Salts and crystalline forms of an apoptosis-inducing agent

Abstract

Salts and crystalline forms of 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}-sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide are suitable active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compound 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide (Compound 1) in a crystalline form, wherein the crystalline form is Compound 1 free base dichloromethane solvate, characterized by a powder X-ray diffraction pattern having five or more peaks selected from those at 5.9, 7.1, 9.6, 10.0, 10.7, 11.1, 13.2, 14.8, and 18.2 degrees 2θ, each peak being ±0.2 degrees 2θ (pattern E), when measured at about 25° C. with Cu K α  radiation at 1.54178 Å. 
     
     
         2 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein the crystalline form is Compound 1 free base dichloromethane solvate, characterized by a monoclinic lattice type and P21/n space group having unit cell lengths for the three axes of about (a) 13.873 Å, (b) 12.349 Å, (c) 29.996 Å and the three unit cell angles of about (α) 90.00°, (β) 92.259°, and (γ) 90.00°. 
     
     
         3 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of  claim 1  and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. 
     
     
         4 . A process for preparing a pharmaceutical solution of Compound 1 comprising dissolving the compound of  claim 1  in a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent or mixture of solvents. 
     
     
         5 . A method for treating a disease characterized by apoptotic dysfunction and/or overexpression of an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein, comprising administering to a subject having the disease a therapeutically effective amount of (a) the compound of  claim 1  or (b) a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of  claim 1  and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the compound or pharmaceutical composition is administered by an oral, parenteral, sublingual, buccal, intranasal, pulmonary, topical, transdermal, intradermal, ocular, otic, rectal, vaginal, intragastric, intracranial, intrasynovial or intra-articular route. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the disease is a neoplastic, immune, or autoimmune disease. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the neoplastic disease is selected from the group consisting of cancer, mesothelioma, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, cancer of the head or neck, cutaneous or intraocular melanoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, carcinoma of the fallopian tubes, carcinoma of the endometrium, carcinoma of the cervix, carcinoma of the vagina, carcinoma of the vulva, bone cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, cancer of the anal region, stomach cancer, gastrointestinal (gastric, colorectal and/or duodenal) cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, esophageal cancer, cancer of the small intestine, cancer of the endocrine system, cancer of the thyroid gland, cancer of the parathyroid gland, cancer of the adrenal gland, sarcoma of soft tissue, cancer of the urethra, cancer of the penis, testicular cancer, hepatocellular (hepatic and/or biliary duct) cancer, primary or secondary central nervous system tumor, primary or secondary brain tumor, Hodgkin's disease, chronic or acute leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, lymphocytic lymphoma, lymphoblastic leukemia, follicular lymphoma, lymphoid malignancies of T-cell or B-cell origin, melanoma, multiple myeloma, oral cancer, non-small-cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, small-cell lung cancer, cancer of the kidney and/or ureter, renal cell carcinoma, carcinoma of the renal pelvis, neoplasms of the central nervous system, primary central nervous system lymphoma, non Hodgkin's lymphoma, spinal axis tumors, brain stem glioma, pituitary adenoma, adrenocortical cancer, gall bladder cancer, cancer of the spleen, cholangiocarcinoma, fibrosarcoma, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the neoplastic disease is a lymphoid malignancy. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the lymphoid malignancy is non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphoid leukemia, or acute lymphocytic leukemia. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the therapeutically effective amount is administered orally in a dose of about 50 to about 1000 mg Compound 1 per day at an average treatment interval of about 3 hours to about 7 days. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the therapeutically effective amount is administered orally once daily in a dose of about 200 to about 400 mg Compound 1 free base equivalent per day. 
     
     
         13 . A method for treating a disease characterized by apoptotic dysfunction and/or overexpression of an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein, comprising administering a solution or dispersion of the compound of  claim 1  to a subject having the disease. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the solution is administered by an oral, parenteral, sublingual, buccal, intranasal, pulmonary, topical, transdermal, intradermal, ocular, otic, rectal, vaginal, intragastric, intracranial, intrasynovial or intra-articular route. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the disease is a neoplastic, immune, or autoimmune disease. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the neoplastic disease is selected from the group consisting of cancer, mesothelioma, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, cancer of the head or neck, cutaneous or intraocular melanoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, carcinoma of the fallopian tubes, carcinoma of the endometrium, carcinoma of the cervix, carcinoma of the vagina, carcinoma of the vulva, bone cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, cancer of the anal region, stomach cancer, gastrointestinal (gastric, colorectal and/or duodenal) cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, esophageal cancer, cancer of the small intestine, cancer of the endocrine system, cancer of the thyroid gland, cancer of the parathyroid gland, cancer of the adrenal gland, sarcoma of soft tissue, cancer of the urethra, cancer of the penis, testicular cancer, hepatocellular (hepatic and/or biliary duct) cancer, primary or secondary central nervous system tumor, primary or secondary brain tumor, Hodgkin's disease, chronic or acute leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, lymphocytic lymphoma, lymphoblastic leukemia, follicular lymphoma, lymphoid malignancies of T-cell or B-cell origin, melanoma, multiple myeloma, oral cancer, non-small-cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, small-cell lung cancer, cancer of the kidney and/or ureter, renal cell carcinoma, carcinoma of the renal pelvis, neoplasms of the central nervous system, primary central nervous system lymphoma, non Hodgkin's lymphoma, spinal axis tumors, brain stem glioma, pituitary adenoma, adrenocortical cancer, gall bladder cancer, cancer of the spleen, cholangiocarcinoma, fibrosarcoma, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the neoplastic disease is a lymphoid malignancy. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the lymphoid malignancy is non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphoid leukemia, or acute lymphocytic leukemia. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the solution is administered orally in a dose of about 50 to about 1000 mg Compound 1 per day at an average treatment interval of about 3 hours to about 7 days. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the solution is administered orally once daily in a dose of about 200 to about 400 mg Compound 1 free base equivalent per day.