Patent number: 7951819
Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one and oxazolo[4,5 b]pyridin-2-one compounds and analogs thereof, which, inter alia, inhibit RAF (e.g., B RAF) activity, inhibit cell proliferation, treat cancer, etc. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit RAF (e.g., B-RAF) activity, to inhibit receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activity, to inhibit cell proliferation, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of RAF, RTK, etc., proliferative conditions such as cancer (e.g., colorectal cancer, melanoma), etc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 2007
Date of Patent:
May 31, 2011
Assignees:
Cancer Research Technology Limited, The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, Astex Therapeutics Limited
Inventors:
Dan Niculescu-Duvaz, Caroline Joy Springer, Richard Malcolm Marais, Harmen Dijkstra, Delphine Menard, Ion Niculescu-Duvaz, Lawrence Davies, Arnaud Nourry