Abstract: Methods and therapeutic combinations useful for increasing cell-mediated anti-tumor responses are described. The methods include administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an Immune Response Modifier Compound and a therapeutically effective amount of one or more immune checkpoint inhibitor compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with anti-pruritic compositions, wherein the method provides a therapeutic effect without producing a substantial aquaretic effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for enhancing transmucosal uptake of a medicament, e.g., fentanyl or buprenorphine, to a subject and related devices. The method includes administering to a subject a transmucosal drug delivery device comprising the medicament. Also provided are devices suitable for transmucosal administration of a medicament to a subject and methods of their administration and use. The devices include a medicament disposed in a mucoadhesive polymeric diffusion environment and a barrier environment.

Abstract: The present application relates methods for treating a depressive symptom comprising administering an effective amount of a ? opioid receptor agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a subject in need thereof. Non-limiting examples of such agonist include the compounds of Formulas I, II, III, and IV, as well as the compounds of Table A.

Abstract: Disclosed are drug delivery systems for the delivery of small molecule and macromolecular drugs. More particularly, disclosed are substituted analogs of 3,6-di(alkyl-4 aminobutyl)-2,5-diketopiperazine (which may also be referred to DKP), their use in the formulation of both small molecule and macromolecular drugs including therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic agents, stabilizing agents and systems for their delivery.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions which improve visual acuity and to methods for their use.

Abstract: In methods, compounds, and topical formulations for treatment of inflammatory skin disorders incorporating compounds represented by the formulas below: wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently hydrogen, hologen, alkyl, or alkoxy; each of R4 and R5 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxy; and each of R6 and R7 is independently hydrogen, nitro, alkyl, or alkoxy; wherein each of A1, A3, and A4 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; and A2 is independently hydrogen or hydroxy; and wherein each of B1, B2, and B3 is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkoxy; and each of B4 and B5 is independently hydrogen or alkyl, applying such compounds topically as sprays, mists, aerosols, solutions, lotions, gels, creams, ointments, pastes, unguents, emulsions, and suspensions to treat inflammatory skin disorders and the symptoms associated therewith.

Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula I, wherein E1, E2, E3, E4, L1, Y1, Y2, Y3, Ra and z have meanings provided in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of leukotriene C4 synthase is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of respiratory diseases and inflammation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to combinations of compounds comprising HIV integrase inhibitors and other therapeutic agents.

Abstract: Compounds, including quinoxaline derivatives of Formula (I), for use in the treatment of cancer are described. In general, the compounds inhibit the import of proteins and transcription factors such as Kpn?, AP-1, P65, NFAT into the nucleus of a cell by inhibiting the nuclear import protein, Kpn?1. Cancer cells have elevated levels of Kpn?1 and the inhibition of their nuclear import activity induces cell apoptosis. The administration of an effective amount of any one of the compounds results in cell apoptosis in cancer cells, whilst non-cancer cells are substantially unaffected by the inhibition of Kpn?1's nuclear import activity.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and uses for treatment or prophylaxis of a senescent cell associated disease or disorder by administering a senolytic combination comprising dasatinib and quercetin or an analog thereof to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the senescent cell associated disease or disorder is a cardiovascular disease or disorder, inflammatory disease or disorder, a pulmonary disease or disorder, a neurological disease or disorder, or a metabolic disease or disorder.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease, a myodegenerative disease or a prion disease in a subject comprising administering a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an immunopotentiating agent for reducing Tregs (in particular, effector Tregs) and potentiating tumor immunity or infection immunity. Imatinib and/or a salt thereof has the action of reducing Tregs (in particular, effector Tregs) and potentiating tumor immunity or infection immunity, and can be used as an active ingredient for the immunopotentiating agent.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer, relating to the specific inhibition of Abelson (ABL) kinases.

Abstract: Disclosed are chemical entities which are compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein Y, Ra, Ra?, Rb, Rc, X1, X2, X3, Rd, Z1, and Z2 have the values described herein and stereochemical configurations depicted at asterisked positions indicate absolute stereochemistry. Chemical entities according to the disclosure can be useful as inhibitors of Sumo Activating Enzyme (SAE). Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the disclosure and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative, inflammatory, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for promoting healthy aging of skin, the treatment of skin disorders, the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, the treatment of renal disorders, the treatment of angiogenesis disorders, such as cancer, treatment of tissue damage, such as non-cardiac tissue damage, the treatment of evolving myocardial infarction, and the treatment of various other disorders, such as complications arising from diabetes with the compounds and compositions of the invention. Other disorders can include, but are not limited to, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, infections of the skin, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for promoting healthy aging of skin, the treatment of skin disorders, the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, the treatment of renal disorders, the treatment of angiogenesis disorders, such as cancer, treatment of tissue damage, such as non-cardiac tissue damage, the treatment of evolving myocardial infarction, and the treatment of various other disorders, such as complications arising from diabetes with the compounds and compositions of the invention. Other disorders can include, but are not limited to, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, infections of the skin, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and the like.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R12, X, A and n are as defined in the description. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating pathologies involving a deficit in apoptosis, such as cancer, auto-immune diseases, and diseases of the immune system.

Abstract: The use of methotrexate, e.g., repeated dosing or sustained-release formulations of methotrexate, for treating or reducing risk of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) or epiretinal membranes (ERM), e.g., after surgical vitrectomy to treat retinal detachment.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds that inhibit CCR9 receptor function. Also provided herein are methods of treating inflammatory disease in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a compound of the invention. Accordingly, in one aspect, provided herein is a compound of Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In another aspect, provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a compound of Formula (1), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of treating hyperglycemia in a patient with poor glycemic control. The method comprises administering to the patient an effective amount of a compound described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel HSP27 inhibitors, in particular purine derivatives according to general formula (I) or (II) and phenothiazine derivatives according to formula (V), and to their use as drugs for the selective inhibition of the heat shock protein HSP27 (HSPB1), in particular for use in the treatment of carcinomas or cystic fibrosis, said inhibitors having a particularly advantageous activity in the lower micromolar or sub-micromolar active ingredient concentration range with respect to HSP2.

Abstract: This invention relates to the B2-adrenoceptor agonist Olodaterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treatment of cough from various origins.

Abstract: Azaindazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an azaindazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising inhibitors of human histone methyltransferase EZH2 and their use for the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted bicyclic compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in therapy.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a medicament and a method for treating cancer comprising a compound having MDM2 inhibiting activity and a compound having FLT3 inhibiting activity in combination. The present invention provides a medicament comprising (3?R,4?S,5?R)—N-[(3R,6S)-6-carbamoyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl]-6?-chloro-4?-(2-chloro-3-fluoropyridin-4-yl)-4,4-dimethyl-2?-oxo-1?,2?-dihydrodispiro[cyclohexane-1,2?-pyrrolidine-3?,3?-indole]-5?-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and N-(5-tert-butyl-isoxazol-3-yl)-N?-{4-[7-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethoxy)imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazol-2-yl]phenyl}urea or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination, and a treatment method using these compounds or salts in combination.

Abstract: Phenoxy acetic acids and phenyl propionic acids and their use in treating type I diabetes, type II diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, or obesity are provided herein. The present compounds are activators of PPAR? and may be useful for treating conditions mediated by the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 2-(morpholin-4-yl)-1,7-naphthyridine compounds of general formula (I) or (Ib), to methods of preparing said compounds, to intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular of a hyperproliferative disease as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of administering a meloxicam formulation to a mammalian subject in need thereof including: orally administering to the subject an oral solid dosage form including an amorphous meloxicam-cyclodextrin inclusion complex, where administering the amorphous meloxicam-cyclodextrin inclusion complex results in the subject achieving a Tmax not greater than about 3.0 hours.

Abstract: A new use of a compound as indicated in structural formula I in preparing medications for preventing and/or treating pulmonary fibrosis includes the compound having the structure as indicated in structural formula 1 that substantially reduces the inflammation of diseased lung tissue, lowers the concentration of fibrosis factors TGF-?I in diseased lung tissue, decreases the excessive deposition of collagen in diseased lung tissue, and has substantial prevention and treatment effectiveness against fibrosis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for weight management in an individual in need thereof by determining the level of renal sufficiency of the individual and prescribing or administering a therapeutically effective amount of (R)-8-chloro-1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof to the individual, provided that the individual has a level of renal sufficiency selected from the group consisting of: no renal impairment, mild renal impairment, and moderate renal impairment.

Abstract: The present invention relates in general to polymer-bioactive agent conjugates for delivering a bioactive agent to a subject. The polymer-bioactive agent conjugates contain triazole moieties in the polymer backbone and a bioactive moiety selected from prostaglandin analogues, .beta.-blockers and mixtures thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing the polymer conjugates using click chemical reactions, to monomer-bioactive agent conjugates suitable for preparing the polymer conjugates, and to pharmaceutical products comprising the polymer conjugates for the treatment of glaucoma.

Abstract: Formulations are described, containing silibinin or other active ingredients incorporated in lipid nanoparticle systems of the SLN and NLC type, and based on calixarenes, possibly mucoadhesive, or in micellar and nanoparticle systems based on amphiphilic inulin copolymers for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative ocular diseases. The versatility of the calixarene compound is also described, capable of charging and releasing active ingredients characterized by low water solubility, easy chemical and enzymatic degradation, low bioavailability, either of natural origin or not, to be used in the treatment of ocular diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is, among other things, a soft gel vaginal pharmaceutical composition and dosage form containing solubilized estradiol for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) and female sexual dysfunction (FSD).

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to pharmaceutical compositions and oral dosage capsules containing testosterone undecanoate, as well as related methods. The capsule includes a capsule shell and a capsule fill. The capsule fill can include a solubilizer and about 14 wt % to about 35 wt % testosterone undecanoate based on the total capsule fill. The oral dosage capsule is such that when a single oral administration to a male subject of one or more capsules with a total testosterone undecanoate daily dose of about 350 mg to about 650 mg it provides a ratio of serum testosterone Cmax to serum testosterone Cave of about 2.7 or less. In yet another embodiment, a method for providing a serum concentration of testosterone within a target serum testosterone concentration Cave range for a male subject is provided.

Abstract: Provided herein are steroid containing compositions suitable for providing therapeutically effective amounts of at least one steroid to individuals. Also provided herein are compositions comprising testosterone and/or testosterone derivatives suitable for providing therapeutically effective and safe amounts of testosterone over periods of time. Further provided are methods of treating andro- and/or testosterone deficiency in individuals by administering to the individuals compositions described herein.

Abstract: An oral formulation, and preparation method and use thereof; the oral formulation comprises 1-50 parts by weight of an A-nor-5a-androstane compound, 20-95 parts by weight of a filling agent, 0-20 parts by weight of a disintegrant, 0.1-30 parts by weight of a binder, 0.1-5 parts by weight of a lubricant and 0.1-5 parts by weight of a glidant. The oral formulation has a high stability and a good dissolution performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to topical formulations and related methods. In one embodiment, a topical formulation is provided that includes an active agent, a first compound, and a second compound. The first compound and second compound are different and each is selected from the group consisting of N-lauroyl sarcosine, sodium octyl sulfate, methyl laurate, isopropyl myristate, oleic acid, glyceryl oleate, and sodium lauryl sulfoacetate.

Abstract: A use of an active ingredient in the manufacture of a medicament or a preparation is provided, wherein the active ingredient is at least one of ergstatrien-3?-ol and a pharmaceutically acceptable ester thereof, the medicament is for alleviating, inhibiting and/or treating the hepatic injuries caused by alcohol consumption, or for alleviating and/or inhibiting body fat accumulation caused by alcohol consumption, and the preparation is a food or a food additive for increasing the alcohol metabolism capability of the liver.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or amino acid conjugate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The present invention relates generally to selective FXR agonists and to methods of making and using them.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of an antiandrogen or androgen antagonist in combination with a Plk inhibitor and methods of use thereof for treating cancer are disclosed. Administration of the combination of the active agents can be effective to reduce cancer cell proliferation or viability in a subject with cancer to the same degree, or a greater degree than administering to the subject the same amount of either active agent alone. The active agents can be administered together or separately. Methods of selecting and treating subjects with cancers, particular prostate cancers including castration resistant prostate cancer, breast cancers, particularly androgen receptor positive breast cancers, and pancreatic cancers are also provided.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active contraceptive drug and one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable excipients. The pharmaceutical composition, when subjected to an in vitro dissolution test according to the USP XXIII Paddle Method, results in no more than 50% of said active drug initially present being dissolved within 30 minutes, and at least 50% of the active drug being dissolved in a time range from about 3 hours to about 4 hours. The pharmaceutical composition is administered daily to a patient having a BMI of about 25 kg/m2 or more for at least a portion of a treatment cycle. The pharmaceutical composition does not cause a number of days of bleeding events in the patient exceeding an average of 15% per treatment cycle in consecutive treatment cycles of administration after an initial treatment cycle of administration.

Abstract: Novel compounds and methods for activating the TrkB receptor are provided. The methods include administering in vivo or in vitro a therapeutically effective amount of a compound containing four six-membered rings and a substituted or unsubstituted C5 or C6 heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and derivatives thereof. Specifically, methods and compounds for the treatment of disorders including neurologic, neuropsychiatric, and metabolic disorders are provided. For example, a method is provided of treating or reducing the risk of depression, anxiety, or obesity in a subject, which includes selecting a subject with or at risk of developing depression, anxiety, or obesity, and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the described compounds.

Abstract: Provided are methods for enhancing the efficacy of aspirin. Also provided are methods for reducing pain or preventing or treating heart attack, stroke or blood clot in a subject in need thereof. The methods entail orally administering to the subject a first composition comprising a first amount of aspirin, and a second composition comprising a second amount of aspirin, wherein the first composition is formulated so as to, upon administration, disintegrate or dissolve intraorally providing rapid release of the aspirin of the first composition in the subject, and wherein the second composition is formulated to be substantially more difficult than the first composition to disintegrate or dissolve intraorally but is ingestible and releasable in the gastrointestinal track of the subject. The method can further include administering to the subject a painkiller or an agent suitable for treating a cardiovascular disease or condition.

Abstract: The invention provides liquid formulations of compounds that act at sulfonylurea receptors that are suitable for intravenous and intra-arterial infusion. Compounds active at a sulfonylurea receptor include glibenclamide, tolbutamide, repaglinide, nateglinide, meglitinide, midaglizole, LY397364, LY389382, glyclazide, and glimepiride. Liquid formulations may be concentrated solutions suitable for storage; may be diluted (e.g., dilution of 1:1 or 1:1.2) suitable for bolus injections, and may be further diluted (e.g., dilution of 1:10 or 1:20 or more) for intravenous and intra-arterial infusion over an extended period of time. For example, a liquid formulation may include at least about 0.05 mg/ml glibenclamide in a water-based solution including 40% polyethylene glycol 300, 10% Ethanol, 50% water, at about pH 9. The solution may include a buffer, and is suitable for storage in refrigerator or at room temperature. This solution may be diluted 1:1, or more (e.g., 1:20) without precipitation of the glibenclamide.

Abstract: A phospholipid extract from a marine or aquatic biomass possesses therapeutic properties. The phospholipid extract comprises a variety of phospholipids, fatty acid, metals and a novel flavonoid.

Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to methods of treating respiratory infection by administering an H2S donor.

Abstract: Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as Modic changes type I.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the NR2B NMDA receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system.