SKI606 Src Kinase Inhibitor Osteolytic Lesion Treatment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current treatments for bone metastases associated with cancer, such as bisphosphonate therapy, only delay skeletal events and do not completely prevent them, and not all patients respond to this treatment, highlighting the need for a more effective biological and molecular approach to regulate osteoclastogenesis and prevent bone destruction.

Innovation Solution

The use of specific compounds, including 4-((2,4-Dichloro-5-methoxyphenyl) amino)-6-methoxy-7-(3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl) propoxy)-3-quinolinecarbonitrile, and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which inhibit osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption by targeting the RANK signal transduction machinery, thereby preventing unwanted bone destruction associated with cancer and metabolic bone disorders.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If bisphosphonate therapy is used to treat bone metastases, then skeletal events are delayed, but they are not completely prevented and not all patients respond

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffectiveness of treatmentVSAvoidcomplete prevention of skeletal events
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the therapeutic parameter from bisphosphonates (which inhibit osteoclast function) to RANKL inhibitors (which prevent osteoclast formation). This parameter change targets the upstream RANK signaling pathway, providing a more effective and reliable treatment that addresses the root cause of osteoclast-mediated bone destruction in metastatic cancer patients.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts and targets the specific RANKL-RANK interaction pathway from the complex bone remodeling system. By using monoclonal antibodies or soluble receptors that specifically bind RANKL, the invention isolates and inhibits this critical signaling step, preventing osteoclastogenesis without affecting other bone metabolic processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If RANKL-RANK interaction is inhibited to prevent osteoclastogenesis, then bone destruction is reduced, but complete elimination of osteoclast activity may cause osteopetrosis

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebone destructionVSAvoidbone density
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial inhibition of the RANKL-RANK interaction rather than complete blockade. By using soluble decoy receptors or monoclonal antibodies at controlled levels, the treatment partially reduces osteoclast formation and activity, sufficient to prevent metastasis-induced bone destruction while maintaining enough osteoclast function for normal bone remodeling and preventing osteopetrosis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP1896020B1SKI 606 as src kinase inhibitor for treating osteolytic lesions
Publication Date: 2014.08.20 BOARD OF RGT THE UNIV OF TEXAS SYST
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AI summary

The present invention include methods and compositions for treating bone-resorbing diseases or bone resorption related to a pathologic condition generally, including, but not limited to osteoporosis, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer metastases to the bone, bone cancer, hypercalcemia, osteolytic lesions with orthopedic implants, Paget's disease, and bone loss associated with hyperparathyroidism. Representative cancers include, but are not limited to breast cancer, prostrate cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, multiple myeloma, renal cell carcinoma, heck and neck cancers, and cervical carcinoma. Arthritic conditions include, but are not limited to adjuvant-, collagen-, bacterial- and antigen-induced arthritis, particularly rheumatoid arthritis.