form, for example a tablet.
  • a tabletting press the tabletting material is filled (e.g. force fed or gravity fed) into a die cavity.
  • the tabletting material is then compressed by a punch with pressure. Subsequently, the resulting compact, or tablet is ejected from the tabletting press.
  • compression process is subsequently referred to herein as the “compression process”.
  • Suitable tablet presses include, but are not limited to, rotary tablet presses and eccentric tablet presses.
  • Examples of tablet presses include, but are not limited to, the Fette 102i (Fette GmbH), the Korsch XL100, the Korsch PH 106 rotary tablet press (Korsch AG, Germany), the Korsch EK-O eccentric tabletting press (KorschA G, Germany), the DIAF TM20 press (Denmark) and the Manesty F-Press (Manesty Machines Ltd., United Kingdom).
  • Exerting a compression force is thus meant compressing the tabletting material with a specified force as e.g. measured in Newton such as e.g. at least 5 kN or at least 4 kN/cm 2 .
  • pre-compression is intended to mean the application of a preliminary compression force just before a second main compression force is applied.
  • the height of the powder compact is reduced to no more than 2 times the height of the final tablet, such as no more than 2 times or no more than 1.3 times the final height of the tablet.
  • the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition obtained by the process as defined herein.
  • the tablet is prepared by exerting a compression force in the range of 5-25 kN. In some embodiments the tablet is prepared by exerting a compression force of at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN. In some embodiments the tablet is prepared by exerting a compression force of no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN.
  • the term “resistance to crushing of tablets” or “crushing strength” has the meaning defined in section 2.9.8 in the European Pharmacopoeia 7.5, 7th edition 2012; crushing strength may be measured inter alia in Newton (N) or kilopond (kP) using a jaw speed of 20 N/s (1 kP equals 9.807 N).
  • roller compaction force means the force between the rolls of the roller compactor when compacting materials into a continuous strip of compressed material as determined by a pressure transducer that converts the hydraulic pressure into electrical signal; the roller compaction force may be measured in kiloNewton (kN) or in kiloNewton per roll width (kN/cm).
  • Density is the ratio of mass to volume. Powder compression is defined as the reduction of a powder volume due to the application of a mechanical force. Bonds are formed between granules during compression because of the increased proximity of particle surface accomplished during compression, which provide coherence and mechanical resistance to the powder compact. During compression repacking and deformation of granules (elastic or plastic deformation) will occur. Bulk density is the mass of the tablet divided by total volume of the tablet defined by the outer boundary of the tablet. This volume is determined by the dimension of the punches (cup volume), die hole surface area and tablet band thickness used for compression into a tablet.
  • the bulk density can be calculated as (tablet mass/(2 ⁇ (cup volume)+(die hole surface area) ⁇ ((tablet thickness) ⁇ 2 ⁇ (cup depth)))).
  • the bulk density can be determined by submerging the tablet into a non-wetting liquid at atmospheric pressure, like mercury, and determining the displaced volume.
  • the tablet of the invention has a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm 3 , such as at least 0.95 g/cm 3 or at least 1.0 g/cm 3 , or such as at least 1.1 g/cm 3 or at least 1.2 g/cm 3 .
  • the bulk density is 1.10-1.19 g/cm 3 , such as 1.13-1.18 g/cm 3 , such as about 1.14, about 1.15, about 1.16, or about 1.17 g/cm 3 . In some embodiments the bulk density is no more than 1.19 g/cm 3 . Bulk density of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (I) or (IIb) herein.
  • Porosity is a measure of the void spaces in a tablet, and is a fraction of the volume of voids (i.e. volume of pores) over the total volume, between 0-1, or as a percentage between 0-100%. Porosity can be calculated as (1 ⁇ (tablet bulk density/granule density)) or (1 ⁇ (tablet bulk density/tablet skeletal density)).
  • the pore volume can be determined by mercury intrusion into the tablet. Since mercury does not wet most substances and will not spontaneously penetrate pores by capillary action, it must be forced into the pores by the application of external pressure.
  • the tablet is evacuated, and then immersed in mercury.
  • mercury will not enter the pores of the tablet.
  • the pressure on the mercury is then raised in a stepwise fashion, forcing the mercury into the pores of the tablet.
  • the pressure is sufficiently high, the mercury will invade all the pores.
  • a measurement of the volume of mercury intruded into the tablets provides the pore volume directly.
  • the pore diameter is the average or effective diameter of the openings in the tablet. There is a direct relation between pore size and amount of mercury intrusion at a given pressure. At any pressure, the pores into which mercury has intruded have diameters greater than
  • Total intrusion volume (ml mercury per gram of tablet) is the total volume on mercury intruded into the sample at the highest applied pressure and is a measure of pore volume from which porosity can be calculated.
  • the median pore diameter can be determined from the cumulative mercury intrusion volume as the pore diameter where 50% of the total volume has been added.
  • the maximum pore diameter can be determined from the cumulative mercury intrusion volume as the pore diameter where mercury starts to intrude into the sample.
  • the tablet has a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 ⁇ m, such as no more than 1.3 ⁇ m or no more than 1.0 ⁇ m.
  • the tablet has a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 ⁇ m, such as no more than 3.5 ⁇ m or no more than 3 ⁇ m. Porosity of compositions, including median pore diameter and maximum pore diameter, of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (IIa) or (IIb) herein.
  • Crushing strength of a tablet is the compressive stress (diametrally applied) required to cause the tablet to fail by fracture.
  • the tablet has a crushing strength of 50-400 N, such as 50-300 N.
  • the tablet has a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as at least 75 N or at least 100 N.
  • the tablet has a crushing strength of no more than 300 N, such as no more than 250 N.
  • Crushing strength of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (III) herein.
  • Disintegration time of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (IV) herein.
  • the tablet has a disintegration time of 11-18 minutes, such as 12-18 minutes, 12-17 minutes or 13-15 minutes.
  • the tablet has a disintegration time of 11-18 minutes, such as 12-18 minutes, 12-17 minutes or 13-15 minutes, and wherein said tablet has a total weight of 300-500 mg, such as 250-750 mg, and comprises at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
  • the disintegration time is no more than 22 minutes and/or the bulk density is no more than 1.19 g/cm 3 .
  • the disintegration time is no more than 21 minutes, such as no more than 20 minutes.
  • the active ingredient(s) and the delivery agent are released by surface erosion; hence, the tablets becomes smaller and smaller with time by dissolution primarily from the surface from non-disintegrated tablets.
  • Surface erosion can be shown by visual inspection during the disintegration test; the tablets are surface eroding if the tablet does not break into smaller parts during the first 8 minutes of the disintegration test.
  • Dissolution of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (V) herein.
  • the peptide and the salt of NAC are co-released from the tablet as determined by Assay (V) as described herein.
  • co-release of two or more ingredients is defined as dissolved relative amounts of said ingredients within +/ ⁇ 50%, such as +/ ⁇ 25% or +/ ⁇ 10%, of the ingredient having the highest dissolved relative amount compared to the ingredient having the lowest dissolved relative amount at any point in time during the dissolution test according to Assay (V) as described herein; wherein the dissolved relative amount is the amount of an ingredient in solution relative to the total amount of said ingredient.
  • composition of the invention may be determined according to Assay (VI) as described herein.
  • Cmax is herein used in connection with salt of NAC for the maximum concentration of salt of NAC in blood plasma after administration and prior to the administration of a second dose, i,e. the peak plasma concentration of salt of NAC after administration.
  • the composition of the invention comprises a peptide.
  • the peptide comprises a lipophilic side chain, such as a peptide comprising an alkyl moiety with at least 14 carbon atoms.
  • the peptide is an acylated peptide.
  • the peptide comprises substituent comprising a fatty acid or a fatty diacid, such as formula (X)
  • n is at least 13.
  • the peptide comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG).
  • a peptide comprising a lipophilic side chain has a protracted mode of action.
  • tablets of the invention cause a gradual release of salt of NAC leading to a low Cmax in plasma of said salt of NAC in subjects, such as a Cmax of less than 900 ng/ml upon oral administration of a tablet comprising approximately 1 mmol salt of NAC.
  • the amount of peptide is no more than 15% (w/w) or no more than 10% (w/w), such as 1-5% (w/w). In some embodiments the peptide is in the intragranular part of the composition.
  • the composition of the invention comprises a GLP-1 peptide.
  • GLP-1 peptide refers to a compound, which fully or partially activates the human GLP-1 receptor.
  • the “GLP-1 peptide” binds to a GLP-1 receptor, e.g., with an affinity constant (K D ) or activate the receptor with a potency (EC 50 ) of below 1 ⁇ M, e.g. below 100 nM as measured by methods known in the art (see e.g. WO98/08871) and exhibits insulinotropic activity, where insulinotropic activity may be measured in vivo or in vitro assays known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • K D affinity constant
  • EC 50 potency
  • the GLP-1 peptide may be administered to an animal with increased blood glucose (e.g. obtained using an Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test (IVGTT), a person skilled in the art will be able to determine a suitable glucose dosage and a suitable blood sampling regime, e.g. depending on the species of the animal, for the IVGTT) and the plasma insulin concentration measured over time.
  • IVGTT Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
  • the GLP-1 peptide is a GLP-1 analogue, optionally comprising one substituent.
  • analogue as used herein referring to a GLP-1 peptide (hereafter “peptide”) means a peptide wherein at least one amino acid residue of the peptide has been substituted with another amino acid residue and/or wherein at least one amino acid residue has been deleted from the peptide and/or wherein at least one amino acid residue has been added to the peptide and/or wherein at least one amino acid residue of the peptide has been modified. Such addition or deletion of amino acid residues may take place at the N-terminal of the peptide and/or at the C-terminal of the peptide.
  • GLP-1 peptide designates an analogue of GLP-1(7-37) wherein the naturally occurring Ala in position 8 has been substituted with Aib.
  • the GLP-1 peptide comprises a maximum of twelve, such as a maximum of 10, 8 or 6, amino acids which have been alterered, e.g., by substitution, deletion, insertion and/or modification, compared to e.g. GLP-1(7-37).
  • the analogue comprises up to 10 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, such as up to 9 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 8 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 7 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 6 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 5 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 4 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions or up to 3 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, compared to e.g. GLP-1(7-37). Unless otherwise stated the GLP-1 comprises only L-amino acids.
  • GLP-1 analogue or “analogue of GLP-1” as used herein refers to a peptide, or a compound, which is a variant of the human Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1(7-37)).
  • GLP-1(7-37) has the sequence HAEGTFTSDV SSYLEGQAAKEFIAWLVKGRG (SEQ ID No: 1).
  • variant refers to a compound which comprises one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions.
  • the GLP-1 peptide exhibits at least 60%, 65%, 70%, 80% or 90% sequence identity to GLP-1(7-37) over the entire length of GLP-1(7-37).
  • sequence identity As an example of a method for determination of sequence identity between two analogues the two peptides [Aib8]GLP-1(7-37) and GLP-1(7-37) are aligned.
  • the sequence identity of [Aib8]GLP-1(7-37) relative to GLP-1(7-37) is given by the number of aligned identical residues minus the number of different residues divided by the total number of residues in GLP-1(7-37). Accordingly, in said example the sequence identity is (31-1)/31.
  • the C-terminal of the GLP-1 peptide is an amide.
  • the GLP-1 peptide is GLP-1(7-37) or GLP-1(7-36)amide. In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is exendin-4, the sequence of which is HGEGTFITSDLSKQMEEEAVRLFIEWLKNGGPSSGAPPPS (SEQ ID No: 2).
  • the GLP-1 peptide comprises one substituent which is covalently attached to the peptide.
  • the substituent comprises a fatty acid or a fatty diacid.
  • the substituent comprises a C16, C18 or C20 fatty acid.
  • the substituent comprises a C16, C18 or C20 fatty diacid.
  • the substituent comprises formula (X)
  • n is at least 13, such as n is 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19.
  • the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is in the range of 13 to 19, such as in the range of 13 to 17.
  • the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 13, 15 or 17.
  • the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 13.
  • the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 15.
  • the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 17.
  • the substituent comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG), such as two OEG.
  • OEG 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid
  • the substituent is [2-(2- ⁇ 2-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy ⁇ ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy ⁇ ethoxy)acetyl].
  • the substituent is [2-(2- ⁇ 2-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-( ⁇ trans-4-[(19-carboxynonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl ⁇ amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy ⁇ -ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy ⁇ ethoxy)acetyl].
  • the GLP-1 peptide is semaglutide, also known as N-epsilon26-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]-ethoxy ⁇ ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy ⁇ ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1(7-37), which may be prepared as described in WO2006/097537, Example 4.
  • composition comprises the GLP-1 peptide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, amide, or ester thereof. In some embodiments the composition comprises the GLP-1 peptide one or more pharmaceutically acceptable counter ions.
  • the dosage of GLP-1 is in the range of 0.01 mg to 100 mg.
  • the composition or granulate comprises an amount of a GLP-1 peptide in the range of at least 1 mg, such as at least 5 mg or at least 10 mg. In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises 10 mg GLP-1 peptide.
  • the composition comprises an amount of a GLP-1 peptide in the range of 0.05 to 25 ⁇ mol, such as in the range of 0.5 to 20 ⁇ mol.
  • the GLP-1 peptide is selected from one or more of the GLP-1 peptides mentioned in WO93/19175, WO96/29342, WO98/08871, WO99/43707, WO99/43706, WO99/43341, WO99/43708, WO2005/027978, WO2005/058954, WO2005/058958, WO2006/005667, WO2006/037810, WO2006/037811, WO2006/097537, WO2006/097538, WO2008/023050, WO2009/030738, WO2009/030771 and WO2009/030774.
  • the GLP-1 peptide is selected from the group consisting of N-epsilon37 ⁇ 2-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[2-((R)-3-carboxy-3- ⁇ [1-(19-carboxponadecanoyl)piperidine-4-carbonyl]amino ⁇ propionylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy ⁇ acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy ⁇ acetyl-[desaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1(7-37)amide; N-epsilon26 ⁇ 2-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[2-((R)-3-carboxy-3- ⁇ [1-(19-carboxynonadecanoyl)piperidine-4-carbonyl]amino ⁇ propionylamino)-ethoxy]ethoxy ⁇ acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy ⁇ acetyl[desaminoHis7,Arg34]G
  • the GLP-1 peptide is N-epsilon26-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[2-(2- ⁇ 2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy ⁇ ethoxy)acetylamino]-ethoxy ⁇ ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1(7-37), also known as semaglutide.
  • the delivery agent used in the present invention is a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid (NAC).
  • NAC N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid
  • the delivery agent is an absorption enhancer.
  • the structural formula of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylate is shown in formula (I).
  • the amount of salt of NAC is at least 50% (w/w) or at least 60% (w/w), such as 50-90% (w/w), 55-85% (w/w) or 70-80% (w/w), or such as 65-75 (w/w), 60-80% (w/w), or 50-90% (w/w).
  • the salt of NAC is in the intragranular part of the composition.
  • the salt of NAC comprises one monovalent cation, two monovalent cations or one divalent cation. In some embodiments the salt of NAC is selected from the group consisting of the sodium salt, potassium salt and calcium salt of NAC.
  • the salts of NAC may be prepared using the method described in e.g. WO96/030036, WO00/046182, WO01/092206 or WO2008/028859.
  • the salt of NAC may be crystalline and/or amorphous.
  • the delivery agent comprises any hydrate, solvate and/or anhydrate form of the salt of NAC, such as the anhydrate, monohydrate, dihydrate, trihydrate, a solvate or one third of a hydrate of the salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino) caprylic acid as well as combinations thereof.
  • the delivery agent is a salt of NAC as described in WO2007/121318.
  • the delivery agent is sodium NAC (referred to as “SNAC” herein), also known as sodium 8-(salicyloylamino)octanoate.
  • the amount of the salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)-caprylic acid in the composition is in the range of 0.6-3.5 mmol. In some embodiments the amount of the salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid in the composition is at least 0.6 mmol, such as selected from the group at least 0.8 mmol or at least 0.9 mmol. In some embodiments the amount of the salt of NAC in the composition is up to 2.5 mmol. In some embodiments the amount of the salt of NAC is 1 mmol, such as 1.08 mmol.
  • the amount of SNAC in the composition is in the range of 100-1000 mg. In some embodiments the amount of SNAC in the composition is at least 150 mg, such as or at least 250 mg. In some embodiments the amount of SNAC in the composition is up to 800 mg, such as up to 700 mg or up to 600 mg. In some embodiments the amount of SNAC in the composition is 300 mg.
  • the molar ratio between the peptide and the salt of NAC in the tablet is 1:10 or more, i.e. the salt of NAC is in 10 fold excess of the peptide or more when measured in moles, such as 1:50 or more, or 1:100 or more.
  • the invention relates to a method for controlling porosity of a group of tablets, said method comprising the steps of: a) determining the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum of a selection of tablets, b) comparing said spectrum to a reference NIR spectrum or performing a statistical analysis of said spectrum to determine the tablet porosity, and c) selecting a subgroup of tablets with a NIR spectrum or porosity within a predetermined range.
  • said method for controlling porosity is an at-line NIR method.
  • the term “at-line NIR method” is intended to mean a method wherein a NIR spectrometer is placed next to tabletting press and measurement needs an operator to remove and analyse tablets.
  • said method for controlling porosity is an in-line NIR method.
  • in-line NIR method is intended to mean a method wherein a NIR spectrometer is attached to the tabletting press and measurement is performed automatically.
  • said method for controlling porosity comprises continuous measurement of porosity.
  • said method for controlling porosity comprises comparison of said spectrum to a reference spectrum.
  • said method for controlling porosity comprises adjustment of tabletting parameters during tabletting in order to improve the porosity of the tablets.
  • said method for controlling porosity comprises obtaining a subgroup of tablets with the desired porosity.
  • said method for controlling porosity said tablet is as defined herein.
  • a group of tablets is intended to mean at least two tablets, such as at least 10 tablets, 5-100 or 20-50 tablets.
  • the present invention also relates to a composition or a granulate of the invention for use as a medicament.
  • the composition or the granulate is administered orally.
  • composition or a granulate of the invention may be used for the following medical treatments, all preferably relating one way or the other to diabetes:
  • diabetes prevention and/or treatment of all forms of diabetes, such as hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, type 1 diabetes, non-insulin dependent diabetes, MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the young), gestational diabetes, and/or for reduction of HbA1C;
  • diabetes such as hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, type 1 diabetes, non-insulin dependent diabetes, MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the young), gestational diabetes, and/or for reduction of HbA1C;
  • diabetes delaying or preventing diabetic disease progression, such as progression in type 2 diabetes, delaying the progression of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to insulin requiring type 2 diabetes, and/or delaying the progression of non-insulin requiring type 2 diabetes to insulin requiring type 2 diabetes;
  • ITT impaired glucose tolerance
  • eating disorders such as obesity, e.g. by decreasing food intake, reducing body weight, suppressing appetite, inducing satiety; treating or preventing binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and/or obesity induced by administration of an antipsychotic or a steroid; reduction of gastric motility; and/or delaying gastric emptying;
  • diabetes prevention and/or treatment of diabetic complications, such as neuropathy, including peripheral neuropathy; nephropathy; or retinopathy;
  • lipid parameters such as prevention and/or treatment of dyslipidemia, lowering total serum lipids; lowering HDL; lowering small, dense LDL; lowering VLDL: lowering triglycerides; lowering cholesterol; increasing HDL; lowering plasma levels of lipoprotein a (Lp(a)) in a human; inhibiting generation of apolipoprotein a (apo(a)) in vitro and/or in vivo;
  • cardiovascular diseases such as syndrome X; atherosclerosis; myocardial infarction; coronary heart disease; stroke, cerebral ischemia; an early cardiac or early cardiovascular disease, such as left ventricular hypertrophy; coronary artery disease; essential hypertension; acute hypertensive emergency; cardiomyopathy; heart insufficiency; exercise tolerance; chronic heart failure; arrhythmia; cardiac dysrhythmia; syncopy; atheroschlerosis; mild chronic heart failure; angina pectoris; cardiac bypass reocclusion; intermittent claudication (atheroschlerosis oblitterens); diastolic dysfunction; and/or systolic dysfunction;
  • cardiovascular diseases such as syndrome X; atherosclerosis; myocardial infarction; coronary heart disease; stroke, cerebral ischemia; an early cardiac or early cardiovascular disease, such as left ventricular hypertrophy; coronary artery disease; essential hypertension; acute hypertensive emergency; cardiomyopathy; heart insufficiency; exercise tolerance; chronic heart failure; arrhythm
  • x prevention and/or treatment of critical illness, such as treatment of a critically ill patient, a critical illness poly-nephropathy (CIPNP) patient, and/or a potential CIPNP patient; prevention of critical illness or development of CIPNP; prevention, treatment and/or cure of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in a patient; and/or for the prevention or reduction of the likelihood of a patient suffering from bacteraemia, septicaemia, and/or septic shock during hospitalisation; and/or
  • CIPNP critical illness poly-nephropathy
  • SIRS systemic inflammatory response syndrome
  • the indication is selected from the group consisting of (i)-(iii) and (v)-(iix), such as indications (i), (ii), and/or (iii); or indication (v), indication (vi), indication (vii), and/or indication (iix).
  • the indication is (i). In a further particular embodiment the indication is (v). In a still further particular embodiment the indication is (iix).
  • the invention relates to a composition or a granulate of the invention for treatment of diabetes or obesity, wherein said granulate is administered orally.
  • the invention relates to a method for treatment of diabetes or obesity comprising oral administration of a composition comprising a composition or a granulate of the invention to a patient in need thereof.
  • Type 2 diabetes and/or obesity.
  • a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
  • n is at least 13. 7. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG). 8. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide is an acylated peptide or a GLP-1 peptide, such as an acylated GLP-1 peptide. 9. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet is for oral administration. 10. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the amount of peptide is no more than 10% (w/w), such as 1-5% (w/w). 11.
  • a compression force of at least 5 kN such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, or no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN or 5-25 kN.
  • said tablet has a weight of 300-500 mg. 24.
  • said crushing strength is determined by Assay (III) as described herein.
  • said disintegration time is determined by Assay (IV) as described herein.
  • a method for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity comprising administering a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32 to a patient in need thereof. 36. Use of a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32 for the preparation of a medicament. 37. Use of a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32 for the preparation of a medicament for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity. 38. A granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC. 39.
  • a granulate according to embodiment 38 wherein said granulate comprises i) 1-5% (w/w) peptide, ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder.
  • said granulate comprises i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide, ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, povidone.
  • a process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, such as GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said process comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of
  • a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
  • n is at least 13.
  • said peptide comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG).
  • OEG 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid
  • said peptide is an acylated peptide or a GLP-1 peptide, such as an acylated GLP-1 peptide.
  • said tablet is for oral administration.
  • the amount of peptide is no more than 10% (w/w), such as 1-5% (w/w). 18.
  • said salt of NAC is monosodium NAC (SNAC), such as anhydrous SNAC monosodium salt.
  • NIR near-infrared
  • a method according to embodiment 73, wherein said method is an at-line NIR method.
  • a method according to embodiment 73, wherein said method is an in-line NIR method.
  • a method according to 75, wherein said method comprises continuous measurement of porosity.
  • a method according to any one of embodiments 73-76, wherein said spectrum is compared to a reference spectrum.
  • 78. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-77, wherein tabletting parameters are adjusted during tabletting in order to improve the porosity of the tablets. 79.
  • 80. A method according to embodiment 79, wherein tablet compression force in said further step between step b) and c) is reduced if results from step b) show that porosity of the tablets is lower than desired, or increased if results from step b) show that porosity of the tablets is higher than desired.
  • 81. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-78, wherein a subgroup of tablets with the desired porosity is obtained.
  • 82. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-81, wherein said tablet is as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57.
  • the GLP-1 compound semaglutide may be prepared using the method described in WO2006/097537, Example 4.
  • the delivery agent SNAC may be prepared using the method described in WO00/046182 or WO2008/028859.
  • the manufacturing process of tablets comprised of 3 major unit processes, i.e. granulation, blending and compression.
  • the manufacturing process additionally comprised a number of secondary unit operations such as dry-sieving of granulate and sieving of excipients, which may be carried out according to common general knowledge of a skilled person.
  • SNAC and Povidone were blended in a high-shear mixer, such as Diosna high-shear mixer or Rowenta mixer, for 1-3 minutes. Then the granulation solution with dissolved peptide (e.g. GLP-1) was added with a uniform rate over 1-2 minutes using a pipette or syringe. Purified water was added if more granulation fluid was needed. The wet granulation was stopped 10-15 seconds after addition of the granulation solution. The granulate was dried in an oven for minimum 16 hours at 45° C. to a moisture content lower than 2.5% as determined by Karl Fisher titration or loss on drying. The dried granulate was passed through a 0.5 mm sieve.
  • a high-shear mixer such as Diosna high-shear mixer or Rowenta mixer
  • Dry granulation was performed by roller compaction of a blend of SNAC, semaglutide, povidone, microcrystalline cellulose and magnesium stearate on a Gerteis Micro-Pactor®. Ribbons were milled with a KitchenAid mill and sieved through a 500 ⁇ m mesh. The granulated powder was further blended with extragranular magnesium stearate (2.3 mg per tablet) for 3 minutes on a Turbula mixer before compression into tablets.
  • a blend of SNAC and magnesium stearate in the mass ratio 195:5 was dry granulated. The remaining magnesium stearate was added extragranularly during blending subsequent to dry granulation. Dry granulation was carried out by roller compaction on a Gerteis MINI-PACTOR using smooth rolls, a 0.63 mm wire mesh screen, and a granulator speed of 60 rpm. The roll speed was set at 1.5 or 3.0 rpm and roller compaction forces around 1 to 13 kN/cm were applied at a gap of 1.0 mm. Subsequent to dry granulation comminution of the moldings into granules was carried out.
  • the granules were blended with extragranular excipients (e.g. filler and lubricant) in several sub-steps before compression. Blending was first done with microcrystalline cellulose for 8-10 minutes and then with extragranular magnesium stearate for 3 minutes on a Turbula mixer at 32 rpm in an equal volume to volume manner.
  • extragranular excipients e.g. filler and lubricant
  • the powder blend was compressed into tablets on e.g. a Fette 102i rotary tablet press, a Korsch PH 100 tablet press, or a DIAF single punch press.
  • An optional pre-compression step was applied before the main compression to reduce the amount of entrapped air during the main compression.
  • the tablet volume and weight was measured. From these measures, the bulk density could be calculated as the mass of the tablet divided by the volume.
  • the tablet volume and weight was measured. From these measures, the bulk density could be calculated as the mass of the tablet divided by the volume. Assuming a skeletal density of the tablet of 1.38 g/cm 3 the solid fraction could be calculated as tablet bulk density divided by tablet skeletal density. The porosity is then 1 minus the solid fraction.
  • the porosity analysis utilized a Micromeritics Autopore IV model 9520 with Autopore IV 9500 software version 1.06. The sample amount was adjusted in order to use 10-90% of the stem volume. The sample was evacuated to 50 ⁇ mHg for 5 minutes. The sample cell was then filled with mercury at a filling pressure of 0.0032 MPa, Mercury intrusion was performed in the pressure range from 0.0007 to 420 MPa
  • the crushing strength of the tablets was measured with a Pharma Test apparatus (33AA02). The test measures the force required to disrupt the tablet, and the test was based on the pharmacopeia method Ph Eur 2.9.8.
  • the disintegration test was carried out using a Pharma Test PTZ AUTO disintegration test apparatus.
  • the setup is based on pharmacopeia method Ph Eur 2.09.01, Test A (Basket-rack assembly).
  • the disintegration apparatus consists of a basket rack holding 2 ⁇ 6 plastic tubes, open at the top and bottom, the bottom of the tube is covered by a screen. SNAC tablets are placed in the tubes and on top of the tablets are placed discs for automated disintegration detection.
  • the basket is immersed in 800 ml purified water held at 37° C., in a 1 L beaker. Time for complete disintegration was measured. Furthermore, tablets were observed visually for surface eroding behaviour during the disintegration test.
  • the dissolution test was conducted with apparatus 2 in accordance with United States Pharmacopoeia 35 using a paddle rotation speed of 50 rpm.
  • the 500 mL dissolution medium of phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) was used at a temperature of 37° C.
  • the dissolution media had a content of 0.1% Tween80.
  • Sample aliquots were removed at appropriate intervals. Release was determined using a RP-HPLC method for dual detection of SNAC and semaglutide. The content was calculated based on the peak area of the SNAC and semaglutide peaks in the chromatogram relative to the peak areas of the SNAC and semaglutide references, respectively.
  • the HPLC method was based on gradient elution on a C8 column.
  • the solvent system was trifluoroacetic acid and acetonitrile with UV detection at 210 nm.
  • Animals, Dosing and Blood Sampling Beagle dogs, weighing 6-17 kg during the study period were included in the study. The dogs were dosed in fasting state. The compositions were administered by a single oral dosing to the dogs in groups of 8 dogs. Blood samples were taken at the following time points: predose, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 192 and 240 hours post dosing. The i.v.
  • Plasma All blood samples were collected into test tubes containing EDTA for stabilisation and kept on ice until centrifugation. Plasma was separated from whole blood by centrifugation and the plasma was stored at ⁇ 20° C. or lower until analysis.
  • the plasma was analysed for semaglutide using a Luminescence Oxygen Channeling Immunoassay (LOCI).
  • LOCI Luminescence Oxygen Channeling Immunoassay
  • the LOCI assay employs donor beads coated with streptavidin and acceptor beads conjugated with a monoclonal antibody binding to a mid-molecular region of semaglutide.
  • the three reactants were combined with the semaglutide which form a two-sited immuno-complex. Illumination of the complex releases singlet oxygen atoms from the donor beads which channels into the acceptor beads and trigger chemiluminescence which was measured in the EnVision plate reader.
  • the amount of light was proportional to the concentration of semaglutide and the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) in plasma was 100 ⁇ M.
  • Tablets comprising GLP-1 and SNAC with compositions as described in Table 1 were prepared by granulation, blending, and compression as described in the section General Methods of Preparation, wherein
  • composition of tablets Composition A B C D E F Semaglutide 10 10 20 10 10 10 10 (mg) SNAC (mg) 300 300 600 300 300 300 Povidone K 90 8-16 8 16 8 8 8 (mg) Microcrystalline 78-156 78 156 100 100 78 cellulose (mg) Magnesium 4 4 8 7.7 7.7 7.7 Stearate (mg) (intragr.) (intragr.) (intragr.) 2.3 1.6 2.0 (extragr.) (extragr.) (extragr.) (extragr.) Sodium na na na na na 1-20 mg polystyrene sulfonate resin with 1 MBq 111Indium chloride Tablet weight 400-498 400 800 428 427 408.7- (mg) 427.7 Granulation type wet wet wet dry A dry B dry B (wet, dry A, or dry B) Tablet tooling 10 13 ⁇ 7.5 18.9
  • Tablets with various crushing strengths and disintegration times were prepared from composition A as described in Example 1 and with an amount of microcrystalline cellulose and povidone as shown in Table 2.
  • Oral bioavailability and absorption kinetics of GLP-1 after administration of the tablets to beagle dogs were determined according to Assay (VI) as described herein.
  • the bulk density was estimated according to Assay (Ia) as described herein. The results are shown in Table 2.
  • Tmax for plasma semaglutide was minimum 1 hour for the best performing tablets in contrast to published studies with SNAC and human GLP-1 showing a Tmax of 20-30 minutes.
  • SNAC a somewhat more protracted release of SNAC is desired for peptides with longer oral absorption half-lives, such as acylated GLP-1 peptides.
  • FIG. 1 shows tablet A before (right), after 5 minutes (middle) and after 10 minutes (left) in a disintegration test according to Assay (IV) as described herein on tablets from the batch having an oral availability of 2.4% in Table 2.
  • Assay (IV) as described herein on tablets from the batch having an oral availability of 2.4% in Table 2. The results show that Tablet A has surface eroding properties.
  • Tablets were prepared from compositions B,C and E (hereafter referred to as Tablet batch B, Tablet batch C and Tablet batch D, respectively) as described in Example 1 and subjected to mercury porosimetry according to Assay (IIb) as described herein.
  • Tablet batch E (comprising 10 mg semaglutide and 300 mg SNAC) gave the best result in a clinical trial
  • tablet batch B gave intermediate results
  • Tablet batch C (comprising the 20 mg semaglutide and 600 mg SNAC) gave poor results with respect to oral bioavailability.
  • Table 3 and FIG. 2 The results are shown in Table 3 and FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 2 shows cumulative mercury intrusion into Tablet batch B, C and E depending on pore diameter.
  • FIG. 2 shows that Tablet batch B has a maximum pore diameter of 2.5 ⁇ m whereas Tablet batch C has a maximum pore diameter of 5 ⁇ m.
  • FIG. 2 shows a sharp increase in liquid mercury intrusion volume at a pore diameter of 5 ⁇ m for Tablet batch C and a more gradual increase of mercury intrusion at a pore diameter of 2.5 ⁇ m for Tablet batch B
  • Tablet batch E prepared by a dry granulation technique showed low amount of pores above 0.1 ⁇ m. This shows that especially larger pores are reduced as compression pressure increases, whereas the smaller pores remain intact.
  • dry granulation provides tablets with very low pore size and porosity.
  • Tablets were prepared from composition D (round and flat faced tablets with a diameter of 10 mm) as described in Example 1. The density, porosity, and crushing strength was determined according to Assay (Ia), (IIa), and (III) as described herein, respectively. The results are shown in Table 4.
  • the compression pressure should be higher than 5.2 kN or the compression pressure per area should be higher than 6.6 kN/cm 2 in order to obtain tablets with a density above 1.0 g/cm 3 and a porosity of no more than 26%.
  • Example 5 Compactability of a Granulate with a Pre-Compression Step
  • Tablets were prepared from composition E (16 mm ⁇ 8.5 mm oval tablets with a convex face) as described in Example 1. Determination of density, porosity, crushing strength, and disintegration time was carried according to Assay (Ia), (IIa), (III), and (IV) as described herein, respectively. The results are shown in Table 5.
  • Example 6 Control of Tablet Porosity by Near-Infrared (NIR) Reflectance Spectroscopy
  • NIR reflectance has been demonstrated to be a fast and precise method to control the porosity of tablets comprising SNAC and Semaglutide. Tablets with varying porosity were manufactured by varying the compression force as described in Example 4. A NIR reflectance spectrum was acquired from a group of tablets from each of the applied compressions forces by scanning twice on each side with a Bruker MPA 01 Multi Purpose FT-NIR Analyzer. Subsequently, the spectrum was compared to the porosity value for the tablet, which was determined as described in Example 4, using projections to latent structures (PLS) regression.
  • PLS projections to latent structures
  • FIG. 3 shows the NIR reflectance spectrum of three tablets with porosity of 24%, 15 and 7%. At wavelengths from 12.000 cm ⁇ 1 to 6.000 cm ⁇ 1 is the spectral absorbance increasing with increasing porosity. At wavelengths from 5.000 cm ⁇ 1 to 4.000 cm ⁇ 1 is the spectral absorbance decreasing with increasing porosity.
  • a statistical regression model was established between the spectra of fifty tablets comprising SNAC and Semaglutide and their corresponding porosity values. With such a regression model is it possible to predict the porosity of future tablet samples based on their NIR reflectance spectrum.
  • this method provides a fast and easy determination of tablet porosity on individual tablets with NIR spectroscopy during tabletting. This allows NIR spectroscopy to be used for in-line monitoring of porosity of individual tablets and for adjustment of the tabletting process to achieve tablets with a highly specific porosity.
  • Interface opportunity Instrumentation Control
  • the spectrometer is full spectrometer. placed next to the spectrum Analysis time ⁇ 10- tabletting press. 20 seconds/tablet During the tabletting plus sample removal process are samples and time for manual removed, analysed and control adjustments. the porosity determined. Commercially available. The operator can adjust the tabletting press to optimize the porosity during manufacturing.
  • the NIR spectrometer The spectrometer pc is full is attached to the interfaced with the spectrum tabletting press. A tabletting press and robotic arm removes signals for adjustment samples and places of the tabletting press them in the NIR is transferred spectrometer for automatically to analysis. optimize the porosity Analysis time ⁇ 30 during manufacturing seconds/tablet.
  • the tablets pass a The spectrometer pc is single measuring point when interfaced with the wavenumber leaving the tabletting tabletting press and press.
  • a light emitting signals for adjustment diode (LED) based of the tabletting press instrument measures is transferred the NIR reflectance at automatically to one specific wavelength optimize the porosity from the surface of the during manufacturing tablets as they pass the measuring point.
  • Analysis time ⁇ milliseconds. Not commercially available. Needs to be designed.
  • Tablets were prepared from compositions B and C (hereafter referred to as Tablet batch B and Tablet batch C, respectively) as described in Example 1 and their dissolution profile was determined according to Assay (V) as described herein. The results are shown in Table 7.
  • the manufacturing process was a three-stage process whereby simple blending was undertaken to prepare the SNAC/magnesium stearate blend, the Amberlite® resin was radiolabelled and the final tablet was compressed by individually weighing out the aforementioned components as well as the semaglutide granules.
  • the SNAC/magnesium stearate blend was prepared by manual volumetric doubling of the magnesium stearate with the SNAC granules, followed by blending using an inflated plastic bag. Magnesium stearate was pre-screened before use through a 355 ⁇ m sieve.
  • the radiolabelled tablets were compressed using a manual Carver Model C tablet press (L145) at a compression force of 6.7 kN (8.8 kN/cm 2 ). Tablets were compressed with a 7.5 ⁇ 13 mm radial oval convex tablet tooling. The tablet thickness was 6.4 mm. Hardness varied from 91-104 N, and bulk density was 1.07 g/cm 3
  • Subjects were treated in a cross-over trial design so that all subjects received one period with dosing of 10 mg semaglutide and 50 ml water and one period with dosing of 10 mg semaglutide and 240 mL water. Dosing was performed with the subjects positioned in a sitting position in front of the gamma camera to provide an anterior view and permit measurement of oesophageal transit. Blood samples for pharmacokinetic profiles were collected and the pharmacokinetic assessments included 24-hours semaglutide profiles and 6-hours SNAC profiles. Scintigraphy dynamic imaging was performed (until 4 hour post-dosing) and safety and tolerability was assessed. The dynamic imaging was performed with the subjects sitting.
  • Bioanalysis of semaglutide was performed using a validated assay and bioanalysis of SNAC was performed using a liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) assay.
  • LC/MS/MS liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
  • the anatomical location of ITE and CTE was the stomach for all subjects, for both volumes of water tested.
  • the duration of tablet erosion was to some degree influenced by water volume, however even with a large volume of water the duration of tablet erosion was surprisingly long (56 ⁇ 43 minutes).
  • the long erosion time is a central aspect of the tablet technology.
  • FIG. 5 A negative correlation between tablet erosion at 1 hour post dosing and semaglutide plasma exposure is shown in FIG. 5 .
  • Full tablet erosion at 1 hour resulted in very low plasma exposure of semaglutide, whereas less than 54% tablet erosion resulted in high plasma exposure of semaglutide. It is seen that slow tablet erosion correlated with higher plasma semaglutide exposure and longer tmax of semaglutide.
  • FIG. 6 shows that a higher degree of tablet erosion for a tablet containing 300 mg SNAC at 1 hour after dosing correlated with higher peak exposure to SNAC. Hence, plasma exposure and Cmax of SNAC correlated negatively with the efficacy of the tablet.

Abstract

The present invention relates to solid compositions comprising a GLP-1 peptide and a delivery agent, such as SNAC, as well as uses thereof.

Description

    CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/958,236, filed Apr. 20, 2018, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/409,021, filed Dec. 18, 2014, which is a 35 U.S.C. § 371 National Stage application of International Application PCT/EP2013/062751 (WO 2013/189988), filed Jun. 19, 2013, which claimed priority of European Patent Application 12172739.0, filed Jun. 20, 2012; this application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of U.S. Provisional Application 61/662,456; filed Jun. 21, 2012; the contents of all above-named applications are incorporated herein by reference.
  • The present invention relates to solid compositions comprising a pharmaceutically active peptide and a delivery agent, which is a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino) caprylate (NAC), as well as processes for their preparation and uses thereof.
    • SEQUENCE LISTING
  • The instant application contains a Sequence Listing which has been submitted in ASCII format via EFS-Web and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Said ASCII copy, created on May 10, 2021 is named 8530US03_SeqList_ST25.txt and is 2 kilobytes in size.
    • BACKGROUND
  • One of the main challenges in oral delivery of proteins and peptides is the inability of these compounds to be readily transported across the membranes of the gastrointestinal tract. The delivery agent SNAC has previously been shown to improve the bioavailability of orally administered peptides.
  • WO 2012/080471 A1, WO 2008/109385 A2 and WO 2010/020978 A1 are related to oral compositions comprising a peptide drug and a delivery agent. However improved oral compositions are still needed.
  • The present invention relates to further improvements of the bioavailability by oral administration of compositions of such peptides, in particular of GLP-1 peptides.
    • SUMMARY
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3, b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm, c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm, and/or d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, wherein said bulk density is determined by Assay (Ia) as described herein, wherein said median pore diameter or maximum pore diameter is determined by Assay (IIb) as described herein, wherein said crushing strength is determined by Assay (III) as described herein, and wherein said disintegration time is determined by Assay (IV) as described herein.
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 55% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3, b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm, c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm, and/or d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, wherein said bulk density is determined by Assay (Ia) as described herein, wherein said median pore diameter or maximum pore diameter is determined by Assay (IIb) as described herein, wherein said crushing strength is determined by Assay (III) as described herein, and wherein said disintegration time is determined by Assay (IV) as described herein.
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a tablet as defined herein for use in medicine, such as for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity.
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a granulate as defined herein. In some embodiments the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, such as GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said method comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, or at least 4 kN/cm2, such as at least 6 kN/cm2 or at least 8 kN/cm2, wherein said process optionally comprises a pre-compression step, and wherein said tablet optionally is as defined herein.
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a method for controlling porosity of a group of tablets, said method comprising the steps of: a) determining the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum of one or more of said tablets; b) comparing said spectrum to a reference NIR spectrum, or performing a statistical analysis of said spectrum to determine the tablet porosity; c) optionally adjusting the tabletting parameters during tabletting in order to improve the NIR spectrum or porosity of the tablets; and d) selecting a subgroup of tablets with a NIR spectrum or porosity within a predetermined range; wherein said method optionally is an at-line or an in-line NIR method, and wherein said tablet optionally is as defined herein.
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  • FIG. 1 shows surface erosion of Tablet A before (right), after 5 minutes (middle) and after 10 minutes (left) disintegration test.
  • FIG. 2 shows mercury intrusion into Tablet B (dotted line), Tablet C (broken line) and tablet E (solid line) (poor, medium and good performing tablets, respectively).
  • FIG. 3 shows NIR reflectance spectra of three tablets comprising SNAC and Semaglutide with different porosities: 24% (solid line), 15% (dotted line) and 7% (broken line).
  • FIG. 4 shows correlation between measured tablet porosity and tablet porosity predicted by NIR spectroscopy.
  • FIG. 5 shows correlation of semaglutide PK profiles with tablet erosion at 1 hour after dosing. <=54% tablet erosion at 1 hour (▪), 55-99% erosion at 1 hour (●), 100% erosion at 1 hour (▴).
  • FIG. 6 shows correlation of SNAC PK profiles with tablet erosion at 1 hour after dosing. <=54% erosion at 1 hour (▪), 55-99% erosion at 1 hour (●), 100% erosion at 1 hour (▴).
    •  DESCRIPTION
  • The present invention relates to improved tablets comprising a peptide, such as a GLP-1 peptide, and a delivery agent, which is a salt of NAC. The present inventors surprisingly found that the requirements to physical parameters of tablets, such as density, porosity and/or crushing strength, as well as the methods of preparation of tablets according to the present invention provide tablets with improved bioavailability of peptides, such as acylated peptides.
  • Generally, the term “bioavailability” as used herein refers to the fraction of an administered dose of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and/or active moieties, such as a peptide or a GLP-1 peptide as defined herein, which reaches the systemic circulation. By definition, when an API and/or active moieties are administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%. However, when it is administered via other routes (such as orally), its bioavailability decreases (due to incomplete absorption). Knowledge about bioavailability is important when calculating dosages for non-intravenous routes of administration.
  • Absolute oral bioavailability is calculated as the relative exposure of the API and/or active moieties in systemic circulation following oral administration (estimated as the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve) compared to the exposure of the API and/or active moieties following intravenous administration.
    • Compositions
  • The present invention relates to a composition in the form of a tablet. In some embodiments the composition of the invention is for oral administration.
  • In some embodiments the tablet comprises a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3; b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm; and/or c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm. In some embodiments the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3; b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm; c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm; and/or d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N.
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has a) a bulk density, such as a bulk density, of at least 0.90 g/cm3; b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm; c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm; d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N; and/or e) a disintegration time of 12-18 minutes for a tablet with a total weight of 300-500 mg comprising at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
  • In some embodiments, at tablet of the invention is surface eroding. By the term “surface eroding” is herein meant that the material detachment from the tablet is from the surface of the tablet as e.g. depicted in FIG. 1. A surface eroding tablet is thus the opposite of a disintegrating type of a tablet, where the tablet material is disintegrated into primary particles or granules and hereby accelerating the dissolution process.
  • In some embodiments the term “granulate” refers to one or more granules. In some embodiments the term “granule” refers to particles gathered into larger particles.
  • In some embodiments the tablet comprises a granulate comprising a peptide, a salt of NAC and optionally a binder. In some embodiments the composition comprises an intragranular and an extragranular part, wherein said extragranular part comprises at least part of a lubricant and optionally a filler.
  • In some embodiments the tablet comprises less than 15% (w/w) peptide, at least 50 (w/w) salt of NAC, less than 10% (w/w) binder, 5-40% (w/w) filler, and less than 10 (w/w) lubricant. In some embodiments the tablet comprises a) a granulate comprising i) 1-15% (w/w) peptide, ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder; b) 10-35% (w/w) filler; and c) 0.5-3% (w/w) lubricant. In some embodiments the tablet comprises a) a granulate comprising i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide, ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, binder; b) 20-200 mg, such as 100 mg, filler; and c) 0.5-8 mg, such as 2-8 mg, lubricant.
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a granulate as defined herein. In some embodiments the granulate comprises i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC. In some embodiments the granulate comprises i) 1-15% (w/w) peptide, ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder. In some embodiments the granulate comprises i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide, ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, povidone. In some embodiments the granulate comprises at least 80% (w/w) delivery agent, less than 10% (w/w) lubricant, and optionally less than 20% filler. In some embodiments the granulate comprises a peptide, at least 10 (w/w) filler and less than 40% (w/w) binder.
  • In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The term “excipient” as used herein broadly refers to any component other than the active therapeutic ingredient(s). The excipient may be an inert substance, which is inert in the sense that it substantially does not have any therapeutic and/or prophylactic effect per se. The excipient may serve various purposes, e.g. as a delivery agent, absorption enhancer, vehicle, filler (also known as diluents), binder, lubricant, glidant, disintegrant, crystallization retarders, acidifying agent, alkalizing agent, preservative, antioxidant, buffering agent, chelating agent, complexing agents, surfactant agent, emulsifying and/or solubilizing agents, sweetening agents, wetting agents stabilizing agent, colouring agent, flavouring agent, and/or to improve administration, and/or absorption of the active substance. A person skilled in the art may select one or more of the aforementioned excipients with respect to the particular desired properties of the solid oral dosage form by routine experimentation and without any undue burden. The amount of each excipient used may vary within ranges conventional in the art. Techniques and excipients which may be used to formulate oral dosage forms are described in Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, 6th edition, Rowe et al., Eds., American Pharmaceuticals Association and the Pharmaceutical Press, publications department of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2009); and Remington: the Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 21th edition, Gennaro, Ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2005).
  • In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises a filler, such as lactose (e.g. spray-dried lactose, α-lactose, β-lactose, Tabletose®, various grades of Pharmatose®, Microtose® or Fast-FloC®), microcrystalline cellulose (various grades of Avicel®, Elcema®, Vivacel®, Ming Tai® or Solka-Floc®), other cellulose derivatives, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, dextrins, dextrans, maltodextrins, dextrose, fructose, kaolin, mannitol, sorbitol, sucrose, sugar, starches or modified starches (including potato starch, maize starch and rice starch), calcium phosphate (e.g. basic calcium phosphate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, dicalcium phosphate hydrate), calcium sulphate, calcium carbonate, or sodium alginate. In some embodiments the filler is microcrystalline cellulose, such as Avicel PH 101, Avicel PH 102, or Avicel PH 200. In some embodiments the composition comprises 5-40% (w/w), such as 10-30% (w/w) or 5-25% (w/w), filler. In some embodiments said filler is in the intragranular and/or extragranular part of the composition.
  • In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises a binder, such as lactose (e.g. spray-dried lactose, α-lactose, β-lactose, Tabletose®, various grades of Pharmatose®, Microtose® or Fast-FloC®), microcrystalline cellulose (various grades of Avicel®, Elcema®, Vivacel®, Ming Tai® or Solka-Floc®), hydroxypropylcellulose, L-hydroxypropylcellulose (low-substituted), hypromellose (HPMC) (e.g. Methocel E, F and K, Metolose SH of Shin-Etsu, Ltd, such as, e.g., the 4,000 cps grades of Methocel E and Metolose 60 SH, the 4,000 cps grades of Methocel F and Metolose 65 SH, the 4,000, 15,000 and 100,000 cps grades of Methocel K; and the 4,000, 15,000, 39,000 and 100,000 grades of Metolose 90 SH), methylcellulose polymers (such as, e.g., Methocel A, Methocel A4C, Methocel A15C, Methocel A4M), hydroxyethylcellulose, ethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, other cellulose derivatives, sucrose, dextrins, maltodextrins, starches or modified starches (including potato starch, maize starch and rice starch), calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, acacia, sodium alginate, agar, carrageenan, gelatin, guar gum, pectin, PEG, or povidone. In some embodiments the binder is povidone, such as povidone K 90. In some embodiments the amount of binder is 0.1-10% (w/w), such as 0.2-4% (w/w) or 0.5-3% (w/w), or such as 1.0-2.5% (w/w). In some embodiments the binder is in the intragranular and/or extragranular part of the composition.
  • In some embodiments the tablet or granulate does not contain a superdisintegrant, i.e. an ingredient improving disintegrant efficiency such as e.g. sodium starch glycolate, sodium carboxymethyl starch, crospovidone and croscarmellose sodium. In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises a disintegrant, such as alginic acid, alginates, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, other cellulose derivatives, polacrillin potassium, starch, or pregelatinized starch.
  • In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises a lubricant, such as stearic acid, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate or other metallic stearate, talc, waxes, glycerides, light mineral oil, glyceryl behenate, hydrogenated vegetable oils, sodium stearyl fumarate, polyethylene glycols, alkyl sulfates, or sodium benzoate. In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises a lubricant, such as magnesium silicate, talc, or colloidal silica. In some embodiments the lubricant is magnesium stearate. In some embodiments the amount of lubricant is 0.1-10% (w/w) or 0.5-5% (w/w), such as 1-3.5% (w/w), 0.5-3% (w/w) or 1.0-2.5% (w/w). In some embodiments the lubricant is in the intragranular and/or extragranular part of the composition.
  • Still further, the composition or granulate of the invention may be formulated as is known in the art of oral formulations of insulinotropic compounds.
  • In some embodiments the weight of the tablet is in the range of 150 mg to 1000 mg, such as in the range of 300-600 mg or such as 300-500 mg.
    • Methods of Preparation of Pharmaceutical Compositions
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, such as GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said method comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, and/or at least 4 kN/cm2. In some embodiments the compression force is in the range of 5-25 kN. In some embodiments the compression force is at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN. In some embodiments the compression force is no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN. In some embodiments the compression force is at least 4 kN/cm2, such as at least 6 kN/cm2 or at least 8 kN/cm2. In some embodiments the process comprises a pre-compression step. In some embodiments the tablet or granulate is as defined herein.
  • The composition of the invention may be prepared as is known in the art. In some embodiments the composition or the granulate may be prepared as described in the examples herein. The composition may comprise one or more intragranular parts and an extragranular part, wherein the intragranular parts have been granulated, and wherein the extragranular part has been added after granulation. The extragranular part may comprise a lubricant.
  • In some embodiments two or more ingredients of the composition are blended. To prepare a dry blend of tabletting material, the various components are weighed, optionally delumped and then combined. The mixing of the components may be carried out until a homogeneous blend is obtained.
  • In some embodiments at least a part of the composition is dry granulated or wet granulated. A granulate may be produced in a manner known to a person skilled in the art, for example by dry granulation techniques in which the pharmaceutically active agent and/or delivery agents are compacted with the excipients to form relatively large moldings, for example slugs or ribbons, which are comminuted by grinding, and the ground material serves as the tabletting material to be later compressed into tablets. Suitable equipment for dry granulation includes but is not limited to roller compaction equipment from Gerteis, such as Gerteis MINI-PACTOR. In some embodiments the granulate is prepared by roller compaction. In some embodiments the moldings from the roller compactions process are comminuted into granules. Alternatively, a granulate can be obtained by wet granulation which may be carried out by mixing the pharmaceutically active agent dissolved in water with a dry blend of the delivery agents and optionally one or more excipients followed by drying of the granulate.
  • To compress the tabletting material into a solid oral dosage form, for example a tablet, a tablet press may be used. In a tabletting press, the tabletting material is filled (e.g. force fed or gravity fed) into a die cavity. The tabletting material is then compressed by a punch with pressure. Subsequently, the resulting compact, or tablet is ejected from the tabletting press. The above mentioned compression process is subsequently referred to herein as the “compression process”. Suitable tablet presses include, but are not limited to, rotary tablet presses and eccentric tablet presses. Examples of tablet presses include, but are not limited to, the Fette 102i (Fette GmbH), the Korsch XL100, the Korsch PH 106 rotary tablet press (Korsch AG, Germany), the Korsch EK-O eccentric tabletting press (KorschA G, Germany), the DIAF TM20 press (Denmark) and the Manesty F-Press (Manesty Machines Ltd., United Kingdom). By the term “exerting a compression force” is thus meant compressing the tabletting material with a specified force as e.g. measured in Newton such as e.g. at least 5 kN or at least 4 kN/cm2.
  • As used herein “pre-compression” is intended to mean the application of a preliminary compression force just before a second main compression force is applied. During the pre-compression step the height of the powder compact is reduced to no more than 2 times the height of the final tablet, such as no more than 2 times or no more than 1.3 times the final height of the tablet.
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition obtained by the process as defined herein.
  • In some embodiments the tablet is prepared by exerting a compression force in the range of 5-25 kN. In some embodiments the tablet is prepared by exerting a compression force of at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN. In some embodiments the tablet is prepared by exerting a compression force of no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN. In some embodiments the term “resistance to crushing of tablets” or “crushing strength” has the meaning defined in section 2.9.8 in the European Pharmacopoeia 7.5, 7th edition 2012; crushing strength may be measured inter alia in Newton (N) or kilopond (kP) using a jaw speed of 20 N/s (1 kP equals 9.807 N).
  • In some embodiments the term “roller compaction force” means the force between the rolls of the roller compactor when compacting materials into a continuous strip of compressed material as determined by a pressure transducer that converts the hydraulic pressure into electrical signal; the roller compaction force may be measured in kiloNewton (kN) or in kiloNewton per roll width (kN/cm).
    • Physical Properties and In Vitro Methods
  • Density is the ratio of mass to volume. Powder compression is defined as the reduction of a powder volume due to the application of a mechanical force. Bonds are formed between granules during compression because of the increased proximity of particle surface accomplished during compression, which provide coherence and mechanical resistance to the powder compact. During compression repacking and deformation of granules (elastic or plastic deformation) will occur. Bulk density is the mass of the tablet divided by total volume of the tablet defined by the outer boundary of the tablet. This volume is determined by the dimension of the punches (cup volume), die hole surface area and tablet band thickness used for compression into a tablet. The bulk density can be calculated as (tablet mass/(2×(cup volume)+(die hole surface area)×((tablet thickness)−2×(cup depth)))). Alternatively, the bulk density can be determined by submerging the tablet into a non-wetting liquid at atmospheric pressure, like mercury, and determining the displaced volume. In some embodiments the tablet of the invention has a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3, such as at least 0.95 g/cm3 or at least 1.0 g/cm3, or such as at least 1.1 g/cm3 or at least 1.2 g/cm3. In some embodiments the bulk density is 1.10-1.19 g/cm3, such as 1.13-1.18 g/cm3, such as about 1.14, about 1.15, about 1.16, or about 1.17 g/cm3. In some embodiments the bulk density is no more than 1.19 g/cm3. Bulk density of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (I) or (IIb) herein.
  • The microstructure of pharmaceutical solid dosage forms (porosity, pore volume-size distribution, specific surface area) can be investigated by different methods, e.g. mercury porosimetry. Porosity is a measure of the void spaces in a tablet, and is a fraction of the volume of voids (i.e. volume of pores) over the total volume, between 0-1, or as a percentage between 0-100%. Porosity can be calculated as (1−(tablet bulk density/granule density)) or (1−(tablet bulk density/tablet skeletal density)). Alternatively, the pore volume can be determined by mercury intrusion into the tablet. Since mercury does not wet most substances and will not spontaneously penetrate pores by capillary action, it must be forced into the pores by the application of external pressure. In practice, the tablet is evacuated, and then immersed in mercury. At laboratory pressures mercury will not enter the pores of the tablet. The pressure on the mercury is then raised in a stepwise fashion, forcing the mercury into the pores of the tablet. When the pressure is sufficiently high, the mercury will invade all the pores. A measurement of the volume of mercury intruded into the tablets provides the pore volume directly. The pore diameter is the average or effective diameter of the openings in the tablet. There is a direct relation between pore size and amount of mercury intrusion at a given pressure. At any pressure, the pores into which mercury has intruded have diameters greater than

  • D=−4γ cos θ/P  (1)
  • wherein D is the diameter, γ is surface tension of mercury and θ is the contact angle between the sample and mercury, P is pressure. By measuring the volume of mercury that intrudes into the sample material with each pressure change, the volume of pores in the corresponding size class is known. The contact angle of mercury with most solids is between 135° and 142°, so an average of 140° can be taken without much error. The surface tension of mercury at 20° C. under vacuum is 480 mN/m. Then equation 1 can be reduced to:

  • D=(1470 kPa×μm)/P  (2)
  • Total intrusion volume (ml mercury per gram of tablet) is the total volume on mercury intruded into the sample at the highest applied pressure and is a measure of pore volume from which porosity can be calculated. The median pore diameter can be determined from the cumulative mercury intrusion volume as the pore diameter where 50% of the total volume has been added. The maximum pore diameter can be determined from the cumulative mercury intrusion volume as the pore diameter where mercury starts to intrude into the sample. In some embodiments the tablet has a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm, such as no more than 1.3 μm or no more than 1.0 μm. In some embodiments the tablet has a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm, such as no more than 3.5 μm or no more than 3 μm. Porosity of compositions, including median pore diameter and maximum pore diameter, of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (IIa) or (IIb) herein.
  • Crushing strength of a tablet is the compressive stress (diametrally applied) required to cause the tablet to fail by fracture. In some embodiments the tablet has a crushing strength of 50-400 N, such as 50-300 N. In some embodiments the tablet has a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as at least 75 N or at least 100 N. In some embodiments the tablet has a crushing strength of no more than 300 N, such as no more than 250 N. Crushing strength of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (III) herein.
  • Disintegration time of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (IV) herein. In some embodiments the tablet has a disintegration time of 11-18 minutes, such as 12-18 minutes, 12-17 minutes or 13-15 minutes. In some embodiments the tablet has a disintegration time of 11-18 minutes, such as 12-18 minutes, 12-17 minutes or 13-15 minutes, and wherein said tablet has a total weight of 300-500 mg, such as 250-750 mg, and comprises at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC. In some embodiments the disintegration time is no more than 22 minutes and/or the bulk density is no more than 1.19 g/cm3. In some embodiments the disintegration time is no more than 21 minutes, such as no more than 20 minutes. In some embodiments the tablet of the invention the active ingredient(s) and the delivery agent are released by surface erosion; hence, the tablets becomes smaller and smaller with time by dissolution primarily from the surface from non-disintegrated tablets. Surface erosion can be shown by visual inspection during the disintegration test; the tablets are surface eroding if the tablet does not break into smaller parts during the first 8 minutes of the disintegration test.
  • Dissolution of compositions of the invention may be determined as described in Assay (V) herein. In some embodiments the peptide and the salt of NAC are co-released from the tablet as determined by Assay (V) as described herein. In some embodiment co-release of two or more ingredients is defined as dissolved relative amounts of said ingredients within +/−50%, such as +/−25% or +/−10%, of the ingredient having the highest dissolved relative amount compared to the ingredient having the lowest dissolved relative amount at any point in time during the dissolution test according to Assay (V) as described herein; wherein the dissolved relative amount is the amount of an ingredient in solution relative to the total amount of said ingredient.
  • Oral bioavailability and absorption kinetics of the composition of the invention may be determined according to Assay (VI) as described herein.
  • Cmax is herein used in connection with salt of NAC for the maximum concentration of salt of NAC in blood plasma after administration and prior to the administration of a second dose, i,e. the peak plasma concentration of salt of NAC after administration.
    • Peptides
  • In some embodiments the composition of the invention comprises a peptide. In some embodiments the peptide comprises a lipophilic side chain, such as a peptide comprising an alkyl moiety with at least 14 carbon atoms. In some embodiments the peptide is an acylated peptide. In some embodiments the peptide comprises substituent comprising a fatty acid or a fatty diacid, such as formula (X)
  • Figure US20210275458A1-20210909-C00001
  • wherein n is at least 13. In some embodiments the peptide comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG).
  • The systemic appearance in plasma of peptides comprising a lipophilic side chain following oral administration is often significantly prolonged relative to the same peptides without lipophilic side chain. In some embodiments a peptide comprising a lipophilic side chain has a protracted mode of action. In some embodiments it is particularly advantageous when a peptide comprising a lipophilic side chain is comprised in a tablet of the invention. It has surprisingly been found by the inventors that a tablet of the invention is particularly suitable when the active component is a peptide comprising a lipophilic side chain. The inventors thus surprisingly found that gradual release of a salt of NAC from the tablet by surface erosion extend the absorption profile of a peptide comprising a lipophilic side chain. In some embodiment tablets of the invention cause a gradual release of salt of NAC leading to a low Cmax in plasma of said salt of NAC in subjects, such as a Cmax of less than 900 ng/ml upon oral administration of a tablet comprising approximately 1 mmol salt of NAC.
  • In some embodiments the amount of peptide is no more than 15% (w/w) or no more than 10% (w/w), such as 1-5% (w/w). In some embodiments the peptide is in the intragranular part of the composition.
  • In some embodiments the composition of the invention comprises a GLP-1 peptide. The term “GLP-1 peptide” as used herein refers to a compound, which fully or partially activates the human GLP-1 receptor. In some embodiments the “GLP-1 peptide” binds to a GLP-1 receptor, e.g., with an affinity constant (KD) or activate the receptor with a potency (EC50) of below 1 μM, e.g. below 100 nM as measured by methods known in the art (see e.g. WO98/08871) and exhibits insulinotropic activity, where insulinotropic activity may be measured in vivo or in vitro assays known to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the GLP-1 peptide may be administered to an animal with increased blood glucose (e.g. obtained using an Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test (IVGTT), a person skilled in the art will be able to determine a suitable glucose dosage and a suitable blood sampling regime, e.g. depending on the species of the animal, for the IVGTT) and the plasma insulin concentration measured over time.
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is a GLP-1 analogue, optionally comprising one substituent. The term “analogue” as used herein referring to a GLP-1 peptide (hereafter “peptide”) means a peptide wherein at least one amino acid residue of the peptide has been substituted with another amino acid residue and/or wherein at least one amino acid residue has been deleted from the peptide and/or wherein at least one amino acid residue has been added to the peptide and/or wherein at least one amino acid residue of the peptide has been modified. Such addition or deletion of amino acid residues may take place at the N-terminal of the peptide and/or at the C-terminal of the peptide. In some embodiments a simple nomenclature is used to describe the GLP-1 peptide, e.g., [Aib8] GLP-1(7-37) designates an analogue of GLP-1(7-37) wherein the naturally occurring Ala in position 8 has been substituted with Aib. In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide comprises a maximum of twelve, such as a maximum of 10, 8 or 6, amino acids which have been alterered, e.g., by substitution, deletion, insertion and/or modification, compared to e.g. GLP-1(7-37). In some embodiments the analogue comprises up to 10 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, such as up to 9 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 8 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 7 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 6 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 5 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, up to 4 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions or up to 3 substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions, compared to e.g. GLP-1(7-37). Unless otherwise stated the GLP-1 comprises only L-amino acids.
  • In some embodiments the term “GLP-1 analogue” or “analogue of GLP-1” as used herein refers to a peptide, or a compound, which is a variant of the human Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1(7-37)). GLP-1(7-37) has the sequence HAEGTFTSDV SSYLEGQAAKEFIAWLVKGRG (SEQ ID No: 1). In some embodiments the term “variant” refers to a compound which comprises one or more amino acid substitutions, deletions, additions and/or insertions.
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide exhibits at least 60%, 65%, 70%, 80% or 90% sequence identity to GLP-1(7-37) over the entire length of GLP-1(7-37). As an example of a method for determination of sequence identity between two analogues the two peptides [Aib8]GLP-1(7-37) and GLP-1(7-37) are aligned. The sequence identity of [Aib8]GLP-1(7-37) relative to GLP-1(7-37) is given by the number of aligned identical residues minus the number of different residues divided by the total number of residues in GLP-1(7-37). Accordingly, in said example the sequence identity is (31-1)/31.
  • In some embodiments the C-terminal of the GLP-1 peptide is an amide.
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is GLP-1(7-37) or GLP-1(7-36)amide. In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is exendin-4, the sequence of which is HGEGTFITSDLSKQMEEEAVRLFIEWLKNGGPSSGAPPPS (SEQ ID No: 2).
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide comprises one substituent which is covalently attached to the peptide. In some embodiments the substituent comprises a fatty acid or a fatty diacid. In some embodiments the substituent comprises a C16, C18 or C20 fatty acid. In some embodiments the substituent comprises a C16, C18 or C20 fatty diacid. In some embodiments the substituent comprises formula (X)
  • Figure US20210275458A1-20210909-C00002
  • wherein n is at least 13, such as n is 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19. In some embodiments the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is in the range of 13 to 19, such as in the range of 13 to 17. In some embodiments the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 13, 15 or 17. In some embodiments the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 13. In some embodiments the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 15. In some embodiments the substituent comprises formula (X), wherein n is 17. In some embodiments the substituent comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG), such as two OEG.
  • In some embodiments the substituent is [2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl].
  • In some embodiments the substituent is [2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxynonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}-ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl].
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is semaglutide, also known as N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]-ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1(7-37), which may be prepared as described in WO2006/097537, Example 4.
  • In some embodiments the composition comprises the GLP-1 peptide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, amide, or ester thereof. In some embodiments the composition comprises the GLP-1 peptide one or more pharmaceutically acceptable counter ions.
  • In some embodiments the dosage of GLP-1 is in the range of 0.01 mg to 100 mg. In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises an amount of a GLP-1 peptide in the range of at least 1 mg, such as at least 5 mg or at least 10 mg. In some embodiments the composition or granulate comprises 10 mg GLP-1 peptide.
  • In some embodiments the composition comprises an amount of a GLP-1 peptide in the range of 0.05 to 25 μmol, such as in the range of 0.5 to 20 μmol.
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is selected from one or more of the GLP-1 peptides mentioned in WO93/19175, WO96/29342, WO98/08871, WO99/43707, WO99/43706, WO99/43341, WO99/43708, WO2005/027978, WO2005/058954, WO2005/058958, WO2006/005667, WO2006/037810, WO2006/037811, WO2006/097537, WO2006/097538, WO2008/023050, WO2009/030738, WO2009/030771 and WO2009/030774.
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is selected from the group consisting of N-epsilon37{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-((R)-3-carboxy-3-{[1-(19-carboxponadecanoyl)piperidine-4-carbonyl]amino}propionylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy}acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy}acetyl-[desaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1(7-37)amide; N-epsilon26{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-((R)-3-carboxy-3-{[1-(19-carboxynonadecanoyl)piperidine-4-carbonyl]amino}propionylamino)-ethoxy]ethoxy}acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy}acetyl[desaminoHis7,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-((S)-3-carboxy-3-{[1-(19-carboxy-nonadecanoyl)piperidine-4-carbonyl]amino}propionylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy}acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy}acetyl-[Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-((R)-3-[1-(17-carboxyheptadecanoyl)piperidin-4-ylcarbonylamino]3-carboxypropionylamino)ethoxy)-ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Phe(m-CF3)28]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon26-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyryl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-{4-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxynonadecanoylamino)methyl]-cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]butyryl}[Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexane-carbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]-cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl]-[Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}-ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)-acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({4-[(trans-19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)-acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][DesaminoHis7,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)-methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)-acetyl][DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)-butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl[Aib8,Lys26]GLP-1 (7-37)amide; N-epsilon26 [2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-((S)-2-[trans-4-((9-carboxponadecanoylamino]-methyl)cyclohexylcarbonylamino]-4-carboxybutanoylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)-ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Lys26]GLP-1 (7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexane-carbonyl} amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl] [DesaminoHis7,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl} amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][DesaminoHis7,Glu22, Arg26,Glu30,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{4-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino]-butyrylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoyl-sulfamoyl)butyrylamino]dodecanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{6-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoyl-sulfamoyl)butyrylamino]hexanoylamino} butyrylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy) acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{4-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino] butyrylamino}butyrylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-34); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino]-dodecanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-34); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{6-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl) butyrylamino]hexanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl] [Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-34); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoyl-sulfamoyl)butyrylamino]dodecanoylamino} butyrylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-35); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{6-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino]hexanoylamino} butyrylamino)butyrylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-35); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{6-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino] hexanoylamino}butyrylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-36)amide; N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{6-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl) butyrylamino]hexanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-35); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoyl-sulfamoyl)butyrylamino]dodecanoylamino}butyryl-amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy} ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Lys33,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-34); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino] dodecanoylamino}butyrylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-36)amide; N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl) butyrylamino]dodecanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy) acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Lys26,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-36)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino] dodecanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl)butyrylamino]dodecanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-((R)-3-carboxy-3-{[1-(19-carboxy-nonadecanoyl) piperidine-4-carbonyl]amino}propionylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy} acetylamino)ethoxy] ethoxy}acetyl [desaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-((S)-3-carboxy-3-{[1-(19-carboxponadecanoyl) piperidine-4-carbonyl]amino} propionylamino) ethoxy]ethoxy}acetylamino)ethoxy] ethoxy} acetyl [Aib8,Glu22, Arg26,Arg34, Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-((R)-3-[1-(17-carboxyhepta-decanoyl)piperidin-4-ylcarbonylamino]3-carboxy-propionylamino) ethoxy)ethoxy] acetylamino) ethoxy] ethoxy)acetyl] [DesaminoHis7, Glu22,Arg26, Arg34,Phe(m-CF3)28] GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl] cyclohexanecarbonyl} amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy} ethoxy)acetylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl] [Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexane-carbonyl} amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy) acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl] [DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)methyl] cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy) acetylamino]ethoxy} ethoxy)acetyl] [DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34, Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino) methyl]cyclohexane-carbonyl}amino) butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy) acetylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl] [DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Glu30,Arg34, Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoyl-sulfamoyl) butyrylamino]dodecanoylamino} butyrylamino) butyrylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl] [Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{12-[4-(16-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl) butyrylamino]dodecanoylamino}butyrylamino) butyrylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl] [DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-(3-((2-(2-(2-(2-(2-Hexadecyloxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy) ethoxy) ethoxy)) propionyl)[DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1(7-37)-amide; N-epsilon37-{2-(2-(2-(2-[2-(2-(4-(hexadecanoylamino)-4-carboxybutyryl-amino)ethoxy) ethoxy] acetyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetyl)}-[desaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26, Glu30,Arg34,Lys37] GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-{2-(2-(2-(2-[2-(2-(4-(hexadecanoylamino)-4-carboxy-butyryl-amino) ethoxy)ethoxy]acetyl)ethoxy)ethoxy) acetyl)}-[desaminoHis7,Glu22, Arg26, Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-(2-(2-(2-(2-(2-(2-(2-(2-(2-(octadecanoyl-amino)ethoxy)ethoxy) acetylamino)ethoxy) ethoxy)acetylamino) ethoxy)ethoxy) acetyl)[desaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37] GLP-1 (7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[4-(16-(1H-Tetrazol-5-yl)hexadecanoylsulfamoyl) butyryl] [DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26, Arg34, Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(19-carboxynonadecanoylamino) butyrylamino] ethoxy}ethoxy) acetylamino]ethoxy} ethoxy)acetyl] [DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26, Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37-(2-{2-[2-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]butyrylamino} butyrylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy} acetyl)[DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37-{2-[2-(2-{(S)-4-[(S)-4-(12-{4-[16-(2-tert-Butyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-hexadecanoylsulfamoyl] butyrylamino}dodecanoylamino)-4-carboxybutyrylamino]-4-carboxybutyrylamino} ethoxy)ethoxy]acetyl}[DesaminoHis7,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37] GLP-1 (7-37); N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl] [Aib8,Glu22, Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-alpha37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl] [Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,epsilon-Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37)peptide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl] [desaminoHis7, Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37] GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon36-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(15-carboxy-pentadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl] [desaminoHis7, Glu22,Arg26,Glu30,Arg34,Lys36] GLP-1-(7-37)-Glu-Lys peptide; N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-({trans-4-[(19-carboxynonadecanoylamino)methyl]cyclohexanecarbonyl}amino)butyryl-amino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl]-[Aib8,Glu22, Arg26,Arg34,Aib35,Lys37]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon37-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino) ethoxy] ethoxy} acetylamino) ethoxy] ethoxy} acetylamino) butyryl] [Aib8,Glu22,Arg26,34,Lys37] GLP-1 (7-37); N-epsilon37-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl] [ImPr7,Glu22, Arg26,34,Lys37], GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[10-(4-carboxyphenoxy) decanoylamino]butyrylamino}ethoxy)ethoxy] acetylamino}ethoxy) ethoxy]acetyl}, N-epsilon37-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[10-(4-carboxy-phenoxy) decanoylamino] butyrylamino}ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino}ethoxy) ethoxy]acetyl}-[Aib8,Arg34,Lys37]GLP-1(7-37)-OH; N-epsilon26 (17-carboxyhepta-decanoyl)-[Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37)-peptide; N-epsilon26-(19-carboxynonadecanoyl)-[Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-(4-{[N-(2-carboxyethyl)-N-(15-carboxypenta-decanoyhamino]methyl}benzoyl[Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy] acetylamino) ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(19-carboxynonadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy] acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy] acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][3-(4-Imidazolyl)Propionyl7,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-(carboxymethyl-amino)acetylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-3(S)-Sulfopropionylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Gly8,Arg34] GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37)-amide; N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl] [Aib8,Arg34,Pro37]GLP-1-(7-37)amide; Aib8,Lys26(N-epsilon26-{2-(2-(2-(2-[2-(2-(4-(pentadecanoylamino)-4-carboxybutyrylamino)ethoxy)ethoxy]acetyl)ethoxy) ethoxy)acetyl)}), Arg34)GLP-1 H(7-37)-OH; N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-{[N-(2-carboxyethyl)-N-(17-carboxyheptadecanoyl)amino]methyl}benzoyl)amino]ethoxy) ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1(7-37); N-alpha7-formyl, N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoyl-amino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl] [Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon2626-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8, Glu22, Arg34] GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26{3-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-[4-(15-(N—((S)-1,3-dicarboxypropyl) carbamoyl)pentadecanoylamino)-(S)-4-carboxybutyrylamino] ethoxy)ethoxy] ethoxy}ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethoxy)ethoxy]propionyl} [Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-{[N-(2-carboxyethyl)-N-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoyl)amino]methyl}benzoyl)amino](4(S)-carboxybutyryl-amino)ethoxy) ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34] GLP-1(7-37); N-epsilon26-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)butyrylamino)butyrylamino)butyrylamino) butyrylamino} [Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoyl-amino)-4(S)-carboxybutyryl-[Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-{3-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-[4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy} ethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}ethoxy)ethoxy]propionyl}[Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); N-epsilon26-{2-(2-(2-(2-[2-(2-(4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-4-carboxybutyrylamino) ethoxy)ethoxy]acetyl)ethoxy)ethoxy)acetyl)}-[Aib8,22,27,30,35,Arg34,Pro37, Lys26] GLP-1 (7-37)amide; N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-[4-(21-carboxpneicosanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino]ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37); and N-epsilon26-[2-(2-[2-(2-[2-(2-[4-(21-carboxpneicosanoylamino)-4(S)-carboxybutyrylamino] ethoxy)ethoxy]acetylamino)ethoxy]ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1-(7-37).
  • In some embodiments the GLP-1 peptide is N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]-ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1(7-37), also known as semaglutide.
    • Salt of NAC
  • The delivery agent used in the present invention is a salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid (NAC). In some embodiments the delivery agent is an absorption enhancer. The structural formula of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylate is shown in formula (I).
  • Figure US20210275458A1-20210909-C00003
  • In some embodiments the amount of salt of NAC is at least 50% (w/w) or at least 60% (w/w), such as 50-90% (w/w), 55-85% (w/w) or 70-80% (w/w), or such as 65-75 (w/w), 60-80% (w/w), or 50-90% (w/w). In some embodiments the salt of NAC is in the intragranular part of the composition.
  • In some embodiments the salt of NAC comprises one monovalent cation, two monovalent cations or one divalent cation. In some embodiments the salt of NAC is selected from the group consisting of the sodium salt, potassium salt and calcium salt of NAC.
  • The salts of NAC may be prepared using the method described in e.g. WO96/030036, WO00/046182, WO01/092206 or WO2008/028859.
  • The salt of NAC may be crystalline and/or amorphous. In some embodiments the delivery agent comprises any hydrate, solvate and/or anhydrate form of the salt of NAC, such as the anhydrate, monohydrate, dihydrate, trihydrate, a solvate or one third of a hydrate of the salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino) caprylic acid as well as combinations thereof. In some embodiments the delivery agent is a salt of NAC as described in WO2007/121318.
  • In some embodiments the delivery agent is sodium NAC (referred to as “SNAC” herein), also known as sodium 8-(salicyloylamino)octanoate.
  • In some embodiments the amount of the salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)-caprylic acid in the composition is in the range of 0.6-3.5 mmol. In some embodiments the amount of the salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid in the composition is at least 0.6 mmol, such as selected from the group at least 0.8 mmol or at least 0.9 mmol. In some embodiments the amount of the salt of NAC in the composition is up to 2.5 mmol. In some embodiments the amount of the salt of NAC is 1 mmol, such as 1.08 mmol.
  • In some embodiments the amount of SNAC in the composition is in the range of 100-1000 mg. In some embodiments the amount of SNAC in the composition is at least 150 mg, such as or at least 250 mg. In some embodiments the amount of SNAC in the composition is up to 800 mg, such as up to 700 mg or up to 600 mg. In some embodiments the amount of SNAC in the composition is 300 mg.
  • In some embodiments the molar ratio between the peptide and the salt of NAC in the tablet is 1:10 or more, i.e. the salt of NAC is in 10 fold excess of the peptide or more when measured in moles, such as 1:50 or more, or 1:100 or more.
    • Method of Controlling Tablet Porosity
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a method for controlling porosity of a group of tablets, said method comprising the steps of: a) determining the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum of a selection of tablets, b) comparing said spectrum to a reference NIR spectrum or performing a statistical analysis of said spectrum to determine the tablet porosity, and c) selecting a subgroup of tablets with a NIR spectrum or porosity within a predetermined range. In some embodiments said method for controlling porosity is an at-line NIR method. As used herein, the term “at-line NIR method” is intended to mean a method wherein a NIR spectrometer is placed next to tabletting press and measurement needs an operator to remove and analyse tablets. In some embodiments said method for controlling porosity is an in-line NIR method. As used herein, the term “in-line NIR method” is intended to mean a method wherein a NIR spectrometer is attached to the tabletting press and measurement is performed automatically. In some embodiments said method for controlling porosity comprises continuous measurement of porosity. In some embodiments said method for controlling porosity comprises comparison of said spectrum to a reference spectrum. In some embodiments said method for controlling porosity comprises adjustment of tabletting parameters during tabletting in order to improve the porosity of the tablets. In some embodiments said method for controlling porosity comprises obtaining a subgroup of tablets with the desired porosity. In some embodiments said method for controlling porosity said tablet is as defined herein. In some embodiments the term “a group of tablets” is intended to mean at least two tablets, such as at least 10 tablets, 5-100 or 20-50 tablets.
    • Pharmaceutical Indications
  • The present invention also relates to a composition or a granulate of the invention for use as a medicament. In some embodiments the composition or the granulate is administered orally.
  • In particular embodiments, the composition or a granulate of the invention may be used for the following medical treatments, all preferably relating one way or the other to diabetes:
  • (i) prevention and/or treatment of all forms of diabetes, such as hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, type 1 diabetes, non-insulin dependent diabetes, MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the young), gestational diabetes, and/or for reduction of HbA1C;
  • (ii) delaying or preventing diabetic disease progression, such as progression in type 2 diabetes, delaying the progression of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to insulin requiring type 2 diabetes, and/or delaying the progression of non-insulin requiring type 2 diabetes to insulin requiring type 2 diabetes;
  • (iii) improving β-cell function, such as decreasing β-cell apoptosis, increasing β-cell function and/or β-cell mass, and/or for restoring glucose sensitivity to β-cells;
  • (iv) prevention and/or treatment of cognitive disorders;
  • (v) prevention and/or treatment of eating disorders, such as obesity, e.g. by decreasing food intake, reducing body weight, suppressing appetite, inducing satiety; treating or preventing binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and/or obesity induced by administration of an antipsychotic or a steroid; reduction of gastric motility; and/or delaying gastric emptying;
  • (vi) prevention and/or treatment of diabetic complications, such as neuropathy, including peripheral neuropathy; nephropathy; or retinopathy;
  • (vii) improving lipid parameters, such as prevention and/or treatment of dyslipidemia, lowering total serum lipids; lowering HDL; lowering small, dense LDL; lowering VLDL: lowering triglycerides; lowering cholesterol; increasing HDL; lowering plasma levels of lipoprotein a (Lp(a)) in a human; inhibiting generation of apolipoprotein a (apo(a)) in vitro and/or in vivo;
  • (iix) prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases, such as syndrome X; atherosclerosis; myocardial infarction; coronary heart disease; stroke, cerebral ischemia; an early cardiac or early cardiovascular disease, such as left ventricular hypertrophy; coronary artery disease; essential hypertension; acute hypertensive emergency; cardiomyopathy; heart insufficiency; exercise tolerance; chronic heart failure; arrhythmia; cardiac dysrhythmia; syncopy; atheroschlerosis; mild chronic heart failure; angina pectoris; cardiac bypass reocclusion; intermittent claudication (atheroschlerosis oblitterens); diastolic dysfunction; and/or systolic dysfunction;
  • (ix) prevention and/or treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, such as inflammatory bowel syndrome; small bowel syndrome, or Crohn's disease; dyspepsia; and/or gastric ulcers;
  • (x) prevention and/or treatment of critical illness, such as treatment of a critically ill patient, a critical illness poly-nephropathy (CIPNP) patient, and/or a potential CIPNP patient; prevention of critical illness or development of CIPNP; prevention, treatment and/or cure of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in a patient; and/or for the prevention or reduction of the likelihood of a patient suffering from bacteraemia, septicaemia, and/or septic shock during hospitalisation; and/or
  • (xi) prevention and/or treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
  • In a particular embodiment, the indication is selected from the group consisting of (i)-(iii) and (v)-(iix), such as indications (i), (ii), and/or (iii); or indication (v), indication (vi), indication (vii), and/or indication (iix).
  • In another particular embodiment, the indication is (i). In a further particular embodiment the indication is (v). In a still further particular embodiment the indication is (iix).
  • In some embodiments the invention relates to a composition or a granulate of the invention for treatment of diabetes or obesity, wherein said granulate is administered orally. In some embodiments the invention relates to a method for treatment of diabetes or obesity comprising oral administration of a composition comprising a composition or a granulate of the invention to a patient in need thereof.
  • The following indications are particularly preferred: Type 2 diabetes, and/or obesity.
    • Embodiments of the Invention
  • The following are non-limiting examples of embodiments of the invention:
  • 1. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm; and/or
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm.
        2. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm;
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm; and/or
      • d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as 50-400 N.
        3. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density, such as a bulk density, of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm;
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm;
      • d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as 50-400 N; and/or
      • e) a disintegration time of 12-18 minutes for a tablet with a total weight of 300-500 mg comprising at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.4. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet does not contain a disintegrant.5. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said disintegration time is no more than 22 minutes and/or said bulk density is no more than 1.19 g/cm3.
        6. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide comprises substituent comprising a fatty acid or a fatty diacid, such as formula (X)
  • Figure US20210275458A1-20210909-C00004
  • wherein n is at least 13.
    7. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG).
    8. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide is an acylated peptide or a GLP-1 peptide, such as an acylated GLP-1 peptide.
    9. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet is for oral administration.
    10. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the amount of peptide is no more than 10% (w/w), such as 1-5% (w/w).
    11. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the amount of said salt of NAC is 50-90% (w/w), such as 55-85% (w/w) or 70-80% (w/w).
    12. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises a lubricant, such as magnesium stearate.
    13. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the amount of said lubricant is no more than 3% (w/w), such as 1.5-3.0% (w/w).
    14. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises a binder, such as povidone.
    15. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said granulate comprises a filler, such as microcrystalline cellulose.
    16. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises a granulate comprising said peptide, said salt of NAC and optionally a binder.
    17. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises an intragranular and an extragranular part, wherein said extragranular part comprises said lubricant and optionally a filler.
    18. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide is a GLP-1 peptide, such as semaglutide.
    19. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said salt of NAC is monosodium NAC (SNAC), such as anhydrous SNAC monosodium salt.
    20. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises
  • a) a granulate comprising
      • i) 1-15% (w/w) peptide,
      • ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and
      • iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder;
  • b) 10-35% (w/w) filler; and
  • c) 0.5-3% (w/w) lubricant.
  • 21. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises
  • a) a granulate comprising
      • i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide,
      • ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and
      • iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, binder;
  • b) 20-200 mg, such as 100 mg, filler; and
  • c) 0.5-8 mg, such as 2-8 mg, lubricant.
  • 22. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet was prepared by exerting a compression force of at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, or no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN or 5-25 kN.
    23. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a weight of 300-500 mg.
    24. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3, such as at least 0.95 g/cm3 or at least 1.0 g/cm3, or such as at least 1.1 g/cm3 or at least 1.2 g/cm3.
    25. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm, such as no more than 1.3 μm or no more than 1.0 μm.
    26. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm, such as no more than 3.5 μm or no more than 3 μm.
    27. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as at least 100 N.
    28. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a disintegration time of 11-18 minutes, such as 12-18 minutes, 12-17 minutes or 13-15 minutes, and wherein said tablet has a total weight of 300-500 mg and comprises at least 60 (w/w) salt of NAC.
    29. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said density is determined by Assay (Ia) as described herein.
    30. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said median pore diameter or maximum pore diameter is determined by Assay (IIb) as described herein.
    31. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said crushing strength is determined by Assay (III) as described herein.
    32. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said disintegration time is determined by Assay (IV) as described herein.
    33. A tablet as defined in any one of the preceding embodiments for use in medicine.
    34. A tablet as defined in any one embodiments 1-32 for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity.
    35. A method for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity comprising administering a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32 to a patient in need thereof.
    36. Use of a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32 for the preparation of a medicament.
    37. Use of a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32 for the preparation of a medicament for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity.
    38. A granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC.
    39. A granulate according to embodiment 38, wherein said granulate comprises i) 1-5% (w/w) peptide, ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder.
    40. A granulate according to embodiment 38 or 39, wherein said granulate comprises i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide, ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, povidone.
    41. A granulate according to any one of embodiments 38-40, wherein said granulate is as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32.
    42. A process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, such as GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said process comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of
      • a) at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, or
      • b) at least 4 kN/cm2.
        43. A process according to embodiment 42, wherein said compression force is at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, orb) at least 4 kN/cm2, such as at least 6 kN/cm2 or at least 8 kN/cm2.
        44. A process according to embodiment 42 or 43, wherein said compression force is no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN.
        45. A process according to any one of embodiments 42-44, wherein said process comprises a pre-compression step.
        46. A process according to any one of embodiments 42-45, wherein said tablet is as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32.
        47. A method for controlling porosity of a group of tablets, said method comprising the steps of:
      • a) determining the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum of a selection of tablets;
      • b) comparing said spectrum to a reference NIR spectrum, or performing a statistical analysis of said spectrum to determine the tablet porosity; and
      • c) selecting a subgroup of tablets with a NIR spectrum or porosity within a predetermined range.
        48. A method according to embodiment 47, wherein said method is an at-line NIR method.
        49. A method according to embodiment 47, wherein said method is an in-line NIR method.
        50. A method according to 49, wherein said method comprises continuous measurement of porosity.
        51. A method according to any one of embodiments 47-50, wherein said spectrum is compared to a reference spectrum.
        52. A method according to any one of embodiments 47-51, wherein tabletting parameters are adjusted during tabletting in order to improve the porosity of the tablets.
        53. An method according to any one of embodiments 47-52, wherein a subgroup of tablets with the desired porosity is obtained.
        54. A method according to any one of embodiments 47-53, wherein said tablet is as defined in any one of embodiments 1-32.
    Further Embodiments of the Invention
  • The following are further non-limiting examples of embodiments of the invention:
  • 1. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm; and/or
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm.
        2. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm;
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm; and/or
      • d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as 50-400 N.
        3. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density, such as a bulk density, of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm;
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm;
      • d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as 50-400 N; and/or
      • e) a disintegration time of 12-18 minutes for a tablet with a total weight of 300-500 mg comprising at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
        4. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density, such as a bulk density, of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm;
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm;
      • d) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as 50-400 N; and/or
      • e) a disintegration time of 12-18 minutes for a tablet with a total weight of 300-500 mg comprising at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
        5. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, which has a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3; wherein said tablet further has
      • a) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm; and/or
      • b) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm.
        6. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, which has a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3; wherein said tablet further has
      • a) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm;
      • b) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm; and/or
      • c) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as 50-400 N.
        7. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, which has a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3;
      • wherein said tablet further has
      • a) a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm;
      • b) a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm; and/or
      • c) a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as 50-400 N; and/or
      • d) a disintegration time of 12-18 minutes for said tablet with a total weight of 300-500 mg.
        8. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments which is surface eroding.
        9. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet does not contain a superdisintegrant.
        10. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet does not contain sodium starch glycolate, sodium carboxymethyl starch, crospovidone or croscarmellose sodium.
        11. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the tablet is dry granulated.
        12. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said disintegration time is no more than 22 minutes and/or said bulk density is no more than 1.19 g/cm3.
        13. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide comprises substituent comprising a fatty acid or a fatty diacid, such as formula (X)
  • Figure US20210275458A1-20210909-C00005
  • wherein n is at least 13.
    14. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG).
    15. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide is an acylated peptide or a GLP-1 peptide, such as an acylated GLP-1 peptide.
    16. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet is for oral administration.
    17. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the amount of peptide is no more than 10% (w/w), such as 1-5% (w/w).
    18. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the amount of said salt of NAC is 50-90% (w/w), such as 55-85% (w/w) or 70-80% (w/w).
    19. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises a lubricant, such as magnesium stearate.
    20. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the amount of said lubricant is no more than 3% (w/w), such as 1.5-3.0% (w/w).
    21. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises a binder, such as povidone.
    22. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said granulate comprises a filler, such as microcrystalline cellulose.
    23. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises a granulate comprising said peptide, said salt of NAC and optionally a binder.
    24. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises an intragranular and an extragranular part, wherein said extragranular part comprises said lubricant and optionally a filler.
    25. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide is a GLP-1 peptide.
    26. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said peptide is N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]-ethoxy}ethoxy)acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1(7-37).
    27. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said salt of NAC is monosodium NAC (SNAC), such as anhydrous SNAC monosodium salt.
    28. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises
      • a) a granulate comprising
        • i) 1-15% (w/w) peptide,
        • ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and
        • iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder;
      • b) 10-35% (w/w) filler; and
      • c) 0.5-3% (w/w) lubricant.
        29. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet comprises
      • a) a granulate comprising
        • i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide,
        • ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and
        • iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, binder;
      • b) 20-200 mg, such as 100 mg, filler; and
      • c) 0.5-8 mg, such as 2-8 mg, lubricant.
        30. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet was prepared by exerting a compression force of at least 5 kN, such as at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, or no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN or 5-25 kN.
        31. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a weight of 300-500 mg.
        32. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a weight of 300-400 mg.
        33. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a weight of about 300 mg.
        34. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a weight of about 400 mg.
        35. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a weight of about 430 mg, such as 427 mg.
        36. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a bulk density of at least 0.90 g/cm3, such as at least 0.95 g/cm3 or at least 1.0 g/cm3, or such as at least 1.1 g/cm3 or at least 1.2 g/cm3.
        37. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a bulk density of no more than 1.2 g/cm3, such as no more than 1.19 g/cm3.
        38. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a bulk density of about 1.2 g/cm3, such as about 1.15 g/cm3.
        39. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a median pore diameter of no more than 1.5 μm, such as no more than 1.3 μm or no more than 1.0 μm.
        40. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a median pore diameter of about 92 nm.
        41. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a maximum pore diameter of no more than 4 μm, such as no more than 3.5 μm or no more than 3 μm.
        42. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a maximum pore diameter of no more than 2.5 μm, such as no more than 2 μm, no more than 1.5 μm, or no more than 1 μm.
        43. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a maximum pore diameter of about 0.1 μm.
        44. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a crushing strength of at least 50 N, such as at least 100 N.
        45. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a crushing strength of no more than 400 N.
        46. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a crushing strength of about 120 N.
        47. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a disintegration time of 10-18 minutes, such as 10-17 minutes or 10-13 minutes, and wherein said tablet has a total weight of 300-500 mg and comprises at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
        48. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a disintegration time of 11-18 minutes, such as 12-18 minutes, 12-17 minutes or 13-15 minutes, and wherein said tablet has a total weight of 300-500 mg and comprises at least 60 (w/w) salt of NAC.
        49. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said tablet has a disintegration time of 9-11 minutes for a tablet with a total weight of 300-500 mg and comprises at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
        50. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, which causes gradual release of said salt of NAC in vivo.
        51. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein Cmax in plasma of said salt of NAC is less than 900 ng/ml upon oral administration of said tablet.
        52. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments comprising approximately 1 mmol salt of NAC, wherein Cmax in plasma of said salt of NAC is less than 900 ng/ml upon oral administration of said tablet.
        53. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said density is determined by Assay (Ia) as described herein.
        54. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said median pore diameter or maximum pore diameter is determined by Assay (IIb) as described herein.
        55. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said crushing strength is determined by Assay (III) as described herein.
        56. A tablet according to any one of the preceding embodiments, wherein said disintegration time is determined by Assay (IV) as described herein.
        57. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) about 5% (w/w) N-epsilon26-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)-acetylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Aib8,Arg34]GLP-1(7-37), and ii) about 70% (w/w) salt of NAC, wherein said tablet has
      • a) a bulk density of about 1.15 g/cm3;
      • b) a median pore diameter of about 92 nm;
      • c) a maximum pore diameter of about 0.1 μm;
      • d) a crushing strength of about 120 N; and
      • e) a disintegration time of 9-11 minutes for a tablet with a total weight of about 430 mg, such as 427 mg.
        58. A tablet as defined in any one of the preceding embodiments for use in medicine.
        59. A tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57 for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity.
        60. A method for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity comprising administering a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57 to a patient in need thereof.
        61. Use of a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57 for the preparation of a medicament.
        62. Use of a tablet as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57 for the preparation of a medicament for treating type 2 diabetes or obesity.
        63. A granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC.
        64. A granulate according to embodiment 63, wherein said granulate comprises i) 1-5% (w/w) peptide, ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder.
        65. A granulate according to embodiment 63 or 64, wherein said granulate comprises i) 1-100 mg, such as 10 mg, peptide, ii) 100-1000 mg, such as 300 mg, salt of NAC, and iii) 1-20 mg, such as 8 mg, povidone.
        66. A granulate according to any one of embodiments 63-65, wherein said granulate is as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57.
        67. A granulate according to any one of embodiments 63-65 for use in a tablet according to any one of embodiments 1-57.
        68. A process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) peptide, such as GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said process comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of
      • a) at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, or
      • b) at least 4 kN/cm2.
        69. A process according to embodiment 68, wherein said compression force is at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, orb) at least 4 kN/cm2, such as at least 6 kN/cm2 or at least 8 kN/cm2.
        70. A process according to embodiment 68 or 69, wherein said compression force is no more than 25 kN, such as no more than 20 kN.
        71. A process according to any one of embodiments 68-70, wherein said process comprises a pre-compression step.
        72. A process according to any one of embodiments 68-71, wherein said tablet is as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57.
        73. A method for controlling porosity of a group of tablets, said method comprising the steps of:
  • a) determining the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum of a selection of tablets;
  • b) comparing said spectrum to a reference NIR spectrum, or performing a statistical analysis of said spectrum to determine the tablet porosity; and
  • c) selecting a subgroup of tablets with a NIR spectrum or porosity within a predetermined range.
  • 74. A method according to embodiment 73, wherein said method is an at-line NIR method.
    75. A method according to embodiment 73, wherein said method is an in-line NIR method.
    76. A method according to 75, wherein said method comprises continuous measurement of porosity.
    77. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-76, wherein said spectrum is compared to a reference spectrum.
    78. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-77, wherein tabletting parameters are adjusted during tabletting in order to improve the porosity of the tablets.
    79. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-78 having a further step between step b) and c), wherein tablet compression force is adjusted based on results from step b) to obtain a group of tables with the desired porosity.
    80. A method according to embodiment 79, wherein tablet compression force in said further step between step b) and c) is reduced if results from step b) show that porosity of the tablets is lower than desired, or increased if results from step b) show that porosity of the tablets is higher than desired.
    81. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-78, wherein a subgroup of tablets with the desired porosity is obtained.
    82. A method according to any one of embodiments 73-81, wherein said tablet is as defined in any one of embodiments 1-57.
    • Examples Materials and Methods
  • The GLP-1 compound semaglutide may be prepared using the method described in WO2006/097537, Example 4.
  • The delivery agent SNAC may be prepared using the method described in WO00/046182 or WO2008/028859.
    • General Methods of Preparation
  • The manufacturing process of tablets comprised of 3 major unit processes, i.e. granulation, blending and compression. The manufacturing process additionally comprised a number of secondary unit operations such as dry-sieving of granulate and sieving of excipients, which may be carried out according to common general knowledge of a skilled person.
    • Wet Granulation
  • For a batch size of 160 tablets (48 g SNAC) typically 13.8 ml water was used for wet granulation. Approximately 80% (w/w) of the total amount of water was filled into a vial and peptide (e.g. GLP-1) was added. The vial was placed on a Boule mixer, which gently tumbled the vial until all the material was dissolved. Then pH was adjusted to 8.5 with 1-2 N NaOH solution or 0.2 N HCl solution. Finally, water was added in order to obtain 100% of the total amount of water.
  • SNAC and Povidone were blended in a high-shear mixer, such as Diosna high-shear mixer or Rowenta mixer, for 1-3 minutes. Then the granulation solution with dissolved peptide (e.g. GLP-1) was added with a uniform rate over 1-2 minutes using a pipette or syringe. Purified water was added if more granulation fluid was needed. The wet granulation was stopped 10-15 seconds after addition of the granulation solution. The granulate was dried in an oven for minimum 16 hours at 45° C. to a moisture content lower than 2.5% as determined by Karl Fisher titration or loss on drying. The dried granulate was passed through a 0.5 mm sieve.
  • This method is also referred to as “wet” herein.
    • Dry Granulation—Method A
  • Dry granulation was performed by roller compaction of a blend of SNAC, semaglutide, povidone, microcrystalline cellulose and magnesium stearate on a Gerteis Micro-Pactor®. Ribbons were milled with a KitchenAid mill and sieved through a 500 μm mesh. The granulated powder was further blended with extragranular magnesium stearate (2.3 mg per tablet) for 3 minutes on a Turbula mixer before compression into tablets.
  • This method is also referred to as “dry A” herein.
    • Dry Granulation—Method B
  • A blend of SNAC and magnesium stearate in the mass ratio 195:5 (SNAC:magnesium stearate) was dry granulated. The remaining magnesium stearate was added extragranularly during blending subsequent to dry granulation. Dry granulation was carried out by roller compaction on a Gerteis MINI-PACTOR using smooth rolls, a 0.63 mm wire mesh screen, and a granulator speed of 60 rpm. The roll speed was set at 1.5 or 3.0 rpm and roller compaction forces around 1 to 13 kN/cm were applied at a gap of 1.0 mm. Subsequent to dry granulation comminution of the moldings into granules was carried out.
  • This method is also referred to as “dry B” herein.
    • Blending
  • The granules were blended with extragranular excipients (e.g. filler and lubricant) in several sub-steps before compression. Blending was first done with microcrystalline cellulose for 8-10 minutes and then with extragranular magnesium stearate for 3 minutes on a Turbula mixer at 32 rpm in an equal volume to volume manner.
    • Compression
  • The powder blend was compressed into tablets on e.g. a Fette 102i rotary tablet press, a Korsch PH 100 tablet press, or a DIAF single punch press. An optional pre-compression step was applied before the main compression to reduce the amount of entrapped air during the main compression.
    • General Methods of Detection and Characterisation Assay (I): Density
  • The tablet volume and weight was measured. From these measures, the bulk density could be calculated as the mass of the tablet divided by the volume.
    • Assay (IIa): Calculated Porosity
  • The tablet volume and weight was measured. From these measures, the bulk density could be calculated as the mass of the tablet divided by the volume. Assuming a skeletal density of the tablet of 1.38 g/cm3 the solid fraction could be calculated as tablet bulk density divided by tablet skeletal density. The porosity is then 1 minus the solid fraction.
    • Assay (IIb): Mercury Porosimetry
  • The porosity analysis utilized a Micromeritics Autopore IV model 9520 with Autopore IV 9500 software version 1.06. The sample amount was adjusted in order to use 10-90% of the stem volume. The sample was evacuated to 50 μmHg for 5 minutes. The sample cell was then filled with mercury at a filling pressure of 0.0032 MPa, Mercury intrusion was performed in the pressure range from 0.0007 to 420 MPa
    • Assay (III): Crushing Strength
  • The crushing strength of the tablets was measured with a Pharma Test apparatus (33AA02). The test measures the force required to disrupt the tablet, and the test was based on the pharmacopeia method Ph Eur 2.9.8.
    • Assay (IV): Disintegration Test
  • The disintegration test was carried out using a Pharma Test PTZ AUTO disintegration test apparatus. The setup is based on pharmacopeia method Ph Eur 2.09.01, Test A (Basket-rack assembly). The disintegration apparatus consists of a basket rack holding 2×6 plastic tubes, open at the top and bottom, the bottom of the tube is covered by a screen. SNAC tablets are placed in the tubes and on top of the tablets are placed discs for automated disintegration detection. The basket is immersed in 800 ml purified water held at 37° C., in a 1 L beaker. Time for complete disintegration was measured. Furthermore, tablets were observed visually for surface eroding behaviour during the disintegration test.
    • Assay (V): Dissolution Test
  • The dissolution test was conducted with apparatus 2 in accordance with United States Pharmacopoeia 35 using a paddle rotation speed of 50 rpm. The 500 mL dissolution medium of phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) was used at a temperature of 37° C. The dissolution media had a content of 0.1% Tween80. Sample aliquots were removed at appropriate intervals. Release was determined using a RP-HPLC method for dual detection of SNAC and semaglutide. The content was calculated based on the peak area of the SNAC and semaglutide peaks in the chromatogram relative to the peak areas of the SNAC and semaglutide references, respectively. The HPLC method was based on gradient elution on a C8 column. The solvent system was trifluoroacetic acid and acetonitrile with UV detection at 210 nm.
    • Assay (VI): Oral Administration to Beagle Dogs
  • Animals, Dosing and Blood Sampling: Beagle dogs, weighing 6-17 kg during the study period were included in the study. The dogs were dosed in fasting state. The compositions were administered by a single oral dosing to the dogs in groups of 8 dogs. Blood samples were taken at the following time points: predose, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 192 and 240 hours post dosing. The i.v. solution (20 nmol/mL in a pH 7.4 solution comprising 0.1 mg/ml Tween 20, 5.5 mg/ml Phenol, 1.42 mg/ml Na2HPO4 and 14 mg/ml Propylene Glycol) was dosed in a dose volume of 0.1 mL/kg in the same dog colony in one dosing group (n=8). Blood samples were taken at the following time points: predose, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 192 and 240 hours post dosing.
  • Preparation of Plasma: All blood samples were collected into test tubes containing EDTA for stabilisation and kept on ice until centrifugation. Plasma was separated from whole blood by centrifugation and the plasma was stored at −20° C. or lower until analysis.
  • Analysis of Plasma Samples: The plasma was analysed for semaglutide using a Luminescence Oxygen Channeling Immunoassay (LOCI). The LOCI assay employs donor beads coated with streptavidin and acceptor beads conjugated with a monoclonal antibody binding to a mid-molecular region of semaglutide. The other monoclonal antibody, specific for an N-terminal epitope, was biotinylated. In the assay the three reactants were combined with the semaglutide which form a two-sited immuno-complex. Illumination of the complex releases singlet oxygen atoms from the donor beads which channels into the acceptor beads and trigger chemiluminescence which was measured in the EnVision plate reader. The amount of light was proportional to the concentration of semaglutide and the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) in plasma was 100 μM.
    • Example 1: Preparation of Tablets
  • Tablets comprising GLP-1 and SNAC with compositions as described in Table 1 were prepared by granulation, blending, and compression as described in the section General Methods of Preparation, wherein
      • during compression of composition A the compression force was varied to obtain tablets with varying disintegration times by adjusting the height of the tablets;
      • tablets from composition D were prepared by direct compression of a granulate formed by dry granulation by exerting a compression force of 5.2, 10.2, 14.9, 20.9, or 25.9 kN; and
      • for tablets from composition E a pre-compression step was applied setting the tablet band height to 3.5 mm, tablets were prepared by exerting a compression force of 4.0, 5.5, 7.0, or 10.5 kN, and the tablet band height of the final tablets was set between 1.24 and 1.89 mm.
  • TABLE 1
    Composition of tablets (amounts are expressed as “per tablet”)
    Composition A B C D E F
    Semaglutide
    10 10 20  10  10 10
    (mg)
    SNAC (mg) 300  300 600 300 300 300
    Povidone K 90 8-16 8 16  8  8 8
    (mg)
    Microcrystalline 78-156 78 156 100 100 78
    cellulose (mg)
    Magnesium  4 4 8 7.7 7.7 7.7
    Stearate (mg) (intragr.) (intragr.) (intragr.)
    2.3 1.6 2.0
    (extragr.) (extragr.) (extragr.)
    Sodium na na na na na 1-20 mg
    polystyrene
    sulfonate resin
    with 1 MBq
    111Indium
    chloride
    Tablet weight 400-498  400 800 428 427 408.7-
    (mg) 427.7
    Granulation type wet wet wet dry A dry B dry B
    (wet, dry A, or
    dry B)
    Tablet tooling 10 13 × 7.5 18.9 × 10  10 8.5 × 16 7.5 × 13
    (mm)
    Tablet shape round, oval, oval, round, oval, oval,
    deep convex convex flat convex convex
    convex
    Tablet press DIAF Korsch Korsch Fette Fette Carver
    PH
    100 PH 100 model C
    Pre-compression no no no no yes no
    • Example 2: Effect on Tablet Disintegration Time on Oral Bioavailability of Semaglutide in Beagle Dogs
  • Tablets with various crushing strengths and disintegration times were prepared from composition A as described in Example 1 and with an amount of microcrystalline cellulose and povidone as shown in Table 2. Oral bioavailability and absorption kinetics of GLP-1 after administration of the tablets to beagle dogs were determined according to Assay (VI) as described herein. The bulk density was estimated according to Assay (Ia) as described herein. The results are shown in Table 2.
  • TABLE 2
    Oral bioavailability and absorption kinetics of semaglutide after administration
    of tablets of composition A with various disintegration times to beagle dogs.
    Content of
    microcrystalline Content of Disintegration Oral Estimated
    cellulose povidone time Total tablet bioavailability Tmax bulk density
    (mg) (mg) (min:sec) weight (mg) (%) (hours) (g/cm3)
    78 8 11:30 416 0.5 0.8 1.02
    78 8 13:25 404 1.3 1.5 1.16
    78 8 14:12 415 2.4 1.2 1.17
    120 8 16:34 445 1.0 1.6 1.16
    156 16 19:14 498 0.2 1.1 1.00
    156 16 23:25 497 0.3 1.7 1.20
  • The results demonstrate that 10 mm round tablets with a deep convex face and a total weight of 404-445 mg with a disintegration time of 13-17 minutes are to be preferred, however, this is expected only to apply for tablets of similar composition and weight, i.e. tablets with a total weight of 300-500 mg comprising at least 60% (w/w) salt of NAC.
  • The results further demonstrate that Tmax for plasma semaglutide was minimum 1 hour for the best performing tablets in contrast to published studies with SNAC and human GLP-1 showing a Tmax of 20-30 minutes. Hence, a somewhat more protracted release of SNAC is desired for peptides with longer oral absorption half-lives, such as acylated GLP-1 peptides.
  • FIG. 1 shows tablet A before (right), after 5 minutes (middle) and after 10 minutes (left) in a disintegration test according to Assay (IV) as described herein on tablets from the batch having an oral availability of 2.4% in Table 2. The results show that Tablet A has surface eroding properties.
    • Example 3: Porosity Measurements on Good and Poor Performing Tablets
  • Tablets were prepared from compositions B,C and E (hereafter referred to as Tablet batch B, Tablet batch C and Tablet batch D, respectively) as described in Example 1 and subjected to mercury porosimetry according to Assay (IIb) as described herein. Tablet batch E (comprising 10 mg semaglutide and 300 mg SNAC) gave the best result in a clinical trial, tablet batch B gave intermediate results, while Tablet batch C (comprising the 20 mg semaglutide and 600 mg SNAC) gave poor results with respect to oral bioavailability. The results are shown in Table 3 and FIG. 2.
  • TABLE 3
    Porosimetry results from mercury intrusion
    into Tablet batch B, C and E
    Tablet Tablet Tablet
    batch B batch C batch E
    Total Intrusion 0.27 0.41 0.15
    Volume (mL/g)
    Total Pore Area 29.5 24.5 31.6
    (m2/g)
    Median Pore 0.84 2.06 0.09
    Diameter (Volume)
    (μm)
    Bulk Density at 1.00 0.88 1.15
    0.1000 MPa (g/cm3)
    Apparent (skeletal) 1.37 1.38 1.38
    Density (g/cm3)
    Porosity (%) 27.1 36.5 17.4
  • FIG. 2 shows cumulative mercury intrusion into Tablet batch B, C and E depending on pore diameter. FIG. 2 shows that Tablet batch B has a maximum pore diameter of 2.5 μm whereas Tablet batch C has a maximum pore diameter of 5 μm. FIG. 2 shows a sharp increase in liquid mercury intrusion volume at a pore diameter of 5 μm for Tablet batch C and a more gradual increase of mercury intrusion at a pore diameter of 2.5 μm for Tablet batch B, whereas Tablet batch E prepared by a dry granulation technique showed low amount of pores above 0.1 μm. This shows that especially larger pores are reduced as compression pressure increases, whereas the smaller pores remain intact. Furthermore, dry granulation provides tablets with very low pore size and porosity.
  • These results show that preferred tablets providing an improved bioavailability can be identified by having a porosity of less than 36.5%, a bulk density larger than 0.90 g/cm3, a median pore diameter less than 2 μm, and/or a maximum pore diameter less than 5 μm.
    • Example 4: Compactability of Granulate without a Pre-Compression Step
  • Tablets were prepared from composition D (round and flat faced tablets with a diameter of 10 mm) as described in Example 1. The density, porosity, and crushing strength was determined according to Assay (Ia), (IIa), and (III) as described herein, respectively. The results are shown in Table 4.
  • TABLE 4
    Compression profile and resulting tablet properties
    Compression Compression Crushing Tablet bulk Porosity
    pressure pressure/cm2 strength density (1-solid
    (kN) (kN) (N) (g/cm3) fraction)
    5.2 6.6 73 1.02 0.26
    10.2 13.0 156 1.16 0.16
    14.9 19.0 197 1.22 0.12
    20.9 26.6 221 1.25 0.09
    25.9 33.0 234 1.27 0.08
  • These results show that the compression pressure should be higher than 5.2 kN or the compression pressure per area should be higher than 6.6 kN/cm2 in order to obtain tablets with a density above 1.0 g/cm3 and a porosity of no more than 26%.
    • Example 5: Compactability of a Granulate with a Pre-Compression Step
  • Tablets were prepared from composition E (16 mm×8.5 mm oval tablets with a convex face) as described in Example 1. Determination of density, porosity, crushing strength, and disintegration time was carried according to Assay (Ia), (IIa), (III), and (IV) as described herein, respectively. The results are shown in Table 5.
  • TABLE 5
    Compression profile and resulting tablet properties
    Compression Compression Crushing Disintegration Tablet bulk
    pressure pressure/cm2 strength time density Porosity
    (kN) (kN) (N) (min:sec) (g/cm3) (fraction)
    4.0 3.8 48  9:20 1.08 0.22
    5.5 5.2 75 11:30 1.21 0.12
    7.0 6.6 95 12:00 1.20 0.13
    10.5 9.9 135 12:30 1.30 0.06
  • The results show that SNAC tablets with low porosity (<37%) and high density (>1.0 g/cm3) can be prepared at a compression pressure >4.0 kN or at a compression pressure per area of more than 3.8 kN/cm2 when a pre-compression step is included in the tabletting step.
    • Example 6: Control of Tablet Porosity by Near-Infrared (NIR) Reflectance Spectroscopy
  • NIR reflectance has been demonstrated to be a fast and precise method to control the porosity of tablets comprising SNAC and Semaglutide. Tablets with varying porosity were manufactured by varying the compression force as described in Example 4. A NIR reflectance spectrum was acquired from a group of tablets from each of the applied compressions forces by scanning twice on each side with a Bruker MPA 01 Multi Purpose FT-NIR Analyzer. Subsequently, the spectrum was compared to the porosity value for the tablet, which was determined as described in Example 4, using projections to latent structures (PLS) regression.
  • FIG. 3 shows the NIR reflectance spectrum of three tablets with porosity of 24%, 15 and 7%. At wavelengths from 12.000 cm−1 to 6.000 cm−1 is the spectral absorbance increasing with increasing porosity. At wavelengths from 5.000 cm−1 to 4.000 cm−1 is the spectral absorbance decreasing with increasing porosity.
  • A statistical regression model was established between the spectra of fifty tablets comprising SNAC and Semaglutide and their corresponding porosity values. With such a regression model is it possible to predict the porosity of future tablet samples based on their NIR reflectance spectrum. The results are shown in FIG. 4 where tablet porosity values (x-axis) for the fifty tablets comprising SNAC and Semaglutide were compared to the tablet porosity predicted by the regression model (y-axis) based on the NIR reflectance spectrum. There was found to be a high correlation between the two methods (R2=0.99).
  • Accordingly, this method provides a fast and easy determination of tablet porosity on individual tablets with NIR spectroscopy during tabletting. This allows NIR spectroscopy to be used for in-line monitoring of porosity of individual tablets and for adjustment of the tabletting process to achieve tablets with a highly specific porosity.
  • Furthermore, based on these results it is possible to interface NIR technology with the tabletting machine in three distinct ways and thereby enable real-time control of tablet porosity during tabletting (Table 6).
  • TABLE 6
    Interface opportunity.
    Interface
    opportunity Instrumentation Control
    At-line, Off-the shelf NIR The spectrometer is
    full spectrometer. placed next to the
    spectrum Analysis time ~10- tabletting press.
    20 seconds/tablet During the tabletting
    plus sample removal process are samples
    and time for manual removed, analysed and
    control adjustments. the porosity determined.
    Commercially available. The operator can adjust
    the tabletting press to
    optimize the porosity
    during manufacturing.
    In-line, The NIR spectrometer The spectrometer pc is
    full is attached to the interfaced with the
    spectrum tabletting press. A tabletting press and
    robotic arm removes signals for adjustment
    samples and places of the tabletting press
    them in the NIR is transferred
    spectrometer for automatically to
    analysis. optimize the porosity
    Analysis time ~30 during manufacturing
    seconds/tablet.
    Commercially available.
    In-line, The tablets pass a The spectrometer pc is
    single measuring point when interfaced with the
    wavenumber leaving the tabletting tabletting press and
    press. A light emitting signals for adjustment
    diode (LED) based of the tabletting press
    instrument measures is transferred
    the NIR reflectance at automatically to
    one specific wavelength optimize the porosity
    from the surface of the during manufacturing
    tablets as they pass the
    measuring point. Analysis
    time ~ milliseconds.
    Not commercially
    available. Needs to be
    designed.
    • Example 7: Dissolution of Tablets
  • Tablets were prepared from compositions B and C (hereafter referred to as Tablet batch B and Tablet batch C, respectively) as described in Example 1 and their dissolution profile was determined according to Assay (V) as described herein. The results are shown in Table 7.
  • TABLE 7
    Dissolution profile
    Tablet batch B Tablet batch C
    Time from Semaglutide SNAC Semaglutide SNAC
    test start (% (w/w) of (% (w/w) of (% (w/w) of (% (w/w) of
    (min) 10 mg) 300 mg) 20 mg) 600 mg)
    15 62 65 63 62
    30 86 87 105 100
    45 91 90 106 100
    60 93 92 106 100
  • These results show that GLP-1 and SNAC are co-released in Tablet batch B and Tablet batch C.
  • While certain features of the invention have been illustrated and described herein, many modifications, substitutions, changes, and equivalents will now occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is, therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and changes as fall within the true spirit of the invention.
    • Example 8: In Vivo Location and Duration of Tablet Erosion
  • The in vivo location and duration of tablet erosion was investigated in a clinical study using gamma-scintigraphy. The study also assessed the pharmacokinetic parameters of oral semaglutide and SNAC. In order to employ gamma scintigraphy, a gamma emitting isotope was incorporated into formulation F (Table 1), where indium-111 (111In) was used to label a sodium polystyrene sulfonate resin, which was incorporated into the tablets.
    • Manufacturing Process
  • The manufacturing process was a three-stage process whereby simple blending was undertaken to prepare the SNAC/magnesium stearate blend, the Amberlite® resin was radiolabelled and the final tablet was compressed by individually weighing out the aforementioned components as well as the semaglutide granules.
  • The SNAC/magnesium stearate blend was prepared by manual volumetric doubling of the magnesium stearate with the SNAC granules, followed by blending using an inflated plastic bag. Magnesium stearate was pre-screened before use through a 355 μm sieve.
  • Before compression the lubricated SNAC blend, semaglutide granules and radiolabelled Amberlite® IRP-69A resin were individually weighed out for each tablet and manually mixed until visually uniform.
  • The radiolabelled tablets were compressed using a manual Carver Model C tablet press (L145) at a compression force of 6.7 kN (8.8 kN/cm2). Tablets were compressed with a 7.5×13 mm radial oval convex tablet tooling. The tablet thickness was 6.4 mm. Hardness varied from 91-104 N, and bulk density was 1.07 g/cm3
    • Dosing
  • 24 Subjects were treated in a cross-over trial design so that all subjects received one period with dosing of 10 mg semaglutide and 50 ml water and one period with dosing of 10 mg semaglutide and 240 mL water. Dosing was performed with the subjects positioned in a sitting position in front of the gamma camera to provide an anterior view and permit measurement of oesophageal transit. Blood samples for pharmacokinetic profiles were collected and the pharmacokinetic assessments included 24-hours semaglutide profiles and 6-hours SNAC profiles. Scintigraphy dynamic imaging was performed (until 4 hour post-dosing) and safety and tolerability was assessed. The dynamic imaging was performed with the subjects sitting. Subjects remained in the camera room until completion of the rapid imaging phase (30 minutes post-dose). Static imaging was performed with subjects standing. Thereafter, subjects were permitted to leave the camera room. Subjects were permitted to sit or remain moderately active (walk around the clinical unit) and imaging continued until 4 hours post dosing. Initial tablet erosion (ITE) was defined as the first sign of sustained release of radioactive marker from the tablet. Complete tablet erosion (CTE) was defined as the time at which the entire radioactive marker had dispersed into the gastrointestinal tract and no signs of a distinct ‘core’ remain. The anatomical location of the capsule at the time of each event (ITE and CTE) was determined. Quantitative assessment of tablet erosion was performed to generate the tablet erosion time profile. A region of interest was drawn around the tablet and amount of radioactive marker retained within that region was quantified. Data was corrected for depth of radioactivity in the body, radioactive decay and background.
  • Blood samples were collected at −30, 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6 12 and 24 hours post dosing. Bioanalysis of semaglutide was performed using a validated assay and bioanalysis of SNAC was performed using a liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) assay.
  • TABLE 8
    Tablet erosion of tablets after dosing with 50 or 240 ml water
    50 ml*) 240 ml*)
    Time (min) to initial 6.0 (7.7) 9.7 (18.4)
    tablet erosion (SD)
    (min post-dose)
    Time (min) to complete 95.4 (49.4) 66.2 (48.8)
    tablet erosion (SD)
    Duration (min) of 89.9 (48.8) 56.4 (43.1)
    tablet erosion (SD)
    *)Standard deviation shown in brackets
  • The anatomical location of ITE and CTE was the stomach for all subjects, for both volumes of water tested. The duration of tablet erosion was to some degree influenced by water volume, however even with a large volume of water the duration of tablet erosion was surprisingly long (56±43 minutes). The long erosion time is a central aspect of the tablet technology.
  • A negative correlation between tablet erosion at 1 hour post dosing and semaglutide plasma exposure is shown in FIG. 5. Full tablet erosion at 1 hour resulted in very low plasma exposure of semaglutide, whereas less than 54% tablet erosion resulted in high plasma exposure of semaglutide. It is seen that slow tablet erosion correlated with higher plasma semaglutide exposure and longer tmax of semaglutide.
  • FIG. 6 shows that a higher degree of tablet erosion for a tablet containing 300 mg SNAC at 1 hour after dosing correlated with higher peak exposure to SNAC. Hence, plasma exposure and Cmax of SNAC correlated negatively with the efficacy of the tablet.

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1. A tablet comprising a granulate comprising:
i) no more than 15% (w/w) GLP-1 peptide, and
ii) at least 50%, 55%, or 60% (w/w) salt of N-(8-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)amino)caprylic acid (NAC).
2. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said peptide comprises a substituent comprising a fatty acid or a fatty diacid, of formula (X)
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wherein n is at least 13;
and wherein said peptide optionally comprises one or more 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (OEG).
3. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said GLP-1 peptide is semaglutide.
4. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said salt of NAC is monosodium NAC (SNAC), anhydrous SNAC monosodium salt.
5. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein the amount of said salt of NAC is 50-90% (w/w), 55-85% (w/w), or 70-80% (w/w).
6. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said tablet comprises an intragranular and an extragranular part, wherein said extragranular part comprises a lubricant and optionally a filler.
7. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said tablet comprises
a) a granulate comprising
i) 1-15% (w/w) GLP-1 peptide,
ii) 55-85% (w/w) salt of NAC, and
iii) 1-20% (w/w) binder;
b) 10-35% (w/w) filler; and
c) 0.5-3% (w/w) lubricant.
8. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said tablet does not comprise a superdisintegrant.
9. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said tablet is for oral administration.
10. A tablet according to claim 1, wherein said tablet was prepared by exerting a compression force of at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, or at least 4 kN/cm2, such as at least 6 kN/cm2 or at least 8 kN/cm2.
11. A method of treating type 2 diabetes or obesity comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment a tablet according to claim 1.
12. A process for the preparation of a tablet comprising a granulate comprising i) no more than 15% (w/w) GLP-1 peptide, and ii) at least 50% (w/w) salt of NAC, said method further comprising the step of exerting a compression force when punching said tablet of a) at least 5 kN, such as 5-25 kN, at least 10 kN or at least 15 kN, and/or b) at least 4 kN/cm2, such as at least 6 kN/cm2 or at least 8 kN/cm2,
wherein said process optionally comprises a pre-compression step.
13. A method for controlling porosity of the tablet of claim 1, said method comprising the steps of:
a) determining the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum of one or more of said tablets,
b) comparing said spectrum to a reference NIR spectrum or performing a statistical analysis of said spectrum to determine the tablet porosity,
c) optionally adjusting the tabletting parameters during tabletting in order to improve the NIR spectrum or porosity of the tablets, and
d) selecting a subgroup of tablets with a NIR spectrum or porosity within a predetermined range,
wherein said method optionally is an at-line or an in-line NIR method.
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