`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`In the Inter Partes Review (IPR) of
`U.S. Patent Nos. 8,822,438
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`DECLARATION OF DR. SCOTT R. SERELS, M.D.
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`I, Scott R. Serels, M.D., do hereby declare:
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`1.
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`I am making
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`this declaration at
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`the
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`request of Amerigen
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`Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., in the matter of the Inter Partes Review (IPR) of U.S. Patent
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`No. 8,822,438 (the "'438 Patent "), as set forth in the above caption.
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`2.
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`I am being compensated for my work in this matter at the rate of
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`$500.00 per hour. My compensation in no way depends on the outcome of this
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`proceeding. The opinions I set forth herein are my own, and are based on the
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`education, experience, training and skill that I have accumulated in the course of
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`my career as a practicing urologist and researcher, as well as the materials I have
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`reviewed in connection with this case.
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`A.
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`3.
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`Education and Professional Background
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`I currently practice medicine at the Bladder Control Center of
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`Norwalk, where I am the director of daily operations involving urodynamics,
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`female urology and neurourology.
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`I was board certified M urology in 2001, and
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`American Board of Urology recertified in 2009.
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`I became board certified in
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`female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery in 2013.
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`AMERIGEN 1002
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`JANSSEN EXHIBIT 2017
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`4.
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`I received my bachelor of arts degrees in biology and economics
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`magna cum laude from Brandeis University in 1988.
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`I received my medical
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`degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1992.
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`I then completed
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`two years of surgical residency, and four years of urologic residency at the Albert
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`Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. During my urologic
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`residency, I completed rotations in urologic oncology and female urology at
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`Memorial Sloan Kettering and UCLA, respectively.
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`I then went to the Cleveland
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`Clinic Foundation to serve as a clinical associate specializing in female urology,
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`urodynamics and neurourology.
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`5.
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`I am Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Vermont
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`School of Medicine and a clinical faculty member at the Frank H. Netter School of
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`Medicine at Quinnipiac University, where I also serve as a member of the faculty
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`counsel.
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`I am also the Urogynecology Section Head at Norwalk Hospital in
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`Norwalk, Connecticut.
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`I have authored approximately 100 peer reviewed
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`publications, presentations and abstracts
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`in
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`the
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`fields of urology and
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`urogynecology.
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`6.
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`Attached as Exhibit 1 is my curriculum vitae providing the details of
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`my education, experience and training in medicine, including in the field of
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`urology.
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`B. Materials Considered
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`7.
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`The list of materials I considered in forming the opinions set forth in
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`this declaration includes the following:
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`Exhibit =
`Description
`AMG 1001 U.S. Patent No. 8,822,438 to Auerbach and Belldegrum, "Methods
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`and Compositions for Treating Cancer" ( "the `438 patent ")
`AMG 1003 O'Donnell, A. et al., "Hormonal impact of the 17a- hydroxylase /C17_
`20 -lyase inhibitor abiraterone acetate (CB7630) in patients with
`prostate cancer," British Journal of Cancer, (90):2317 -2325 (2004)
`( "O'Donnell ")
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`AMG 1004 Gerber, G.S. et al., "Prostate specific antigen for assessing response
`to ketoconazole and prednisone in patients with hormone refractory
`metastatic cancer," The Journal of Urology, 144(5):1177 -9 (1990)
`( "Gerber ")
`AMG 1005 U.S. Patent No. 5,604,213, Barrie S.E. et at, "17- Substituted
`Steroids Useful In Cancer Treatment" ( "the '213 patent ")
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`AMG 1006 Tannock, I. et al., "Chemotherapy with Mitoxantrone Plus
`Prednisone or Prednisone Alone for Symptomatic Hormone-
`Resistant Prostate Cancer," Journal of Clin. Oncology, 14(6):1756-
`1764 (1996)
`AMG 1009 Ryan, C.J., et al., "Abiraterone in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
`without Previous Chemotherapy," New Engl. J. Med., 368: 138 -148
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`(2012)
`AMG 1011 March 4, 2013 Response (excerpt from prosecution history of'438
`patent)
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`AMG 1012 June 4, 2013 Response (excerpt from prosecution history of '438
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`patent)
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`AMG 1018 Zytiga® Prescribing Information (2011)
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`AMG 1019 Zytiga® Prescribing Information and Co- administration Brochure
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`(2015)
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`AMG 1020 Harris, K.A. et al., "Low dose ketoconazole with replacement doses
`of hydrocortisone in patients with progressive androgen independent
`prostate cancer," J Urol., 168(2):542 -5 (2002)
`AMG 1021 William Oh, "Secondary hormonal therapies in the treatment of
`prostate cancer," Urology, volume 60:87 -93 (Supplement 3A)
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`(2002)
`AMG 1022 Tannock, I. et al., "Docetaxel plus Prednisone or Mitoxantrone plus
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`Prednisone for Advanced Prostate Cancer," N. Eng. J. Med.,
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`351:1502-12 (2004)
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`AMO 1023 Attard, G. et at, "Selective blockade of androgenic steroid synthesis
`by novel lyase inhibitors as a therapeutic strategy for treating
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`metastatic prostate cancer," Br. J. Urol. 96(9): 1241 -1246 (2005)
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`AMG 1024 Hellerstedt et al., "The Current State of Hormonal Therapy for
`Prostate Cancer," CA Cancer J Clin., 52:154 -179 (2002)
`AMG 1025 Kasper, D.L. et al. (Eds.), Harrison's Principles of Internal
`Medicine, 166 Edition (2005), p. 549
`AMG 1026 Auchus, R.J. "The genetics, pathophysiology, and management of
`human deficiencies of P450c17," Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North
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`Am. (30)1:101 -119 (2001)
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`Page 4
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`AMG 1027 Costa -Santos, M. et al., "Two Prevalent CYP17 Mutations and
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`Genotype- Phenotype Correlations in 24 Brazilian Patients with 17-
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`Hydroxylase Deficiency," J. Clin. Endocrin. & Metabol. (89)1:49-
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`60 (2004)
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`AMG 1028 Jubelirer, S.J., et al., "High dose ketoconazole for the treatment of
`hormone refractory metastatic prostate carcinoma," J. Urot,
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`142(1):89 -901 (1989)
`AMG 1029 U.S. Patent 5,688,977, Sisti, N.J. et at, "Method for Docetaxel
`Synthesis"
`AMG 1030 U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( "FDA ") FDA News Release
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`dated May 19, 2004, "FDA Approves New Indication for Taxotere-
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`Prostate Cancer"
`AMG 1031 Tannock, I. et al., "Treatment of metastatic prostatic cancer with
`low -dose prednisone: evaluation of pain and quality of life as
`pragmatic indices of response," Journal of Clin. Oncology, 7:590 -7
`(1989)
`AMG 1032 Taxotere® Prescribing Information (2004)
`AMG 1033 Scher, H.I. et al., "Increased survival with Enzalutamide in Prostate
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`Cancer after Chemotherapy," New Eng. J. Med., 367:1187 -97
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`(2012)
`AMG 1034 de Bono, J.S. et al., "Abiraterone and Increased Survival
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`in
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`Metastatic Prostate Cancer," New Engl. J. Med., 364:1995 -2005
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`(2011)
`AMG 1035 Orange Book listing for Zytiga®
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`C.
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`8.
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`Legal Standards
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`In my opinion, given the disclosure of the '438 Patent, I consider a
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`person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of filing of this patent to be someone
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`who is a physician specializing in urology or oncology, or holds a Ph D
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`in
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`pharmacology, biochemistry or a related discipline' Additional experience could
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`substitute for the advanced degree.
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`9.
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`I understand that, to the extent necessary, a person of ordinary skill in
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`the art may collaborate with one or more other persons of skill in the art for one or
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`more aspects with which the other person may have expertise, experience and/or
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`knowledge that was obtained through his or her education, industrial or academic
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`experiences.
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`10.
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`I understand that a person of ordinary skill in the art may consult with
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`an enzymologist and/or molecular biologist and thus may rely on the opinions of
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`such specialists in evaluating the claims.
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`11.
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`I have been told that the obviousness inquiry is a question of law
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`based on four factual predicates: (1) "the scope and content of the prior art," (2)
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`the "differences between the prior art and the claims at issue," (3) "the level of
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`ordinary skill in the pertinent art," and (4) "secondary considerations" such as
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`commercial success, long -felt but unsolved needs, failure of others, and unexpected
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`results. I have been told that the combination of familiar elements according to
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`known methods
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`is likely to be obvious when it does no more than yield
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`A related discipline may include, for example, pharmaceutical sciences.
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`predictable results.
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`I have also been told that the motivation to combine may be
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`found in many different places and forms. Thus, for example, a challenger is not
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`limited to the same motivation that the patentee had.
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`12.
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`I have been
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`informed
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`that secondary considerations of non -
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`obviousness include commercial success, satisfaction of a long -felt unmet need,
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`unexpected results, prior failure of others, industry praise, licensing, and copying.
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`I understand that evidence of such secondary considerations is only relevant to the
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`obviousness analysis if the patentee can show a direct link, or nexus, between the
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`secondary consideration and the claims of the patent, and that the evidence must be
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`commensurate in scope with the asserted claims. I also understand that for results
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`to be considered unexpected for these purposes, there must be a substantial
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`difference from the prior art. In other words, a difference of kind, and not merely
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`of degree.
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`D.
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`Background and the '438 Patent
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`13.
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`The prostate gland is part of the human male reproductive system and
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`is involved in the synthesis and storage of seminal fluid. Prostate cancer is an
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`androgen- dependent disease, and is the most common cancer among men and the
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`second -most most common form of death from cancer among men in the United
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`States. (AMG Ex. 1001, (`483 patent) col. 1, 11. 20-34; AMG Ex. 1022, (Tannock)
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`p. 1501).
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`14. The activation of androgen receptors
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`( "AR ") on prostate cells
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`regulates the transcriptional activation of a wide variety of genes involved in
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`controlling the growth of the normal prostate gland and in promoting the
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`progression and proliferation of prostate cancer. (AMG Ex. 1023, (Attard) page
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`1241; AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2317). The two most important androgens
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`responsible
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`for activating
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`the AR are
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`testosterone and
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`its derivative
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`dihydrotestosterone or DHT. Testosterone is synthesized primarily in the testes
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`and the adrenals. (AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2317). In non -castrate men, the
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`testes are responsible for producing the vast majority of circulating testosterone.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2317). The production of testosterone is regulated
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`by endocrine feedback loops that respond to varying levels of hormones involved
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`in
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`the
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`testosterone synthetic pathway,
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`including hormonal precursors
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`to
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`testosterone and testosterone itself.
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`15.
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`The treatment options for treating prostate cáncer depend to a great
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`extent on whether the prostate cancer is confined or localized to the prostate or
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`whether it has spread to other organs (i.e., metastasized) from the prostate. The
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`goal of treating primary prostate cancer (i.e., prostate cancer localized to the
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`prostate) is to interfere with the proliferation of prostate cancer cells by interrupting
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`production of testosterone and DHT in the testes, or interfere with their function.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2317; AMG Ex. 1024, (Hellerstedt) p. 154).
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`16. As of 2006, the most common course of treatment for localized
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`prostate cancer would have been surgical removal of the prostate (prostatectomy)
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`or radiation therapy of the prostate. (AMG Ex. 1001, ('438 patent) col. 1, 11. 25-34;
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`AMG Ex. 1023, (Attard) p. 1241).
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`17.
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`In addition, a significant number of patients either progress after
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`localized therapy or present with metastatic /non -localized prostate cancer. (AMG
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`Ex. 1023, (Attard) p. 1241). Metastatic prostate cancer is cancer that has spread
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`beyond the primary tumor in the prostate to other parts of the body. Prostate
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`cancer metastasizes most often to pelvic lymph nodes and to the bone, and the most
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`significant symptom is pain. (AMG Ex. 1025, (Harrison's) p. 549; AMG Ex. 1006,
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`(Tannock) p. 1756). Non -localized disease and/or metastatic disease is usually
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`treated with reduction of testosterone production by either hormonal manipulation
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`or orchiectomy.
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`18.
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`The treatment of metastatic prostate cancer requires systemic therapy.
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`It was known that as much as ten percent of baseline circulating testosterone
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`remains in prostate cancer patients who have undergone localized androgen
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`ablation through surgical or medical castration. (AMG Ex. 1003 (O'Donnell), p.
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`2317). The adrenal glands were known to be responsible for the production of a
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`substantial amount of this extratesticular source of testosterone, which was known
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`to be an important alternative source of AR stimulation.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003,
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`(O'Donnell) p. 2317). The first -line treatment for metastatic prostate cancer
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`patients since at
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`least
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`the 1980's has
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`involved systemic suppression of
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`extratesticular testosterone production by the peripheral organs, including the
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`adrenal glands, and is commonly referred to as hormone therapy. (AMO Ex. 1024,
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`(Hellerstedt) p. 154). Hormone therapy involves systemic administration of
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`luteinizing hormone- releasing hormone agonists ( "LHRH agonists "), such as
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`leuprorelin (marketed under the brand name Lupron ®). (See, e.g., AMG Ex. 1024,
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`(Hellerstedt) p. 154). LHRH agonists like Lupron® work by triggering a negative
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`feedback mechanism in the adrenal system that eventually results in a decrease in
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`production of testosterone and DHT by the adrenal glands.
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`19. As the diagram below shows, approximately 90% of the testosterone
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`is produced in the testes and 10% in the adrenals. (AMG Ex. 1024, (Hellerstedt),
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`p. 159). The diagram also shows that LHRH is produced in the hypothalamus, a
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`small gland in the brain. LHRH is normally released by the hypothalamus in
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`pulses. (AMG Ex. 1024, (Hellerstedt), p. 157). This leads to the pulsative release
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`of LH from the anterior pituitary. LH then acts on receptors on the Leydig cells of
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`the testes, leading to production of testosterone. LHRH agonists such as Lupron®
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`bind to LHRH receptors
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`in the hypothalamus and stimulate the increased
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`production and release of LH by the pituitary. Initially, this surge in LH triggers a
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`flare in testosterone production. (See, e.g., AMG Ex. 1024, (Hellerstedt) p. 157,
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`20. The testosterone flare is followed by a decrease in testosterone
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`production as the adrenal endocrine system responds to the overproduction of
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`LHRH by feedback inhibition of the hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal axis.
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`In
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`particular, the LHRH surge triggers downregulation of LHRH receptors in the
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`pituitary,
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`inhibiting further production and release of LH, and causing a
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`corresponding decrease in the production of testosterone.
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`(AMG Ex. 1024,
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`(Hellerstedt), p. 157).
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`In addition to the use of LHRH agonists to interrupt
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`production of testosterone in the adrenal glands, the first -line treatment of
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`metastatic prostate cancer usually also includes systemic anti -androgen therapy
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`using drugs such as bicalutamide. (AMG Ex. 1024, (Hellerstedt), p. 158). Anti -
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`androgens work by interfering with or antagonizing the binding of testosterone and
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`DHT to the androgen receptors ( "AR ") on prostate cancer cells. (AMG Ex. 1024,
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`(Hellerstedt), p. 158). The objective of anti -androgens is to prevent testosterone
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`from binding to AR on prostate cancer cells.
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`21.
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`In almost all cases, patients with metastatic prostate cancer develop
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`what is referred to as refractory or castration -resistant prostate cancer ( "CRPC "),
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`i.e., prostate cancer that does not respond to a reduction in testosterone levels by
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`surgical or chemical means and resumes growth. (AMG Ex. 1024, (Hellerstedt), p.
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`154).
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`It was known that in these patients, the sensitivity of the AR is greatly
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`increased, so that activation of the AR is enhanced at lower levels of testosterone.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2317; AMG Ex. 1023, (Attard) p. 1241).
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`22.
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`It was also known that the prognosis for these patients as of 2006 was
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`poor and almost invariably resulted in incurable progression of the disease. (AMG
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`Ex. 1021, (Oh) Abstract; AMG Ex. 1022, (Tannock 2004) p. 1503; AMG Ex. 1023,
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`(Attard) p. 1241). The treatment of metastatic refractory prostate cancer usually
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`also comprised the use of secondary hormone therapy, usually in combination with
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`anti -androgen therapy. (AMG Ex. 1021, (Oh) Abstract; AMG Ex. 1023, (Attard)
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`pp. 1241- 1242).
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`23. Ketoconazole, a non -specific inhibitor of 17 -a hydroxylase, an
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`enzyme critical
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`to steroid synthesis, also was commonly used off -label in
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`combination with prednisone to treat metastatic refractory prostate cancer. (AMG
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`Ex. 1021, (Oh) Abstract; AMG Ex. 1020, (Harris) Abstract; AMG Ex. 1025,
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`(Harrison's) p. 548).
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`24. The '438 Patent is directed to a method for treating a prostate cancer in
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`a human, the method including administration of a therapeutically effective amount
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`of abiraterone acetate and a therapeutically effective amount of prednisone. The
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`'438 Patent includes one independent claim and 19 dependent claims. Claim 1, the
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`only independent claim, recites as follows:
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`1. A method for the treatment of a prostate cancer in a human
`comprising administering to said human a therapeutically effective
`amount of abiraterone acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt
`thereof and a therapeutically effective amount of prednisone. (AMG
`Ex. 1001, (`438 patent) claim 1).
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`25. The dependent claims of the '438 Patent further specify the amount of
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`abiraterone acetate and/or prednisone administered to a human patient, the type of
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`prostate cancer including refractory prostate cancer to be treated in such patient,
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`and particular anti -cancer agents administered previously to such patient.
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`26. Abiraterone acetate is a 17a- hydroxylase /C17,20 -lyase inhibitor. (AMG
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`Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) pp. 2318, 2322). 17a- hydroxylase /C17,20 -lyase inhibitors
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`(also referred to as "CYP17 inhibitors ") were known in the art to be useful in the
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`treatment of androgen- dependent cancers,
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`including prostate cancer, by
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`contributing to suppression of peripheral androgen production. (AMG Ex. 1003,
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`(O'Donnell) p. 2318). As I explained before, the two sites thought to produce most
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`of the androgenic steroids in human males are the testes and the adrenal cortex.
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`(AMG Ex. 1023, (Attard) p. 1242- 1243).
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`It was known in the art that plasma
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`testosterone is not completely suppressed by castration,
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`in part because of
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`peripheral conversion of adrenal androgenic steroids to testosterone by 17a-
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`hydroxylase /C17,20- lyase. (AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2317; AMG Ex. 1023,
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`(Attard) pp. 1242- 1243). It was also known that AR on the prostate cancer cells of
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`patients with refractory metastatic prostate cancer was "hypersensitive"
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`to
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`androgenic steroid stimulation. (AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2317; AMG Ex.
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`1023, (Attard) p. 1241).
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`27. CYP17 inhibitors were known to inhibit 17a- hydroxylase /C17,20 -lyase
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`( "CYP17 "), an enzyme that is critical to androgen synthesis in both the testes and
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`the adrenal cortex.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2318; AMG Ex. 1023,
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`(Attard) p. 1242). The following diagram explains how CYP17 inhibitors work to
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`inhibit production of testosterone2.
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`2 The diagram shows CYP17 at the reaction in which it adds a hydroxyl ( -OH)
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`group to pregnenolone and removes the side chain from 17- hydroxypregnenolone.
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`Similarly, CYP17 is used in the reaction to add a hydroxyl ( -OH) group to
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`progesterone and remove the side chain from 17- hydroxy progesterone, although
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`28. The CYP17 enzyme has two activities in the steroidogenic pathway:
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`not explicitly labeled as such in the diagram. The use of CYP17 in these two
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`reactions was well known as seen in, for example, AMO Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p.
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`2318 which has a diagram that shows CYP17 in these reactions.
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`(1) acting as a 17a- hydroxylase, and (2) acting as a 17,20 lyase. (AMG Ex. 1003,
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`(O'Donnell) p. 2318, Fig. 1). As a 17a- hydroxylase, CYP17 adds a hydroxyl
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`group ( -OH) to pregnenolone and progesterone at carbon 17 of the steroid D ring,
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`converting both compounds to their 17- hydroxy forms.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003,
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`(O'Donnell) p. 2318, Fig. 1). As a 17,20 lyase, it acts to split the side chain off of
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`17- hydroxyprogesterone and 17- hydroxypregnenolone.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003,
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`(O'Donnell) p. 2318, Fig 1) Importantly, the 17a- hydroxylase activity of CYP17
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`is essential to the synthesis of both (1) sex hormones, i.e., androgens (i.e.,
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`testosterone) and estrogens, and (2) cortisol. Cortisol is an essential steroid that is
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`critical
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`to basic metabolic functions
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`including the formation of glucose,
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`cardiovascular function, and the activation of the anti -stress and inflammatory
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`pathways. One of skill in the art would have expected that the administration of a
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`CYP17 inhibitor would interfere with the production of both testosterone (in men)
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`and cortisol.
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`(AMG Ex. 1027, (Costa -Santos) Abstract, p. 49; AMG Ex. 1026,
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`(Auchus) Abstract).
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`29. While the CYP17 enzyme is essential for androgen biosynthesis, it
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`also plays an important role in the production of cortisol, a glucocorticoid. The
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`diagram below shows the control of cortisol production in the adrenal cortex. As
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`more cortisol is produced, there is a negative feedback on the hypothalamus and
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`anterior pituitary that reduces the production of ACTH, which consequently
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`reduces the production of cortisol.
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`It is this negative feedback mechanism that
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`(The Human Body In Health and Illness, 4th Edition, Barbara Herlihy, Chapter 14,
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`endocrine system.)
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`30. When a CYP17 inhibitor is administered, cortisol production is
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`compromised (e.g., reduced), which
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`interferes with the negative feedback
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`mechanism that maintains cortisol levels within the normal physiological range.
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`Specifically, the pituitary gland produces more adrenocorticotropic hormone
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`(ACTH) to stimulate greater production of glucocorticoids, which are formed from
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`ACTH, in part, by a reaction involving CYP17. However, in the presence of a
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`CYP17 inhibitor, the conversion in the CYP17 pathway from ACTH to cortisol
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`cannot occur. In other words, an increase in ACTH will not provide the necessary
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`quantities of cortisol because the CYP17 pathway from ACTH to cortisol is
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`blocked by the CYP17 inhibitor. However, a different, minor pathway results in
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`some of the ACTH being converted to cortisol, although the majority of the ACTH
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`will be converted into mineralocorticoids.
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`31.
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`It was known that CYP17 inhibition of cortisol increased ACTH drive
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`(i.e., increased ACTH production), which resulted in a corresponding increase in
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`mineralocorticoids.
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`(AMG Ex. 1027, (Costa- Santos) Abstract, p. 49; AMG Ex.
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`1026, (Auchus) Abstract; AMG Ex. 1025, (Harrison's).p. 2145). An increase in
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`mineralocorticoids beyond normal levels, known as "mineralocorticoid excess,"
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`was known
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`to have adverse effects,
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`including hypertension, hypokalemia
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`(decrease in circulating potassium levels), and fluid retention. (AMG Ex. 1027,
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`(Costa -Santos) Abstract, p. 49; AMG Ex. 1025, (Harrison's) pp. 2143, 2145,
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`2146).
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`32.
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`It also was known in the art to administer a glucocorticoid, such
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`hydrocortisone or prednisone, to suppress ACTH drive by way of a negative
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`feedback loop akin to that triggered by cortisol. (AMG Ex. 1027, (Costa- Santos)
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`Abstract, p. 49; AMG Ex. 1025, (Harrison's) pp. 2143, 2145, 2146). By
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`suppressing ACTH drive, fewer mineralocorticoids are produced and the adverse
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`side effects of hypertension, hypokalemia, and fluid retention are reduced even in
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`the presence of the CYP17 inhibition.
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`33. Ketoconazole was known to be a non -specific inhibitor of CYP17,
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`was known to have a direct anti -tumor effect in vitro and was known to be
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`effective as a second -line treatment for metastatic hormone refractory prostate
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`cancer. (AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2318; AMG Ex. 1021, (Oh) Abstract, p.
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`49; AMG Ex. 1020, (Harris) pp. 542 -543).
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`34. However, the administration of ketoconazole to treat prostate cancer
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`was known to reduce cortisol levels and potentially result in mineralocorticoid
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`excess, giving rise to side effects commonly associated with mineralocorticoid
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`excess, including hypertension, hypokalemia, and fluid retention. (AMG Ex. 1028,
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`(Jubelirer) Abstract; AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2323; AMG Ex. 1021, (Oh)
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`Abstract, p. 49; AMG Ex. 1020, (Harris) pp. 542 -544). These side effects reduced
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`the safety and tolerability of administering ketoconazole.
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`(AMG Ex. 1028,
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`(Jubelirer) Abstract; AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2323; AMG Ex. 1021, (Oh)
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`Abstract, p. 49; AMG Ex. 1020, (Harris) pp. 542 -544). To address these side
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`effects, it was standard practice in the art to co- administer a glucocorticoid such as
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`hydrocortisone or prednisone with ketoconazole to
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`improve the safety and
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`tolerability of administration of ketoconazole to treat prostate cancer in a human
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`patient. (AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2323; AMG Ex. 1020, (Harris) Abstract,
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`p. 542; AMG Ex. 1021, (Oh) Abstract).
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`35.
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`The combination of ketoconazole with prednisone, although not
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`approved by the FDA in combination for treating prostate cancer, was reported in
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`the literature to be safe and effective in treating patients with hormone refractory
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`metastatic prostate cancer. (AMG Ex. 1004, (Gerber) Abstract).
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`36. Abiraterone acetate was known to be a more efficacious anti -cancer
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`agent in the treatment of prostate cancer, including metastatic hormone refractory
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`prostate cancer, than prior art CYP17 inhibitors such as ketoconazole. (AMG Ex.
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`1003, (O'Donnell) pp. 2318, 2322, 2323, 2325). In particular, abiraterone acetate
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`was known to be more effective in inhibiting testosterone levels in vivo in a
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`mammal than ketoconazole. (AMG Ex. 1005, (`213 patent), col. 25, 1. 13 - col. 26,
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`1. 63; AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) p. 2318).
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`E.
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`Claim Construction
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`37.
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`I understand that the claims in an IPR proceeding are construed in
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`accordance with
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`the broadest reasonable construction consistent with
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`the
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`specification.
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`38.
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`I have been told that, for purposes of this declaration, the claim terms
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`"treat," "treating" and "treatment" should be construed as those terms are defined
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`in the specification of the
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`'438 Patent to mean the "eradication, removal,
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`modification, management or control of a tumor or primary, regional, or metastatic
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`cancer cells or tissue and the minimization or delay of the spread of cancer."
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`(AMG Ex. 1001, ('438 Patent) col. 3, 11. 46 -50).
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`I agree with this construction
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`because it is consistent with the broadest reasonable construction as understood by
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`one of ordinary skill in the art.
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`39. The term "anti -cancer agent" should be construed as defined in the
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`specification of the '438 patent as referring to "any therapeutic agent that directly
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`or indirectly kills cancer cells or directly or indirectly prohibits, stops or reduces
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`the proliferation of cancer cells." (AMG Ex. 1001, ('438 Patent) col. 4, 11. 8 -16). I
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`agree with this construction because it is consistent with the broadest reasonable
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`construction as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.
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`40. The term "refractory cancer" should be construed as defined in the
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`specification of the '438 patent to mean "cancer that is not responding to an anti-
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`cancer treatment or cancer that is not responding sufficiently to an anti -cancer
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`treatment." (AMG Ex. 1001, ('438 Patent) col. 4, 11. 23 -27).
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`I agree with this
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`construction because it is consistent with the broadest reasonable construction as
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`understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.
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`41. The term "refractory patient" should be construed as defined in the
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`specification of the '438 patent to mean "a patient who has refractory cancer."
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`(AMG Ex. 1001, ('438 Patent) col. 4, 11. 28 -30).
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`I agree with this construction
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`because it is consistent with the broadest reasonable construction as understood by
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`one of ordinary skill in the art.
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`42.
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`The term "relapse cancer" should be construed as defined in the
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`specification of the '438 patent to mean "cancer that was at one time responsive to
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`an anti -cancer treatment but has become no longer responsive to such treatment or
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`is no longer responding sufficiently to such treatment."
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`(AMG Ex. 1001, ('438
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`Patent) col. 4, 11. 31 -35). I agree with this construction because it is consistent with
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`the broadest reasonable construction as understood by one of ordinary skill in the
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`art.
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`43. The term "recurring cancer" should be construed as defined in the
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`specification of the '438 patent to mean "cancer that has returned after a patient has
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`been earlier diagnosed with cancer, under gone treatment or had been previously
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`diagnosed as cancer -free." (AMG Ex. 1001, ('438 Patent) col. 4, 11. 36 -39). I agree
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`with this construction because it is consistent with the broadest reasonable
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`construction as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.
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`F.
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`Claim 1 is Unpatentable as Obvious over O'Donnell in view of
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`Gerber or the '213 patent in view of Gerber
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`44. Claim 1 is directed to a method for treating prostate cancer in a human
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`comprising administration of therapeutically effective amounts of abiraterone
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`acetate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and prednisone. Because
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`both the use of abiraterone acetate
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`to
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`treat prostate cancer and the co-
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`administration of prednisone in treatment of prostate cancer with a CYP17
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`inhibitor were present in one or more of O'Donnell (AMG Ex. 1003), Gerber
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`(AMG Ex. 1004) and the `213 patent (AMG Ex. 1005), claim 1 is obvious. Each
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`of the limitations of claim 1 is present in these prior art documents, as explained in
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`detail below.
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`a. A method for the treatment of a prostate cancer in a human comprising
`administering to said human a therapeutically effective amount of
`abiraterone acetate
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`45. Both O'Donnell and the '213 patent teach that abiraterone acetate is a
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`selective CYP17 inhibitor that is more effective in suppressing testosterone levels in
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`a mammal in vivo than ketoconazole, another CYP17 inhibitor known in the art.
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`(AMG Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) pp. 2318, 2322, 2323, 2325; AMG Ex. 1005,
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`(`213 patent) col. 25, I. 13 - col. 26, 1. 63). O'Donnell teaches that 500 -800 mg of
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`abiraterone acetate can be useful in suppressing testosterone levels in a human
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`patient with prostate cancer, including metastatic refractory prostate cancer. (AMG
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`Ex. 1003, (O'Donnell) Abstract). The '213 patent discloses that abiraterone acetate
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`may be administered in a method of treating androgen- and estrogen- dependent
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`disorders, especially prostate cancer, as a pharmaceutical composition. (AMG Ex.
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`1005, ('213 patent) col. 10, 11. 47 -56). The '213 patent further discloses that a
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`therapeutically effective amount of abiraterone acetate comprises 20 -800 mg/patient
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