Patents Represented by Attorney Vertex Pharmaceutical Incorporated
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Patent number: 6846928Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: January 25, 2005Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Bebbington, Hayley Binch, Jean-Damien Charrier, Simon Everitt, Julian M. C. Golec, David Kay, Ronald Knegtel, Andrew Miller, Francoise Pierard, Albert C. Pierce
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Patent number: 6824769Abstract: The present invention relates to optimal compositions useful in treating HCV infections in humans. These compositions comprise alpha-interferon or a derivative thereof and an IMPDH inhibitor, wherein the IMPDH inhibitor is present in an amount such that a ratio of Cavg/Cmin is between 1 to 10, wherein: Cavg is average plasma concentration produced by said IMPDH inhibitor in said human; and Cmin is estimated trough concentration produced by said IMPDH inhibitor in said human. The present invention also relates to methods of producing and using the optimal compositions to treat HCV infections in humans.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Pravin Chaturvedi, Ene Ette
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Patent number: 6800619Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are useful as caspase inhibitors having the formula: wherein Ring A is an optionally substituted piperidine, tetrahydroquinoline or tetrahydroisoquinoline ring; R1 is hydrogen, CN, CHN2, R, or CH2Y; R is an optionally substituted group selected from an aliphatic group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; and R3 is hydrogen, an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, or an optionally substituted C1-6 aliphatic group, R4 is an optionally substituted group selected from an aryl group or a heterocyclyl group, or R3 and R4 taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached optionally form a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic ring.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2001Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Ronald Knegtel, Michael Mortimore
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Patent number: 6762179Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, wherein Ar1 is phenyl and R1 is as defined in the specification. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinases, particularly inhibitors of GSK3, Aurora2, and Syk mammalian protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of utilizing those compounds and compositions in the treatment of various protein kinase mediated disorders.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: John Cochran, Suganthini Nanthakumar, Edmund Harrington, Jian Wang
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Patent number: 6747042Abstract: The present invention relates N-heterocyclic derivatives for treating or preventing neuronal damage associated with neurological diseases. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and methods of utilizing those compositions for treating or preventing neuronal damage.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Lauffer, Brian Ledford, Michael Mullican
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Patent number: 6743791Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are useful as protein kinase inhibitors having the formula: wherein Z1 and Z2 are each independently nitrogen or CH and Ring A, TmR1, QR2, UnR3, and Sp are as described in the specification. The compounds are especially useful as inhibitors of ERK2 and for treating diseases in mammals that are alleviated by a protein kinase inhibitor, particularly diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, restenosis, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Jingrong Cao, Jeremy Green, Michael Hale, Francois Maltais, Judy Straub, Qing Tang, Alex Aronov
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Patent number: 6727251Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula II: wherein Z1 is nitrogen or CR8; Q is —S—, —O—, —N(R4)—, or —CH(R6)—; R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; and Ry, R2, and R2′ are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier, Julian Golec, Francoise Pierard
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Patent number: 6716860Abstract: The present invention relates to azo amino acid derivatives for treating or preventing neuronal damage associated with neurological diseases. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and methods of utilizing those compositions for treating or preventing neuronal damage.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Lauffer, Michael Mullican
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Patent number: 6703500Abstract: The invention relates to a process for synthesizing piperazic acid and similar, ring-containing acids. The invention also relates to a process for simultaneously N(2)-acylating piperazic acid or an ester thereof and forming a bicyclic ring structure. The invention also relates to the use of either or both processes in a method of synthesizing a bicyclic compound useful as an intermediate for the production of an inhibitor of a caspase, particularly an inhibitor of interleukin-1&bgr; converting enzyme (“ICE”).Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2001Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, IncorporatedInventors: Andrea L. C. Robidoux, Jeffrey Douglas Wilson, Petra Dieterich, Neil Storer, Stefania Leonardi
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Patent number: 6699865Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are useful as protein kinase inhibitors having the formula: where R1-4, Q, and T are described in the specification. The compounds are useful for treating disease states in mammals that are alleviated by a protein kinase inhibitor, particularly diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, restenosis, and cardiovascular disease.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Michael Hale, Xiaoling Xie, Jeremy Green, Jingrong Cao, Christopher Baker, Francois Maltais, James Janetka, Guy Bemis, Michael Mullican, Judith Straub, Qing Tang
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Patent number: 6696452Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula II: wherein Ring C is selected from a phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, or 1,2,4-triazinyl ring, and R2, R2′, Rx, and Ry are as described in the specification. Ring C has an ortho substituent and is optionally substituted in the non-ortho positions. R2 and R2′ are optionally taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused ring system, such as an indazole ring; and Rx and Ry are optionally taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused ring system, such as a quinazoline ring. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of GSK-3, for treating diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2001Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Robert Davies, David Bebbington, Ronald Knegtel, Marion Wannamaker, Pan Li, Cornelia Forster, Albert Pierce
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Patent number: 6693108Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: where R1 is H, CONH2, T(n)—R, or T(n)—Ar2, n may be zero or one, and G, XYZ, and Q are as described below. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinase, particularly inhibitors of JNK, a mammalian protein kinase involved cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Jeremy Green, Guy Bemis, Anne-Laure Grillot, Mark Ledeboer, Francesco G. Salituro, Edmund Harrington, Huai Gao, Christopher Baker, Jingrong Cao, Michael Hale
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Patent number: 6689778Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, wherein A—B is N—O or O—N and G, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as described in the specification. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinase, particularly inhibitors of Src and Lck kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Guy Bemis, Huai Gao, Edmund Harrington, Francesco Salituro, Jian Wang, Mark Ledeboer
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Patent number: 6689784Abstract: This invention provides caspase inhibitors of formula I: wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, —CHN2, R, CH2OR, CH2SR, or —CH2Y; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; R3 is a group capable of fitting into the S2 subsite of a caspase enzyme; R4 and R5 are taken together with the intervening nitrogen to form heterocyclic ring and R is as described in the specification. The compounds are effective inhibitors of apoptosis and IL-1&bgr; secretion.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Bebbington, Ronald Knegtel, Michael Mortimore, David Kay, Julian M. C. Golec
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Patent number: 6677359Abstract: The present invention relates N-substituted glycine derivatives for treating or preventing neuronal damage associated with neurological diseases. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and methods of utilizing those compositions for treating or preventing neuronal damage.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2002Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Lauffer, Brian Ledford, Michael Mullican
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Patent number: 6664247Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula IIIa: wherein R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; Rx, Ry, R2, and R2′ are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier, Julian Golec, Andrew Miller, Ronald Knegtel
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Patent number: 6660731Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula IV: wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; Rx and Ry are independently selected from T-R3, or taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5-8 membered ring having 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen; and R2, R2, T, and R3 are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Bebbington, Hayley Binch, Ronald Knegtel, Julian Golec, Sanjay Patel, Jean- Damien Charrier, David Kay, Robert Davies, Pan Li, Marion Wannamaker, Cornelia Forster, Albert Pierce
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Patent number: 6660748Abstract: The present invention relates to bicylic derivatives for treating or preventing neuronal damage associated with neurological diseases. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and methods of utilizing those compositions for treating or preventing neuronal damage.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Lauffer, Michael Mullican
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Patent number: 6656939Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula III: wherein Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as described in the specification; Q is —S—, —O—, —N(R4)—, or —CH(R6)—; R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; and R2 and R2′ are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier
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Patent number: 6653300Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula I′: wherein Q′ is —O—, —C(R6′)2—, 1,2-cyclopropanediyl, 1,2-cyclobutanediyl, or 1,3-cyclopropanediyl, and R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; Rx and Ry are independently selected from T—R3 or L—Z—R3, or Rx and Ry are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5-7 membered ring having 0-3 heteroatoms; and R2 and R2′ are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier, Julian Golec, Jeremy Green, David Kay, Ronald Knegtel, Andrew Miller, Ronald Tomlison, Pan Li