Cyclic polypeptides for PCSK9 inhibition

US11932705B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · US
• RA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Alonso Ricardo · Cambridge, US
• Thomas J. Tucker · North Wales, US
• Nicolas Cedric Boyer · Somerville, US
• Ketki Ashok Dhamnaskar · Foster City, US
• Zhong Ma · Lexington, US
• Angela Dawn Kerekes · Plainfield, US
• Chengwei Wu · Ambler, US
• Sookhee Nicole Ha · Pequest, US
• Hyewon Youm · Berkeley Heights, US
• Elisabetta Bianchi · Pomezia, IT
• Danila Branca · Pomezia, IT
• Raffaele Ingenito · Pomezia, IT
• Willy Costantini · Pomezia, IT
• Aurash Shahripour · Rahway, US
• Yusheng Xiong · Newtown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 29, 2022
• Grant date: Mar 19, 2024
• Expiry date: Aug 29, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K38/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.