Plural Ring Nitrogens In The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/234.5)
  • Publication number: 20140134130
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as compositions containing these compounds, have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Zhiwei Yin, Paul Michael Scola
  • Publication number: 20140134161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treatment of neurological disorders. In particular, the present invention relates to EGFR as a clinical target for treatment of neurological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SYKEHUSET SØRLANDET HF
    Inventors: Christian Kersten, Marte Grønlie Cameron, Svein Mjåland
  • Publication number: 20140128373
    Abstract: Compounds active on protein kinases are described, as well as methods of making and using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of protein kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Prabha N. Ibrahim, Chao Zhang, Wayne Spevak, Jiazhong Zhang, Guoxian Wu, Jack Lin, Hanna Cho, Marika Nespi, Songyuan Shi, Todd Ewing, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140127157
    Abstract: Antiviral activity of Nilotinib against Hepatitis C virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Erica Canino, Adam Feire, Christopher Jones, Paul W. Manley
  • Publication number: 20140128390
    Abstract: Compounds active on c-kit protein kinases or mutant c-kit protein kinases having any mutations are described, as well as methods of making and using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of the c-kit protein kinases and mutant c-kit protein kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: JACK LIN, JOHN BUELL, KATRINA CHAN, TODD EWING, PRABHA IBRAHIM, MARIKA NESPI, PHUONGLY PHAM, SONGYUAN SHI, WAYNE SPEVAK, GUOXIAN WU, JIAZHONG ZHANG, YING ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140128391
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with HDAC activity, particularly diseases or disorders that involve activity of HDAC1 and/or HDAC2. Such diseases include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, beta-thalassemia, and HIV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: John H. van Duzer, Ralph Mazitschek
  • Publication number: 20140121206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spirocarbamate compounds of Formula (I) in which R1, (R2)Y, R3, R4, X and A have the meanings given in the specification. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and relates to their use of these compounds as TRPV4 antagonists in treating or preventing conditions associated with TRPV4 imbalance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKliine, LLC
    Inventors: Carl Brooks, Mui Cheung, Hilary Schenck Eidam, Krista B. Goodman, Marlys Hammond, Mark A. Hilfiker, Tram H. Hoang, Jaclyn R. Patterson, Patrick Stoy, Guosen Ye
  • Publication number: 20140107119
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which are expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa Hasvold, Laura A. Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Robert A. Mantei, William J. McClellan, Chang H. Park, Cheol-Min Park, Andrew M. Petros, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140107123
    Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment and prevention of type I diabetes. More specifically, the invention relates to compounds that treat or prevent the body's immune system from destroying ?-cells (i.e., insulin-producing cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans) by inhibition of JNK2, selective inhibition of JNK2, or inhibition of the expression of the MAPK9 gene or gene product. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates the diagnosis, identification, production, and use of compounds which modulate MAPK9 gene expression or the activity of the MAPK9 gene product including but not limited to, JNK2, the nucleic acid encoding MAPK9 and homologues, analogues, and deletions thereof, as well as antisense, ribozyme, triple helix, antibody, and polypeptide molecules as well as small inorganic molecules. The present invention contemplates a variety of pharmaceutical formulations and routes of administration for such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Roger J. Davis, Anja Jaeschke
  • Publication number: 20140107120
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, r, n, X, R2-3 and R5-7 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Allegretti, Seok-Ki Choi, Paul R. Fatheree, Roland Gendron, Ryan Hudson, Keith Jendza, Robert Murray McKinnell, Darren McMurtrie, Brooke Olson
  • Publication number: 20140107118
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, combinations thereof, and their use as medicaments, particularly for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease or diabetes via inhibition of BACE-1 or BACE-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Sangamesh BADIGER, Murali CHEBROLU, Konstanze HURTH, Sebastien JACQUIER, Rainer Martin LUEOEND, Rainer MACHAUER, Heinrich RUEEGER, Marina TINTELNOT-BLOMLEY, Siem Jacob VEENSTRA, Markus VOEGTLE
  • Publication number: 20140105886
    Abstract: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive form of brain cancer. Biomarkers for GBM that provide prognostic and predictive information are useful because they provide the physician valuable information regarding treatment options for GBM. The present invention provides a method to quantify such biomarkers. Thus, the method relates to the quantification of GSK3?, S6, CREB, PTEN, AKT and mTOR biomarkers and the use of AQUA® analysis to estimate a patient's risk and benefit to treatment using an inhibitor of the AGC-family kinase. Unlike traditional IHC, the AQUA® system is objective and produces quantitative in situ protein expression data on a continuous scale. The present invention uses the AQUA system to provide a robust and standardized diagnostic assay that can be used in a clinical setting to provide prognostic and predictive information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Waldron Donald E., Pinard Robert, Gustavson Mark
  • Publication number: 20140107073
    Abstract: Described are GCF-8 inhibitors of the formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, R1, R2, R5, R6, X and Z are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Such compounds and compositions are useful in methods for inhibiting GDF-8 in a cell and methods for treating a patient suffering from a disease or disorder, wherein the patient would therapeutically benefit from an increase in mass or strength of muscle tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Somasekhar Bhamidipati, Marina Gelman, Pingyu Ding, Rajinder Singh, Jeffrey Clough, Todd Kinsella, Donald Payan
  • Patent number: 8697692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine-4-one 2-indolinone compounds of Formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 X, Y and have the meaning cited in the specification. Also disclosed are the pharmaceutical compositions containing the foregoing compounds, methods for the preparation and pharmaceutical use thereof, particularly as protein kinase inhibitors. Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Cho Tang, Yidong Su, Lei Zhang, Lu Xiao
  • Patent number: 8697693
    Abstract: Thienopyrimidines of formula (Ia) or (Ib): wherein R1-R3 have any of the values described herein, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof have activity as inhibitors of PI3K and may thus be used to treat diseases and disorders arising from abnormal cell growth, function or behavior associated with PI3 kinase, in particular the p110 delta subtype, such as immune disorders, cardiovascular disease, viral infection, inflammation, metabolism/endocrine disorders and neurological disorders. Processes for synthesizing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: F. Hoffmann LaRoche AG
    Inventors: Stewart James Baker, Paul John Goldsmith, Timothy Colin Hancox, Neil Anthony Pegg, Stephen Price, Stephen Joseph Shuttleworth, Sukhjit Sohai
  • Patent number: 8697667
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to drug delivery vehicles comprising one or more cyclodextrin moieties conjugated to a dendritic polyamine for the delivery of small molecule and protein therapeutic molecules and nucleic acid therapeutic molecules, and methods of making and using the delivery vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Ki-Bum Lee, Birju Shah, Prasad Subramaniam, Cheoljin Kim
  • Patent number: 8697685
    Abstract: The invention is directed to 6-(4-pyrimidinyl)-1H-indazole derivatives. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds according to Formula (I) wherein R1-R4 are defined herein. The compounds of the invention axe inhibitors of PDK1 and can be useful in the treatment of immune and metabolic diseases and disorders characterized by constitutively activated ACG kinases such as cancer and more specifically cancers of the breast, colon, and lung. Accordingly, the invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention. The invention is still further directed to methods of inhibiting PDK1 activity and treatment of disorders associated therewith using a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Axten, Charles William Blackledge, Jr., Gerald Patrick Brady, Jr., Yanhong Feng, Seth W. Grant, Jesus Raul Medina, William H. Miller, Stuart P. Romeril
  • Publication number: 20140100221
    Abstract: 1H-Pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine compounds are inhibitors of cell proliferation/cell vitality and can be employed for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Timo HEINRICH, Margarita WUCHERER-PLIETKER, Hans-Peter BUCHSTALLER
  • Patent number: 8691810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4a, R5, and Z are defined in the description. The present invention relates also to methods of making said compounds, and compositions containing said compounds which are useful for inhibiting kinases such as aurora.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Michaelides, Andrew S. Judd, Shannon R. Fix-Stenzel, Richard F. Clark, Bryan K. Sorensen, Zhiqin Ji
  • Publication number: 20140094471
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicants: AbbVie Inc., The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Robert A. Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140094450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzoimidazole-carboxylic acid amide compounds of the formula I, in which R?, R?, R??, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and Z are defined as indicated below. The compounds of the formula I are APJ receptor modulators, and are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with increased blood pressure for example. The invention furthermore relates to the use of compounds of the formula I, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Stephanie HACHTEL, Paulus WOHLFART, John WESTON, Marco MUELLER, Elisabeth DEFOSSA, Katharina MERTSCH, Jian-Hui WENG, Robert Alan BINNIE, Farid ABDUL-LATIF, William Jerome BOCK, Armin WALSER
  • Patent number: 8685968
    Abstract: Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition that comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent and, as an active ingredient, the compound 2-(1H-indazol-4-yl)-6-(4-methanesulfonyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4-morpholin-4-yl-thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine bismesylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
    Inventors: Irina Chuckowree, Adrian Folkes, Tim Hancox, Stephen Shuttleworth
  • Patent number: 8685969
    Abstract: Compounds having formula (I), and enantiomers, and diastereomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, formula (I) are useful as kinase modulators, including Btk modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Chunjian Liu, James Lin, George V. DeLucca, Douglas G. Batt, Qingjie Liu
  • Publication number: 20140088102
    Abstract: Provided herein are (alpha-substituted cycloalkylamino or heterocyclylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, e.g., a compound of Formula I, and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for treating proliferative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: MEI PHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: S. David Brown, David J. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20140086995
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for localized delivery of a therapeutic agent to a biological tissue over time. The composition includes a temperature-responsive polymer and one or more microspheres, each having degradation rate different from the other, and each comprising a therapeutic agent. In the method, the composition is applied to a biological tissue and forms a gel that adheres to the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Buddy D. Ratner, Julee Floyd, Rohan Ramakrishna, Anna Galperin
  • Publication number: 20140088103
    Abstract: Provided herein are (fused ring arylamino and heterocyclylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, e.g., a compound of Formula (I), and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for treating proliferative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: MEI PHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: S. David Brown, David J. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20140088100
    Abstract: Described herein are inhibitors of FGFR, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions to inhibit the activity of tyrosine kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES
    Inventors: Neil Bifulco, JR., Natasja Brooijmans, Brian L. Hodous, Joseph L. Kim, Chandrasekhar V. Miduturu
  • Publication number: 20140088101
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, methods, and compositions capable of inhibiting HIF hydroxylase enzyme activity, thereby increasing the stability and/or activity of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Danny Ng, Michael P. Arend, Lee A. Flippin
  • Publication number: 20140088094
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydroquinoline and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting ROR? activity, reducing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating immune disorders and inflammatory disorders using such tetrahydroquinoline and related compounds are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Lycera Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Glick, Peter L. Toogood, Arthur Glenn Romero, Chad A. Van Huis, Thomas Daniel Aicher, Carl Kaub, Matthew N. Mattson, William David Thomas, Karin Ann Sttein, Erik Krogh-Jespersen, Zhan Wang
  • Publication number: 20140088075
    Abstract: The invention relates to dihydronaphthyridines and related compounds; compositions comprising an effective amount of a dihydronaphthyridine or a related compound; and methods for treating or preventing proliferative diseases comprising the administration of an effective amount of a dihydronaphthyridine or a related compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: DECIPHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140080829
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, including tautomers, resolved enantiomers, diastereomers, solvates, metabolites, salts and pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods of using the compounds of this invention as AKT protein kinase inhibitors and for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicants: Genentech, Inc., Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Josef Bencsik, James F. Blake, James M. Graham, Martin F. Hentemann, Nicholas C. Kallan, Ian S. Mitchell, Stephen T. Schlachter, Keith L. Spencer, Dengming Xiao, Rui Xu, Mike Welch, Jun Liang, Brian S. Safina
  • Publication number: 20140080828
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to antiviral compounds disclosed herein and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2-((benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)thio)-N-phenylpropanamide derivatives, N-phenyl-2-((1-phenyl-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)thio)propanamide derivatives, or 2-((benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)thio)-N-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)propanamide derivatives. The derivatives may be substituted with one or more substituents. Typically, the pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound of Formula (I), or salt, prodrug, or ester thereof wherein X, Y, and R1 to R7 are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicants: CHILDREN'S HEATLHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC., EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Richard K. Plemper, James P. Snyder, Aiming Sun, John M. Ndungu, Jeong-Joong Yoon
  • Publication number: 20140080807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted indazole compounds which modulate the activity of protein kinases and are therefore useful in treating diseases caused by degulated protein kinase activity, like cancer. The present invention also provides methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of treating diseases utilizing such these compounds or the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.R.L.
    Inventors: Andrea Lombardi Borgia, Marina Ciomei, Daniele Donati, Marcella Nesi
  • Publication number: 20140080783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of oncology and provides compositions and methods for treating specific cancers, including non small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, melanoma, hepatoma and adenocarcinoma. Particularly, compositions and methods involving administration, either simultaneously or sequentially, of pharmaceutical combinations comprising (S)—N-(3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodophenylamino)-6-methoxyphenyl)-1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)cyclopropane-1-sulfonamide with other compounds, to patients suffering from cancer are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ARDEA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark CHAPMAN
  • Publication number: 20140080830
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): And salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Charlotte Jane Mitchell, Nigel James Parr
  • Patent number: 8673893
    Abstract: Substituted indazole derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as defined in the specification, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; the compounds of the invention may be useful in therapy in the treatment of diseases associated with a deregulated protein kinase activity, like cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nerviano Medical Sciences S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Lombardi Borgia, Maria Menichincheri, Paolo Orsini, Achille Panzeri, Ettore Perrone, Ermes Vanotti, Marcella Nesi, Chiara Marchionni
  • Patent number: 8674113
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula I their use as inhibitors of the microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory diseases and associated conditions. A, L, M, W, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, R9, Ra, Rb have meanings given in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Henning Priepke, Henri Doods, Alexander Heim-Riether, Raimund Kuelzer, Roland Pfau, Klaus Rudolf, Dirk Stenkamp
  • Publication number: 20140073639
    Abstract: The application describes targets and methods that can inhibit bacterial growth in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. A bacterial enzyme, 2-epimerase, is common to both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and contains an allosteric site that can be targeted to disrupt the enzyme. The allosteric site is present on the bacterial 2-epimerase, but the analogous mammalian enzyme does not contain the allosteric site, providing a route for attacking bacterial infections without affecting the mammalian enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: The Rockefeller University, Avacyn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent A. FISCHETTI, Allan R. GOLDBERG, Raymond SCHUCH
  • Publication number: 20140073642
    Abstract: This invention relates to quinazoline derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in therapy of disorders in which the modulation of toll-like-receptors is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Janssen R&D Ireland
    Inventors: David McGowan, Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard Raboisson, Tim Hugo Maria Jonckers, Stefaan Julien Last, Werner Embrechts, Serge Maria Aloysius Pieters
  • Patent number: 8669251
    Abstract: 8-Fluorophthalazin-1(2h)-one compounds of Formula II where one or two of X1, X2, and X3 are N, are provided, including stereoisomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful for inhibiting Btk kinase, and for treating immune disorders such as inflammation mediated by Btk kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula II for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, and treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: James John Crawford, Daniel Fred Ortwine, BinQing Wei, Wendy B. Young
  • Publication number: 20140065095
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel pyrrolidine derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, as inhibitors of glutaminyl cyclase (QC, EC 2.3.2.5). QC catalyzes the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamine residues into pyroglutamic acid (5-oxo-prolyl, pGlu*) under liberation of ammonia and the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamate residues into pyroglutamic acid under liberation of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ulrich Heiser, Daniel Ramsbeck, Robert Sommer, Antje Meyer, Torsten Hoffmann, Livia Boehme, Hans-Ulrich Demuth
  • Publication number: 20140066430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds having a general formula I wherein A1, A2, C1, C2, D, L1, L2, Z and R3, R4, R6, R7 and R8 are defined herein, which are capable of modulating Aurora kinase protein activity, thereby influencing various disease states and conditions related to the activities of Aurora kinase proteins. For example, the compounds are capable of influencing the process of cell cycle and cell proliferation to treat cancer and cancer-related diseases. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions, processes of preparing compounds of the invention, synthetic intermediates and methods of treatment of conditions related to the activity of Aurora kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Victor J. CEE, Holly L. DEAK, Bingfan DU, Stephanie D. GEUNS-MEYER, Brian L. HODOUS, Hanh Nho NGUYEN, Philip R. Olivieri, Vinod F. Patel, Karina ROMERO, Laurie Schenkel
  • Publication number: 20140056910
    Abstract: Provided are a pharmaceutical composition which enhances the sensitivity of a cancer to a molecular target drug, such as gefitinib and erlotinib, wherein the cancer has resistance to the molecular target drug, and a cancer therapeutic agent effective against a cancer having resistance to a molecular target drug, such as gefitinib and erlotinib. The pharmaceutical composition comprising an HGF-MET receptor pathway inhibitor enhances the sensitivity of a cancer to a molecular target drug, such as gefitinib and erlotinib, even though the cancer has resistance to the molecular target drug. The cancer therapeutic agent comprising a molecular target drug in combination with an HGF-MET receptor pathway inhibitor is effective against a cancer having resistance to the molecular target drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Kringle Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Seiji YANO, Kunio MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140057895
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel indazole- or pyrrolopyridine-derivative comprising a 5 membered heterocyclic substituent at 1 position thereof which has an agonistic action or a partial agonistic action against serotonin-4 receptor, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Mizuno, Junya Ikeda, Takanori Nakamura, Masato Iwata, Hiromichi Otaka, Nana Goto
  • Publication number: 20140057891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 6,5-fused bicyclic heteroaryl compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Wayne Kuntz, Edward James Olhava, Richard Chesworth, Kenneth William Duncan
  • Patent number: 8658170
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating a proliferative disease, condition, or disorder in a subject by administering a combination of an inhibitor of p53 and MDM2 binding and an EGFR inhibitor. Various embodiments of the disclosed methods provide a synergistic anti-proliferative or anti-apoptotic effect compared to administration of one agent alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph P. Errico, Benjamin Mugrage, Ignatius Turchi, Matthew Sills, Jane Ong, John Allocco, Pam Wines
  • Patent number: 8658635
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Ian Robert Baldwin, Kenneth David Down, Paul Faulder, Simon Gaines, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Joelle Le, Christopher James Lunniss, Nigel James Parr, Timothy John Ritchie, John Edward Robinson, Juliet Kay Simpson, Christian Alan Paul Smethurst
  • Publication number: 20140051700
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for agonizing a type-2 orexin receptor (OX2R) in a cell determined to be in need thereof, including the general method of (a) administering to a subject a cyclic guanidinyl OX2R agonist and (b) detecting a resultant enhanced wakefulness or increased resistance to diet-induced accumulation of body fat, or abbreviated recovery from general anesthesia or jet lag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Masashi Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20140051701
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating central nervous system disorders, such as mood disorders (e.g., depression) and neurodegenerative diseases using compounds of formula (I). The subject disclosure enables the manufacture of medicaments as well as compositions containing same for use in methods of therapy and prophylaxis of central nervous system disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Bionomics Limited
    Inventors: Sue O'Connor, Andrew John Harvey, Stephanie Wagner, Emile Andriambeloson
  • Publication number: 20140051679
    Abstract: The present teachings provide a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERISTY HEALTH NETWORKS
    Inventors: Heinz W. Pauls, Radoslaw Laufer, Yong Liu, Sze-Wan Li, Bryan T. Forrest, Yunhui Lang, Narendra Kumar B. Patel, Louise G. Edwards, Grace Ng, Peter B. Sampson, Miklos Feher, Donald E. Awrey