Control Strategy for the Manufacture of Brivanib Alaninate, a Novel Pyrrolotriazine VEGFR/FGFR Inhibitor

This manuscript describes the control strategy for the commercial process to manufacture brivanib alaninate. The active pharmaceutical ingredient is a prodrug which is susceptible to hydrolysis. In addition to controlling hydrolysis, a robust strategy was required in order to control input and process-related impurities. Three significant aspects of control include understanding of the reaction parameters in order to minimize the regioisomer during the alkylation with (R)-propylene oxide, development of a design space through statistical models to control impurity formation, and the use of in situ FT-IR to monitor the hydrogenolysis of the Cbz protecting group.