Patents Assigned to Neurocrine Biosciences
  • Patent number: 11730739
    Abstract: CRF1 receptor antagonists have the potential to directly inhibit ACTH release in patients with CAH and thereby allow normalization of androgen production while using lower, more physiologic doses of hydrocortisone, and thus reducing treatment-associated side effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Dimitri E. Grigoriadis
  • Patent number: 11718618
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to VMAT2 inhibitor compounds of Formula (Ia): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as compositions and methods related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole Harriott, Nicholas Pagano, Byron A. Boon
  • Patent number: 11713324
    Abstract: GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R2, R2a, and A are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Beaton, Mi Chen, Timothy Richard Coon, Todd Ewing, Wanlong Jiang, Willy Moree, Martin Rowbottom, Warren Wade, Liren Zhao, Richard Lowe, Nicole Smith, Neil Ashweek, Yun-Fei Zhu
  • Patent number: 11654142
    Abstract: Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine and (+)-?-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,1 1b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof, to a patient in need thereof wherein the patient is also being administered digoxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. O'Brien, Haig P. Bozigian
  • Patent number: 11459305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists of structure (VI); and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Gallagher, Laszlo R. Treiber, Robert Michael Hughes, Onorato Campopiano, Peng Wang, Yuxin Zhao, Shine K. Chou, Michael Allen Ouellette, Donald Nicholas Hettinger
  • Patent number: 11439629
    Abstract: Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine and (+)-?-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1, 3,4, 6,7,11 b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof, to a patient in need thereof wherein the patient is a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. O'Brien, Haig P. Bozigian
  • Patent number: 11311544
    Abstract: CRF1 receptor antagonists have the potential to directly inhibit ACTH release in patients with CAH and thereby allow normalization of androgen production while using lower, more physiologic doses of hydrocortisone, and thus reducing treatment-associated side effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Dimitri E. Grigoriadis
  • Patent number: 11311532
    Abstract: Solid pharmaceutical compositions with high drug loading are provided. A formulation useful for the solid pharmaceutical composition includes valbenazine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, silicified microcrystalline cellulose, isomalt, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, partially pregelatinized maize starch, and magnesium stearate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alexander Moore, Jr., Gregory A. McClelland, Christopher F. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11053242
    Abstract: Compounds having a structure of formula (I), including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof: wherein R1 is as defined herein. Such compounds are inhibitors of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) and have utility for treating, for example, hyperkinetic disorders. Also disclosed are compositions containing these compounds in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent, as well as methods relating to the use in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Ashweek, Nicole Harriott
  • Patent number: 11040970
    Abstract: Provided is a compound selected from compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof: (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. Such compounds are inhibitors of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) and have utility for treating, for example, neurological and psychiatric diseases and disorders. Also disclosed are compositions containing such compounds in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to their use in subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole Harriott, Donald Hettinger, Shawn Branum, Jeffrey C. Culhane
  • Patent number: 11040029
    Abstract: Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine and (+)-?-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof, to a patient in need thereof wherein the patient is also being administered a strong cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. O'Brien, Haig P. Bozigian
  • Patent number: 11033539
    Abstract: Provided herein are small molecule compounds of the following formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, solvate, ester or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A, B, C, L1, L2, R2, R3, R4, R3, w, x, y and z are as defined herein. Methods for treating diseases/disorders by antagonizing muscarinic receptors, including specifically antagonizing muscarinic receptor 4 (M4), are also disclosed. Such diseases/disorders are e.g. neurological diseases/disorders such as e.g. Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia and the cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia, Parkinson's Disease, drug induced Parkinsonism, dyskinesias, dystonia, chorea, levodopa induced dyskinesia, cerebral palsy, progressive supranuclear palsy, and Huntington's disease. Preferred compounds are e.g. N-[2-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-4-(pyrazin-2-yl)-piperazine-1-carboxamide derivatives and related compounds wherein the pyrazine has been replaced by e.g. pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyridine or phenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole Harriott, Nicholas Pagano
  • Patent number: 11026939
    Abstract: Solid pharmaceutical compositions with high drug loading are provided. A formulation useful for the solid pharmaceutical composition includes valbenazine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, silicified microcrystalline cellulose, isomalt, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, partially pregelatinized maize starch, and magnesium stearate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alexander Moore, Jr., Gregory A. McClelland, Christopher F. O{grave over ( )}Brien
  • Patent number: 11026931
    Abstract: Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof, to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace S. Liang, Christopher F. O'Brien, Dao Tuyet Thai-Cuarto
  • Patent number: 11021449
    Abstract: Substituted 1,2,3-triazole compounds are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of neurological disorders. The compounds provided herein have the general structure: wherein R1, R2, R3 and n are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound provided herein in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for treating neurological disorders in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil J. Ashweek, John P. Williams, Deborah Slee, Manisha Moorjani
  • Patent number: 10993941
    Abstract: Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine and (+)-?-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof, to a patient in need thereof wherein the patient has mild, moderate, or severe hepatic impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. O'Brien, Haig P. Bozigian
  • Patent number: 10952997
    Abstract: Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine and (+)-a-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof, to a patient in need thereof wherein the patient is also being administered a strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. O'Brien, Haig P. Bozigian
  • Patent number: 10940141
    Abstract: Provided is a method of administering a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor to a subject in need thereof, wherein the subject has severe renal impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Raphael Loewen, Sha Rosa Luo
  • Patent number: 10941159
    Abstract: GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R2, R2a, and A are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Beaton, Mi Chen, Timothy Richard Coon, Todd Ewing, Wanlong Jiang, Willy Moree, Martin Rowbottom, Warren Wade, Liren Zhao, Richard Lowe, Nicole Smith, Neil Ashweek, Yun-Fei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10919892
    Abstract: Provided herein are processes for the preparation of (S)-(2R,3R,11bR)-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-2,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-1H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-yl 2-amino-3-methylbutanoate di(4-methylbenzenesulfonate), or a solvate, hydrate, or polymorph thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin McGee, Bin-Feng Li, Shawn Branum