Nektar Therapeutics has filed a patent for conjugates that involve attaching a water-soluble polymer to a Factor VIII moiety through an oxime-containing linkage. The patent also covers methods for preparing and administering these conjugates, as well as the use of water-soluble polymer oxyamine reagents in their production. GlobalData’s report on Nektar Therapeutics gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Nektar Therapeutics, Nanoparticle drug conjugates was a key innovation area identified from patents. Nektar Therapeutics's grant share as of September 2023 was 54%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230241181A1) describes a conjugate that consists of a water-soluble polymer covalently attached to an oxidized carbohydrate of a Factor VIII moiety through an oxime-containing linkage. The structure of the conjugate is described as POLY-X—O—N-CH-FVIII, where POLY represents the water-soluble polymer, X is an optional spacer, and FVIII is the Factor VIII moiety. The optional spacer, X, is hydrolytically stable and may contain heteratoms such as O, S, and NH. The atom chain length of X ranges from about 5 atoms to about 25 atoms.
The water-soluble polymer in the conjugate is specified as a poly(alkylene oxide) and has a weight-average molecular weight ranging from 2,000 daltons to 85,000 daltons. Another structure of the conjugate is described as CH3O—CH2CH2O—(CH2CH2O)m'—CH2CH2—O—NH-CH-(FVIII), where (m') can range from zero to about 4,000. The Factor VIII moiety in the conjugate can be either human recombinant B-domain deleted Factor VIII or human recombinant full-length Factor VIII.
The patent also covers a composition comprising the conjugate and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. This composition can be used for treating patients with hemophilia A. Additionally, a polymeric oxyamine reagent is described in the patent, which has various structures depending on the X component. The X component can be or comprise —NH(CH2)1-6—, —NH(CH2)2—, or —NH(CH2)1-6NHC(O)CH2—.
In summary, the patent describes a conjugate consisting of a water-soluble polymer attached to an oxidized carbohydrate of a Factor VIII moiety through an oxime-containing linkage. The patent also covers the composition comprising this conjugate for the treatment of hemophilia A. The patent further discloses a polymeric oxyamine reagent with different structures based on the X component.
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