Oxadiazoles (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 514/364)
  • Publication number: 20150133442
    Abstract: The invention features compositions and methods for inhibiting the Pin1 protein, and the treatment of disorders characterized by elevated Pin1 levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Kun Ping Lu, Matthew Brian Boxer, Mindy Irene Emily Davis, Rajan Pragani, Min Shen, Anton Momtchilov Simeonov, Shuo Wei, Xiao Zhen Zhou
  • Patent number: 9029377
    Abstract: Cyclohexyl sulfonamide compounds which are platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor antagonists. Said compounds may be useful, for example, for the treatment of atherosclerosis or other PAF-mediated disorders, including inflammatory, cardiovascular, and immune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Anthony Ogawa, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Lin Chu, Bing Li, Lan Wei, Jinyou Xu, Hyun Ok, Aaron Lackner, Ihor Kopka
  • Patent number: 9029405
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), as selective S1P1 inhibitors, as well as their use for treating multiple sclerosis and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Serono S.A.
    Inventors: Agnes Bombrun, Anna Quattropani, Jerome Gonzalez, Jerome Dorbais, Chris Knight, Charles Baker-Glenn
  • Patent number: 9029406
    Abstract: The present application relates to new derivatives, substituted on the N terminus by a carboxyalkyl group, of monomethylauristatin E and monomethylauristatin F, to processes for preparing these derivatives, to the use of these derivatives for treating and/or preventing diseases, and to the use of these derivatives for producing medicaments for treating and/or preventing diseases, more particularly hyperproliferative and/or angiogenic disorders such as cancer disorders, for example. Such treatments may be applied as a monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Seattle Genetics, Inc
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Lerchen, Sherif El Sheikh, Beatrix Stelte-Ludwig, Joachim Schuhmacher, Mark Gnoth
  • Publication number: 20150119376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cycloalkenyl aryl derivatives, isomers thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, hydrates thereof, or solvates thereof; a method for preparing the derivatives; and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. The compounds of the present invention show the effect of CETP activity inhibition. It means that the compounds can increase HDL-cholesterol and decrease LDL-cholesterol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: CHONG KUN DANG PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.
    Inventors: SeoHee LEE, JungTaek OH, JaeKwang LEE, JaeWon LEE, Suyeal BAE, Nina HA, Sera LEE
  • Publication number: 20150119329
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composition for the treatment or prevention of cerebral malaria that comprises an angiotensin receptor type-2 agonist and an antimalaria drug. The present invention is further directed to methods for treating and preventing cerebral malaria that involve administering an angiotensin receptor type-2 agonist and/or an angiotensin receptor type-1 antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ana Maria Rodriguez Fernandez, Julio Gallego-Delgado
  • Publication number: 20150111889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), wherein the residues A, R1 to R5, Z1 and Z2 have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of the formula (I) are valuable pharmacologically active compounds for use in the treatment of diverse disorders, for example cardiovascular disorders like thromboembolic diseases or restenoses. The compounds of the invention are effective antagonists of the platelet LPA receptor LPAR5 (GPR92) and can in general be applied in conditions in which an undesired activation of the platelet LPA receptor LPAR5, the mast cell LPA receptor LPAR5 or the microglia cell LPA receptor LPAR5 is present or for the cure or prevention of which an inhibition of the platelet, mast cell or microglia cell LPA receptor LPAR5 is intended. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula (I), their use, in particular as active ingredients in medicaments, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Marc Nazare, Detlef Kozian, Martin Bossart, Werngard Czechtizky, Andreas Evers
  • Publication number: 20150111882
    Abstract: The present invention provide compounds of Formula (I) used as BACE inhibitors for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Ares Trading S.A.
    Inventors: Anna Quattropani, Dominique Swinnen
  • Patent number: 9006454
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, X1, X2, Y, Ra, Rb, Q have the meanings given in claim 1. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis and also in the treatment of cancer disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Serono S.A.
    Inventors: Siva Sanjeeva Rao Thunuguntla, Hosahalli Subramanya, Satish Reddy Kunnam, Sekhar Reddy Sanivaru Vijay, Chakrapani Bingi, Raviraj Kusanur, Matthias Schwarz, Michael Arlt
  • Patent number: 9006273
    Abstract: Compounds having an excellent hypoglycemic effect and ? cell- or pancreas-preserving effects or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition having an excellent therapeutic effect and/or prophylactic effect on type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and the like, which cause hyperglycemia due to abnormal glucose metabolism. A compound represented by general formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shigeo Yamanoi, Madoka Hatta, Hidenori Namiki, Koji Matsumoto, Tomomi Yoshitomi
  • Patent number: 9006276
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of general formula (I), wherein the substituents R1, R2, A, B, and Y are defined as in claim 1. The invention further relates to medicaments containing said derivatives, and use thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Oost, Wilfried Lubisch, Wolfgang Wernet, Wilfried Hornberger, Liliane Unger, Herve Geneste, Astrid Netz
  • Publication number: 20150099696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I), their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods for their preparation, use of these compounds in medicine and the intermediates involved in their preparation. The present invention is directed to compounds suitable for the treatment of Disease conditions such as hyperlipidemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Cadila Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Harikishore Pingali, Pankaj Makadia, Vrajesh Pandya, Sairam V.V.M. Kalapatapu
  • Publication number: 20150099779
    Abstract: The invention relates to ROR modulators; compositions comprising an effective amount of a ROR modulator; and methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with ROR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Anderson Gaweco, Jefferson W. Tilley, John Walker, Samantha Palmer, James Blinn
  • Patent number: 9000016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles-2-thio derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Janet A. Takeuchi, Ling Li, Wha-Bin Im, Ken Chow
  • Publication number: 20150094337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic group contained amino-methanol derivative, and salt, a preparation method and use thereof, and belongs to the medical field. The heterocyclic group contained amino-methanol derivative and the salt thereof of the present invention are used for preparing medicines for immune suppression and for the treatment of organ transplant rejection, or medicines for treating immune mediated inflammatory diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Xingmin Zhang, Ensi Wang, Jing Guo, Shengxiu Niu, Zhuolin Dai, Nan Zheng, Liping Ji, Zhenfang Wang, Tie Liang
  • Patent number: 8993619
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): useful for treating disorders mediated by acyl coA-diacylglycerol acyl transferase 1 (DGAT1), e.g. metabolic disorders. The invention also provides methods of treating such disorders, and compounds and compositions etc. for their treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Sejal Patel, Justin Mao, Qian Liu, Rui Zheng, Tyler Harrison, Rohit Duvadie, Xin Chen, Frederic Zecri, Jay Larrow, Xuchun Zheng, Yizong Zhou, Jiong Ye, Yiping Ding, Yu Gai
  • Patent number: 8993605
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 1,2,5-oxadiazole derivatives, and compositions of the same, which are inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other disorders, and to the processes and intermediates for making such 1,2,5-oxadiazole derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Combs, Eddy W. Yue, Richard B. Sparks, Wenyu Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150087646
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as mPGES-1 inhibitors. These compounds are inhibitors of the microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) enzyme and are therefore useful in the treatment of pain and/or inflammation from a variety of diseases or conditions, such as asthma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute or chronic pain and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS S.A.
    Inventors: Laxmikant Atmaram Gharat, Nagarajan Muthukaman, Neelima Khairatkar-Joshi, Vidya Ganapati Kattige
  • Patent number: 8987256
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel carboxylic acid derivatives having an oxo-substituted azaheterocyclic partial structure, processes for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and their use for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hahn, Eva-Maria Becker, Andreas Knorr, Dirk Schneider, Johannes-Peter Stasch, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Frank Wunder, Friederike Stoll, Stefan Heitmeier, Klaus Münter, Nils Griebenow, Thomas Lampe, Sherif El Sheikh, Volkhart Min-Jian Li
  • Publication number: 20150080364
    Abstract: Provided herein are carbamate compounds which may be useful in the treatment of for example, pain, solid tumors and/or obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: Abide Therapeutics, Inc., The Scripps Research Insititute
    Inventors: Justin S. Cisar, Cheryl A. Grice, Todd K. Jones, Dong-Hui Wang, Olivia Weber, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Micah J. Niphakis, Armand Cognetta, Jae Won Chang
  • Publication number: 20150080386
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that are useful for treating a subject with a proliferative disorder, such as cancer. The disclosed compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are also useful for treating disorders responsive to Hsp70 induction and/or natural killer induction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Keizo Koya, Teresa Kowalczyk Przewloka, Shoujun Chen, Jun Jiang
  • Patent number: 8980837
    Abstract: The invention provides novel inhibitors of IAP that are useful as therapeutic agents for treating malignancies where the compounds have the general formula I: wherein X, Y, A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R4?, R5, R5?, R6 and R6? are as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Cohen, Kurt Deshayes, Wayne J. Fairbrother, Bainian Feng, John A. Flygare, Lewis J. Gazzard, Vickie Hsiao-Wei Tsui
  • Patent number: 8980920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds, compositions comprising at least one Linked Tricyclic Compound, and methods of using Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient. in one aspect, the present invention provides Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: Non-limiting examples of the Compounds of Formula (II) include compound 56.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Qingbei Zeng, Kevin X. Chen, Anilkumar Gopinadhan Nair, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Joseph A. Kozlowski, F. George Njoroge
  • Publication number: 20150072970
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of anti-infective, anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, and prokinetic agents. More particularly, the invention relates to a family of compounds having both a biaryl moiety and at least one heterocylic moiety that are useful as such agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jiacheng Zhou, Ashoke Bhattacharjee, Shili Chen, Yi Chen, Jay J. Farmer, Joel A. Goldberg, Roger Hanselmann, Rongliang Lou, Alia Orbin, Adegboyega K. Oyelere, Joseph M. Salvino, Dane M. Springer, Jennifer Tran, Deping Wang, Yusheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20150073024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1,2,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-thiadiazole compounds as therapeutic agents capable of inhibiting the programmed cell death 1 (PD1) signaling pathway. The invention also refers to derivatives of the therapeutic agents. The invention also encompasses the use of the said therapeutic agents and derivatives for treatment of disorders via immunopotentiation comprising inhibition of immunosuppressive signal induced due to PD-1, PD-L1, or PD-L2 and therapies using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: AURIGENE DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Pottayil Govindan Nair Sasikumar, Muralidhara Ramachandra, Seetharamaiah Setty Sudarshan Naremaddepalli
  • Publication number: 20150072977
    Abstract: New compounds of formula I are described. The compounds have potentially valuable pharmaceutical properties in the treatment of some central and peripheral nervous system disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: David Alexander LEARMONTH, Laszlo Erno KISS, Pedro Nuno LEAL PALMA, Humberto DOS SANTOS FERREIRA, Patricio Manuel Vieira ARAUJO SOARES DA SILVA
  • Patent number: 8975287
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20150065482
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula (0): wherein Q, A1-A8, R4 and R5 and each has the meaning as described herein. Compounds of Formula (0) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders in which undesired or over-activation of NF-kB signaling is observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Nicole Blaquiere, Georgette Castanedo, Jianwen A. Feng, Baihua Hu, Steven Staben, Po-wai Yuen, Guosheng Wu, Jason Burch
  • Publication number: 20150065516
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and A are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Alfred Binggeli, Cornelia Hertel, Anish Ashok Konkar, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Hans P. Maerki, Halyan Wang
  • Patent number: 8969345
    Abstract: A dibenzoxepin derivative represented by the following general formula (I) wherein Y is a hydrogen atom and the like, RA is a hydrogen atom and the like, X is the formula (b3) wherein RB is a hydrogen atom and the like, and the like, A is the formula (a18) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom and the like, and RC and RD are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom and the like, and the like, which has a PPAR? agonist activity and the like, and useful as a therapeutic agent and/or prophylaxis agent and the like for type 2 diabetes and the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and the like is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Tamura, Rina Nakamura, Kimihisa Ueno, Shintaro Hosoe
  • Publication number: 20150057238
    Abstract: Certain compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, described herein and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of KMO activity are described, which comprise administering to such patients an amount of at least one compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, described herein effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are disclosed. These diseases include neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Leticia M. Toledo-Sherman, Celia Dominguez, Michael Prime, William Leonard Mitchell, Peter Johnson, Naomi Went
  • Publication number: 20150057307
    Abstract: Compounds that activate a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor of the subtype 1 are provided. Certain compounds selectively activate the receptor subtype 1 in relation to the sphinogosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 3. Uses and methods of inventive compounds for treatment of malconditions wherein activation, agonism, inhibition or antagonism of the S1P1 is medically indicated are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Edward Roberts, Hugh Rosen, Steven Brown, Miguel A. Guerrero, Xuemei Peng, Ramulu Poddutoori
  • Publication number: 20150057279
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain heteroaryl compounds which may be used as medicaments, more specifically as medicaments for treating animals. The medicament can be used for the treatment of parasitic infections such as helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis caused by such infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Berger, Marko Eck, Christopher Kern
  • Patent number: 8957096
    Abstract: What is described are oxime ether-substituted benzoylamides of the general formula (I) as herbicides. In this formula (I), R, Y and Y are radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals such as alkyl, and other radicals such as halogen. Q is a tetrazolyl, triazolyl or oxadiazolyl radical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Van Almsick, Hartmut Ahrens, Hansjörg Dietrich, Isolde Häuser-Hahn, Ines Heinemann, Elmar Gatzweiler, Christopher Rosinger
  • Publication number: 20150045399
    Abstract: Described herein are liver X receptor (LXR) modulators and methods of utilizing LXR modulators in the treatment of dermal diseases, disorders or conditions. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Alexar Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Raju Mohan
  • Patent number: 8951536
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-hydroxyamidino compounds which are modulators of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use thereof relating to the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Combs, Amy Takvorian, Wenyu Zhu, Richard B. Sparks
  • Patent number: 8952041
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compositions and compounds that inhibit CatSper channel activity, that preferentially inhibits sperm hyperactivity over sperm motility, or both. The compounds of the invention are useful as contraceptive agents that may be adminstered to males, females, or concurrently to both sexual partners. The invention further provides methods of conducting drug discovery business and of conducting a reproductive medicine business. The invention also provides methods of identifying compounds that modulate sperm hypermotility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hydra Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayhong A. Chong, Magdalene M. Moran
  • Publication number: 20150038416
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds that modulate the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor, methods of their synthesis, and methods of their therapeutic and/or prophylactic use. Such compounds are act as modulators or potentiators of GLP-1 receptor on their own, or with receptor ligands including GLP-1 peptides GLP-1(7-36) and GLP-1(9-36), or with peptide-based therapies, such as exenatide and liraglutide, and have the following general structure (where “” represents either or both the R and S form of the compound): where A, B, C, Y1, Y2, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, W1, n, p and q are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Marcus F. Boehm, Esther Martinborough, Manisha Moorjani, Junko Tamiya, Liming Huang, Adam R. Yeager, Enugurthi Brahmachary, Thomas Fowler, Andrew Novak, Premji Meghani, Michael Knaggs
  • Publication number: 20150038534
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, R4, Y, A, Z, L and n are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Erkan BALOGLU, Shomir Ghosh, Mercedes Lobera, Darby R. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8946426
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with substituted bicyclic heterocyclic compounds of Formula (I) wherein Het1, Het2, A1, A2, A3 and A4 have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as gamma secretase modulators. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cellzome Limited
    Inventors: Henricus Jacobus Maria Gijsen, Adriana Ingrid Velter, Gregor James MacDonald, François Paul Bischoff, Tongfei Wu, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Michel Surkyn, Mirko Zaja, Serge Maria Aloysius Pieters, Didier Jean-Claude Berthelot, Michel Anna Jozef De Cleyn, Daniel Oehlrich
  • Patent number: 8946271
    Abstract: Water soluble compounds having a furoxan structure which are capable of inhibiting metabolic pathways involved in the development of the tumours are provided. The use of such compounds as a medicament in the therapy of the tumours and as an adjuvant in the immunotherapy protocols against neoplasms is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A., Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
    Inventors: Antonella Viola, Enzo Bronte, Marco Crosetti, Loretta Lazzarato, Roberta Fruttero, Alberto Gasco
  • Patent number: 8946231
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel P2X3 receptor antagonists that play a critical role in treating disease states associated with pain, in particular peripheral pain, inflammatory pain, or tissue injury pain that can be treated using a P2X3 receptor subunit modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Burgey, Craig M. Potteiger
  • Publication number: 20150031730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-[(1,3-thiazol-4-ylmethoxyimino)(phenyl)methyl]-2-substituted-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(2H)-one derivatives of formula (I), their process of preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Braun, Pierre-Yves Coqueron, Christophe Dubost, Hélène Lachaise, Simon Maechling, Anne-Sophie Rebstock, Philippe Rinolfi, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann
  • Patent number: 8940776
    Abstract: A compound is represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of treating a subject in need thereof comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The subject has type 2 diabetes; renal hypertrophy or hyperplasia associated with diabetic nephropathy; Tay-Sachs; Gaucher's; or Fabry's disease. Methods of decreasing plasma TNF-?, lowering blood glucose levels, decreasing glycated hemoglobin levels, inhibiting glucosylceramide synthase, and lowering glycosphingolipid concentrations in a subject in need thereof respectively comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Siegel, Cecilia M. Bastos, David J. Harris, Angeles Dios, Edward Lee, Richard Silva, Lisa M. Cuff, Mikaela Levine, Cassandra A. Celatka, Frederic Vinick, Thomas H. Jozefiak, Yibin Xiang, John Kane, Junkai Liao
  • Publication number: 20150025042
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formulae (I), (III), (IV), (VII), (X), (XI), (XII), (XIII) and (XIV), wherein the variables are as defined in the claims, and methods of using compounds of the invention for treating a subject with a proliferative disorder, such as cancer, and methods for treating disorders responsive to Hsp70 induction and/or natural killer induction. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
    Inventors: Shoujun Chen, Keizo Koya, Zachary Demko, Lijun Sun
  • Publication number: 20150023913
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to antiviral compounds, and more specifically directed to combinations of compounds which can inhibit the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV), compositions comprising such combinations, and methods for inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Piyasena Hewawasam, Omar D. Lopez, Yong Tu, Alan Xiangdong Wang, Ningning Xu, John F. Kadow, Nicholas A. Meanwell, Samayamuthula Venkata Satya Arun Kumar Gupta, Indasi J. Gopi Kumar, Suresh Kumar Ponugupati, Makonen Belema
  • Publication number: 20150025114
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1-ol analgoues, derivatives thereof, and related compound; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders, e.g. various tumors and cancers, associated with ?-catenin/Tcf protein-protein interaction dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Haitao Ji, Binxun Yu, Min Zhang, Wenxing Guo
  • Patent number: 8937093
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein W, X, U, R1, R2, R3, and R4, are as defined herein, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method 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 antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt W. Saionz, Tao Guo, Andrew W. Stamford, Zhaoning Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150018335
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds and compositions which may be modulators of MAGL and/or ABHD6 and their use as medicinal agents, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions that include disclosed compounds as at least one active agent. The disclosure also provides for method of treating a patient in need thereof, where the patient is suffering from indications such as pain, solid tumor cancer and/or obesity comprising administering a disclosed compound or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Justin S. Cisar, Cheryl A. Grice, Todd K. Jones, Micah J. Niphakis, Jae Won Chang, Kenneth M. Lum, Benjamin F. Cravatt
  • Publication number: 20150011527
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that modulate the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor, as well as methods of their synthesis, and methods of their therapeutic and/or prophylactic use. Such compounds can act as modulators or potentiators of GLP-1 receptor on their own, or with incretin peptides such as GLP-1(7-36) and GLP-1(9-36), or with peptide-based therapies, such as exenatide and liraglutide, and have the following general structure (where “” represents either or both the R and S form of the compound): where A, B, C, Y1, Y2, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, W1, n, p and q are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Marcus F. Boehm, Esther Martinborough, Manisha Moorjani, Junko Tamiya, Liming Huang, Adam R. Yeager, Enugurthi Brahmachary, Thomas Fowler, Andrew Novak, Premji Meghani, Michael Knaggs