WO2010005726A2 - Therapeutic polymeric nanoparticles with mtor inhibitors and methods of making and using same - Google Patents
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- BACKGROUND [0002] Systems that deliver certain drugs to a patient (e.g., targeted to a particular tissue or cell type or targeted to a specific diseased tissue but not normal tissue), or that control release of drugs has long been recognized as beneficial.
- therapeutics that include an active drug and that are capable of locating in a particular tissue or cell type e.g., a specific diseased tissue, may reduce the amount of the drug in tissues of the body that do not require treatment. This is particularly important when treating a condition such as cancer where it is desirable that a cytotoxic dose of the drug is delivered to cancer cells without killing the surrounding non-cancerous tissue. Further, such therapeutics may reduce the undesirable and sometimes life threatening side effects common in anticancer therapy.
- nanoparticle therapeutics may, due the small size, evade recognition within the body allowing for targeted and controlled delivery while e.g., remaining stable for an effective amount of time.
- Therapeutics that offer such therapy and/or controlled release and/or targeted therapy also must be able to deliver an effective amount of drug. It can be a challenge to prepare nanoparticle systems that have an appropriate amount of drug associated each nanoparticle, while keeping the size of the nanoparticles small enough to have advantageous delivery properties. For example, while it is desirable to load a nanoparticle with a high quantity of therapeutic agent, nanoparticle preparations that use a drug load that is too high will result in nanoparticles that are too large for practical therapeutic use. Further, it may be desirable for therapeutic nanoparticles to remain stable so as to e.g. substantially limit rapid or immediate release of the therapeutic agent.
- the invention provides therapeutic nanoparticle that includes an active agent or therapeutic agent, e.g. an mTOR inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and one, two, or three biocompatible polymers.
- an active agent or therapeutic agent e.g. an mTOR inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof
- one, two, or three biocompatible polymers e.g. an mTOR inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
- a therapeutic nanoparticle comprising about 1 to about 20 weight percent of a therapeutic agent (such as for example sirolimus, temsirolimus, or everolimus) and about 50 to about 99 weight percent of a biocompatible polymer, e.g. about 70 to about 99 weight percent of a biocompatible polymer.
- the biocompatible polymer may be a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer (e.g.
- PLA-PEG or a diblock (poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid)-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer (e.g. PLGA-PEG), or the biocompatible polymer may two or more biocompatible polymers, for example, the therapeutic nanoparticles can also include a homopolymer such as poly(lactic) acid homopolymer.
- a disclosed therapeutic nanoparticle may include about 1 to about 20 weight percent, e.g about 2 to about 20 weight percent or about 10 to about 20 weight percent, of a mTOR inhibitor; and about 70 to about 99 weight percent biocompatible polymer, wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from the group consisting of a) a diblock poly(lactic) acid- poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, b) a diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid- poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, c) a combination of a) or b) and a poly (lactic) acid homopolymer or poly(lactic)-co-(glycolic) acid ; and d) a combination of a) or b) and a poly (lactic) acid homopolymer or poly(lactic)-co-(glycolic) acid.
- the diameter of disclosed nanoparticles may be, for example, about 60 to about
- Disclosed therapeutic nanoparticles may be stable for at least 5 days at 25 0 C, e.g. may remain stable over 5 days in vitro, e.g. in a sucrose solution.
- disclosed particles may substantially immediately release less than about 2% or less than about 5%, or even less than about 10% of the therapeutic agent when placed in a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature, or at 37 0 C.
- disclosed nanoparticles may substantially retain the therapeutic agent for at least 5 days at 25 0 C.
- disclosed nanoparticles may release the therapeutic agent over a period of at least 1 day or more when administered to a patient.
- Figure 1 is flow chart for an emulsion process for forming disclosed nanoparticle.
- Figure 2 is a flow diagram for a disclosed emulsion process.
- Figure 3 depicts the effect of coarse emulsion preparation on quenched particle size. Placebo organic at 30% solids was used, emulsified at 5:1 W:O using standard aqueous phase (1% sodium cholate, 2% benzyl alcohol, 4% ethyl acetate).
- Figure 4 depicts the effect of feed pressure on resultant particle size.
- Figure 5 depicts the particle size dependence on scale.
- Placebo organic phase consisted of 25.5% polymer stock of 50:50 16.5/5 PLA/PEG:8.2 PLA.
- Organic phase was emulsified 5:1 O: W with standard aqueous phase, and multiple discreet passes were performed, quenching a small portion of emulsion after each pass.
- the indicated scale represents the total solids of the formulation.
- Figure 6 depicts the effect of solids concentration on particle size.
- Figure 7 depicts the effect of solids concentration and poly(lactic) homopolymer on loading percentage of sirolimus (rapamycin).
- Figure 8 depicts in vitro release of sirolimus over time for disclosed nanoparticles .
- Figure 9 depicts the effects of poly(lactic) homopolymer on loading percentage of temsirolimus.
- Figure 10 depicts the effect of solids concentration on particle size of temsirolimus containing particles.
- Figure 11 depicts in vitro release of temsirolimus over time for disclosed nanoparticles DETAILED DESCRIPTION
- the present invention generally relates to polymeric nanoparticles that include an active or therapeutic agent or drug, and methods of making and using such therapeutic nanoparticles.
- a “nanoparticle” refers to any particle having a diameter of less than 1000 nm, e.g. about 10 nm to about 200 nm.
- Disclosed therapeutic nanoparticles may include nanoparticles having a diameter of about 60 to about 120 nm, or about 70 to about 130 nm, or about 60 to about 140 nm, or about 70 nm to about 140 nm.
- Disclosed nanoparticles may include about 0.2 to about 35 weight percent, about
- Nanoparticles disclosed herein include one, two, three or more biocompatible and/or biodegradable polymers.
- a contemplated nanoparticle may include about 60 to about 99 weight percent of one, two, three or more biocompatible polymers such as one or more co-polymers (e.g.
- a diblock polymer that include a biodegradable polymer (for example poly(lactic)acid and polyethylene glycol, and optionally about 0 to about 50 weight percent of a homopolymer, e.g. biodegradable polymer such as poly(lactic) acid.
- a biodegradable polymer for example poly(lactic)acid and polyethylene glycol, and optionally about 0 to about 50 weight percent of a homopolymer, e.g. biodegradable polymer such as poly(lactic) acid.
- disclosed nanoparticles include a matrix of polymers.
- Disclosed nanoparticles may include one or more polymers, e.g. a diblock co-polymer and/or a monopolymer.
- Disclosed therapeutic nanoparticles include a therapeutic agent can may associated with the surface of, encapsulated within, surrounded by, and/or dispersed throughout a polymeric matrix.
- a wide variety of polymers and methods for forming particles therefrom are known in the art of drug delivery.
- the disclosure is directed toward nanoparticles with at least one polymer, for example, a first polymer that may be a co-polymer, e.g. a diblock co-polymer, and optionally a polymer that may be for example a homopolymer.
- Any polymer can be used in accordance with the present invention.
- Polymers can be natural or unnatural (synthetic) polymers.
- Polymers can be homopolymers or copolymers comprising two or more monomers. In terms of sequence, copolymers can be random, block, or comprise a combination of random and block sequences.
- Contemplated polymers may be biocompatible and/or biodegradable.
- polymer as used herein, is given its ordinary meaning as used in the art, i.e., a molecular structure comprising one or more repeat units (monomers), connected by covalent bonds.
- the repeat units may all be identical, or in some cases, there may be more than one type of repeat unit present within the polymer.
- the polymer can be biologically derived, i.e., a biopolymer. Non-limiting examples include peptides or proteins.
- additional moieties may also be present in the polymer, for example biological moieties such as those described below.
- the polymer is said to be a "copolymer.” It is to be understood that in any embodiment employing a polymer, the polymer being employed may be a copolymer in some cases.
- the repeat units forming the copolymer may be arranged in any fashion. For example, the repeat units may be arranged in a random order, in an alternating order, or as a block copolymer, i.e., comprising one or more regions each comprising a first repeat unit (e.g., a first block), and one or more regions each comprising a second repeat unit (e.g., a second block), etc.
- Block copolymers may have two (a diblock copolymer), three (a triblock copolymer), or more numbers of distinct blocks.
- Disclosed particles can include copolymers, which, in some embodiments, describes two or more polymers (such as those described herein) that have been associated with each other, usually by covalent bonding of the two or more polymers together.
- a copolymer may comprise a first polymer and a second polymer, which have been conjugated together to form a block copolymer where the first polymer can be a first block of the block copolymer and the second polymer can be a second block of the block copolymer.
- a block copolymer may, in some cases, contain multiple blocks of polymer, and that a "block copolymer," as used herein, is not limited to only block copolymers having only a single first block and a single second block.
- a block copolymer may comprise a first block comprising a first polymer, a second block comprising a second polymer, and a third block comprising a third polymer or the first polymer, etc.
- block copolymers can contain any number of first blocks of a first polymer and second blocks of a second polymer (and in certain cases, third blocks, fourth blocks, etc.).
- block copolymers can also be formed, in some instances, from other block copolymers.
- a first block copolymer may be conjugated to another polymer (which may be a homopolymer, a biopolymer, another block copolymer, etc.), to form a new block copolymer containing multiple types of blocks, and/or to other moieties (e.g., to non-polymeric moieties).
- the polymer e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer
- the polymer can be amphiphilic, i.e., having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, or a relatively hydrophilic portion and a relatively hydrophobic portion.
- a hydrophilic polymer can be one generally that attracts water and a hydrophobic polymer can be one that generally repels water.
- a hydrophilic or a hydrophobic polymer can be identified, for example, by preparing a sample of the polymer and measuring its contact angle with water (typically, the polymer will have a contact angle of less than 60°, while a hydrophobic polymer will have a contact angle of greater than about 60°).
- a polymer e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer
- a biocompatible polymer i.e., the polymer that does not typically induce an adverse response when inserted or injected into a living subject, for example, without significant inflammation and/or acute rejection of the polymer by the immune system, for instance, via a T-cell response.
- the therapeutic particles contemplated herein can be non-immunogenic.
- non-immunogenic refers to endogenous growth factor in its native state which normally elicits no, or only minimal levels of, circulating antibodies, T-cells, or reactive immune cells, and which normally does not elicit in the individual an immune response against itself.
- Biocompatibility typically refers to the acute rejection of material by at least a portion of the immune system, i.e., a nonbiocompatible material implanted into a subject provokes an immune response in the subject that can be severe enough such that the rejection of the material by the immune system cannot be adequately controlled, and often is of a degree such that the material must be removed from the subject.
- One simple test to determine biocompatibility can be to expose a polymer to cells in vitro; biocompatible polymers are polymers that typically will not result in significant cell death at moderate concentrations, e.g., at concentrations of 50 micrograms/ 10 6 cells.
- a biocompatible polymer may cause less than about 20% cell death when exposed to cells such as fibroblasts or epithelial cells, even if phagocytosed or otherwise uptaken by such cells.
- biocompatible polymers include polydioxanone (PDO), polyhydroxyalkanoate, polyhydroxybutyrate, poly(glycerol sebacate), polyglycolide, polylactide, PLGA, polycaprolactone, or copolymers or derivatives including these and/or other polymers.
- contemplated biocompatible polymers may be biodegradable, i.e., the polymer is able to degrade, chemically and/or biologically, within a physiological environment, such as within the body.
- biodegradable polymers are those that, when introduced into cells, are broken down by the cellular machinery (biologically degradable) and/or by a chemical process, such as hydrolysis, (chemically degradable) into components that the cells can either reuse or dispose of without significant toxic effect on the cells.
- the biodegradable polymer and their degradation byproducts can be biocompatible.
- a contemplated polymer may be one that hydrolyzes spontaneously upon exposure to water ⁇ e.g., within a subject), the polymer may degrade upon exposure to heat ⁇ e.g., at temperatures of about 37 0 C). Degradation of a polymer may occur at varying rates, depending on the polymer or copolymer used. For example, the half-life of the polymer (the time at which 50% of the polymer can be degraded into monomers and/or other nonpolymeric moieties) may be on the order of days, weeks, months, or years, depending on the polymer.
- the polymers may be biologically degraded, e.g., by enzymatic activity or cellular machinery, in some cases, for example, through exposure to a lysozyme ⁇ e.g., having relatively low pH).
- the polymers may be broken down into monomers and/or other nonpolymeric moieties that cells can either reuse or dispose of without significant toxic effect on the cells (for example, polylactide may be hydrolyzed to form lactic acid, polyglycolide may be hydrolyzed to form glycolic acid, etc.).
- polymers may be polyesters, including copolymers comprising lactic acid and glycolic acid units, such as poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) and poly(lactide-co-glycolide), collectively referred to herein as "PLGA”; and homopolymers comprising glycolic acid units, referred to herein as "PGA,” and lactic acid units, such as poly- L-lactic acid, poly-D-lactic acid, poly-D,L-lactic acid, poly-L-lactide, poly-D-lactide, and poly- D,L-lactide, collectively referred to herein as "PLA.”
- exemplary polyesters include, for example, polyhydroxyacids; PEGylated polymers and copolymers of lactide and glycolide (e.g., PEGylated PLA, PEGylated PGA, PEGylated PLGA, and derivatives thereof.
- polyesters include, for example, polyanhydrides, poly(ortho ester) PEGylated poly(ortho ester), poly(caprolactone), PEGylated poly(caprolactone), polylysine, PEGylated polylysine, poly(ethylene imine), PEGylated poly(ethylene imine), poly(L-lactide-co-L-lysine), poly(serine ester), poly(4-hydroxy-L-proline ester), poly[ ⁇ -(4-aminobutyl)-L-glycolic acid], and derivatives thereof.
- a polymer may be PLGA.
- PLGA is a biocompatible and biodegradable co-polymer of lactic acid and glycolic acid, and various forms of PLGA can be characterized by the ratio of lactic acid:glycolic acid.
- Lactic acid can be L-lactic acid, D-lactic acid, or D,L-lactic acid.
- the degradation rate of PLGA can be adjusted by altering the lactic acid-glycolic acid ratio.
- PLGA to be used in accordance with the present invention can be characterized by a lactic acid:glycolic acid molar ratio of approximately 85:15, approximately 75:25, approximately 60:40, approximately 50:50, approximately 40:60, approximately 25:75, or approximately 15:85.
- the ratio of lactic acid to glycolic acid monomers in the polymer of the particle may be selected to optimize for various parameters such as water uptake, therapeutic agent release and/or polymer degradation kinetics can be optimized.
- polymers may be one or more acrylic polymers.
- acrylic polymers include, for example, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid copolymers, methyl methacrylate copolymers, ethoxyethyl methacrylates, cyanoethyl methacrylate, amino alkyl methacrylate copolymer, poly( acrylic acid), poly(methacrylic acid), methacrylic acid alkylamide copolymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(methacrylic acid polyacrylamide, amino alkyl methacrylate copolymer, glycidyl methacrylate copolymers, polycyanoacrylates, and combinations comprising one or more of the foregoing polymers.
- the acrylic polymer may comprise fully-polymerized copolymers of acrylic and methacrylic acid esters with a low content of quaternary ammonium groups.
- polymers can be cationic polymers.
- cationic polymers are able to condense and/or protect negatively charged strands of nucleic acids (e.g. DNA, RNA, or derivatives thereof).
- Amine-containing polymers such as poly(lysine), polyethylene imine (PEI), and poly(amidoamine) dendrimers are contemplated for use, in some embodiments, in a disclosed particle.
- polymers can be degradable polyesters bearing cationic side chains.
- polyesters include poly(L-lactide-co-L-lysine), poly(serine ester), poly(4-hydroxy-L-proline ester),.
- a polymer (e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer) containing poly(ethylene glycol) repeat units can also be referred to as a "PEGylated" polymer.
- Such polymers can control inflammation and/or immunogenicity (i.e., the ability to provoke an immune response) and/or lower the rate of clearance from the circulatory system via the reticuloendothelial system (RES), due to the presence of the poly(ethylene glycol) groups.
- RES reticuloendothelial system
- PEGylation may also be used, in some cases, to decrease charge interaction between a polymer and a biological moiety, e.g., by creating a hydrophilic layer on the surface of the polymer, which may shield the polymer from interacting with the biological moiety.
- the addition of poly(ethylene glycol) repeat units may increase plasma half-life of the polymer (e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer), for instance, by decreasing the uptake of the polymer by the phagocytic system while decreasing transfection/uptake efficiency by cells.
- PEGylating a polymer for example, by using EDC (l-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride) and NHS (N-hydroxysuccinimide) to react a polymer to a PEG group terminating in an amine, by ring opening polymerization techniques (ROMP), or the like.
- EDC l-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride
- NHS N-hydroxysuccinimide
- certain embodiments can be directed towards copolymers containing poly(ester-ether)s, e.g., polymers having repeat units joined by ester bonds (e.g., R-C(O)-O-R' bonds) and ether bonds (e.g., R-O- R' bonds).
- a biodegradable polymer such as a hydrolyzable polymer, containing carboxylic acid groups, may be conjugated with poly(ethylene glycol) repeat units to form a poly(ester-ether).
- PEG may include a terminal end group, for example, when PEG is not conjugated to a ligand.
- PEG may terminate in a hydroxyl, a methoxy or other alkoxyl group, a methyl or other alkyl group, an aryl group, a carboxylic acid, an amine, an amide, an acetyl group, a guanidino group, or an imidazole.
- Other contemplated end groups include azide, alkyne, maleimide, aldehyde, hydrazide, hydroxylamine, alkoxyamine, or thiol moieties.
- the molecular weight of the polymers can be optimized for effective treatment as disclosed herein.
- the molecular weight of a polymer may influence particle degradation rate (such as when the molecular weight of a biodegradable polymer can be adjusted), solubility, water uptake, and drug release kinetics.
- the molecular weight of the polymer can be adjusted such that the particle biodegrades in the subject being treated within a reasonable period of time (ranging from a few hours to 1-2 weeks, 3-4 weeks, 5-6 weeks, 7-8 weeks, etc.).
- a disclosed particle can for example comprise a copolymer of PEG and PLGA
- the PEG can have a molecular weight of 1,000-20,000, e.g., 5,000-20,000, e.g., 10,000-20,000
- the PLGA can have a molecular weight of 5,000- 100,000, e.g., 20,000-70,000, e.g., 20,000-50,000.
- an exemplary therapeutic nanoparticle that includes about 10 to about 99 weight percent poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, or about 20 to about 80 weight percent, about 40 to about 80 weight percent, or about 30 to about 50 weight percent, or about 70 to about 90 weight percent poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer.
- Exemplary poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymers can include a number average molecular weight of about 15 to about 20 kDa, or about 10 to about 25 kDa of poly(lactic) acid and a number average molecular weight of about 4 to about 6, or about 2kDa to about 10 kDa of poly(ethylene)glycol.
- Disclosed nanoparticles may optionally include about 1 to about 50 weight percent poly(lactic) acid or poly(lactic) acid-co-poly (glycolic) acid (which does not include PEG, e.g a homopolymer of PLA), or may optionally include about 1 to about 50 weight percent, or about 10 to about 50 weight percent or about 30 to about 50 weight percent poly(lactic) acid or poly(lactic) acid-co-poly (glycolic) acid.
- poly(lactic) or poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid may have a number average molecule weight of about 5 to about 15 kDa, or about 5 to about 12 kDa.
- Exemplary homopolymeric PLA may have a number average molecular weight of about 5 to about 10 kDa.
- Exemplary PLGA may have a number average molecular weight of about 8 to about 12 kDa.
- disclosed polymers of may be conjugated to a lipid, e.g. "end-capped," for example, may include a lipid-terminated PEG.
- the lipid portion of the polymer can be used for self assembly with another polymer, facilitating the formation of a nanoparticle.
- a hydrophilic polymer could be conjugated to a lipid that will self assemble with a hydrophobic polymer.
- Exemplary lipids include fatty acids such as long chain (e.g., Cs-Cso), substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbons.
- a fatty acid group can be a C 1O -C 2O fatty acid or salt thereof.
- a fatty acid group can be a C 1S -C 2O fatty acid or salt thereof.
- a fatty acid can be unsaturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated.
- a fatty acid group can be one or more of butyric, caproic, caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidic, behenic, or lignoceric acid.
- a fatty acid group can be one or more of palmitoleic, oleic, vaccenic, linoleic, alpha-linolenic, gamma-linoleic, arachidonic, gadoleic, arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, docosahexaenoic, or erucic acid.
- the lipid is of the Formula V:
- the lipid is 1,2 distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE), and salts thereof, e.g., the sodium salt.
- DSPE 1,2 distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
- optional small molecule targeting moieties are bonded, e.g., covalently bonded, to the lipid component of the nanoparticle.
- contemplated herein is also a nanoparticle comprising a therapeutic agent, a polymeric matrix comprising functionalized and non-functionalized polymers, a lipid, and a low-molecular weight targeting ligand, wherein the targeting ligand is bonded, e.g., covalently bonded, to the lipid component of the nanoparticle.
- nanoparticles may include an optional targeting moiety, i.e., a moiety able to bind to or otherwise associate with a biological entity, for example, a membrane component, a cell surface receptor, prostate specific membrane antigen, or the like.
- a targeting moiety present on the surface of the particle may allow the particle to become localized at a particular targeting site, for instance, a tumor, a disease site, a tissue, an organ, a type of cell, etc.
- the drug or other payload may then, in some cases, be released from the particle and allowed to interact locally with the particular targeting site.
- the targeting moiety may be a low- molecular weight ligand, e.g., a low-molecular weight PSMA ligand.
- a targeting portion may cause the particles to become localized to a tumor, a disease site, a tissue, an organ, a type of cell, etc. within the body of a subject, depending on the targeting moiety used.
- a low-molecular weight PSMA ligand may become localized to prostate cancer cells.
- the subject may be a human or non-human animal.
- Contemplated targeting moieties include small molecules.
- the term "small molecule” refers to organic compounds, whether naturally- occurring or artificially created (e.g., via chemical synthesis) that have relatively low molecular weight and that are not proteins, polypeptides, or nucleic acids. Small molecules typically have multiple carbon-carbon bonds.
- small molecules are less than about 2000 g/mol in size. In some embodiments, small molecules are less than about 1500 g/mol or less than about 1000 g/mol. In some embodiments, small molecules are less than about 800 g/mol or less than about 500 g/mol, for example about 100 g/mol to about 600 g/mol, or about 200 g/mol to about 500 g/mol.
- a ligand may be a the low-molecular weight PSMA ligand such as
- small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include PSMA peptidase inhibitors such as 2-PMPA, GPI5232, VA-033, phenylalkylphosphonamidates and/or analogs and derivatives thereof.
- small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include thiol and indole thiol derivatives, such as 2-MPPA and 3-(2-mercaptoethyl)-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives.
- small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include hydroxamate derivatives.
- small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include PBDA- and urea-based inhibitors, such as ZJ 43, ZJ 11, ZJ 17, ZJ 38 and/or and analogs and derivatives thereof, androgen receptor targeting agents (ARTAs), polyamines, such as putrescine, spermine, and spermidine, inhibitors of the enzyme glutamate carboxylase II (GCPII), also known as NAAG Peptidase or NAALADase.
- PBDA- and urea-based inhibitors such as ZJ 43, ZJ 11, ZJ 17, ZJ 38 and/or and analogs and derivatives thereof
- ARTAs androgen receptor targeting agents
- polyamines such as putrescine, spermine, and spermidine
- GCPII glutamate carboxylase II
- the targeting moiety can be a ligand that targets ⁇ er2, EGFR, or toll receptors.
- the targeting moieties may include a nucleic acid, polypeptide, glycoprotein, carbohydrate, or lipid.
- a targeting moiety can be a nucleic acid targeting moiety (e.g. an aptamer, e.g., the AlO aptamer) that binds to a cell type specific marker.
- an aptamer is an oligonucleotide (e.g., DNA, RNA, or an analog or derivative thereof) that binds to a particular target, such as a polypeptide.
- a targeting moiety may be a naturally occurring or synthetic ligand for a cell surface receptor, e.g., a growth factor, hormone, LDL, transferrin, etc.
- a targeting moiety can be an antibody, which term is intended to include antibody fragments, characteristic portions of antibodies, single chain targeting moieties can be identified, e.g., using procedures such as phage display.
- Targeting moieties may be a targeting peptide or targeting peptidomimetic has a length of up to about 50 residues.
- a targeting moieties may include the amino acid sequence AKERC, CREKA, ARYLQKLN or AXYLZZLN, wherein X and Z are variable amino acids, or conservative variants or peptidomimetics thereof.
- the targeting moiety is a peptide that includes the amino acid sequence AKERC, CREKA, ARYLQKLN or AXYLZZLN, wherein X and Z are variable amino acids, and has a length of less than 20, 50 or 100 residues.
- CREKA (Cys Arg GIu Lys Ala) peptide or a peptidomimetic thereof peptide or the octapeptide AXYLZZLN are also contemplated as targeting moieties, as well as peptides, or conservative variants or peptidomimetics thereof, that binds or forms a complex with collagen IV, or the targets tissue basement membrane (e.g., the basement membrane of a blood vessel), can be used as a targeting moiety.
- Exemplary targeting moieties include peptides that target ICAM (intercellular adhesion molecule, e.g. ICAM-I).
- Targeting moieties disclosed herein are typically conjugated to a disclosed polymer or copolymer (e.g. PLA-PEG), and such a polymer conjugate may form part of a disclosed nanoparticle.
- a disclosed therapeutic nanoparticle may optionally include about 0.2 to about 10 weight percent of a PLA-PEG or PLGA-PEG, wherein the PEG is functionalized with a targeting ligand.
- Contemplated therapeutic nanoparticles may include, for example, about 0.2 to about 10 mole percent PLA-PEG-ligand or poly (lactic) acid -co poly (glycolic) acid-PEG-ligand.
- PLA-PEG-ligand may include a PLA with a number average molecular weight of about 10 kDa to about 20 kDa and PEG with a number average molecular weight of about 4,000 to about 8,000.
- Disclosed nanoparticles may have a substantially spherical (i.e., the particles generally appear to be spherical), or non-spherical configuration. For instance, the particles, upon swelling or shrinkage, may adopt a non-spherical configuration.
- the particles may include polymeric blends.
- a polymer blend may include a first copolymer that includes polyethylene glycol and a second polymer.
- Disclosed nanoparticles may have a characteristic dimension of less than about 1 micrometer, where the characteristic dimension of a particle is the diameter of a perfect sphere having the same volume as the particle.
- the particle can have a characteristic dimension of the particle can be less than about 300 nm, less than about 200 nm, less than about 150 nm, less than about 100 nm, less than about 50 nm, less than about 30 nm, less than about 10 nm, less than about 3 nm, or less than about 1 nm in some cases.
- disclosed nanoparticles may have a diameter of about 70nm-200nm, or about 70 nm to about 180 nm, about 80 nm to about 130nm, about 80 nm to about 120 nm.
- the particles can have an interior and a surface, where the surface has a composition different from the interior, i.e., there may be at least one compound present in the interior but not present on the surface (or vice versa), and/or at least one compound is present in the interior and on the surface at differing concentrations.
- a compound such as a targeting moiety (i.e., a low-molecular weight ligand) of a polymeric conjugate of the present invention, may be present in both the interior and the surface of the particle, but at a higher concentration on the surface than in the interior of the particle, although in some cases, the concentration in the interior of the particle may be essentially nonzero, i.e., there is a detectable amount of the compound present in the interior of the particle.
- a targeting moiety i.e., a low-molecular weight ligand
- the interior of the particle is more hydrophobic than the surface of the particle.
- the interior of the particle may be relatively hydrophobic with respect to the surface of the particle, and a drug or other payload may be hydrophobic, and readily associates with the relatively hydrophobic center of the particle.
- the drug or other payload can thus be contained within the interior of the particle, which can shelter it from the external environment surrounding the particle (or vice versa).
- a drug or other payload contained within a particle administered to a subject will be protected from a subject's body, and the body may also be substantially isolated from the drug for at least a period of time.
- a therapeutic polymeric nanoparticle comprising a first non-functionalized polymer; an optional second non-functionalized polymer; an optional functionalized polymer comprising a targeting moiety; and a therapeutic agent
- the first non-functionalized polymer is PLA, PLGA, or PEG, or copolymers thereof, e.g. a diblock co-polymer PLA-PEG.
- exemplary nanoparticle may have a PEG corona with a density of about 0.065 g/cm , or about 0.01 to about 0.10 g/cm 3 .
- Disclosed nanoparticles may be stable (e.g. retain substantially all active agent) for example in a solution that may contain a saccharide, for at least about 3 days, about 4 days or at least about 5 days at room temperature, or at 25 0 C.
- disclosed nanoparticles may also include a fatty alcohol, which may increase the rate of drug release.
- disclosed nanoparticles may include a C 8 -C 30 alcohol such as cetyl alcohol, octanol, stearyl alcohol, arachidyl alcohol, docosonal, or octasonal.
- Nanoparticles may have controlled release properties, e.g., may be capable of delivering an amount of active agent to a patient, e.g., to specific site in a patient, over an extended period of time, e.g. over 1 day, 1 week, or more.
- disclosed nanoparticles substantially immediately releases (e.g. over about 1 minute to about 30 minutes) less than about 2%, less than about 4%, less than about 5%, or less than about 10% of an active agent (e.g. a taxane) agent, for example when places in a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature and/or at 37 0 C.
- an active agent e.g. a taxane
- the invention comprises a nanoparticle comprising 1) a polymeric matrix and 2) an amphiphilic compound or layer that surrounds or is dispersed within the polymeric matrix forming a continuous or discontinuous shell for the particle,
- An amphiphilic layer can reduce water penetration into the nanoparticle, thereby enhancing drug encapsulation efficiency and slowing drug release. Further, these amphipilic layer protected nanoparticles can provide therapeutic advantages by releasing the encapsulated drug and polymer at appropriate times.
- amphiphilic refers to a property where a molecule has both a polar portion and a non-polar portion. Often, an amphiphilic compound has a polar head attached to a long hydrophobic tail. In some embodiments, the polar portion is soluble in water, while the non-polar portion is insoluble in water. In addition, the polar portion may have either a formal positive charge, or a formal negative charge. Alternatively, the polar portion may have both a formal positive and a negative charge, and be a zwitterion or inner salt.
- amphiphilic compound include, for example, one or a plurality of the following: naturally derived lipids, surfactants, or synthesized compounds with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties.
- amphiphilic compounds include, but are not limited to, phospholipids, such as 1,2 distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), diarachidoylphosphatidylcholine (DAPC), dibehenoylphosphatidylcholine (DBPC), ditricosanoylphosphatidylcholine (DTPC), and dilignoceroylphatidylcholine (DLPC), incorporated at a ratio of between 0.01-60 (weight lipid/w polymer), most preferably between 0.1-30 (weight lipid/w polymer).
- DSPE dipalmitoylphosphatidylcho
- Phospholipids which may be used include, but are not limited to, phosphatidic acids, phosphatidyl cholines with both saturated and unsaturated lipids, phosphatidyl ethanolamines, phosphatidylglycerols, phosphatidylserines, phosphatidylinositols, lysophosphatidyl derivatives, cardiolipin, and ⁇ -acyl-y-alkyl phospholipids.
- phospholipids include, but are not limited to, phosphatidylcholines such as dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, dipentadecanoylphosphatidylcholine dilauroylphosphatidylcholine, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), diarachidoylphosphatidylcholine (DAPC), dibehenoylphosphatidylcho- line (DBPC), ditricosanoylphosphatidylcholine (DTPC), dilignoceroylphatidylcholine (DLPC); and phosphatidylethanolamines such as dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine or l-hexadecyl-2- palmitoylglycerophos-phoethanolamine.
- phosphatidylcholines such as dioleo
- an amphiphilic component may include lecithin, and/or in particular, phosphatidylcholine.
- Another aspect of the invention is directed to systems and methods of making disclosed nanoparticles.
- using two or more different polymers e.g., a copolymer such as a diblock copolymer and a homopolymer
- properties of particles may be controlled.
- the methods described herein form nanoparticles that have a high amount of encapsulated therapeutic agent , for example, may include about 1 to about 40 weight percent, or about 1 to about 30 weight percent, e.g. about 10 to about 25 weight percent or about 5 to about 20 weight percent therapeutic agent.
- a nanoemulsion process is provided, such as the process represented in Figures 1 and 2.
- a therapeutic agent for example, PLA-PEG or PLGA-PEG
- a second polymer e.g. (PL(G)A or PLA
- Such first phase may include about 5 to about 50% weight solids, e.g about 5 to about 40% solids, or about 10 to about 30% solids, e.g. about 10%, 15%, 20% solids.
- the first organic phase may be combined with a first aqueous solution to form a second phase.
- the organic solution can include, for example, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl acetate, dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, dichloromethane, chloroform, acetone, benzyl alcohol, Tween 80, Span 80,or the like, and combinations thereof.
- the organic phase may include benzyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, and combinations thereof.
- the second phase can be between about 1 and 50 weight % , e.g., 5-40 weight %, solids.
- the aqueous solution can be water, optionally in combination with one or more of sodium cholate, ethyl acetate, and benzyl alcohol.
- the oil or organic phase may use solvent that is only partially miscible with the nonsolvent (water). Therefore, when mixed at a low enough ratio and/or when using water pre-saturated with the organic solvents, the oil phase remains liquid.
- the oil phase may bee emulsified into an aqueous solution and, as liquid droplets, sheared into nanoparticles using, for example, high energy dispersion systems, such as homogenizers or sonicators.
- the aqueous portion of the emulsion otherwise known as the "water phase”
- Emulsifying the second phase to form an emulsion phase may be performed in one or two emulsification steps.
- a primary emulsion may be prepared, and then emulsified to form a fine emulsion.
- the primary emulsion can be formed, for example, using simple mixing, a high pressure homogenizer, probe sonicator, stir bar, or a rotor stator homogenizer.
- the primary emulsion may be formed into a fine emulsion through the use of e.g. probe sonicator or a high pressure homogenize ⁇ e.g. by using 1, 2, 3 or more passes through a homogenizer.
- the pressure used may be about 4000 to about 8000 psi, or about 4000 to about 5000 psi, e.g. 4000 or 5000 psi.
- Either solvent evaporation or dilution may be needed to complete the extraction of the solvent and solidify the particles.
- a solvent dilution via aqueous quench may be used.
- the emulsion can be diluted into cold water to a concentration sufficient to dissolve all of the organic solvent to form a quenched phase. Quenching may be performed at least partially at a temperature of about 5 0 C or less.
- water used in the quenching may be at a temperature that is less that room temperature (e.g. about 0 to about 1O 0 C, or about 0 to about 5 0 C).
- a drug solubilizer is added to the quenched phase to form a solubilized phase.
- the drug solubilizer may be for example, Tween 80, Tween 20, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cyclodextran, sodium dodecyl sulfate, or sodium cholate.
- Tween-80 may added to the quenched nanoparticle suspension to solubilize the free drug and prevent the formation of drug crystals.
- a ratio of drug solubilizer to therapeutic agent is about 100:1 to about 10:1.
- the solubilized phase may be filtered to recover the nanoparticles.
- ultrafiltration membranes may be used to concentrate the nanoparticle suspension and substantially eliminate organic solvent, free drug, and other processing aids (surfactants).
- Exemplary filtration may be performed using a tangential flow filtration system.
- a membrane with a pore size suitable to retain nanoparticles while allowing solutes, micelles, and organic solvent to pass nanoparticles can be selectively separated.
- Exemplary membranes with molecular weight cut-offs of about 300-500 kDa (-5-25 nm) may be used.
- Diafiltration may be performed using a constant volume approach, meaning the diafiltrate (cold deionized water, e.g. about O 0 C to about 5 0 C, or 0 to about 1O 0 C) may added to the feed suspension at the same rate as the filtrate is removed from the suspension.
- filtering may include a first filtering using a first temperature of about 0 to about 5 0 C, or O 0 C to about 1O 0 C, and a second temperature of about 2O 0 C to about 3O 0 C, or 15 0 C to about 35 0 C.
- filtering may include processing about 1 to about 6 diavolumes at about 0 to about 5 0 C, and processing at least one diavolume (e.g. about 1 to about 3 or about 1- 2 diavolumes) at about 2O 0 C to about 3O 0 C.
- the particles may be passed through one, two or more sterilizing and/or depth filters, for example, using -0.2 ⁇ m depth pre-filter.
- an organic phase is formed composed of a mixture of a therapeutic agent, e.g., sirolimus, and polymer
- the organic phase may be mixed with an aqueous phase at approximately a 1:5 ratio (oil phase:aqueous phase) where the aqueous phase is composed of a surfactant and optionally dissolved solvent.
- a primary emulsion may then formed by the combination of the two phases under simple mixing or through the use of a rotor stator homogenizer. The primary emulsion is then formed into a fine emulsion through the use of e.g. high pressure homogenizer. Such fine emulsion may then quenched by, e.g. addition to deionized water under mixing.
- An exemplary quench:emulsion ratio may be about approximately 8.5:1.
- Tween 80 A solution of Tween (e.g., Tween 80) can then be added to the quench to achieve e.g. approximately 2% Tween overall, which may serves to dissolve free, unencapsulated drug. Formed nanoparticles may then be isolated through either centrifugation or ultraf iltration/diaf titration .
- any agents including, for example, therapeutic agents (e.g. anti-cancer agents), diagnostic agents (e.g. contrast agents; radionuclides; and fluorescent, luminescent, and magnetic moieties), prophylactic agents (e.g. vaccines), and/or nutraceutical agents (e.g. vitamins, minerals, etc.) may be delivered by the disclosed nanoparticles.
- therapeutic agents e.g. anti-cancer agents
- diagnostic agents e.g. contrast agents; radionuclides; and fluorescent, luminescent, and magnetic moieties
- prophylactic agents e.g. vaccines
- nutraceutical agents e.g. vitamins, minerals, etc.
- nutraceutical agents e.g. vitamins, minerals, etc.
- the agent to be delivered is an agent useful in the treatment of cancer (e.g., an anti-neoplastic agent).
- the drug may be released in a controlled release manner from the particle and allowed to interact locally with the particular patient site (e.g., a tumor).
- controlled release is generally meant to encompass release of a substance (e.g., a drug) at a selected site or otherwise controllable in rate, interval, and/or amount.
- Controlled release encompasses, but is not necessarily limited to, substantially continuous delivery, patterned delivery (e.g., intermittent delivery over a period of time that is interrupted by regular or irregular time intervals), and delivery of a bolus of a selected substance (e.g., as a predetermined, discrete amount if a substance over a relatively short period of time (e.g. , a few seconds or minutes)).
- patterned delivery e.g., intermittent delivery over a period of time that is interrupted by regular or irregular time intervals
- a bolus of a selected substance e.g., as a predetermined, discrete amount if a substance over a relatively short period of time (e.g. , a few seconds or minutes)
- the active agent or drug may be a therapeutic agent such as an mTOR
- the active agent or drug may be a vinca alkaloid such as vinorelbine, vinblastine, vincristine, or vindesine.
- Nanoparticles disclosed herein may be combined with pharmaceutical acceptable carriers to form a pharmaceutical composition.
- the carriers may be chosen based on the route of administration as described below, the location of the target issue, the drug being delivered, the time course of delivery of the drug, etc.
- compositions and particles disclosed herein can be administered to a patient by any means known in the art including oral and parenteral routes.
- patient refers to humans as well as non-humans, including, for example, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
- non-humans may be mammals (e.g., a rodent, a mouse, a rat, a rabbit, a monkey, a dog, a cat, a primate, or a pig).
- inventive compositions may be administered by injection (e.g., intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular, intraperitoneal injection), rectally, vaginally, topically (as by powders, creams, ointments, or drops), or by inhalation (as by sprays).
- injection e.g., intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular, intraperitoneal injection
- rectally rectally, vaginally, topically (as by powders, creams, ointments, or drops), or by inhalation (as by sprays).
- nanoparticles may be administered to a subject in need thereof systemically, e.g., by IV infusion or injection.
- injectable preparations for example, sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspensions may be formulated according to the known art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents.
- the sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution, suspension, or emulsion in a nontoxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3-butanediol.
- the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, U. S.
- the inventive conjugate is suspended in a carrier fluid comprising 1 % (w/v) sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and 0.1% (v/v) TWEENTM 80.
- the injectable formulations can be sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacteria-retaining filter, or by incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid compositions which can be dissolved or dispersed in sterile water or other sterile injectable medium prior to use.
- Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, pills, powders, and granules.
- the encapsulated or unencapsulated conjugate is mixed with at least one inert, pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate and/or (a) fillers or extenders such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and silicic acid, (b) binders such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidinone, sucrose, and acacia, (c) humectants such as glycerol, (d) disintegrating agents such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, and sodium carbonate, (e) solution retarding agents such as paraffin, (f) absorption accelerators such as quaternary ammonium compounds, (g) wetting agents such
- Disclosed nanoparticles may be formulated in dosage unit form for ease of administration and uniformity of dosage.
- the expression "dosage unit form" as used herein refers to a physically discrete unit of nanoparticle appropriate for the patient to be treated.
- the therapeutically effective dose can be estimated initially either in cell culture assays or in animal models, usually mice, rabbits, dogs, or pigs. An animal model may also used to achieve a desirable concentration range and route of administration. Such information can then be used to determine useful doses and routes for administration in humans.
- Therapeutic efficacy and toxicity of nanoparticles can be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., ED 50 (the dose is therapeutically effective in 50% of the population) and LD 50 (the dose is lethal to 50% of the population).
- the dose ratio of toxic to therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index, and it can be expressed as the ratio, LD 50 /ED 50 .
- Pharmaceutical compositions which exhibit large therapeutic indices may be useful in some embodiments.
- the data obtained from cell culture assays and animal studies can be used in formulating a range of dosage for human use.
- a pharmaceutical composition that includes a plurality of nanoparticles each comprising a therapeutic agent; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
- a composition suitable for freezing is comtemplated, including nanoparticles disclosed herein and a solution suitable for freezing, e.g., a sugar (e.g. sucrose) solution is added to a nanoparticle suspension.
- a sugar e.g. sucrose
- the sucrose may e.g., act as a cryoprotectant to prevent the particles from aggregating upon freezing.
- nanoparticle formulation comprising a plurality of disclosed nanoparticles, sucrose and water; wherein, for example, the nanoparticles/sucrose/water is are present with about 5- 10%/10-15%/80-90% (w/w/w).
- therapeutic particles disclosed herein may be used to treat, alleviate, ameliorate, relieve, delay onset of, inhibit progression of, reduce severity of, and/or reduce incidence of one or more symptoms or features of a disease, disorder, and/or condition.
- disclosed therapeutic particles that include e.g., temsirolimus may be used to treat renal cell carcinoma.
- disclosed therapeutic particles that include e.g. everolimus or temsirolimus may be used to treat kidney cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, mantle cell lymphoma, or dermal Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Also contemplated here are methods of treating patients that have been subject to organ transplantation, by administering disclosed nanoparticles that e.g. include sirolimus.
- Other methods contemplated herein include methods of treating patients having tuberous sclerosis complex, and/or autism by administering an effective amount of a disclosed nanoparticle.
- Methods contemplated herein include, for example, a method of preventing or deterring neointimal hyperplasia in a blood vessel of a patient, for example, a patient receiving a bare metal stent in a lesion of the blood vessel, is disclosed, comprising administering a composition comprising disclosed therapeutic particles such as those that include sirolimus or everolimus. Also contemplated herein are methods of treating or preventing restenosis (e.g. in a patient receiving a stent) comprising administering disclosed nanoparticles having e.g. sirolimus or everolimus to a patient.
- Disclosed treatment methods may comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed therapeutic particles to a subject in need thereof, in such amounts and for such time as is necessary to achieve the desired result.
- a "therapeutically effective amount” is that amount effective for treating, alleviating, ameliorating, relieving, delaying onset of, inhibiting progression of, reducing severity of, and/or reducing incidence of one or more symptoms or features of e.g. a cancer being treated.
- therapeutic protocols that include administering a therapeutically effective amount of an disclosed therapeutic particle to a healthy individual (i.e., a subject who does not display any symptoms of cancer and/or who has not been diagnosed with cancer).
- healthy individuals may be "immunized" with an inventive targeted particle prior to development of cancer and/or onset of symptoms of cancer; at risk individuals (e.g., patients who have a family history of cancer; patients carrying one or more genetic mutations associated with development of cancer; patients having a genetic polymorphism associated with development of cancer; patients infected by a virus associated with development of cancer; patients with habits and/or lifestyles associated with development of cancer; etc.) can be treated substantially contemporaneously with (e.g., within 48 hours, within 24 hours, or within 12 hours of) the onset of symptoms of cancer.
- disclosed nanoparticles may be used to inhibit the growth of cancer cells, e.g., prostate cancer cells.
- cancer cells e.g., prostate cancer cells.
- the term “inhibits growth of cancer cells” or “inhibiting growth of cancer cells” refers to any slowing of the rate of cancer cell proliferation and/or migration, arrest of cancer cell proliferation and/or migration, or killing of cancer cells, such that the rate of cancer cell growth is reduced in comparison with the observed or predicted rate of growth of an untreated control cancer cell.
- the term “inhibits growth” can also refer to a reduction in size or disappearance of a cancer cell or tumor, as well as to a reduction in its metastatic potential.
- such an inhibition at the cellular level may reduce the size, deter the growth, reduce the aggressiveness, or prevent or inhibit metastasis of a cancer in a patient.
- suitable indicia whether cancer cell growth is inhibited.
- Inhibition of cancer cell growth may be evidenced, for example, by arrest of cancer cells in a particular phase of the cell cycle, e.g., arrest at the G2/M phase of the cell cycle.
- Inhibition of cancer cell growth can also be evidenced by direct or indirect measurement of cancer cell or tumor size. In human cancer patients, such measurements generally are made using well known imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computerized axial tomography and X-rays.
- Cancer cell growth can also be determined indirectly, such as by determining the levels of circulating carcinoembryonic antigen, prostate specific antigen or other cancer- specific antigens that are correlated with cancer cell growth. Inhibition of cancer growth is also generally correlated with prolonged survival and/or increased health and well- being of the subject.
- the synthesis is accomplished by ring opening polymerization of d,l-lactide with ⁇ -hydroxy- ⁇ -methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) as the macro -initiator, and performed at an elevated temperature using Tin (II) 2-Ethyl hexanoate as a catalyst, as shown below(PEG Mn ⁇ 5,000 Da; PLA Mn ⁇ 16,000 Da; PEGPLA M n ⁇ 21,000 Da)
- the polymer is purified by dissolving the polymer in dichloromethane, and precipitating it in a mixture of hexane and diethyl ether.
- the polymer recovered from this step shall be dried in an oven.
- An organic phase is formed composed of a mixture of sirolimus and polymer
- the organic phase is mixed with an aqueous phase at approximately a 1:5 ratio (oil phase:aqueous phase) where the aqueous phase is composed of a surfactant and some dissolved solvent. In order to achieve high drug loading, about 30% solids in the organic phase is used.
- the primary, coarse emulsion is formed by the combination of the two phases under simple mixing or through the use of a rotor stator homogenizer.
- the rotor/stator yielded a homogeneous milky solution, while the stir bar produced a visibly larger coarse emulsion. It was observed that the stir bar method resulted in significant oil phase droplets adhering to the side of the feed vessel, suggesting that while the coarse emulsion size is not a process parameter critical to quality, it should be made suitably fine in order to prevent yield loss or phase separation. Therefore the rotor stator is used as the standard method of coarse emulsion formation, although a high speed mixer may be suitable at a larger scale.
- the primary emulsion is then formed into a fine emulsion through the use of a high pressure homogenizer.
- the size of the coarse emulsion does not significantly affect the particle size after successive passes (1-3) through the homogenizer.
- M-I lO-EH Figure 3
- Homogenizer feed pressure was found to have a significant impact on resultant particle size.
- the standard operating pressure used for the M-I IOEH is 4000-5000 psi per interaction chamber, which is the minimum processing pressure on the unit.
- the M-I IOEH also has the option of one or two interaction chambers. It comes standard with a restrictive Y-chamber, in series with a less restrictive 200 ⁇ m Z-chamber. It was found that the particle size was actually reduced when the Y-chamber was removed and replaced with a blank chamber. Furthermore, removing the
- Y-chamber significantly increases the flow rate of emulsion during processing.
- the fine emulsion is then quenched by addition to deionized water at a given temperature under mixing.
- the emulsion is added to a cold aqueous quench under agitation. This serves to extract a significant portion of the oil phase solvents, effectively hardening the nanoparticles for downstream filtration. Chilling the quench significantly improved drug encapsulation.
- the quench:emulsion ratio is approximately 5:1.
- Tween 80 A solution of 35% (wt%) of Tween 80 is added to the quench to achieve approximately 2% Tween 80 overall After the emulsion is quenched a solution of Tween-80 is added which acts as a drug solubilizer, allowing for effective removal of unencapsulated drug during filtration.
- Table B indicates each of the quench process parameters. Table B: Summary quench process parameters.
- the temperature must remain cold enough with a dilute enough suspension (low enough concentration of solvents) to remain below the T g of the particles. If the Q:E ratio is not high enough, then the higher concentration of solvent plasticizes the particles and allows for drug leakage. Conversely, colder temperatures allow for high drug encapsulation at low Q:E ratios (to -3:1), making it possible to run the process more efficiently.
- the nanoparticles are then isolated through a tangential flow filtration process to concentrate the nanoparticle suspension and buffer exchange the solvents, free drug, and drug solubilizer from the quench solution into water. A regenerated cellulose membrane is used with a molecular weight cutoffs (MWCO) of 300.
- a constant volume diafiltration (DF) is performed to remove the quench solvents, free drug and Tween-80.
- buffer is added to the retentate vessel at the same rate the filtrate is removed.
- Crossflow rate refers to the rate of the solution flow through the feed channels and across the membrane. This flow provides the force to sweep away molecules that can foul the membrane and restrict filtrate flow.
- the transmembrane pressure is the force that drives the permeable molecules through the membrane.
- the filtered nanoparticle slurry is then thermal cycled to an elevated temperature during workup.
- a small portion typically 5-10% of the encapsulated drug is released from the nanoparticles very quickly after its first exposure to 25 0 C. Because of this phenomenon, batches that are held cold during the entire workup are susceptible to free drug or drug crystals forming during delivery or any portion of unfrozen storage.
- this 'loosely encapsulated' drug can be removed and improve the product stability at the expense of a small drop in drug loading. . 5 diavolumes is used as the amount for cold processing prior to the 25 0 C treatment.
- the nanoparticle suspension is passed through a sterilizing grade filter (0.2 ⁇ m absolute).
- Pre-filters are used to protect the sterilizing grade filter in order to use a reasonable filtration area/ time for the process. Values are as summarized in Table D.
- the filtration train is Ertel Alsop Micromedia XL depth filter M953P membrane
- Sugar-based excipients can act to cryoprotect these nanoparticles under freeze/thaw conditions, with a concentrations as low as 1 wt% for dilute (-10 mg/ml) nanoparticle suspensions.
- concentrations as low as 1 wt% for dilute (-10 mg/ml) nanoparticle suspensions.
- One formulation includes 10 wt% sucrose, which contains excess sucrose to what is required and is the same osmolality as physiological saline.
- Table E shows that 16/5 PLA-PEG co-polymer is less susceptible to freeze-thaw aggregation.
- An in vitro release method is used to determine the initial burst phase release from nanoparticles at both ambient and 37 0 C conditions.
- a dialysis system was designed.
- the dialysis membranes were eliminated and centrifugation was used to separate released drug from encapsulated drug.
- the dialysis system is as follows: 3 mL slurry of sirolimus nanoparticles (approx
- Particle size is analyzed by two techniques — dynamic light scattering (DLS) and laser diffraction.
- DLS is performed using a Brookhaven ZetaPals instrument at 25 0 C in dilute aqueous suspension using a 660 nm laser scattered at 90° and analyzed using the Cumulants and NNLS methods (TP008).
- Laser diffraction is performed with a Horiba LS950 instrument in dilute aqueous suspension using both a HeNe laser at 633 nm and an LED at 405 nm, scattered at 90° and analyzed using the Mie optical model (TP009).
- the output from the DLS is associated with the hydrodynamic radius of the particles, which includes the PEG 'corona', while the laser diffraction instrument is more closely associated with the geometric size of the PLA particle 'core' .
- Nanoparticle batches were prepared using the general procedure of Example 2, with 80% (w/w) Polymer-PEG or Polymer-PEG with homopolymer PLA at 40% (w/w) each, with a batch of % total solids of 5%, 15% and 30%. Solvents used were: 21% benzyl alcohol and 79% ethyl acetate (w/w). For each 2 gram batch size, 400mg of drug was used and 1.6g of 16-5 Polymer-PEG or 0.8g of 16-5 Polymer-PEG + 0.8g of 1OkDa PLA (homopolymer) was used.
- the organic phase (drug and polymer) is prepared in 2g batches: To 2OmL scintillation vial add drug and polymer(s). The mass of solvents needed at % solids concentration is shown below: i. 5% solids: 7.98g benzyl alcohol + 30.02g ethyl acetate ii. 15% solids: 2.38g benzyl alcohol + 8.95g ethyl acetate iii. 30% solids: 0.98g benzyl alcohol + 3.69g ethyl acetate
- An aqueous solution is prepared with 0.5% sodium cholate, 2% benzyl alcohol, and4% ethyl acetate in water.
- To a 2L bottle add 7.5g sodium cholate, 1402.5g of DI water, 30g of benzyl alcohol and 6Og of ethyl acetate, and mix on stir plate until dissolved.
- a ratio of aqueous phase to oil phase of 5: 1 is used.
- the organic phase is poured into the aqueous solution and homogenized using IKA for 10 seconds at room temperature to form course emulsion.
- the solution is fed through the homogenizer (110S) at 9Kpsi (45psi on gauge) for 2 discreet passes to form nanoemulsion.
- the emulsion is poured into quench (D.I. water) at ⁇ 5C while stirring on stir plate. Ratio of quench to emulsion is 8:1. 35% (w/w) Tween 80 is added in water to quench at ratio of 25:1 Tween 80 to drug.
- the nanoparticles are concentated through TFF and the quench is concentrated on TFF with 50OkDa Pall cassette (2 membrane) to -10OmL.
- Diafiltering is used using -20 diavolumes (2 liter) of cold DI water, and the volume is brought down to minimal volume then collect final slurry, -10OmL.
- the solids concentration of unfiltered final slurry is determined by the using tared 2OmL scintillation vial and adding 4mL final slurry and dry under vacuum on lyo/oven and the weight of nanoparticles in the 4mL of slurry dried down is determined.
- Concentrated sucrose (0.666g/g) is added to final slurry sample to attain 10% sucrose.
- T20 Tween 20
- T20 was used to increase the solubility of rapamycin in PBS to levels well detectable by HPLC as well as maintaining the sink condition.
- 3 mL of drug-loaded nanoparticles were redispersed in 13OmL of release medium in a jar at a known concentration (approximately 250 ⁇ g/ml). These volumes were chosen to ensure that the maximum concentration of the drug in the release medium would always be less than 10% of the maximum solubility, i.e., sink conditions.
- the media and nanoparticle suspension is stirred at 150rpm.
- Nanoparticles were prepared as in Example 2 and 6, except temsirolimus was used with 30% solid content in the organic phase before emulsion:
- Figure 9 depicts the weight % of temsirolimus and Figure 10 depicts the nanoparticle for the different polymeric nanoparticles having temsirolimus.
- the results of an in-vitro release experiment as in Example 6 shows the slow and sustained release of temsirolimus showed slow and sustained release, as shown in Figure 11.
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to therapeutic nanoparticles. Exemplary nanoparticles disclosed herein may include about 1 to about 20 weight percent of a mTOR inhibitor; and about 70 to about 99 weight percent biocompatible polymer.
Description
THERAPEUTIC POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES WITH mTOR INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S.S.N. 61/061760, filed June 16, 2008;
U.S.S.N. 61/105916, filed October 16, 2008, U.S.S.N. 61/106777, filed October 20, 2008; U.S.S.N. 61/169514, filed April 15, 2009; U.S.S.N. 61/175209, filed May 4, 2009; U.S.S.N 61/061704, filed June 16, 2008; U.S.S.N. 61/169519, filed April 15, 2009; U.S.S.N. 61/175219 filed May 4, 2009; U.S.S.N. 61/061697, filed June 16, 2008; U.S.S.N. 61/088159, filed Aug 12, 2008; U.S.S.N. 61/169541, filed April 15, 2009; U.S.S.N. 61/175226, filed May 4, 2009; and U.S.S.N. 61/173790, filed April 29, 2009; each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
BACKGROUND [0002] Systems that deliver certain drugs to a patient (e.g., targeted to a particular tissue or cell type or targeted to a specific diseased tissue but not normal tissue), or that control release of drugs has long been recognized as beneficial. For example, therapeutics that include an active drug and that are capable of locating in a particular tissue or cell type e.g., a specific diseased tissue, may reduce the amount of the drug in tissues of the body that do not require treatment. This is particularly important when treating a condition such as cancer where it is desirable that a cytotoxic dose of the drug is delivered to cancer cells without killing the surrounding non-cancerous tissue. Further, such therapeutics may reduce the undesirable and sometimes life threatening side effects common in anticancer therapy. For example, nanoparticle therapeutics may, due the small size, evade recognition within the body allowing for targeted and controlled delivery while e.g., remaining stable for an effective amount of time. [0003] Therapeutics that offer such therapy and/or controlled release and/or targeted therapy also must be able to deliver an effective amount of drug. It can be a challenge to prepare nanoparticle systems that have an appropriate amount of drug associated each nanoparticle, while keeping the size of the nanoparticles small enough to have advantageous delivery properties. For example, while it is desirable to load a nanoparticle with a high quantity of therapeutic agent, nanoparticle preparations that use a drug load that is too high will
result in nanoparticles that are too large for practical therapeutic use. Further, it may be desirable for therapeutic nanoparticles to remain stable so as to e.g. substantially limit rapid or immediate release of the therapeutic agent.
[0004] Accordingly, a need exists for new nanoparticle formulations and methods of making such nanoparticles and compositions, that can deliver therapeutic levels of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer, while also reducing patient side effects.
SUMMARY
[0005] In one aspect, the invention provides therapeutic nanoparticle that includes an active agent or therapeutic agent, e.g. an mTOR inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and one, two, or three biocompatible polymers. For example, disclosed herein is a therapeutic nanoparticle comprising about 1 to about 20 weight percent of a therapeutic agent (such as for example sirolimus, temsirolimus, or everolimus) and about 50 to about 99 weight percent of a biocompatible polymer, e.g. about 70 to about 99 weight percent of a biocompatible polymer. For example, the biocompatible polymer may be a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer (e.g. PLA-PEG) or a diblock (poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid)-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer (e.g. PLGA-PEG), or the biocompatible polymer may two or more biocompatible polymers, for example, the therapeutic nanoparticles can also include a homopolymer such as poly(lactic) acid homopolymer. For example, a disclosed therapeutic nanoparticle may include about 1 to about 20 weight percent, e.g about 2 to about 20 weight percent or about 10 to about 20 weight percent, of a mTOR inhibitor; and about 70 to about 99 weight percent biocompatible polymer, wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from the group consisting of a) a diblock poly(lactic) acid- poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, b) a diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid- poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, c) a combination of a) or b) and a poly (lactic) acid homopolymer or poly(lactic)-co-(glycolic) acid ; and d) a combination of a) or b) and a poly (lactic) acid homopolymer or poly(lactic)-co-(glycolic) acid.
[0006] The diameter of disclosed nanoparticles may be, for example, about 60 to about
120 nm, or about 70 to about 120 nm. Disclosed therapeutic nanoparticles may be stable for at least 5 days at 250C, e.g. may remain stable over 5 days in vitro, e.g. in a sucrose solution. In another embodiment, disclosed particles may substantially immediately release less than about 2% or less than about 5%, or even less than about 10% of the therapeutic agent when placed in
a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature, or at 370C. For example, disclosed nanoparticles may substantially retain the therapeutic agent for at least 5 days at 250C. In another embodiment, disclosed nanoparticles may release the therapeutic agent over a period of at least 1 day or more when administered to a patient.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] Figure 1 is flow chart for an emulsion process for forming disclosed nanoparticle.
[0008] Figure 2 is a flow diagram for a disclosed emulsion process.
[0009] Figure 3 depicts the effect of coarse emulsion preparation on quenched particle size. Placebo organic at 30% solids was used, emulsified at 5:1 W:O using standard aqueous phase (1% sodium cholate, 2% benzyl alcohol, 4% ethyl acetate).
[0010] Figure 4 depicts the effect of feed pressure on resultant particle size.
[0011] Figure 5 depicts the particle size dependence on scale. Placebo organic phase consisted of 25.5% polymer stock of 50:50 16.5/5 PLA/PEG:8.2 PLA. Organic phase was emulsified 5:1 O: W with standard aqueous phase, and multiple discreet passes were performed, quenching a small portion of emulsion after each pass. The indicated scale represents the total solids of the formulation.
[0012] Figure 6 depicts the effect of solids concentration on particle size.
[0013] Figure 7 depicts the effect of solids concentration and poly(lactic) homopolymer on loading percentage of sirolimus (rapamycin).
[0014] Figure 8 depicts in vitro release of sirolimus over time for disclosed nanoparticles .
[0015] Figure 9 depicts the effects of poly(lactic) homopolymer on loading percentage of temsirolimus. [0016] Figure 10 depicts the effect of solids concentration on particle size of temsirolimus containing particles.
[0017] Figure 11 depicts in vitro release of temsirolimus over time for disclosed nanoparticles
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] The present invention generally relates to polymeric nanoparticles that include an active or therapeutic agent or drug, and methods of making and using such therapeutic nanoparticles. In general, a "nanoparticle" refers to any particle having a diameter of less than 1000 nm, e.g. about 10 nm to about 200 nm. Disclosed therapeutic nanoparticles may include nanoparticles having a diameter of about 60 to about 120 nm, or about 70 to about 130 nm, or about 60 to about 140 nm, or about 70 nm to about 140 nm.
[0019] Disclosed nanoparticles may include about 0.2 to about 35 weight percent, about
3 to about 40 weight percent, about 5 to about 30 weight percent, about 1 to about 20 weight percent, about 10 to about 30 weight percent, about 5 to about 15 percent, about 15 to 25 weight percent, or even about 4 to about 25 weight percent, e.g. about 10 weight percent of an active agent, such as antineoplastic agent, e.g. a mTOR inhibiting agent (for example sirolimus, temsirolimus or everolimus). [0020] Nanoparticles disclosed herein include one, two, three or more biocompatible and/or biodegradable polymers. For example, a contemplated nanoparticle may include about 60 to about 99 weight percent of one, two, three or more biocompatible polymers such as one or more co-polymers (e.g. a diblock polymer) that include a biodegradable polymer (for example poly(lactic)acid and polyethylene glycol, and optionally about 0 to about 50 weight percent of a homopolymer, e.g. biodegradable polymer such as poly(lactic) acid.
Polymers
[0021] In some embodiments, disclosed nanoparticles include a matrix of polymers.
Disclosed nanoparticles may include one or more polymers, e.g. a diblock co-polymer and/or a monopolymer. Disclosed therapeutic nanoparticles include a therapeutic agent can may associated with the surface of, encapsulated within, surrounded by, and/or dispersed throughout a polymeric matrix.
[0022] A wide variety of polymers and methods for forming particles therefrom are known in the art of drug delivery. In some embodiments, the disclosure is directed toward nanoparticles with at least one polymer, for example, a first polymer that may be a co-polymer, e.g. a diblock co-polymer, and optionally a polymer that may be for example a homopolymer.
[0023] Any polymer can be used in accordance with the present invention. Polymers can be natural or unnatural (synthetic) polymers. Polymers can be homopolymers or copolymers comprising two or more monomers. In terms of sequence, copolymers can be random, block, or comprise a combination of random and block sequences. Contemplated polymers may be biocompatible and/or biodegradable.
[0024] The term "polymer," as used herein, is given its ordinary meaning as used in the art, i.e., a molecular structure comprising one or more repeat units (monomers), connected by covalent bonds. The repeat units may all be identical, or in some cases, there may be more than one type of repeat unit present within the polymer. In some cases, the polymer can be biologically derived, i.e., a biopolymer. Non-limiting examples include peptides or proteins. In some cases, additional moieties may also be present in the polymer, for example biological moieties such as those described below. If more than one type of repeat unit is present within the polymer, then the polymer is said to be a "copolymer." It is to be understood that in any embodiment employing a polymer, the polymer being employed may be a copolymer in some cases. The repeat units forming the copolymer may be arranged in any fashion. For example, the repeat units may be arranged in a random order, in an alternating order, or as a block copolymer, i.e., comprising one or more regions each comprising a first repeat unit (e.g., a first block), and one or more regions each comprising a second repeat unit (e.g., a second block), etc. Block copolymers may have two (a diblock copolymer), three (a triblock copolymer), or more numbers of distinct blocks.
[0025] Disclosed particles can include copolymers, which, in some embodiments, describes two or more polymers (such as those described herein) that have been associated with each other, usually by covalent bonding of the two or more polymers together. Thus, a copolymer may comprise a first polymer and a second polymer, which have been conjugated together to form a block copolymer where the first polymer can be a first block of the block copolymer and the second polymer can be a second block of the block copolymer. Of course, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that a block copolymer may, in some cases, contain multiple blocks of polymer, and that a "block copolymer," as used herein, is not limited to only block copolymers having only a single first block and a single second block. For instance, a block copolymer may comprise a first block comprising a first polymer, a second block comprising a second polymer, and a third block comprising a third polymer or the first
polymer, etc. In some cases, block copolymers can contain any number of first blocks of a first polymer and second blocks of a second polymer (and in certain cases, third blocks, fourth blocks, etc.). In addition, it should be noted that block copolymers can also be formed, in some instances, from other block copolymers. For example, a first block copolymer may be conjugated to another polymer (which may be a homopolymer, a biopolymer, another block copolymer, etc.), to form a new block copolymer containing multiple types of blocks, and/or to other moieties (e.g., to non-polymeric moieties).
[0026] In some embodiments, the polymer (e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer) can be amphiphilic, i.e., having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, or a relatively hydrophilic portion and a relatively hydrophobic portion. A hydrophilic polymer can be one generally that attracts water and a hydrophobic polymer can be one that generally repels water. A hydrophilic or a hydrophobic polymer can be identified, for example, by preparing a sample of the polymer and measuring its contact angle with water (typically, the polymer will have a contact angle of less than 60°, while a hydrophobic polymer will have a contact angle of greater than about 60°). In some cases, the hydrophilicity of two or more polymers may be measured relative to each other, i.e., a first polymer may be more hydrophilic than a second polymer. For instance, the first polymer may have a smaller contact angle than the second polymer. [0027] In one set of embodiments, a polymer (e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer) contemplated herein includes a biocompatible polymer, i.e., the polymer that does not typically induce an adverse response when inserted or injected into a living subject, for example, without significant inflammation and/or acute rejection of the polymer by the immune system, for instance, via a T-cell response. Accordingly, the therapeutic particles contemplated herein can be non-immunogenic. The term non-immunogenic as used herein refers to endogenous growth factor in its native state which normally elicits no, or only minimal levels of, circulating antibodies, T-cells, or reactive immune cells, and which normally does not elicit in the individual an immune response against itself.
[0028] Biocompatibility typically refers to the acute rejection of material by at least a portion of the immune system, i.e., a nonbiocompatible material implanted into a subject provokes an immune response in the subject that can be severe enough such that the rejection of the material by the immune system cannot be adequately controlled, and often is of a degree such that the material must be removed from the subject. One simple test to determine
biocompatibility can be to expose a polymer to cells in vitro; biocompatible polymers are polymers that typically will not result in significant cell death at moderate concentrations, e.g., at concentrations of 50 micrograms/ 106 cells. For instance, a biocompatible polymer may cause less than about 20% cell death when exposed to cells such as fibroblasts or epithelial cells, even if phagocytosed or otherwise uptaken by such cells. Non-limiting examples of biocompatible polymers that may be useful in various embodiments of the present invention include polydioxanone (PDO), polyhydroxyalkanoate, polyhydroxybutyrate, poly(glycerol sebacate), polyglycolide, polylactide, PLGA, polycaprolactone, or copolymers or derivatives including these and/or other polymers. [0029] In certain embodiments, contemplated biocompatible polymers may be biodegradable, i.e., the polymer is able to degrade, chemically and/or biologically, within a physiological environment, such as within the body. As used herein, "biodegradable" polymers are those that, when introduced into cells, are broken down by the cellular machinery (biologically degradable) and/or by a chemical process, such as hydrolysis, (chemically degradable) into components that the cells can either reuse or dispose of without significant toxic effect on the cells. In one embodiment, the biodegradable polymer and their degradation byproducts can be biocompatible.
[0030] For instance, a contemplated polymer may be one that hydrolyzes spontaneously upon exposure to water {e.g., within a subject), the polymer may degrade upon exposure to heat {e.g., at temperatures of about 370C). Degradation of a polymer may occur at varying rates, depending on the polymer or copolymer used. For example, the half-life of the polymer (the time at which 50% of the polymer can be degraded into monomers and/or other nonpolymeric moieties) may be on the order of days, weeks, months, or years, depending on the polymer. The polymers may be biologically degraded, e.g., by enzymatic activity or cellular machinery, in some cases, for example, through exposure to a lysozyme {e.g., having relatively low pH). In some cases, the polymers may be broken down into monomers and/or other nonpolymeric moieties that cells can either reuse or dispose of without significant toxic effect on the cells (for example, polylactide may be hydrolyzed to form lactic acid, polyglycolide may be hydrolyzed to form glycolic acid, etc.). [0031] In some embodiments, polymers may be polyesters, including copolymers comprising lactic acid and glycolic acid units, such as poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) and
poly(lactide-co-glycolide), collectively referred to herein as "PLGA"; and homopolymers comprising glycolic acid units, referred to herein as "PGA," and lactic acid units, such as poly- L-lactic acid, poly-D-lactic acid, poly-D,L-lactic acid, poly-L-lactide, poly-D-lactide, and poly- D,L-lactide, collectively referred to herein as "PLA." In some embodiments, exemplary polyesters include, for example, polyhydroxyacids; PEGylated polymers and copolymers of lactide and glycolide (e.g., PEGylated PLA, PEGylated PGA, PEGylated PLGA, and derivatives thereof. In some embodiments, polyesters include, for example, polyanhydrides, poly(ortho ester) PEGylated poly(ortho ester), poly(caprolactone), PEGylated poly(caprolactone), polylysine, PEGylated polylysine, poly(ethylene imine), PEGylated poly(ethylene imine), poly(L-lactide-co-L-lysine), poly(serine ester), poly(4-hydroxy-L-proline ester), poly[α-(4-aminobutyl)-L-glycolic acid], and derivatives thereof.
[0032] In some embodiments, a polymer may be PLGA. PLGA is a biocompatible and biodegradable co-polymer of lactic acid and glycolic acid, and various forms of PLGA can be characterized by the ratio of lactic acid:glycolic acid. Lactic acid can be L-lactic acid, D-lactic acid, or D,L-lactic acid. The degradation rate of PLGA can be adjusted by altering the lactic acid-glycolic acid ratio. In some embodiments, PLGA to be used in accordance with the present invention can be characterized by a lactic acid:glycolic acid molar ratio of approximately 85:15, approximately 75:25, approximately 60:40, approximately 50:50, approximately 40:60, approximately 25:75, or approximately 15:85. [0033] In some embodiments, the ratio of lactic acid to glycolic acid monomers in the polymer of the particle (e.g., the PLGA block copolymer or PLGA-PEG block copolymer), may be selected to optimize for various parameters such as water uptake, therapeutic agent release and/or polymer degradation kinetics can be optimized. [0034] In some embodiments, polymers may be one or more acrylic polymers. In certain embodiments, acrylic polymers include, for example, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid copolymers, methyl methacrylate copolymers, ethoxyethyl methacrylates, cyanoethyl methacrylate, amino alkyl methacrylate copolymer, poly( acrylic acid), poly(methacrylic acid), methacrylic acid alkylamide copolymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(methacrylic acid polyacrylamide, amino alkyl methacrylate copolymer, glycidyl methacrylate copolymers, polycyanoacrylates, and combinations comprising one or more of the foregoing polymers. The
acrylic polymer may comprise fully-polymerized copolymers of acrylic and methacrylic acid esters with a low content of quaternary ammonium groups.
[0035] In some embodiments, polymers can be cationic polymers. In general, cationic polymers are able to condense and/or protect negatively charged strands of nucleic acids (e.g. DNA, RNA, or derivatives thereof). Amine-containing polymers such as poly(lysine), polyethylene imine (PEI), and poly(amidoamine) dendrimers are contemplated for use, in some embodiments, in a disclosed particle.
[0036] In some embodiments, polymers can be degradable polyesters bearing cationic side chains. Examples of these polyesters include poly(L-lactide-co-L-lysine), poly(serine ester), poly(4-hydroxy-L-proline ester),. A polymer (e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer) containing poly(ethylene glycol) repeat units can also be referred to as a "PEGylated" polymer. Such polymers can control inflammation and/or immunogenicity (i.e., the ability to provoke an immune response) and/or lower the rate of clearance from the circulatory system via the reticuloendothelial system (RES), due to the presence of the poly(ethylene glycol) groups. [0037] PEGylation may also be used, in some cases, to decrease charge interaction between a polymer and a biological moiety, e.g., by creating a hydrophilic layer on the surface of the polymer, which may shield the polymer from interacting with the biological moiety. In some cases, the addition of poly(ethylene glycol) repeat units may increase plasma half-life of the polymer (e.g., copolymer, e.g., block copolymer), for instance, by decreasing the uptake of the polymer by the phagocytic system while decreasing transfection/uptake efficiency by cells. Those of ordinary skill in the art will know of methods and techniques for PEGylating a polymer, for example, by using EDC (l-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride) and NHS (N-hydroxysuccinimide) to react a polymer to a PEG group terminating in an amine, by ring opening polymerization techniques (ROMP), or the like. [0038] Particles disclosed herein may or may not contain PEG. In addition, certain embodiments can be directed towards copolymers containing poly(ester-ether)s, e.g., polymers having repeat units joined by ester bonds (e.g., R-C(O)-O-R' bonds) and ether bonds (e.g., R-O- R' bonds). In some embodiments of the invention, a biodegradable polymer, such as a hydrolyzable polymer, containing carboxylic acid groups, may be conjugated with poly(ethylene glycol) repeat units to form a poly(ester-ether).
[0039] It is contemplated that PEG may include a terminal end group, for example, when PEG is not conjugated to a ligand. For example, PEG may terminate in a hydroxyl, a methoxy or other alkoxyl group, a methyl or other alkyl group, an aryl group, a carboxylic acid, an amine, an amide, an acetyl group, a guanidino group, or an imidazole. Other contemplated end groups include azide, alkyne, maleimide, aldehyde, hydrazide, hydroxylamine, alkoxyamine, or thiol moieties.
[0040] In one embodiment, the molecular weight of the polymers can be optimized for effective treatment as disclosed herein. For example, the molecular weight of a polymer may influence particle degradation rate (such as when the molecular weight of a biodegradable polymer can be adjusted), solubility, water uptake, and drug release kinetics. For example, the molecular weight of the polymer can be adjusted such that the particle biodegrades in the subject being treated within a reasonable period of time (ranging from a few hours to 1-2 weeks, 3-4 weeks, 5-6 weeks, 7-8 weeks, etc.). A disclosed particle can for example comprise a copolymer of PEG and PLGA, the PEG can have a molecular weight of 1,000-20,000, e.g., 5,000-20,000, e.g., 10,000-20,000, and the PLGA can have a molecular weight of 5,000- 100,000, e.g., 20,000-70,000, e.g., 20,000-50,000.
[0041] For example, disclosed here is an exemplary therapeutic nanoparticle that includes about 10 to about 99 weight percent poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, or about 20 to about 80 weight percent, about 40 to about 80 weight percent, or about 30 to about 50 weight percent, or about 70 to about 90 weight percent poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer. Exemplary poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymers can include a number average molecular weight of about 15 to about 20 kDa, or about 10 to about 25 kDa of poly(lactic) acid and a number average molecular weight of about 4 to about 6, or about 2kDa to about 10 kDa of poly(ethylene)glycol. [0042] Disclosed nanoparticles may optionally include about 1 to about 50 weight percent poly(lactic) acid or poly(lactic) acid-co-poly (glycolic) acid (which does not include PEG, e.g a homopolymer of PLA), or may optionally include about 1 to about 50 weight percent, or about 10 to about 50 weight percent or about 30 to about 50 weight percent poly(lactic) acid or poly(lactic) acid-co-poly (glycolic) acid. For example, poly(lactic) or poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid may have a number average molecule weight of about 5 to
about 15 kDa, or about 5 to about 12 kDa. Exemplary homopolymeric PLA may have a number average molecular weight of about 5 to about 10 kDa. Exemplary PLGA may have a number average molecular weight of about 8 to about 12 kDa.
[0043] In certain embodiments, disclosed polymers of may be conjugated to a lipid, e.g. "end-capped," for example, may include a lipid-terminated PEG. As described below, the lipid portion of the polymer can be used for self assembly with another polymer, facilitating the formation of a nanoparticle. For example, a hydrophilic polymer could be conjugated to a lipid that will self assemble with a hydrophobic polymer. [0044] Exemplary lipids include fatty acids such as long chain (e.g., Cs-Cso), substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbons. In some embodiments, a fatty acid group can be a C1O-C2O fatty acid or salt thereof. In some embodiments, a fatty acid group can be a C1S-C2O fatty acid or salt thereof. In some embodiments, a fatty acid can be unsaturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated. For example, a fatty acid group can be one or more of butyric, caproic, caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidic, behenic, or lignoceric acid. In some embodiments, a fatty acid group can be one or more of palmitoleic, oleic, vaccenic, linoleic, alpha-linolenic, gamma-linoleic, arachidonic, gadoleic, arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, docosahexaenoic, or erucic acid. [0045] In a particular embodiment, the lipid is of the Formula V:
(V) and salts thereof, wherein each R is, independently, C1-3O alkyl. In one embodiment of Formula V, the lipid is 1,2 distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE), and salts thereof, e.g., the sodium salt. [0046] In one embodiment, optional small molecule targeting moieties are bonded, e.g., covalently bonded, to the lipid component of the nanoparticle. For example, contemplated herein is also a nanoparticle comprising a therapeutic agent, a polymeric matrix comprising functionalized and non-functionalized polymers, a lipid, and a low-molecular weight targeting
ligand, wherein the targeting ligand is bonded, e.g., covalently bonded, to the lipid component of the nanoparticle. .
Targeting Moieties [0047] Provided herein are nanoparticles that may include an optional targeting moiety, i.e., a moiety able to bind to or otherwise associate with a biological entity, for example, a membrane component, a cell surface receptor, prostate specific membrane antigen, or the like. A targeting moiety present on the surface of the particle may allow the particle to become localized at a particular targeting site, for instance, a tumor, a disease site, a tissue, an organ, a type of cell, etc. The drug or other payload may then, in some cases, be released from the particle and allowed to interact locally with the particular targeting site. [0048] In one embodiment of the instant invention, the targeting moiety may be a low- molecular weight ligand, e.g., a low-molecular weight PSMA ligand. For example, a targeting portion may cause the particles to become localized to a tumor, a disease site, a tissue, an organ, a type of cell, etc. within the body of a subject, depending on the targeting moiety used. For example, a low-molecular weight PSMA ligand may become localized to prostate cancer cells. The subject may be a human or non-human animal. Examples of subjects include, but are not limited to, a mammal such as a dog, a cat, a horse, a donkey, a rabbit, a cow, a pig, a sheep, a goat, a rat, a mouse, a guinea pig, a hamster, a primate, a human or the like. [0049] Contemplated targeting moieties include small molecules. In certain embodiments, the term "small molecule" refers to organic compounds, whether naturally- occurring or artificially created (e.g., via chemical synthesis) that have relatively low molecular weight and that are not proteins, polypeptides, or nucleic acids. Small molecules typically have multiple carbon-carbon bonds. In certain embodiments, small molecules are less than about 2000 g/mol in size. In some embodiments, small molecules are less than about 1500 g/mol or less than about 1000 g/mol. In some embodiments, small molecules are less than about 800 g/mol or less than about 500 g/mol, for example about 100 g/mol to about 600 g/mol, or about 200 g/mol to about 500 g/mol. For example, a ligand may be a the low-molecular weight
PSMA ligand such as
and enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers, diastereomers, or racemates thereof. [0050] In some embodiments, small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include PSMA peptidase inhibitors such as 2-PMPA, GPI5232, VA-033, phenylalkylphosphonamidates and/or analogs and derivatives thereof. In some embodiments, small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include thiol and indole thiol derivatives, such as 2-MPPA and 3-(2-mercaptoethyl)-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives. In some embodiments, small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include hydroxamate derivatives. In some embodiments, small molecule targeting moieties that may be used to target cells associated with prostate cancer tumors include PBDA- and urea-based inhibitors, such as ZJ 43, ZJ 11, ZJ 17, ZJ 38 and/or and analogs and derivatives thereof, androgen receptor targeting agents (ARTAs), polyamines, such as putrescine, spermine, and spermidine, inhibitors of the enzyme glutamate carboxylase II (GCPII), also known as NAAG Peptidase or NAALADase.
[0051] In another embodiment of the instant invention, the targeting moiety can be a ligand that targets Ηer2, EGFR, or toll receptors. For example, contemplated the targeting moieties may include a nucleic acid, polypeptide, glycoprotein, carbohydrate, or lipid. For example, a targeting moiety can be a nucleic acid targeting moiety (e.g. an aptamer, e.g., the AlO aptamer) that binds to a cell type specific marker. In general, an aptamer is an oligonucleotide (e.g., DNA, RNA, or an analog or derivative thereof) that binds to a particular target, such as a polypeptide. In some embodiments, a targeting moiety may be a naturally occurring or synthetic ligand for a cell surface receptor, e.g., a growth factor, hormone, LDL, transferrin, etc. A targeting moiety can be an antibody, which term is intended to include antibody fragments, characteristic portions of antibodies, single chain targeting moieties can be identified, e.g., using procedures such as phage display. Targeting moieties may be a targeting peptide or targeting peptidomimetic has a length of up to about 50 residues. For example, a
targeting moieties may include the amino acid sequence AKERC, CREKA, ARYLQKLN or AXYLZZLN, wherein X and Z are variable amino acids, or conservative variants or peptidomimetics thereof. In particular embodiments, the targeting moiety is a peptide that includes the amino acid sequence AKERC, CREKA, ARYLQKLN or AXYLZZLN, wherein X and Z are variable amino acids, and has a length of less than 20, 50 or 100 residues. The
CREKA (Cys Arg GIu Lys Ala) peptide or a peptidomimetic thereof peptide or the octapeptide AXYLZZLN are also contemplated as targeting moieties, as well as peptides, or conservative variants or peptidomimetics thereof, that binds or forms a complex with collagen IV, or the targets tissue basement membrane (e.g., the basement membrane of a blood vessel), can be used as a targeting moiety.
[0052] Exemplary targeting moieties include peptides that target ICAM (intercellular adhesion molecule, e.g. ICAM-I).
[0053] Targeting moieties disclosed herein are typically conjugated to a disclosed polymer or copolymer (e.g. PLA-PEG), and such a polymer conjugate may form part of a disclosed nanoparticle. For example, a disclosed therapeutic nanoparticle may optionally include about 0.2 to about 10 weight percent of a PLA-PEG or PLGA-PEG, wherein the PEG is functionalized with a targeting ligand. Contemplated therapeutic nanoparticles may include, for example, about 0.2 to about 10 mole percent PLA-PEG-ligand or poly (lactic) acid -co poly (glycolic) acid-PEG-ligand. For example, PLA-PEG-ligand may include a PLA with a number average molecular weight of about 10 kDa to about 20 kDa and PEG with a number average molecular weight of about 4,000 to about 8,000.
Nanoparticles
[0054] Disclosed nanoparticles may have a substantially spherical (i.e., the particles generally appear to be spherical), or non-spherical configuration. For instance, the particles, upon swelling or shrinkage, may adopt a non-spherical configuration. In some cases, the particles may include polymeric blends. For instance, a polymer blend may include a first copolymer that includes polyethylene glycol and a second polymer. . [0055] Disclosed nanoparticles may have a characteristic dimension of less than about 1 micrometer, where the characteristic dimension of a particle is the diameter of a perfect sphere having the same volume as the particle. For example, the particle can have a characteristic
dimension of the particle can be less than about 300 nm, less than about 200 nm, less than about 150 nm, less than about 100 nm, less than about 50 nm, less than about 30 nm, less than about 10 nm, less than about 3 nm, or less than about 1 nm in some cases. In particular embodiments, disclosed nanoparticles may have a diameter of about 70nm-200nm, or about 70 nm to about 180 nm, about 80 nm to about 130nm, about 80 nm to about 120 nm.
[0056] In one set of embodiments, the particles can have an interior and a surface, where the surface has a composition different from the interior, i.e., there may be at least one compound present in the interior but not present on the surface (or vice versa), and/or at least one compound is present in the interior and on the surface at differing concentrations. For example, in one embodiment, a compound, such as a targeting moiety (i.e., a low-molecular weight ligand) of a polymeric conjugate of the present invention, may be present in both the interior and the surface of the particle, but at a higher concentration on the surface than in the interior of the particle, although in some cases, the concentration in the interior of the particle may be essentially nonzero, i.e., there is a detectable amount of the compound present in the interior of the particle.
[0057] In some cases, the interior of the particle is more hydrophobic than the surface of the particle. For instance, the interior of the particle may be relatively hydrophobic with respect to the surface of the particle, and a drug or other payload may be hydrophobic, and readily associates with the relatively hydrophobic center of the particle. The drug or other payload can thus be contained within the interior of the particle, which can shelter it from the external environment surrounding the particle (or vice versa). For instance, a drug or other payload contained within a particle administered to a subject will be protected from a subject's body, and the body may also be substantially isolated from the drug for at least a period of time. [0058] For example, disclosed herein is a therapeutic polymeric nanoparticle comprising a first non-functionalized polymer; an optional second non-functionalized polymer; an optional functionalized polymer comprising a targeting moiety; and a therapeutic agent, In a particular embodiment, the first non-functionalized polymer is PLA, PLGA, or PEG, or copolymers thereof, e.g. a diblock co-polymer PLA-PEG. For example, exemplary nanoparticle may have a PEG corona with a density of about 0.065 g/cm , or about 0.01 to about 0.10 g/cm3.
[0059] Disclosed nanoparticles may be stable (e.g. retain substantially all active agent) for example in a solution that may contain a saccharide, for at least about 3 days, about 4 days or at least about 5 days at room temperature, or at 25 0C.
[0060] In some embodiments, disclosed nanoparticles may also include a fatty alcohol, which may increase the rate of drug release. For example, disclosed nanoparticles may include a C8-C30 alcohol such as cetyl alcohol, octanol, stearyl alcohol, arachidyl alcohol, docosonal, or octasonal.
[0061] Nanoparticles may have controlled release properties, e.g., may be capable of delivering an amount of active agent to a patient, e.g., to specific site in a patient, over an extended period of time, e.g. over 1 day, 1 week, or more. In some embodiments, disclosed nanoparticles substantially immediately releases (e.g. over about 1 minute to about 30 minutes) less than about 2%, less than about 4%, less than about 5%, or less than about 10% of an active agent (e.g. a taxane) agent, for example when places in a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature and/or at 37 0C. [0062] In one embodiment, the invention comprises a nanoparticle comprising 1) a polymeric matrix and 2) an amphiphilic compound or layer that surrounds or is dispersed within the polymeric matrix forming a continuous or discontinuous shell for the particle, An amphiphilic layer can reduce water penetration into the nanoparticle, thereby enhancing drug encapsulation efficiency and slowing drug release. Further, these amphipilic layer protected nanoparticles can provide therapeutic advantages by releasing the encapsulated drug and polymer at appropriate times.
[0063] As used herein, the term "amphiphilic" refers to a property where a molecule has both a polar portion and a non-polar portion. Often, an amphiphilic compound has a polar head attached to a long hydrophobic tail. In some embodiments, the polar portion is soluble in water, while the non-polar portion is insoluble in water. In addition, the polar portion may have either a formal positive charge, or a formal negative charge. Alternatively, the polar portion may have both a formal positive and a negative charge, and be a zwitterion or inner salt. Exemplary amphiphilic compound include, for example, one or a plurality of the following: naturally derived lipids, surfactants, or synthesized compounds with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties.
[0064] Specific examples of amphiphilic compounds include, but are not limited to, phospholipids, such as 1,2 distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DSPE), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), diarachidoylphosphatidylcholine (DAPC), dibehenoylphosphatidylcholine (DBPC), ditricosanoylphosphatidylcholine (DTPC), and dilignoceroylphatidylcholine (DLPC), incorporated at a ratio of between 0.01-60 (weight lipid/w polymer), most preferably between 0.1-30 (weight lipid/w polymer). Phospholipids which may be used include, but are not limited to, phosphatidic acids, phosphatidyl cholines with both saturated and unsaturated lipids, phosphatidyl ethanolamines, phosphatidylglycerols, phosphatidylserines, phosphatidylinositols, lysophosphatidyl derivatives, cardiolipin, and β-acyl-y-alkyl phospholipids. Examples of phospholipids include, but are not limited to, phosphatidylcholines such as dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, dipentadecanoylphosphatidylcholine dilauroylphosphatidylcholine, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), diarachidoylphosphatidylcholine (DAPC), dibehenoylphosphatidylcho- line (DBPC), ditricosanoylphosphatidylcholine (DTPC), dilignoceroylphatidylcholine (DLPC); and phosphatidylethanolamines such as dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine or l-hexadecyl-2- palmitoylglycerophos-phoethanolamine. Synthetic phospholipids with asymmetric acyl chains (e.g., with one acyl chain of 6 carbons and another acyl chain of 12 carbons) may also be used. [0065] In a particular embodiment, an amphiphilic component may include lecithin, and/or in particular, phosphatidylcholine.
Preparation of Nanoyarticles
[0066] Another aspect of the invention is directed to systems and methods of making disclosed nanoparticles. In some embodiments, using two or more different polymers (e.g., a copolymer such as a diblock copolymer and a homopolymer) properties of particles may be controlled.
[0067] In a particular embodiment, the methods described herein form nanoparticles that have a high amount of encapsulated therapeutic agent , for example, may include about 1 to about 40 weight percent, or about 1 to about 30 weight percent, e.g. about 10 to about 25 weight percent or about 5 to about 20 weight percent therapeutic agent.
[0068] In an embodiment, a nanoemulsion process is provided, such as the process represented in Figures 1 and 2. For example, a therapeutic agent, a first polymer ( for example, PLA-PEG or PLGA-PEG) and a second polymer (e.g. (PL(G)A or PLA), with an organic solution to form a first organic phase. Such first phase may include about 5 to about 50% weight solids, e.g about 5 to about 40% solids, or about 10 to about 30% solids, e.g. about 10%, 15%, 20% solids. The first organic phase may be combined with a first aqueous solution to form a second phase. The organic solution can include, for example, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl acetate, dimethylformamide, methylene chloride, dichloromethane, chloroform, acetone, benzyl alcohol, Tween 80, Span 80,or the like, and combinations thereof. In an embodiment, the organic phase may include benzyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, and combinations thereof. The second phase can be between about 1 and 50 weight % , e.g., 5-40 weight %, solids. The aqueous solution can be water, optionally in combination with one or more of sodium cholate, ethyl acetate, and benzyl alcohol. [0069] For example, the oil or organic phase may use solvent that is only partially miscible with the nonsolvent (water). Therefore, when mixed at a low enough ratio and/or when using water pre-saturated with the organic solvents, the oil phase remains liquid. The oil phase may bee emulsified into an aqueous solution and, as liquid droplets, sheared into nanoparticles using, for example, high energy dispersion systems, such as homogenizers or sonicators. The aqueous portion of the emulsion, otherwise known as the "water phase", may be surfactant solution consisting of sodium cholate and pre-saturated with ethyl acetate and benzyl alcohol.
[0070] Emulsifying the second phase to form an emulsion phase may be performed in one or two emulsification steps. For example, a primary emulsion may be prepared, and then emulsified to form a fine emulsion. The primary emulsion can be formed, for example, using simple mixing, a high pressure homogenizer, probe sonicator, stir bar, or a rotor stator homogenizer. The primary emulsion may be formed into a fine emulsion through the use of e.g. probe sonicator or a high pressure homogenize^ e.g. by using 1, 2, 3 or more passes through a homogenizer. For example, when a high pressure homogenizer is used, the pressure used may be about 4000 to about 8000 psi, or about 4000 to about 5000 psi, e.g. 4000 or 5000 psi.
[0071] Either solvent evaporation or dilution may be needed to complete the extraction of the solvent and solidify the particles. For better control over the kinetics of extraction and a more scalable process, a solvent dilution via aqueous quench may be used. For example, the emulsion can be diluted into cold water to a concentration sufficient to dissolve all of the organic solvent to form a quenched phase. Quenching may be performed at least partially at a temperature of about 5 0C or less. For example, water used in the quenching may be at a temperature that is less that room temperature (e.g. about 0 to about 1O0C, or about 0 to about 5 0C). [0072] In some embodiments, not all of the therapeutic agent is encapsulated in the particles at this stage, and a drug solubilizer is added to the quenched phase to form a solubilized phase. The drug solubilizer may be for example, Tween 80, Tween 20, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cyclodextran, sodium dodecyl sulfate, or sodium cholate. For example, Tween-80 may added to the quenched nanoparticle suspension to solubilize the free drug and prevent the formation of drug crystals. In some embodiments, a ratio of drug solubilizer to therapeutic agent is about 100:1 to about 10:1.
[0073] The solubilized phase may be filtered to recover the nanoparticles. For example, ultrafiltration membranes may be used to concentrate the nanoparticle suspension and substantially eliminate organic solvent, free drug, and other processing aids (surfactants). Exemplary filtration may be performed using a tangential flow filtration system. For example, by using a membrane with a pore size suitable to retain nanoparticles while allowing solutes, micelles, and organic solvent to pass, nanoparticles can be selectively separated. Exemplary membranes with molecular weight cut-offs of about 300-500 kDa (-5-25 nm) may be used. [0074] Diafiltration may be performed using a constant volume approach, meaning the diafiltrate (cold deionized water, e.g. about O0C to about 50C, or 0 to about 1O0C) may added to the feed suspension at the same rate as the filtrate is removed from the suspension. In some embodiments, filtering may include a first filtering using a first temperature of about 0 to about 50C, or O0C to about 1O0C, and a second temperature of about 2O0C to about 3O0C, or 150C to about 350C. For example, filtering may include processing about 1 to about 6 diavolumes at about 0 to about 50C, and processing at least one diavolume (e.g. about 1 to about 3 or about 1- 2 diavolumes) at about 2O0C to about 3O0C.
[0075] After purifying and concentrating the nanoparticle suspension, the particles may be passed through one, two or more sterilizing and/or depth filters, for example, using -0.2 μm depth pre-filter.
[0076] In exemplary embodiment of preparing nanoparticles, an organic phase is formed composed of a mixture of a therapeutic agent, e.g., sirolimus, and polymer
(homopolymer, and co-polymer). The organic phase may be mixed with an aqueous phase at approximately a 1:5 ratio (oil phase:aqueous phase) where the aqueous phase is composed of a surfactant and optionally dissolved solvent. A primary emulsion may then formed by the combination of the two phases under simple mixing or through the use of a rotor stator homogenizer. The primary emulsion is then formed into a fine emulsion through the use of e.g. high pressure homogenizer. Such fine emulsion may then quenched by, e.g. addition to deionized water under mixing. An exemplary quench:emulsion ratio may be about approximately 8.5:1. A solution of Tween (e.g., Tween 80) can then be added to the quench to achieve e.g. approximately 2% Tween overall, which may serves to dissolve free, unencapsulated drug. Formed nanoparticles may then be isolated through either centrifugation or ultraf iltration/diaf titration .
Therapeutic Agents
[0077] According to the present invention, any agents including, for example, therapeutic agents (e.g. anti-cancer agents), diagnostic agents (e.g. contrast agents; radionuclides; and fluorescent, luminescent, and magnetic moieties), prophylactic agents (e.g. vaccines), and/or nutraceutical agents (e.g. vitamins, minerals, etc.) may be delivered by the disclosed nanoparticles. Exemplary agents to be delivered in accordance with the present invention include, but are not limited to, small molecules (e.g. cytotoxic agents), nucleic acids (e.g., siRNA, RNAi, and microRNA agents), proteins (e.g. antibodies), peptides, lipids, carbohydrates, hormones, metals, radioactive elements and compounds, drugs, vaccines, immunological agents, etc., and/or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the agent to be delivered is an agent useful in the treatment of cancer (e.g., an anti-neoplastic agent). [0078] In a particular embodiment, the drug may be released in a controlled release manner from the particle and allowed to interact locally with the particular patient site (e.g., a tumor). The term "controlled release" is generally meant to encompass release of a substance
(e.g., a drug) at a selected site or otherwise controllable in rate, interval, and/or amount. Controlled release encompasses, but is not necessarily limited to, substantially continuous delivery, patterned delivery (e.g., intermittent delivery over a period of time that is interrupted by regular or irregular time intervals), and delivery of a bolus of a selected substance (e.g., as a predetermined, discrete amount if a substance over a relatively short period of time (e.g. , a few seconds or minutes)).
[0079] The active agent or drug may be a therapeutic agent such as an mTOR
(mammalian target of rapamycin) inhibitor such as sirolimus (rapamycin), temsirolimus, or everolimus, a taxane or diterpene derivative such as paclitaxel (or its derivatives such as DHA- paclitaxel or PG-paxlitaxel) or docetaxel. In another embodiment, the active agent or drug may be a vinca alkaloid such as vinorelbine, vinblastine, vincristine, or vindesine.
Pharmaceutical Formulations
[0080] Nanoparticles disclosed herein may be combined with pharmaceutical acceptable carriers to form a pharmaceutical composition. As would be appreciated by one of skill in this art, the carriers may be chosen based on the route of administration as described below, the location of the target issue, the drug being delivered, the time course of delivery of the drug, etc.
[0081] The pharmaceutical compositions and particles disclosed herein can be administered to a patient by any means known in the art including oral and parenteral routes.
The term "patient," as used herein, refers to humans as well as non-humans, including, for example, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. For instance, the non-humans may be mammals (e.g., a rodent, a mouse, a rat, a rabbit, a monkey, a dog, a cat, a primate, or a pig).
In certain embodiments parenteral routes are desirable since they avoid contact with the digestive enzymes that are found in the alimentary canal. According to such embodiments, inventive compositions may be administered by injection (e.g., intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular, intraperitoneal injection), rectally, vaginally, topically (as by powders, creams, ointments, or drops), or by inhalation (as by sprays).
[0082] In a particular embodiment, disclosed nanoparticles may be administered to a subject in need thereof systemically, e.g., by IV infusion or injection.
[0083] Injectable preparations, for example, sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspensions may be formulated according to the known art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents. The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution, suspension, or emulsion in a nontoxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, U. S. P., and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil can be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids such as oleic acid are used in the preparation of injectables. In one embodiment, the inventive conjugate is suspended in a carrier fluid comprising 1 % (w/v) sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and 0.1% (v/v) TWEEN™ 80. The injectable formulations can be sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacteria-retaining filter, or by incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid compositions which can be dissolved or dispersed in sterile water or other sterile injectable medium prior to use. [0084] Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, pills, powders, and granules. In such solid dosage forms, the encapsulated or unencapsulated conjugate is mixed with at least one inert, pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate and/or (a) fillers or extenders such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol, and silicic acid, (b) binders such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidinone, sucrose, and acacia, (c) humectants such as glycerol, (d) disintegrating agents such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, and sodium carbonate, (e) solution retarding agents such as paraffin, (f) absorption accelerators such as quaternary ammonium compounds, (g) wetting agents such as, for example, cetyl alcohol and glycerol monostearate, (h) absorbents such as kaolin and bentonite clay, and (i) lubricants such as talc, calcium stearate, magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycols, sodium lauryl sulfate, and mixtures thereof. In the case of capsules, tablets, and pills, the dosage form may also comprise buffering agents.. [0085] Disclosed nanoparticles may be formulated in dosage unit form for ease of administration and uniformity of dosage. The expression "dosage unit form" as used herein refers to a physically discrete unit of nanoparticle appropriate for the patient to be treated. For any nanoparticle, the therapeutically effective dose can be estimated initially either in cell
culture assays or in animal models, usually mice, rabbits, dogs, or pigs. An animal model may also used to achieve a desirable concentration range and route of administration. Such information can then be used to determine useful doses and routes for administration in humans. Therapeutic efficacy and toxicity of nanoparticles can be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., ED50 (the dose is therapeutically effective in 50% of the population) and LD50 (the dose is lethal to 50% of the population). The dose ratio of toxic to therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index, and it can be expressed as the ratio, LD50/ED50. Pharmaceutical compositions which exhibit large therapeutic indices may be useful in some embodiments. The data obtained from cell culture assays and animal studies can be used in formulating a range of dosage for human use.
[0086] In an exemplary embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition is disclosed that includes a plurality of nanoparticles each comprising a therapeutic agent; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. [0087] In some embodiments, a composition suitable for freezing is comtemplated, including nanoparticles disclosed herein and a solution suitable for freezing, e.g., a sugar (e.g. sucrose) solution is added to a nanoparticle suspension. The sucrose may e.g., act as a cryoprotectant to prevent the particles from aggregating upon freezing. For example, provided herein is a nanoparticle formulation comprising a plurality of disclosed nanoparticles, sucrose and water; wherein, for example, the nanoparticles/sucrose/water is are present with about 5- 10%/10-15%/80-90% (w/w/w).
Methods of Treatment
[0088] In some embodiments, therapeutic particles disclosed herein may be used to treat, alleviate, ameliorate, relieve, delay onset of, inhibit progression of, reduce severity of, and/or reduce incidence of one or more symptoms or features of a disease, disorder, and/or condition. For example, disclosed therapeutic particles, that include e.g., temsirolimus may be used to treat renal cell carcinoma. In another embodiment, disclosed therapeutic particles that include e.g. everolimus or temsirolimus may be used to treat kidney cancer, glioblastoma multiforme, mantle cell lymphoma, or dermal Kaposi's sarcoma. [0089] Also contemplated here are methods of treating patients that have been subject to organ transplantation, by administering disclosed nanoparticles that e.g. include sirolimus. Other methods contemplated herein include methods of treating patients having tuberous
sclerosis complex, and/or autism by administering an effective amount of a disclosed nanoparticle.
[0090] Methods contemplated herein include, for example, a method of preventing or deterring neointimal hyperplasia in a blood vessel of a patient, for example, a patient receiving a bare metal stent in a lesion of the blood vessel, is disclosed, comprising administering a composition comprising disclosed therapeutic particles such as those that include sirolimus or everolimus. Also contemplated herein are methods of treating or preventing restenosis (e.g. in a patient receiving a stent) comprising administering disclosed nanoparticles having e.g. sirolimus or everolimus to a patient. [0091] Disclosed treatment methods may comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed therapeutic particles to a subject in need thereof, in such amounts and for such time as is necessary to achieve the desired result. In certain embodiments of the present invention a "therapeutically effective amount" is that amount effective for treating, alleviating, ameliorating, relieving, delaying onset of, inhibiting progression of, reducing severity of, and/or reducing incidence of one or more symptoms or features of e.g. a cancer being treated.
[0092] Also provided herein are therapeutic protocols that include administering a therapeutically effective amount of an disclosed therapeutic particle to a healthy individual (i.e., a subject who does not display any symptoms of cancer and/or who has not been diagnosed with cancer). For example, healthy individuals may be "immunized" with an inventive targeted particle prior to development of cancer and/or onset of symptoms of cancer; at risk individuals (e.g., patients who have a family history of cancer; patients carrying one or more genetic mutations associated with development of cancer; patients having a genetic polymorphism associated with development of cancer; patients infected by a virus associated with development of cancer; patients with habits and/or lifestyles associated with development of cancer; etc.) can be treated substantially contemporaneously with (e.g., within 48 hours, within 24 hours, or within 12 hours of) the onset of symptoms of cancer. Of course individuals known to have cancer may receive inventive treatment at any time. [0093] In other embodiments, disclosed nanoparticles may be used to inhibit the growth of cancer cells, e.g., prostate cancer cells. As used herein, the term "inhibits growth of cancer cells" or "inhibiting growth of cancer cells" refers to any slowing of the rate of cancer
cell proliferation and/or migration, arrest of cancer cell proliferation and/or migration, or killing of cancer cells, such that the rate of cancer cell growth is reduced in comparison with the observed or predicted rate of growth of an untreated control cancer cell. The term "inhibits growth" can also refer to a reduction in size or disappearance of a cancer cell or tumor, as well as to a reduction in its metastatic potential. Preferably, such an inhibition at the cellular level may reduce the size, deter the growth, reduce the aggressiveness, or prevent or inhibit metastasis of a cancer in a patient. Those skilled in the art can readily determine, by any of a variety of suitable indicia, whether cancer cell growth is inhibited. [0094] Inhibition of cancer cell growth may be evidenced, for example, by arrest of cancer cells in a particular phase of the cell cycle, e.g., arrest at the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Inhibition of cancer cell growth can also be evidenced by direct or indirect measurement of cancer cell or tumor size. In human cancer patients, such measurements generally are made using well known imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computerized axial tomography and X-rays. Cancer cell growth can also be determined indirectly, such as by determining the levels of circulating carcinoembryonic antigen, prostate specific antigen or other cancer- specific antigens that are correlated with cancer cell growth. Inhibition of cancer growth is also generally correlated with prolonged survival and/or increased health and well- being of the subject.
EXAMPLES [0095] The invention now being generally described, it will be more readily understood by reference to the following examples which are included merely for purposes of illustration of certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the invention in any way.
Example 1 Preparation of PLA-PEG
[0096] The synthesis is accomplished by ring opening polymerization of d,l-lactide with α-hydroxy-ω-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) as the macro -initiator, and performed at an elevated temperature using Tin (II) 2-Ethyl hexanoate as a catalyst, as shown below(PEG Mn ~ 5,000 Da; PLA Mn ~ 16,000 Da; PEGPLA Mn ~ 21,000 Da)
[0097] The polymer is purified by dissolving the polymer in dichloromethane, and precipitating it in a mixture of hexane and diethyl ether. The polymer recovered from this step shall be dried in an oven.
Example 2 Nanoparticle Preparation - Emulsion Process
[0098] An organic phase is formed composed of a mixture of sirolimus and polymer
(homopolymer, co-polymer, and co-polymer with ligand). The organic phase is mixed with an aqueous phase at approximately a 1:5 ratio (oil phase:aqueous phase) where the aqueous phase is composed of a surfactant and some dissolved solvent. In order to achieve high drug loading, about 30% solids in the organic phase is used.
[0099] The primary, coarse emulsion is formed by the combination of the two phases under simple mixing or through the use of a rotor stator homogenizer. The rotor/stator yielded a homogeneous milky solution, while the stir bar produced a visibly larger coarse emulsion. It was observed that the stir bar method resulted in significant oil phase droplets adhering to the side of the feed vessel, suggesting that while the coarse emulsion size is not a process parameter critical to quality, it should be made suitably fine in order to prevent yield loss or phase separation. Therefore the rotor stator is used as the standard method of coarse emulsion formation, although a high speed mixer may be suitable at a larger scale. [0100] The primary emulsion is then formed into a fine emulsion through the use of a high pressure homogenizer. The size of the coarse emulsion does not significantly affect the particle size after successive passes (1-3) through the homogenizer. M-I lO-EH (Figure 3). [0101] Homogenizer feed pressure was found to have a significant impact on resultant particle size. On both the pneumatic and electric M-I IOEH homogenizers, it was found that reducing the feed pressure also reduced the particle size (Figure 4). Therefore the standard operating pressure used for the M-I IOEH is 4000-5000 psi per interaction chamber, which is the minimum processing pressure on the unit. The M-I IOEH also has the option of one or two
interaction chambers. It comes standard with a restrictive Y-chamber, in series with a less restrictive 200 μm Z-chamber. It was found that the particle size was actually reduced when the Y-chamber was removed and replaced with a blank chamber. Furthermore, removing the
Y-chamber significantly increases the flow rate of emulsion during processing.
[0102] After 2-3 passes the particle size was not significantly reduced, and successive passes can even cause a particle size increase. The results are summarized in Figure 5.
[0103] The effect of scale on particle size showed surprising scale dependence. The trend shows that in the 2- 1Og batch size range, larger batches produce smaller particles. It has been demonstrated that this scale dependence is eliminated when considering greater than 1Og scale batches. The amount of solids used in the oil phase was about 30%. Figure 6 depicts the effect of solids concentration on particle size.
[0104] Table A summarizes the emulsification process parameters.
TABLE A
[0105] The fine emulsion is then quenched by addition to deionized water at a given temperature under mixing. In the quench unit operation, the emulsion is added to a cold aqueous quench under agitation. This serves to extract a significant portion of the oil phase solvents, effectively hardening the nanoparticles for downstream filtration. Chilling the quench significantly improved drug encapsulation. The quench:emulsion ratio is approximately 5:1. [0106] A solution of 35% (wt%) of Tween 80 is added to the quench to achieve approximately 2% Tween 80 overall After the emulsion is quenched a solution of Tween-80 is added which acts as a drug solubilizer, allowing for effective removal of unencapsulated drug during filtration. Table B indicates each of the quench process parameters.
Table B: Summary quench process parameters.
[0107] The temperature must remain cold enough with a dilute enough suspension (low enough concentration of solvents) to remain below the Tg of the particles. If the Q:E ratio is not high enough, then the higher concentration of solvent plasticizes the particles and allows for drug leakage. Conversely, colder temperatures allow for high drug encapsulation at low Q:E ratios (to -3:1), making it possible to run the process more efficiently. [0108] The nanoparticles are then isolated through a tangential flow filtration process to concentrate the nanoparticle suspension and buffer exchange the solvents, free drug, and drug solubilizer from the quench solution into water. A regenerated cellulose membrane is used with a molecular weight cutoffs (MWCO) of 300.
[0109] A constant volume diafiltration (DF) is performed to remove the quench solvents, free drug and Tween-80. To perform a constant-volume DF, buffer is added to the retentate vessel at the same rate the filtrate is removed. The process parameters for the TFF operations are summarized in Table C. Crossflow rate refers to the rate of the solution flow through the feed channels and across the membrane. This flow provides the force to sweep away molecules that can foul the membrane and restrict filtrate flow. The transmembrane pressure is the force that drives the permeable molecules through the membrane.
[0110] The filtered nanoparticle slurry is then thermal cycled to an elevated temperature during workup. A small portion (typically 5-10%) of the encapsulated drug is released from the nanoparticles very quickly after its first exposure to 250C. Because of this phenomenon, batches that are held cold during the entire workup are susceptible to free drug or drug crystals forming during delivery or any portion of unfrozen storage. By exposing the nanoparticle slurry to elevated temperature during workup, this 'loosely encapsulated' drug can be removed and improve the product stability at the expense of a small drop in drug loading. . 5 diavolumes is used as the amount for cold processing prior to the 250C treatment. [0111] After the filtration process the nanoparticle suspension is passed through a sterilizing grade filter (0.2 μm absolute). Pre-filters are used to protect the sterilizing grade filter in order to use a reasonable filtration area/ time for the process. Values are as summarized in Table D.
Table D:
[0112] The filtration train is Ertel Alsop Micromedia XL depth filter M953P membrane
(0.2 μm Nominal); Pall SUPRAcap with Seitz EKSP depth filter media (0.1 - 0.3 μm Nominal); Pall Life Sciences Supor EKV 0.65/ 0.2 micron sterilizing grade PES filter. [0113] 0.2 m2 of filtration surface area per kg of nanoparticles for depth filters and 1.3 m2 of filtration surface area per kg of nanoparticles for the sterilizing grade filters can be used.
Example 3 Cryoprotectant
[0114] Freezing a suspension of nanoemulsion nanoparticles in deionized water alone results in particle aggregation. This is believed to be due to crystallization and entanglement of
PEG chains on the nanoparticle surfaces. Sugar-based excipients (sucrose, trehalose, or mannitol) can act to cryoprotect these nanoparticles under freeze/thaw conditions, with a concentrations as low as 1 wt% for dilute (-10 mg/ml) nanoparticle suspensions. One formulation includes 10 wt% sucrose, which contains excess sucrose to what is required and is the same osmolality as physiological saline.
[0115] Table E shows that 16/5 PLA-PEG co-polymer is less susceptible to freeze-thaw aggregation.
Table E
Example 4- In vitro release
[0116] An in vitro release method is used to determine the initial burst phase release from nanoparticles at both ambient and 370C conditions. In order to maintain sink conditions and prevent nanoparticles from entering the release samples, a dialysis system was designed.
After obtaining an ultracentrifuge capable of pelleting 100 nm particles, the dialysis membranes were eliminated and centrifugation was used to separate released drug from encapsulated drug.
[0117] The dialysis system is as follows: 3 mL slurry of sirolimus nanoparticles (approx
250 μg/mL sirolimus PLGA/PLA nanoparticles, corresponding to 2.5 mg/mL solid concentration) in DI-water is placed into the inner tube of a 300 kDa MWCO dialyzer by
pipetting. The nanoparticle is suspension in this media. The dialyzer is placed into a glass bottles containing 130 ml release media (2.5% hydroxyl beta cyclodextrin in PBS), which is continually stirred at 150 rpm using a shaker to prevent the formation of an unstirred water layer at the membrane/outer solution interface. At pre-determined time points, aliquot of samples (1 mL) were withdrawn from the outer solution (dialysate) and analyzed for sirolimus concentration by HPLC.
[0118] The centrifugal system is run using similar conditions at lower suspension volumes without dialysis bags. Samples are centrifuged at 60,00Og for 30 minutes and the supernatant is assayed for sirolimus content to measured released sirolimus.
Example 5 Particle Size Analysis
[0119] Particle size is analyzed by two techniques — dynamic light scattering (DLS) and laser diffraction. DLS is performed using a Brookhaven ZetaPals instrument at 250C in dilute aqueous suspension using a 660 nm laser scattered at 90° and analyzed using the Cumulants and NNLS methods (TP008). Laser diffraction is performed with a Horiba LS950 instrument in dilute aqueous suspension using both a HeNe laser at 633 nm and an LED at 405 nm, scattered at 90° and analyzed using the Mie optical model (TP009). The output from the DLS is associated with the hydrodynamic radius of the particles, which includes the PEG 'corona', while the laser diffraction instrument is more closely associated with the geometric size of the PLA particle 'core' .
Example 6
[0120] Nanoparticle batches were prepared using the general procedure of Example 2, with 80% (w/w) Polymer-PEG or Polymer-PEG with homopolymer PLA at 40% (w/w) each, with a batch of % total solids of 5%, 15% and 30%. Solvents used were: 21% benzyl alcohol and 79% ethyl acetate (w/w). For each 2 gram batch size, 400mg of drug was used and 1.6g of 16-5 Polymer-PEG or 0.8g of 16-5 Polymer-PEG + 0.8g of 1OkDa PLA (homopolymer) was used. The diblock polymer 16-5 PLA-PEG or PLGA-PEG (50:50 L:G) was used, and if used, the homopolymer: PLA with a Mn = 6.5kDa, Mw=IOkDa, and Mw/Mn=1.55. [0121] The organic phase (drug and polymer)is prepared in 2g batches: To 2OmL scintillation vial add drug and polymer(s). The mass of solvents needed at % solids concentration is shown below:
i. 5% solids: 7.98g benzyl alcohol + 30.02g ethyl acetate ii. 15% solids: 2.38g benzyl alcohol + 8.95g ethyl acetate iii. 30% solids: 0.98g benzyl alcohol + 3.69g ethyl acetate
[0122] An aqueous solution is prepared with 0.5% sodium cholate, 2% benzyl alcohol, and4% ethyl acetate in water. To a 2L bottle add 7.5g sodium cholate, 1402.5g of DI water, 30g of benzyl alcohol and 6Og of ethyl acetate, and mix on stir plate until dissolved. [0123] For the formation of emulsion, a ratio of aqueous phase to oil phase of 5: 1 is used. The organic phase is poured into the aqueous solution and homogenized using IKA for 10 seconds at room temperature to form course emulsion. The solution is fed through the homogenizer (110S) at 9Kpsi (45psi on gauge) for 2 discreet passes to form nanoemulsion. [0124] The emulsion is poured into quench (D.I. water) at <5C while stirring on stir plate. Ratio of quench to emulsion is 8:1. 35% (w/w) Tween 80 is added in water to quench at ratio of 25:1 Tween 80 to drug. The nanoparticles are concentated through TFF and the quench is concentrated on TFF with 50OkDa Pall cassette (2 membrane) to -10OmL. Diafiltering is used using -20 diavolumes (2 liter) of cold DI water, and the volume is brought down to minimal volume then collect final slurry, -10OmL. The solids concentration of unfiltered final slurry is determined by the using tared 2OmL scintillation vial and adding 4mL final slurry and dry under vacuum on lyo/oven and the weight of nanoparticles in the 4mL of slurry dried down is determined. Concentrated sucrose (0.666g/g) is added to final slurry sample to attain 10% sucrose.
[0125] Solids concentration of 0.45um filtered final slurry was determined by filteing about 5mL of final slurry sample before addition of sucrose through 0.45μm syringe filter; to tared 2OmL scintillation vial add 4mL of filtered sample and dry under vaccum on lyo/oven. [0126] The remaining sample of unfiltered final slurry was frozen with sucrose. Rapamycin (sirolimus) formulations:
[0127] The effect of solid contents and the inclusions of poly(lactic) acid homopolymer is shown in Figure 7.
[0128] In- vitro release experiments are studied by dispersing nanoparticles in PBS containing 10%(w/w) of Tween 20 (T20) at 37 0C. T20 was used to increase the solubility of rapamycin in PBS to levels well detectable by HPLC as well as maintaining the sink condition. 3 mL of drug-loaded nanoparticles were redispersed in 13OmL of release medium in a jar at a known concentration (approximately 250μg/ml). These volumes were chosen to ensure that the maximum concentration of the drug in the release medium would always be less than 10% of the maximum solubility, i.e., sink conditions. The media and nanoparticle suspension is stirred at 150rpm. At pre-determined time points, 4ml of aliquots were centrifuged at 50,000 rpm (236,000 g) for lhr to separate the nanoparticles from the elution media. The elution media is injected in to a HPLC to determine drug released from the nanoparticles. The release of rapamycin showed slow and sustained release, as shown in Figure 8.
Example 7
[0129] Nanoparticles were prepared as in Example 2 and 6, except temsirolimus was used with 30% solid content in the organic phase before emulsion:
[0130] Figure 9 depicts the weight % of temsirolimus and Figure 10 depicts the nanoparticle for the different polymeric nanoparticles having temsirolimus. The results of an in-vitro release experiment as in Example 6 shows the slow and sustained release of temsirolimus showed slow and sustained release, as shown in Figure 11.
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[0131] Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE [0132] The entire contents of all patents, published patent applications, websites, and other references cited herein are hereby expressly incorporated herein in their entireties by reference. [0133] What is claimed is :
Claims
1. A therapeutic nanoparticle comprising: about 1 to about 20 weight percent of a mTOR inhibitor; and about 50 to about 99 weight percent biocompatible polymer, wherein the biocompatible polymer is selected from the group consisting of a) a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, b) a diblock poly(lactic)-co-(glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, c) a combination of a) and a poly (lactic) acid homopolymer or poly (lactic) -co - glycolic acid); and d) a combination of b) and a poly (lactic) acid homopolymer or poly(lactic)-co- (glycolic) acid.
2. The therapeutic nanoparticle of claim 1 wherein said mTOR inhibitor is sirolimus, temsirolimus, or everolimus or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
3. The therapeutic nanoparticle of claim 1 or 2, wherein the diameter of the therapeutic nanoparticle is about 70 to about 140 nm.
4. The therapeutic nanoparticle of claims 1-3, wherein the diameter is about 80 to about 130 nm.
5. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-4, comprising about 9 to about 16 weight percent of an mTOR inhibitor.
6. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 5, wherein said diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic acid) having a number average molecular weight of about 15 to 20 kDa and poly(ethylene)glycol having a number average molecular weight of about 4 to about 6 kDa.
7. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 5, wherein said diblock poly(lactic)- co-glycolic acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic acid)-co-gycolic acid having a number average molecular weight of about 15 to 20 kDa and poly(ethylene)glycol having a number average molecular weight of about 4 to about 6 kDa.
8. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-7, wherein the particle substantially immediately releases less than about 2% of the mTOR inhibitor when placed in a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature.
9. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the particle substantially immediately releases less than about 7% of the mTOR inhibitor when placed in a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature.
10. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the particle substantially immediately releases less than about 10% of the mTOR inhibitor when placed in a phosphate buffer solution at 370C.
11. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-10, wherein the biocompatible polymer is diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer.
12. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-10, wherein the therapeutic nanoparticle comprises about 40 to about 50 weight percent diblock poly(lactic)acid- poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer and about 40 to about 49 weight percent poly (lactic) acid homopolymer.
13. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-10, wherein the poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid portion of the diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer is about 50 mole percent glycolic acid and about 50 mole percent poly(lactic) acid.
14. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the poly (lactic) acid homopolymer has a weight average molecular weight of about 8 to about 12 kDa.
15. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the poly (lactic) acid homopolymer has a weight average molecular weight of about 10 kDa.
16. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 15, wherein said diblock poly(lactic)- co-glycolic acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic acid)-co-glycolic acid having a number average molecular weight of about 16 kDa and poly(ethylene)glycol having a number average molecular weight of about 5 kDa.
17. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 15, wherein said diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic acid) having a number average molecular weight of about 16 kDa and poly(ethylene)glycol having a number average molecular weight of about 5 kDa.
18. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-17, wherein said therapeutic nanoparticle comprises about 10 weight percent to about 20 weight percent sirolimus.
19. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-17, wherein said therapeutic nanoparticle comprises about 10 weight percent to about 20 weight percent temsirolimus.
20. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-19, further comprising about 0.2 to about 10 weight percent of a diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer covalently bound to a targeting ligand.
21. A therapeutic nanoparticle comprising: about 2 to about 20 weight percent of a therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of sirolimus, temsirolimus, or everolimus; a diblock polymer chosen from: poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or a poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer; and optionally, a poly(lactic) acid homopolymer.
22. The therapeutic nanoparticle of claim 21, comprising about 10 to about 20 weight percent of the therapeutic agent.
23. The therapeutic nanoparticle of claim 21, wherein the poly(lactic) acid homopolymer, if present, has a weight average molecular weight of about 10 kDa.
24. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 21-23, wherein the therapeutic nanoparticle comprises about 40 to about 45 weight percent diblock polymer and about 40 to about 45 weight percent homopolymer.
25. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 21-24, wherein the particle substantially immediately releases less than about 4% of the therapeutic agent when placed in a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature.
26. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 21-25, wherein the particle substantially immediately releases less than about 2% of the therapeutic agent when placed in a phosphate buffer solution at room temperature.
27. The therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-26, further comprising cetyl alcohol.
28. A pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a plurality of therapeutic nanoparticles of any of claims 1-27; and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
29. The pharmaceutically acceptable composition of claim 28, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient is a sugar.
30. The pharmaceutically acceptable composition of claims 29, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient is sucrose.
31. A method of treating dermal Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphomas, gliobalstoma multiforme, mantle cell lymphoma, renal cell carcinoma, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising the therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 27.
32. A method of ameliorating organ rejection after transplant in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising the therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 27.
33. A method of treating, preventing or deterring restenosis in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising the therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 27.
34. A method of treating or deterring neointimal hyperplasia in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising the therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 27.
35. A method of treating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising the therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of claims 1- 27.
36. A method of treating tuberous sclerosis complex, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising the therapeutic nanoparticle of any one of
37. A plurality of therapeutic nanoparticles prepared by: combining a mTOR inhibitor and a diblock poly(lactic) acid-polyethylene glycol or a diblock poly(lactic)acid-co-poly(glycolic)acid-polyethylene glycol polymer and optionally a homopolymer, with an organic solvent to form a first organic phase having about 10 to about 40% solids; combining the first organic phase with a first aqueous solution to form a second phase; emulsifying the second phase to form an emulsion phase; quenching the emulsion phase to form a quenched phase; adding a drug solubilizer to the quenched phase to form a solubilized phase of unencapsulated therapeutic agent; and filtering the solubilized phase to recover the nanoparticles, thereby forming a slurry of therapeutic nanoparticles each having about 5 to about 20 weight percent of mTOR inhibitor.
38. The plurality of therapeutic nanoparticles of claim 37, wherein filtering comprises concentrating, diafiltering, and terminally filtering the solubilized phase.
39. A controlled release therapeutic nanoparticle comprising: about 2 to about 20 weight percent of a therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of sirolimus, temsirolimus, or everolimus; a diblock polymer chosen from: poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or a poly(lactic)-co-poly (glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer; wherein said therapeutic agent is released at a controlled release rate.
40. The controlled release therapeutic nanoparticle of claim 39, wherein said therapeutic agent is released over a period of at least 1 day or more when administered to a patient.
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