Composition comprising tetracyclic compound

• US 9,365,514 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2011
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Furumoto, Kentaro, Shiraki, Koji, Hirayama, Tomoaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramachandran, Uma
• Application Number:
  US13/816,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20130143877A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,761 Days
• Field of Search: 514/232.08, 514/254.08, 514/323, 514/339, 514/410
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/343 condensed with a carbocyclic ring, e.g. coumaran, bufuralol, befunolol, clobenfurol, amiodarone
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/381 having five-membered rings
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/403 condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. carbazole
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4439 containing a five-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. omeprazole nicotine A61K31/465
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/454 containing a five-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. pimozide, domperidone
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4545 containing a six-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. pipamperone, anabasine
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/496 Non-condensed piperazines containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. rifampin, thiothixene or sparfloxacin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/5377 not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. timolol
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/02 Inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/10 Alcohols; Phenols; Salts thereof, e.g. glycerol; Polyethylene glycols [PEG]; Poloxamers; PEG/POE alkyl ethers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/12 Carboxylic acids; Salts or anhydrides thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/20 containing sulfur, e.g. dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO], docusate, sodium lauryl sulfate or aminosulfonic acids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/22 Heterocyclic compounds, e.g. ascorbic acid, tocopherol or pyrrolidones
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/26 Carbohydrates, e.g. sugar alcohols, amino sugars, nucleic acids, mono-, di- or oligo-saccharides; Derivatives thereof, e.g. polysorbates, sorbitan fatty acid esters or glycyrrhizin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/28 Steroids, e.g. cholesterol, bile acids or glycyrrhetinic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/32 Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. carbomers , poly(meth)acrylates, or polyvinyl pyrrolidone
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/36 Polysaccharides; Derivatives thereof, e.g. gums, starch, alginate, dextrin, hyaluronic acid, chitosan, inulin, agar or pectin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/38 Cellulose; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/44 Oils, fats or waxes according to two or more groups of A61K47/02-A61K47/42; Natural or modified natural oils, fats or waxes, e.g. castor oil, polyethoxylated castor oil, montan wax, lignite, shellac, rosin, beeswax or lanolin synthetic glycerides, e.g. medium-chain triglycerides, A61K47/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0053 Mouth and digestive tract, i.e. intraoral and peroral administration rectal administration A61K9/0031
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/1641 : obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polyethylene glycol, poloxamers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/19 : lyophilised , i.e. freeze-dried, solutions or dispersions lyophilised products with subsequent particle size reduction A61K9/14; granules or pellets made by lyphilisation A61K9/1682; solid oral dosage forms made by lyophilisation A61K9/2095; lyophilisation additives A61K47/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/24 : Antidepressants
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/28 : for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 35/00 : Antineoplastic agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 35/02 : specific for leukemia
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 35/04 : specific for metastasis
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 43/00 : Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 209/56 : Ring systems containing three or more rings
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 401/10 : linked by a carbon chain containing aromatic rings
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 405/12 : linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
• CPC Class Codes: C07D 405/14 : containing three or more hetero rings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/30 : Against vector-borne diseases, e.g. mosquito-borne, fly-borne, tick-borne or waterborne diseases whose impact is exacerbated by climate change

Abstract

A composition which comprises substance represented by Formula (I),

[Meanings of the symbols that are included in the formula are given in the specification as definitions]
a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a dissolution aid is useful for improving solubility, oral absorbability and/or absorbability in blood of a poorly water-soluble or water insoluble tetracyclic compounds having an ALK inhibitory activity that are useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for cancer, depression, and cognitive function disorder.

Claims

1. A composition comprising a substance which is 9-Ethyl-6,6-dimethyl-8-(4-morpholin-4-yl-piperidin-1-yl)-11-oxo-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[b]carbazole-3-carbonitrile or a salt thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a dissolution aid, wherein the dissolution aid is sodium lauryl sulfate.

2. An orally administrable formulation comprising the composition described in claim 1.

3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises an organic polymer which is selected the group consisting of hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, propylene glycol alginate ester, powdered agar, guar gum, zein, hydroxyethylmethyl cellulose, a carboxyvinyl polymer, polyvinyl alcohol, a vinyl acetate resin, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, casein, sodium caseinate, a carboxyvinyl polymer, copolyvidone, amino alkylmethacrylate copolymer E, polyvinylacetal diethylaminoacetate, methacrylic acid copolymer LD, methacrylic acid copolymer S, purified shellac, carboxymethylethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate phthalate, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose acetate succinate, and a mixture thereof.

4. The composition according to claim 1, wherein said water solubility of the substance is less than 100 μ

g/mL at 25°

C.