Patents by Inventor Akio Kamikawa

Akio Kamikawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12077519
    Abstract: A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and confirmed that a heteroaryl carboxamide compound has DGK ? (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The heteroaryl carboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ? inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignees: Astellas Pharma Inc., KOTOBUKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Watanabe, Takashi Kamikubo, Akio Kamikawa, Takuya Washio, Yohei Seki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Osamu Ikeda, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai, Akihiko Nakamura, Kozo Miyasaka
  • Publication number: 20240101532
    Abstract: A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and confirmed that a heteroaryl carboxamide compound has DGK ? (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The heteroaryl carboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ? inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hideyuki Watanabe, Takashi Kamikubo, Akio Kamikawa, Takuya Washio, Yohei Seki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Osamu Ikeda, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai, Akihiko Nakamura, Kozo Miyasaka
  • Patent number: 11912679
    Abstract: [Problem] A compound which is useful as a STING inhibitor is provided. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have found aryl alkynamide derivatives having an inhibitory action on STING. The aryl alkynamide derivatives of the present invention have an inhibitory action on STING and can be used as an agent for treating an autoimmune disease, a neurodegenerative disease, a type I interferonopathy and/or other STING-mediated disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Astellas Pharma, Inc., Mitobridge, Inc.
    Inventors: Junko Maeda, Ikumi Kuriwaki, Kai Kitamura, Yumi Yamashita, Kenichi Kakefuda, Akio Kamikawa, Kenji Negoro, Wataru Hamaguchi, Ryushi Seo, Jeffrey Ciavarri
  • Publication number: 20240043403
    Abstract: A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and confirmed that a heteroaryl carboxamide compound has DGK ? (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The heteroaryl carboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ? inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hideyuki Watanabe, Takashi Kamikubo, Akio Kamikawa, Takuya Washio, Yohei Seki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Osamu Ikeda, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai, Akihiko Nakamura, Kozo Miyasaka
  • Publication number: 20240018113
    Abstract: [Problem] A compound which is useful as a STING inhibitor is provided. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have found aryl alkynamide derivatives having an inhibitory action on STING. The aryl alkynamide derivatives of the present invention have an inhibitory action on STING and can be used as an agent for treating an autoimmune disease, a neurodegenerative disease, a type I interferonopathy and/or other STING-mediated disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: Astellas Pharma, Inc., Mitobridge, Inc.
    Inventors: Junko Maeda, Ikumi Kuriwaki, Kai Kitamura, Yumi Yamashita, Kenichi Kakefuda, Akio Kamikawa, Kenji Negoro, Wataru Hamaguchi, Ryushi Seo, Jeffrey Ciavarri
  • Patent number: 9670219
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound having a positive allosteric modulating activity (PAM activity) on an ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (?7 nACh receptor). [Means for Solution] The present inventors have studied on a PAM activity on an ?7 nACh receptor, and they have found that a tetrahydrooxepinopyridine compound has a PAM activity on an ?7 nACh receptor, thereby completing the present invention. The tetrahydrooxepinopyridine compound of the present invention has a PAM activity on an ?7 nACh receptor and can be expected as an agent for preventing or treating dementia, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, CIAS, negative symptoms of schizophrenia, inflammatory diseases, or pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yohei Koganemaru, Satoshi Miyamoto, Shinya Nagashima, Akio Kamikawa, Koichi Yonezawa, Yuka Koizumi, Satoshi Aoki, Takashi Ogiyama, Shimpei Kawakami, Shigeki Kunikawa, Ryo Sato, Junichi Shishikura, Shuichirou Kakimoto, Hiroshi Yamada, Keisuke Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20170050973
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound having a positive allosteric modulating activity (PAM activity) on an ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (?7 nACh receptor). [Means for Solution] The present inventors have studied on a PAM activity on an ?7 nACh receptor, and they have found that a tetrahydrooxepinopyridine compound has a PAM activity on an ?7 nACh receptor, thereby completing the present invention. The tetrahydrooxepinopyridine compound of the present invention has a PAM activity on an ?7 nACh receptor and can be expected as an agent for preventing or treating dementia, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, CIAS, negative symptoms of schizophrenia, inflammatory diseases, or pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Yohei KOGANEMARU, Satoshi MIYAMOTO, Shinya NAGASHIMA, Akio KAMIKAWA, Koichi YONEZAWA, Yuka KOIZUMI, Satoshi AOKI, Takashi OGIYAMA, Shimpei KAWAKAMI, Shigeki KUNIKAWA, Ryo SATO, Junichi SHISHIKURA, Shuichirou KAKIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMADA, Keisuke TAMAKI
  • Patent number: 9487491
    Abstract: Provided is a compound useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. As a result of intensive and extensive studies on compounds having inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein, the present inventors found that the diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compounds of the present invention had inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. By this finding, the present invention was completed. The compounds of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cancer, such as lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC., KOTOBUKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
  • Patent number: 8969336
    Abstract: Provided is a compound useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. As a result of intensive and extensive studies on compounds having inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein, the present inventors found that the diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compounds of the present invention had inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. By this finding, the present invention was completed. The compounds of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cancer, such as lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Astellas Pharma Inc., Kotobuki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
  • Publication number: 20140371196
    Abstract: Provided is a compound useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. As a result of intensive and extensive studies on compounds having inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein, the present inventors found that the diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compounds of the present invention had inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. By this finding, the present invention was completed. The compounds of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cancer, such as lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicants: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC., KOTOBUKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Itsuro SHIMADA, Kazuo KUROSAWA, Takahiro MATSUYA, Kazuhiko IIKUBO, Yutaka KONDOH, Akio KAMIKAWA, Hiroshi TOMIYAMA, Yoshinori IWAI
  • Patent number: 8513422
    Abstract: As a result of studies on compounds having a selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5, the present inventors have confirmed that a {1-[(indol-2-yl)carbonyl]piperidyl}alkanol derivative has a potent selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5. The invention has been completed based on these findings. The compound of the present invention can be used as an agent for treating and/or an agent for preventing diseases associated with 17?HSD type 5, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer, without accompanying adverse effects due to a decrease in testosterone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Kakefuda, Kazushi Watanabe, Akio Kamikawa, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani, Minoru Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20130096100
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which is useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins. As a result of extensive and intensive studies on compounds having an inhibitory effect against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins, the inventors of the present invention have found that the di(arylamino)aryl compound of the present invention has inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins. This finding led to the completion of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Yutaka KONDOH, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Sadao Kuromitsu, Nobuaki Shindo, Takatoshi Soga, Takashi Furutani, Itsuro Shimada, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuo Kurosawa, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroyuki Mano
  • Patent number: 8318702
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which is useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins. As a result of extensive and intensive studies on compounds having an inhibitory effect against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins, the inventors of the present invention have found that the di(arylamino)aryl compound of the present invention has inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins. This finding led to the completion of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kondoh, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Sadao Kuromitsu, Nobuaki Shindo, Takatoshi Soga, Takashi Furutani, Itsuro Shimada, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuo Kurosawa, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroyuki Mano
  • Publication number: 20120040968
    Abstract: Provided is a compound useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. As a result of intensive and extensive studies on compounds having inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein, the present inventors found that the diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compounds of the present invention had inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. By this finding, the present invention was completed. The compounds of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cancer, such as lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Waters Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
  • Publication number: 20110071146
    Abstract: To provide a novel and excellent method for treating and/or preventing prostatic cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, baldness, alopecia, precocious puberty, adrenal hypertrophy, polycystic ovary syndrome, breast cancer, lung cancer, endometriosis, leiomyoma and the like based on selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5. It was found that an N-sulfonylindole derivative, where the indole ring is substituted by a carboxy group, a carboxy-substituted lower alkyl group or a carboxy-substituted lower alkenyl group at its carbon atom, has potent selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5 and may become a therapeutic agent and/or preventive agent for benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatic cancer and the like without accompanying adverse drug reactions due to a decrease in testosterone, and the present invention has thus been completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Tatsuya Niimi, Akio Kamikawa, Yasushi Amano, Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Kenichi Suzumura, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani, Akio Kakefuda, Yutaka Kondoh, Masaaki Hirano
  • Patent number: 7855225
    Abstract: To provide a novel and excellent method for treating and/or preventing prostatic cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, baldness, alopecia, precocious puberty, adrenal hypertrophy, polycystic ovary syndrome, breast cancer, lung cancer, endometriosis, leiomyoma and the like based on selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5. It was found that an N-sulfonylindole derivative, where the indole ring is substituted by a carboxy group, a carboxy-substituted lower alkyl group or a carboxy-substituted lower alkenyl group at its carbon atom, has potent selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5 and may become a therapeutic agent and/or preventive agent for benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatic cancer and the like without accompanying adverse drug reactions due to a decrease in testosterone, and the present invention has thus been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Niimi, Akio Kamikawa, Yasushi Amano, Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Kenichi Suzumura, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani, Akio Kakefuda, Yutaka Kondoh, Masaaki Hirano
  • Patent number: 7816558
    Abstract: Provided is a triarylcarboxylic acid derivative, or an isomer, a prodrug, a hydrate, a solvate, a polymorph, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, represented by the following general formula (I): wherein A is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, and B is an optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl; and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The triarylcarboxylic acid derivative (I) exhibits potent xanthine oxidase inhibiting action and is therefore useful as a therapeutic agent for preventing or treating hyperuricemia, gout, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Junji Sato, Kazuyuki Hattori, Hirokazu Kubota, Ryosuke Munakata, Toru Asano, Junko Maeda, Masakatsu Kawakami, Akio Kamikawa
  • Publication number: 20100190826
    Abstract: Provided is a novel and excellent method for treating and/or preventing benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, and the like based on selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5. It was found that an indole or benzimidazole derivative, where a nitrogen atom of the indole ring or benzimidazole ring is substituted with a phenyl group substituted with COOH, has a potent selective inhibitory activity against 17?HSD type 5 and may become an agent for treating and/or an agent for preventing a disease associated with 17?HSD type 5, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer and the like, without accompanying adverse effects due to a decrease in testosterone; and the present invention has thus been completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Akio Kakefuda, Yutaka Kondoh, Masaaki Hirano, Akio Kamikawa, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani
  • Publication number: 20100099658
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which is useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins. As a result of extensive and intensive studies on compounds having an inhibitory effect against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins, the inventors of the present invention have found that the di(arylamino)aryl compound of the present invention has inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion proteins and mutant EGFR proteins. This finding led to the completion of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kondoh, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Sadao Kuromitsu, Nobuaki Shindo, Takatoshi Soga, Takashi Furutani, Itsuro Shimada, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuo Kurosawa, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroyuki Mano
  • Patent number: 7612108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a 2-phenylthiophene derivative or a salt thereof, wherein the thiophene ring is substituted with a carboxyl group or the like and the benzene ring has an electron-withdrawing group such as a cyano group and an electron-donating group such as a substituted alkoxy group at the same time. Since the compound of the invention has good xanthine oxidase-inhibitory action and uric acid-lowering action and does not have a structure derived from nucleic acid, the compound has advantages of high safety and excellent effects as compared with conventional compounds and is useful as a therapeutic or preventive agent for hyperuricemia, gout, inflammatory bowel diseases, diabetic kidney diseases, diabetic retinopathy, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Junji Miyata, Masaki Yokota, Ryo Naito, Akio Kamikawa, Masakatsu Kawakami, Kazuyuki Hattori