Parenteral Formulations of Kinase Inhibitors Using Cyclodextrin Mediators

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Solution Overview

Problem

Hydrophobic and unstable anticancer chemotherapeutic agents targeting receptor tyrosine kinases are difficult to formulate for effective parenteral administration due to their hydrophobic nature and instability, which hinders their efficacy in treating proliferative disorders.

Innovation Solution

Formulations comprising amino-substituted (e)-2,6-dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones and their sodium and potassium salts, combined with water-soluble polymers like polyethylene glycol, to enhance stability, solubility, and efficacy for parenteral delivery.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If hydrophobic anticancer chemotherapeutic agents are used to target receptor tyrosine kinases, then therapeutic efficacy is improved, but formulation stability and solubility deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic efficacyVSAvoidformulation stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs cyclodextrin complexes as intermediary carriers to solubilize and stabilize the hydrophobic kinase inhibitor compounds. The cyclodextrin forms inclusion complexes with the hydrophobic compounds, acting as a mediator that enables their stable formulation in aqueous parenteral solutions while maintaining their therapeutic activity against receptor tyrosine kinases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates composite formulation systems combining cyclodextrin polymers with hydrophobic kinase inhibitor compounds. This composite approach allows the hydrophobic drug molecules to be incorporated into the cyclodextrin structure, achieving both solubility and stability in parenteral formulations while preserving the therapeutic efficacy needed to inhibit receptor tyrosine kinase pathways.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If hydrophobic anticancer chemotherapeutic agents are used, then therapeutic activity is enhanced, but ease of parenteral administration deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic activityVSAvoidease of parenteral administration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Cyclodextrin complexes serve as intermediary carriers that enable parenteral administration of hydrophobic compounds. The cyclodextrin forms water-soluble inclusion complexes with the hydrophobic kinase inhibitors, making them suitable for intravenous and other parenteral routes while maintaining the therapeutic activity required to inhibit cancer cell proliferation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical-chemical parameters of the formulation by using cyclodextrin complexes to alter solubility and stability characteristics. This parameter change enables the hydrophobic compounds to be administered parenterally, transforming them from difficult-to-administer to easily administrable while preserving their anti-proliferative activity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If new anticancer chemotherapeutic agents are developed to arrest the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK kinase cascade, then selectivity for proliferative disorders is improved, but formulation stability and solubility deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveselectivity for proliferative disordersVSAvoidformulation stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

Cyclodextrin complexes act as intermediary carriers that accommodate the hydrophobic kinase cascade inhibitors with high selectivity. The cyclodextrin structure provides a stable environment for these selective compounds, enabling their formulation while preserving their ability to specifically inhibit the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway in proliferative disorders.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention develops composite formulation systems using cyclodextrin polymers combined with selective kinase cascade inhibitors. This composite approach maintains the high selectivity needed for targeting proliferative disorders while providing the stability required for parenteral administration and storage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

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Function Achieved in This Case

The formulations significantly improve the stability and solubility of the compounds, leading to enhanced therapeutic effects in treating cancer and proliferative disorders by facilitating effective parenteral administration and maintaining stability over time.

Implementation Method 1

Formulations comprising amino-substituted (e)-2,6-dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones and their sodium and potassium salts, combined with water-soluble polymers like polyethylene glycol, to enhance stability, solubility, and efficacy for parenteral delivery

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSolvation: Solvation

Data Source

PatentUS8063109B2Formulations for parenteral administration of (e)-2, 6-dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones
Publication Date: 2011.11.22 ONCONOVA THERAPEUTICS INC
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AI summary

Formulations are provided for parenteral administration of (amino substituted (e)-2,6-dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones and the sodium and potassium salts thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of conditions mediated by abnormal cell proliferation. Composition for parenteral administration are provided which comprise an effective amount of compound of formula Ior a compound of formula IIaand at least about 50% by weight of at least one water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting essentially of polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly-oxyethylene, poly-oxyethylene-poly-oxypropylene copolymers, polyglycerol, polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinylpyridine N-oxide, copolymer of vinylpyridine N-oxide and vinylpyridine.