Methyl-BCD is used in antibody-drug conjugate

An interesting application is highlighted in the patent of RemeGen荣昌生物: methyl-BCD is used in antibody-drug conjugate formulations where the primary benefit is that ADC dose can be lowered (due to higher efficacy), which leads to mitigating safety concerns lowering costs, and patient treatment costs. Fascinating, huh? (Figure: Araris Biotech AG)

See the full patent on Espacenet.


Method for stabilizing the pH of an aqueous composition comprising a drug

While the mainstream use of CDs in pharma is solubilization, improving chemical stability is close to 2nd most popular, even though it is more complicated to achieve. This patent by Thorsteinn Loftsson (Oculis S.A.) and Zoltán Fülöp encorporates a nice case study of preventing the oxidation of corticosteroids.

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Two papers on the uses of hyper-branched CD-polymer:

Fresh from the oven of the Francesco Trotta and Adrián Matencio Durán (Università degli Studi di Torino) lab, two papers on the uses of hyper-branched CD-polymer:
No 1: use as an anticoagulant, which is a very innovative application for CDs that are getting more and more spotlight

See the full article here

No 2: use as transfection promoters of plasmids.

See the full article here.

I congratulate you on this ambitious research goal, loved both papers and look forward to seeing from sprouting from the collaboration you recently started with CarboHyde!
Yousef Khazaei monfaredMohammad MahmoudianClaudio CeconeFabrizio CalderaSanya HaiatyReza RahbarghaziParvin Zakeri-MilaniGjylije HotiFabrizio CalderaRoberta Cavalli

First Patient Enrolled in Phase 1 Study of MTX-110 (MAGIC-G1 Study) in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma

Even though used in many formulations with CDs, new ones entering clinical trials are not often. Midatech Pharma PLC recently announced recruiting the first patient in the Phase 1 Study of MTX-110 for recurrent #glioblastoma (NCT 05324501). Midatech has previously reported encouraging results from a Phase I study of MTX110 in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (NCT03566199, NCT04264143), and a Phase I study of MTX110 in medulloblastoma is being undertaken. and recurrent medulloblastoma (NCT04315064).

MTX110 is a water-soluble form of a panobinostat-free base, achieved through complexation with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPBCD), that enables convection-enhanced delivery (CED) at potentially chemotherapeutic doses directly to the site of the tumor. Panobinostat is a hydroxamic acid and acts as a non-selective histone deacetylase inhibitor (pan-HDAC inhibitor). The currently available oral formulation of panobinostat lactate (Farydak®) is not suitable for the treatment of brain cancers owing to poor blood-brain barrier penetration and inadequate brain drug concentrations.

MTX110 is delivered directly into and around the patient’s tumor via a catheter system (e.g., CED or fourth ventricle infusions) to bypass the blood-brain barrier. This technique exposes the tumor to very high drug concentrations while simultaneously minimizing systemic drug levels and the potential for toxicity and other side effects.

MTX110 has been granted Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations by the FDA and Orphan Medicinal Product designation by EMA.

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Formulations with reduced degradation of polysorbate

Using CDs to formulate proteins, dominantly to prevent aggregation is more or less known; there are CDs marketed for such uses (Roquette – Kleptose Biopharma) still, no product is on the market.
This patent from Genentech (Brian ConnollyLydia HamburgEmily Holz) proposes another feature: when using CDs with monoclonal antibodies, degradation of polysorbates is also reduced.