Patent ID: 7115279
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a solid amorphous dispersion of a cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor and a concentration-enhancing polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose succinate, hydroxypropyl cellulose acetate succinate, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose succinate, hydroxyethyl cellulose acetate succinate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose phthalate, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose acetate phthalate, carboxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate phthalate, methyl cellulose acetate phthalate, ethyl cellulose acetate phthalate, hydroxypropyl cellulose acetate phthalate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate phthalate, hydroxypropyl cellulose acetate phthalate succinate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate phthalate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose succinate phthalate, cellulose propionate phthalate, hydroxypropyl cellulose butyrate phthalate, cellulose acetate trimellitate, methyl cellulose acetate trimellitate, ethyl cellulose acetate trimellitate, hydroxypropyl cellulose acetate trimellitate, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate trimellitate, hydroxypropyl cellulose acetate trimellitate succinate, cellulose propionate trimellitate, cellulose butyrate trimellitate, cellulose acetate terephthalate, cellulose acetate isophthalate, cellulose acetate pyridinedicarboxylate, salicylic acid cellulose acetate, hydroxypropyl salicylic acid cellulose acetate, ethylbenzoic acid cellulose acetate, hydroxypropyl ethylbenzoic acid cellulose acetate, ethyl phthalic acid cellulose acetate, ethyl nicotinic acid cellulose acetate, and ethyl picolinic acid cellulose acetate; wherein said dispersion has a single glass transition temperature and said cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor has the structure of Formula IV and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, or stereoisomers of said compounds: wherein R IV-1 is hydrogen, Y IV , W IV —X IV or W IV —Y IV ; wherein W IV is a carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, sulfinyl or sulfonyl; X IV is —O—Y IV , —S—Y IV , —N(H)—Y IV or —N—(Y IV ) 2 ; wherein Y wherein Z wherein said Z R IV-2 is a partially saturated, fully saturated or fully unsaturated one to six membered straight or branched carbon chain wherein the carbons, other than the connecting carbon, may optionally be replaced with one or two heteroatoms selected independently from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen wherein said carbon atoms are optionally mono-, di- or tri-substituted independently with halo, said carbon is optionally mono-substituted with oxo, said carbon is optionally mono-substituted with hydroxy, said sulfur is optionally mono- or di-substituted with oxo, said nitrogen is optionally mono- or di-substituted with oxo; or said R IV-2 is a partially saturated, fully saturated or fully unsaturated three to seven membered ring optionally having one to two heteroatoms selected independently from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, wherein said R IV-2 ring is optionally attached through (C 1 –C 4 )alkyl; wherein said R with the proviso that R R IV-3 is hydrogen or Q IV ; wherein Q wherein V wherein said V R IV-4 is Q IV-1 or V IV-1 ; wherein Q wherein V wherein said V wherein either R R IV-5 , R IV-6 , R IV-7 and R IV-8 are each independently hydrogen, a bond, nitro or halo wherein said bond is substituted with T IV or a partially saturated, fully saturated or fully unsaturated (C 1 –C 12 ) straight or branched carbon chain wherein carbon, may optionally be replaced with one or two heteroatoms selected independently from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen wherein said carbon atoms are optionally mono-, di- or tri-substituted independently with halo, said carbon is optionally mono-substituted with hydroxy, said carbon is optionally mono-substituted with oxo, said sulfur is optionally mono- or di-substituted with oxo, said nitrogen is optionally mono- or di-substituted with oxo, and said carbon is optionally mono-substituted with T IV ; wherein T wherein said T wherein R wherein said ring or rings formed by R