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).
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Patent number: 12077519Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 28, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20240101532Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Hideyuki Watanabe, Takashi Kamikubo, Akio Kamikawa, Takuya Washio, Yohei Seki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Osamu Ikeda, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai, Akihiko Nakamura, Kozo Miyasaka
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Patent number: 11912679Abstract: [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: GrantFiled: September 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20240043403Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Hideyuki Watanabe, Takashi Kamikubo, Akio Kamikawa, Takuya Washio, Yohei Seki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Osamu Ikeda, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai, Akihiko Nakamura, Kozo Miyasaka
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Publication number: 20240018113Abstract: [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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: 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
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Patent number: 9670219Abstract: [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: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20170050973Abstract: [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: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 9487491Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignees: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC., KOTOBUKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
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Patent number: 8969336Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignees: Astellas Pharma Inc., Kotobuki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
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Publication number: 20140371196Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicants: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC., KOTOBUKI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Itsuro SHIMADA, Kazuo KUROSAWA, Takahiro MATSUYA, Kazuhiko IIKUBO, Yutaka KONDOH, Akio KAMIKAWA, Hiroshi TOMIYAMA, Yoshinori IWAI
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Patent number: 8513422Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.Inventors: Akio Kakefuda, Kazushi Watanabe, Akio Kamikawa, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani, Minoru Yasuda
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Publication number: 20130096100Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 8318702Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20120040968Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: Waters Technologies CorporationInventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
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Publication number: 20110071146Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Tatsuya Niimi, Akio Kamikawa, Yasushi Amano, Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Kenichi Suzumura, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani, Akio Kakefuda, Yutaka Kondoh, Masaaki Hirano
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Patent number: 7855225Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.Inventors: Tatsuya Niimi, Akio Kamikawa, Yasushi Amano, Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Kenichi Suzumura, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani, Akio Kakefuda, Yutaka Kondoh, Masaaki Hirano
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Patent number: 7816558Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.Inventors: Junji Sato, Kazuyuki Hattori, Hirokazu Kubota, Ryosuke Munakata, Toru Asano, Junko Maeda, Masakatsu Kawakami, Akio Kamikawa
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Publication number: 20100190826Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Akio Kakefuda, Yutaka Kondoh, Masaaki Hirano, Akio Kamikawa, Kentaro Enjo, Takashi Furutani
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Publication number: 20100099658Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 7612108Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.Inventors: Junji Miyata, Masaki Yokota, Ryo Naito, Akio Kamikawa, Masakatsu Kawakami, Kazuyuki Hattori