Patents Assigned to Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated
  • Patent number: 9840499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially crystalline and free solid state form of 3-(6-(1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamido)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid (Form I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Beili Zhang, Mariusz Krawiec
  • Patent number: 9828397
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Publication number: 20170327456
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a compound of Formula 1, comprising coupling a carboxylic acid of Formula 2 with an aniline of Formula 3 in the presence of a coupling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John DEMATTEI, Adam R. LOOKER, Bobbianna NEUBERT-LANGILLE, Martin TRUDEAU, Stefanie ROEPER, Michael P. RYAN, Dahrika Milfred Yap GUERETTE, Brian R. KRUEGER, Peter D.J. GROOTENHUIS, Fredrick F. VAN GOOR, Martyn C. BOTFIELD, Gregor ZLOKARNIK
  • Patent number: 9808459
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, Ioana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
  • Patent number: 9791456
    Abstract: The present relates to methods for detecting DNA damage in subjects treated with an ATR inhibitor. More specifically, this invention relates to a method for measuring changes in levels of ?H2AX and/or pChk1Ser345 in, e.g., surrogate tissue cells, following ex vivo stimulation with a DNA damaging agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventors: Susanna Falcon, Philip Reaper, John Pollard, Nicola Curtin, Fiona Middleton, Tao Chen
  • Patent number: 9782408
    Abstract: The present invention features a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, W, X, Y, Z, n, o, p, and q are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present invention also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Miller, Corey Anderson, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Brian Richard Bear, Hayley Marie Binch, Jeremy J. Clemens, Thomas Cleveland, Erica Conroy, Timothy Richard Coon, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Raymond Stanley Gross, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Haripada Khatuya, Pramod Virupax Joshi, Paul John Krenitsky, Chun-Chieh Lin, Gulin Erdogan Marelius, Vito Melillo, Jason McCartney, Georgia McGaughey Nicholls, Fabrice Jean Denis Pierre, Alina Silina, Andreas P. Termin, Johnny Uy, Jinglan Zhou
  • Patent number: 9783501
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels: The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Corey Anderson, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Iuliana Luci Asgian, Brian Richard Bear, Andreas P. Termin, James Philip Johnson
  • Patent number: 9776968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of providing the 3-(6-(1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamido)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid in substantially free form (Compound 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventor: David Siesel
  • Patent number: 9771361
    Abstract: Polymorphic forms of Compound (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Compound (1) is represented by the following structural formula: are Form A of HCl salt of Compound (1).½H2O, Form F of HCl salt of Compound (1).3H2O, Form D of HCl salt of Compound (1), Form A of Compound (1), and Form A of tosylate salt of Compound (1). Such polymorphic forms are employed for treating influenza, inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses, or reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Kwame W. Nti-Addae, Michael Waldo, Simon Adam O'Neil, John Gregg Van Alsten, Dainius Macikenas, Praveen Mudunuri, Yi Shi, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Valdas Jurkauskas, Ales Medek, Steven Jones, Randal Byrn, Mohammed Asmal, Sarah Marie Robertson, Wanjung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170266176
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide, and at least one excipient selected from: a filler, a disintegrant, a surfactant, a glidant and a lubricant, the composition being suitable for oral administration to a patient in need thereof to treat a CFR mediated disease such as Cystic Fibrosis. Methods for treating a patient in need thereof include administering the pharmaceutical composition of Compound 1 are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Rossitza Gueorguieva Alargova, Craig Antony Dunbar, Irina Nikolaevna Kadiyala
  • Publication number: 20170258789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Patent number: 9758510
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear, Mark T. Miller, Jason McCartney, Mehdi Michel Jamel Numa
  • Patent number: 9758483
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyridone amide compounds of formula I and I? or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels: The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Corey Anderson, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Iuliana Luci Asgian, Brian Richard Bear, Andreas P. Termin, James Philip Johnson
  • Patent number: 9751839
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of a compound of Formula 1, comprising coupling a carboxylic acid of Formula 2 with an aniline of Formula 3 in the presence of a coupling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Demattei, Adam R. Looker, Bobbianna Neubert-Langille, Martin Trudeau, Stefanie Roeper, Michael P. Ryan, Dahrika Milfred Yap Guerette, Brian R. Krueger, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Fredrick F. Van Goor, Martyn C. Botfield, Gregor Zlokarnik
  • Patent number: 9751890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTC”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara Hadida Ruah, Mark Miller, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear
  • Publication number: 20170231970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to solid state forms of N-[2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-hydroxyphenyl]-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamide (Compound 1), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Patricia Hurter, William Rowe, Christopher R. Young, Adriana Costache, Patrick R. Connelly, Mariusz Krawiec, Yuchuan Gong, Yushi Feng, Martin Trudeau
  • Patent number: 9732080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara Hadida-Ruah, Brian Bear, Mark Miller, Jinglan Zhou
  • Patent number: 9725440
    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 CFTR mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara Hadida-Ruah, Mark Miller, Brian Bear, Jinglan Zhou, Jason McCartney, Peter Grootenhuis
  • Patent number: 9718827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as devined herein. Moreover, The compounds of this invention have formula I-A: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Nadia Ahmad, Dean Boyall, Jean-Damien Charrier, Christopher John Davis, Rebecca Davis, Steven John Durrant, Gorka Etxebarria I Jardi, Damien Fraysse, Juan-Miguel Jimenez, David Kay, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Donald Middleton, Michael Edward O'Donnell, Maninder Panesar, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Joanne Pinder, David Matthew Shaw, Pierre-Henri Storck, John R. Studley, Heather Twin
  • Publication number: 20170196862
    Abstract: The present invention features a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, W, X, Y, Z, n, o, p, and q are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present invention also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Miller, Corey Anderson, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Brian Richard Bear, Hayley Marie Binch, Jeremy J. Ciemens, Thomas Cleveland, Erica Conroy, Timothy Richard Coon, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Raymond Stanley Gross, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Haripada Khatuya, Pramod Virupax Joshi, Paul John Krenitsky, Chun-Chieh Lin, Gulin Erdogan Marelius, Vito Melillo, Jason McCartney, Georgia McGaughey Nicholls, Fabrice Jean Denis Pierre, Alina Silina, Andreas P. Termin, Johnny Uy, Jinglan Zhou