Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp & Dohme
  • Patent number: 9862707
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Zhiqi Qi
  • Patent number: 9861692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dengue virus vaccine compositions comprising a first and a second dengue vaccine, wherein the first dengue vaccine is a live, attenuated dengue vaccine and the second dengue vaccine is a recombinant dengue subunit vaccine or an inactivated dengue vaccine; wherein the live attenuated dengue vaccine comprises at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or at least one live attenuated chimeric flavivirus. The dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention may further comprise one or more adjuvants. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the first and the second dengue vaccine are tetravalent. The invention also relates to methods of using the dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention to treat or prevent dengue infection, or to prevent, ameliorate, or delay the onset or progression of the clinical manifestations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew Bett, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Ramesh V. Chintala
  • Patent number: 9862720
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Fa-Xiang Ding, Shuzhi Dong, Jinlong Jiang, Takao Suzuki, Joseph P. Vacca, Shouning Xu
  • Publication number: 20180002402
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in part, an antibody display system that simultaneously uses a secretion and a display mode. A bait complexed with a monovalent antibody fragment can be expressed on the surface of the host cell wherein the fragment may be assayed for antigen binding while full antibody is simultaneously secreted from the host cell. Methods of using the system for identifying antibodies that bind specifically to an antigen of interest are also provided. Polypeptides, polynucleotides and host cells useful for making the antibody display system are also provided along with methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dongxing Zha, Hussam Hisham Shaheen
  • Publication number: 20180000795
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Eric Mertz, Weiguo Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Amjad Ali, Ying-Duo Gao, Santhosh F. Neelamkavil, Sung-Sau So, Remond Moningka, Wanying Sun, Alan Hruza, Linda L. Brockunier
  • Publication number: 20180000803
    Abstract: The invention includes a granular composition comprising the active ingredient (S)-N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3- carboxamide, wherein a total amount of active ingredient comprises by weight % about 60-90% (5)-N-(3-(6-isopro-poxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-di-hydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide Form 1 HCl, about 10-30% (5)-N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide amorphous HCl, and about 0-5% (S)-N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide amorphous free base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Deepak Bahl, Yung-Chi Lee, Alfred Lee, William Anthony Marinaro, Jr., Dan Zhang, Tao Feng
  • Publication number: 20180002366
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 4?-substituted nucleoside derivatives of Formula I and their use in the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, 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 and/or ARC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Vinay M. Girijavallabhan, David B. Olsen, Zhibo Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Bing-Yu Tang
  • Publication number: 20170368031
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to solid dispersion formulations comprising an NS5A inhibitor compound, elbasvir (dimethyl N,N?-([(6S)-6-phenylindolo [1,2- c][1,3]benzoxazine-3,10-diyl]bis {1H-imidazole-5,2-diyl-(2S)-pyrrolidine-2,1-diyl[(2S)-3-methyl-l-oxobutane-1,2-diyl]})di-carbamate), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable polymer, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant. The present disclosure is also directed to solid dispersion formulations, blended compositions and pharmaceutical dosage forms containing or made from these solid dispersion formulations, and the methods for making these solid dispersion formulations, blended compositions and pharmaceutical dosage forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Agam SHETH, Pavithra SUNDARARAJAN, Elise MILLER, Justin David MOSER, Adam J SOCIA, Angela M WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20170369459
    Abstract: Thiadiazolyl-oximinoacetic acid derivatives have been synthesized, which are useful in the manufacture of cephalosporin antibiotic compounds. Compound (1) (TATD) is commercially available (CAS No. 76028-96-1). It has now been discovered that the thiadiazolyl-oximinoacetic acid derivative compound (1) (TATD) can be prepared from dimethyl malonate (SM 1, CAS No. 108-59-8) according to methods described herein. The methods provide products having desirable purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corpl
    Inventors: Kristos Adrian Moshos, Valdas Jurkauskas
  • Publication number: 20170369507
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes: (I). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes 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 cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Fischer Christian, Stephane L. Bogen, Matthew L. Childers, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michael J. Ellis, Sara Esposite, Qingmei Hong, Chunhui Huang, Alexander J. Kim, John W. Lampe, Michelle R. Machacek, Daniel R. McMasters, Ryan D. Otte, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Michael H. Reutershan, Nunzio Sciammetta, Patrick Pengcheng Shao, David L. Sloman, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Catherine White, Zhicai Wu, Yang Yu, Kake Zhao, Craig R. Gibeau
  • Publication number: 20170369484
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain iminothiazine dioxide compounds, including compounds Formula (I): or a tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein R1, R2, ring A, RA, m, ring B, RB, and n 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: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Lian Wu, Shuwen He, Shawn P. Walsh, Jared N. Cumming
  • Publication number: 20170369498
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds having the structure of Formula I and pharmaceutically suitable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof that are useful as antibacterially effective tricyclic gyrase inhibitors. Related pharmaceutical compositions, uses and methods of making the compounds are also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Bensen, Zhiyong Chen, John Finn, Thanh T. Lam, Suk J. Lee, Xiaoming Li, Douglas W. Phillipson, Leslie W. Tari, Michael Trzoss, Junhu Zhang, Felice C. Lightstone, Toan B. Nguyen, Sergio E. Wong, Paul Aristoff, Michael Jung
  • Publication number: 20170369469
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides certain polymorphic forms of Compound (I) as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound (I) or such polymorphic forms, and methods of using or making such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. It has now been discovered that Compound (I) can exist in multiple crystalline forms (polymorphs). One particular crystalline form, Form II, has been found to be more thermodynamically stable and, thus, likely more suitable for bulk preparation and handling than other polymorphic forms. Efficient and economic methods have been developed to prepare Compound (I) and Form II in high purity on a large scale. In animal studies, Form II has demonstrated safety and efficacy in treating depressive disorders and, when micronized, improved absorption compared to non-micronized Form II.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicants: Cerecor, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Reza Mazhari, Djelila Mezaache, Blake M. Paterson, James Vornov, Rachel M. Garner, Todd Nelson
  • Patent number: 9850245
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Alexander Pasternak, Fa-Xiang Ding, Shuzhi Dong, Jinlong Jiang, Haifeng Tang, Xin Gu, Reynalda K. DeJesus, Jessica Frie, Qinghong Fu, Takao Suzuki, Zhifa Pu
  • Patent number: 9850246
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a novel process for making piperidinone carboxamide indane and azainane derivatives, which are CGRP receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of migraine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Frank Chen, Carmela Molinaro, W. Peter Wuelfing, Nobuyoshi Yasuda, Jianguo Yin, Yong-Li Zhong, Joseph Lynch, Teresa Andreani
  • Publication number: 20170360917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dengue virus vaccine compositions comprising a first and a second dengue vaccine, wherein the first dengue vaccine comprises at least one live, 5 attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric dengue virus and the second dengue vaccine is a recombinant dengue subunit vaccine, a DNA vaccine, a conjugate vaccine, or an inactivated dengue vaccine; wherein the genome of the live attenuated dengue virus or the live attenuated chimeric dengue virus comprises a 30 nucleotide deletion of the TL2 stem-loop structure of the 3? untranslated region. The dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention may further 10 comprise one or more adjuvants. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the first and the second dengue vaccine are tetravalent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Ramesh V. Chintala
  • Publication number: 20170360800
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes: (I); wherein A is —C(R1)= or —N?; and X is selected from the group consisting of: (II-i), (II-ii), (I) (II-iii), and (II-iv). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes 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 cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Stephane L. Bogen, Matthew Lloyd Childers, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Alexander J. Kim, John W. Lampe, Michelle R. Machacek, Daniel R. McMasters, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Nunzio Sciammetta, Patrick Pengcheng Shao, David L. Sloman, Wanying Sun, Feroze Ujjainwalla
  • Publication number: 20170362233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I. Such compounds include intermediates in the manufacture of 7-oxo-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxamide beta-lactamase inhibitors such as (2S,5R)-7-oxo-N-5 piperidin-4-yl-6-(sulfoxy)-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxamide. The present invention also relates to novel intermediates formed i these processes. The present invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhijian Liu, Nobuyoshi Yasuda, Lu Yang, Artis Klapars, Kevin R. Campos, Mikhail Reibarkh
  • Publication number: 20170362183
    Abstract: Pyrazolyl carboxylic acid and pyrazolyl urea derivatives have been synthesized, which are useful in the manufacture of cephalosporin antibiotic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kristos Adrian Moshos, Valdas Jurkauskas, Yisheng Yang, Youchu Wang
  • Publication number: 20170362202
    Abstract: A composition comprising (S)-N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide and hypromellose acetate succinate for pharmaceutical preparations, especially capsule preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Pranav Gupta, Jason Wan, Scott T. Trzaska