Claims for Patent: 9,474,761
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Summary for Patent: 9,474,761
Title: | Use of NK-1 receptor antagonists for treating hypomagnesemia, neurogenic inflammation, and cardiac dysfunction associated with EGFR-blocking drugs |
Abstract: | The present disclosure provides methods for alleviating or preventing the negative physiological side effects associated with the administration of EGFR blocking therapeutics. The disclosure provides, inter alia, methods for treating or preventing: hypomagnesemia, cardiac dysfunction, and skin lesions, which are induced by EGFR blocking drugs, by administering an NK-1 receptor antagonist. |
Inventor(s): | Weglicki; William B. (Potomac, MD), Mak; Iu Tong (Gaithersburg, MD) |
Assignee: | THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Washington, DC) |
Application Number: | 14/735,396 |
Patent Claims: | 1. A method for treating or preventing hypomagnesemia in a subject receiving an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blocking drug, comprising: administering to the
subject an effective dose of a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist, wherein the subject receiving the EGFR blocking drug has a serum magnesium level of 1.2 mg/dl or lower.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the NK-1 receptor antagonist is selected from the group consisting of: aprepitant, fosaprepitant, serlopitant, vestipitant, tradipitant, orvepitant, and casopitant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any thereof. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the NK-1 receptor antagonist is aprepitant. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the effective dose of the NK-1 receptor antagonist is between about 1 to about 150 mg per day. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the NK-1 receptor antagonist is administered once daily. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the NK-1 receptor antagonist is administered according to a schedule, said schedule comprising: a) first administering at least one loading dose; and b) second administering at least one maintenance dose. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the loading dose is about 1.5 times, 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, or 5 times the maintenance dose. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the loading dose is about 125 mg and the maintenance dose is about 80 mg. 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the loading dose is administered on day 1 and the maintenance dose is administered on day 2 and thereafter. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the NK-1 receptor antagonist is administered a week after the subject receives a first dose of the EGFR blocking drug. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is a small molecule inhibitor or an antibody. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is a small molecule inhibitor selected from the group consisting of: erlotinib, gefitinib, afatinib, brigatinib, icotinib, and lapatinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any thereof. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is an antibody selected from cetuximab or panitumumab. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is erlotinib. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is erlotinib and said NK-1 receptor antagonist is aprepitant. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject receiving the EGFR blocking drug has a Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) Grade of 2 or higher. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject receiving the EGFR blocking drug has a serum magnesium level of 1.2 mg/dl or lower even after intravenous magnesium treatment. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein said subject is receiving two EGFR blocking drugs, one of the EGFR blocking drugs is an antibody and the second EGFR blocking drug is a small molecule inhibitor. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein said antibody is cetuximab and said small molecule inhibitor is erlotinib. 20. A method for treating or preventing cardiac dysfunction in a subject receiving an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blocking drug, comprising: administering to the subject an effective dose of a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist, wherein the subject receiving the EGFR blocking drug has a serum magnesium level of 1.2 mg/dl or lower. 21. A method for treating or preventing neurogenic inflammation or systemic oxidative stress in a subject receiving an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blocking drug, comprising: administering to the subject an effective dose of a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist, wherein the subject receiving the EGFR blocking drug has a serum magnesium level of 1.2 mg/dl or lower. 22. A method for treating or preventing skin lesions in a subject receiving an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blocking drug, comprising: administering to the subject an effective dose of a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist, wherein the subject receiving the EGFR blocking drug has a serum magnesium level of 1.2 mg/dl or lower. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is erlotinib and said NK-1 receptor antagonist is aprepitant. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is erlotinib and said NK-1 receptor antagonist is aprepitant. 25. The method of claim 22, wherein said EGFR blocking drug is erlotinib and said NK-1 receptor antagonist is aprepitant. |
Details for Patent 9,474,761
Applicant | Tradename | Biologic Ingredient | Dosage Form | BLA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Expiredate |
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Eli Lilly And Company | ERBITUX | cetuximab | Injection | 125084 | 02/12/2004 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2034-06-10 |
Eli Lilly And Company | ERBITUX | cetuximab | Injection | 125084 | 03/28/2007 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2034-06-10 |
Amgen, Inc. | VECTIBIX | panitumumab | Injection | 125147 | 09/27/2006 | ⤷ Try a Trial | 2034-06-10 |
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