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• the invention relates to a combination, particularly a pharmaceutical combination, sucri as a combined preparation or pharmaceutical composition, respectively, which comprises i) a dipeptidylpeptidase - IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor, ii) one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, and iii) metformin, for simultaneous, separate or sequential use, especially in the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of conditions mediated by dipeptidylpeptidase - IV (DPP-IV), in particular diabetes, more particular type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, metabolic acidosis, ketosis, arthritis, obesity and osteoporosis; the use of such combination for the preparation of a pharmaceutical preparation for the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of such conditions; the use of such combination for the
• PPAR ANTIDIABETIC The antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non- glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists will be referred hereinafter as "PPAR ANTIDIABETIC".
• DPP-IV is responsible for inactivating GLP-1. More particularly, DPP-IV generates a GLP-1 receptor antagonist and thereby shortens the physiological response to GLP-1. GLP-1 is a major stimulator of pancreatic insulin secretion and has direct beneficial effects on glucose disposal.
• Non-insulin dependent diabetes rnellitus (type 2 diabetes mellitus) is characterized by both increased peripheral insulin resistance and abnormal insulin secretion. At least three abnormalities of insulin secretion are recognized: in the first phase, insulin secretion is lost and in the second phase insulin is both delayed and inadequate in the face of elevated circulating glucose levels.
• Several metabolic, hormonal, and pharmacological entities are known to stimulate insulin secretion including glucose, amino-acids and gastrointestinai peptides.
• the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) has established that lowering of blood glucose is associated with decreases in the onset and progression of diabetic microvascular complications (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group; N. Engl. J. Med. 1993, 329, 977-986).
• IGT is an impairment of glucose homeostasis closely related to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Both conditions convey a great risk of macrovascular disease. Therefore, one therapeutic focus is on optimizing and potentially normalizing glycemic control in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, or IGT. Presently available agents need to be improved in order to better meet this therapeutic challenge.
• the present invention relates to a combination which comprises 1) a dipeptidylpeptidase - IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor, 2) one PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and 3) metformin, or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound and optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; for simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
• DPP-IV dipeptidylpeptidase - IV
• PPAR ANTIDIABETIC PPAR ANTIDIABETIC
• metformin or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound and optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; for simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
• This combination will hereinafter be designated as COMBINATION OF THE INVENTION.
• a DPP-IV inhibitor is also intended to comprise active metabolites and prodrugs thereof, such as active metabolites and prodrugs of DPP-IV inhibitors.
• a “metabolite” is an active derivative of a DPP-IV inhibitor produced when the DPP-IV inhibitor is metabolised.
• a “prodrug” is a compound that is either metabolised to a DPP-IV inhibitor or is metabolised to the same metabolite (s) as a DPP-IV inhibitor.
• DPP-IV inhibitors are known in the art.
• DPP-IV inhibitors are in each case generically and specifically disclosed e.g. in WO 98/19998.DE19616 486 A1, WO 00/34241 , WO 95/15309, WO 01/72290, WO01 /52825, WO 9310127, WO 9925719, WO 9938501 , WO 9946272, WO 9967278 and WO 9967279.
• WO 02053548 especially compounds 1001 to 1293 and examples 1 to 124
• WO 02067918 especially compounds 1000 to 1278 and 2001 to 2159
• WO 02066627 especially the described examples
• WO 02/068420 especially all the compounds specifically listed in the examples I to LXIII and the described corresponding analogues, even preferred compounds are 2(28), 2(88), 2(119), 2(136) described in the table reporting IC50
• WO 02083128 especially examples 1 to 13, US 2003096846 especially the specifically described compounds
• WO 2004/037181 especially examples 1 to 33
• WO 0168603 especially compounds of examples 1 to 109
• EP1258480 especially compounds of examples 1 to 60
• WO 0181337 especially examples 1 to 118
• WO 02083109 especially examples 1A to 1 D
• WO 030003250 especially compounds of examples 1 to 166, most preferably 1 to 8, WO 03035067 especially the compounds described in the examples, WO 03/0350
• WO 03/000250 especially the compounds specifically described, such as the compounds 1 to 166, preferably compounds of examples 1 to 9, WO 03/024942 especially the compounds specifically described, such compounds 1 to 59, compounds of table 1 (1 to 68), compounds of claims 6, 7, 8, 9, WO 03024965 especially the compounds specifically described, such compounds 1 to 54, Wo03002593 especially the compounds specifically described, such compounds table 1 or of claims 2 to 15, WO03037327 especially the compounds specifically described, such compounds of examples 1 to 209, WO0238541 especially the compounds specifically described, such compounds of examples 1 to 53.
• the DPP-IV inhibitor can be peptidic or non-peptidic.
• the DPP-IV inhibitor is non- peptidic.
• DPP-IV inhibitors are in each case generically and specifically disclosed in WO 98719998, DE 196 16486 A1, WO 00/34241 and WO 95/15309, in each case in particular in the compound claims and the final products of the working examples, the subject-matter of the final products, the pharmaceutical preparations and the claims are hereby incorporated into the present application by reference to these publications.
• DPP728 and LAF237 are specifically disclosed in Example 3 of WO 98/19998 and Example 1 of WO 00/34241, respectively.
• a DPP-IV inhibitor of formula Vl (see above) is specifically described in Diabetes 1998, 47, 1253-1258.
• DPP728 can be formulated as described on page 20 of WO 98/19998.
• the DPP-IV inhibitor is a N-peptidyl-O-aroyl hydroxylamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• Aroyl is, for example, naphthylcarbonyl; or benzoyl which is unsubstituted or mono- or disubstituted, for example, by lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, halogen or, preferably, nitro.
• the peptidyl moiety comprises preferably two ⁇ -amino acids, e.g. glycine, alanine, leucine, phenylalanine, lysine or proline,, of which the one attached directly to the hydroxylamine nitrogen atom is preferably proline.
• WO 9819998 discloses N- (N '-substituted glycyl)-2-cyano pyrrolidines, preferred compounds are described in the examples 1 to 66 and claims 2 to 5 especially claim 5, in particular 1-[2- [5-Cyanopyridin-2-yl] amino]- ethylamino] acetyl-2-cyano- (S)- pyrrolidine (DPP728).
• DE19616 486 A1 discloses val-pyr, val-thiazolidide, isoleucyl-thiazolidide, isoleucyl- pyrrolidide, and fumar salts of isoleucyl-thiazolidide and isoleucyl-pyrrolidide.
• WO 9515309 discloses amino acid 2- cyanopyrrolidine amides as inhibitors of DPP-IV and WO 9529691 discloses peptidyl derivates of diesters of alpha-aminoalkylphosphonic acids, particularly those with proline or related structures.
• DPP-IV inhibitors of interest are specially those cited in Table 1 to 8.
• WO01 /52825 also discloses (S)-1 ⁇ -[ ⁇ -cyanopyridin ⁇ yOaminolethyl-aminoacetyO ⁇ -cyano- pyrrolidine or (S)-1 -[(3-hydroxy-1 adamantyl)amino]acetyl-2-cyano-pyrrolidine (LAF237).
• WO 9310127 discloses proline boronic esters useful as DPP-IV inhibitors.
• DPP-IV inhibitors of interest are specially those cited in examples 1 to 19.
• Published patent application WO 9925719 discloses sulphostin, a DPP-IV inhibitor prepared by culturing a Streptomyces microorganism.
• WO 9938501 discloses N-substituted 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic rings. DPP-IV inhibitors of interest are specially those cited in claims 15 to 20.
• WO 9946272 discloses phosphoric compounds as inhibitors of DPP-IV.
• DPP-IV inhibitors of interest are specially those cited in claims 1 to 23.
• DPP-IV inhibitors are the compounds of formula I, Il or III disclosed in the patent application WO 03/057200 on page 14 to 27. Most preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are the compounds specifically described on pages 28 and 29.
• N-peptidyl-O-aroyl hydroxylamine is a compound of formula VII
• j is O, 1 or 2;
• R ⁇ i represents the side chain of a natural amino acid
• Rs 2 represents lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, halogen or nitro; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• the N-peptidyl-O-aroyl hydroxylamine is a compound of formula Vila
• N-Peptidyl-O-aroyl hydroxylamines e.g. of formula VII or Vila, and their preparation are described by H. U. Demuth et al. in J. Enzyme Inhibition 1988, Vol. 2, pages 129-142, especially on pages 130-132.
• Preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are those described by Mona Patel and col. (Expert Opinion Investig Drugs. 2003 Apr;12(4):623-33) on the paragraph 5, especially P32/98, K-364, FE- 999011, BDPX, NVP-DDP-728 and others, which publication is hereby incorporated by reference especially the described DPP-IV inhibitors.
• Preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are N-substituted adamantyl-amino- acetyl-2-cyano pyrrolidines, N (substituted glycyl)-4-cyano pyrrolidines, N- (N'-substituted glycyl)-2-cyanopyrrolidines, N- aminoacyl thiazolidines, N-arninoacyl pyrrolidines, L-allo-isoleucyl thiazolidine, L-threo- isoleucyl pyrrolidine, and L-allo-isoleucyl pyrrolidine, 1 -[2-[(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl) amino] ethylamino] acetyl-2-cyano-(S)-pyrrolidine and pharmaceutical salts thereof.
• Preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are those described by Mona Patel and col. (Expert Opinion Investig Drugs. 2003 Apr;12(4):623-33) on the paragraph 5, especially P32/98 , K-364, FE- 999011 , BDPX, NVP-DDP-728 and others, which publication is hereby incorporated by reference especially the described DPP-IV inhibitors.
• Another preferred inhibitor is the compound BMS-477118 disclosed in WO 2001068603 or U.S. Patent No. 6,395,767 (compound of example 60) also known as is (1S,3S,5S)-2-[(2S)- 2-amino-2-(3-hydroxytricyclo[3.3.1.1 37 ]dec-1 -yl)-1 -oxoethyl]-2-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-3- carbonitrile, benzoate (1 :1) as depicted in Formula M of the patent application WO 2004/052850 on page 2, and the corresponding free base, (IS,3S,5S)-2-[(2S)-2-amino-2- (3- hydroxy-tricyclo[3.3.1.1 3 ' 7 ]dec-1-yl)-1-oxoethyl]-2-azabicyclo-[3.1.0]hexane-3-carbonitrile (M') and its monohydrate (M”) as depicted in Formula M of the patent application
• GSK23A disclosed in WO 03/002531 (example 9) also known as (2S.4S)- 1- ((2R)-2-Amino-3-[(4-methoxybenzyl)sulfonyl]-3- methylbutanoyl)-4-fluoropyrrolidine-2-carbonitrile hydrochloride.
• FE-999011 is described in the patent application WO 95/15309 page 14, as compound No. 18.
• DPP-IV inhibitors of the invention are described in the International patent application WO 02/076450 (especially the examples 1 to 128) and by Wallace T. Ashton (Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 14 (2004) 859-863 ) especially the compound 1 and the compounds listed in the tables 1 and 2.
• the preferred compound is the compound 21 e (table 1 ) of formula
• P32/98 or P3298 also known as 3-[(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methyl- 1-oxopentyl]thiazolidine can be used as 3-[(2S,3S)-2-amino-3-methyl-1- oxopentyl]thiazolidine and (2E)-2-butenedioate (2:1) mixture such as shown below
• DPP-IV inhibitors are the compounds disclosed in the patent application WO 02/083128 such as in the claims 1 to 5. Most preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are the compounds specifically described by the examples 1 to 13 and the claims 6 to 10.
• DPP-IV inhibitors are described in the patent applications WO 2004/037169 especially those described in the examples 1 to 48 and WO 02/062764 especially the described examples 1 to 293, even preferred are the compounds 3-(aminomethyl)-2- isobuthyl-1-oxo-4-phenyl-1 ,2-dihydro-6-isoquinolinecarboxamide and 2- ⁇ [3-(aminomethyl)-2- isobuthyl-4-phenyl-1-oxo-1,2-dihydro-6-isoquinolyl]oxy ⁇ acetamide described on page 7 and also in the patent application WO2004/024184 especially in the reference examples 1 to 4.
• Other preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are described in the patent application WO 03/004498 especially examples 1 to 33 and most preferably the compound of the formula
• MK-0431 described by the example 7 and also known as MK-0431 or Sitagliptin.
• Preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are also described in the patent application WO 2004/037181 especially examples 1 to 33, most preferably the compounds described in the claims 3 to 5.
• Preferred DPP-IV inhibitors are N-substituted adamantyl-amino- acetyl-2-cyano pyrrolidines, N (substituted glycyl)-4-cyano pyrrolidines, N- (N'-substituted glycyl)-2-cyanopyrrolidines, N- aminoacyl thiazolidines, N-aminoacyl pyrrolidines, L-allo-isoleucyl thiazolidine, L-threo- isoleucyl pyrrolidine, snd L-allo-isoleucyl pyrrolidine, 1-[2-[(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl) amino] ethylamino] acetyl-2-cyano- (S)
• DPP-IV inhibitors are selected from [S]-1-[2-(5-cyano-2- pyridinylamino)ethylamino]acetyl-2-pyrolidine carbonitrile monohydrochloride, (S)-1-[(3- hydroxy-1-adamantyl)amino]acetyl-2-cyano-pyrrolidine and L-threo-isoleucyl thiazolidine (compound code according to Probiodrug: P32/98 as described above), MK-0431 , 3- (aminomethyl)-2-isobuthyl-1-oxo-4-phenyl-1 ,2-dihydro-6-isoquinolinecarboxamide and 2- ⁇ [3- (aminomethyl)-2-isobuthyl-4-phenyl-1-oxo-1,2-dihydro-6-isoquinolyl]oxy ⁇ acetamide and optionally pharmaceutical salts thereof.
• DPP728 1- ⁇ 2-[(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl) amino] ethylamino ⁇ acetyl-2 (S)- cyano- pyrrolidine dihydrochloride (DPP728) (also named [S]-1-[2-(5-cyano-2- pyridinylamino)ethyIamino]acetyl-2-pyrolidine carbonitrile monohydrochloride), of formula
• DPP728 and vildagliptin are specifically disclosed in Example 3 of WO 98/19998 and Example 1 of WO 00/34241, respectively.
• the DPP-IV inhibitor P32/98 (see above) is specifically described in Diabetes 1998, 47, 1253-1258.
• DPP728 and LAF237 can be formulated as described on page 20 of WO 98/19998 or in WO 00/3424 * 1 or in the International Patent Application No. EP2005/000400 (application number).
• DPP-IV inhibitors are preferably not dipeptidic compounds and derivatives.
• DPP-IV inhibitor to be used alone according to the present invention can be used in association with a carrier.
• a carrier in the instant context is a tool (natural, synthetic, peptidic, non-peptidic) for example a protein which transports specific substances through the cell membrane in which it is embedded and into the cell.
• Different carriers naturally, synthetic, peptidic, non-peptidic
• Any means of detection known by the person skilled in the art can be used to detect the association of the DPP-IV with a carrier, for example, by labelling the carrier.
• the DPP-IV inhibitor can be a peptidic or, preferably, non-peptidic one.
• orally active DPP-IV inhibitors and pharmaceutical salts thereof are orally active DPP-IV inhibitors and pharmaceutical salts thereof.
• the active ingredients or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof according to the present invention may also be used in form of a solvate, such as a hydrate or including other solvents, used for crystallization.
• the doses of DPP-IV inhibitor to be administered to warm-blooded animals for example human beings, of, for example, approximately 70 kg body weight, especially the doses effective in the inhibition of the DPP-IV enzyme, e.g. in lowering blood pressure and/or in improving the symptoms of glaucoma, are from approximately 3 mg to approximately 3g, preferably from approximately 10mg to approximately 1 g, for exam ple approximately from 20mg to 200mg, per person per day, divided preferably into 1 to 4 single doses which may, for example, be of the same size. Usually, children receive about half of the adult dose.
• the dose necessary for each individual can be monitored, for example by measuring the serum concentration of the active ingredient, and adjusted to an optimum level.
• Single doses comprise, for example, 10, 40 or 100 mg per adult patient.
• the dosage of (S)-1-[(3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl)amino]acetyl-2- cyano-pyrrolidine is preferably between 10 and 150 mg daily, most preferably between 25 and 10O mg or 25 and 50 mg or 25 to 100 mg daily. Preferred examples of daily oral dosage are 25, 30, 35, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 10O mg.
• the application of the active ingredient may occur up to three times a day, preferably one or two times a day.
• Metformin has been widely prescribed for lowering blood glucose in patients with NIDDM and is marketed in 500, 750, 850 and 1000 mg strengths. However, because it is a short acting drug, metformin requires twice-daily or three-times-daily dosing (500 - 850 mg tab 2-3/day or 1000 mg bid with meals).
• metformin requires twice-daily or three-times-daily dosing (500 - 850 mg tab 2-3/day or 1000 mg bid with meals).
• metformin disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,174,901 is currently marketed in the U.S. in the form of its hydrochloride salt (Glucophage@), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company).
• the preparation of metformin (dimethyldiguanide) and its hydrochloride salt is state of the art and was disclosed first by Emil A. Werner and James Bell, J. Chem. Soc. 121, 1922, 1790-1794.
• Metformin can be administered e
• Mefformin increases the sensitivity to insulin in peripheral tissues of the hosts. Mefformin is also involved in inhibition of glucose absorption from the intestine, suppression of hepatic gluconeogenesis, and inhibition of fatty acid oxidation. Suitable dosage regimens of Mefformin include unit doses of 500 mg two to three time's daily and can even be build up to five times daily or 850 mg once or twice daily. [Martindale, The Complete Drug Reference. Certain controlled or sustained release formulations that employ antihyperglycemic drugs such as metformin hydrochloride have been limited to the use of an expanding or gelling agent to control the release of the drug from the dosage form.
• GLUCOPHAGE metalformin hydrochloride tablets
• GLUCOPHAGE XR metalformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets
• Metformin is preferably in the form of metformin HCI .
• metformin refers to metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such as the hydrochloride salt, lhe metformin (2: 1) fumarate sait, and the metformin (2:1) succinate salt as disclosed in U.S. application Serial No. 09/262,526 filed March 4, 1999, the hydrobromide salt, the p- chlorophenoxy acetate or the embonate, and other known metformin salts of mono and dibasic carboxylic acids including those disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3, 174,901 , all of which salts are collectively referred to as m etformin. It is preferred that the metformin employed herein be the metformin hydrochloride salt, namely, that marketed as GLUCOPHAGE-D or GLUCOPHAGE XR (trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company).
• a DPP-IV inhibitor is also intended to comprise any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, crystal form, hydrate, solvate, diastereoisomer or enantiomer thereof.
• the PPAR ANTIDIABETIC is selected is selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non- glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists.
• the antidiabetic thiazolidinedione is, for example, (S)-((3,4-dihydro-2-(phenyl- methyl)-2H-1 -benzopyran-6-yl)methyl-thiazolidine-2,4-dione (englitazone), 5- ⁇ [4-(3-(5-methyl- 2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)-1-oxopropyl)-phenyl]-methyl ⁇ -thiazolidine-2,4-dione (darglitazone), 5- ⁇ [4-(1-methyl-cyclohexyl.)methoxy)-phenyl]methyl ⁇ -thiazolidine-2,4-dione (cig ⁇ tazone), 5- ⁇ [4- (2-(1-indolyl)ethoxy)phenyl]methyl ⁇ -thiazolidine-2,4-dione (DRF2189), 5- ⁇ 4-[2-(5-methyl-2- phenyl-4-
• the antidiabetic thiazolidinedione is a compound of formula VIII,
• M represents naphthyl, benzoxazolyl, dihydrobenzopyranyl, indole, phenyl (optionally substituted by halogen) or phenylethynyl (optionally substituted by halogen);
• Rp 1 represents halogen or a radical -QR ⁇ 4 , in which Q can be oxygen, lower alkylen, carbonyl or -NH-, R ⁇ 4 is naphthyl; phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by 2,4-dioxo-5-thiazolidinyl; or lower alkyl or hydroxy lower alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by a) indole or 2,3-dihydroindole, b) pyridyl, lower alkyj-pyridy!, N-lower alkyJ-N-pyridy!arr ⁇ inp or halogenpheny!,_. .
• dihydrobenzopyranyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy and lower alkyl, d) oxazolyl, which is substituted by lower alkyl and phenyl, e) cycloalkyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, or f) arylcycloalkylcarbonyl;
• R ⁇ 2 represents hydrogen or trifluoromethylphenyl-lower alkyl carbamoyl
• R ⁇ 3 represents hydrogen or arylsulfonyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• the compound of formula VIII is selected from the group consisting of (S)-((3,4- dihydro-2-(phenyl-methyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-yl)methyl-thia2olidine-2,4-dione (englitazone), 5_ ⁇ [4_(3_(5_methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)-1-oxopropyl)-phenyl]-methyl ⁇ -thiazolidine-2,4-dione , (darglitazone), 5- ⁇ [4-(1-rhethyl-cyclohexyl)methoxy)-phenyl]methyl ⁇ -thiazolidine-2,4-dione (ciglitazone), 5- ⁇ [4-(2-(1-indolyl)ethoxy)phenyl]methyl ⁇ -thiazoliciine-2,4-dione (DRF2189), 5- ⁇ 4-[2-(5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-oxazoly
• the compound of formula VIII is selected from the group consisting of 5- ⁇ [4- (2-(methyl-2-pyridinyl-amino)-ethoxy)phenyl]methyl ⁇ -thiazolidine-2,4-dione (rosiglitazone), 5- ⁇ [4-(2-(5-ethyl-2-pyridyl)ethoxy)phenyl]-methyl ⁇ thiazolidine-2,4-dione (pioglitazone) and 5- ⁇ [4- ((3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)methoxy)-phenyl]-methyl ⁇ - thiazolidine-2,4-dione (troglitazone), MCC555, T-174 and KRP297, especially rosiglitazone, pioglitazone and troglitazone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
• AZ242 (AstraZeneca) phase 2
• KRP-297 Kerin, licensed to Merck
• MCC-555 Mitsubishi Chemicals, licensed to J&J
• _JTT_-501 Japaji Tobacco, licensed to Pharmacia
• glitazones 5- ⁇ [4-(2-(5-ethyl-2-pyridyl)ethoxy)phenyl]-methyl ⁇ thiazolidine-2,4-dione (pioglitazone, EP 0 193 256 A1), 5- ⁇ [4-(2-(methyl-2-pyridinyl-amino)-ethoxy)phenyl]methyl ⁇ - ⁇ hiazelidine-2 ⁇ 4-di ⁇ ne-(-r ⁇ siglita2onerEP-0 306 ⁇ 28-A-1-)7-5- ⁇ [4- ⁇ -(-3-4-dihydro-6-hydroxy- 2,5,7, 8-tetramethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)methoxy)-phenyl]-rnethyl ⁇ thiazolidine-2,4-dione (troglitazone, EP 0 139421), (S)-((3,4-dihydro-2-(phenyl-methyl)-2H-1-benzo
• MCC555 can be formulated as disclosed on page 49, lines 30 to 45, of EP 0 604983 B1 ; englitazone as disclosed from page 6, line 52, to page 7, line 6, or analogous to Examples 27 or 28 on page 24 of EP 0 207 605 B1 ; and darglitazone and 5- ⁇ 4-[2-(5-methyl- 2-phenyl-4-oxazolyl)-ethoxy)]benzyl ⁇ -thiazolidine-2,4-dione (BM-13.1246) can be formulated as disclosed on page 8, line 42 to line 54 of EP 0 332 332 B1.
• AY-31637 can be administered as disclosed in column 4, lines 32 to 51 of US 4,997,948 and rosiglitazone as disclosed on page 9, lines 32 to 40 of EP 0306 228 A1 , the latter preferably as its maleate salt.
• Rosiglitazone can be administered in the form as it is marketed e.g. under the trademark AVANDIATM.
• Troglitazone can be administered in the form as it is marketed e.g. under the trademarks ReZulinTM, PRELAYTM, ROMOZINTM (in the United Kingdom) or NOSCALTM (in Japan).
• Pioglitazone can be administered as disclosed in Example 2 of EP 0 193256 A1 , preferably in the form of the monohydrochioride salt.
• Ciglitazone can, for example, be formulated as discIoJSedTn Example-] 3- of US 4,287;200.
• the dose per day is usually 0.01 to 1000 mg, preferably 0.1 to 500 mg. This dose can be administered once to several times a day.
• the dose of pioglitazone hydrochloride per day is usually 7.5 to 60 mg, preferably 15 to 45 mg.
• trie dose of troglitazone per day is usually 100 to 1000 mg, preferably 200 to 600 mg.
• rosiglitazone (or its maleate) is employed as the insulin sensitizer, the dose of rosiglitazone per day is usually 1 to 12 mg, preferably 2 to 12 mg.
• the glitazone is preferably pioglitazone, pioglitazone hydrochloride, troglitazone or rosiglitazone (or its maleate salt), especially preferss-biy pioglitazone nydrochlcnde.
• EPO 0 749 751 teaches pharmaceutical compositions comprising an insulin sensitivity enhancer, which could be a thiazolidinedio ⁇ e compound, in combination with other antidiabetics. More specifically, EPO 0 749 751 teaches that the preferred insulin sensitivity enhancer is pioglitazone, which can be combined with other antidiabetics such as metformin, phenformin or buformin, and further that these drugs can be associated (mixed and/or coated) with conventional excipients to provide taste masking or sustained release.
• an insulin sensitivity enhancer which could be a thiazolidinedio ⁇ e compound
• the preferred insulin sensitivity enhancer is pioglitazone, which can be combined with other antidiabetics such as metformin, phenformin or buformin, and further that these drugs can be associated (mixed and/or coated) with conventional excipients to provide taste masking or sustained release.
• ACTOS® proglitazone
• ACTOS in combination with metformin may be initiated at 15 mg or 30 mg once daily.
• the current metformin dose can be continued upon initiation of ACTOS therapy. It is unlikely that the dose of metformin will require adjustment due to hypoglycemia during combination therapy with ACTOS.
• ACTOS is available in 15 mg, 30 mg, and 45 mg tablets
• AVANDIA® Rosiglitazone
• AVANDIA® may be administered either at a starting dose of 4 mg as a single daily dose or divided and administered in the morning and evening.
• the dose may be increased to 8 mg daily as monotherapy or in combination with metformin.
• the dose of AVANDIA should not exceed 8 mg daily, as a single dose or divided twice daily.
• AVANDIA is available in 2 mg, 4 mg, and 8 mg tablets
• AVANDAMET® a thia ⁇ olidinedione derivative
• the dosage of antidiabetic therapy with AVANDAMET should be individualized on the basis of effectiveness and tolerability while not exceeding the maximum recommended daily dose of 8 mg/2,000 mg.
• AVANDAMET® provides different kind of tablets. Each tablet contains rosiglitazone as the maleate and metformin hydrochloride as follows: 1 mg/500 mg, 2 mg/500 mg, 4 mg/500 mg, 2 mg/1,000 mg, 4 mg/1,000 mg.
• Non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists are especially M-(2-benzoylphenyl)-L-tyrosine analogues, e.g. GI-262570, and JTT501.
• dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists means compounds which are at the same time PPAR ⁇ and PPAR ⁇ agonists.
• Preferred dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists are especially those ⁇ -[(oxoquinazolinylalkoxy)phenyl]alkanoates and analogs thereof , very . especially the compound DRF-554158, described in WO 99/08501 and the compound NC- 21 00 described by Fukui in Diabetes 2000, 49(5), 759-767.
• Dual acting PPAR alpha/gamma agonists particularly include those disclosed in co-owned international application PCT/EP02/13025 published on May 30, 2003 with publication No. VVO 03/043985, particularly compounds of claim 19, most preferably compound 19 of Example 4, shown as compound 4-19, formula referred hereinafter as Compound L.
• Another preferred PPAR alpha/gamma agonist is 3-isobutyl-8-(6-methoxy-isoquinolin-4- ylmethyl)-1 -methyl-3, 7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione.
• the preferred PPAR ANTIDIABETIC is selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones) or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists most preferably from thiazolidinediones.
• the preferred PPAR ANTIDIABETIC is selected from Compound L, pioglitazone, pioglitazone hydrochloride, troglitazone or rosiglitazone or rosiglitazone maleate, or, in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
• the present invention also relate to preferred pharmaceutical dosage form to provide the advantages already described herein and to improve the treatment of the diseases especially type 2 diabetes and IGT.
• the combination is in the form of a fixed combination dosage form e.g. the three active ingredients are in the same table or capsule, as described below.
• the dosage form is preferably a solid pharmaceutical dosage form for oral administration.
• the dosage form may be tablets or capsules.
• the tablet in the form of a multi-layered or bilayered tablet.
• the tablet may include a coating.
• the capsules may include one or more of pellets, beads, granules, multiparticulates, tablets and powder.
• the dosage form can comprise an extended release core of metformin and an immediate release layer of a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and a DDP-IV inhibitor.
• the dosage form can be a capsule comprising immediate release granules (or pellets or multiparticulates etc. as described below) of a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and a DDP-IV inhibitor (in the same or in separate granules, pellets or multiparticulates) and extended release granules (or pellets or multiparticulates etc. as described below) of metformin.
• the dosage form can be a tablet comprising an immediate release layer containing a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and a DDP-IV inhibitor, and an extended release layer containing metformin.
• the dosage form can also be a tablet comprising an immediate release layer containing a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC a second immediate release layer containing a DDP-IV inhibitor and an extended release layer containing metformin.
• the extended release layer may be a core and the immediate release layer may cover at least a portion of the core.
• the dosage form may be a multi-layered or bilayered dosage form.
• the core may be a matrix and the matrix may be a uniform mixture of metformin and one or more rate controlling polymers and may further include one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
• the immediate release outer layer may further include film-forming polymers and; optionally other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
• the film-forming polymers may be water-soluble polymers.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable excipients may be one or more of plasticizers, opacifiers and colorants.
• metformin may be released over a period of about 4 to about 36 hours and, more particularly, over a period of about 8 to about 24 hours.
• Extended release formulations comprise pharmaceutically acceptable excipients (used in ⁇ extended release layers or granules or tablets) and are well known in the art and are e.g. described in the herein cited prior art documents.
• Extended release layer may be a matrix and the matrix may have a uniform mixture of the metformin and one or more rate controlling polymers.
• the one or more rate-controlling polymers may be hydrophilic polymers, hydrophobic polymers, or a combination thereof.
• the matrix may further include one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable excipients may be> one or more I of diluents, lubricants, disinteg rants, binders, glidants, coloring and flavoring agents.
• the formulation e.g. in the form of granules containing metformin is capable of being effectively compressed into a single tablet system exhibiting pH independent prolonged release of metformin.
• Immediate release formulations comprise pharmaceutically acceptable excipients (used in extended release layers or granules or tablets) and are well known in the art and are e.g. described in the herein cited prior art documents.
• an immediate release formulation can be limited only to the active ingredient or ingredients without the addition of a further pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• 'bilayered' as used herein is meant to encompass solid dosage forms in which there are two separate drug layers, with only one surface in contact with each other. These may be prepared, for example, by compressing additional granulation on a previously compressed granulation or alternatively by feeding previously compressed tablets into a machine and compressing another granulation layer around the preformed tablets.
• An example of a bi-layer tablet manufacturing method includes: (1) blending a quantity of a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and DPP-IV inhibitor with various excipients, colorants, and/or other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and additives to form an immediate release formulation, (2) blending a quantity of metformin with a rate-controlling polymer, and various excipients, colorants, and/or other pharmaceutical additives to form an extended release formulation, and (3) compressing a quantity of the immediate release formulation of the PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and DPP-IV inhibitor with a quantity of the extended release formulation of metformin to form a bi-layer tablet.
• the manufacturing process can also involve the separate preparation of specially formulated granules containing Mefformin, the PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and the DPP-IV inhibitor and then compressing them (the three separate g ranules) into multilayered tablets exhibiting prolonged (preferably pH independent in-vitro) release of Mefformin and immediate release of the PPAR ANTIDIABETIC and DPP-IV inhibitor.
• pH independent in-vitro release of Mefformin up to a period of 8-12 hours
• One of the embodiments includes providing a seal coat of hydrophilic polymers between the extended-release and immediate-release layers.
• compositions include modifications relating to coating the tablet with the polymer in order to modify the release of the drug.
• the solid dosage forms may be optionally coated with non-functional coatings well known in the art, or with coatings that further modify the release of the drug from the dosage form. All such modifications as may be done and understood by those who are skilled in the art are within the scope of the present invention.
• one such modification includes making the composition into a layered tablet in which the composition provides extended release of more than one therapeutic agent, or extended release of one of the therapeutic agents and immediate or delayed release of the other therapeutic agent(s).
• the invention also relates to the use of any one of the above described dosage form for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of conditions mediated by dipeptidylpeptidase - IV (DPP-IV), in particular diabetes, more particular type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, metabolic acidosis, ketosis, arthritis, obesity and osteoporosis.
• DPP-IV dipeptidylpeptidase - IV
• diabetes more particular type 2 diabetes mellitus
• ITT impaired glucose tolerance
• metformin dimethyldiguanide
• hydrochloride salt The preparation of metformin (dimethyldiguanide) and its hydrochloride salt is state of the art and was disclosed first by Emil A. Werner and James Bell, J. Chem. Soc. 121 , 1922, 179O- 1794.
• Metformin can be administered e.g. in the form as marketed under the trademarks GLUCOPHAGETM " .
• the DPP-IV inhibitor is selected from (S)-1- [(3-hydroxy-1 -adamantyOaminolacetyl ⁇ -cyano-pyrrolidine and (S)-1 - ⁇ 2-[5-cyanopyridin-2- yl)amino]ethyl-aminoacetyl ⁇ -2-cyano-pyrrolidine
• the PPAR ANTIDIABETIC is selected from the group consisting of compound L, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone and the third compound is ' metformin, or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
• the DPP-IV inhibitor is L-threo- isoleucyl thiazolidine (P32/98), MK-0431 , 3-(aminomethyl)-2-isobuthyl-1-oxo-4-phenyl-1 , 2- dihydro-6-isoquinolineca ' rboxamide and 2- ⁇ [3-(aminomethyl)-2-isobuthyl-4-phenyl-1-oxo-1 ,2- dihydro-6-isoquinolyl]oxy ⁇ acetamide, and the PPAR ANTIDIABETIC is selected from the ' group consisting of compound L, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone and the third compound is metformin, or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
• prevention means prophylactic administration of the combination to healthy patients to prevent the outbreak of the conditions mentioned herein. Moreover, the term “prevention” means prophylactic administration of such combination to patients being in a pre-stage of the conditions, especially diabetes, to be treated.
• delay of progression means administration of the combination, such as a combined preparation or pharmaceutical composition, to patients being in a pre-stage of the condition, especially diabetes, to be treated in which patients a pre-form of the corresponding condition is diagnosed.
• the compounds to be combined can be present as pharmaceutically acceptable salts. If these compounds have, for example, at least one basic center, they can form acid addition salts. Corresponding acid addition salts can also be formecT having, if desired, an additionally present basic center.
• the compounds having an acid group (for example COOH) can also form salts with bases.
• the compounds to be combined can be present as a sodl ⁇ nTsalt, as a ma ⁇ eate or as a ⁇ il ⁇ rocrTIoricieTTrle ⁇ active ingredient or a ⁇ pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may also be used in form of a hydrate or include other solvents used for crystallization.
• a combined preparation which comprises;
• DPP-IV dipeptidylpeptidase - IV
• one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists and
• metformin or in each case, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound and optionally at least ,one, i.e., one or more, e.g. two, pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
• pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound and optionally at least ,one, i.e., one or more, e.g. two, pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for simultaneous, separate or sequential use.
• DPP-IV dipeptidylpeptidase - IV
• one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, and
• metformin or in each case, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound, can be dosed independently or by use of different fixed combinations with distinguished amounts of the components, i.e. at different time points or simultaneously.
• the parts of the kit of parts can then, e.g., be administered simultaneously or chronologically staggered, that is at different time points and with equal or different time intervals for any part of the kit of parts.
• the time intervals are chosen such that the effect on the treated disease or condition in the combined use of the parts is larger than the effect which would be obtained by use of only any one of the components.
• there is at least one beneficial effect e.g.
• a mutual enhancing of the effect of a DPP-IV inhibitor in combination with the antidiabetics 2) and 3) or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound additional advantageous effects, less side effects, a combined therapeutical effect in a non-effective dosage of one or each of the components, and especially a potentiation or synergism, e.g. a more than additive effect, between a DPP-IV inhibitor in combination with the antidiabetics 2) and 3) or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
• one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, and
• metformin results not only in a beneficial, especially a synergistic, therapeutic effect but also in additional benefits resulting from combined treatment such as a surprising prolongation of efficacy, a broader variety of therapeutic treatment and surprising beneficial effects on diseases and conditions associated with diabetes, e.g. less gain of we ' ignT
• lower doses of the individual drugs to be combined according to the present invention can be used to reduce the dosage, for example, that the dosages need not only often be smaller but are also applied less frequently, or can be used in order to diminish the incidence of side effects. This is in accordance with the desires and requirements of the patients to be treated.
• DPP-IV inhibitor especially (S)-1- ⁇ 2-[5-cyanopyridin-2- yl)amino]ethyl-aminoacetyl ⁇ -2-cyano-pyrrolidine (DPP728) or (S)-1-[(3-hydroxy-1 ⁇ adamantyI)amino]acetyl-2-cyano-pyrrolidine (LAF237), and 2) one anti-diabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists and 3) metformin results in a more effective (e.g. potentiation or synergistic effect) prevention or preferably treatment of conditions mediated by DPP-IV, in particular diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, and conditions of I
• Potentiation shall mean an increase of a corresponding pharmacological activity or therapeutical effect, respectively.
• Potentiation of one component of the combination according to the present invention by co-administration of an other component according to the present invention means that an effect is being achieved that is greater than that achieved with one component alone or that is greater than the sum of effects of each component.
• the term "synergistic” shall mean that the drugs, when taken together, produce a total joint effect that is greater than the sum of the effects of each drug when taken alone.
• the person skilled in the pertinent art is fully enabled to select a relevant animal test model to prove the hereinbefore and hereinafter indicated therapeutic indications and beneficial effects.
• the pharmacological activity may, for example, be demonstrated following essentially an in ⁇ vivo test procedure in mice or in a clinical study as described hereinafter.
• ICR-CDI mice male, five weeks old, body weight: about 20 g are abstained from food for 18 hours, and then used as test subjects.
• the combination according to the present invention and the active ingredients alone are suspended in 0.5% CMC-0.14M sodium chloride buffer solution (pH 7.4).
• the solution thus obtained is administered orally in fixed volume amounts to the test subjects.
• the-pefc&ntage decrease of-itie blood giucose - against the control group is determined.
• the study is, in particular, suitable to compare the effects of monotherapy with COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION with those of a combination of DPP-IV inhibitor plus one of these compounds on glycemic control.
• COMPONATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION means 1) an antidiabetic ' selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, and 2) metformin.
• Subjects with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus who have not achieved near normoglycemia (HbAi 0 ⁇ 6.8%) on diet only are chosen for this trial.
• the effects on glycernjc. control achieved with DPP-IV monotherapy, monotherapy with one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, or monotherapy with metformin, and the combination therapy of 1) a DPP-IV inhibitor, plus 2) one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non- glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, and 3) metformin, are determined in this study after 24 weeks with the control achieved on placebo, all subjects continuing with the same diet as in the period before
• HbA 10 is the single most reliable measurement for assessing glycemic control (D. Goldstein et.al, Tests of Glycemia in Diabetes; Diabetes Care 1995, 18(6), 896-909) and is the primary response variable in this study. Since glycosylation of hemoglobin is determined by the glucose concentration at the time each red blood cell is made, HbA 10 provides an estimate of mean blood glucose for the previous three months.
• the subjects are administered for four weeks theplacebes-rnatchtng-with-thei) DPP-i V inhibitor, e.g. DPP728 -and LAF237, " " before breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the placebos matching with, and 2) one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, and 3) metformin (period I).
• DPP-i V inhibitor e.g. DPP728 -and LAF237
• one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists, and 3) metformin (period I).
• the placebos matching with pioglitazone are preferably administered in period I with breakfast only. If metformin is chosen for the study, matching placebos are preferably administered before breakfast and dinner.
• the subjects are then separated into four treatment groups for the 24-week double-blind study (period II) as depicted in Tables 1 to 11 (including the alternative combination options)for the case that DPP728 is chosen as the DPP-IV inhibitor and the antidiabetic thiazolidinedione pioglitazone or rosiglitazone, and metformin are chosen as the combination partner.
• rosiglitazone is in form of the rosiglitazone maleate.
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 rng* + rosiglitazone 2 mg** + Metformin 500 mg * *
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg* + rosiglitazone placebo** + metformin placebo* rosiglitazone 2 mg** +l_AF237 " placebo* + metformin placebo*
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 rng* + rosiglitazone placebo** + metformin placebo* rosiglitazone 2 mg** + LAF237 placebo* + metformin placebo*
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg * + rosiglitazone 2 mg** + Metformin 850 mg*
• LAF237 50 mg ⁇ or 100 mg* + rosiglitazone 4 mg * * + Metformin 850 mg'
• LAF237 50 mg * or 100 mg* + rosiglitazone placebo** + metformin placebo rosiglitazone 4 mg** + LAF237 placebo* + metformin placebo
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg* + rosiglitazone 4 mg** + Metformin 1000 rng
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg* + pioglitazone 15 mg** + metformin 500 ⁇ g*
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg* + pioglitazone 15 mg** + metformin 500 mg*
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg * + pioglitazone placebo** + metformin placebo* pioglitazone 30 mg** + LAF237 placebo* + metformin placebo*
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg* + pioglitazone 30 mg** + metformin 500mg*
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg* + pioglitazone placebo** + metformin placebo* pioglitazone 15 mg** + LAF237 placebo* + metformin placebo *
• LAF237 50 mg* or 100 mg* + pioglitazone 15 mg** + metformin 1000mg*
• LAF tablets contain either 50 mg of the compound or matching placebo.
• Pioglitazone or Rosiglitazone tablets, and metformin tablets can be purchased commercially and overencapsulated to match the corresponding placebo capsules.
• a daily dosage 100 mg of LAF237 or a pharmaceutical salt thereof is administered, once a day or divided in two separate administrations of_50 mg preferably with or befqre_sepacate_ meals.
• the invention also relates to the above described combination therapy wherein a daily dosage of 8 mg of rosiglitazone or rosiglitazone maletate ar any other salt is administered once daily or divided twice daily i.e. 2 x 4 mg
• the invention also relates to the above described combination therapy wherein 2550 mg of metformin are administered in 3 times a day i.e. 3 x 850 mg, or 2000 mg of metformin is administered twice daily i.e. 2 x 1000 mg, or 1500 mg are administered twice a day i.e. 2 x 750 or 3 times a day i.e. 3 x 500 mg .
• LAF237 is preferably administered with or before the meal e.g. 30 minutes before the meal.
• the subjects are then separated into four treatment groups for the 24-week double-blind study (period II) as depicted in Table 1. Approximately 170 subjects are randomized per treatment group. The total study duration including the run-in period for each subject is 28 weeks. Statistical analysis can be carried out by methods known in the art.
• the subject is advised not to take the morning dose of study medication or eat breakfast on the day of a scheduled study visit.
• the morning dose is administered by site personnel after the collection of all fasting laboratory samples and completion of all study procedures. Visits are scheduled to be performed at 2 week intervals during period I, and 4 to 8 week intervals during period II. Subjects have fasted for at least 7 hours at the time of each visit. All blood samples for laboratory evaluations are drawn between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM. All tests are conducted in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice principles following procedures known in the art.
• HbA 10 is measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) using the ion- exchange method on a Bio-Rad Diamat analyzer. A back-up affinity method are used if hemoglobin variants or hemoglobin degradation peaks are observed.
• HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography
• FPG fasting plasma glucose
• fasting lipids total, HDL (high density lipoprotein)- and LDL (low density lipoprotein)-cholesterol, and -tr-iglyGeFides
• ⁇ -FP-G- total, HDL (high density lipoprotein)- and LDL (low density lipoprotein)-cholesterol, and -tr-iglyGeFides
• a different subject population can be involved in such a clinical trial, e.g. subjects with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus who have achieved near normoglycemia (HbA 10 ⁇ 6.8%) on diet alone, subjects with diseases other than diabetes mellitus, e.g. other metabolic disorders, or subjects selected by other criteria, such as age or sex; the subject number can ' be decreased, e.g.
• treatment groups (listed exemplary in Table 1) can be ⁇ eiete ⁇ .Le. for example to carry out a study with a comparison of the combination of a DPP-IV inhibitor and COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION versus a DPP-IV inhibitor alone or metformin alone or pioglitazone alone or rosiglitazone alone or a dual combination i.e. COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION (e.g. metformin + pioglitazone) alone; the term of the placebo run-in period (period I) can be changed, i.e.
• the visit schedule can be extended, e.g. to every 1 O, 12 or 14 weeks; the visit instructions can be changed, e.g. the instruction that blood samples for laboratory evaluations have to be drawn between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM; HbA 10 can be determined by other means; or one or more of the parameters to be determined during the study mentioned above, e.g. FPG or fasting lipids, can be deleted or the determination of additional parameters (see below) can be added.
• Additional parameters can be determined in the course of the study, e.g. by additional tests.
• Such additional tests can comprise the analysis of body liquids in order to determine amounts or numbers for parameters such as those listed below and can serve e.g. the purpose of determining the tolerability of the administered active ingredients: determination of hematocrit and hemogloblin, platelet count, erythrocyte count, total and differential leukocyte count (basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, segmented neutrophils and total neutrophils); determination of albumin, alkaline phosphatase, alanine amino transferase (serum, glutamic pyruvic transaminase), aspartate amino transferase (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase), blood urea nitrogen or urea, bicarbonate, calcium, chloride, total creatine phosphokinase (CPK), creatine phosphokinase muscle-brain fraction isoenzy
• the results of the studies show that the combination according to the present invention can be used for the prevention and preferably the treatment of conditions mediated by DPP-IV, in particular type 2 diabetes mellitus.
• the combination of the present invention can also be used for the prevention and preferably the treatment of other condition mediated by DPP-IV.
• the jointly therapeutically effective amounts of a DPP-IV inhibitory in fr.ee or . pharmaceutically acceptable salt form and at least one further pharmaceutically active compound are administered simultaneously or sequentially in any order, separately or in a fixed combination.
• the condition mediated by DPP-IV is preferably selected from the group consisting of diabetes, impaired fasting plasma glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, metabolic acidosis, ketosis, arthritis, obesity and osteoporosis.
• the condition mediated by DPP-IV is type 2 diabetes mellitus.
• It is one objective of this invention to provide a pharmaceutical composition comprising a quantity, which is jointly therapeutically effective against conditions mediated by DPP-IV, in particular diabetes, more especially type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, and conditions of IGT, of a DPP-IV inhibitor (i) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (ii) COMBINATIONS PARTNER OF THE INVENTION and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
• compositions according to the invention can be prepared in a manner known per se and are those suitable for enteral, such as oral or rectal, and parenteral administration to mammals (warm-blooded animals), including man, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmacologically active compound, alone or in combination with ojne or.more pharmaceutically acceptable carries, especially suitable for enteral or parenteral application.
• the novel pharmaceutical preparations contain, for example, from about 10 % to about ingredient.
• Pharmaceutical preparations according to the invention for enteral or parenteral administration are, for example, those in unit dose forms, such as sugar-coated tablets, tablets, capsules or suppositories, and furthermore ampoules. These are prepared in a manner known per se, for example by means of conventional mixing, granulating, sugar- coating, dissolving or lyophilizing processes.
• pharmaceutical preparations for oral use can be obtained by combining the active ingredient with solid carriers, if desired granulating a mixture obtained, and processing the mixture or granules, if desired or necessary, after addition of suitable excipients to give tablets or sugar-coated tablet cores.
• components (i) and (ii) can be administered together, one after the other or separately in one combined unit dose form or in two or three separate unit dose forms ' (e.g. a DPP-IV inhibitor + metformin in one unit dose form and a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC in a separate unit dose form, or a DPP-IV inhibitor + a PPAR ANTIDiABETIC in one ' unit dose- form and metformin in a separate unit dose form or each compound in a separate unit dose form).
• the unit dose form is a fixed combination. In a fixed combination the components e.g.
• a DPP-IV inhibitor + metformin or a DPP-IV inhibitor + a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC or metformin + a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC or preferably a DPP-IV inhibitor + metformin + a PPAR ANTIDIABETIC are administered in the form of a single galenic formulation, e.g. a single tablet or a single infusion.
• a further aspect of the present invention is the use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a DPP-IV inhibitor and at least one further COMBINATION PARTNER OF THE INVENTION, in each case in free form or in form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt . thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical preparation for the prevention or treatment of conditions mediated by DPP-IV, in particular diabetes, more especially type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, and conditions of IGT.
• a therapeutically effective amount of each of the components of the COMBINATION OF THE INVENTION may be administered simultaneously or sequentially and in any order, and the components may be administered separately or as a fixed combination.
• the method of treatment of the invention may comprise (i) administration of a DPP-IV inhibitor in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form and (ii) administration of the COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION, simultaneously or sequentially in any order, in jointly therapeutically effective amounts, preferably in synergistically effective amounts, e.g. in daily dosages corresponding to the ratios described herein.
• the corresponding active ingredient or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may also be used in form of a hydrate or include other solvents used for crystallization.
• administering also encompasses the use of prodrugs of any of the anti-diabetic drugs that convert in vivo to the selective anti-diabetic drug.
• the instant invention is therefore to be understood as embracing all such regimes of simultaneous or alternating treatment and the term "administering" is to be interpreted accordingly.
• the invention relates in particular to a commercial package comprising jointly therapeutically effective amounts of a DPP-IV inhibitor, in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, and the COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION together with instructions for use thereof in the treatment of conditions mediated by DPP-IV, in particular diabetes, more especially type 2 ciiatietes ' metlifusT ⁇ orFditiohs of impaired fasting plasma glucose, and conditions of IGT.
• DPP-IV dipeptidylpeptidase - IV
• one antidiabetic selected from thiazolidinediones (glitazones), non-glitazone type PPAR ⁇ agonists, PPAR ⁇ agonists or dual PPAR ⁇ / PPAR ⁇ agonists and with ii) metformin, or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound, for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of conditions mediated by dipeptidylpeptidase - IV (DPP-IV), in particular diabetes, more particular type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, metabolic acidosis, ketosis, arthritis, obesity and osteoporosis.
• ITT impaired glucose tolerance
• LAF237or a pharmaceutical salt thereof in combination with; i) metformin or a salt thereof, and ii) pioglitazone or rosiglitazone or in any case pharmaceutical salts thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention, delay of progression or treatment of conditions mediated by dipeptidylpeptidase - !V (DPP-IV), in particular- diabetes, more - particular type 2 diabetes mellitus, conditions of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), conditions of impaired fasting plasma glucose, metabolic acidosis, ketosis, arthritis, obesity and -osteoporosis-wherein-the above-described treatment schedule are used tables 1 to 11 (including the 2550 mg , 2000mg or 1500mg of metformin administration alternative mentioned above).
• a further aspect of the present invention is a method of treating a condition mediated by DPP-IV, in particular type 2 diabetes mellitus, comprising administering to a warm r blooded animal in need thereof jointly therapeutically effective amounts of a DPP - IV inhibitor in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, and the COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION.
• the active ingredients are administered simultaneously or sequentially in any order, separately or in a fixed combination.
• COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION are provided as a combined preparation.
• a method of treating a condition mediated by DPP-IV, in particular type 2 diabetes mellitus comprising administering to a warm-blooded animal in need thereof jointly therapeutically effective amounts of LAF237 or a pharmaceutical salt thereof, in combination with; i) metformin or a salt thereof, and ii) pioglitazone or rosiglitazone or in any case pharmaceutical salts thereof,
• the present invention provides a method of treating conditions of impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting plasma glucose comprising administering to a warm ⁇ blooded animal in need thereof jointly therapeutically effective amounts of a DPP - IV inhibitor in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, and the COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION.
• the invention relates to a method of improving the bodily appearance of a mammal which comprises orally administering to said mammal, including man, especially man suffering from a metabolic disorder, in particular type 2 diabetes, a combined preparation or pharmaceutical composition described herein in a dosage effective to influence, e.g., to increase or decrease, the glucose metabolism, or to influence the body weight by other mechanisms, and repeating said dosage until a cosmetically beneficial loss of body weight has occurred.
• a method of improving the bodily appearance of a mammal which comprises orally administering to said mammal, including man, especially man suffering from a metabolic disorder, in particular type 2 diabetes, a combined preparation or pharmaceutical composition described herein in a dosage effective to influence, e.g., to increase or decrease, the glucose metabolism, or to influence the body weight by other mechanisms, and repeating said dosage until a cosmetically beneficial loss of body weight has occurred.
• Such combinations described herein can also be used to prevent, for cosmetic reasons, a further increase in body weight in humans experiencing such an increase.
• the invention relates to the combinations described herein useful for improving the bodily appearance of a mammal, especially a human being, and the use of such combinations in order to improve the bodily appearance of a mammal, especially a human being.
• Overweight is one of the risk factors for developing a metabolic disorder, in particular type 2 diabetes, and at the same time often the result of such a metabolic disorder, especially type 2 djabetes ⁇
• a number of antidiabetics are known to cause weight gain.
• humans suffering from metabolic disorders, especially type 2 diabetes are often faced with overweight. Therefore, the cosmetically beneficial loss of body weight can be effected especially in humans suffering from a metabolic disorder, such as type 2 diabetes.
• the combinations described herein can also be used to replace or complement an antidiabetic drug taken by a human suffering from type 2 diabetes in order to prevent, for cosmetic reasons, a further increase of the body weight.
• the dosage range of the combination of a DPP-IV inhibitor and the COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION to be employed depends upon factors known to the person skilled in the art, including species of the warm-blooded animal, body weight and age, the nature and severity. of the condition to be treated, the mode of administration and the> particular substance to be employed. Unless stated otherwise herein, the DPP-IV inhibitor and the COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION are preferably divided and administered from one to four times per day.
• the weight ratio of the daily doses of DPP728 or LAF237 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the COMBINATION PARTNERS OF THE INVENTION may vary within wide limits depending in particular on the needs of the warm-blooded animal treated.
• the dosages of the at least one further pharmaceutically active compounds are preferably the following:
• the preferred PPAR ANTI DIABETIC is selected from Compound L, pioglitazone, pioglitazone hydrochloride, troglitazone or rosiglitazone, rosiglitazone male ate, or in each case the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such a compound.
• the preferred DDP-IV inhibitor is selected from 1- ⁇ 2-[(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl) amino] ' ethylamino ⁇ acetyl-2 (S)- cyano-pyrrolidine dihydrochloride (DPP728) especially the dihydrochloride thereof, (S)-1 -[(3-hydroxy-1 -adamantyl)amino]acetyl-2-cya no- pyrrolidine (LAF237), L-th reo-isoleucyl thiazolidine (compound code according to Probiodrug: P32/98 as described above), MK-0431 , 3-(aminomethyl)-2-isobuthyl-1- oxo-4-phenyl-1 ,2-dihydro-6-isoquinolinecarboxamide and 2- ⁇ [3-(aminomethyl)-2- . isobuthyl-4-phenyl-1-oxo- 1 ,2-dihydro-6-isoquinoly
• the preferred DDP-IV inhibitor is selected from (S)-1-[(3-hydroxy-1- adamantyl)amino]acetyl-2-cyano-pyrrolidine (LAF237) and MK-0431 and optionally in any case pharmaceutical salts thereof.
• INGREDIENTS Mg/tablet; Metformin Hydrochloride 500; Microcrystalline Cellulose 245; Sodium Carboxymethy; Cellulose 150; Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 100; Magnesium Stearate; Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose E5 15.6; Seal Coat Polyethylene 'glycol 4000 4.8; Titanium Dioxide 2.4; Pioglitazone hydrochloride equiv. to pioglitazone (30 ma) 39.672 Pioglitazone; DPP-IV inhibitor 50; Lactose 80; laver Hydroxypropyl cellulose 2.4; Carboxymethyl cellulose calcium 3.6; Magnesium stearate 1.2; Purified water q.s.
• Metformin hydrochloride was milled and mixed with microcrystalline cellulose and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose. The blend was sieved.
• Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose was separately sifted and mixed with the blend of; step 1 in a low shear mixer. The blend was then mixed with magnesium stearate and passed through roller compactor and then milled again to form granules.
• Piogiitazone, DPP-IV inhibitor, lactose, hydroxypropyl cellulose and carboxymethylcellulose calcium were blended and granulated with purified water.
• step 3 The wet mass of step 3 was granulated, dried and sifted. 5.
• the lubricated granules of metformin and (pioglitazone + DPP-IV inhibitor) were compressed into bilayer tablets using a rotary compression machine i.e. 1 layer of metformin and one layer comprising (the DPP-4 inhibitor and pioglitazone).

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