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Claims for Patent: 6,696,483


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Summary for Patent: 6,696,483
Title: Inhibitors of angiogenesis and tumor growth for local and systemic administration
Abstract:The invention provides pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the treatment of individuals suffering from a condition, disease, or disorder that is treatable by the inhibition of angiogenesis. The compositions comprise a Golgi apparatus disturbing agent in a substantially nontoxic amount effective to inhibit angiogenesis in a patient in need of anti-angiogenesis therapy, a solvent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In preferred formulations, the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is brefeldin A.
Inventor(s): Singh; Saira Sayed (Los Gatos, CA)
Assignee: OncoPharmaceutical, Inc. (Los Gatos, CA)
Application Number:09/971,062
Patent Claims:1. A pharmaceutical formulation for treating a patient in need of anti-angiogenic therapy comprising: a Golgi apparatus disturbing agent in an amount that is substantially noncytotoxic and effective to inhibit angiogenesis; a solvent; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is selected from the group consisting of brefeldin A, nocodazole, ilimaquinone, bafilamycin, okadaic acid, retinoic acid, and combinations thereof, and said solvent is selected from the group consisting of 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, ethanol, propylene glycol, ethyl ether, ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, methylethyl ketone, dimethylacetamide, 1,1-dimethyloxymethane, 2,2-dimethyloxypropane, dimethylsulfoxide, and combinations thereof.

2. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein said Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is brefeldin A.

3. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, in unit dosage form.

4. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 3, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is brefeldin A.

5. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 4, wherein the brefeldin A is present in an amount that represents from about 0.0001 mg to about 15 mg per kilogram body weight of the patient in need of anti-angiogenic therapy.

6. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 4, wherein the brefeldin A is present in the unit dosage form in an amount that represents from about 0.5 mg to about 15 mg per kilogram body weight of the patient in need of anti-angiogenic therapy.

7. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 4, where in the brefeldin A is present in the unit dosage form in an amount that represents from about 1 mg to about 13 mg per kilogram body weight of the patient in need of anti-angiogenic therapy.

8. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein the solvent is ethanol.

9. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein the solvent is present in an amount from about 0.01% by volume to about 50% by volume (v/v) of the formulation.

10. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein the solvent is present in an amount from about 0.01% by volume to about 10% by volume (v/v) of the formulation.

11. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is selected from the group consisting of water, sodium chloride solution, lactated Ringer's solution, dextrose solution, and combinations thereof.

12. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, further comprising an additional pharmacologically active agent.

13. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 12, wherein said additional pharmacologically active agent is selected from the group consisting of acaricides, actinomycin-D, aldesleukin, aminoglutethimide, amsacrine, anastozole, angiostatin, L-asparaginase, avermectins, azalides, 5-azacytidine, aziridinylbenzoquinone, bafilamycin, bioallenthirn, bleomycin, bicalutamide, brefeldin A, bredinin, bryostatin 1, buserelin, busulfan, carboplatin, carmustine, chivosazol A, chlorambucil, cisplatin, cladribine, colchicinefosfamide, copiamycin, cyclophosphamide, cyproterone, cytarabine, dacarbazine, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, deoxycoformycin, desertomycin, difficidin, diethylstilbestrol, docetaxel, doramectin, doxorubicin, doxycycline, endostatin, epirubicin, eprinmectin, estramustine, etoposide, fludarabine, fludrocortisone, 5-fluorodeoxyuridine, 5-fluorouracil, fluoxymesterone, flutamide, geldanamycin, gemcitabine, genistein, grahamimycins, goserelin, hydroxyurea, idarubicin, ifosfamide, ilimaquinone, .alpha.-interferon, irinotecan, ivermectin, leucovorin, leuprolide, levamisole, lincomycin, lomustine, mathemycin, mechlorethamine, medroxyprogesterone, megestrol, megovalicins, melphalan, mercaptopurine, mesna, methotrexate, minocycline, mithramycin, mitomycin, mitotane, mitoxantrone, moxidectin, nilutamide, nocodazole, okadaic acid, octreotide, oocydin A, oxydifficidin, paclitaxel, pentostatin, plicamycin, porfimer, procarbazine, radicicol, rapamycin, retinoic acid, rhizoxin, sirolimus, staurosporine, streptozocin, sporaviridin, streptogramin, suramin, tamoxifen, tautomycin, teniposide, testolactone, 6-thioguanine, thiotepa, tolytoxin, topotecan, tryphostins, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, vinorelbine, virginiamycin, wortmannin, derivatives thereof and combinations of any of the foregoing.

14. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein the formulation provides a sustained-release profile in vivo.

15. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein the patient is a mammal.

16. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1, wherein the patient is a human.

17. A method of inhibiting angiogenesis in a patient in need of anti-angiogenic therapy comprising administering to the patient a pharmaceutical formulation comprising: a Golgi apparatus disturbing agent in an amount that is substantially noncytotoxic and effective to inhibit angiogenesis; a solvent; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is selected from the group consisting of brefeldin A, nocodazole, ilimaquinone, bafilamycin, okadaic acid, retinoic acid, and combinations thereof, and said solvent is selected from the group consisting of 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, ethanol, propylene glycol, ethyl ether, ethyl formate, ethyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, methylethyl ketone, dimethylacetamide, 1,1-dimethyloxymethane, 2,2-dimethyloxypropane, dimethylsulfoxide, and combinations thereof.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is brefeldin A.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the patient is suffering from a cellular proliferative disease.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the cellular proliferative disease is selected from the group consisting of adrenocortical cancer, bladder cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, esophogeal cancer, eye cancer, gallbladder cancer, gastric cancer, head and neck cancer, laryngeal cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, myeloproliferative disorders, neck cancer, nonmelanoma skin cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, pancreatic cancer, rectal cancer, and testicular cancer.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the disease is selected from the group consisting of brain cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, myeloma, prostate cancer, and ovarian cancer.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the patient is suffering from a disease selected from the group consisting of arthritis, psoriasis, and diabetic retinopathy.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is administered via injection.

24. The method of claims 23, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is systemically injected.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is locally injected.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is injected intratumorally, intralesionally, or intraperitoneally.

27. The method of claim 17, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is administered in the context of an ongoing dosage regime.

28. The method of claim 17, wherein the patient is a mammal.

29. The method of claim 17, wherein the patient is human.

30. The method of claim 17, wherein the solvent is ethanol.

31. The method of claim 17, wherein the solvent is present in an amount from about 0.01% volume to about 50% by volume (v/v) of the formulation.

32. The method of claim 17, wherein the solvent is present in an amount from about 0.01% by volume to about 10% by volume (v/v) of the formulation.

33. A pharmaceutical formulation for treating a patient in need of anti-angiogenic therapy comprising: a Golgi apparatus disturbing agent in an amount that is substantially noncytotoxic and effective to inhibit angiogenesis; a solvent; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is selected from the group consisting of brefeldin A, nocodazole, ilimaquinone, bafilamycin, okadaic acid, retinoic acid, and combinations thereof.

34. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 33, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is in the range of approximately 0.0001 wt. % to about 10 wt. %.

35. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 34, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is in the range of approximately 0.001 wt. % to about 1 wt. %.

36. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is in the range of approximately 0.01 wt. % to about 0.5 wt. %.

37. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 34, wherein the patient is suffering from a cellular proliferative disease.

38. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 34, in unit dosage form.

39. A method of inhibiting angiogenesis in a patient in need of anti-angiogenic therapy comprising administering to the patient a pharmaceutical formulation comprising: a Golgi apparatus disturbing agent in an amount that is substantially noncytotoxic and effective to inhibit angiogenesis; a solvent; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is selected from the group consisting of brefeldin A, nocodazole, ilimaquinone, bafilamycin, okadaic acid, retinoic acid, and combinations thereof.

40. A The method of claim 39, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is in the range of approximately 0.0001 wt. % to about 10 wt. %.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is in the range of approximately 0.001 wt. % to about 1 wt. %.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the Golgi apparatus disturbing agent is in the range of approximately 0.01 wt. % to about 0.5 wt. %.

43. The method of claim 39, wherein the patient is suffering from a cellular proliferative disease.

44. The method of claim 39, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is administered by injection.

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