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Antisense oligonucleotides and uses thereof

Assignee: FUND CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENÒMMICAPriority: Mar 19, 2018Filed: Apr 18, 2023Published: Dec 28, 2023
Est. expiryMar 19, 2038(~11.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61K 31/712A61P 35/00A61K 9/0019A61K 31/7125C12N 15/113C12N 2310/11C12N 2310/315C12N 2310/321C12N 2320/33
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Abstract

Disclosed herein are novel compounds comprising antisense oligonucleotides that regulate the splicing of NUMB. In particular, an antisense oligonucleotide for reducing inclusion of NUMB exon 9 in a population of mature NUMB transcripts is provided. The antisense oligonucleotide comprises a sequence of at least 7 nucleotides that is complementary to a target region within exon 9 of a NUMB transcript. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antisense oligonucleotide and methods of treating a proliferative disease using the compounds or compositions of the invention are also described.

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         16 . An antisense oligonucleotide for reducing inclusion of NUMB exon 9 in a population of mature NUMB transcripts, the antisense oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 7 nucleotides that is complementary to a target region of a NUMB transcript within exon 9 comprising SEQ ID NO: 2 or a homologue thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein the target region is comprised within the sequence CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCUUCCAUGUGCUUGCUAAGCCAGCCCAUACU (SEQ ID NO: 305), CCGUAGCAAUGCCUGUGCGUGAAACCAACCCUUGGGCCCAUG (SEQ ID NO: 10), or CCCCUGAUGCUGCUAACAAGGAAAUUGCAGCCACAUGUUCGG (SEQ ID NO: 11), or a homologue thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein the target region is comprised within the sequence CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCUUCCAUGUGCUUGCUAAGC (SEQ ID NO: 9), CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCU (SEQ. ID NO: 44), CCUGUGCGUGAAACCAACCCU (SEQ ID NO: 31), GCUAACAAGGAAAUUGCAGCC (SEQ ID NO: 32) or UGGGCCCAUGCCCCUGAUGCU (SEQ ID NO: 35), or a homologue thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , consisting essentially of a nucleotide sequence complementary to a contiguous nucleotide sequence of a NUMB transcript. 
     
     
         20 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein the antisense oligonucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a target region comprising between 7 and 25 nucleotides of NUMB exon 9; or is complementary to a target region of at least 13 nucleotides of NUMB exon 9. 
     
     
         21 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein the oligonucleotide is between 7 and 31 nucleotides long. 
     
     
         22 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein the oligonucleotide does not comprise a sequence that is complementary to the 5′ and/or 3′ exon-intron junction of exon 9. 
     
     
         23 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein the oligonucleotide is an RNA or a modified RNA molecule, a DNA or a modified DNA molecule, or a mixture of native or modified RNA and native or modified RNA. 
     
     
         24 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 23 , wherein the modified RNA or DNA molecule comprises one or more chemical modifications selected from the group consisting of: a locked nucleic acid, a phosphorothioate linkage, a 2′-O-methylated nucleotide, a 2′-O-methoxyethyl modified (2′MOE) nucleotide, methylated cytosine, a constrained ethyl (cET) nucleic acid, a bridged nucleic acid (BNA), a phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO), a peptide nucleic acid (PNA), a cyclohexene nucleic acid (CeNA), a tricycle-DNA (tcDNA), N3′-P5′ phosphoroamidate (NP), 2′-fluoro-2′-deoxyadenosine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-fluoro-2′-deoxycytidine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-fluoro-2′-deoxyguanosine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-fluoro-2′-deoxythymidine-5′-triphosphate, methyladenosine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-O-methylcytidine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-O-methylguanosine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-O-methyluridine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-O-methylinosine-5′-triphosphate, 2′-O-methyl-2-2′-O-methyl-5-2′-O-2′-O-methylpseudouridine-5′-triphosphate, and methyluridine-5′-triphosphate. 
     
     
         25 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , which is between 7 and 31 nucleotides long, and wherein the oligonucleotide is a locked nucleic acid. 
     
     
         26 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , which is between 7 and 31 nucleotides long and wherein the oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methyl phosphorothioate ribonucleic acid; or which is between 7 and 31 nucleotides long and wherein the oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methoxyethyl-modified phosphorothioate ribonucleic acid. 
     
     
         27 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 26 , which is between 18 and 25 nucleotides long, and wherein the oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methyl phosphorothioate ribonucleic acid. 
     
     
         28 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 26 , wherein all of the nucleotides of the antisense oligonucleotide are 2′-O-methylated nucleotides. 
     
     
         29 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 26 , which is between 18 and 25 nucleotides long, and wherein the oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methoxyethyl-modified phosphorothioate ribonucleic acid. 
     
     
         30 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 26 , wherein all of the nucleotides of the antisense oligonucleotide are 2′-O-methoxyethylated nucleotides. 
     
     
         31 . The oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein at least one cytosine residue within the oligonucleotide is methylated. 
     
     
         32 . The antisense oligonucleotide of  claim 16 , wherein the oligonucleotide comprises a sequence selected from: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                   (a) 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 36) 
                 
                     
                   AGGCUGA, 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 37) 
                 
                     
                   GUCAGUG, 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 38) 
                 
                     
                   CCAUUAG, 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 39) 
                 
                     
                   CUGAGUC, 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 40) 
                 
                     
                   AGUGCCA; 
                 
                     
                   and/or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (b) 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 41) 
                 
                     
                   AGGCUGAGUCAGUG, 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 42) 
                 
                     
                   GUCAGUGCCAUUAG; 
                 
                     
                   and/or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (c) 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 43) 
                 
                     
                   AGGCUGAGUCAGUGCCAUUAG 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 12) 
                 
                     
                   AGGCUGAGUCAGUGCCAUUAG; 
                 
                     
                   and/or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (d) 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 22) 
                 
                     
                   AGGGUUGGUUUCACGCACAGG 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 24) 
                 
                     
                   GGCUGCAAUUUCCUUGUUAGC; 
                 
                     
                   and/or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (e) 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 19) 
                 
                     
                   CACAUGGAAGGCUGAGUCAGU; 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 13) 
                 
                     
                   GCUUAGCAAGCACAUGGAAGG; 
                 
                     
                   and 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 20) 
                 
                     
                   AGUAUGGGCUGGCUUAGCAAG 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         33 . An antisense oligonucleotide for reducing inclusion of NUMB exon 9 in a population of mature NUMB transcripts according to  claim 16 , the antisense oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of 19 nucleotides that is complementary to a target region of a NUMB transcript; wherein the target region is comprised within: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 10) 
                 
                     
                   CCGUAGCAAUGCCUGUGCGUGAAACCAA 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   CCCUUGGGCCCAUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ. ID NO: 44) 
                 
                     
                   CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 31) 
                 
                     
                   CCUGUGCGUGAAACCAACCCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 32) 
                 
                     
                   GCUAACAAGGAAAUUGCAGCC; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                 
                     
                   CCGUAGCAAUGCCUGUGCGUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 6) 
                 
                     
                   AAACCAACCCUUGGGCCCAUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 35) 
                 
                     
                   UGGGCCCAUGCCCCUGAUGCU 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         34 . An antisense oligonucleotide for reducing inclusion of NUMB exon 9 in a population of mature NUMB transcripts according to  claim 16 , the antisense oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of 20 nucleotides that is complementary to a target region of a NUMB transcript; wherein the target region is comprised within: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 10) 
                 
                     
                   CCGUAGCAAUGCCUGUGCGUGAAACCAACCCUUGGGCCCAUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ. ID NO: 44) 
                 
                     
                   CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 31) 
                 
                     
                   CCUGUGCGUGAAACCAACCCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 32) 
                 
                     
                   GCUAACAAGGAAAUUGCAGCC; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                 
                     
                   CCGUAGCAAUGCCUGUGCGUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 6) 
                 
                     
                   AAACCAACCCUUGGGCCCAUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 35) 
                 
                     
                   UGGGCCCAUGCCCCUGAUGCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 305) 
                 
                     
                   CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCUUCCAUGUGCUUGCU 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   AAGCCAGCCCAUACU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 9) 
                 
                     
                   CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCUUCCAUGUGCUUGCUAAGC. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         35 . An antisense oligonucleotide for reducing inclusion of NUMB exon 9 in a population of mature NUMB transcripts according to  claim 16 , the antisense oligonucleotide comprising a sequence of at least 21 nucleotides that is complementary to a target region of a NUMB transcript; wherein the target region is comprised within: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 10) 
                 
                     
                   CCGUAGCAAUGCCUGUGCGUGAAACCAACCCUUGGGCCCAUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ. ID NO: 44) 
                 
                     
                   CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 31) 
                 
                     
                   CCUGUGCGUGAAACCAACCCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 32) 
                 
                     
                   GCUAACAAGGAAAUUGCAGCC; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                 
                     
                   CCGUAGCAAUGCCUGUGCGUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 6) 
                 
                     
                   AAACCAACCCUUGGGCCCAUG; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 35) 
                 
                     
                   UGGGCCCAUGCCCCUGAUGCU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 305) 
                 
                     
                   CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCUUCCAUGU 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   GCUUGCUAAGCCAGCCCAUACU; 
                 
                     
                   or 
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   the sequence 
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 9) 
                 
                     
                   CUAAUGGCACUGACUCAGCCUUCCAUGUGCUUGCUAAGC. 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         36 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
 one or more antisense oligonucleotides according to  claim 16 ; and   one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable excipients.

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