Methods of treatment

a treatment method and technology of posaconazole, applied in the field of treatment methods, can solve the problems of serious and potentially life-threatening side effects, posaconazole treatment, and the inability to safely administer cyp3a4 substrate drugs immediately after a patient, so as to avoid or reduce the incidence of side effects

US20180333411A1Inactive Publication Date: 2018-11-22BOW RIVER LLC
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2018-11-22
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Abstract

The present disclosure provides for methods of treating a patient with a CYP3A4 substrate drug contraindicated for concomitant administration with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, wherein the patient is treated with multiple doses of posaconazole, stops posaconazole treatment, and then is treated with the CYP3A4 substrate drug. In some embodiments, treatment with the CYP3A4 substrate drug is delayed for about 5-21 after stopping posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient is treated with or prescribed a reduced dose of the CYP3A4 substrate drug for about 5-21 after stopping posaconazole.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15 / 596,585, filed May 16, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND

[0002] Posaconazole, also called Noxafil and Posanol, is indicated for the prophylaxis of invasive Aspergillus and Candida infections in patients who are at high risk of developing these infections due to being severely immunocompromised, such as hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) or those with hematologic malignancies with prolonged neutropenia from chemotherapy, for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), including OPC refractory (rOPC) to itraconazole and / or fluconazole, the treatment of invasive aspergillosis, and the treatment of zygomycosis. Posaconazole has also been used “off-label” for treating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; prophylaxis or treatment of recurrent candidia...

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inetic Studies with Posaconazole and Lurasidone

[0408]Inventors studied 6 obese male and female subjects (ages 18-50, BMI>35) taking Posaconazole oral tablets (300 mg qd) and Lurasidone (20 mg qd). Body weights and BMI measurements for the 6 subjects are provided below in Table 1.

TABLE 1Subject DemographicsSubject #Weight (kg)BMI (kg / m2)101-001111.845101-002136.844.4101-005137.751.2101-007103.736.8101-008122.339.8101-010120.043.9

[0409]Subjects were dosed with Lurasidone alone on Day 1, then subsequently dosed to steady-state Posaconazole levels, with a loading dose of 300 mg twice a day on Day 2 and 300 mg once a day thereafter over a period of 14 days. Posaconazole administration was then stopped and Lurasidone (20 mg qd) administered 2, 4, and 6 days after administration had ceased (studies days 17, 19, and 21 respectively). Lurasidone AUC was measured for 24 hours after each administration. Table 2 shows subject Lurasidone AUC levels 2, 4 and 6 days after Posaconazole was stopped,...

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Impairment of Lurasidone Clearance after Discontinuation of Posaconazole. Impact of Obesity, and Implications for Patient Safety

[0415]The following studies were reported by Greenblatt et al., J. Clin. Psychopharmacol., 2018; 38(4):289-295 (doi: 10.1097 / JCP.0000000000000892), which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

[0416]The antipsychotic agent lurasidone is metabolized by Cytochrome P450-3A (CYP3A) enzymes. Coadministration with strong CYP3A inhibitors (such as ketoconazole, posaconazole, and ritonavir) is contraindicated due to the risk of sedation and movement disorders from high levels of lurasidone. This study evaluated the time-course of recovery from the posaconazole drug interaction, and the effect of obesity on the recovery process.

[0417]With posaconazole coadministration, lurasidone area under the concentration curve (AUC) increased by an arithmetic mean factor of 6.2 in normals, and by 4.9 in obese subjects. Post-treatment washout of posa...

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ce of a Posaconazole-Mediated Drug-Drug Interaction with Ranolazine after Cessation of Posaconazole Administration: Impact of Obesity and Implications for Patient Safety

[0445]The following studies were reported by Chow et al., J. Clin. Pharmacology. 2018; 0(0):1-7 (doi: 10.1002 / jcph.1257), which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

[0446]The antianginal agent ranolazine is metabolized primarily by cytochrome P450-3A (CYP3A) enzymes. Coadministration with strong CYP3Ainhibitors, such as ketoconazole and posaconazole, is contraindicated due to risk of QT prolongation from high levels of ranolazine. This study evaluated the time course of recovery from the posaconazole drug interaction in normal-weight and otherwise healthy obese subjects. Subjects received single doses of ranolazine in the baseline control condition, again during coadministration of posaconazole, and at 4 additional time points during the 2 weeks after posaconazole discontinuation. With...