Abstract: The invention concerns pharmaceutical compositions containing a hydrogen sulphate salt of 6-(4-bromo-2-chloro-phenylamino)-7-fluoro-3-methyl-3H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid (2-hydroxy-ethoxy)-amide and solvates, crystalline forms and amorphous forms thereof, to the use of said compositions as a medicament; and to processes for the preparation of said compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, methods for the synthesis thereof and methods for the use thereof in the treatment of various disorders including inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, and disorders involving malignancy or increased angiogenesis.

Abstract: The present invention makes available methods and reagents for inhibiting aberrant growth states resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function comprising contacting the cell with a hedgehog antagonist, such as a small molecule, in a sufficient amount to aberrant growth state, e.g., to agonize a normal ptc pathway or antagonize smoothened or hedgehog activity.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising: (a) bendamustine, (b) a charged cyclopolysaccharide, and (c) a stabilizing agent having a charge opposite to that of the cyclopolysaccharide. Such composition provides unexpectedly desirable stability in reactive environments such as plasma, coupled with unexpectedly desirable anticancer activity. Such compositions are suitable for injection or infusion into patients in need for treatment with bendamustine.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compressed composition that is superior in terms of maintaining the function of a film or in terms of content uniformity even during tableting process. The present invention provides a compressed composition, comprising: coated granules containing a physiologically active compound or pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and an excipient, wherein the excipient contains at least one selected from the group consisting of low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, lactose and crystalline cellulose, and the total amount thereof is 0.5 parts by weight or more in 1 part by weight of the excipient, and the excipient is physically mixed with or coated onto the coated granules followed by compressing at low pressure.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for prophylaxis or treatment of systemic diseases in cats, wherein the composition comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of angiotensin II receptor 1 (AT-1) antagonist (sartan) to a cat in need of such a treatment.

Abstract: Described herein is a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)-directed mutational analysis of tumor DNA obtained from melanoma tissue samples. The GPCR gene glutamate receptor, metabotropic 3 (GRM3) was identified as the most highly mutated GPCR gene in this screen. Functional characterization of GRM3 mutants revealed that these mutants promote activation of MEK, anchorage-independent cell growth and metastasis. Thus, provided herein are methods of diagnosing a subject as having melanoma, or susceptible to developing melanoma, by detecting the presence of at least one mutation in GRM3. Also provided are methods of treating a subject with melanoma by detecting the presence of at least one mutation in GRM3 and administering an appropriate therapy. Further provided are methods of selecting a subject diagnosed with melanoma as a candidate for treatment with a GRM3 inhibitor, an MEK inhibitor, or both, by detecting the presence of at least one mutation in GRM3.

Abstract: The invention relates to crystalline salts of isobutyric acid (1R*,2R*,4R*)-2-(2-{[3-(4,7 -dimethoxy-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-propyl]-methyl-amino}-ethyl)-5-phenyl-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-en-2-yl ester, processes for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing said crystalline salts, and their use as medicaments, especially as calcium channel blockers.

Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to antiviral compounds, and more specifically directed to combinations of compounds which can inhibit the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV), compositions comprising such combinations, and methods for inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein.

Abstract: Provided is a tricyclic compound having a PPAR ? agonist activity, which is represented by the general formula (I) wherein Z represents a single bond or the like, Y represents a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl optionally having substituent(s) or the like, X represents a hydrogen atom or the like, A represents aryl or the like, B and C are the same or different and each represents an aromatic carbocycle or the like, R4-R9 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, V represents a single bond or the like, R10 and R11 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or the like:

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aminomethyl substituted bicyclic aromatic compound of the formula I The invention also relates to the use of a compound of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to treatment with a dopamine D3 receptor ligand.

Abstract: Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.

Abstract: A method for enhancing glycemic control and/or insulin sensitivity in a human subject having diabetic nephropathy and/or metabolic syndrome comprises administering to the subject a selective endothelin A (ETA) receptor antagonist in a glycemic control and/or insulin sensitivity enhancing effective amount. A method for treating a complex of comorbidities in an elderly diabetic human subject comprises administering to the subject a selective ETA receptor antagonist in combination or as adjunctive therapy with at least one additional agent that is (i) other than a selective ETA receptor antagonist and (ii) effective in treatment of diabetes and/or at least one of said comorbidities other than hypertension. A therapeutic combination useful in such a method comprises a selective ETA receptor antagonist and at least one antidiabetic, anti-obesity or antidyslipidemic agent other than a selective ETA receptor antagonist.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.

Abstract: Vicinal substituted cyclopropyl compounds which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 10 are described as are processes, pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical preparations and pharmaceutical use of the compounds in the treatment of mammals, including human(s) for central nervous system (CNS) disorders and other disorders which may affect CNS function, for example neurological, neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders including, but not limited to, those comprising cognitive deficits or schizophrenic symptoms.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, m, and n are as defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound, and to methods of treating diseases or conditions mediated by elevated persistent sodium current, such as an ocular disorder, multiple sclerosis, seizure disorder, and chronic pain.

Abstract: The present invention features solid compositions comprising a selected HCV inhibitor in an amorphous form. In one embodiment, the selected HCV inhibitor is formulated in an amorphous solid dispersion which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and preferably a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Tricyclic Compounds, compositions comprising at least one Tricyclic Compound, and methods of using Tricyclic Compounds for treating or preventing a viral infection or a virus-related disorder in a patient. The present invention provides Tricyclic Compounds of Formula (I): Non-limiting examples of the Compounds of Formula (I) include compound 44 The Compounds of Formula (II) can be useful for inhibiting HCV viral replication or replicon activity, and for treating or pre-venting HCV infection in a patient.

Abstract: The invention provides a compound for the treatment or prophylaxis of pathology involving SNS, specifically diseases such as neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain, dysuria, multiple sclerosis and the like.

Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein A, B, B?, X, Y, R1, R1?, R2, R2?, R3, R3?, R5, R5?, R6, m, n, or p are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Fused Tricyclic Compounds, compositions comprising at least one Fused Tricyclic Compound, and methods of using Fused Tricyclic Compounds for treating or preventing a viral infection or a virus-related disorder in a patient.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.

Abstract: Provided are heterocyclic compounds, having effects of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases and treating skin wounds, and particularly, exhibiting effects of recovering disrupted skin barriers, mitigating inflammation, and pruritus. Also, a composition containing the compound as an effective component can be used to mitigate various inflammatory diseases and protease activated receptor-2 (PAR-2)-overexpressed diseases, and can be particularly used as a composition having an anti-inflammatory function in inflammatory skin diseases including atopic dermatitis and the like, by inhibiting PAR-2 activity.

Abstract: Treatment of cancer and thromboembolic disorders using inhibitors of Factor VIIa are disclosed herein using a compound of Formula I:

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxamate compounds of the following formula I, an isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the hydroxamate compounds, comprising allowing a compound of the following formula II to react with bromoaniline in the presence of an inorganic salt so as to prepare a compound of the following formula III.

Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.

Abstract: The invention relates to favourable combinations of the thiazide diuretic chlorthalidone with Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) for the treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: Nucleic acids and proteins having a mutant MEK sequence, and methods concerning identification of patients having resistance to treatment with anti-cancer agents, specifically inhibitors of RAF or MEK are provided. Methods of treatment and for optimizing treatment for patients having a mutation in a MEK1 sequence are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide compounds and methods of making and using such compounds for prevention and treatment of multidrug resistant bacteria. In particular, embodiments are directed to anti-bacterial agents from benzo[d]heterocyclic scaffolds for prevention and treatment of multidrug resistant bacteria.

Abstract: A method and composition for treating cancer cells that targets fructose-1,6-biphosphataseenzymes (FBPs, type 1 and type 2) and/or their respective pathways. In one embodiment, inhibitors of FBPs or FBPs pathways are administered to a patient to treat brain cancer metastasis. In another embodiment, the present invention is particularly well suited for treating cancer cells that generally survive under glucose-independent conditions, or any other condition where cancer cells produce glucose via FBPs mediated pathways.

Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations of lyophilized bendamustine suitable for pharmaceutical use. The present invention further provides methods of producing lyophilized bendamustine. The pharmaceutical formulations can be used for any disease that is sensitive to treatment with bendamustine, such as neoplastic diseases.

Abstract: An agent that increases local concentration of retinoic acid (RA) in the intestine through modifying enzymatic pathways involved in RA metabolism is administered in a dose effective to inhibit or reverse production of inflammatory mediators by intestinal dendritic cells and thereby reduce intestinal inflammation and tumor growth associated with intestinal inflammation.

Abstract: A heteroannelated anthraquinone derivative compound is provided. The heteroannelated anthraquinone derivative compound is represented by a formula (I): wherein R1 is a substituent being one selected from a group consisting of i) a first substituent being one selected from a group consisting of a hydryl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group and a cyan group, ii) a second substituent being one selected from a group consisting of (CH2)nX, a straight (CH2)n alkyl group, a (CH2)n alkoxyl group, a branched (CH2)n alkyl group, a C3˜C12 naphthenic group, and a C3˜C12 cyclic alkoxyl group, wherein 1?n?12, and X is a halogen, iii) a third substituent being one selected from a group consisting of a straight C1˜C8 alkyl group with a double-bond, a C1˜C8 alkoxyl group with a double-bond, a branched C1˜C8 alkyl group with a double-bond and a C3˜C8 naphthenic group with a double-bond, and iv) a fourth substituent of a C5˜C12 heterocyclic group.

Abstract: Novel solid forms of bendamustine hydrochloride are described, as well as methods of their preparation and use.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 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.

Abstract: 2-((R)-2-Methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-1H-benzimidazole-4-carboxamide Crystalline Form 1, ways to make it, compositions comprising it and made using it, and methods of treating patients having disease using it are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating autism. Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating an autism spectrum disorder.

Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations of lyophilized bendamustine suitable for pharmaceutical use. The present invention further provides methods of producing lyophilized bendamustine. The pharmaceutical formulations can be used for any disease that is sensitive to treatment with bendamustine, such as neoplastic diseases.

Abstract: The invention concerns preparations, particularly cosmetic or pharmaceutical/dermatological preparations, containing phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (i.e. 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid) neutralised with basic amino acids such as arginine, lysine, ornithine and histidine so that the pH of the preparation can be at or below 7.0 without incurring crystallization of the phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid.

Abstract: Provided are bifunctional compounds comprising a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor moiety and a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger moiety, more particularly, a lipoic acid or cyclic nitroxide derivative, covalently attached either directly or via a linker, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are useful for prevention, treatment, or management of diseases, disorders and conditions associated with elevated PARP activity or expression.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 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.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising: (a) bendamustine, (b) a charged cyclopolysaccharide, and (c) a stabilizing agent having a charge opposite to that of the cyclopolysaccharide. Such composition provides unexpectedly desirable stability in reactive environments such as plasma, coupled with unexpectedly desirable anticancer activity. Such compositions are suitable for injection or infusion into patients in need for treatment with bendamustine.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method of inhibiting, suppressing or preventing retroviral infection in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more of the compounds of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides biaryl oxyacetic acid compounds which may be useful for treating inflammatory disorders, including disorders affecting the respiratory system and skin.

Abstract: Novel heterocyclic derivatives as inhibitors of glutaminyl cyclase (QC, EC 2.3.2.5). QC catalyzes the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamine residues into pyroglutamic acid (5-oxo-prolyl, pGlu*) under liberation of ammonia and the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamate residues into pyroglutamic acid under liberation of water.

Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, B?, X, Y, R1, R2, R2?, R3, R3?, R4, R4?, R5, R5?, m, n, or p are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted tricyclic acid derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the S1P1 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of S1P1-associated disorders, for example, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type I diabetes, acne, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, hypertensive nephropathy, glomerulosclerosis, gastritis, polymyositis, thyroiditis, vitiligo, hepatitis, biliary cirrhosis, microbial infections and associated diseases, viral infections and associated diseases, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, auto immune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.

Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, B?, X, Y, R1, R2, R2?, R3, R3?, R4, R4?, R5, R5?m, n, or p are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.

Abstract: Described are compounds having a thiazolhydrazide scaffold, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of these compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or diluents. Said thiazolhydrazide compounds can be used for prophylaxis and/or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and conditions.