Patent Application: US-201514793698-A

Abstract:
it is becoming increasingly clear that the genome and epigenome of another particular cancer cell represents the end product of a vast array of selection events , creating an extremely heterogeneous metabolic landscape . since genomic and epigenomic variability exists between different cells in a tumor , the target complexity becomes even more extreme when the entire cancer cell population is considered . the only way to overcome this target complexity is by developing complex treatment modalities capable of simultaneously interdicting multiple pathways critical to the growth and survival of the cancer cell population . we have developed a method to couple suppression of nadph levels with a system of antisense oligonucleotides targeting nadph - dependent enzymes critical to the cancer cell . in the preferred embodiment of this invention , the ppp inhibitor is administered systemically , and the antisense oligonucleotides locally , directly to the tumor .

Description:
a preferred embodiment of the invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more antisense oligonucleotides drawn from the sequence listing , combined with an inhibitor of the ppp . the nadph - dependent targets identified in the sequence listing include thymidine kinase ( tk ), thymidylate synthetase ( ts ), dihydrofolate reductase ( dhfr ), ribonucleotide reductase ( rnr ), the adenosine receptors a1 and a2a , c - kit tyrosine kinase , fatty acid synthase ( fasn ), the anti - apoptotic gene bcl2 , the polycomb gene ezh2 , the dna methyltransferase gene dnmt1 , farnesyl transferase ( ft ), geranylgeranyl transferase ( ggt ), s - adenosylhomo - cysteine hydrolase ( sahh ), alkaline phosphatase ( alp ), phosphoribosylpyro - phosphate synthase ( prps ), amidophosphoribosyl transferase ( aprt ), imp dehydrogenase ( impd ), and polymerase a ( pol α ). if sequencing of the tumor is performed before treatment , drivers may be identified and groups selected for antisense targeting accordingly . if sequencing is not performed prior to treatment , a series of treatments in which one or more antisense oligonucleotides is administered alone or in combination , may be used to address nadph - dependent drivers . the sequence list is comprised of nadph - dependent drivers found in whole or in part in most neoplasms , including mast cell tumors , mammary gland tumors , soft tissue sarcomas , anal gland tumors , osteosarcomas ( primary and metastatic ), lung tumors ( primary and metastatic ), melanomas ( primary and metastatic ), fibrosarcomas , hemangiosarcomas ( primary and metastatic ), nasal cavity cancers , squamous cell carcinomas , tumors of the cns , gastric tumors , intestinal cancers , hepatic cancers , kidney cancers , prostate cancers , urinary tract cancers , testicular cancers , pancreatic cancers , anal gland tumors , and lymphosarcoma . the backbone chemistries to prevent / slow nuclease degradation envisioned in this patent include for either dna or rna or dna / rna mixed oligonucleotides , phosphorothiate , 2 ′- o - methyl , 2 ′- o - methoxy - ethyl , 2 ′- f - arabino nucleic acid , peptide nucleic acid , morpholino phosphoroamidate , bridged ( locked ) nucleic acid , cyclohexene nucleic acid , and hexitol nucleic acid . ( see fig1 ). these chemistries can be applied to all the nucleotides in the sequence , or to a more limited number , even as few as 1 . these chemistries can also be mixed , such that portions of the antisense oligonucleotide can utilize one chemistry , and other portions another chemistry , in any combination or sequence desired . in addition to dna based antisense oligonucleotides , this invention also envisions the use of small interfering rna ( rnai ), dicer - substrate sirna , and microrna oligonucleotides based upon the sequences in our listing . for the purposes of this invention , then , the words antisense oligonucleotide are meant to imply the use of any or all of these technologies . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine tk - 1 can be drawn from sequence id number 283 , having the sequence 5 ′- gcaggttgat gcagctcatg g - 3 ′, but other of the tk - 1 antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine ts can be drawn from sequence id number 1119 , having the sequence 5 ′- gggcgggcat ggcgcgggcg g - 3 ′, but other of the ts antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine dhfr can be drawn from sequence id number 327 , having the sequence 5 ′- ggctgcggcc ccatttcatg t - 3 ′, but other of the dhfr antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine rnrm1 can be drawn from sequence id number 741 , having the sequence 5 ′- cgcttgatca cgtgcatcgc g - 3 ′, but other of the rnr antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine rnrm2 can be drawn from sequence id number 792 , having the sequence 5 ′- cgcggacgga gagcatggcg g - 3 ′, but other of the rnr antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine rnrm3 can be drawn from sequence id number 893 , having the sequence 5 ′- cctgtttata cattttccaa a - 3 ′, but other of the rnr antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine adenosine a2a receptor can be drawn from sequence id number 107 , having the sequence 5 ′- gcccatggtg gacatggctg c - 3 ′, but other of the adenosine a2a receptor antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine adenosine a1 receptor can be drawn from sequence id number 468 , having the sequence 5 ′- ggcgggcggc atggcaggcg c - 3 ′, but other of the adenosine a1 receptor antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine c - kit tyrosine kinase can be drawn from sequence id number 249 , having the sequence 5 ′- gcgagcgcct ctcatcgcgg t - 3 ′, but other of the c - kit tyrosine kinase antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine fasn can be drawn from sequence id number 1015 , having the sequence 5 ′- cctcctccat ggctgctctg c - 3 ′, but other of the fasn antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine bcl2 can be drawn from sequence id number 571 , having the sequence 5 ′- gcccagcgtg cgccatcctc c - 3 ′, but other of the bcl2 antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine ezh2 can be drawn from sequence id number 672 , having the sequence 5 ′- ggcccatgat tattctgcgc c - 3 ′, but other of the ezh2 antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine dnmt1 can be drawn from sequence id number 671 , having the sequence 5 ′- ggcccatgat tattctgcgc cc - 3 ′, but other of the dnmt1 antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine ft can be drawn from sequence id number 684 , having the sequence 5 ′- cacgaactcc atgctggcgg c - 3 ′, but other of the ft antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine alpp ( alkaline phosphatase ) can be drawn from sequence id number 993 , having the sequence 5 ′- gggtcaggag cattgcaggg c - 3 ′, but other of the alpp antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine ggt 1α can be drawn from sequence id number 1077 , having the sequence 5 ′- gcgcccgtgc atggtgccgg c - 3 ′, but other of the ggt antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine ggt 1β can be drawn from sequence id number 1063 , having the sequence 5 ′- cgccgctcct ctacatcgaa c - 3 ′, but other of the ggt antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine sahh can be drawn from sequence id number 940 , having the sequence 5 ′- cagtttgtcc gacatgctgg c - 3 ′, but other of the sahh antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine prps1 can be drawn from sequence id number 1046 , having the sequence 5 ′- cggcatcttg ggtgcctacc c - 3 ′, but other of the prps antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine prps2 can be drawn from sequence id number 1039 , having the sequence 5 ′- ccgatgacat ccttctccga t - 3 ′, but other of the prps2 antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine aprt can be drawn from sequence id number 1130 , having the sequence 5 ′- cctccagctc catgtcgctg cc - 3 ′, but other of the aprt antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine impd can be drawn from sequence id number 1135 , having the sequence 5 ′- gcggcccctc catgcggagg c - 3 ′, but other of the impd antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine impd2 can be drawn from sequence id number 1160 , having the sequence 5 ′- cgcatgcgca aagcgcgccg t - 3 ′, but other of the impd antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . a preferred embodiment of an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine pol a can be drawn from sequence id number 1023 , having the sequence 5 ′- cgccgtctac cagcgccatg g - 3 ′, but other of the pol α antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . in a preferred embodiment of this invention , the antisense oligonucleotides can be administered in doses ranging from , preferentially , 0 . 1 mg / kg to 50 mg / kg ; more preferentially 1 mg to 30 mg / kg ; and most preferentially , 2 mg to 20 mg / kg . in a preferred embodiment of the invention the antisense oligonucleotides are administered locally , for example by direct injection into a tumor ; by inhalation when tumors exist in the lung ; by means of a transdermal cream if injection is not possible , for example in tumors at risk of catastrophic bleeding such as hemangioendotheliomas ; and by intrathecal injection for tumors in the brain . a variety of microorganisms do not methylate the majority of cpg dinucleotides in their dna . bacterial genomes also contain 6 - methyladenine replacing adenine in some sites in their dna . these non - self “ signals ” activate toll receptors and initiate an immune response directed to the vicinity where they are detected . a preferred embodiment of this invention therefore involves the substitution of any number of adenosine moieties with 6 - methyladenosine moieties to stimulate a local immune response . because some dogs may show heightened response to unmethylated cpgs , a preferred embodiment of this invention , for use in dogs with hypersensitivity to unmethylated cpgs , is the substitution of 5 mc for c in such unmethylated cpgs , a preferred embodiment of the ppp inhibitor is dhea , and / or any of its congeners capable of inhibiting the ppp , such as dhea sulfate , dhea sulfatide , any dhea salt , 7 - keto - dhea , 3 acetyl - 7 - oxo dhea , dhea acetate , the dhea metabolites androstenediol and androstendione , and the less metabolizable analogs fluasterone ( cas 112859 - 71 - 9 ) and the brominated analog of fluasterone . an additional preferred embodiment of the ppp inhibitor is an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine g6pd , which antisense oligonucleotide can be drawn from sequence id number 720 , having the sequence 5 ′- cccgccggct catttaacca g - 3 ′, but other of the g6pd antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . an additional preferred embodiment of the ppp inhibitor is an antisense oligonucleotide targeting canine pgd , which antisense oligonucleotide can be drawn from sequence id number 504 , having the sequence 5 ′- cggcctcggc catggcggcg g - 3 ′, but other of the pgd antisense sequences in the list may be used as well . an additional preferred embodiment of the ppp inhibitor is a combination of a canine g6pd antisense oligonucleotide with a canine pgd antisense oligonucleotide , such that both distal steps in the ppp are inhibited . also , dhea or one of its ppp - inhibiting congers can be administered systemically , and either g6pd antisense oligonucleotide or pgd antisense oligonucleotide , or both , can be administered locally , so as to maximize inhibition of the ppp . where systemic dhea or a congener is used to inhibit the ppp , an additional preferred embodiment of the invention is supplementation of dhea - treated dogs with metabolites that may , as a consequence of dhea - mediated nadph - depletion , become depleted physiologically and which may need to be replenished to maintain optimum health in the treated dog . such supplementation may include tetrahydrobiotperin ( bh4 ); isopentenyladenosine ( ipa ); folinic acid or certain products of the folate pathway ( e . g ., sam , adenine , guanine , and uracil and / or any of their nucleosides or nucleotides ); a nitric oxide donor such as potassium nitrate ; ubiquinone and / or tocotrienols to maintain healthy ubiquinone levels ; and certain monoamine precursors and cofactors such as hydroxytryptophan , l - dopa , melatonin , pyridoxine , ascorbate , and pantothenic acid . a preferred embodiment of the invention is target selection from the sequence list based upon next generation rna sequencing such that those targets on the list that are expressed in aberrant , greater than normal levels are identified . such sequencing uses reverse transcription of rna isolated from canine tumors ( and control tissue , where available ), a panel of pcr primers specific for the listed targets to identify and quantitate their contribution to the transcriptome , and annealing of barcode dna to individual tumor samples so that the transcriptomes from several different animals can be multiplexed , i . e ., mixed together during the sequencing run . output is then extracted for each animal by barcode decoding , and the contribution of different targets to the transcriptome is analyzed . where such rna sequencing is not possible , various antisense oligonucleotides selected from the list may be used sequentially or in groups to treat the cancer in a blind fashion . a preferred embodiment of the invention is the local administration of the antisense oligonucleotide or nucleotides , in order to reduce systemic toxicity , and the systemic administration of dhea or its congeners , although local routes of dhea administration may be preferred in some situations . if one of the g6pd antisense oligonucleotides , and / or one of the pgd antisense oligonucleotides are selected for use , these will be administered locally , by inhalation , injection ( intratumor , intrathecal , suppository , subcutaneous ), or transdermal routes . preparation of antisense oligonucleotides is accomplished by any of several published techniques . a variety of chemical modifications can be used to inhibit nuclease degradation in vivo . for phosphorothioate oligonucleotides we use standard phosphoramidite chemistry , substituting iodine reagent with either beaucage reagent or sulfurizing reagent 2 ( glen research , sterling , va . ), using an abi expedite 8909 high throughput dna synthesizer equipped with a 16 column moss ( multiple oligonucleotide synthesis system ) unit . purification is on 20 gram glenpak cartridges as described ( glen research ). phosphonoacetate monomers may be included in phosphorothioate oligonucleotides , or used as a stand alone chemistry . in fully modified oligos , the non - aqueous oxidizer camphorsulfonyloxaziridine is used , and oxidation precedes capping in the synthesis cycle . the use of such monomers greatly enhances the uptake of oligonucleotides into cells , and accelerates rnaase h degradation . the standard protocol for cleavage and deprotection requires a two - step method with pretreatment using 1 , 8 - diazabicyclo [ 5 . 4 . 0 ] undec - 7 - ene ( to deprotect the dimethylcyanoethyl protecting groups and prevent alkylation of the bases during deprotection ) and subsequent cleavage using methylamine . methyl phosphonamidite chemistry may be used in dna synthesizers following conventional ce phosphoramidite protocols to produce oligonucleotides containing one or more methyl phosphonate linkages . replacing two non - bridging oxygen atoms with sulfur atoms in a dna phosphodiester linkage creates a phosphorodithioate ( ps2 ) linkage . like natural dna , the phosphorodithioate linkage is achiral at phosphorus . this analog is completely resistant to nuclease degradation but forms complexes with dna and rna with somewhat reduced stabilities . after purification , the antisense oligonucleotides useful in this invention can be formulated as dry powders ; as micronized or otherwise manipulated dry powders to enhance their formulation , encapsulation , compression into tablets , uptake or delivery ; as liquids , with or without flavor enhancers and stabilizers ; as semi - liquid mixtures , as for example in gel caps ; as respirable particles ; and the like . they can be administered orally , as a liquid , a lozenge , a capsule or a tablet . flavor additives , stabilizers , solubilizing agents and flow enhancers and the like can be used to modify its flavor , activity , solubility and compressibility . they may also be administered non parenterally by any number of methods including transdermally ; as a suppository ; by inhalation of respirable formulations either to the lung or nasal cavities ; by way of eye drops ; sublingually ; and by injection by any of the following routes : subcutaneous , intravenous , intraperitoneal , intratumor , intracranial or intrathecal . the antisense oligonucleotides useful for this invention can be formulated either alone or in combination with any or all of the other antisense oligonucleotides of this invention . as used in the context of this invention , co - administration refers to temporal proximity . thus , the agents described as “ co - administered ” may be administered exactly together ; they may be delivered one or more before the other ( s ); they may be delivered one or more after the other ( s ); or some combination of the above . antisense oligonucleotides can be supplied for clinical use in dried form , to be taken up in a suitable buffer depending upon the route of administration , immediately before use . alternatively , they can be shipped in sterile buffered aqueous solution , but a ph above 7 . 0 ( e . g ., 7 . 5 - 8 . 0 ) is needed to maintain stability . depending upon the sequence structures , if several antisense oligonucleotides are administered together in the same solution , structures with extensive regions of base pairing (& gt ; 30 - 40 %) may require heating to destabilize hydrogen bonding . one procedure is to rapidly heat the mixture of oligonucleotides to 100 ° c ., then plunge them rapidly into ice water . this procedure should be sufficient to destabilize most hydrogen bond - induced aggregation in mixtures of antisense oligonucleotides with moderate base pairing potential . as an example of local administration of an antisense oligonucleotide , we utilized a phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide targeting the adenosine al receptor delivered by inhalation to rabbits with well - quantitated bronchoconstriction upon challenge with adenosine ( nyce and metzger , nature 385 : 721 - 725 , 1997 ). the antisense oligonucleotide targeted the same region of the target mrna , centering on the initiation codon , as all of our selected antisense oligonucleotides in the sequence listing . fig4 - 7 and table 1 show results of studies which show selective and potent inhibition of the adenosine al receptor , and inhibition of adenosine al receptor - mediated bronchoconstriction in these animals . the lung is an excellent local target for aerosolized antisense oligonucleotides because it is lined with surfactant , a material that appears to facilitate the pulmonary distribution and intracellular uptake of respired oligonucleotides . in separate studies we showed that adenosine al receptors in other tissues outside the lung were unaffected by the adenosine al receptor antisense applied to the lung by inhalation . these studies show one mechanism by which antisense oligonucleotides can be applied locally to an organ or tissue , for example a dog with lung cancer , avoiding systemic toxicity . while the antisense oligonucleotide is applied locally , here via inhalation , the ppp inhibitor can be applied systemically where that is of advantage . for example , in neutered dogs with cancer , where dhea is the ppp inhibitor used , dhea has the added advantage of replenishing steroid hormone levels in the dog via extra gonadal steroid synthesis ( egss ). we have shown that egss can dramatically improve the quality of life in neutered dogs , both those with cancer and those without . inhalation is not the only method by which local delivery of antisense oligonucleotides can be made . in a separate series of dogs we inoculated tumors directly with antisense oligonucleotides drawn from our sequence list , and delivered dhea as the ppp inhibitor either orally or by transdermal application . results were positive . in at least 50 % of treated dogs , with a variety of different tumor types , we observed what appeared to be complete tumor regression . current thinking about cancer suggests that tumors are distinguished by their genetic and epigenetic signatures , that is , both the mutations ( genetic ) and the changes in gene expression ( epigenetic ) that have occurred within the tumor cell population . it is likely that many drivers , both genetic and epigenetic , are involved in each neoplasm , whether in a dog or human . the present invention provides a unique method to approach a large number of targets simultaneously while confining most toxicity to the tumor volume itself . u . s . pat . no . 5 , 641 , 754 a iversen , p l , 1997 antisense oligonucleotide compositions for selectively killing cancer cells u . s . pat . no . 5 , 691 , 317 a , yoon , s c c , 1997 , antisense oligonucleotides of human regulatory subunit ri - 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( abstract : the present invention relates to morpholino oligonucleotides that exhibit high - affinity and high specificity for binding to cd47 , and which have the ability to inhibit the translation of cd47 . the invention further relates to the use of such morpholino oligonucleotides in radioprotection , and in the treatment of cancer , heart disease , cns disorders and inflammation ). ep 1009822 a1 higginbottom , t , 2000 , antisense treatment of pulmonary hypertension . ( abstract : the invention herein described relates to a method to treat pulmonary hypertension by antisense therapy using et - 1 derived antisense molecules delivered to the lungs as a pulse / spike in an inhaler ). wo2014153209 a1 , eriz , l o et al , 2014 , ( abstract : the invention provides oligonucleotides complementary to a non - coding chimeric mitochondrial rna as well as compositions and kits comprising the same , and their use in treating and preventing metastasis or relapse of a cancer in an individual previously treated for cancer with a therapy . the invention also provides oligonucleotides complementary to a non - coding chimeric mitochondrial rna as well as compositions and kits comprising the same , and their use in treating a refractory cancer ( e . g ., a refractory hpv - associated cancer ). wo 1997011170 a1 , zamecnik , p a , 1997 , antisense oligonucleotide chemotherapy for benign hyperplasia or cancer of the prostate . ( abstract : methods of selectively inhibiting the growth of or killing prostatic cells , using antisense oligonucleotides to prostate specific genes , are disclosed . the oligonucleotides may have natural nucleic acid structures or may be modified oligonucleotides with enhanced stability or tissue specific targeting . the prostate specific genes to which the antisense may be directed include the ar and the afgf gene . pharmaceutical compositions including such antisense oligonucleotides are also described for use in the methods . the methods and products are of particular utility in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer . wo2001025422 a2 , bartelmez , s h and iversen , p l , 2001 , antisense compositions and cancer - treatment methods . ( abstract : a composition comprising an antisense oligomer directed to an mrna preferentially expressed in stem cells is described together with methods for treating stem cells with such a composition to increase the number of lineage committed progenitor cells and their progeny , and / or slow the growth of cancer cells . also described is the use of such compositions and antisense oligonucleotide - treated stem cells as a medicament ). wo2008058225 a2 , brown , b d , 2008 , methods and compositions for treating cancer using bcl - 2 antisense oligomers , tyrosine kinase inhibitors , and chemotherapeutic agents . ( abstract : methods and compositions are provided for treating cell - proliferative related disorders such as cancer . methods of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells comprise contacting the cancer cells with a bcl - 2 antisense oligomer ; contacting the cancer cells with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor ; and contacting the cancer cells with a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent . methods of treating cancer in a human comprise administering to the human a bcl - 2 antisense oligomer , a tyrosine kinase inhibitor , and a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent . kits containing compositions in amounts sufficient for at least one cycle of treatment comprise a triplet combination therapy of a bcl - 2 antisense oligomer , a tyrosine kinase inhibitor , and a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent . in selected embodiments , the tyrosine kinase inhibitor is one that targets cell surface kinase receptors , such as vegfr ( e . g ., vegfr1 , vegfr2 , vegfr3 ), pdgfr , kit , and flt - 3 ). cn1120170 c , , 2003 , antisense thio - oligonucleotide of targeting c - raf cancer gene , medicinal composition containing same , and application in treating cancers . 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