EP4367252A2 - Pharmaceutical composition of non-enveloped virus - Google Patents
Pharmaceutical composition of non-enveloped virusInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of pharmaceuticals, gene therapy and medicine, specifically to pharmaceutical compositions of a vector based on a recombinant non-enveloped virus, in particular the recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV), which compositions may be used for the treatment and prevention of various diseases.
- rAAV recombinant adeno-associated virus
- Typical representatives of non-enveloped viruses are parvoviruses, noroviruses, as well as rotaviruses and adenoviruses.
- Simple or non-enveloped viruses consist of a nucleic acid and a protein envelope called a capsid.
- the capsid consists of repeating morphological subunits called capsomers.
- the nucleic acid and the capsid interact with each other to form a nucleocapsid.
- oligomerization of capsid proteins during capsid assembly typically leads to a certain type of symmetrical quaternary structure.
- Most viruses have capsids of spiral or icosahedral structure (Lidmar J, Mirny L, Nelson Dr. Virus shapes and buckling transitions in spherical shells. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2003 Nov;68(5 Pt 1):051910. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.68.051910. Epub 2003 Nov 25. PMID: 14682823).
- the capsid of enveloped viruses is covered by a lipid membrane known as a supercapsid.
- the envelope is acquired by the capsid from an intracellular membrane in the virus' host; examples include the inner nuclear membrane, the Golgi apparatus membrane, and the cell's outer membrane.
- the presence of a lipid envelope makes viruses less resistant to physical and chemical stresses (Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Watson JD (1994). Molecular Biology of the Cell (4th ed.). p. 280).
- Non-enveloped viruses performs the function of protecting the genome during long-term storage, as well as from chemical and physical stresses, such as UV radiation, extreme pH or temperatures, proteolytic and nucleolytic agents.
- Non-enveloped viruses may retain their properties in a dried state for a long time on various surfaces, both porous and non-porous (Abad FX, Pinto RM, Bosch A. Survival of enteric viruses on environmental fomites. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 0ct;60(10):3704-10. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.10.3704-3710.1994. PMID: 7986043; PMCID: PMC201876).
- Viruses stably introduce genetic material thereof into the genome of a host cell, so it was proposed to use them as vectors for delivering genetic information to cells.
- Vectors based on retrovirus, adenovirus, adenoassociated virus (AAV), herpes simplex virus, etc. are employed.
- adenovirus and AAV refer to non-enveloped viruses.
- Vectors based on recombinant AAV and recombinant adenovirus are currently the most widely used and developed gene therapy products, and they are further used in vaccine development.
- Viruses or viral vectors must maintain structural integrity thereof in order to be infectious and biologically active.
- the structural integrity of a viral vector is typically destructed during preparation of vaccines or products containing the viral vector, which excludes usage thereof as a delivery vector.
- Viral vector products are produced in a frozen form, requiring a storage temperature below -20 °C, often even below -80 °C. Lyophilisates solve this problem, having an optimal storage and transportation temperature regime of 2-8 °C. Also, lyophilization is widely used to improve the stability of various viral vaccines and products containing a recombinant virus vector.
- the prior art provides lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions of AAV (WO2018/128689, W02020/014479, W02020/214929), lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions of adenovirus (WO00/29024, W02017/013169, W02018/103601).
- lyophilisates are typically relatively expensive, since they require large time and material costs to be produced, and the biological activity of a viral vector may be lost to a certain extent during lyophilization and reconstitution of the lyophilisate.
- residual water (moisture) content in the end product significantly affects viral vector stability during storage.
- compositions comprising a recombinant non- enveloped virus vector, including pharmaceutical compositions that allow obtaining a stable lyophilized dosage form without loss of biological activity of the viral vector, as well as with minimal lyophilization time.
- the authors of the present invention surprisingly found that the addition of hydroxypropyl- beta-cyclodextrin increases the glass transition temperature of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector during freeze-drying, which fact allows to reduce the duration of the freeze-drying process, reduce residual water content in the lyophilisate, thus resulting in the production of a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition comprising a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector, which composition has stability during storage (for example, during long-term storage).
- the authors of the present invention also surprisingly found that the above formulation and the lyophilisate production process make it possible to maintain the activity of the recombinant non-enveloped virus vector unchanged for a long time.
- the authors of the present invention surprisingly found that the prelyophilization solution (an aqueous pharmaceutical composition) is stable and may act as a finished dosage form.
- composition refers to a composition and/or formulation comprising the nonenveloped virus vector in a therapeutically effective amount and excipients or auxilliary substances (carriers, diluents, fillers, solvents, etc.), the choice and proportions of which depend on the type and route of administration and dosage.
- auxilliary substances carriers, diluents, fillers, solvents, etc.
- aqueous composition refers to a water-based composition, the water in the composition may be: water, water for injections, physiologic saline (0.9%-1.0% aqueous solution of sodium chloride).
- freeze-dried refers to a formulation that has been subjected to a process known in the art as freeze-drying, which includes freezing the formulation followed by removal of ice from the frozen contents.
- the pharmaceutical composition is "stable" if the active agent retains physical stability and/or chemical stability and/or biological activity thereof during the specified shelf life at storage temperature, for example, of 2-8 °C. Further, the active agent may retain both physical and chemical stability, as well as biological activity. Storage period is adjusted based on the results of stability test in accelerated or natural aging conditions.
- vector means a nucleic acid molecule capable of transporting another nucleic acid to which it has been linked.
- long-term storage or “long term stability” should be understood to mean that a pharmaceutical composition may be stored for three months or more, for six months or more, for one year or more, and the composition may have a minimum stable shelf life of at least two years as well.
- long term storage and “long term stability” further include stable storage durations that are at least comparable to or better than the stable shelf life typically required for currently available commercial formulations, without losses in stability that would render the formulation unsuitable for its intended pharmaceutical application.
- buffering agent refers to an acid or base component (typically a weak acid or weak base) of the buffer or buffer solution.
- a buffering agent helps to maintain the pH value of a given solution at or near to a pre-determined value, and the buffering agents are generally chosen to complement the pre-determined value.
- a buffering agent may be a single compound which gives rise to a desired buffering effect, especially when said buffering agent is mixed with (and suitably capable of proton exchange with) an appropriate amount (depending on the pre determined value desired) of corresponding "acid/base conjugate" thereof.
- buffer refers to an aqueous solution comprising a mixture of an acid (typically a weak acid, such as e.g. acetic acid, citric acid) and a conjugated base thereof (such as e.g. an acetate or citrate salt, e.g. sodium acetate, sodium citrate, as well as hydrates of said salts, e.g. sodium acetate trihydrate) or alternatively a mixture of a base (typically a weak base, e.g. histidine) and a conjugated acid thereof (e.g.
- an acid typically a weak acid, such as e.g. acetic acid, citric acid
- a conjugated base thereof such as e.g. an acetate or citrate salt, e.g. sodium acetate, sodium citrate, as well as hydrates of said salts, e.g. sodium acetate trihydrate
- a base typically a weak base, e.g. histidine
- a conjugated acid thereof
- the pH value of a “buffer solution” changes only slightly upon addition thereto of a small quantity of strong base or strong acid, as well as upon dilution or concentration due to the “buffering effect” imparted by a “buffering agent”.
- amino acids are L-amino acids.
- histidine and histidine hydrochloride monohydrate are used, it is typically L-histidine and L-histidine hydrochloride monohydrate.
- arginine it is typically L-arginine.
- Amino acid equivalents for example, pharmaceutically acceptable proline salts (for example, proline hydrochloride) may also be used.
- the present invention discloses stable pharmaceutical compositions of the vector based on a recombinant non-enveloped virus, in particular the recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV), which compositions may be used for treatment and prevention of various diseases.
- rAAV recombinant adeno-associated virus
- the developed formulations make it possible to produce a lyophilisate of the vector based on a recombinant non-enveloped virus, in particular rAAV, despite the high content of sodium chloride in same that is necessary for non-enveloped virus stabilization.
- a low water content is achieved in the lyophilisate, ensuring stability thereof during both long-term and accelerated storage conditions.
- the developed formulations make it possible to optimize the freeze drying process by reducing duration thereof.
- the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector, said composition comprising:
- buffering agent Any pharmaceutically acceptable buffer agent may be used as a buffering agent.
- Buffering agents are well known in the art and include, without limitation, histidine, sodium citrate, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TRIS), glycine, N-glycylglycine, sodium acetate, sodium carbonate, lysine, arginine, sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, and mixtures thereof.
- the buffering agent is tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane and hydrochloric acid.
- tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane is present at a concentration of 1.9 - 8.7 mg/ml.
- hydrochloric acid is added to pH 6.0 - 8.0.
- the buffering agent is L-histidine and L-arginine.
- L-histidine is present at a concentration of 0.4 - 10.0 mg/ml.
- L-arginine is present at a concentration of 0.05 - 10.0 mg/ml.
- hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin is present at a concentration of 10.0 - 200.0 mg/ml.
- surfactant Any pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant may be used as a surfactant.
- Surfactants are well known in the art and include, without limitation, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 80, various poloxamers and pluronics, as well as mixtures thereof.
- the surfactant is present at a concentration of 0.01
- the surfactant is poloxamer 188.
- sodium chloride is present at a concentration of 1.0
- magnesium chloride is present at a concentration of 0.05 - 1.0 mg/ml.
- Magnesium chloride may be used both in the form of anhydrous magnesium chloride and in the form of hydrates thereof.
- magnesium chloride is magnesium chloride hexahydrate.
- the pharmaceutical composition further comprises a di saccharide.
- Disaccharides are well known in the art and include, without limitation, trehalose, sucrose, as well as mixtures thereof.
- disaccharide is present at a concentration of 10.0 - 200.0 mg/ml.
- disaccharide is trehalose.
- Trehalose may be used both in the form of anhydrous trehalose and in the form of hydrates thereof.
- trehalose is trehalose dihydrate.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 1.9 - 8.7 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 1.9 - 8.7 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0,
- tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane is present at a concentration of 2.22 - 7.76 mg/ml, or 2.22 - 7.46, or 2.42 - 7.26 mg/ml, or 1.9 - 3.0 mg/ml, or 2.22 - 2.66 mg/ml, or 2.42 mg/ml, or 5.7 - 8.7 mg/ml, or 6.76 - 7.76 mg/ml, or 7.06 - 7.46 mg/ml, or 7.26 mg/ml.
- hydrochloric acid is added to pH 7.0 - 8.0, or to pH 7.3 - 7.8, or to pH 7.4 - 7.6, or to pH 7.5.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- L-histidine is present at a concentration of 2.0 - 9.24 mg/ml, or 2.58 - 8.74 mg/ml, or 2.79 - 8.37 mg/ml, or 2.0 - 3.58 mg/ml, or 2.29 - 3.08 mg/ml, or 2.58 - 3.0 mg/ml, or 2.79 mg/ml, or 6.0 - 10.0 mg/ml, or 7.5 - 9.24 mg/ml, or 8.0 - 8.74 mg/ml, or 8.37 mg/ml.
- L-arginine is present at a concentration of 0.248 - 1.344 mg/ml, or 0.3 - 1.2 mg/ml, or 0.348 - 1.044 mg/ml, or 0.248 - 0.448 mg/ml, or 0.3 - 0.396 mg/ml, or 0.348 mg/ml, or 0.744 - 1.344 mg/ml, or 0.888 - 1.2 mg/ml, or 1.044 mg/ml.
- hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin is present at a concentration of 30.0 - 110 mg/ml, or 40.0 - 105.0 mg/ml, or 50.0 - 100.0 mg/ml, 30.0 - 70.0 mg/ml, or 40.0 - 60.0 mg/ml, or 45.0-55.0 mg/ml, or 50.0 mg/ml, or 90.0 - 200.0 mg/ml, or 90.0
- the surfactant is present at a concentration of 0.035 - 1.8 mg/ml, or 0.05 - 1.5 mg/ml, or 0.01 - 0.1 mg/ml, or 0.035 - 0.065 mg/ml, or 0.05 mg/ml, or 0.1 - 1.0 mg/ml, or 0.35 - 0.65 mg/ml, or 0.5 mg/ml, or 1.0 - 2.0 mg/ml, or 1.2 - 1.8 mg/ml, or 1.5 mg/ml.
- the surfactant is poloxamer 188.
- sodium chloride is present at a concentration of 2.5
- magnesium chloride is present at a concentration of 0.15 - 0.7 mg/ml, or 0.173 - 0.659 mg/ml, or 0.203 - 0.609 mg/ml, or 0.15 - 0.50 mg/ml, or 0.173 - 0.233 mg/ml, or 0.203 mg/ml, or 0.5 - 0.7 mg/ml, or 0.559 - 0.659 mg/ml, or 0.609 mg/ml.
- magnesium chloride is magnesium chloride hexahydrate.
- the above pharmaceutical composition further comprises a disaccharide at a concentration of 10 - 200 mg/ml, or 20.0 - 150.0 mg/ml, or 25.0 - 100.0 mg/ml, or 25.0 - 50.0 mg/ml, or 20.0 - 30.0 mg/ml, or 23.0 - 27.0 mg/ml, or 25.0 mg/ml, or 30.0 - 70.0 mg/ml, or 30.0 - 36.6 mg/ml, or 32.3 - 34.3 mg/ml, or 33.3 mg/ml, or , or 45.0 - 55.0 mg/ml, or 50.0 mg/ml, or 90.0 - 200.0 mg/ml, or 100.0 mg/ml.
- a disaccharide at a concentration of 10 - 200 mg/ml, or 20.0 - 150.0 mg/ml, or 25.0 - 100.0 mg/ml, or 25.0 - 50.0 mg/ml, or 20.0 - 30.0 mg/ml, or 23
- disaccharide is trehalose.
- trehalose is trehalose dihydrate.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0,
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0,
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose 25.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a surfactant being poloxamer 188 0.5 mg/ml
- sodium chloride 4.5 mg/ml
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose 25.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises: (i) a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector,
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 2.79 mg/ml and L-arginine 0.348 mg/ml
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 2.79 mg/ml and L-arginine 0.348 mg/ml
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 7.26 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 7.26 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 8.37 mg/ml and L-arginine 1.044 mg/ml
- trehalose is trehalose dihydrate.
- magnesium chloride is magnesium chloride hexahydrate.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0,
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises: (i) a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector,
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 25.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0,
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 25.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 25.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 50.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0,
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 50.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 33.3 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 33.3 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 33.3 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 7.26 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- a surfactant being poloxamer 188 1.5 mg/ml
- sodium chloride 13.14 mg/ml
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 7.26 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 100.0 mg/ml.
- the pharmaceutical composition comprises:
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose dihydrate 100.0 mg/ml.
- hydrochloric acid is added to pH 7.0 - 8.0, or to pH 7.3 - 7.8, or to pH 7.4 - 7.6, or to pH 7.5.
- the above pharmaceutical compositions are suitable for lyophilization, i.e. they can act as a prelyophilization solution.
- the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector, which composition is provided in dry (i.e. powder or granular) form to be dissolved in a suitable solvent (e.g. water) prior to administration.
- a suitable solvent e.g. water
- Such pharmaceutical composition may be prepared by, for example, lyophilisation, i.e. a process which is known in the art as freeze drying, which involves freezing a product followed by removal of solvent from the frozen contents.
- the present invention relates to a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector, said composition being produced by lyophilizing any pharmaceutical composition described above.
- the pharmaceutical compositions according to the present invention may be either aqueous pharmaceutical compositions or lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions (lyophili sates).
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is produced by lyophilizing a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 1.9 - 8.7 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is produced by lyophilizing a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or L-histidine 2.79 mg/ml and
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is produced by lyophilizing a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose 25.0 mg/ml.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is produced by lyophilizing a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is produced by lyophilizing a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is produced by lyophilizing a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 7.26 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose 100.0 mg/ml.
- Lyophilisates are used to produce other dosage forms. For example, a lyophilisate for preparing an injectable solution, a lyophilisate for preparing an infusion solution, lyophilisate for preparing a concentrate for preparing an infusion solution. Lyophilisates are reconstituted by dissolving same in a suitable solvent, most typically in water for injection. Also, lyophilized compositions are first reconstituted in the required volume of solvent (most typically in water) and then further diluted in a suitable solvent (e.g. 5% glucose solution, 0.9% sodium chloride solution).
- a suitable solvent e.g. 5% glucose solution, 0.9% sodium chloride solution.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is intended for preparing an injectable solution.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of the recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is intended for preparing a solution for intramuscular, intravenous or subcutaneous administration.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is present in a vial.
- the vial is a glass or plastic vial.
- the present invention relates to a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector, said composition following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent comprises:
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 1.9 - 3.0 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 1.9 - 3.0 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- magnesium chloride 0.05 - 1.0 mg/ml (vii) water for injection to 1.0 ml.
- tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane is present at a concentration of 2.22 - 2.66 mg/ml, or 2.42 mg/ml.
- hydrochloric acid is added to pH 7.0 - 8.0, or to pH 7.3 - 7.8, or to pH 7.4 - 7.6, pH 7.5.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises. (i) a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector,
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 0.4 - 10.0 mg/ml and L-arginine 0.05 - 10.0 mg/ml
- L-histidine is present at a concentration of 2.0 - 3.58 mg/ml, or 2.29 - 3.08 mg/ml, or 2.58 - 3.0 mg/ml, or 2.79 mg/ml.
- L-arginine is present at a concentration of 0.248 - 0.448 mg/ml, or 0.3 - 0.396 mg/ml, or 0.348 mg/ml.
- hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin is present at a concentration of 30.0 - 70.0 mg/ml, or 30.0 - 36.6 mg/ml, or 33.3 mg/ml, or 40.0 - 60.0 mg/ml, or 45.0-55.0 mg/ml, or 50.0 mg/ml, or 90.0 - 100.0 mg/ml, 100.0 mg/ml.
- the surfactant is present at a concentration of 0.01 - 0.1 mg/ml, or 0.035 - 0.065 mg/ml, or 0.05 mg/ml, or 0.1 - 1.0 mg/ml, or 0.35 - 0.065 mg/ml, or 0.5 mg/ml.
- the surfactant is poloxamer 188.
- sodium chloride is present at a concentration of 1.0 - 7.0 mg/ml, or 1.0 - 6.0 mg/ml, or 2.5 - 3.5 mg/ml, or 3.0 mg/ml, or 3.88 - 4.88 mg/ml, or 4.38 mg/ml, or 4.5 mg/ml, or 5.5 - 6.5 mg/ml, or 6.0 mg/ml.
- magnesium chloride is present at a concentration of 0.15 - 0.50 mg/ml, or 0.173 - 0.233 mg/ml, or 0.203 mg/ml.
- magnesium chloride is magnesium chloride hexahydrate.
- the above pharmaceutical composition further comprises a disaccharide at a concentration of 20.0 - 100.0 mg/ml, 20.0 - 30.0 mg/ml, or 23.0 - 27.0 mg/ml, or 25.0 mg/ml, or 30.0 - 70.0 mg/ml, or 30.0 - 36.6 mg/ml, or 32.3 - 34.3 mg/ml, or 33.3 mg/ml, or , or 45.0 - 55.0 mg/ml, or 50.0 mg/ml.
- a disaccharide at a concentration of 20.0 - 100.0 mg/ml, 20.0 - 30.0 mg/ml, or 23.0 - 27.0 mg/ml, or 25.0 mg/ml, or 30.0 - 70.0 mg/ml, or 30.0 - 36.6 mg/ml, or 32.3 - 34.3 mg/ml, or 33.3 mg/ml, or , or 45.0 - 55.0 mg/ml, or 50.0 mg/ml.
- disaccharide is trehalose.
- trehalose is trehalose dihydrate.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector, following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 2.79 mg/ml
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 2.79 mg/ml and L-arginine 0.348 mg/ml
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose 50.0 mg/ml.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 2.79 mg/ml and L-arginine 0.348 mg/ml
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0 Or
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being tris(hydroxymethyl)aminom ethane 2.42 mg/ml and hydrochloric acid to pH 6.0 - 8.0
- (viii) further comprises a disaccharide being trehalose 33.3 mg/ml.
- the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant non-enveloped virus vector following being reconstituted in an aqueous solvent, comprises.
- a buffering agent being L-histidine 2.79 mg/ml and L-arginine 0.348 mg/ml
- compositions are suitable for delivering therapeutic agents to subjects for the treatment or prevention of various diseases or disorders. They may be used in gene therapy for the treatment of diseases such as hemophilia A, hemophilia B, malignant neoplasms, spinal muscular atrophy, etc., as well as in the development of vaccines for the prevention of, for example, infectious diseases.
- diseases such as hemophilia A, hemophilia B, malignant neoplasms, spinal muscular atrophy, etc.
- vaccines for the prevention of, for example, infectious diseases.
- the pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention may comprise the recombinant non-enveloped virus vector at various concentrations.
- concentration of the viral vector may depend, for example, on the disease to be prevented or treated using the above pharmaceutical compositions, as well as on the age, weight and state of health of the patient, and thus may vary from patient to patient.
- a suitable dose can be adjusted by the decision of the attending physician so that it can be administered to the patient once or through several injections.
- the recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is present at a concentration of 1.0*10 5 - 1.0*10 14 viral genomes/ml, or 1.0*10 9 - 1.0*10 14 viral genomes/ml, or 1.0* 10 9 - 5.0* 10 13 viral genomes/ml, or 1.0* 10 9 - 1.0* 10 13 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 5 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 6 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 7 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 8 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 9 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 10 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 11 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10 12 viral genomes/ml, or (1.0 ⁇ 0.5)* 10
- the recombinant adenovirus vector may be produced using any species, strain, serotype or any combination of species, strains or serotypes of adenovirus or chimeric adenovirus.
- Human adenovirus serotypes include any of the serotypes 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 26, 34, 35, 36, 48, 49 or 50 or combinations thereof, derivatives, modifications or pseudotypes.
- the recombinant non-enveloped virus vector is a rAAV vector. It may be produced using any strain, AAV serotype (for example, AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8, AAV9, AAV10, AAV11, AAV 12, AAV13, AAV14, AAV15 and AAV16) or any combination of strains, serotypes (for example, a rAAV vector that includes two or more serotypes); may contain an AAV capsid protein (capsid) of any serotype (AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8, AAV9, AAV10, AAV11, AAV12, AAV13, AAV14, AAV 15 and AAV16) or combinations thereof, derivatives, modifications or pseudotypes.
- AAV serotype for example, AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8,
- the rAAV vector comprises a AAV5 or AAV9 capsid.
- the AAV5 or AAV9 capsid may be a modified capsid.
- the rAAV vector may be modified genetically and/or chemically.
- the rAAV vector may be genetically modified to produce rAAV vectors with altered receptor usage, antigenicity, transduction efficiency and/or tissue tropism, and to insert peptide ligands, antibodies, antibody fragments, MHC (major histocompatibility complex) and/or receptors into the viral capsid.
- the rAAV vector may be genetically modified by introducing one or more amino acid mutations, such as point mutations.
- amino acids are typically divided into four families: (1) acidic amino acids are aspartate and glutamate; (2) basic amino acids are lysine, arginine, histidine; (3) non polar amino acids are alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan, and (4) uncharged polar amino acids are glycine, asparagine, glutamine, cysteine, serine, threonine, tyrosine.
- Phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine are sometimes classified as aromatic amino acids.
- an isolated substitution of leucine for isoleucine or valine, an aspartate for a glutamate, a threonine for a serine, or a similar conservative substitution of an amino acid for a structurally related amino acid will not have a major effect on the biological activity.
- the polypeptide of interest may include up to about 5-10 conservative or non-conservative amino acid substitutions, so long as the desired function of the molecule remains intact.
- a variant of point mutations in the sequences of AAV proteins VP1, VP2, or VP3 using amino acid substitutions is a substitution of at least one amino acid residue in the AAV protein VP1, VP2, or VP3 with another amino acid residue.
- the international application W02012/145601 describes adeno-associated virus (AAV) virions with variant capsid protein, where the AAV virions exhibit greater infectivity of retinal cells, when administered via intravitreal injection, compared to wild-type AAV.
- the international application WO2013/158879 describes an adenoassociated virus (AAV) vector for delivering to a subject a heterologous nucleic acid sequence comprising the VP1 capsid protein comprising one or more lysine substitutions, wherein one lysine substitution is K137R, wherein said lysine substitution is effective for inhibiting ubiquitination of said capsid protein, thereby increasing transduction efficiency of said AVV vector in target cells.
- the rAAV vector may be chemically modified to alter tissue tropism.
- chemically modified rAAV-based vectors may exhibit altered receptor usage, antigenicity, transduction efficiency, and/or tissue tropism.
- Chemically modified rAAV vectors are created by using, for example, chemoselective reactions which may target specific side chains of amino acids, may be used to change the charge, polarity, hydrophobicity and potential of hydrogen bonds inside the receptor binding domains on AAV capsids.
- said pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant nonenveloped virus vector according to the present invention is intended for parenteral administration.
- said pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant nonenveloped virus vector according to the present invention is intended for intramuscular, intravenous or subcutaneous administration.
- said pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant nonenveloped virus vector according to the present invention may be administered intravenously as an infusion.
- the pharmaceutical composition of a recombinant nonenveloped virus vector according to the present invention may be used following dilution.
- the required volume of the composition is transferred from a vial to an infusion container comprising a sterile 0.9% sodium chloride solution or a sterile 5% dextrose solution.
- the resulting solution is stirred by gently turning the infusion container over.
- the subject of treatment, or patient is a mammal, preferably a human subject.
- Said subject may be either male or female, of any age.
- compositions according to the present invention may be stored in any suitable container.
- a suitable container for example, a glass or plastic container, vial, ampoule, syringe, cartridge, or bottle of the desired volume.
- the containers may be provided with additional means for administration, such as droppers, auto-injectors.
- a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention may be manufactured, packaged, or widely sold in the form of a single unit dose or a plurality of single unit doses in the form of a ready formulation.
- single unit dose refers to discrete quantity of a pharmaceutical composition containing a predetermined quantity of an active ingredient.
- the quantity of the active ingredient typically equals the dose of the active ingredient to be administered in a subject, or a convenient portion of such dose, for example, half or a third of such dose.
- the pharmaceutical compositions may be administered as a single therapeutic agent or in combination with additional therapeutic agents as needed.
- the present methods for treatment and/or prophylaxis are used in combination with administration of a therapeutically effective amount of another active agent.
- the other active agent may be administered before, during or following the administration of the pharmaceutical compositions according to the present invention.
- the other active agent may be administered as part of the present composition or, alternatively, as a separate formulation.
- Thermal transitions were determined by differential scanning calorimetry on the DSC4000 differential scanning calorimeter, Perkin Elmer, USA, in capped steel crucibles with rubber rings. The test used 50 m ⁇ of the sample. An excipient solution or a process solution was used as the test solution. Temperature transitions were studied in the range from (25)°C to (-85)°C in increments in the range of 0.5 - 10 °C/min. The phase transition temperatures were determined using the Pyris Series DSC 4000 software.
- concentration of viral genomes (GFP gene) in the AAV product was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction using a forward, reverse primer and a probe conjugated with FAM dye and BHQ1 quencher. The primers are matched to a region of the gene encoding the GFP protein.
- a linearized plasmid (pAAV GFP CellBioLab) was used to plot a calibration line. To plot a calibration line of log concentration as a function of number of cycles (Ct), standards with an increment of 10 were used.
- concentration of viral genomes/ml (vg/ml) or copies/ml in the product was determined by the calibration line of log concentration as a function of Ct.
- Concentration of viral vector particles was measured by means of enzyme immunoassay using commercial kits: PROGEN AAV5 titration ELISA and PROGEN AAV9 titration ELISA.
- High binding 96-well plates are coated with anti-AAV capsid binding monoclonal mouse antibodies recognizing the conformational epitope of a particular serotype.
- AAV capsid proteins bind to antibodies under temperature incubation, unbound components of the sample are removed by washing the plate multiple times.
- Biotinylated antibodies that bind to AAV capsid proteins under temperature incubation of the plate were used as detecting antibodies. The unbound components are removed by washing the plate multiple times.
- Streptavidin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate was applied to detect the color. Streptavidin bound to biotin, unbound components were removed by washing the plate multiple times.
- Tetramethylbenzidine acts as a chromogen. Interaction of horseradish peroxidase, hydrogen peroxide and tetramethylbenzidine chromogen develops a color reaction. EIA reaction was stopped by adding a stop solution (1 normal H2SO4), and the optical density of the solutions in the wells was measured at a wavelength of 450 nm. The concentration of viral vector particles in the product was determined by a calibration graph plotted using optical density data of standard solutions with known concentration of AAV particles.
- Transduction activity of the product based on the recombinant adeno-associated viral vector comprising the GFP gene was measured by GFP expression in product-induced CHO-K1 cells.
- the CHO-K1 cells were plated into 24-well plates in a growth medium with an antibiotic (MQD - medium for quantitative determination) at the rate of lxlO 4 cells per cm 2 (19,000 cells per well) and incubated at a temperature of +37 °C in an atmosphere with 5% CO2 for 4-8 h for attachment of the cells to plastic surface.
- Product dosages (MOI) for each AAV serotype were pre-selected so as to obtain, following transduction, about 5, 10 and 20% of GFP-positive cells, respectively.
- Product volume required for transduction of a well was calculated using the following formula: t/ _ MOIxSxK
- V is the required product volume per well (ml)
- S is the area of one well (cm 2 )
- MOI is the required dose of the product
- multiplicity of infection vg/cl
- K is cell seeding density in the wells (cells/cm 2 )
- C is the concentration of genome-containing capsids in the product (vg/ml).
- the plates with transduced cells were incubated in a CO2 incubator (5% CO 2, +37 °C) for 2-3 days. Following the incubation period, culture fluid was collected from the wells, the cells were washed with Hanks solution, and the cells were removed from the plastic using TrypLE solution (at 150 m ⁇ /well). After detaching the cells from the plastic, Hanks solution (1:1 with TrypLE) was introduced into the wells, the cells were collected into 1.5 ml microtubes and centrifuged for 5 min at 300g. The cell precipitate was resuspended in 150 m ⁇ of Hanks solution.
- the plate was centrifuged for 5 minutes at 1200 rpm, a fixing buffer was collected, and the cells were washed with Stain Buffer (PBS with 0.1% Sodium azide and 0.5% BSA) at 100 m ⁇ /well. The plate was centrifuged again and the buffer was collected, following which Stain Buffer was introduced at 150 m ⁇ /well and the cells were carefully resuspended.
- Stain Buffer PBS with 0.1% Sodium azide and 0.5% BSA
- the cells were analyzed on a flow cytometer. Cell viability and GFP expression were evaluated. The value of FA (functional activity) or TU (transduction unit)/ml was calculated for each product dose according to the following formula:
- Samples with the target content of viral genomes were prepared in Stirred Cell (Millipore) concentration cells under pressure.
- the initial solution formulation containing viral particles was placed in a diafiltration container, then at least 10-fold volume of an aqueous solution with the target formulation including buffering, osmotic agents and, if necessary, additional water- soluble stabilizers was introduced into the cell.
- the solution was concentrated to an optical density exceeding the target density, unloaded from the instrument, the exact optical density was determined by UV spectrophotometry and the concentration of viral genomes was determined by PCR.
- An appropriate solution of excipients was then added to the sample to prepare a solution with target viral genome content.
- samples of solutions containing viral particles were obtained in Pellicon (Millipore) cassettes in the tangential flow mode.
- the initial solution formulation was placed in a diafiltration tank, then at least 10-fold volume of the solution with the target formulation comprising buffering, osmotic agents, and, if necessary, additional water soluble stabilizers was supplied to the system.
- the concentrate of osmotic agents and water-soluble stabilizers may alternatively be added following diafiltration. Following the diafiltration process, the solution was concentrated to an optical density exceeding the target density, unloaded from the system and the exact values of the optical density and concentration of viral genomes were determined. An appropriate solution of excipients was then added to the sample to prepare a solution with target viral genome content.
- the surfactant concentrates were added to the solution following diafiltering and concentrating with the final dilution to the target viral genome content with a solution of excipients.
- the solution was filtered using a 0.22 pm membrane.
- Example 2 Selection of formulations to optimize the freeze-drying mode.
- Optimization was aimed at reducing the duration of the freeze-drying process, as well as at reducing residual water content in the lyophilisate. For this purpose, it is suggested to approbate a number of formulations, followed by measurement of the glass transition temperature.
- the freeze-drying process is most effective when setting and maintaining the temperature of a freeze-dryer shelf at upper limits of system and product stability.
- the temperature should be set at a level that is a few degrees below the collapse temperature.
- Collapse means a process in which structures created during freeze drying are destroyed when passing the sublimation phase separation boundary. This may lead not only to altered functional properties of the lyophilisate, but also to decreased efficiency of freeze drying because of blocked evaporation pathways, resulting in unevenly retained and distributed moisture.
- the resulting substance in the final excipient solution is an amorphous mixture.
- Glass transition temperature is the temperature at which a non-crystallizable substance or a substance that does not have time to crystallize becomes solid, passing into a glassy state.
- the collapse temperature of solutions is typically 1-3 °C higher than the glass transition temperature.
- excipients were selected for screening: tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (buffering agent, maintenance of the required pH level), sodium chloride (stabilizer, osmolytic), magnesium chloride hexahydrate (stabilizer), trehalose dihydrate (stabilizer, osmolytic, lyoprotector), poloxamer pl88 (solubilizer), polyvinylpyrrolidone K-30 (stabilizer), polyvinylpyrrolidone K-90 (stabilizer), sulfobutyl-ether-beta-cyclodextrin sodium salt (stabilizer, lyoprotector), hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (stabilizer, lyoprotector), L-histidine (bufferring agent, maintenance of the required pH level, stabilizer), L-arginine (bufferring agent, maintenance of the required pH level, stabilizer).
- Table 2 The results of determination of glass transition temperatures for test excipient solutions are shown in Table 2.
- hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin significantly increases the glass transition temperature of a mixture comprising sodium chloride.
- trehalose dihydrate from 0.0 to 100.0 mg/ml
- sodium chloride from 3.0 to 12.0 mg/ml
- concentration of hydroxypropyl-beta- cyclodextrin from 0.0 to 100.0 mg/ml
- Poloxamer 188 in the range of 0.05 - 2.0 mg/ml
- magnesium chloride hexahydrate in the range of 0.15 - 0.70 mg/ml do not have a statistically significant effect on the glass transition temperature.
- the resulting data was processed in the MODDE software.
- formulation No. 14 (L-histidine - 2.79 mg/ml; L-arginine - 0.348 mg/ml; magnesium chloride hexahydrate - 0.203 mg/ml; poloxamer pl88 - 0.5 mg/ml; sodium chloride - 3.0 mg/ml; hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin - 100.0 mg/ml) showed the maximum glass transition temperature.
- prelyophilization compositions for AAV5 and AAV9 were prepared, as shown in Tables 8 and 9.
- the results of control of the resulting samples following reconstitution of lyophilisates are shown in Table 10.
- formulations were produced for viral genomes (copies) concentration of about 1x10 11 per ml (expressed in terms of prelyophilization formulation) and transferred to stability research.
- compositions exhibiting shorter time for freeze drying process and a low content of residual water.
- the developed compositions may be applied to adeno-associated viruses and other types of non-enveloped viruses.
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