Sulfur In R Patents (Class 514/618)
  • Publication number: 20090149397
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a composition and a kit comprising a combination of topoisomerase inhibitor and PARP inhibitor for treatment of cancer. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering to a subject a combination of topoisomerase inhibitor and PARP inhibitor. In particular, the invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a subject by inhibiting a poly-ADP-ribose polymerase and a topoisomerase, as well as providing formulations and modes of administering such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Valeria Ossovskaya, Charles Bradley, Barry Sherman
  • Publication number: 20090143445
    Abstract: This invention provides the compound having the structure wherein n is 1-10; X is C—R11 or N, wherein R11 is H, OH, SH, F, Cl, SO2R7, NO2, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, or CO—R7, wherein R7 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, or aryl; Z is R2 is H or NR3R4, wherein R3 and R4 are each independently H, C1-C6 alkyl, or C3-C8 cycloalkyl; R5 is OH or SH; and R6, R12, R13, and R14 are each independently H, OH, SH, F, Cl, SO2R15, NO2, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, or CO—R15 wherein R15 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, or aryl, or a salt of the compound, which is useful in the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: John S. Kovach, Francis Johnson
  • Publication number: 20090137594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pentafluorosulphanyl-substituted compounds, methods for their production, medicaments containing such compounds and the use of such compounds for producing medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmgH
    Inventors: Robert Frank, Bernd Sundermann, Hans Schick
  • Publication number: 20090123545
    Abstract: Compositions are described that comprise a modafÊnil component that is a combination of the d- and l-enantiomers of modafinil and wherein the modafÊnil component is greater than 50% by weight d-modafÊnil for use in promoting or enhancing the state of wakefulness, alertness, and/or central nervous system stimulation in an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Eyal S. Ron, Neal M. Farber, Daniel E. Katzman, Elkan R. Gamzu
  • Publication number: 20090118215
    Abstract: A novel method for the preparation of a highly densified and at least partly, preferably fully or almost fully hydrated ceramic for use in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition notably for controlled-release of one or more therapeutically, prophylactically and/or diagnostically active substance. The method involves a concomitant step of hydrating and densifying a bioresorbable and hydratable ceramic such as calcium sulphate. The invention also relates to compositions comprising such a highly densified ceramic. The pharmaceutical composition is useful for targeted and controlled local prolonged release of active substances, e.g. anti-cancer agents, whereby the spectrum and severity of side effects are minimized due to an optimized local concentration-time profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Lidds AB
    Inventors: Hans Lennernas, Niklas Axen
  • Publication number: 20090118290
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides derivatives of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are characterized by substantially reduced cyclooxygenase inhibiting activity, yet retain the ability to interact with and modulate the activities of other polypeptides such as the class of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors (PPARs) and ?-secretase. Also provided are methods of using the derivatives to treat pathological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Marnett, Jeffery J. Prusakiewicz, Andrew S. Felts, Chuan Ji
  • Patent number: 7528172
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving recovery following general anesthesia are provided. The composition comprises an effective dose of modafinil. Modafinil has been shown to reduce the symptoms associated with post-operative general anesthesia, improving the recovery form anesthesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: The Cooper Health System, Inc.
    Inventors: Ghassem E. Larijani, Michael E. Goldberg
  • Publication number: 20090105309
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): and salts, solvates, and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of a clinical condition for which a selective ?2-adrenoreceptor agonist is indicated, for example asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Charles Box, Diane Mary Coe, Heather Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20090105346
    Abstract: The invention encompasses crystalline forms of armodafinil, processes for preparing the crystalline forms of armodafinil, pharmaceutical formulation thereof, and method of treating excessive sleepiness using the formulations of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Alexandr Jegorov
  • Publication number: 20090099264
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I which are inhibitors of cathepsin S and as such are useful in the prevention and treatment of cathepsin S dependent diseases and conditions including, but not limited to, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: MERCK FROSST CANADA LTD.
    Inventors: Cameron Black, Jacques Yves Gauthier
  • Patent number: 7511175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme. The present invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme for the treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome and other diseases and conditions that are mediated by excessive glucocorticoid action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Jyoti R. Patel, Qi Shuai, James T. Link, Jeffrey J. Rohde, Jurgen Dinges, Bryan K. Sorensen, Martin Winn, Hong Yong, Peer B. Jacobson, Michael E. Brune
  • Publication number: 20090082461
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched modafinil, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: PROTIA, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20090082462
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched amodafinil, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: PROTIA, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20090076158
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched bicalutamide, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: PROTIA, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20090054444
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1 is a cycloalkylsulphonyl group, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of hyperglycemia and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Thor Fyfe, Vilasben Kanji Shah
  • Publication number: 20090042907
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the structure: wherein the constituent members are defined herein, including pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of treating diseases therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicants: Cephalon, Inc., Cephalon France
    Inventors: Edward R. Bacon, Sankar Chatterjee, Mohamed Iqbal, Brigitte Lesur, Philippe Louvet
  • Publication number: 20090036420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating CNS disorders with a compound of formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Guido Galley, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Roger Norcross, Henri Stalder
  • Publication number: 20090036462
    Abstract: Formulations are provided for parenteral administration of (amino substituted (e)-2,6-dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones and the sodium and potassium salts thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of conditions mediated by abnormal cell proliferation. Composition for parenteral administration are provided which comprise an effective amount of compound of formula I or a compound of formula IIa and at least about 50% by weight of at least one water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting essentially of polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly-oxyethylene, poly-oxyethylene-poly-oxypropylene copolymers, polyglycerol, polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinylpyridine N-oxide, copolymer of vinylpyridine N-oxide and vinylpyridine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley C. Bell, Albert Wong, Manoj Maniar
  • Publication number: 20090023781
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Virobay, Inc.
    Inventor: Eduardo L. Setti
  • Publication number: 20090018143
    Abstract: The present invention is related to chemical compositions, processes for the preparation thereof and uses of the composition. Particularly, the present invention relates to compositions of compounds of Formula (A): wherein Ar, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and q are as defined herein; and their use in the treatment of diseases, including treatment of sleepiness, promotion of wakefulness, treatment of Parkinson's disease, cerebral ischemia, stroke, sleep apneas, eating disorders, stimulation of appetite and weight gain, treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”), enhancing function in disorders associated with hypofunctionality of the cerebral cortex, including, but not limited to, depression, schizophrenia, fatigue, in particular, fatigue associated with neurologic disease, such as multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and improvement of cognitive dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicants: Cephalon, Inc., Cephalon France
    Inventors: Brigitte Lesur, Philippe Louvet, Rabindranath Tripathy
  • Publication number: 20090018202
    Abstract: Polymorphs and solvates of racemic, enantiomerically pure, and enantiomerically mixed modafinil are formed and discussed. In addition, said forms are described as useful for the treatment of many conditions including, but not limited to, narcolepsy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Magali Bourghol Hickey, Matthew Peterson, Orn Almarsson, Mark Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20090012153
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I): H2N—CH(R1)—CH2—S—S—CH2—CH(R2)—CONH—R5, wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon chain, phenyl or benzyl radical, methylene radical substituted by a 5 or 6 atom heterocycle; R2 is a phenyl or benzyl radical, a 5 or 6 atom aromatic heterocycle, methylene group substituted by a 5 or 6 atom heterocycle; R5 is a CH(R3)—COOR4 radical, wherein R3 is hydrogen, an OH or OR group, a saturated hydrocarbon group, a phenyl or benzyl radical and OR4 is hydrophile ester, or 5 or 6 membered heterocycle comprising several heteroatoms selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen, with at least two nitrogene atoms, wherein said heterocycle is substitutable by an alkyl C1-C6, phenyl or benzyl radical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Pharmaleads
    Inventors: Bernard Roques, Marie-Claude Fournie-Zaluski
  • Publication number: 20080318930
    Abstract: Sulfonyl derivatives of structural formula I are selective inhibitors of the 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diabetes, such as noninsulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM), hyperglycemia, obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X, and other symptoms associated with NIDDM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Sherman T. Waddell, James M. Balkovec, Gina M. Santorelli, Aaron H. Leeman, Milana Meletic, Xin Gu
  • Publication number: 20080317843
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions comprising a nanoparticulate modafinil compositions, or a salt(s), or an enantiomer(s), or a prodrug(s), or a polymorph(s) or derivative thereof, having improved bioavailability. The nanoparticulate modafinil composition formulation particles of the composition have an effective average particle size of less than about 2000 nm and are useful in the treatment of dyssomnias, including but not limited to, narcolepsy, chronic fatigue, eating disorders, compulsive behaviors, ADHD, addictions, substance abuse, sleepiness, nervous system diseases, conditions, syndromes, and symptoms and related diseases, conditions, and symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Elan Corporation plc
    Inventors: Scott A. Jenkins, Gary Liversidge, David Manser
  • Publication number: 20080312329
    Abstract: Disclosed are selective inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases represented by the following formula (I). wherein X is (CH2)nO, (CH2)nS, (CH2)nNR1, (CH2)n(CH2), or CH?CH, wherein n=0, 1, or 2; R and R1 are, independently, a substituted or unsubstitued alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl group, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or heterocycloalkenyl; and Z is NH or CH2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are methods of making such compounds and methods of using such compounds to inhibit tumor progression and to treat diseases such as arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Subramaniam Ananthan
  • Publication number: 20080287446
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Craig J. Mossman
  • Publication number: 20080286205
    Abstract: A method for treating prostate related diseases in a subject, the method comprising i) optionally administering to subject an initial boost dose of one or more active substances and/or prodrugs, and ii) administering locally into the prostate a controlled release pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more active substances in a biodegradable ceramic carrier. The biodegradable hydrating ceramic may be selected from the group consisting of non-hydrated or hydrated calcium sulphate, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, calcium fluoride, calcium silicate, magnesium sulphate, magnesium phosphate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium fluoride, magnesium silicate, barium sulphate, barium phosphate, barium carbonate, barium fluoride, barium silicate, or mixtures thereof. In a specific embodiment, the biodegradable hydrating ceramic is non-hydrated or hydrated calcium sulphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Lidds Ab
    Inventors: Hans Lennernas, Bo Lennernas, Jonas Hugosson, Niklas Axen
  • Patent number: 7449493
    Abstract: The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, useful for the prevention of asthma, multiple sclerosis, artherosclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Company, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company
    Inventors: Percy Carter, Robert Cherney
  • Publication number: 20080275017
    Abstract: Novel sulfenate derivatives and their bioconjugates for phototherapy of tumors and other lesions. The sulfenates of the present invention are designed to absorb low-energy ultraviolet, visible, or near-infrared (NIR) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The phototherapeutic effect is caused by direct interaction of free radicals, the reactive intermediate produced upon photofragmentation of the sulfenate moiety, with the tissue of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Raghavan Rajagopalan, Gary L. Cantrell, Samuel I. Achilefu, Joseph E. Bugaj, Richard B. Dorshow
  • Patent number: 7446225
    Abstract: The invention relates to pentafluorosulfanylphenyl-substituted benzoylguanidines of the formula I: and a process for preparing a compound of the formula I and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Sanofi-aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz-Werner Kleeman
  • Publication number: 20080269283
    Abstract: Aryl sulfone compounds of formula I and II are described and have therapeutic utility, particularly in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and related conditions and disorders:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Pingchen Fan, Hiroyuki Goto, Xiao He, Makoto Kukutani, Marc Labelle, Dustin L. McMinn, Jay P. Powers, Yosup Rew, Daqing Sun, Xuelei Yan
  • Publication number: 20080269282
    Abstract: This invention is directed to inhibitors of copper-containing amine oxidases (E.C.1.4.3.6) including semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO; also known as vascular adhesion protein-1, VAP-I), and their therapeutic use in inflammatory diseases, diabetes and its associated complications, atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, obesity, hypertension and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: GENMEDICA THERAPEUTICS SL
    Inventors: Luc Marti Clauzel, Silvia Garcia Vicente, Francesc Yraola Font, Miriam Royo Exposito, Fernando Albericio Palomera, Antonio Zorzano Olarte
  • Publication number: 20080234233
    Abstract: A medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or the like which comprises as an active ingredient a substance selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and a hydrate thereof and a solvate thereof: wherein A represents hydrogen atom or acetyl group, E represents a 2,5-di-substituted or a 3,5-di-substituted phenyl group, or a monocyclic or a fused polycyclic heteroaryl group which may be substituted, provided that the compound wherein said heteroaryl group is {circle around (1)} a fused polycyclic heteroaryl group wherein the ring which binds directly to —CONH— group in the formula (I) is a benzene ring, {circle around (2)} unsubstituted thiazol-2-yl group, or {circle around (3)} unsubstituted benzothiazol-2-yl group is excluded, ring Z represents an arene which may have one or more substituents in addition to the group represented by
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL MOLECULAR DESIGN INC.
    Inventors: Susumu MUTO, Akiko ITAI
  • Publication number: 20080221216
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing spasticity in a mammal involving administering modafinil or related compounds. The spasticity can be secondary to multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, and other causes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventor: Edgar Garcia-Rill
  • Publication number: 20080207761
    Abstract: Compositions of modafinil and methods of treating neurologically related conditions with the administration of modafinil. Also compositions that include modafinil and one or more excipients such as diluents, disintegrants, binders and lubricants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig S. Heacock, Alpha B. Parikh, Piyush R. Patel
  • Publication number: 20080194694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) or a tautomer or prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound, tautomer or prodrug, wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H, halo, CN, CF3 and CONH2; compositions containing such compounds and the uses of such compounds as antiparasitic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: PFIZER LIMITED
    Inventors: Stuart Nicholas Comlay, Joanne Clare Hannam, William Howson, Christelle Lauret, Yogesh Anil Sabnis
  • Publication number: 20080194693
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, W, a, b, m, n, o and p are as defined in claim 1, and to any enantiomers thereof. The active ingredients have advantageous pesticidal for controlling parasites in warm-blooded animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Noelle Gauvry, Pierre Ducray, Thomas Goebel, Ronald Kaminsky
  • Publication number: 20080187508
    Abstract: Methods for treating glomerular basement membrane disease such as Alport syndrome involving matrix metalloproteinase-12 are disclosed. Treatment may be affected, for example, by administering matrix metalloproteinase-12 inhibitors, by administering CCR2 receptor inhibitors, or by administering MCP-1 inhibitors. Matrix metalloproteinase formation is affected by the CCR2 receptor, which is stimulated by the MCP-1 chemokine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL
    Inventor: Dominic E. Cosgrove
  • Publication number: 20080181966
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising modafinil in the form of particles of defined size and methods for preparing same. The particle size of modafinil can have a significant effect on the potency and safety profile of the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Heacock, Alpa Parikh, Piyush Patel
  • Patent number: 7405323
    Abstract: Modafinil polymorphic forms of modafinil racemate, methods of preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of therapeutic treatment involving modafinil polymorphic forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Cephalon France
    Inventors: Véronique Broquaire, legal representative, Ludovic Broquaire, legal representative, Laurent Courvoisier, Gerard Coquerel, Franck Mallet, Michel Broquaire
  • Publication number: 20080171767
    Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I); wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as fungicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicants: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC., SYNGENTA LIMITED
    Inventors: Roger Salmon, David Philip Bacon, Ewan James Turner Chrystal, David William Langton, Andrew Jonathan Knee, Gordon Richard Munns, Laura Quaranta, Hans-Georg Brunner, Renaud Beaudegnies, Fredrik Cederbaum, Fiona Murphy Kessabi
  • Publication number: 20080171750
    Abstract: The instant disclosure describes methods for treating diseases and conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system by stimulating or increasing neurogenesis. The disclosure includes compositions and methods based on use of modafinil, optionally in combination with one or more other neurogenic agents, to stimulate or activate the formation of new nerve cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: BrainCells, Inc.
    Inventors: Carrolee Barlow, Todd A. Carter, Andrew Morse, Kai Treuner, Kym I. Lorrain
  • Publication number: 20080161404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a metastatic prostate cancer patient by administering to said patient an effective amount of a bicalutamide (4?-cyano-??,??,??-trifluoro-3-(4-fluorophenylsulphonyl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiono-m-toluidide) containing formulation capable of delivering at least a mean steady state plasma level of (R)-bicalutamide enantiomer of 40 ?g/ml; and to bicalutamide containing products and formulations capable of delivering the at least mean steady state plasma level of (R)-bicalutamide enantiomer of 40 ?g/ml to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Carroll, Thomas Meredydd Morris, Ian Derek Cockshott, Bo-Eric Persson, Paul Alfred Dickinson
  • Publication number: 20080153918
    Abstract: Polymorphic forms of modafinil racemate, methods of preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of therapeutic treatment involving modafinil polymorphic forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Cephalon France
    Inventors: Michel Broquaire, Veronique Broquaire, Laurent Courvoisier, Armand Frydman, Gerard Coquerel, Franck Mallet
  • Publication number: 20080139636
    Abstract: The invention provides adamantane derivatives of formula (I), a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, a process for preparing the pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in therapy. In formula (I) D represents CH2 or CH2CH2, E represents C(O)NH or NHC(O) and R3 represents a group of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Lilian Alcaraz, Moya Caffrey, Mark Furber, Timothy Luker, Michael Mortimore, Austen Pimm, Philip Thorne, Paul Willis
  • Publication number: 20080138315
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for inducing UGT1A1 isoform expression for treatment of a disease, disorder or adverse effect caused by an elevated serum concentration of an UGT1A1 substrate comprising the step of administering to a subject an effective amount of ritonavir. In particular, the present invention is directed to a method of treating unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia by UGT1A1 induction comprising the step of administering to a subject an effective amount of ritonavir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Dale J. Kempf, Richard J. Bertz, Jeffrey F. Waring
  • Patent number: 7385086
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds and methods for treating, with said compound, a mycobacterial infection by administering to an animal a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound having the formula R—SOn-Z-CO—Y, where R is an alkyl groups having 6-20 carbon atoms, unsaturated hydrocarbon groups having 6-20 carbon atoms, or alkyl groups having 6-20 carbon atoms interrupted by at least one aromatic ring; Z is —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, —NH—NH—, —O—, ——NH—, —O—NH—, —CH2—NH—, —CH2—O—, —NH—O—, —NH—CH2—, —O—CH2—, and —CH?CH—; Y is —NH2, —O—CH2—C6H5, —CO—CO—O—CH3, and —O—CH3; and n is 1 or 2. It has been discovered that these compounds treat microbially-based infections caused by corynebacteria, nocardiae, rhodococcus, and mycobacteria. These compounds may be used to treat mycobacterial cells, such as Mycobacteria tuberculosis, drug resistant M. tuberculosis, M. avium intracellulare, M. leprae, M. paratuberculosis, and pathogenic Mycobacteria sp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Craig A. Townsend, James D. Dick, Gary R. Pasternack, Francis P. Kuhajda, Nicole M. Parrish
  • Patent number: 7375138
    Abstract: Pentafluorosulfanylbenzoylguanidines of the formula I and II in which R1 to R4 have the meanings stated in the claims, are suitable as antiarrhythmic medicaments with a cardioprotective component for the prophylaxis of infarction and treatment of infarction and for the treatment of angina pectoris. They also inhibit preventively the pathophysiological processes associated with the development of ischemia-induced damage, especially in the triggering of ischemia-induced cardiac arrhythmias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz-Werner Kleemann
  • Patent number: 7361653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for noxious organisms-controlling agent having a synergistic effect and a method for using said composition, which comprises, as active ingredients thereof, one or more compounds selected from the phthalamide derivatives represented by general formula (I) being useful as an insecticide or acaricide and one or more compounds selected from the compounds having insecticidal, acaricidal or nematocidal activity: wherein R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different and each represent hydrogen atom, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, -A1-Qp, etc., each of X and Y may be the same or different and represents hydrogen atom, halogen atom, etc., n is an integer of 1 to 4, m is an integer of 1 to 5, and each of Z1 and Z2 represents O or S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakata, Masayuki Morimoto, Hiroshi Kodama, Tetsuyosi Nishimatsu
  • Publication number: 20080044468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of bioavailable dosage form of modafinil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Romi Barat Singh, Pananchukunnath Manoj Kumar, Vishnubhotla Nagaprasad, Sunilendu Bhshan Roy, Rajiv Malik