Abstract: The present invention relates to N-Phenyl-(homo)piperazinyl-benzenesulfonyl or benzenesulfonamide compounds of formula I wherein the variables have the meanings given in the claims and the description, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are particularly suitable for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the serotonin 5-HT6 receptor.

Abstract: Some embodiments are based on the discovery that proliferative diseases (e.g., neoplastic diseases, for example, tumors or cancers) having an FBW7 mutation or other FBW7 deficiency are sensitive to Mcl1 inhibiting agents, but resistant to pro-apoptotic drugs that do not inhibit Mcl1. Some embodiments provide methods of treating a proliferative disease based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status. Some embodiments provide methods of classifying a hyperproliferative cell or cell population, for example, a malignant cell or cell population based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status. Some embodiments provide methods of selecting a treatment regimen for treating a proliferative disease, for example, a malignant disorder, based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status.

Abstract: Methods, compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and kits are described for treating or preventing amyloid-related disease.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new class of compounds able to inhibit with high affinity and selectivity the 5-HT7 receptor. The invention also relates to the utilization of such compounds as medicaments useful in the treatment and prevention of 5-HT7 receptor relating disorders of the central nervous system. The invention also relates to the isotopically labeled compounds for use in vivo diagnosis or imaging of a 5-HT7 condition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a patient suffering from a disorder of the central nervous system associated with 5-HT1A receptor subtype, comprising as an active ingredient a carbostyril derivative or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): wherein the carbon-carbon bond between 3- and 4-positions in the carbostyril skeleton is a single or a double bond.

Abstract: Provided herein are 2,5-disubstituted arylsulfonamides that are useful for modulating CCR3 activity, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a CCR3-mediated disorder, disease, or condition.

Abstract: The use of 1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulfanyl)phenyl]piperazine in the treatment of pain and residual symptoms in depression is provided.

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.

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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of carbarmoyl-cyclohexane derivatives and, more particularly, to novel co-crystalline forms of trans-1{4-[2-[4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl-piperazin-1-yl]-ethyl]-cyclohexyl}-3,3-dimethly urea hydrochloride and an acid such as fumaric acid. Processes for preparing these forms, compositions containing these forms, and methods of use thereof are also described.

Abstract: The invention includes a compound of formula I: wherein R1, X, Z, n, and m have any of the values described herein, as well as salts of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and therapeutic methods that comprise the administration of such compounds. The compounds ate inhibitors of PDE4function and are useful for improving cognitive function in animals.

Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.

Abstract: Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and related neurologic events or neurodegeneration. Compounds are of the general Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or derivative thereof are provided: wherein: each (L)k-Ar1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl; W is a bond, alkyl, or alkenyl; X is a bond, NR1 or O and each R1 and R2 is independently H, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl or R1 and R2 taken together form a 5-8 membered ring; R3-R6 are selected from certain specific substituents or a carbonyl; Y is a bond, O, S, SO, SO2, CH2, NH, N(alkyl), or NHC(?O); and Z is OH, NR6R7, NR8SO2(alkyl), NR8C(O)NR6R7, NR8C(O)O(alkyl), NR8-dihydrothiazole, or NR8-dihydroimidazole or wherein Z can fuse with Ar2 to form selected heterocycles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a DGAT inhibitor of formula including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, a N-oxide thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, and methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as well as the use as a medicine of said compounds.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a combination of therapeutic agents for use in treating a patient a subject suffering from cancer. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to diagnostic assays useful in classification of patients for treatment with one or more therapeutic agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating hyperlipidemia and/or hypercholesterolemia comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an MTP inhibitor to inhibit hyperlipidemia and/or hypercholesterolemia in said subject, wherein said administration comprises an escalating series of doses of the MTP inhibitor. In some embodiments the method comprises administering at least three step-wise, increasing dosages of the MTP inhibitor to the subject. In some embodiments, the method further comprises the administration of one or more other lipid modifying compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel solvate and crystalline forms of carbamoyl-cyclohexane derivatives and, more particularly, to novel solvate and crystalline forms of trans-1{4-[2-[4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-ethyl]-cyclohexyl}-3,3-dimethyl-urea hydrochloride. Processes for the preparation of these forms, compositions containing these forms, and methods of use thereof are also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to 5-HT6 receptor antagonists. Novel arylamine compounds and use of these compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and/or prevention of physiological conditions associated with serotonin action, such as in treating obesity, and obesity-related disorders, e.g., cardiovascular disease, digestive disease, respiratory disease, cancer and type II diabetes; and psychological disorders such as schizophrenia, are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention concerns novel (aza)benzhydryl ether derivatives which exhibit H4-receptor binding activity. The present invention also concerns their process of preparation and their therapeutical uses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I:

Abstract: The present invention relates to deuterated 1-piperazino-3-phenyl-indanes and salts thereof with activity at dopamine receptors D1 and D2 as well as the 5HT2 receptors in the central nervous system, to medicaments comprising such compounds as active ingredients, to the use of such compounds in the treatment of diseases in the central nervous system, and to methods of treatment comprising administration of such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the new acid addition salts AB of the following free base of formula A or the enantiomer thereof with a physiologically acceptable acid B which is selected from among hydrochloric acid, fumaric acid and tartaric acid, as well as the polymorphs, hydrates and solvates thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to deuterated 1-piperazino-3-phenyl-indanes and salts thereof with activity at dopamine receptors D1 and D2 as well as the 5HT2 receptors in the central nervous system, to medicaments comprising such compounds as active ingredients, to the use of such compounds in the treatment of diseases in the central nervous system, and to methods of treatment comprising administration of such compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds (for example, diamidine derivatives and prodrugs) and methods of use thereof, for example in treating muscular dystrophy (DM) or disease caused by a toxic RNA in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods include administering an effective amount of one of more of the disclosed compounds to a subject to treat or inhibit DM or a disease caused by or associated with toxic RNA, such as DM1, DM2, spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8), fragile X tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), or Huntington disease-like 2 (HLD2). In some examples, the methods include selecting a subject for treatment, for example selecting a subject with DM1, DM2, SCA8, FXTAS, or HLD2.

Abstract: Polymorphs of 3-chloro-4[(2R)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-[(1R)-1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethyl]-1-piperazinyl]-benzonitrile are disclosed, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said polymorphs, methods of using the polymorphs, and a process for preparing them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted methyl-amines, serotonin 5-HT6 receptor antagonists, to active components, pharmaceutical compositions, method for prophylaxis and treatment of CNS diseases and “molecular tools”, in which novel substituted methyl-amines represent compounds of the general formula 1 and their crystalline forms and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein: W represents benzene, naphthalene, indolizine, quinoline or oxazole cycle; R1=H, F, Cl; R2 represents hydrogen, fluoro, methyl, phenyl, thienyl, furan-2-yl, pyridyl, piperazin-1-yl or 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl; R3 represents cyclopropyl or optionally substituted methyl; with the exception of the compounds in which W simultaneously represents oxazole cycle and R2=phenyl or pyridyl.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are new methods of treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and other fibrotic diseases of the liver in a subject by modulating PPAR? with sulfonyl-substituted bicyclic compounds and compositions as pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: There is provided a novel carbamoyloxy arylalkanoyl arylpiperazine derivative compound having abundant racemic or enantiomeric characteristics, represented by the Formula 1, and pharmaceutically available salts or hydrates thereof. Also, there are provided a pharmaceutical composition for treating pain, anxiety or depression including an effective amount of the compound, and a method for treating pain, anxiety or depression in mammals by administering an effective amount of the compound to the mammals in need of treatment thereof.

Abstract: Acrylamido derivatives useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and conditions associated with the activity of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP), such as the diseases characterized by ischemia/reperfusion, oxidative or degenerative tissue damage, are herein described. These compounds belong to the structural formula (I) wherein R, R?, R?, W and a are as defined in the specification. The invention also relates to the preparation of these compounds, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.

Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with deuterium-enriched isobutyl and cyclohexylmethyl sulfonamides of formula I and II, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of use thereof for the treatment of general anxiety disorders, major depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, cognitive impairment associated with age-related dementia, schizophrenia, migraine, sleep disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and obesity.

Abstract: Novel heterocyclic derivatives of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or polymorph thereof, including all tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, wherein Ra, n, R1 and R2 are as defined herein, as inhibitors of glutaminyl cyclase (QC, EC 2.3.2.5).

Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations and methods for increasing the bioavailability of 1-(4-benzhydrylpiperazin-1-yl)-3,3-diphenylpropan-1-one, 1-(3,3-diphenylpropanoyl)piperazine, or a salt thereof. In particular, the formulation can include one or more pharmaceutically acceptable matrix polymers to form a solid dispersion, e.g., a spray dried dispersion or a hot melt extrusion.

Abstract: Provided herein are 2,5-disubstituted arylsulfonamides that are useful for modulating CCR3 activity, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a CCR3-mediated disorder, disease, or condition.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having structural Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds of Formula I are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.

Abstract: Methods for treating Down syndrome and improving cognitive function of a patient with an intellectual disability are disclosed. 5-hydroxytryptamine sub-receptor six (5-HT6) receptor antagonists are provided for improving the cognition of a Down syndrome patient.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to cannabinoid derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions made thereof, and methods for treating various diseases and disorders including cancer.

Abstract: The invention provides inhibitors of focal adhesion kinase, an enzyme involved in the attachment of the cytoskeleton of a cell to an extracellular matrix, which has been implicated in processes such as cell migration, cell proliferation, and cell survival. The inhibitors are derivatives of a 5-substituted 2,4-diaminopyridine wherein the substituents are as defined herein. The invention also provides a method of using the inhibitors in treatment of cancer, and methods of preparation of the inhibitors by use of coupling reactions.

Abstract: The invention includes a compound of formula I: wherein R1, X, Z, n, and m have any of the values described herein, as well as salts of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and therapeutic methods that comprise the administration of such compounds. The compounds are inhibitors of PDE4 function and are useful for improving cognitive function in animals.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, n, A, X1, X2, X3, X4, R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4a and R4b are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.

Abstract: The invention provides new therapeutic uses of 1-[2-(2,4-dimethyl-phenylsulfanyl)phenyl]-piperazine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: A method of treating or preventing an abnormality of glucose metabolism in a subject, the method comprising administering an antagonist of Inhibitor of Differentiation 1 (Id1) to the subject.

Abstract: Aniline compounds are provided which bind to CCR(4) and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, graft rejection and cancer.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds represented by the general formula I wherein the substituents are defined in the application. The compounds are useful in the treatment of an affective disorder, including depression, anxiety disorders including general anxiety disorder and panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Abstract: Screening methods for identifying compounds and compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating and preventing cancer are disclosed. The compounds affect signal transduction downstream of the MET receptor.

Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel functionally selective ligands of dopamine D2 receptors, FIG. 1 including agonists, antagonists, and inverse agonists. The invention further relates to the use of these compounds for treating central nervous system disorders related to D2 receptors.

Abstract: Crystalline base of compound trans-1-((1R,3S)-6-chloro-3-phenylindan-1-yl)-3,3-dimethylpiperazine, processes for the preparation of purified free base or salts of this compound, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the base and medical use thereof, including for treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

Abstract: Novel compounds which are useful for treating acute pain, visceral pain, neuropathic pain, inflammatory/pain receptor-mediated pain, tumor pain and headache diseases.

Abstract: A composition comprising a selective oxytocin antagonist for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a male ejaculatory disorder; which selective oxytocin antagonist is optionally admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient.