Spiro Patents (Class 514/212.02)
  • Patent number: 8575149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Smith, Brian Smith
  • Patent number: 8575148
    Abstract: This invention concerns spiro azepane-ox-azolidinones as voltage gated Kv1.3 potassium channel blockers, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods for preparing the compounds, methods for preparing novel intermediates useful for their synthesis, and methods for preparing compositions. The invention also relates to the uses of such compounds and compositions, particularly their use in administering them to patients to achieve a therapeutic effect in the treatment of diabetes, psoriasis, obesity, transplant rejection and inflammatory neuropathies, including T-cell mediated autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The compounds have formula (1): wherein R1, R2, (R3)n, and (R4)m have the meanings given in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Abbott Healthcare Products B.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Smid, Michael Mlinaric, Konrad F. Koehler, Sara Nuñez Garcia, Elmar Wegener, Josephus H. M. Lange
  • Patent number: 8546379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Smith, Jeffrey Smith
  • Patent number: 8546378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising phentermine and a selective 5HT-2C receptor agonist. In addition, the invention relates to a composition comprising phentermine and a selective 5HT-2C receptor agonist having Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof. These compositions are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic P. Behan, Brian M. Smith, Christina Bjenning
  • Publication number: 20130231327
    Abstract: Substituted spiro-amide compounds corresponding to formula I in which R5 through R8, D, X, Y and Z have defined meanings, processes for preparing such spiro-amide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of using such spiro-amide compounds for treating and/or inhibiting disorders or disease states mediated at least in part by the bradykinin 1 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventor: Gruenenthal GmbH
  • Publication number: 20130225558
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to fused tetracyclic pyrido[4,3-b>]indole and pyrido[3,4-b]indole derivatives. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also provided, as are methods of using the compounds in a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of a cognitive disorder, psychotic disorder, neurotransmitter-mediated disorder and/or a neuronal disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Sarvajit Chakravarty, Barry Patrick Hart, Rajendra Parasmal Jain
  • Publication number: 20130131042
    Abstract: Substituted spirocyclic amines of structural formula (I) are selective antagonists of the somatostatin subtype receptor 5 (SSTR5) and are useful for the treatment, control or prevention of disorders responsive to antagonism of SSTR5, such as Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, lipid disorders, obesity, atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Duffy, Jianming Bao, Debra L. Ondeyka, Sriram Tyagarajan, Patrick Shao, Feng Ye, Revathi Katipally, Aaron Zwicker, Edward C. Sherer, Michael A. Plotkin, Remond Moningka, Zahid Hussain, Harold B. Wood, Feroze Ujjainwalla, F. Anthony Romero, Paul E. Finke, Yi Zang, Weiguo Liu
  • Patent number: 8399453
    Abstract: The invention relates to organic compounds which have interesting pharmaceutical properties. In particular, the compounds are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of infections such as those caused by Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, Trypanosoma cruzi and parasites of the Leishmania genus such as, for example. Leishmania donovani. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, as well as processes for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Shi Hua Ang, Philipp Krastel, Seh Yong Leong, Liying Jocelyn Tan, Wei Lin Josephine Wong, Bryan K. S. Yeung, Bin Zou
  • Publication number: 20130065883
    Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein or lipid kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase, such as PIM-1, PIM-2 and/or PIM-3, and/or Flt3) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer or a proliferative disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Centro Nacional de Investigaceiones Oncologicas (CNIO)
    Inventors: Joaquin Pastor Fernández, Julen Oyarzabal Santamarina, Carl-Gustaf Pierre Saluste, Carmen Blanco Aparicio, Rosa Maria Alvarez Escobar, Virginia Rivero Buceta
  • Publication number: 20130065881
    Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description (and which compounds are optionally substituted as indicated in the description), and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein or lipid kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase, such as PIM-1, PIM-2 and/or PIM-3) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer or a proliferative disease. There is also provided combinations comprising the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES ONCOLOGICAS
    Inventors: Joaquin Pastor Fernandez, Francisco Javier Ramos Lima, Ana Isabel Hernandez Higueras, Sonia Martinez Gonzalez, Jose Ignacio Martin Hernando, Carl-Gustave Pierre Saluste, Esther Gonzalez Cantalapiedra, Carmen Blanco Aparicio, Antonio Rodriguez Hergueta, Ana Maria Garcia Collazo, Antonio Salgado Serrano, Beatriz Noya Marino
  • Patent number: 8367657
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes and intermediates for the preparation of 3-benzazepines and salts thereof which can be useful as serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonists for the treatment of, for example, central nervous system disorders such as obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Beverly L. Wolgast, Charles A. Gilson, III, Shelley Aytes, Scott A. Estrada, Dipanjan Sengupta, Brian Smith, Ulrich Weigl, Heidedore Jlsabeth Rey-Papina
  • Publication number: 20130012495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Smith, Jeffrey Smith
  • Publication number: 20120302540
    Abstract: The invention relates to derivatives of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; to processes for the preparation of such derivatives; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives; such derivatives as a medicament; such derivatives for the treatment of a disorder or a disease mediated by the ghrelin receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Ameet Vijay Ambarkhane, Gurdip Bhalay, Martin Beckett, James Dale, Ahmed Hamadi, Alessandro Mazzacani, Jeffrey McKenna, Christopher Thomson
  • Publication number: 20120283243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Lewis R. Makings, Miguel Garcia-Guzman Blanco, Dennis J. Hurley, Ioana Drutu, Gabriel Raffai, Daniele M. Bergeron, Akiko Nakatani, Andreas P. Termin, Alina Silina
  • Patent number: 8304407
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods useful for modulation of signaling through the Toll-like receptors TLR7 and/or TLR8. The compositions and methods have use in the treatment of autoimmunity, inflammation allergy, asthma, graft rejection, graft versus host disease, infection, sepsis, cancer and immunodeficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Charles Todd Eary, Robert D. Groneberg, Zachary Jones
  • Publication number: 20120277192
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Michael D. Altman, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth L. Arrington, Sathesh Bhat, Jason Burch, Kaleen Konrad Childers, Bernard Cote, Maria Emilia Di Francesco, Anthony Donofrio, Kristina Dupont-Gaudet, John Michael Ellis, Christian Fischer, Jean-Francois Fournier, Jacques Yves Gauthier, Jonathan Grimm, Daniel Guay, David Joseph Guerin, Andrew M. Haidle, Solomon Kattar, Sandra Lee Knowles, Chaomin Li, Jongwon Lim, Michelle R. Machacek, Matthew L. Maddess, Alan B. Northrup, Brendan M. O'Boyle, Ryan D. Otte, Alessia Petrocchi, Michael H. Reutershan, Joel S. Robichaud, Eric Romeo, Adam J. Schell, Tony Siu, Kerrie B. Spencer, Brandon M. Taoka, B. Wesley Trotter, Hyun Chong Woo, Hua Zhou
  • Patent number: 8299058
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula I, wherein Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R?, R2, R3, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; provided that when p is 2 then q is not 2; p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them and their using in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum
  • Publication number: 20120270838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein W, X, Y, R1, R2, R33, R34, m and n are as defined in the claims, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Esaki, Yoshikazu Nishimura, Yoshiaki Isshiki, Naoki Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Furuta, Akemi Mizutani, Masateru Ohta, Wayne Wen Lai, Tomoya Kotake
  • Publication number: 20120258949
    Abstract: This invention is related to new histone deacetylase inhibitors according to the general formula (I), wherein: m and n are independently zero or an integer from 1 to 4; p is zero or an integer from 1 to 3, with the proviso that when p is zero, n and m cannot be both 1; R is hydrogen; C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl or hetero(C2-C9)aryl; (CO)R2; (SO2)R3; C3-C8 cycloalkyl; C6-C10 aryl; or hetero(C2-C9)aryl; R1 is halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy; Y is CH2 or NR4; Z is C?R5; and R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as further defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: DAC S.r.I.
    Inventors: Mario Varasi, Florian Thaler, Raffaella Amici, Agnese Abate, Maria Carmela Fulco, Saverio Minucci, Ciro Mercurio
  • Patent number: 8273734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Smith, Jeffrey Smith
  • Publication number: 20120230951
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Muzaffar Alam, Steven Joseph Berthel, John A. Brinkman, Ronald Charles Hawley, Hongju Li, Wylie Solang Palmer, Sherrie Pietranico-Cole, Ramakanth Sarabu, Mark Smith, Sung-Sau So, Lin Yi, Yansheng Zhai, Qiang Zhang, Shu-Hai Zhao
  • Patent number: 8207158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Smith, Jeffrey Smith
  • Publication number: 20120157428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of bromodomain-containing proteins. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising compounds of the present invention and methods of using said compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: CONSTELLATION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian K. Albrecht, James E. Audia, Alexandre Côté, Victor S. Gehling, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Michael C. Hewitt, Yves LeBlanc, Christopher G. Naveschuk, Alexander M. Taylor, Rishi G. Vaswani
  • Publication number: 20120156219
    Abstract: The compound represented by formulae (I) and (II), the salt thereof, the N-oxide thereof or the solvate thereof, or the prodrug thereof and the pharmaceutical composition comprising thereof have a CXCR4-regulating effect, and they are effective in treatment and prevention of various inflammatory disease, various allergic disease, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome infection with human immunodeficiency virus, or agents for regeneration therapy. (wherein ring A represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent(s); ring B represents a homocyclic group which may have a substituent(s) or a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent(s); and Y represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent(s), a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent(s), an amino group which may be protected, a hydroxyl group which may be protected or a mercapto group which may be protected; T represents ring A or an amino group which may be protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromu HABASHITA, Masaya KOKUBO, Shiro SHIBAYAMA, Hideaki TADA, Tatsuya TANIHIRO
  • Patent number: 8153623
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treatment using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Giuseppe Alvaro, David Amantini, Markus Bergauer, Francesca Bonetti, Roberto Profeta
  • Patent number: 8153622
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods useful for modulation of signaling through the Toll-like receptors TLR7 and/or TLR8. The compositions and methods have use in the treatment of autoimmunity, inflammation allergy, asthma, graft rejection, graft versus host disease, infection, sepsis, cancer and immunodeficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, C. Todd Eary, Robert D. Groneberg, Zachary Jones
  • Patent number: 8153621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising phentermine and a selective 5HT-2C receptor agonist. In addition, the invention relates to a composition comprising phentermine and a selective 5HT-2C receptor agonist having Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof. These compositions are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic P. Behan, Brian M. Smith, Christina Bjenning
  • Publication number: 20120083484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to steroidal alkaloids useful in the treatment of hedgehog pathway related disorders, particularly cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Alfredo Castro, Michael J. Grogan, Andre Lescarbeau, Martin Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20120077802
    Abstract: Provided herein are spiro-cyclic compounds, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The compounds provided herein are useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of various disorders, including, e.g., neurological disorders and metabolic disorders. Compounds provided herein inhibit the activity of histamine H3 receptors and modulate the release of various neurotransmitters, such as, e.g., histamine, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and dopamine (e.g. at the synapse). Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and their methods of use are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Milan Chytil, Sharon R. Engel, Qun Kevin Fang
  • Publication number: 20120065190
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: (wherein variables A1, m, R1, R2, R3, R4 and Z are as described herein) which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ian M. Bell, Harold G. Selnick
  • Patent number: 8110567
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds represented by the general formula I wherein the substituents are defined in the application. The compounds are useful in the treatment of an affective disorder, including depression, anxiety disorders including general anxiety disorder and panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Ruhland, Garrick Paul Smith, Benny Bang-Andersen, Ejner Knud Moltzen, Kim Andersen, Ask Puschl
  • Publication number: 20120015934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to steroidal alkaloids useful in the treatment of hedgehog pathway related disorders, particularly cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Alfredo C. Castro, Michael J. Grogan, Andre Lescarbeau, Martin R. Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20110306595
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to spiropyrrolidine compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Kun Liu, Shawn J. Stachel, Craig A. Coburn, Thomas G. Steele, Richard Soll, Hao Wu, Xuanjin Peng, Yaxian Cai, Xiaoxiang Du, Jian Li
  • Publication number: 20110294785
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that are capable of modulating the activity of the influenza A virus via interaction with the M2 transmembrane protein. Also provided are methods for treating an influenza A-affected disease state or infection comprising administering a composition comprising one or more compounds that have been identified as being capable of interaction with the M2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: William F. DeGrado, Jun Wang
  • Publication number: 20110275613
    Abstract: The invention relates to organic compounds which have interesting pharmaceutical properties. In particular, the compounds are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of infections such as those caused by Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, Trypanosoma cruzi and parasites of the Leishmania genus such as, for example. Leishmania donovani. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, as well as processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Shi Hua ANG, Philipp KRASTEL, Seh Yong LEONG, Liying Jocelyn TAN, Wei Lin Josephine WONG, Bryan K.S. YEUNG, Bin ZOU
  • Publication number: 20110245224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I); to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using them to treat bacterial infections, and to methods for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Barvian, Gregory Steven Basarab, Madhusudhan Reddy Gowravaram, Sheila Irene Hauck, Fei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110237569
    Abstract: This invention concerns Spiro azepane-ox-azolidinones as voltage gated Kv1.3 potassium channel blockers, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods for preparing the compounds, methods for preparing novel intermediates useful for their synthesis, and methods for preparing compositions. The invention also relates to the uses of such compounds and compositions, particularly their use in administering them to patients to achieve a therapeutic effect in the treatment of diabetes, psoriasis, obesity, transplant rejection and inflammatory neuropathies, including T-cell mediated autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The compounds have formula (1): wherein R1, R2, (R3)n, and (R4)m have the meanings given in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: ABBOTT HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS B.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Smid, Michael Mlinaric, Konrad F. Koehler, Sara Nunez Garcia, Elmar Wegener, Josephus H.M. Lange
  • Publication number: 20110218186
    Abstract: Spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods for their pharmaceutical use are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives are ligands of the ? opioid receptor and may be useful, inter alia, for treating and/or preventing pain, anxiety, gastrointestinal disorders, and other ? opioid receptor-mediated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Adolor Corporation
    Inventors: Roland E. Dolle, Bertrand Le Bourdonnec, Guo-Hua Chu
  • Publication number: 20110178064
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using them to treat bacterial infections, and to method for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA R&D
    Inventors: Gregory Steven Basarab, Jacques Dumas, Pamela Hill
  • Patent number: 7977329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Smith, Brian Smith
  • Publication number: 20110136778
    Abstract: A compound of the following general formula [I]: wherein each symbol has the same meaning as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutical use of the same in treating organ transplant rejection, graft versus host reaction after transplantation, autoimmune disease, allergic disease and chronic myeloproliferative disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Satoru Noji, Makoto Shiozaki, Tomoya Miura, Yoshinori Hara, Hiroshi Yamanaka, Katsuya Maeda, Akimi Hori, Masafumi Inoue, Yasunori Hase
  • Publication number: 20110124630
    Abstract: An objective of the invention is to provide a compound effective for prevention and/or treatment of cancer. The invention relates to a compound according to by formula I, or a salt, solvate or physiologically functional derivative thereof, and a composition for prevention and/or treatment of cancer comprising the same as an active ingredient: wherein R1 to R6, x, and y are as defined in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Naofumi Mukaida, Hiroyuki Ishibashi, Tsuyoshi Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20110105470
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel tricyclic spiro-oxathiine naphthoquinone derivatives, a synthetic method for making the derivatives, and the use of the derivatives to induce cell death and/or to inhibit proliferation of cancer or precancerous cells. The naphthoquinone derivatives of the present invention are related to the compound known as ?-lapachone (3,4-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-2H-naphtho(1,2-b)pyran-5,6-dione).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Ashwell, Manish Tandon, Jean-Marc Lapierre, Syed Ali, David Vensel, Chiang J. Li
  • Publication number: 20110053911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or tautomers thereof which are inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) and thus useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases, reperfusion injuries, ischaemic conditions, stroke, renal failure, cardiovascular diseases, vascular diseases other than cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, neurodegenerative diseases, retroviral infections, retinal damage, skin senescence and UV-induced skin damage, and as chemo- or radiosensitizers for cancer treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Raffaele Ingenito, Philip Jones, Laura Llauger Bufi, Jesus Maria Ontoria Ontoria, Rita Scarpelli
  • Patent number: 7893051
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a series of compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and to use of the compounds and compositions as therapeutic agents. More specifically, compounds of the present invention are thiophenyl and pyrrolyl azepine compounds. These compounds are serotonin receptor (5-HT2c) ligands and are useful for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions wherein modulation of the activity of serotonin receptors (5-HT2c) is desired (e.g. addiction, anxiety, depression, obesity, and others).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Athersys, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Nathan Tumey, David C. Bom, Youssef L. Bennani, Michael J. Robarge
  • Publication number: 20110034437
    Abstract: The present invention provides isoxazoline FAAH inhibitors of the formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof, wherein each of G, Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd are as defined herein. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The present invention also provides methods for treating an FAAH-mediated condition comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof, to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Behnke, Alfredo C. Castro, Lawrence K. Chan, Catherine A. Evans, Louis Grenier, Michael J. Grogan, Yves Leblanc, Tao Liu, Stephane Peluso, Daniel A. Snyder, Thomas T. Tibbitts
  • Publication number: 20110021500
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new CGRP-antagonists of general formula I wherein U, V, X, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined as in the description, the tautomers, the isomers, the diastereomers, the enantiomers, the hydrates, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof and the hydrates of the salts, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, medicaments containing these compounds, their use and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Gottschling, Georg Dahmann, Henri Doods, Annekatrin Heimann, Stephan Georg Mueller, Klaus Rudolf, Gerhard Georg Schaenzle, Dirk Stenkamp
  • Publication number: 20110009384
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, which has a superior hypoglycemic action, and is associated with a fewer side effects such as body weight gain and the like. The resent invention relates an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, which comprises a compound represented by wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Taisuke Tawaraishi, Hiroshi Imoto, Nobuo Cho
  • Patent number: 7858635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spiro compounds of formula XX as modulators of muscarinic receptors, wherein R1, R2, R3, Z1, Z2, L, G, n, m, t and p are defined herein. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Lewis R. Makings, Miguel Garcia-Guzman Blanco, Dennis J. Hurley, Ioana Drutu, Gabriel Raffai, Daniele M. Bergeron, Akiko Nakatani, Andreas P. Termin, Alina Silina
  • Publication number: 20100324022
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treatment using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Giuseppe Alvaro, David Amantini, Markus Bergauer, Francesca Bonetti, Roberto Profeta