Tricyclo Ring System Having 1,3-diazine As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 514/267)
  • Patent number: 8735386
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I) wherein the groups R1 to R3 and X are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, pharmaceutical preparations which contain such compounds and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventor: Matthias Treu
  • Patent number: 8729090
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include compositions effective for inhibiting collagen production and related methods. A preferred method comprises contacting at least one cell capable of producing collagen with a composition effective for inhibiting collagen production thereby. The composition comprises one or more of the compounds effective for inhibiting collagen production disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Branko Stefanovic
  • Patent number: 8722708
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Q is a bond or —N(R5)—; T is a bond, —O—, —C(O)—; S, —N(R5)—, or —C(R6?R7?); U is a bond or —C(R6)(R7)— Y is C or N; Z is C or N; ring A, including variables Y and Z, is a three to nine membered cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclenyl, aryl, and heteroaryl ring having 0 to 4, preferably 0 to 2, heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, N and —N(R)—, wherein ring A is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5 independently selected R1 moieties and/or oxo when ring A is cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclenyl; and R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R6, R7 and R7? are as defined in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I and the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Inc., Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Stamford, Guoqing Li, William Greenlee, Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Robert Mazzola, Ying Huang, Tao Guo, Thuy X. H. Le, Gang Qian, Yuefei Shao
  • 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: 20140121204
    Abstract: A compound according to Formula Ia: wherein L1, G, and R1 are as described herein. The present invention relates to novel compounds according to Formula I that antagonize GPR84, a G-protein-coupled receptor that is involved in inflammatory conditions, and methods for the production of these novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory conditions (for example inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, lung diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung interstitial diseases (e.g. idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF))), neuroinflammatory conditions, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, endocrine and/or metabolic diseases, and/or diseases involving impairment of immune cell functions by administering a compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: GALAPAGOS NV
    Inventors: Frédéric Gilbert Labéguère, Gregory John Robert NEWSOME, Luke Jonathan ALVEY, Laurent Raymond Maurice Sanière, Stephen Robert FLETCHER
  • Publication number: 20140121198
    Abstract: The present invention provides tricyclic fused thiophene derivatives, as well as their compositions and methods of use, that modulate the activity of Janus kinase (JAK) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of JAK including, for example, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Yun-Long Li, Wenyu Zhu, Song Mei, Joseph Glenn
  • Patent number: 8709993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel quinazoline compounds and their use in perfume compositions. The novel quinazoline compounds of the present invention are represented by the following formula: an isomer or a mixture of isomers thereof, wherein the broken line represents a single or double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Monteleone, Robert P. Belko, Franc T. Schiet, Paul D. Jones, Anthony T. Levorse, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8710065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, wherein X, Y, Z, R3 and R4 are defined in the description. The present invention relates also to compositions containing said compounds which are useful for inhibiting kinases such as wee-1 and methods of treating diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Yunsong Tong, Thomas D. Penning, Alan S. Florjancic, Julie Miyashiro, Keith W. Woods
  • Publication number: 20140113896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted phenoxypyridine compounds of general formula (I); in which R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the claims, to methods of preparing said compounds, to intermediates for the preparation of 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 hyper-proliferative and/or angiogenesis disorder, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: William Johnston Scott, Orlin Pertov, Manfred Möwes, Ningshu Liu, Ulf Bömer
  • Publication number: 20140113920
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tricyclic heterocycles of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventor: Wen-Lian Wu
  • Patent number: 8703769
    Abstract: Methods of treating or preventing obesity or obesity related disorders in a subject are provided, comprising administering to the subject a treatment effective in reducing one or more activities of an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in the subject. Methods of screening for compositions that can modulate one or more EGFR activities are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: David Threadgill, Cordelia Johnson Barrick
  • Patent number: 8703784
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel fused tricyclic compounds under Formula I that are inhibitors of mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) kinase, which is also known as FRAP, RAFT, RAPT or SEP, and are useful in the treatment of cellular proliferative diseases, for example cancer and other proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhaoyang Meng, Panduranga Adulla P. Reddy, M. Arshad Siddiqui, Amit K. Mandal, Duan Liu, Lianyun Zhao, Andrew McRiner
  • Patent number: 8703783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to purinone derivatives which are agonists of the HM74a receptor. Further provided are compositions and methods of using the compounds herein, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts for the treatment of disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Changsheng Zheng, Chu-Biao Xue, Ganfeng Cao, Michael Xia, Anlai Wang, Hai Fen Ye, Brian Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20140100228
    Abstract: Antiviral compositions and methods are contemplated that are especially effective in the treatment and prevention of influenza A viruses. Also presented are cellular assays to identify small molecule compounds having antiviral properties, particularly as it relates to detection of influenza A RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in a mammalian cell independent of other influenza A components. Preferred assays allow for identification of viral replication inhibitors that do not disrupt normal cellular activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Nant Holdings IP, LLC
    Inventors: Kayvan Niazi, Shahrooz Rabizadeh, Anne-Laure LeNy, Oleksandr Buzko, Justin Golovato, Patrick Soon-Shiong
  • Patent number: 8691832
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tricyclic heterocycles of structural formula I which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Duane A. Burnett, Zhiqiang Zhao, David Cole, Hubert Josien, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Thavalakulamgar Sasikumar, Wen-Lian Wu, Martin Domalski
  • Patent number: 8691831
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein each variable in Formula I are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases, and the methods of inhibiting of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, plasmepins, cathepsin D and protozoal enzymes. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Zhong-Yue Sun, Yuanzan C. Ye, Johannes H. Voight, Corey O. Strickland, Elizabeth M. Smith, Andrew W. Stamford, William J. Greenlee, Robert D. Mazzola, Jr., John P. Caldwell, Jared N. Cumming, Lingyan Wang, Yusheng Wu, Ulrich Iserloh, Xiaoxiang Liu, Tao Guo, Thuy X. E. Le, Kurt W. Saionz, Suresh D. Babu, Rachael C. Hunter, Michelle L. Morris, Huizhong Gu, Gang Qian, Dawit Tadesse, Ying Huang, Guoqing Li, Jianping Pan, Jeffrey A. Misiaszek, Gaifa Lai, Jingqi Duo, Chuanxing Qu, Yuefei Shao
  • Publication number: 20140093490
    Abstract: The present invention investigate the two modes of glutamate release and the releasing rate of glutamate, and thus can provide a useful technique for neuron protection and acceleration of neurotransmission by controlling the glutamate release in astroctye. Thus, the present invention provides an inhibitor of the fast-mode release and/or the slow-mode release of astrocytic glutamate, a screening method of the inhibitor and a pharmaceutical composition or method of ameliorating, preventing and/or treating the disease associated with the over-release of glutamate via the Ca2+-activated anion channel, with the inhibition of fast-mode glutamate release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Changjoon Justin LEE, Soo Jin OH, Eun Mi HWANG, Dong Ho WOO
  • Patent number: 8680110
    Abstract: A compound having the following formula (II) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof is used as a P2X4 receptor antagonist: wherein each of R11 and R12 is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl or the like; R13 is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl or the like; R14 is C1-8 alkoxy, hydroxyl, cyano, a heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent or the like; and the condensed ring consisting of W1 and the neighboring benzene ring is naphthalene ring or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ushioda, Shogo Sakuma, Toshiyasu Imai, Kazuhide Inoue
  • Publication number: 20140080780
    Abstract: Herein, methods of modulating inclusion formation and stress granules in cells are described. The methods comprise contacting a cell with an inclusion inhibitor. Methods for screening for modulators of TDP-43 aggregation are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Benjamin WOLOZIN
  • Patent number: 8673923
    Abstract: Methods and compositions relating to TIC10 are described according to aspects of the present invention. The compositions and methods have utility in treating disease, particularly cancer in a subject in need thereof, including a human subject as well as subjects of other species. The compositions have utility in treating brain cancer in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Wafik S. El-Deiry, Joshua E. Allen, Gen Sheng Wu
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140066466
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions that inhibit the production of TNF? downstream of CD40 activation. As such, also described are various methods of using compositions exhibiting this activity for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases associated with TNF? production or CD40 activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventor: Junying Yuan
  • Patent number: 8664207
    Abstract: Optionally substituted 4,5,7,8-tetrahydro-(optionally 4-oxo, 4-thioxo or 4-imino)-2H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,4-e]pyrimidine or 4,5,7,8,9-pentahydro-(optionally 4-oxo, 4-thioxo or 4-imino)-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,4-e]pyrimidine compounds or Compounds of Formula (I), processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peng Li, Jun Zhao, Hailin Zheng, Lawrence Wennogle
  • Patent number: 8664233
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula 1 to processes for the production thereof, to pharmaceutical preparations containing said compounds and/or physiologically compatible salts and/or solvates which can be produced therefrom as well as to the pharmaceutical use of said compounds, the salts or solvates thereof as inductors of apoptosis in the case of non-solid malignant tumors of the hematopoietic system, in particular in the case of leukemias and lymphomas, more particularly in the case of leukemic B lymphocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Medicines Company (Leipzig) GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Reichelt, Alexander Schulze, Mohammed Daghish, Friedrich-Alexander Ludwig, Jochen Heinicke, Konrad Herrmann, Maj Schuster, Sven Letschert, Kenneth Mugridge, Joseph DeAngelo
  • Patent number: 8664234
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to dihydrobenzoquinazilinone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Ronald K. Chang, Thomas J. Greshock
  • Patent number: 8664387
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to quinolinone-pyrazolone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Ronald K. Chang, Thomas J. Greshock
  • Publication number: 20140057900
    Abstract: Compounds and methods for stimulating neurogenesis (e.g., post-natal neurogenesis, including post-natal hippocampal and hypothalamic neurogenesis) and/or protecting neuronal cell from cell death are disclosed herein. In vivo activity tests suggest that these compounds may have therapeutic benefits in neuropsychiatric and/or neurodegenerative diseases such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, normal aging, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of a neuro-active drug, retinal degeneration, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, physiological weight loss associated with various conditions, as well as cognitive decline associated with normal aging, chemotherapy, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Steven L. McKnight, Andrew A. Pieper, Joseph M. Ready, Enrique Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20140057899
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new compound that has an inhibitory action against EGFR and that has cell growth inhibitory effects. The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical preparation useful for preventing and/or treating cancer, based on the EGFR inhibitory effect of the compound. A compound represented by the following Formula (I) or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sagara, Satoru Ito, Sachie Otsuki, Katsumasa Nonoshita
  • Publication number: 20140051689
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), and their use as in the treatment of infections involving viruses of the Pneumovirinae sub-family (RSV) are disclosed. In the formula ring (A) may be phenyl, pyridyl etc., (B-C) may be CH2—CH2 etc., (R1) may be phenyl and substituted forms thereof, (R2) may be assorted substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Biota Scientific Management Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Silas Bond, Vanessa Anne Sanford, John Nicholas Lambert, Chin Yu Lim, Alistair George Draffan, Roland Henry Nearn, Jeffrey Peter Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20140051685
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for treating a patient suffering from a metabolic disorder such as the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes, and the metabolic sequale of these diseases including cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, renal and hepatic diseases, comprising the step of: administering to a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes a pharmaceutical composition comprising (1) at least one compound that stimulates an increase in central dopaminergic neuronal activity level in the subject, and (2) at least one compound that stimulates a decrease in central noradrenergic neuronal activity level in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Anthony H. Cincotta
  • Patent number: 8653097
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein R1 to R4, A, X, m and k are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and the use thereof for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Van Der Veen, Darryl McConnell, Tobias Wunberg
  • Publication number: 20140045836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine derivatives which inhibit the activity of Heat Shock Protein Hsp90. The compounds of the invention are therefore useful in treating proliferative diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention also provides processes for preparing these compounds, methods of treating diseases and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.r.l.
    Inventors: Elena Casale, Francesco Casuscelli, Claudio Dalvit, Paolo Polucci, Fabio Zuccotto
  • Publication number: 20140045833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel family of inhibitors of protein kinases of Formula (1) wherein X is selected from CH2, O, S(0)n, or NR6; and process for their production and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to inhibitors of the members of the Tec, Src, Btk and Lck protein kinase families.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: PHARMASCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Alain Laurent, Yannick Rose, Stephen Morris, James Jaquith
  • Publication number: 20140037547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cGMP protein kinase (PKG) and regulatory domains and methods of use thereof. The structural determination of PKG domains is also described. cGMP independent PKG activators and uses thereof are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Wolfgang Dostmann, Brent W. Osborne, Thomas M. Moon
  • Publication number: 20140038922
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to protein signalling. In particular, compounds that inhibit the Wnt protein signalling pathway are disclosed. Such compounds may be used in the treatment of Wnt protein signalling-related diseases and conditions such as cancer, degenerative diseases, type II diabetes and osteopetrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Lawrence LUM, Michael G. ROTH, Baozhi CHEN, Chuo CHEN, Michael E. DODGE, Wei TANG
  • Publication number: 20140038988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclically fused diaryldihydropyrimidine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use alone or in combination for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and also to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of the lung and the cardiovascular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GmbH
    Inventors: Franz VON NUSSBAUM, Dagmar KARTHAUS, SONJA ANLAUF, Martina DELBECK, Volkhart Min-Jian LI, Daniel MEIBOM, Klemens LUSTIG
  • Patent number: 8637528
    Abstract: A method of treating a movement abnormality associated with the pathology of a neurological movement disorder, such as Parkinson's disease or Restless Leg(s) Syndrome by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a PDE7 inhibitory agent. An aspect of the invention provides for the administration of a PDE& inhibitory agent in conjunction with a dopamine agonist or precursor, such as levodopa. In another aspect of the invention, the PDE7 inhibitory agent may be selective for PDE7 relative to other molecular targets (i) known to be involved with the pathology of Parkinson's disease or (ii) at which other drug(s) that are therapeutically effective to treat Parkinson's disease act.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Omeros Corporation
    Inventors: John E Bergmann, Neil S Cutshall, Gregory A Demopulos, Vincent A Florio, George Gaitanaris, Patrick Gray, John Hohmann, Rene Onrust, Hongkui Zeng
  • Publication number: 20140024654
    Abstract: Compounds of the following formula are provided for use with PARP: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Jason W. Brown, Anthony R. Gangloff, Andre K. Kiryanov
  • Publication number: 20140024657
    Abstract: The invention features a series of heterocyclic derivatives that inhibit tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-?) induced necroptosis. The heterocyclic compounds of the invention are described by Formulas (I)-(VIII) and by Compounds (1)-(7), (13)-(26), (27)-(33), (48)-(57), and (58)-(70). These necrostatins are shown to inhibit TNF-? induced necroptosis in FADD-deficient variant of human Jurkat T cells. The invention further features pharmaceutical compositions featuring necrostatins. The compounds and compositions of the invention may also be used to treat disorders where necroptosis is likely to play a substantial role.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Junying YUAN, Emily S. Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140024662
    Abstract: The present invention features compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods for treating diseases and conditions associate with cellular necrosis. Screening assays for identifying compounds useful for treating these conditions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Junying YUAN, Chengye Yuan, Alexei Degterev
  • Publication number: 20140023614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted fused tricyclic compounds of formula (I) or (Ia), their tautomers, polymorphs, stereoisomers, prodrugs, solvates, co-crystals, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treating conditions and diseases that are mediated by JAK activity. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment, prevention or suppression of diseases and disorders mediated by JAK activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Dinesh Barawkar, Tanushree Bende, Robert Zahler, Anish Bandyopadhyay, Robindro Singh Sarangthem, Jignesh Doshi, Yogesh Waman, Rushikesh Jadhav, Umesh Prasad Singh
  • Patent number: 8633212
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions and method of use of the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Salvacion Cacatian, David A. Claremon, Lawrence W. Dillard, Klaus Fuchs, Niklas Heine, Lanqi Jia, Katerina Leftheris, Brian McKeever, Angel Morales-Ramos, Suresh B. Singh, Shankar Venkatraman, Guosheng Wu, Zhongren Wu, Zhenrong Xu, Jing Yuan, Yajun Zheng
  • Publication number: 20140018361
    Abstract: The present invention provides furano- and pyrrolo-pyrimidine and pyridine compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Geraldine C. Harriman, Donna L. Romero, Craig E. Masse, Shaughnessy Robinson, Matthew David Wessel, Jeremy Robert Greenwood
  • Publication number: 20140018343
    Abstract: The present invention provides arylo-fused thienopyrimidine compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Donna L. Romero, Shaughnessy Robinson, Matthew David Wessel, Jeremy Robert Greenwood
  • Patent number: 8629272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having the general formula (I) with the definitions of X1-X3, Y1, Y2, L1, R1 and R2 given below and/or solvates, hydrates, esters and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of said compounds for modulating of the Wnt signalling pathway activity and their use as a medicament, preferably for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
    Inventors: Florian Fuchs, Daniel Gilbert, Corinna Koch, Rajendra-Prasad Maskey, Sandra Steinbrink, Michael Boutros
  • Patent number: 8629155
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, U, W, X, R1, R2, R6, R7, R30 and R31 are as described above in the specification. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
    Inventors: Yusheng Wu, Ulrich Iserloh, Jared N. Cumming, Xiaoxiang Liu, Robert D. Mazzola, Zhong-Yue Sun, Ying Huang, Andrew Stamford, Brian McKittrick, Zhaoning Zhu
  • Patent number: 8629154
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted 2-alkylsulfanyl-3-(arylsulfonyl)-cycloalkyl[e and d]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, to serotonin 5-HT6 receptor antagonists, to novel drug substances and pharmaceutical compositions, comprising the said conpounds as active ingredients, to novel medicaments and methods for treatment and prophylaxis of CNS diseases of humans and warm blooded animals pathogenesis of which is associated with 5-HT6 receptors. In general formulas 1 and 2 R1 represents hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl; R2 represents C1-C3 alkyl; R3 represents hydrogen, one or more optionally identical halogens, C1-C3 alkyl or hydroxyl optionally substituted with C1-C3 alkyl; n represents the whole numbers 1, 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventors: Andrey Alexandrovich Ivashchenko, Alexander Vasilievich Ivashchenko, Nikolay Filippovich Savchuk
  • Patent number: 8623885
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful inhibitors of CDK 4, CDK6, and FLT3. Such compounds are useful in treating cancer and various other disease conditions. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where R1 is a group of Formula IA, Formula IB, Formula IC, or Formula ID and the definitions of the other variables are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Chen, Kang Dai, Jason Duquette, Michael W. Gribble, Jr., Justin N. Huard, Kathleen S. Keegan, Zhihong Li, Sarah E. Lively, Lawrence R. McGee, Mark L. Ragains, Xianghong Wang, Margaret F. Weidner, Jian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140005182
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzoquinazilinone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Douglas C. Beshore, Christina Ng Di Marco, Thomas J. Greshock
  • Patent number: 8618121
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain tricyclic compounds (referred to herein as TC compounds), and especially certain 9H-pyrimido[4,5-b]indole, 9H-pyrido[4?,3?:4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridine, and 9H-1,3,6,9-tetraaza-fluorene compounds, which, inter alia, inhibit Checkpoint Kinase 1 (CHK1) kinase function. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit CHK1 kinase function, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by CHK1, that are ameliorated by the inhibition of CHK1 kinase function, etc., including proliferative conditions such as cancer, etc., optionally in combination with another agent, for example, (a) a DNA topoisomerase I or II inhibitor; (b) a DNA damaging agent; (c) an antimetabolite or TS inhibitor; (d) a microtubule targeted agent; and (e) ionising radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ian Collins, John Charles Reader, Suki Klair, Jane Scanlon, Glynn Addison, Michael Cherry