US Patent

US12029711 — Dosage forms of mirdametinib

Method of Use · Assigned to SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc · Expires 2044-03-15 · 18y remaining

Vulnerability score 75/100 Vulnerable — likely target for IPR or design-around

What this patent protects

This patent protects an oral dosage form of mirdametinib, specifically a capsule with mirdametinib particles of certain sizes, used to treat various types of tumors and cancers.

USPTO Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an oral dosage form, such as a capsule, comprising (a) mirdametinib having a d90 no more than 250 microns, a d50 no more than 50 microns, or both, and (b) one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. These dosage forms are useful in the treatment of tumors and cancers, such as plexiform neurofibromas (PN), plexiform neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1-PN), high grade glioma (HGG), low grade ovarian cancer, Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), brain cancer, and a cancer that has metastasized to a patient's brain. The disclosure also related to improved dosage regimens for mirdametinib treatments.

Drugs covered by this patent

FDA Patent Use Codes

When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.

CodeDescriptionDrug
U-4130 mirdametinib
U-4130 mirdametinib
U-4130 mirdametinib

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US12029711
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2044-03-15
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc
Source
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