[EN] CRYSTALLINE PEMETREXED DIPOTASSIUM PROCESS<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION DE DIPOTASSIUM DE PEMETREXED CRISTALLIN
申请人:SHILPA MEDICARE LTD
公开号:WO2014060959A1
公开(公告)日:2014-04-24
The present invention provides crystalline pemetrexed dipotassium hemiheptahydrate (I) - characterized by X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising at least 5 characteristic 29° peaks selected from the XRPD peak set of 5.00, 13.70, 14.90, 15.20, 16.90, 20.00, 20.50, 21.40, 23.6, 24.2, 25.10, 27.5 and 28.30 ± 0.20 29°, DSC isotherm comprising the endothermic peaks ranging between 65 to 85°C (Peak -1), 86 to 105°C (Peak -2), 120 to 132°C (Peak -3), 250 to 265°C (Peak -4), and IR absorption characteristic peaks at approximately 2936 cm-1, 2857 cm-1, 1396 cm-1, 1184 cm-1, 1158 cm-1, 1092 cm-1, 1076 cm-1, 819 cm-1 and 788 cm-1 useful as active pharmaceutical ingredient in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of cancer. The invention also provides process for preparing pemetrexed dipotassium hemiheptahydrate (I) and its pharmaceutical composition thereof.