Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp & Dohme
  • Publication number: 20200215042
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Xavier Fradera, Yongxin Han, Meredeth A. McGowan, Nunzio Sciammetta, Catherine White, Wensheng Yu
  • Publication number: 20200216425
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Also disclosed herein are uses of a compound disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of a composition in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Abdelghani Achab, Yongqi Deng, Xavier Fradera, Craig Gibeau, Brett A. Hopkins, Derun Li, Kun Liu, Meredeth A. McGowan, Nunzio Sciammetta, David Sloman, Catherine White, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200216466
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain C5-C6-oxacyclic fused iminothiazine dioxide compounds bearing an ether linker, including compounds Formula (I): or a tautomer thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein R1, R2, R3, RA, ring A, m, n, -L1-, ring B, RB, and p are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Lian Wu, Jared N. Cumming, Brandon M. Taoka, Xing Dai
  • Patent number: 10703738
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (Ia), compounds of general formula (Ia?), compounds of general formula (Ib), compounds of general formula (Ib?), compounds of general formula (I), compounds of general formula (I?), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R8, R9, X1, X2, and X3 are defined herein, that may be useful as inductors of type I interferon production, specifically as STING active agents, are provided. Also provided are processes for the synthesis and use of compounds of the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael D. Altman, Brandon D. Cash, Wonsuk Chang, Jared N. Cumming, Andrew M. Haidle, Timothy J. Henderson, James P. Jewell, Matthew A. Larsen, Rui Liang, Jongwon Lim, Min Lu, Ryan D. Otte, Tony Siu, Benjamin Wesley Trotter, Sriram Tyagarajan
  • Publication number: 20200206221
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (“DP-IV inhibitors”) and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly type 2 diabetes. 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 the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Edmondson, Michael H. Fischer, Dooseop Kim, Malcolm Maccoss, Emma R. Parmee, Ann E. Weber, Jinyou Xu
  • Publication number: 20200206350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pegylated amino acid compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3A, R3B and n are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a pegylated amino acid compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in combination with a high concentration of an active biological ingredient (ABI). In embodiments of the invention, the ABI is an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1). The invention further relates to methods for lowering the viscosity of an aqueous solution of a pharmaceutical composition comprising adding a compound of the invention to the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Lin Chu, Nathalie Y. Toussaint, Dong Xiao, Petr Vachal, Ramesh S. Kashi, Annette Bak
  • Publication number: 20200207758
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazol-4-yl-pyridine compounds which are allosteric modulators of the M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: John J. ACTON, III, Jianming BAO, Qiaolin DENG, Melissa EGBERTSON, Ronald FERGUSON, II, Xiaolei GAO, Scott Timothy HARRISON, Sandra L. KNOWLES, Chunsing LI, Michael Man-Chu LO, Robert D. MAZZOLA, Jr., Zhaoyang MENG, Meng NA, Michael T. RUDD, Oleg SELYUTIN, David M. TELLERS, Ling TONG, Fengqi ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10696681
    Abstract: The application is directed to efficient and economical processes as described in more detail below for the preparation of the beta 3 agonists of the formula of I-7 and intermediate compounds that can be used for making these agonists. The present disclosure relates to a process for making beta-3 agonists and intermediates using ketoreductase (KRED) biocatalyst enzymes and methods of using the biocatalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Feng Xu, Zhuqing Liu, Richard Desmond, Jeonghan Park, Alexei Kalinin, Birgit Kosjek, Hallena Strotman, Hongmei Li, Johannah Moncecchi
  • Patent number: 10695928
    Abstract: A rod slicer includes a receiving vessel, a cover vessel, and a rod mount. The rod mount may releasably couple with the cover vessel. At least one blade is mounted to or within the cover vessel. The rod mount has openings for one or more rods. The rod mount can be rotated, causing any rods in the openings to pass across from the rod mount into the cover vessel. In the cover vessel, a slicing edge of the blade, thus cutting a segment of a desired length from the rod. A pump may be connected to an opening in the vessel to vacuum the cut segments into the vessel. In some configurations, the blade is adjustable to change the length of the segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Tinh Nguyen-DeMary, Raymond Kenneth Seto
  • Patent number: 10696639
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in the inhibition of HIV protease, the inhibition of HIV replication, the prophylaxis of infection by HIV, the treatment of infection by HIV, and the prophylaxis, treatment, and delay in the onset or progression of AIDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Tanweer Khan, Elizabeth Smith, Peter Williams, Catherine Wiscount, Brian McKittrick, John McCauley
  • Patent number: 10695426
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes combination therapies comprising an antagonist of Programmed Death 1 receptor (PD-1) and an Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) inhibitor, and the use of the combination therapies for the treatment of cancer, and in particular for treating cancers that test positive for ALK, PD-L 1, or both ALK and PD-L 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: Pfizer Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Leena Das-Young, Keith David Wilner, Steffan Nicholas Ho
  • Publication number: 20200199117
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel crystalline form of verubecestat (Crystalline Form II of Verubecestat) and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, each of which may be useful in treating, preventing, ameliorating, and/or delaying the onset of an A? pathology and/or a symptom or symptoms thereof. Non-limiting examples of such A? pathologies, including Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment, are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Laura M. Artino, William Morris, Eric Sirota, Richard J. Varsolona
  • Publication number: 20200197503
    Abstract: The invention is related to multivalent immunogenic compositions comprising more than one S. pneumoniae polysaccharide protein conjugates, wherein each of the conjugates comprises a polysaccharide from an S. pneumoniae serotype conjugated to a carrier protein, wherein the serotypes of S. pneumoniae are as defined herein. In some embodiments, at least one of the polysaccharide protein conjugates is formed by a conjugation reaction comprising an aprotic solvent. In further embodiments, each of the polysaccharide protein conjugates is formed by a conjugation reaction comprising an aprotic solvent. Also provided are methods for inducing a protective immune response in a human patient comprising administering the multivalent immunogenic compositions of the invention to the patient. The multivalent immunogenic compositions are useful for providing protection against S. pneumoniae infection and/or pneumococcal diseases caused by S. pneumoniae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Chitrananda Abeygunawardana, Yadong Adam Cui, Romulo Ferrero, Jian He, Luwy Musey, Tanaz Petigara, Julie M. Skinner
  • Patent number: 10689430
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Christina Madsen-Duggan, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Zhicai Wu
  • Patent number: 10688082
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the structure of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any thereof, wherein: “Z”, R1 and R2 are defined herein, which compounds are believed suitable for use in selectively antagonizing the A2a receptors, for example, those found in high density in the basal ganglia. Such compounds and pharmaceutical formulations are believed to be useful in treatment or management of neurodegenerative diseases, for example, Parkinson's disease, or movement disorders arising from use of certain medications used in the treatment or management of Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Junying Zheng, Walter Won, Michael Berlin, Pauline Ting, Guoqing Li, Dong Xiao, Hongwu Wang, Robert Aslanian
  • Patent number: 10689369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Blair T. Lapointe, Peter H. Fuller, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, Mark E. Scott, B. Wesley Trotter, Hongjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10689401
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain C5-C6-oxacyclic fused iminothiazine dioxide compounds bearing an ether linker, including compounds Formula (I) or a tautomer thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein R1, R2, R3, RA, ring A, m, n, -L1-, ring B, RB, and p are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Lian Wu, Jared N. Cumming, Brandon M. Taoka, Xing Dai
  • Publication number: 20200190131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Inclusion Complexes of Compound A, compositions comprising an Inclusion Complex of Compound A, and methods of using the Inclusion Complexes of Compound A for preparing compositions useful for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient, wherein Compound A has the structure:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. McNevin, Alfred Lee, Jason T. Ash, Itzia Arroyo, Binfeng Xia
  • Publication number: 20200179428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Cyclic Phosphate Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, Q, V, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising a Cyclic Phosphate Substituted Nucleoside Derivative, and methods of using the Cyclic Phosphate Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventors: STEPHANE BOGEN, David DUKHAN, Francois-Rene ALEXANDRE, Rachid RAHALI, Christophe PARSY, Jullen MILHAU, Claire Pierra ROUVIERE, Cyril B. DOUSSON
  • Publication number: 20200179291
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising doravirine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and lamivudine. These compositions are useful for the treatment of HIV infection. Also disclosed are processes for making said pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Santipharp Panmai, Aditya Tatavarti, Andrew M. Farrington, Varsha Biyyala, Leonardo R. Allain, Marcela Nefliu, Gerard R. Klinzing, Jie Ren, Matthew Lamm