Patents Assigned to 4SC AG
  • Publication number: 20120029034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to calcium salts of compounds of the general formula (I) wherein X is selected from the group consisting of CH2, S, or O; D is O or S; R8 is hydrogen or alkyl; E is an optionally substituted phenylene group; Y is a monocyclic or bicyclic substituted or unsubstituted 6-9 membered ring system which may contain one or more heteroatoms selected from N or S and which contains at least one aromatic ring; n is 0 or 1, and q is 0 or 1; with the proviso that compounds wherein X?CH2, q=0, Y=unsubstituted phenyl and E=unsubstituted phenylene are excluded; or a hydrate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Aldo AMMENDOLA, Julia DIEDERICHS, Johann LEBAN, Daniel VITT
  • Publication number: 20120028985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment and prevention of immunological and inflammatory disorders with a compound of formula (I) in combination with methotrexate,
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Manfred Gröppel, Johann Leban
  • Patent number: 8106048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, (I) wherein R1 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl; R2 is independently —NR3R4, (II) or (III) R3 is independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylamine, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl, R4 is independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylamine, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl; R5 is independently H, COR6, CO2R6, SOR6, SO2R6, SO3R6, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, —NH2, alkylamine, —NR7COR6, halogen, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl; R6 is independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, —NH2, alkylamine, aryl or heteroaryl; R7 is independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl;
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Johann Leban, Harald Schmitt, Kristina Wolf, Stefano Pegoraro, Andreas Wuzík
  • Publication number: 20120022068
    Abstract: The present invention relates in one embodiment to compounds of formula (Ih) and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with an acid or a base, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug and/or a stereoisomer thereof, wherein A is NR2?, S or O; R3a is H, OH, SH, NH2, —C(NR7)NR7?R8, —(CH2)paryl, —(CH2)pNR7R8, —C(O)NR7R8, —N?CR7R8, —NR7C(O)R8, alkyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, alkoxy, alkylamino, hydroxyalkylamino, halogen, aryl, or heteroaryl; R3 is H, —C(O)NRaRb, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, OH, SH, NR4?OR5?, NH2, hydroxyalkylamino, alkylamino, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or haloalkyloxy; X is NR2?, O, or S; Z is N or CR2?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Johann Leban, Harald Schmitt, Kristina Wolf, Stefano Pegoraro, Andreas Wuzik
  • Patent number: 8067615
    Abstract: Compounds of a certain formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings indicated in the description, are novel effective HDAC inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Maier, Thomas Beckers, Thomas Baer, Petra Gimmnich, Frank Dullweber, Matthias Vennemann
  • Publication number: 20110263486
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, wherein Y is —NRaRb, —NRc?ONRaRb, —NRcC?SNRaRb, —NRcC?NRdNaRb, heterocycle, —C?ONRaRb, heterocycle, or aryl; n is 0 to 8; m is 0, or 1; r is 0 to 3; t is 0 to 3; X is O or N; Z is CH2, C?O, C?S or a single bond; Z1 is CO—R2, CS—R2, (CH2)t—R2 or the side-chain of a naturally occurring amino acid; Z2 is CO—R2, CS—R2 or (CH2)t—R3 or the side-chain of a naturally occurring amino acid; Z3 is CO—R2, CS—R2 or (CH2)t—R4 or the side-chain of a naturally occurring amino acid; Z4 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, or cycloalkyl; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently from each other H, OH, SH, NH2, CN, NO2, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, haloalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkyloxy, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkylamino, alkylamino, alkylaryl, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkylsulfinylalkyl, alkylsulfonylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aryl, or halogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Johann LEBAN, Martin KRALIK
  • Publication number: 20110245289
    Abstract: Imidazoquinolines of formula I that contain substituted amine or amide functionality at 1-position and that are effective as Toll like Receptor 7 activators are disclosed. These compounds are useful as anticancer agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Volker Gekeler, Thomas Maier, Astrid Zimmermann, Hans-Peter Hofmann, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Anil Jagtap, Ganesh Chaure
  • Publication number: 20110201643
    Abstract: Compounds of a certain formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, r, s, t, u and v have the meanings as defined in the specification, and the salts, solvates and hydrates thereof are novel effective HDAC 6 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Maier, Thomas Beckers, Christian Hesslinger
  • Publication number: 20110172241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formulas (I), (Ia) and (II) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, wherein the substituents —Y are attached to the 5- or 6-position of the benzazole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas HERZ, Rolf KRAUSS, Michael KUBBUTAT, Martin LANG, Christoph SCHAECHTELE, Stefan TASLER, Frank TOTZKE
  • Publication number: 20110105568
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 have the meanings as defined in the specification, comprising the step of reacting an acrylic acid chloride compound of formula (II?): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 have the meanings as defined in the specification, with aqueous hydroxylamine and optionally converting the resulting compound into an acid addition salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Matthias Muller, Bernd Muller, Thomas Maier
  • Publication number: 20110091889
    Abstract: The present invention provides a centrosome assay for the identification of preferably, Eg5 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Claudia Diefenbach, Matthias Vennemann, Astrid Grunwald
  • Publication number: 20110086897
    Abstract: A salt of (E)-N-{2-amino-phenyl)-3-{1-[4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-be?zenesulfonyl]-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-acrylamide selected from the group consisting of the hydrobromide, methansulfonate, hemi ethane-1,2-disulfonate, benzenesulfonate, toiuenesulfonate and 2-naphthalenesulfonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Volz, Martin Feth, Rolf-Peter Hummel, Matthias Muller, Thomas Maier, Bernd Muller
  • Publication number: 20110077404
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of pharmacologically interesting indolopyridine derivatives containing tetracyclic tetrahydro-?-carboline-hydantoines linked to a basic side chain and the corresponding salts, which can be used as Eg5 inhibitor, with very high overall chemical yield and enantiomeric purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Bernd Muller, Helmut Schlemper
  • Publication number: 20110065734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bifunctional compound of formula I or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates A-L-B (I) wherein A is a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitory moiety, L is a single bond or a linker group and B is a protein kinase inhibitory moiety. The bifunctional compound according to formula (I) is useful for the treatment of malignant and non-malignant neoplasia and diseases related to abnormal cell growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Bar, Thomas Maier, Thomas Beckers, Thomas Clossek, Siavosh Mahboobi, Andreas Sellmer
  • Publication number: 20110027226
    Abstract: Compounds of a certain formula I, in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings indicated in the description, are effective Eg5-inhibiting compounds with anti-proliferative and/or apoptosis inducing activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Matthias Vennemann, Juergen Braugner, Petra Gimmnich, Thomas Baer
  • Publication number: 20110021494
    Abstract: The compounds of formula (I), wherein ring D and ring E together form a fused ring system selected from formula (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), and the salts of these compounds are novel, effective inhibitors of histone deacetylases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Maier, Thomas Beckers, Thomas Baer, Matthias Vennemann, Volker Gekeler, Astrid Zimmermann, Petra Gimmnich, Kamlesh Padiya, Hemant Joshi, Uday Joshi, Mahindra Makhija, Dipak Harel
  • Patent number: 7842820
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which the substitutents have the definitions provided in the specification, are novel, effective HDAC inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Maier, Thomas Beckers, Thomas Baer, Petra Gimmnich, Frank Dullweber, Matthias Vennemann
  • Publication number: 20100280081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, for the use as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Daniel VITT, Manfred GROEPPEL, Roland BAUMGARTNER, Johann LEBAN
  • Publication number: 20100267717
    Abstract: The present invention relates in one embodiment to compounds of formula (Ih) and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with an acid or a base, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug and/or a stereoisomer thereof, wherein A is NR2?, S or O; R3a is H, OH, SH, NH2, —C(NR7)NR7?R8, —(CH2)paryl, —(CH2)pNR7R8, —C(O)NR7R8, —N?CR7R8, —NR7C(O)R8, alkyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, alkoxy, alkylamino, hydroxyalkylamino, halogen, aryl, or heteroaryl; R3 is H, —C(O)NRaRb, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, OH, SH, NR4?OR5?, NH2, hydroxyalkylamino, alkylamino, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or haloalkyloxy; X is NR2?, O, or S; Z is N or CR2?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Johann Leban, Harald Schmitt, Kristina Wolf, Stefano Pegoraro, Andreas Wuzik
  • Patent number: 7812041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, wherein R1 is independently hydrogen; alkyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl; R2 is independently —NR3R4, R3 is independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylamine, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl, R4 is independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylamine, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl; R5 is independently H, COR6, CO2R6, SOR6, SO3R6, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, —NH2, alkylamine, —NR7COR6, halogen, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy, aryl or heteroaryl; R6 is independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, —NH2, alkylamine, aryl or heteroaryl; R7 is independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, —OH, —SH, alkylthio, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; p is 0, or 1;
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Johann Leban, Harald Schmitt, Kristina Wolf, Stefano Pegoraro, Andreas Wuzik