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USOO6803046B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,803,046 B2 Metcalfe et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 12, 2004 (54) SINCALIDE FORMULATIONS OTHER PUBLICATIONS (75) Inventors: Edmund C. Metcalfe, Hillsborough, NJ Sitzmann, et al., “Cholecystokinin Prevents Parenteral (US); Jo Anna Monteferrante, Raritan Nutrition Induced Biliary Sludge in Humans.” Surgery, Township, NJ (US); Margaret Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 170, Jan. 1990, pp. 25-31. Newborn, Hamilton Township, NJ Teitelbaum et al., “Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition-ASSo (US); Irene Ropiak, Lawrenceville, NJ ciated Cholestasis with Cholecystokinin-Octapeptide,” (US); Ernst Schramm, North Journal of Pediatric Surgery, vol. 30, No. 7, Jul. 1995, pp. Brunswick, NJ (US); Gregory W. 1082-1085. White, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US); Moss and Amii, “New Approaches to Understanding the Julius P. Zodda, Mercerville, NJ (US) Etiology and Treatment of Total Parenteral Nutrition-ASSo ciated Cholestasis,” Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, vol. 8, (73) Assignee: Bracco International B.V., Amsterdam No. 3, Aug. 1999, pp. 140–147. (NL) Teitelbaum, "Parenteral Nutrition-ASSociated Cholestasis,” c: - Current Opinion in Pediatrics, vol. 9, 1997, pp. 270–275. (*) Notice: Subject to any State the SME, tly Teitelbaum and Tracy, “Parenteral Nutrition-Associated patent is extended or adjusted under Cholestasis,” Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, vol. 10, No. 2, U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. May 2001, pp. 72–80. Strickley, “Parenteral Formulations of Small Molecules (21) Appl. No.: 10/222,540 Therapeutics Marketed in the United States (1999) -Part (22) Filed: Aug. 16, 2002 1, PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, e - Vs vol. 53, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1999, pp. 324–349. (65) Prior Publication Data Strickley, “Parenteral Formulations of Small Molecules US 2004/0033243 A1 Feb. 19, 2004 Therapeutics Marketed in the United States (1999)-Part • -- 2 II, PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology,gy. (51) Int. CI.7 A61K 9/00 vol. 54, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 2000, pp. 69–96. (List continued on next page.) (52) U.S. Cl. ........................ 424/400; 514/1.65; 514/18; 514/19; 514/951 Primary Examiner Thurman K. Page (58) Field of Search ............................ 424/400; 514/18, Assistant Examiner-Konata M. George 514/19, 1.65, 951 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP (56) References Cited (57) ABSTRACT U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS The invention features Sincalide formulations that include an 3,723.406 A 3/1973 Ondetti et al. ........... 260/112.5 effective amount of Sincalide, a bulking agent/tonicity 5,011,678 A * 4/1991 Wang et al. .................. 424/45 adjuster, a Stabilizer, a Surfactant, a chelator, and a buffer. 5,555,610 A 9/1996 Yan et al. ......... ... 424/9.52 The invention also features kits and methods for preparing 5. A y E. hill. - - - - - - - - - 55 improved Sincalide formulations, as well as methods for 2Y-2 - - - - - - - - - - treating, preventing, and diagnosing gall bladder-related 3. f 1838 She et al. ......... 5. disorders using Sincalide formulations. 6,326,406 B1 12/2001 De Tommaso .............. 514/731 6,358,528 B1 3/2002 Grimmett et al. ........... 424/474 108 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets Met 3 Met 6 O Q O O : 9 : O O | : HN-CH-C-N-CH-C--N-CH-C--N-CH-C-N-CH-C-E-N-CH-C--N-CH-C-NH-CH-C-NH H H ; H H : H | H ". CH2 : f". H CH2 f". ". CH2 CEO CH, CH, CO OH : S N. : S OH NH CH CHs US 6,803,046 B2 Page 2 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Mesgarzadeh et al., “Filling, Postcholecystokinin Emptying, and Refilling of Normal Gallbladder: Effects of Two Dif Strickley, “Parenteral Formulations of Small Molecules ferent Doses of CCK on Refilling: Concise Communica Therapeutics Marketed in the United States (1999)-Part tion,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 24, No. 8, 1983, pp. III, PDAJournal of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, 666-671. vol. 54, No. 2, Mar.-Apr. 2000, pp. 152-169. Nema et al., “Excipients and Their Use in Injectable Prod Krishnamurthy et al., “The Gallbladder Emptying Response ucts, PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science & Technol to Sequential Exogenous and Endogenous Cholecystoki ogy, vol. 51, No. 4, Jul.-Aug. 1997, pp. 166-171. nin,” Nuclear Medicine Communications, vol. 5, 1984, pp. Wang and Hanson “Parenteral Formulations of Proteins and 27-33. 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Krishnamurthy et al., “Quantitative Biliary Dynamics: Intro Balon et al., Society of Nuclear Medicine Procedure Guide duction of a New Noninvasive Scintigraphic Technique,” line for Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 24, No. 3, 1983, pp. 217-223. * cited by examiner U.S. Patent Oct. 12, 2004 Sheet 2 of 12 US 6,803,046 B2 Met 3 Met 6 O -C-N-CH H CH2 N NH FG. 2 U.S. Patent US 6,803,046 B2 O O O | Hi-in-c-i-in-c s-- -- -at-i-o-- 2 CH 2 CH l, OH=o OSOH FIG. 3 U.S. Patent US 6,803,046 B2 O O O O | HN CH-C-N-CH-C -- -- 2 H i-i-o-o-it-s-s CH2 h CH2 C C O It O s FIG. 4 U.S. Patent Oct. 12, 2004 Sheet 5 of 12 US 6,803,046 B2 100 9 O 80 70 60 50 40 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.O 45 5.0 5.5 6.O 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.O 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 pH FIGS U.S. Patent Oct. 12, 2004 Sheet 6 of 12 US 6,803,046 B2 1 OO O Hours s 90 CD 8is 80 Y CD 9 or 70 O . CO 9, 60 CD cos C 50 40 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.O 6.5 7.O 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 U.S. Patent Oct. 12, 2004 Sheet 7 of 12 US 6,803,046 B2 85.5 128.9 S. With 1mM DTPA OWithout DTPA % % AI Cr Cu Fe Pb Mg Mn N FIG 7 U.S. Patent Oct. 12, 2004 Sheet 9 of 12 US 6,803,046 B2 DAD1A, Sig=215.5 Ref=345.5 (081OMD11\0810MD 17D) mau 40 30 3 g x 's 9 O 25 5 5u) 3s EO C 20 6 s c sO) 15- 9. 2 : o O 5- l / Y-------------- --- 0 O 5 O 15 2O 25 30 Chromatogram of Kinevac Experimental Formulation (1 mM DTPA) Spiked with 0.63 mM Cu' FIG. 9 U.S. Patent Oct. 12, 2004 Sheet 10 of 12 US 6,803,046 B2 DAD1A, Sig=215.5 ref=3455 (0807 MD 1150807MD5.D) mA g 3. 30 3 i us 3 S & g is S ar as ax s 2 as a 25 - 3 9 2 3 go as a c cy 9 2 is is S 2 3 a 2O- 3 S.--- - co N is (?a (52 N/ 9g cN r. 5- so 5 / dn 10 s 5- II | ? 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