Patents by Inventor Yutaka Hirakura

Yutaka Hirakura 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).

  • Publication number: 20140275105
    Abstract: [Problem] A crystal of (2R,5S)-4-(3-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)-N-(2-cyclopropylpyrimidin-5-yl)-2,5-dimethylpiperazine-1-carboxamide with excellent activity as an androgen receptor (AR) antagonistic compound, the salts thereof, or the solvate thereof, which is suitable for industrialization as a bulk drug of pharmaceutical products; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the crystal as an active ingredient; and the pharmaceutical composition which is the AR antagonistic drug are provided. [Solution] A01-type crystal of monohydrate, A01-type crystal of hydrochloride, A01-type crystal of hydrobromide, and A01-type crystal of methanesulfonate of (2R,5S)-4-(3-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)-N-(2-cyclopropylpyrimidin-5-yl)-2,5-dimethylpiperazine-1-carboxamide, which have certain crystal forms, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakamura, Takumi Okamoto, Yutaka Hirakura, Kouji Yamazaki, Akio Kakefuda, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20130059855
    Abstract: Provided are crystals of compound A which have properties suitable for industrial production. MEANS FOR SOLVING As the results of intensive studies to provide crystals of compound A having an inhibitory activity on the kinase activity of an EML4-ALK fusion protein and a mutant EGFR protein, crystals of compound A were found. Moreover, it was found that A04-type crystal of compound A, from among the aforesaid crystals of compound A, unexpectedly have preferred properties as a drug substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Yutaka Hirakura, Kouji Yamazaki, Kazuhiro Takeguchi, Norihiro Ueda