Functionalized Exendin-4 derivatives

• US 10,253,079 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2017
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanofi
• Original Assignee: Sanofi
• Inventors: Haack, Torsten, Wagner, Michael, Henkel, Bernd, Stengelin, Siegfried, Evers, Andreas, Lorenz, Martin, Lorenz, Katrin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ha, Julie
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hellman, Kristina M
• Application Number:
  US15/486,054
• Publication Number:
  US 20170216406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
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Abstract

The present invention relates to exendin-4 derivatives and their medical use, for example in the treatment of disorders of the metabolic syndrome, including diabetes and obesity, as well as reduction of excess food intake.

Claims

1. A method of treating type 2 diabetes, treating obesity, decreasing food intake, increasing energy expenditure, reducing body weight, delaying progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to type 2 diabetes, delaying progression from type 2 diabetes to insulin-requiring diabetes, regulating appetite, or inducing satiety, in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a peptidic compound having formula (I):

R¹—

Z—

R² 

 

(I),

or a salt or solvate thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof as an active agent together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,

wherein Z is a peptide moiety having the formula (II);

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is administered parenterally.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said parenteral administration is selected from subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intradermal and transdermal administration.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is administered in a single dose injectable form.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said single dose injectable form is in the form of a pen.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said compound, salt or solvate thereof of formula (I) or said pharmaceutical composition is administered in combination with at least one additional therapeutically active agent.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said at least one additional therapeutically active agent is administered simultaneously, separately or sequentially with respect to the administration of the compound, salt or solvate thereof of formula (I) or the pharmaceutical composition.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein said pharmaceutical composition comprises the at least one additional therapeutically active agent.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein said at least one additional therapeutically active agent is selected from insulin, insulin derivatives, GLP-1, GLP-1 analogues, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and a gastrointestinal peptide.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X14 is an amino acid residue with a functionalized —

NH₂ side chain group selected from functionalized Lys, Orn, Dab and Dap, wherein at least one H atom of the —

NH₂ side chain group is replaced by —

C(O)—

R⁵, which is selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, 4-Hexadecanoylamino-butyryl-, 4-{3-[(R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-((4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyl-tridecyl)-chroman-6-yloxycarbonyl]-propionylamino}-butyryl-, 4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, 4-((Z)-octadec-9-enoylamino)-butyryl-, 6-[(4,4-Diphenyl-cyclohexyloxy)-hydroxy-phosphoryloxy]-hexanoyl-, Hexadecanoyl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-(15-carboxy-pentadecanoylamino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{3-[3-((2S,3R,4S,5R)-5-carboxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-pentanoylamino)-propionylamino]-propionylamino}-butyryl, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{3-[(R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-((4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyl-tridecyl)-chroman-6-yloxycarbonyl]-propionylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoylamino)-butyryl (S)-4-Carboxy-4-[6-((2S,3R,4S,5R)-5-carboxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-pentanoylamino)-hexanoylamino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((2S,3R,4S,5R)-5-carboxy-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-pentanoyl amino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-tetradecanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-(11-Benzyloxycarbonyl-undecanoylamino)-4-carboxy-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-[11-((2S,3R,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxy-hexylcarbamoyl)-undecanoylamino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((Z)-octadec-9-enoylamino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-(4-dodecyloxy-benzoylamino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-henicosanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-docosanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((Z)-nonadec-10-enoylamino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-(4-decyloxy-benzoylamino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-[(4′

-octyloxy-biphenyl-4-carbonyl)-amino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-(12-phenyl-dodecanoylamino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-icosanoyl amino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-, 3-(3-Octadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl-, 3-(3-Hexadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl-, 3-Hexadecanoyl amino-propionyl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-[(R)-4-((3R,5 S,7R,8R,9R,10S,12S,13R,14R,17R)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-8,10,13-trimethyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-pentanoyl amino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-[(R)-4-((3R,5R,8R,9S,10S,13R,14 S,17R)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-pentanoyl amino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((9S,10R)-9,10,16-trihydroxy-hexadecanoylamino)-butyryl-, tetradecanoyl-, 11-Carboxy-undecanoyl-, 11-B enzyloxycarbonyl-undecanoyl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-tetradecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-, 6-[Hydroxy-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)-phosphoryloxy]-hexanoyl-, 6-[Hydroxy-(5-phenyl-pentyloxy)-phosphoryloxy]-hexanoyl-, 4-(Naphthalene-2-sulfonylamino)-4-oxo-butyryl-, 4-(Biphenyl-4-sulfonylamino)-4-oxo-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-2-{(S)-4-carboxy-2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (5)-4-Carboxy-2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-2-{(S)-4-carboxy-2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyryl-, 2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-Carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl-, 2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-Carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyrylamino)-butyryl-, 2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-Carboxy-4-(16-1H-tetrazol-5-yl-hexadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl-, 2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-Carboxy-4-(16-carboxy-hexadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetyl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxy-heptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-{2-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[10-(4-carboxy-phenoxy)-decanoylamino]-butyrylamino}-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-acetylamino}-ethoxy)-ethoxy]-acetylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(7-carboxy-heptanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(11-carboxy-undecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(13-carboxy-tridecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(15-carboxy-pentadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-, and (S)-4-Carboxy-4-{(S)-4-carboxy-4-[2-(2-{2-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(19-carboxy-nonadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-ethoxy}-ethoxy)-acetylamino]-butyrylamino}-butyryl-.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, 4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, Hexadecanoyl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-henicosanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-, and 3-(3-Octadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl-.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X14 is Lys functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl (γ

E-x53), (S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl (γ

E-x70), (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl (γ

E-γ

E-x70), 4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl (GABA-x70), (S)-4-Carboxy-4-henicosanoylamino-butyryl (γ

E-x76), and 3-(3-Octadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl (β

-Ala-β

-Ala-x70).

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof, R² is —

NH₂.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X3 is Glu,

X12 is Ile,

X14 is Lys, wherein the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-, 3-(3-Octadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl-, 4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, and (S)-4-Carboxy-4-henicosanoylamino-butyryl-,

X15 is an amino acid residue selected from Glu and Asp,

X16 is an amino acid residue selected from Ser and Lys,

X17 is Arg,

X18 is Ala,

X19 is Ala,

X20 is an amino acid residue selected from Gln and Aib,

X21 is an amino acid residue selected from Asp and Glu,

X28 is an amino acid residue selected from Asn and Ala,

X29 is an amino acid residue selected from Gly and Thr, and

X40 is absent.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X14 is Lys, wherein the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, 4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-henicosanoylamino-butyryl-, (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-, and 3-(3-Octadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl-.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X14 is Lys, wherein the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl-, and (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X3 is Glu,

X12 is Ile,

X14 is Lys, wherein the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl- and (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-,

X15 is an amino acid residue selected from Glu and Asp,

X16 is an amino acid residue selected from Ser and Lys,

X17 is Arg,

X18 is Ala,

X19 is Ala,

X20 is an amino acid residue selected from Gln and Aib,

X21 is an amino acid residue selected from Asp and Glu,

X28 is an amino acid residue selected from Asn and Ala,

X29 is an amino acid residue selected from Gly and Thr, and

X40 is absent.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof, X19 is Ala.

19. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof, X28 is Ala and X29 is Gly.

20. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof, X28 is Asn and X29 is Thr.

21. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X3 is Glu,

X12 is Ile,

X14 is Lys, wherein the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl-(γ

E-x53), (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-(γ

E-x70), (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-(γ

E-γ

E-x70), 3-(3-Octadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl-(β

A-β

A-x70), 4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-(GABA-x70), and (S)-4-Carboxy-4-henicosanoylamino-butyryl-(γ

E-x76),

X15 is an amino acid residue selected from Asp and Glu,

X16 is an amino acid residue selected from Ser and Lys,

X17 is Arg,

X18 is Ala,

X19 is Ala,

X20 is an amino acid residue selected from Gln and Aib,

X21 is an amino acid residue selected from Asp and Glu,

X28 is an amino acid residue selected from Asn and Ala,

X29 is an amino acid residue selected from Gly and Thr, and

X40 is absent.

22. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X3 is Glu,

X12 is Ile,

X14 is Lys, wherein the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by (S)-4-Carboxy-4-hexadecanoylamino-butyryl-(γ

E-x53),

X15 is an amino acid residue selected from Asp and Glu,

X16 is an amino acid residue selected from Ser and Lys,

X17 is Arg,

X18 is Ala,

X19 is Ala,

X20 is an amino acid residue selected from Gln and Aib,

X21 is an amino acid residue selected from Asp and Glu,

X28 is an amino acid residue selected from Asn and Ala,

X29 is an amino acid residue selected from Gly and Thr, and

X40 is absent.

23. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said peptidic compound of formula (I) or salt or solvate thereof,

X3 is Glu,

X12 is Ile,

X14 is Lys, wherein the —

NH₂ side chain group is functionalized by one of the groups selected from the group consisting of (S)-4-Carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-(γ

E-x70), (S)-4-Carboxy-4-((S)-4-carboxy-4-octadecanoylamino-butyrylamino)-butyryl-(γ

E-γ

E-x70), 3-(3-Octadecanoylamino-propionylamino)-propionyl-(β

A-β

A-x70), 4-octadecanoylamino-butyryl-(GABA-x70), and (S)-4-Carboxy-4-henicosanoylamino-butyryl-(γ

E-x76),

X15 is Glu,

X16 is an amino acid residue selected from Ser and Lys,

X17 is Arg,

X18 is Ala,

X19 is Ala,

X20 is an amino acid residue selected from Gln and Aib,

X21 is Glu,

X28 is an amino acid residue selected from Asn and Ala,

X29 is an amino acid residue selected from Gly and Thr, and

X40 is absent.

24. The method according to claim 1, wherein said peptidic compound of formula (I) is any one of SEQ ID NOs:

9-12, 14-27, 31, 33-36 and 39, or a salt, or solvate thereof.

25. The method according to claim 1, wherein said peptidic compound of formula (I) is any one of SEQ ID NOs:

9, 10, 12, 14-27, 31, and 33-36, or a salt, or solvate thereof.

26. The method according to claim 1, wherein said peptidic compound of formula (I) is any one of SEQ ID NOs:

9-12, and 39, or a salt, or solvate thereof.

27. The method according to claim 1, wherein said peptidic compound of formula (I) is any one of SEQ ID NOs:

9, 10 and 12, or a salt, or solvate thereof.

28. The method according to claim 1, wherein said peptidic compound of formula (I) is any one of SEQ ID NOs:

14-21, or a salt, or solvate thereof.

29. The method according to claim 1, wherein said peptidic compound of formula (I) is any one of SEQ ID NOs:

22-27, 31, and 33-36, or a salt, or solvate thereof.

30. A method of treating type 2 diabetes, treating obesity, decreasing food intake, increasing energy expenditure, reducing body weight, delaying progression from impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) to type 2 diabetes, delaying progression from type 2 diabetes to insulin-requiring diabetes, regulating appetite, or inducing satiety, in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a peptidic compound of the amino acid sequence of

SEQ ID NO:

9 or a salt or solvate thereof,

SEQ ID NO;

12 or a salt or solvate thereof,

SEQ ID NO;

14 or a salt or solvate thereof,

SEQ ID NO;

16 or a salt or solvate thereof,

SEQ ID NO;

17 or a salt or solvate thereof,

SEQ ID NO;

18 or a salt or solvate thereof,

SEQ ID NO;

20 or a salt or solvate thereof, or

SEQ ID NO;

21 or a salt or solvate thereof.