# US 12,178,879 B2 · Hemiasterlin derivative and antibody-drug conjugate thereof

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- Number: US 12,178,879 B2
- Document ID: US12178879B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/429,427
- Filed: 2020-02-12
- Published: 2022-04-28
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2019-02-13
- Assignees: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hitoshi Ban; Atsushi Suwa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12178879B2

## CPC

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- A61K 38/21: Interferons {[IFN]}
- A61K 45/06: Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
- A61K 47/6849: {the antibody targeting a receptor, a cell surface antigen or a cell surface determinant}
- A61P 3/00: Drugs for disorders of the metabolism (of the blood or the extracellular fluid A61P7/00)
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- A61P 35/00: Antineoplastic agents
- A61P 35/02: specific for leukemia
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- C07K 5/0205: {containing the structure -NH-(X)3-C(=0)-, e.g. statine or derivatives thereof}
- C07K 16/2803: {against the immunoglobulin superfamily}
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- C07K: PEPTIDES (peptides in foodstuffs A23; obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs, working-up proteins for foodstuffs A23J; preparations for medicinal purposes A61K; peptides containing beta-lactam rings C07D; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, C07D; ergot alkaloids of the cyclic peptide type C07D519/02; macromolecular compounds having statistically distributed amino acid units in their molecules, i.e. when the preparation does not provide for a specific; but for a random sequence of the amino acid units, homopolyamides and block copolyamides derived from amino acids C08G69/00; macromolecular products derived from proteins C08H1/00; preparation of glue or gelatine C09H; single cell proteins, enzymes C12N; genetic engineering processes for obtaining peptides C12N15/00; compositions for measuring or testing processes involving enzymes C12Q; investigation or analysis of biological material G01N33/00)

## Abstract

A compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a sulfonyl group; and Z represents a group represented by formula (Z-1), or a salt thereof.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A compound represented by formula (1):
wherein
R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a sulfonyl group; and
Z represents a group represented by formula (Z-1), formula (Z-2) or formula (Z-3):
where
W represents a group represented by formula (W-1):
where
Q represents a group represented by formula (Q-1) or formula (Q-2):
R2 represents —(CH2)u—COOH; and
u represents 1 or 2,
or a salt thereof.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The compound according to claim 1, wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, or a salt thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The compound according to claim 1, selected from the following compound:
or a salt thereof.

### Claim 4

An antibody-drug conjugate represented by formula (2):
wherein
mAb represents an antibody;
q represents an integer of 1 to 30; and
Z represents a group represented by formula (Z-1), formula (Z-2) or formula (Z-3):
where
W represents a group represented by formula (W-1):
where
Q represents a group represented by formula (Q-1) or formula (Q-2):
R2 represents —(CH2)u—COOH; and
u represents 1 or 2,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4, wherein mAb is brentuximab, trastuzumab, inotuzumab, gemtuzumab, glembatumumab, labetuzumab, sacituzumab, lifastuzumab, indusatumab, polatuzumab, pinatuzumab, coltuximab, indatuximab, milatuzumab, rovalpituzumab, anetumab, tisotumab, lorvotuzumab, rituximab, depatuxizumab, denintuzumab, enfortumab, telisotuzumab, vandortuzumab, sofituzumab, vorsetuzumab, mirvetuximab, naratuximab, cantuzumab, laprituximab, bivatuzumab, vadastuximab, lupartumab, aprutumab, abagovomab, abciximab, abituzumab, abrilumab, actoxumab, adalimumab, adecatumumab, aducanumab, afasevikumab, afelimomab, alacizumab, alemtuzumab, alirocumab, altumomab, amatuximab, anatumomab, anifrolumab, anrukinzumab, apolizumab, arcitumomab, ascrinvacumab, aselizumab, atezolizumab, atinumab, atorolimumab, avelumab, azintuxizumab, bapineuzumab, basiliximab, bavituximab, bectumomab, begelomab, belimumab, benralizumab, bertilimumab, besilesomab, bevacizumab, bezlotoxumab, biciromab, bimagrumab, bimekizumab, bleselumab, blinatumomab, blontuvetmab, blosozumab, bococizumab, brazikumab, briakinumab, brodalumab, brolucizumab, brontictuzumab, burosumab, cabiralizumab, camrelizumab, caplacizumab, capromab, carlumab, carotuximab, catumaxomab, cedelizumab, certolizumab, cetuximab, citatuzumab, cixutumumab, clenoliximab, clivatuzumab, codrituzumab, conatumumab, concizumab, cosfroviximab, crenezumab, crizanlizumab, crotedumab, dacetuzumab, daclizumab, dalotuzumab, dapirolizumab, daratumumab, dectrekumab, demcizumab, denosumab, detumomab, dezamizumab, dinutuximab, diridavumab, domagrozumab, dorlimomab, drozitumab, duligotuzumab, dupilumab, durvalumab, dusigitumab, duvortuxizumab, ecromeximab, eculizumab, edobacomab, edrecolomab, efalizumab, efungumab, eldelumab, elezanumab, elotuzumab, elsilimomab, emactuzumab, emapalumab, emibetuzumab, emicizumab, enavatuzumab, enlimomab, enoblituzumab, enokizumab, enoticumab, ensituximab, epitumomab, epratuzumab, eptinezumab, erenumab, erlizumab, ertumaxomab, etaracizumab, etrolizumab, evinacumab, evolocumab, exbivirumab, faralimomab, farletuzumab, fasinumab, felvizumab, fezakinumab, ficlatuzumab, figitumumab, firivumab, flanvotumab, fletikumab, fontolizumab, foralumab, foravirumab, fremanezumab, fresolimumab, frunevetmab, fulranumab, futuximab, galcanezumab, galiximab, ganitumab, gantenerumab, gatipotuzumab, gavilimomab, gedivumab, gevokizumab, gilvetmab, girentuximab, golimumab, guselkumab, ibalizumab, ibritumomab, icrucumab, idarucizumab, ifabotuzumab, igovomab, imalumab, imciromab, imgatuzumab, inclacumab, inebilizumab, infliximab, inolimomab, intetumumab, ipilimumab, iratumumab, isatuximab, itolizumab, ixekizumab, keliximab, lacnotuzumab, lampalizumab, lanadelumab, landogrozumab, larcaviximab, lebrikizumab, lemalesomab, lenzilumab, lerdelimumab, lesofavumab, letolizumab, lexatumumab, libivirumab, lifatuzumab, ligelizumab, lilotomab, lintuzumab, lirilumab, lodelcizumab, lokivetmab, lucatumumab, lulizumab, lumretuzumab, lutikizumab, mapatumumab, margetuximab, maslimomab, matuzumab, mavrilimumab, mepolizumab, metelimumab, minretumomab, mitumomab, modotuximab, mogamulizumab, monalizumab, morolimumab, motavizumab, moxetumomab, muromonab, nacolomab, namilumab, naptumomab, narnatumab, natalizumab, navicixizumab, navivumab, nebacumab, necitumumab, nemolizumab, nerelimomab, nesvacumab, nimotuzumab, nivolumab, obiltoxaximab, obinutuzumab, ocaratuzumab, ocrelizumab, odulimomab, ofatumumab, olaratumab, oleclumab, olendalizumab, olokizumab, omalizumab, onartuzumab, ontuxizumab, opicinumab, oportuzumab, oregovomab, orticumab, otelixizumab, otlertuzumab, oxelumab, ozanezumab, ozoralizumab, pagibaximab, palivizumab, pamrevlumab, panitumumab, panobacumab, parsatuzumab, pascolizumab, pasotuxizumab, pateclizumab, patritumab, pembrolizumab, perakizumab, pertuzumab, pexelizumab, pidilizumab, placulumab, plozalizumab, ponezumab, porgaviximab, prezalumab, priliximab, pritoxaximab, pritumumab, quilizumab, racotumomab, radretumab, rafivirumab, ralpancizumab, ramucirumab, ranevetmab, ranibizumab, raxibacumab, refanezumab, regavirumab, remtolumab, reslizumab, rilotumumab, rinucumab, risankizumab, rivabazumab, robatumumab, roledumab, romosozumab, rontalizumab, rosmantuzumab, rovelizumab, rozanolixizumab, ruplizumab, samalizumab, sarilumab, satralizumab, satumomab, secukinumab, selicrelumab, seribantumab, setoxaximab, sevirumab, sibrotuzumab, sifalimumab, siltuximab, simtuzumab, siplizumab, sirukumab, solanezumab, solitomab, sontuzumab, stamulumab, sulesomab, suptavumab, suvizumab, suvratoxumab, tabalumab, tadocizumab, talizumab, tamtuvetmab, tanezumab, taplitumomab, tarextumab, tavolixizumab, fanolesomab, nofetumomab, pintumomab, tefibazumab, telimomab, telisotuzumab, tenatumomab, teneliximab, teplizumab, teprotumumab, tesidolumab, tezepelumab, tigatuzumab, tildrakizumab, timigutuzumab, timolumab, tocilizumab, tomuzotuximab, toralizumab, tosatoxumab, tositumomab, tovetumab, tralokinumab, tregalizumab, tremelimumab, trevogrumab, tucotuzumab, tuvirumab, ublituximab, ulocuplumab, urelumab, urtoxazumab, ustekinumab, utomilumab, vantictumab, vanucizumab, vapaliximab, varisakumab, varlilumab, vatelizumab, vedolizumab, veltuzumab, vepalimomab, vesencumab, visilizumab, vobarilizumab, volociximab, vonlerolizumab, votumumab, vunakizumab, tacatuzumab, zalutumumab, zanolimumab, ziralimumab, zolimomab, camidanlumab, cofetuzumab, ladiratuzumab, loncastuximab, telisotuzumab, enapotamab, an antibody of AMG 595 or anti-embigin antibody,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4, wherein mAb is brentuximab,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4, wherein q is an integer of 1 to 20,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4, wherein q is an integer of 1 to 10,
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 4)

A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
the antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and
one or more anticancer compounds selected from the group consisting of an anticancer alkylating agent, an anticancer antimetabolite, an anticancer antibiotic, an anticancer platinum coordination compound, an anticancer camptothecin derivative, an anticancer tyrosine kinase inhibitor, an anticancer serine-threonine kinase inhibitor, an anticancer phospholipid kinase inhibitor, an anticancer monoclonal antibody, an interferon, a biological response modifier, a hormonal agent, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, an epigenetics-related molecule inhibitor and a post-translational protein modification inhibitor, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 4)

An anticancer agent comprising the antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

### Claim 12 (depends on 4)

A method of treating cancer, comprising administering the antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof.

### Claim 13 (depends on 4)

A method of treating cancer, comprising administering the antibody-drug conjugate according to claim 4 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more anticancer compounds selected from the group consisting of an anticancer alkylating agent, an anticancer antimetabolite, an anticancer antibiotic, an anticancer platinum coordination compound, an anticancer camptothecin derivative, an anticancer tyrosine kinase inhibitor, an anticancer serine-threonine kinase inhibitor, an anticancer phospholipid kinase inhibitor, an anticancer monoclonal antibody, an interferon, a biological response modifier, a hormonal agent, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, an epigenetics-related molecule inhibitor and a post-translational protein modification inhibitor, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to a patient in need thereof.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, wherein cancer is breast cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, cervical cancer, large bowel cancer, rectal cancer, colon cancer, glioma, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, renal cancer, urothelial cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, endometrial cancer, mesothelioma, melanoma, multiple myeloma or leukemia.