Patents by Inventor Shigeki Kunikawa

Shigeki Kunikawa 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: 10774082
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have studied a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer, and as a result, it was found that a quinazoline compound has an excellent G12C mutation KRAS inhibitory activity, and which can be used as a therapeutic agent for lung cancer, and thereby the present invention has been completed. The quinazoline compound of the present invention and a salt thereof may be used as the therapeutic agent for lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kuramoto, Michinori Akaiwa, Tomoaki Abe, Takanobu Araki, Susumu Yamaki, Shigeki Kunikawa, Tomoyoshi Imaizumi, Takahiro Nigawara, Keisuke Arakawa, Itsuro Shimada, Masashi Shimazaki, Yoshiki Satake, Kazushi Watanabe, Takanori Koike
  • Publication number: 20200140437
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have studied a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer, and as a result, it was found that a quinazoline compound has an excellent G12C mutation KRAS inhibitory activity, and which can be used as a therapeutic agent for lung cancer, and thereby the present invention has been completed. The quinazoline compound of the present invention and a salt thereof may be used as the therapeutic agent for lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kuramoto, Michinori Akaiwa, Tomoaki Abe, Takanobu Araki, Susumu Yamaki, Shigeki Kunikawa, Tomoyoshi Imaizumi, Takahiro Nigawara, Keisuke Arakawa, Itsuro Shimada, Masashi Shimazaki, Yoshiki Satake, Kazushi Watanabe, Takanori Koike
  • Patent number: 10556906
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have studied a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer, and as a result, it was found that a quinazoline compound has an excellent G12C mutation KRAS inhibitory activity, and which can be used as a therapeutic agent for lung cancer, and thereby the present invention has been completed. The quinazoline compound of the present invention and a salt thereof may be used as the therapeutic agent for lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kuramoto, Michinori Akaiwa, Tomoaki Abe, Takanobu Araki, Susumu Yamaki, Shigeki Kunikawa, Tomoyoshi Imaizumi, Takahiro Nigawara, Keisuke Arakawa, Itsuro Shimada, Masashi Shimazaki, Yoshiki Satake, Kazushi Watanabe, Takanori Koike
  • Patent number: 10426784
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) defined herein are useful as a dopamine D1 receptor positive allosteric modulators (D1 PAM) and can be used as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cognitive impairment, schizophrenia negative symptom, CIAS, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, depression, ADHD, drug dependency, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Shimpei Kawakami, Tomoyoshi Imaizumi, Naoyuki Masuda, Shigeki Kunikawa, Masataka Morita, Junko Yarimizu
  • Publication number: 20190292182
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have studied a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treating lung cancer, and as a result, it was found that a quinazoline compound has an excellent G12C mutation KRAS inhibitory activity, and which can be used as a therapeutic agent for lung cancer, and thereby the present invention has been completed. The quinazoline compound of the present invention and a salt thereof may be used as the therapeutic agent for lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kuramoto, Michinori Akaiwa, Tomoaki Abe, Takanobu Araki, Susumu Yamaki, Shigeki Kunikawa, Tomoyoshi Imaizumi, Takahiro Nigawara, Keisuke Arakawa, Itsuro Shimada, Masashi Shimazaki, Yoshiki Satake, Kazushi Watanabe, Takanori Koike
  • Publication number: 20180185383
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound which is useful as a dopamine D1 receptor positive allosteric modulator (D1 PAM). [Means for Solution] The present inventors have studied a compound which has a positive allosteric modulating action (PAM action) on a dopamine D1 receptor and which can be used as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cognitive impairment, schizophrenia negative symptom, CIAS, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, depression, ADHD, drug dependency, or the like. Thus, they have found that the imidazodiazepine compound of the present invention has a PAM action on a dopamine D1 receptor, and thereby completed the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Shimpei KAWAKAMI, Tomoyoshi IMAIZUMI, Naoyuki MASUDA, Shigeki KUNIKAWA, Masataka MORITA, Junko YARIMIZU
  • 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: 8603975
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new cyclic peptide compound or a salt thereof, which has anti-hepatitis C virus activities based on inhibitory activity against the RNA replication of hepatitis C virus replicon, a process for preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a method for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of hepatitis C in a human being or an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Toshio Yamanaka, Hidenori Ohki, Junya Ishida, Ayako Toda, Yu Harayama, Takuya Makino, Shigeki Kunikawa, Hiroaki Mizuno, Hiroaki Ohtake
  • Publication number: 20110159019
    Abstract: Provided is a compound which is useful as an active ingredient for a pharmaceutical having a PKC? inhibition activity, particularly a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting acute rejection occurring in transplantation. The present inventors have conducted extensive studies on a compound having a PKC? inhibition activity, and as a result, they have found that a compound having a structure such as aralkyl and the like on an amino group at the 2-position and also having a structure such as an adamantylalkyl group and the like on an amino group at the 4-position of 2,4-diaminopyrimidine, or a salt thereof has an excellent PKC? inhibition activity, thereby completing the present invention. The 2,4-diaminopyrimidine compound of the present invention can be used as a PKC? inhibitor or an inhibitor of acute rejection occurring in transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Koichiro Mukoyoshi, Shigeki Kunikawa, Yuji Takasuna, Jun Maeda, Noboru Chida, Shinya Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20110039822
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having an excellent JAK3 inhibition activity and being useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating and/or preventing various immune diseases including autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and allergic diseases. As a result of studies on a novel condensed heterocyclic derivative, the inventors have found that a compound having a cross-linked structure has an excellent JAK3 inhibition activity, and have completed the present invention. In other words, it is verified that the compound according to the present invention has an inhibition activity against JAK3 and is thus useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating or preventing diseases caused by undesirable cytokine signal transmission (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki INOUE, Akira Tanaka, Kazuo Nakai, Hiroshi Sasaki, Fumie Takahashi, Shohei Shirakami, Keiko Hatanaka, Yutaka Nakajima, Koichiro Mukoyoshi, Hisao Hamaguchi, Shigeki Kunikawa, Yasuyuki Higashi
  • Patent number: 7879844
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) having an excellent JAK3 inhibition activity and being useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating and/or preventing various immune diseases including autoimmune diseases inflammatory diseases, and allergic diseases. The compound according to the present invention has an inhibition activity against JAK3 and is thus useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating or preventing diseases caused by undesirable cytokine signal transmission (e.g., rejection during organ/tissue transplantation, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, Alzheimer's disease, and atherosclerotic disease), or diseases caused by abnormal cytokine signal transmission (e.g., cancer and leukemia).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Inoue, Akira Tanaka, Kazuo Nakai, Hiroshi Sasaki, Fumie Takahashi, Shohei Shirakami, Keiko Hatanaka, Yutaka Nakajima, Koichiro Mukoyoshi, Hisao Hamaguchi, Shigeki Kunikawa, Yasuyuki Higashi
  • Publication number: 20100120672
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new cyclic peptide compound or a salt thereof, which has anti-hepatitis C virus activities based on inhibitory activity against the RNA replication of hepatitis C virus replicon, a process for preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a method for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of hepatitis C in a human being or an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Toshio Yamanaka, Hidenori Ohki, Junya Ishida, Ayako Toda, Yu Harayama, Takuya Makino, Shigeki Kunikawa, Hiroaki Mizuno, Hiroaki Ohtake
  • Publication number: 20090270376
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) having an excellent JAK3 inhibition activity and being useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating and/or preventing various immune diseases including autoimmune diseases inflammatory diseases, and allergic diseases. The compound according to the present invention has an inhibition activity against JAK3 and is thus useful as an active ingredient of an agent for treating or preventing diseases caused by undesirable cytokine signal transmission (e.g., rejection during organ/tissue transplantation, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, Alzheimer's disease, and atherosclerotic disease), or diseases caused by abnormal cytokine signal transmission (e.g., cancer and leukemia).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Inoue, Akira Tanaka, Kazuo Nakai, Hiroshi Sasaki, Fumie Takahashi, Shohei Shirakami, Keiko Hatanaka, Yutaka Nakajima, Koichiro Mukoyoshi, Hisao Hamaguchi, Shigeki Kunikawa, Yasuyuki Higashi