Nitrogen Bonded Directly To Ring Carbon Of The 1,3-diazine Ring Of The Quinazoline Ring System Patents (Class 514/266.4)
  • Publication number: 20110281867
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for using tyrosine kinase inhibitors to treat pathogenic infection. In particular, methods for using Abl-family tyrosine kinase inhibitors to treat pathogenic infection are provided. Infections to be treated according to the present invention include, particularly, those caused by microbial pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel KALMAN, William Gerard Bornmann, Patrick Michael Reeves, Alyson Irene Swimm
  • Publication number: 20110281860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of quinazoline derivatives, which show EGFR inhibitory activity, for the prevention and/or treatment of virus-induced diseases, preferably virus induced respiratory diseases and exacerbation in chronic airway diseases such as COPD or asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventor: Birgit Jung
  • Patent number: 8053434
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that inhibit protein kinases, such as JAK, Axl, or Syk kinases, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds to inhibit protein kinase and treat and/or prevent diseases associated with inappropriate kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pingyu Ding, Ankush Argade, Dane Goff, Rajinder Singh, Esteban Masuda, Vanessa Taylor, Sacha Holland
  • Publication number: 20110269772
    Abstract: Axl kinase inhibitory compounds are disclosed, as well as compositions and methods of using the same in the treatment of cancer and other conditions mediated by and/or associated with Axl kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SUPERGEN, INC.
    Inventors: David J. BEARSS, Hariprasad VANKAYALAPATI, Yong XU
  • Patent number: 8048888
    Abstract: The present invention describes a method or uses of prevention and/or treatment of a cancer or a tumor, and in particular to a combination therapy, methods, compositions and pharmaceutical packages comprising an inhibitor of receptors of the EGFR family or a chemotherapeutically active pyrimidine analogue and certain platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Agennix AG
    Inventors: Katja Wosikowski-Buters, Christoph Schaab, Marino Schuhmacher, Franz Obermayr, Igor Ivanov
  • Patent number: 8044063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinazoline derivatives of the formula (I) useful as anti-tumor medicaments, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the definition of the substituents R1, R1?, R2, R2? are as defined in the description. It also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing same, and a method for the preparation of quinazoline derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianhui Guo, Meng Wang, Yong Jiang, Xiaofang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110256212
    Abstract: 8-quinolinol (8Q) and derivatives thereof for use in the treatment of proliferative diseases such as cancer, in particular slow metabolizing quiescent cancer stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Ying Zhang, Jiangbing Zhou, Hao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110245279
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomarker which is predictive for the clinical benefit of EGFR inhibitor treatment in cancer patients
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Klughammer, Verena Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20110245246
    Abstract: he present invention has disclosed a compound of formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof, wherein the substituents are as defined in the description. The invention has also disclosed a method for preparing the compound of formula I, the pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and their uses in the preparation of an anti-tumor medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SHANGHAI ALLIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jianhui Guo, Meng Wang, Yong Jiang, Xiaofang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110237609
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antifolate compound. The compositions can be prepared such that unit dosages of the composition exhibit excellent API content uniformity, such as by wet granulation or hot melt granulation. The pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of multiple conditions, including abnormal cell proliferation, inflammatory diseases, asthma, and arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Harish K. Pimplaskar
  • Publication number: 20110230506
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomarker (RAPGEF5) that is predictive for the response to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor in cancer patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Klughammer, Verena Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20110230505
    Abstract: Dihydroquinazoline compounds, compositions containing them, the use of the compounds and compositions for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Arun K. Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20110229484
    Abstract: The present invention provides several networks of cellular protein kinases as potential targets for medical intervention against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related diseases and disorders in mammals, including humans. The invention relates to therapeutic protocols and pharmaceutical compositions designed to inhibit the activity of one or more of these protein kinases for the prevention and/or treatment of infections and diseases caused by HCV. The invention also relates to methods for the identification of kinase inhibitors that may be used to treat and/or prevent HCV infections and HCV-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: INSERM (Institut National de la Sant et de la Recherche Medicale)
    Inventors: Thomas Baumert, Joachim Lupberger
  • Publication number: 20110224240
    Abstract: Disclosed are orally bioavailable compounds effective as cytotoxic agents. The compounds of this invention are useful in the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs, such as in cancer and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Myrexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. PLEIMAN, Gary G. MATHER
  • Publication number: 20110224155
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods for identifying modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands, e.g., by determining whether a test entity is suitable to interact with one or more interacting sites within the Venus flytrap domains of the chemosensory receptors, and modifiers capable of modulating chemosensory receptors and their ligands. The present invention also includes modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands having Formula (I), its subgenus, and specific compounds. Furthermore, the present invention includes ingestible compositions comprising the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands and methods of using the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands to enhance the sweet taste of an ingestible composition or treat a condition associated with a chemosensory receptor. In addition, the present invention include processes for preparing the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SENOMYX INC.
    Inventors: Catherine Tachdjian, Donald S. Karanewsky, Xiao-Qing Tang, Xiaodong Li, Feng Zhang, Guy Servant, Qing Chen, Vincent Darmohusodo, Richard Fine, Joseph R. Fotsing, Jeffrey Robert Hammaker, Xinshan Kang, Rachel D.A. Kimmich, Boris Klebansky, Haitian Liu, Goran Petrovic, Marketa Rinnova, Sara Adamski-Werner, Jeffrey Yamamoto, Hong Zhang, Albert Zlotnik, Mark Zoller, Karen Zoller
  • Publication number: 20110217296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cancer diagnostics and therapies and to the detection of alterations in cancer cells that are diagnostic, prognostic or predictive. In particular, the present invention provides a method for detecting and analyzing whether a patient suffering from a cancer is responsive to the treatment with an EGFR inhibitor. In the method, a tissue section from a cancer sample is subjected to assays based on immunohistochemistry and enzymatic metallography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND
    Inventors: Olli CARPEN, Minnamaija LINTUNEN, Raija RISTAMAKI, Jari SUNDSTROM, Annika ALGARS
  • Publication number: 20110218212
    Abstract: The present invention provides biomarkers that are predictive for the response to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor in cancer patients. The markers are the genes GBAS, APOH, SCYL3, PMS2CL, PRODH, SERF1A, URG4A and LRRC31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Klughammer, Verna Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20110212979
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomarker which is predictive for the clinical benefit of EGFR inhibitor treatment in cancer patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Klughammer, Verena Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20110206773
    Abstract: Biodegradable polymeric microparticle compositions containing one or more active agents, especially those useful for treating or preventing or one or more diseases or disorders of the eye, and methods of making and using thereof, are described. The microsphere compositions release an effective amount of the one or more active agents for a period greater than 14 days in vivo, preferably greater than 60 days in vivo, more preferably up to 73 days in vivo, more preferably greater than 90 days in vivo, even more preferably over 100 days in vivo, and most preferably greater than 107 days in vivo. In a preferred embodiment, the microparticle compositions contain one or more active agents such as AG1478 to induce nerve regeneration, specifically regeneration of the optic nerve useful for managing elevated intraocular pressure (TOP) in the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Erin Lavik, James Bertram, Sandeep Saluja, Markus Kuehn, Young H. Kwon, Rebecca Robinson, John J. Huang
  • Patent number: 8003658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel quinazoline derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, a method for the preparation thereof and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Hanmi Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jin Ham, Ji Hyeon Gong, Mi Young Cha, Jong Woo Kim, Maeng Sup Kim, Eun Young Kim, Ji Yeon Song, Chang In Kim, Se Young Kim, Gwan Sun Lee
  • Publication number: 20110200597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification and diagnostic use of biomarkers in primary colorectal cancer tumors whose activation level are predictive of the likelihood of the onset of metastatic disease. These biomarkers may be used to determine the suitability of a patient for aggressive and/or targeted treatments. Kits and compositions of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: George Mason Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Emanuel F. Petricoin, III, Lance A. Liotta, Mariaelena Pierobon, Alessandra Sllvestri
  • Publication number: 20110200619
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds effective as cytotoxic agents. The compounds of this invention are useful in the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Myrexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Anderson, In Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20110200618
    Abstract: This invention relates to treatment of neuro-psychiatricdisorders. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of small molecule agent specific against erbB4, erbB3 or their combination, or fragments thereof in inhibiting the attachment of erbB4, erbB3 or their combination to NRG1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Chang-Gyu Hahn
  • Patent number: 7998949
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles of general formula wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are defined as in claim 1, their tautomers, their stereoisomers, their mixtures and their salts, in particular their physiologically acceptable salts with inorganic or organic acids and bases, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular an inhibitory action on the signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, their use for the treatment of illnesses, in particular of tumoral diseases and of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), of diseases of the lung and of the airways, and the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Birgit Jung, Ralf Lotz, Markus Ostermeier
  • Publication number: 20110195982
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomarker that is predictive for the response to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor in cancer patients
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Klughammer, Verena Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20110195066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new quinoline inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Chengzhi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110190321
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomarker that is predictive for the response to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor in cancer patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Kiughammer, Verena Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Patent number: 7989462
    Abstract: Disclosed are 4-arylamino-quinazolines and analogs thereof effective as activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. The compounds of this invention are useful in the treatment of a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Myrexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Sui Xiong Cai, Mark B. Anderson, Adam Willardsen, Nilantha Sudath Sirisoma, Hong Zhang, Kazuyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7989463
    Abstract: Novel bicyclic compounds of the formula (I), stereoisomers, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the novel bicyclic compounds, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the stereoisomers of the novel bicyclic compounds are provided. Additionally, methods of forming novel bicyclic compounds, stereoisomers, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the novel bicyclic compounds, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the stereoisomers of the novel bicyclic compounds are provided: wherein R1, R2, m, and n are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Dibyendu De, Ish Kumar Khanna, Sivaram Pillarisetti
  • Publication number: 20110184004
    Abstract: The present invention provides biomarkers which are predictive for the clinical benefit of EGFR inhibitor treatment in cancer patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Klughammer, Verena Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Publication number: 20110184005
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biomarker which is predictive for the clinical benefit of EGFR inhibitor treatment in cancer patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Delmar, Barbara Klughammer, Verena Lutz, Patricia McLoughlin
  • Patent number: 7985755
    Abstract: 2,4-Diaminoquinazolines of formula (I) are provided herein and are useful for treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
    Inventors: Jasbir Singh, Mark E. Gurney
  • Patent number: 7977347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinazoline containing zinc-binding moiety based derivatives of formula I that have enhanced and unexpected properties as inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) and their use in the treatment of EGFR-TK related diseases and disorders such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Curis, Inc.
    Inventors: Changgeng Qian, Xiong Cai
  • Publication number: 20110166409
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of predicting the clinical outcome of brain cancer patients based on the LOH levels of the PTEN gene and on the expression levels or the polysomy/amplification levels of EGFR gene in a sample from said patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Michael J. Donovan, Anna Colomer Valero, Nadina Erill Sagales, Isidre Ferrer Abizanda, Susana Boluda Casas
  • Publication number: 20110166168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sulphone-substituted quinazoline derivatives of the formula (I), processes for their preparation and their use as a medicament for the treatment of various diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Bernd Buchmann, Dirk Kosemund, Duy Nguyen, Arne Von Bonin
  • Publication number: 20110158983
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, this invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer or any condition caused by dysfunctional cells, side effects from treatments for cancer or any condition caused by dysfunctional cells, e.g., mucositis therapies (e.g., for oral mucositis; digestive mucositis; esophageal mucositis; intestinal mucositis). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides cytoprotection products that may be used either alone or in combination with other medical therapies such as cancer chemotherapies and radiation therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Newell Bascomb, John Maki, Fredric S. Young
  • Patent number: 7959901
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for promoting neural regeneration in a patient determined to have a lesion in a mature CNS neuron are disclosed. The method comprises the step of contacting the neuron with an EGFR inhibitor sufficient to promote regeneration of the neuron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Zhigang He, Vuk Koprivica
  • Publication number: 20110136805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles of general formula the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, the use thereof for treating diseases, particularly tumoral diseases, as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract, and the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Birgit Jung
  • Publication number: 20110135651
    Abstract: A therapeutic combination for improved mobilization of the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, and methods of use thereof are described. The therapeutic combination comprises G-CSF and an inhibitor of the EGFR signaling pathway. The role of EGFR is established by several lines of evidence, including use of quantitative trait locus analysis to map the chromosomal location of the non-G-CSF enhancement of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells mobilization. Further, several different modes of inhibiting EGFR signaling all provide for an enhanced G-CSF induced mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventors: Hartmut Geiger, Marnie A. Hall
  • Publication number: 20110136806
    Abstract: The invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles of general formula (I), in which Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re and X are as defined in claim 1, the tautomers, stereoisomers, mixtures and salts thereof, in particular, the physiologically-acceptable salts thereof with inorganic and organic acids with useful pharmacological properties, in particular, an inhibitory effect on signal transduction brought about by tyrosine kinases, the use thereof for the treatment of diseases, in particular of tumour diseases and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diseases of the lungs and airways and production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELSBACH, Birgit JUNG
  • Publication number: 20110130413
    Abstract: This invention relates to the discovery of prodrugs of substituted analogues of the selective platelet lowering agent anagrelide which have reduced potential for cardiovascular side-effects and which should therefore lead to improved patient compliance and safety in the treatment of myeloproliferative diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to prodrugs of certain imidazoquinazoline derivatives which have the general formula (I) shown below wherein the substituents have the meanings defined in claim 1 and which have utility as platelet lowering agents in humans. The compounds of the present invention function by inhibiting the formation of blood platelets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Shire LLC
    Inventors: Bernard Golding, Peter Cicala, Richard Franklin, Angus Macleod
  • Publication number: 20110124650
    Abstract: The present invention provides stable crystalline polymorphic forms of antifolate compounds, particularly (S)-2-{4-[2-(2,4-diamino-quinazolin-6-yl)-ethyl]-benzoylamino}-4-methylene-pentanedioic acid, dipotassium salt, and methods of preparation thereof The polymorphs may be in the form of hydrates. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polymorphs and methods of treatment using the polymorphs. The polymorphs are useful in the treatment of multiple conditions, including abnormal cell proliferation, inflammatory diseases, asthma, and arthritis, and the polymorphs may be administered alone in or combination with on or more further active agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Harish K. Pimplaskar, Mikhail Lebedev, Karol Horvath
  • Patent number: 7947696
    Abstract: Novel phenylquinazoline derivatives of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are HSP90 inhibitors and can be used for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of HSP90 plays a role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Eggenweiler, Michael Wolf, Hans-Peter Buchstaller
  • Publication number: 20110118258
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I); or a stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R8 and R9 are as defined herein, are useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions which are mediated by excessive or inappropriate Hsp90 activity such as cancers, viral infection and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen Martin Courtney, Mark Whittaker, Owen Clifford Mather, Christopher John Yarnold, Oliver Robin Barker, Christian Aldo Georges Napoleon Montalbetti, Thomas Hesterkamp, Mihaly Daniel Gardiner
  • Publication number: 20110111059
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, useful for the treatment of diseases characterized by abnormal PTKs activity of erbB family in a mammal, comprising pharmaceutically acceptable salts of N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(3-fluoro-benzyloxy)phenylamino]quinazolin-6-yl}-acrylamide, optionally a pharmaceutically applicable carrier or diluent, and a stabilizer having a dispersing and/or protective effect on the active ingredient. The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical formulation comprising said composition, methods for preparation of said composition and said formulation, as well as use of said composition and said formulation for treating diseases characterized by abnormal PTKs activity of erbB family in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Jianhui Guo, Haiying He
  • Publication number: 20110110941
    Abstract: Novel wortmannin analogs and their use in inhibiting PI-3-kinase activity in mammals and the treatment or prevention of cancer and tumor formation in a subject are described herein. Preferably, the wortmannin analogs may be administered with other chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: PROLX PHARMACEUTICALS CORP., Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona, University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Garth POWIS, Peter WIPF, Lynn KIRKPATRICK
  • Publication number: 20110112118
    Abstract: 2,4-Diaminoquinazolines of formulae I-IV and VI are useful for treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: FAMILIES OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
    Inventors: Jasbir Singh, Mark E. Gurney
  • Publication number: 20110112062
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds of the Formula I, II, III, IHa, NIb, IV, IVa, IVb, IVc, IVd, IVe, V, Va, Vb1 V1, V1a, VIb, VII, Vi1a, VIIb, VIII, V111a, VIIIb, IX, IXa, X, and Xa, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful for the therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the modulation or inhibition of 11 ?-HSD1 in mammals. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of the novel compounds and methods for their use in the reduction or control of the production of Cortisol in a cell or the inhibition of the conversion of cortisone to Cortisol in a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: David A. Claremon, Linghang Zhuang, Yuanjie Ye, Suresh B. Singh, Colin M. Tice
  • Publication number: 20110110933
    Abstract: The invention pertains to methods for treating ectopic pregnancy. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for treating unruptured ectopic pregnancy using a non-surgical method comprising the administration of an EGFR inhibitor alone or in combination with an anti-metabolite e.g. methotrexate (MTX). The methodology is potentially applicable to treatment of unruptured ectopic pregnancies of all sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Monash University
    Inventors: STEPHEN TONG, Ulrika W. Nilsson, Terence Grant Johns
  • Patent number: 7939540
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (I), salt thereof, or hydrate thereof, can effectively relieve itch caused by atopic disease or the like: wherein R represents hydroxyl, C1-6 alkoxy optionally substituted with C1-6 alkoxy, or amino optionally substituted with C1-6 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Miyazaki, Kazutomi Kusano, Yasutaka Takase, Osamu Asano, Manabu Shirato, Hisashi Wakita, Naoto Ishii, Takao Saeki, Tomoko Saeki, legal representative, Mai Saeki, legal representative