The Additional Ring Is A Hetero Ring Patents (Class 514/326)
  • Publication number: 20140364408
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to a compound represented by structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values and alternative values for the variables are as defined and described herein. The invention also includes the synthesis and use of a compound of structural formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and/or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: KARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Vincent P. Sandanayaka, Sharon Shacham, Dilara McCauley, Sharon Shechter
  • Publication number: 20140364433
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Theodore M. KAMENECKA, Yuanjun HE, Rong JIANG, William NGUYEN, Xinyi SONG
  • Publication number: 20140364429
    Abstract: Provided are compounds antiviral compounds represented by formula Ia and Ib: that are highly potent as HCV NS5A inhibitors, where the structural variables are as defined herein. These compounds are useful in, for example, inhibiting Hepatitis C virus and treating Hepatitis C virus infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: AB PHARMA LTD.
    Inventor: Zheng-Yun James ZHAN
  • Publication number: 20140364432
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Theodore M. KAMENECKA, Yuanjun HE, William NGUYEN, Rong Jiang, Xinyi Song
  • Patent number: 8907092
    Abstract: The invention provides novel inhibitors of IAP that are useful as therapeutic agents for treating malignancies where the compounds having the general formula U1-M-U2 wherein M is a linking group covalently joining R2, R3, R4 or R5 of U1 to an R2, R3, R4 or R5 group of U2; U1 and U2 have the general formula (I) and G, X1, X2, R2, R3, R3?, R4, R4? and R5, are as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Flygare, Frederick Cohen, Kurt Deshayes, Michael F. T. Koehler, Lewis J. Gazzard, Lan Wang, Chudi Ndubaku
  • Patent number: 8907098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, M1, M2, M3, Y1, Y2, V, W, n, m and o have the meanings given herein, and physiologically acceptable salts, derivatives, prodrugs, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for use in the treatment of diseases which are influenced by inhibition of Sph kinase 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Stieber, Dirk Wienke
  • Patent number: 8906938
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that are modulators of the C5a receptor. The compounds are substituted piperidines and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of diseases and disorders involving the pathologic activation of C5a receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: ChemoCentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Pingchen Fan, Kevin Lloyd Greenman, Manmohan Reddy Leleti, Yandong Li, Jay P. Powers, Hiroko Tanaka, Ju Yang, Yibin Zeng
  • Publication number: 20140356322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of targeted ubiquitination, especially inhibitors of a variety of polypeptides and other proteins that are degraded and/or otherwise inhibited by bifunctional compounds of the present invention. In particular, the present invention is directed to compounds, which contain on one end a VHL ligand that binds to the ubiquitin ligase and on the other end a moiety that binds a target protein, such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of that protein. The present invention exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with compounds of the present invention, consistent with the degradation/inhibition of targeted polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Craig M. Crews, Dennis Buckley, Alessio Ciulli, William Jorgensen, Peter C. Gareiss, Inge Van Molle, Jeffrey Gustafson, Hyun-Seop Tae, Julien Michel, Dentin Wade Hoyer, Anke G. Roth, John David Harling, Ian Edward David Smith, Afjal Hussain Miah, Sebastien Andre Campos, Joelle Le
  • Publication number: 20140357597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions, in particular within a fungicide composition, which comprises (A) a dithiino-tetracarboximide of formula (I) and a further fungicidally active compound (B). Moreover, the invention relates to a method for curatively or preventively controlling the phytopathogenic fungi of plants or crops, to the use of a combination according to the invention for the treatment of seed, to a method for protecting a seed and to the treated seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas SEITZ, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Peter Dahmen
  • Publication number: 20140357650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel inhibitors having high selectivity and specificity for FAP (fibroblast activation protein). Said inhibitors are useful as a human and/or veterinary medicine, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of FAP-related disorders such as but not limited to proliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Fox Chase Cancer Center
    Inventors: Koen Jansen, Ingrid De Meester, Leen Heirbaut, Jonathan D. Cheng, Jurgen Joossens, Koen Augustyns, Pieter Van Der Veken
  • Patent number: 8901307
    Abstract: The invention relates to chemical compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of PIM-1 and/or PIM-2, and/or PIM-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of PIM kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Leslie Dakin, James Edward Dowling, Michelle Lamb, Jon Read, Xiaolan Zheng
  • Patent number: 8901152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein Q, G1, G2, and G3, are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating DGAT-1 related diseases or conditions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Judd, Mathew M. Mulhern, Rajesh R. Iyengar, Philip R. Kym, Andrew J. Souers
  • Publication number: 20140350012
    Abstract: The invention further relates to a DGAT inhibitor of formula including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein A represents CH or N; the dotted line represents an optional bond in case A represents a carbon atom; X represents —NRx—C(?O)—; —Z—C(?O)—; —Z—NRx—C(?O)—; —S(?O)p-; —C(?S)—; —NRx—C(?S)—; —Z—C(?S)—; —Z—NRx—C(?S)—; —O—C(?O)—; —C(?O)—C(?O)—; R1 represents a 5-membered monocyclic heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms; a 6-membered aromatic monocyclic heterocycle; or a 5-membered heterocycle containing at least 2 heteroatoms fused with phenyl, cyclohexyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle; wherein each of said heterocycles may optionally be substituted; R2 represents R3; R3 represents C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or a 6-membered aromatic heterocycle containing 1 or 2 N atoms, wherein said C3-6cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphtalenyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuranyl or 6-
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Andre Marc Bongartz, Lieven Meerpoel, Maria Gustaaf Boeckx, Guy Rosalia Eugeen Van Lommen, Christophe Francis Robert Nestor Buyck, Daniel Obrecht, Philipp Ermert, Anatol Luther
  • Publication number: 20140350054
    Abstract: Small-volume oral transmucosal dosage forms or NanoTabs® comprising a predetermined amount of a pharmaceutically active drug are provided. Exemplary applications include use of the NanoTabs® to administer a drug for the treatment of acute, post-operative or breakthrough pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Pamela Palmer, Thomas Schreck, Stelios Tzannis, Lawrence Hamel, Andrew I. Poutiatine
  • Publication number: 20140348819
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Golub, Ravid Straussman
  • Publication number: 20140350053
    Abstract: The present invention provides high-concentration formulations of opioids such as fentanyl or fentanyl congeners. The formulation of the invention comprises fentanyl or a fentanyl congener in concentrations significantly in excess of conventional formulations, e.g., on the order about 2-fold to about 10,000-fold greater than conventional formulations, e.g., currently commercially available formulations. These formulations are particularly useful for long-term delivery to a subject suffering from pain. The invention further provides drug delivery devices comprising the high-concentration opioid formulations, and further provides methods of alleviating pain in a subject, comprising administering the high-concentration formulations to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: DURECT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dana Litmanovitz, Barbara J. F. Laidlaw
  • Patent number: 8895551
    Abstract: The invention relates to acrylamide compounds of Formula I mentioned below. The invention is also directed to the use compounds of Formula I to treat or prevent a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Mikamiyama, Akira Matsumura, Moriyasu Masui, Kosuke Anan, Kayoko Hata
  • Patent number: 8895753
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a modulating activity at an S1P receptor which is useful for preventing and treating autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases, and the like. According to the present invention, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshida, Tomohisa Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 8895750
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I) wherein the groups ring A and Cy are defined herein, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases related to BTK, process of making, pharmaceutical preparations which contain compounds and their methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Todd Bosanac, Michael J. Burke, Darren Disalvo, Wang Mao, John Westbrook
  • Publication number: 20140343017
    Abstract: Provided is a highly safe and effective compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof which acts on tubulin and has an anticancer effect, wherein Ar represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 each independently represent CH, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like; R2 and R3 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group, or the like; n units of R4 are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like; and n represents a number of 0 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Masahiro Ono, Satoshi Ueno, Ryuta Yamazaki, Takashi Yaegashi, Takeshi Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20140341986
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating certain conditions, including diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic diseases, disorders or conditions by administrating a composition comprising a biguanide or related heterocyclic compound, e.g., metformin. Also provided herein are biguanide or related heterocyclic compound compositions, and methods for the preparation thereof for use in the methods of the present invention. Also provided herein are compositions comprising metformin and salts thereof and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Alain D. Baron, Mark S. Fineman, Nigel R.A. Beeley
  • Publication number: 20140341850
    Abstract: A new class of haloalkyl heteroaryl benzamides is described. These compounds show strong activity against hepatitis viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Romark Laboratories, L.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Rossignol, J. Edward Semple
  • Patent number: 8889716
    Abstract: Certain compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt therein and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain disease states responsive to the inhibition of transglutaminase TG2 activity are described. These disease states include neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's disease. Also described are methods of treatment include administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a single active agent or administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: CHDI Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Prime, Stephen Martin Courtney, Richard Marston, Celia Dominguez, Douglas MacDonald, John Wityak
  • Patent number: 8889670
    Abstract: Compounds which modulate the CB2 receptor are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Alessandra Bartolozzi, Angela Berry, Pier Francesco Cirillo, Eugene Richard Hickey, Doris Riether, Lifen Wu, Renee M. Zindell
  • Patent number: 8889668
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc and W, have the meanings given in claim 1. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Cyril Montagne, Anna Quattropani, Wolfgang Sauer, Agnes Bombrun
  • Patent number: 8889674
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel piperidine and pyrrolidine derivatives having NPY Y5 receptor antagonistic activity. Specifically, the present invention discloses a compound represented by the formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof: wherein A is substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic aryl or monocyclic heterocyclyl; X is a single bond or C(?O); Y is a single bond, CR5R6NR7 or C(?O)NR7; R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; R3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heterocyclyl; R4 is halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy or heterocyclyloxy, etc.; p is an integer of 0 to 2; q is 0 or 1; m is 0 or 1; n is an integer of 0 to 5; and B is aromatic carbocycle, monocyclic heterocycle or bicyclic fused hetero ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sakagami, Hitomi Araki, Hiroshi Hashizume, Hiroshi Yari, Kenji Takaya
  • Publication number: 20140336167
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of NAMPT, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which NAMPT is expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Ramzi F. Sweis, Michael L. Curtin, Marina A. Pliushchev, Todd M. Hansen, Kenton Longenecker
  • Publication number: 20140336158
    Abstract: A NK1 antagonist having the formula (I), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are optionally substituted phenyl or heteroaryl, X1 is an ether, thio or imino linkage, R4 and R5 are not both H or alkyl, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification, useful for treating a number of disorders, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough. Pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treatment and combinations with other agents are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Sunil Paliwal, Gregory A. Reichard, Cheng Wang, Dong Xiao, Hon-Chung Tsui, Neng-Yang Shih, Juan D. Arredondo, Michelle Laci Wrobleski, Anandan Palani
  • Publication number: 20140329817
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to antiviral compounds disclosed herein and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions. Typically, the pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound of formula I: Formula I, or salt, prodrug, or ester thereof wherein X, Y, and R1 and R10 to R13 are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicants: CHILDREN'S HEATLHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC., EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Richard K. Plemper, James P. Snyder, Aiming Sun
  • Publication number: 20140329815
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein Z, X, J, R2 and W are set forth in the specification, as well as solvates, hydrates, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that inhibit protein tyrosine kinases, especially c-fms kinase. Methods of treating autoimmune diseases; and diseases with an inflammatory component; treating metastasis from ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, hairy cell leukemia; and treating pain, including skeletal pain caused by tumor metastasis or osteoarthritis, or visceral, inflammatory, and neurogenic pain; as well as osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and other diseases in which bone resorption mediates morbidity including rheumatoid arthritis, and other forms of inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, prosthesis failure, osteolytic sarcoma, myeloma, and tumor metastasis to bone with the compounds of Formula I, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Carl R. ILLIG, Shelley K. Ballentine, Jinsheng Chen, Renee Louise Desjarlais, Sanath K. Meegalla, Mark Wall, Kenneth Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140329857
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: in salt or zwitterionic form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-6, a, Z and Q are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Husfeld, YuHua Ji, Rick Lee, Li Li, YongQi Mu, Cameron Smith, Johnny Uy
  • Publication number: 20140329812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aryl triazole derivatives of Formula I having antitumoural activity through, as one possible biological target, the molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibition. The invention includes the use of such compounds in medicine, in relation to cancer disease as well as other diseases where an inhibition of Hsp90 is responsive, and the pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: SIGMA-TAU RESEARCH SWITZERLAND S.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Giannini, Walter Cabri, Loredana Vesci, Maria Luisa Cervoni, Claudio Pisano, Maurizio Taddei, Serena Ferrini
  • Publication number: 20140323483
    Abstract: The invention, in some aspects, relates to compounds and compositions useful for inhibiting Type III secretion systems in pathogenic bacteria, such as Yersinia Pestis. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods for discovering inhibitors of the Type III secretion system and uses of such inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: University of Massachusetts, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Jon Goguen, Ning Pan, Kyungae Lee
  • Publication number: 20140322355
    Abstract: Compounds that are fatty acid synthesis modulators are provided. The compounds may be used to treat disorders characterized by disregulation of the fatty acid synthase function by modulating the function and/or the fatty acid synthase pathway. Methods are provided for treating such disorders including viral infections, such as hepatitis C infection, cancer and metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: 3-V BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Johan D. Oslob, Robert S. McDowell, Russell Johnson, Hanbiao Yang, Marc Evanchik, Cristiana A. Zaharia, Haiying Cai, Lily W. Hu
  • Patent number: 8871790
    Abstract: Compounds that are fatty acid synthesis modulators are provided. The compounds may be used to treat disorders characterized by disregulation of the fatty acid synthase function by modulating the function and/or the fatty acid synthase pathway. Methods are provided for treating such disorders including viral infections, such as hepatitis C infection, cancer and metabolic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: 3-V Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan D. Oslob, Robert S. McDowell, Russell Johnson, Hanbiao Yang, Marc Evanchik, Cristiana A. Zaharia, Haiying Cai, Lily W. Hu
  • Publication number: 20140315904
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Chesworth, Lorna Helen Mitchell, Gideon Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20140314791
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating cancer, particularly cancers that are null or have decreased expression or activity of the Lkb1 gene. Also included are methods of identifying therapeutic targets for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Kwok-Kin Wong, Yan Liu
  • Publication number: 20140316333
    Abstract: A dissolving solid solution perforator (SSP) patch for oral cavity administration may include at least one perforator. The at least one perforator may contain a first drug and be configured to pierce an outside layer of an oral cavity for promptly delivering the first drug. The at least one perforator may penetrate an epithelium layer of the oral cavity and to deliver the antimigraine drug into blood vessels in a submucosa layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Sung-Yun KWON
  • Publication number: 20140315892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (+)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, compositions comprising (+)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods for treating or preventing an alcohol-related or addictive disorder. The (+)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony Alexander McKinney, Franklin Porter Bymaster
  • Publication number: 20140315721
    Abstract: This document discloses molecules having the following formulas (“Formula One” & “Formula Two” and “Formula Three”) The Ar1, Het, Ar2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are further described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Gary D. Crouse, Thomas C. Sparks, William H. Dent, III, CaSandra L. McLeod, Lawrence C. Creemer, David A. Demeter, Amanda E. Fritz, Lindsey G. Fischer, Erich W. Baum
  • Publication number: 20140315899
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein A, B, G, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Shawn T. Branum, Raymond W. Colburn, Scott L. Dax, Christopher M. Flores, Michele C. Jetter, Yi Liu, Donald Ludovici, Mark J. Macielag, Jay M. Matthews, James J. McNally, Laura M. Andraka, Ronald K. Russell, Ning Qin, Christopher Teleha, Kenneth M. Wells, Scott C. Youells, Mark A. Youngman
  • Patent number: 8865743
    Abstract: Compositions, systems and methods for administration of small volume sufentanil drug dosage forms to the sublingual mucosa of a subject for treatment of pain using a device are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela Palmer, Thomas Schreck, Stelios Tzannis, Larry Hamel, Andrew I. Poutiatine, Charles Rampersaud, Bruce Edwards
  • Patent number: 8865744
    Abstract: Disclosed are (cyano-dimethyl-methyl)-isoxazoles and -[1,3,4]thiadiazoles and their use as CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonists, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and their use for the treatment of CB2 receptor mediated disorders or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Doris Riether, Florian Paul Christian Binder, Henri Doods, Stephan Georg Mueller, Janet Rachel Nicholson, Achim Sauer
  • Publication number: 20140309185
    Abstract: This document relates to inhibitors of G protein coupled receptor 6 kinase (GRK6) polypeptides as well as methods and materials for using such inhibitors to treat hematological malignancies, inflammation diseases, and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Alexander Keith Stewart, Artem Plekhov, Robert Greenhouse
  • Publication number: 20140309193
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a and R4b are as defined in the specification and their use in therapy, especially in the treatment of bacterial (e.g. pneumococcal) infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Peter William Andrew, Rana Lonnen, Mafalda Pires Damaso, Fritz-Frieder Frickel, Simon Christopher Hirst, Mark William Davies, Daniel Hamza
  • Publication number: 20140309226
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in which X1, X2, R3, R4, R5, Rx, R7, R9, R10 and n have the meanings given in the specification, are modulators of GPR119 and are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases such as such as, but not limited to, type 2 diabetes, diabetic complications, symptoms of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, dyslipidemia, and related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Jay Bradford Fell, John P. Fischer, Ronald J. Hinklin
  • Publication number: 20140309238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1 is chosen among the following radicals: (II); (III); (IV), (V), (VI) (VII) and n=1 or 2 and m=1 or 2 with the proviso that m=2 when R1 is (VIII). The present invention also relates to the use thereof as drugs, more particularly in the treatment of mycobacterial infections and more particularly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicants: Universite de Droit et de la Sante de Lille 2, INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Institut Pasteur de Lille
    Inventors: Benoit Deprez, Nicolas Willand, Marion Flipo, Matthieu Desroses, Alain Baulard, Florence Leroux
  • Patent number: 8859559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and the tautomers and the salts thereof, particularly the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids and bases, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on epithelial sodium channels, the use thereof for the treatment of diseases, particularly diseases of the lungs and airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Heckel, Andreas Blum, Dieter Hamprecht, Joerg Kley
  • Publication number: 20140303210
    Abstract: Heteroarylpiperidine and -piperazine derivatives of the formula (I) in which the symbols are each as defined in the description, and agrochemically active salts thereof, and use thereof for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, and also processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Sebastian HOFFMANN, Pierre WASNAIRE, Tomoki TSUCHIYA, Pierre CRISTAU, Thomas SEITZ, Joachim KLUTH, Jurgen BENTING, Ulrike WACHENDORFF-NEUMANN
  • Publication number: 20140301978
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: PTC Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon