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Summary for Patent: 10,370,449
Title:Methods for treating skin infection by administering an IL-4R antagonist
Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating, preventing or ameliorating skin infections, including bacterial and viral infections. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods to reduce skin infection in a patient with atopic dermatitis (AD). Also provided are methods for improving skin barrier function, and methods for reducing the risk of inflammation due to microbial infection in a patient in need thereof. The methods of the present invention comprise administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R) antagonist such as an anti-IL-4R antibody.
Inventor(s): Graham; Neil (Croton-on-Hudson, NY), Ardeleanu; Marius (White Plains, NY), Radin; Allen (New York, NY), Hamilton; Jennifer D. (Hopewell Junction, NY), Teper; Ariel (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Tarrytown, NY) Sanofi Biotechnology (Paris, FR)
Application Number:14/632,988
Patent Claims:1. A method for treating, preventing or ameliorating a skin infection comprising: a) selecting a patient with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and having a microbial infection; and b) administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R) antagonist to the patient in need thereof, wherein the IL-4R antagonist is an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds IL-4R.alpha.; wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) of a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) of a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 2; and wherein the IL-4R antagonist is administered at a dose of 75-600 mg.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the skin infection is a bacterial infection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the skin infection is a viral infection.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the skin infection is selected from the group consisting of impetigo, cellulitis, infected dermatitis, eczema herpeticum, folliculitis, infected blister, mycosis, tinea versicolor, Staphylococcus aureus infection, and Streptococcus infection.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the skin infection is Staphylococcus aureus infection.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered subcutaneously.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the IL-4R antagonist is administered at a dose of 300 mg.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein HCDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 3, HCDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 4, HCDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 5, LCDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 6, LCDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 7, and LCDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 8.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the HCVR comprises SEQ ID NO: 1 and the LCVR comprises SEQ ID NO: 2.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the anti-IL-4R.alpha. antibody is dupilumab or a bioequivalent thereof.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a second therapeutic agent is administered to the subject before, after, or concurrent with the pharmaceutical composition.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of an anti-bacterial agent, an anti-viral agent, an anti-fungal agent, another IL-4R antagonist, an IgE inhibitor, a corticosteroid, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and IFN.gamma..

13. A method of reducing microbial colonization of skin comprising: a) selecting a patient with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and having microbial colonization in the skin; and b) sequentially administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an IL-4R antagonist at an initial dose followed by one or more secondary doses to the patient in need thereof, wherein the IL-4R antagonist is an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds IL-4R.alpha.; wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) of a HCVR comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) of a LCVR comprising SEQ ID NO: 2; and wherein the initial dose and the one or more secondary doses of the IL-4R antagonist are 75-600 mg.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the colonization is of a microbe selected from the group consisting of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteroides spp., molluscum contagiosum virus, Herpes simplex virus, coxsackievirus, vaccinia virus, Candida albicans, Microsporum spp., Trichophyton spp., Penicillium spp., Cladosporium spp., Alternaria spp., and Aspergillus spp.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the microbe is Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the S. aureus colonization is reduced by at least 20% from the baseline.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the IL-4R antagonist is administered at an initial dose of 600 mg followed by one or more secondary doses, and wherein each secondary dose comprises 300 mg and is administered weekly or biweekly.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein HCDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 3, HCDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 4, HCDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 5, LCDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 6, LCDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 7, and LCDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 8.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the anti-IL-4R.alpha. antibody is dupilumab or a bioequivalent thereof.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein a second therapeutic agent is administered to the subject before, after, or concurrent with the pharmaceutical composition.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of an anti-bacterial agent, an anti-viral agent, an anti-fungal agent, another IL-4R antagonist, an IgE inhibitor, a corticosteroid, NSAID, and IFN.gamma..

Details for Patent 10,370,449

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DUPIXENT dupilumab Injection 761055 03/28/2017 ⤷  Try a Trial 2034-09-24
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DUPIXENT dupilumab Injection 761055 10/19/2018 ⤷  Try a Trial 2034-09-24
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DUPIXENT dupilumab Injection 761055 06/18/2020 ⤷  Try a Trial 2034-09-24
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