Bicyclo Ring System Which Contains The Hetero Ring As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 540/593)
  • Patent number: 8501730
    Abstract: This invention provides a process for preparing benzazepine compounds of the formula (1): wherein X1 is a halogen atom, R1 and R2 are a lower alkyl group, or salts thereof as well as intermediate benzoic acid compounds in high yield and high purity on industrial scale, which are useful as an intermediate for preparing a pharmaceutically active 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepine compound having vasopressin antagonistic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Torisawa, Kaoru Abe, Yasuaki Muguruma, Shigekazu Fujita, Hidenori Ogawa, Naoto Utsumi, Masahiro Miyake
  • Publication number: 20130196974
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R10, A, Q, X and Y are as defined in the specification and claims, and their use as a pharmaceutical for the treatment or prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Song Feng, Lu Gao, Tao Guo, Mengwei Huang, Chungen Liang, Yongfu Liu, Lisha Wang, Jason Christopher Wong, Jim Zhen Wu, Xihan Wu, Hongying Yun, Xiufang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20130190490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process for the preparation of 7-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepin-5-one. The present invention also provides an improved process for the preparation of 7-chloro-1-(2-methyl-4-nitrobenzoyl)-5-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepine. The present invention further provides an improved process for the preparation of 7-chloro-1-[2-methyl-4-[(2-methylbenzoyl)amino]benzoyl]-5-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: HETERO RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, Kura Rathnakar Reddy, Dasari Muralidhara Reddy, Maruthi Janakiram Reddy, Bandi Vamsi Krishna
  • Patent number: 8481524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I useful in the inhibition of c-Met protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Lauffer, Pan Li, Nathan Waal, Kira Mcginty, Qing Tang, Steven Ronkin, Luc Farmer, Dean Shannon, Dylan Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20130129811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic lipid, which allow nucleic acids to be easily introduced into cells, represented by formula (I) (wherein: R1 and R2 are, the same or different, each (Z)-pentadecenyl, (Z)-hexadecenyl or (Z)-heptadecenyl, etc, a and b are, the same or different, each 0 to 3, m is 1, the dotted line is a single bond or absent, X1 and X2 are hydrogen atoms, or are combined together to form a single bond or alkylene, X4 is absent or is alkylene, etc X3 is absent or is alkyl, etc, Y is absent or anion, L3 is a single bond, —CO—O— or —O—CO— R3 is hydrogen atoms, alkyl, etc, L1 and L2 are —O—, —CO—O— or —O—CO—) and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuboyama, Tomohiro Era, Tomoyuki Naoi
  • Publication number: 20130131045
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel benzazepine compound or a salt thereof, which has excellent vasopressin antagonistic activity. The benzazepine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is represented by Formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R5 may be the same or different and each represents H or D; and R3 and R4 each represents a C1-6 alkyl group, a C1-6 deuteroalkyl group, or a C1-6 perdeuteroalkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keizo Kan, Tadaaki Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20130102590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and B are defined in the description. The present invention relates also to compositions containing said compounds which are useful for inhibiting kinases such as wee-1 and methods of treating diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc
    Inventor: AbbVie Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130090328
    Abstract: The invention relates to the compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2 and X are as defined in the description and claims, which are useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of RSV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc
    Inventor: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc
  • Publication number: 20130072473
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulae (I), (IIa-IIh), (IIIa-IIIe), (IVa-IVc), (Va-V1), (VIa-VII), (VII), (VIII) and (IX), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use thereof in the treatment of conditions associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Bradley Tait, Noel A. Powell, Matthew Cullen
  • Publication number: 20130035327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Sara Hadida-Ruah, Anna Hazlewood, Peter Grootenhuis, Fredrick Van Goor, Ashvani Singh, Jinglan Zhou, Jason McCartney
  • Patent number: 8329688
    Abstract: Compounds of a formula entitled, trans-4-[[(5S)-5-[[[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl](2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)amino]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,9-dimethyl-1H-1-benzazepin-1-yl]methyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, as a free acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and hydrates and other solvates in crystalline form; pharmaceutical formulations; and methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventor: Xinchao Chen
  • Patent number: 8314090
    Abstract: The disclosure describes method of synthesis of substituted benzazepine derivatives. Preferred methods according to the disclosure allow for large-scale preparation of benzazepine compounds having low levels of metal impurities. In some embodiments, preferred methods according to the disclosure also allow for the preparation of benzazepine derivatives without the use of chromatographic purification methods and in better yield than previously used methods for preparing such compounds. The methods disclosed herein find utility in synthetic organic chemistry as well as medicinal chemistry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignees: VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Array BioPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Jeffry Howbert, Venkat Reddy Kusukuntla, Alexander Tretyakov, Nathan Nielsen, Pavel Krasik, Ji-Long Jiang, Hong Woon Yang
  • Patent number: 8309734
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phenyl amide or pyridyl amide derivatives of the formula wherein A1, A2, B1, B2 and R1 to R11 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are GPBAR1 agonists and can be used as medicaments for the treatment of diseases such as type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Henrietta Dehmlow, Rainer E. Martin, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter, Christoph Ullmer
  • Patent number: 8309542
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is novel substituted pyrrolidine amides of the general formula (I) in which D, L. E, G, J, M, L1, L2, R4, and R5 are defined as in the specification, the tautomers, enantiomers, diastereomers, mixtures, and salts thereof, particularly physiologically tolerated salts with inorganic or organic acids or bases having valuable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Gerlach, Henning Priepke, Wolfgang Wienen, Annette Schuler-Metz, Georg Dahmann, Herbert Nar
  • Patent number: 8304407
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods useful for modulation of signaling through the Toll-like receptors TLR7 and/or TLR8. The compositions and methods have use in the treatment of autoimmunity, inflammation allergy, asthma, graft rejection, graft versus host disease, infection, sepsis, cancer and immunodeficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Charles Todd Eary, Robert D. Groneberg, Zachary Jones
  • Patent number: 8299060
    Abstract: Abstract Compounds of a formula entitled, trans-4-[[(5S)-5-[[[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl](2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)amino]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,9-dimethyl-1H-1-benzazepin-1-yl]methyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, as a free acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, hydrate, and hydrate in crystalline form; pharmaceutical formulations; and methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Xinchao Chen, Scott Alan Frank, Steven Wayne Pedersen, David Michael Remick
  • Publication number: 20120253036
    Abstract: An agent for treating fibromyalgia containing a 5-HT2C receptor agonist as an active ingredient
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Yukinori Nagakura, Mina Tsukamoto, Tomonari Watabiki
  • Patent number: 8273735
    Abstract: This invention provides a process for preparing benzazepine compounds of the formula (1): wherein X1 is a halogen atom, R1 and R2 are a lower alkyl group, or salts thereof as well as intermediate benzoic acid compounds in high yield and high purity on industrial scale, which are useful as an intermediate for preparing a pharmaceutically active 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepine compound having vasopressin antagonistic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Torisawa, Kaoru Abe, Yasuaki Muguruma, Shigekazu Fujita, Hidenori Ogawa, Naoto Utsumi, Masahiro Miyake
  • Publication number: 20120238551
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: their use as H3 antagonists/inverse agonists, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicants: Cephalon France, Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward R. Bacon, Thomas R. Bailey, Sankar Chatterjee, Derek D. Dunn, Greg A. Hostetler, Robert L. Hudkins, Brigitte Lesur, Babu G. Sundar, Allizon L. Zulli, Christophe Yue
  • Patent number: 8268814
    Abstract: Substituted sulfonamide compounds corresponding to formula I processes for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds for treating and/or inhibiting pain or other conditions at least partly mediated by the bradykinin 1 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Reich, Ellen Klegraf, Stefan Oberboersch, Stefan Schunk, Ruth Jostock, Sabine Hees, Tieno Germann, Michael Engels
  • Patent number: 8263588
    Abstract: GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R2, R2a, and A are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Beaton, Mi Chen, Timothy Richard Coon, Todd Ewing, Wanlong Jiang, Jinghua Yu, Willy Moree, Warren Wade, Liren Zhao, Yun-fei Zhu, Martin Rowbottom, Neil Ashweek
  • Publication number: 20120226034
    Abstract: This invention provides a process for preparing benzazepine compounds of the formula (1): wherein X1 is a halogen atom, R1 and R2 are a lower alkyl group, or salts thereof as well as intermediate benzoic acid compounds in high yield and high purity on industrial scale, which are useful as an intermediate for preparing a pharmaceutically active 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepine compound having vasopressin antagonistic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Torisawa, Kaoru Abe, Yasuaki Muguruma, Shigekazu Fujita, Hidenori Ogawa, Naoto Utsumi, Masahiro Miyake
  • Publication number: 20120220572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, wherein X, Y, Z, R3 and R4 are defined in the description. The present invention relates also to compositions containing said compounds which are useful for inhibiting kinases such as wee-1 and methods of treating diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Yunsong Tong, Thomas D. Penning, Alan S. Florjancic, Julie Miyashiro, Keith W. Woods
  • Patent number: 8242106
    Abstract: The present invention is directed generally to stable formulations of a TLR agonist preferably a TLR7 or a TLR8 agonist, for use in the treatment of cancer, preferably solid tumors and lymphomas. Specifically, the present invention is directed to stable formulations of up to 50 mg/ml of a TLR agonist which comprise a cyclodextrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Jeffry Howbert, Muralikrishna Duvvuri, Robert Hershberg, Gregory Dietsch
  • Publication number: 20120203102
    Abstract: This invention is directed to non-benzenoid aromatic compounds. Other aspects include methods of using non-benzenoid aromatic compounds for imaging and phototherapeutic uses thereof. Non-benzenoid compounds provided herein generally have one or more substituent groups which allow tailoring of the spectral properties or provide photoreactivity or targeting ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: MALLINCKRODT LLC
    Inventor: Raghavan Rajagopalan
  • Publication number: 20120184533
    Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are provided that inhibit the activity of poly ADP-ribose synthetase (PARP). Such compounds are useful in the treatment of various diseases, conditions and injuries such as stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemia-perfusion injury in various organs, traumatic brain injury, atherosclerosis, inflammatory diseases and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: ANGION BIOMEDICA CORP.
    Inventors: Bijoy Panicker, Dong Sung Lim, David E. Smith
  • Patent number: 8217031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula [1] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: In formula [1], one of X and Y is CH and the other is oxygen or sulfur; R is hydrogen, etc.; Z is hydrogen, etc.; Ar is phenyl, etc.; and n is 1 or 2 and or m is 1 or 2, excluding compounds where n is 2 and m is 2 simultaneously. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula [1] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The composition is usable as an agent for the prevention or treatment of depression, panic disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, obesity, stress urinary incontinence, and overactive bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Matsuoka, Tatsuya Oyama
  • Publication number: 20120165316
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, X, p, q, m, n, and Ring C have values as described in the specification, useful as inhibitors of HDAC6. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative, inflammatory, infectious, neurological or cardiovascular diseases or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexandra E. Gould
  • Publication number: 20120135968
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables for Structural Formula I are defined herein. Also described is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of Structural Formula I and its therapeutic use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Chi-Li Chen, Roger B. Clark, Yonghong Deng, Minsheng He, Louis Plamondon, Cuixiang Sun, Xiao-Yi Xiao, Magnus Rönn
  • Publication number: 20120095075
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Muthiah MANOHARAN, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, David Butler, Narayanannair K. Jayaprakash, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Laxman Eltepu
  • Patent number: 8153622
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods useful for modulation of signaling through the Toll-like receptors TLR7 and/or TLR8. The compositions and methods have use in the treatment of autoimmunity, inflammation allergy, asthma, graft rejection, graft versus host disease, infection, sepsis, cancer and immunodeficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, C. Todd Eary, Robert D. Groneberg, Zachary Jones
  • Patent number: 8148366
    Abstract: The invention relates to nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds of formula (I): in which: R1 represents hydrogen, —(CH2)m—NH2, —(CH2)m—NH(C1-C6)alk, —(CH2)m—N(C1-C6)alk2, —(CH2)m—NH—C(NH)NH2 or —(CH2)m—NH—CH?NH, m is equal to 1 or 2; R2 and R3 together form a nitrogenous heterocycle of aromatic character with 5 vertices containing 1, 2 or 3 nitrogen atoms, substituted on a nitrogen atom by R4; R4 represents hydrogen, C1-C6)alk or a chain of formula: -(A)n-(NH)o—(CH2)p—(CHR?)qR? A represents C?O, C?NH or SO2; R? represents hydrogen or carboxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Novexel SA
    Inventors: Benoit Ledoussal, Marie-Edith Gourdel, Emilie Renaud, Camille Pierres, Adel Kebsi
  • Patent number: 8148540
    Abstract: The invention relates to new heterocyclic compounds of general formula (I), and their salts with a base or an acid: The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these compounds as well as their use as medicaments, in particular as anti-bacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: AstraZeneca
    Inventors: Joseph Aszodi, Maxime Lampilas, Branislav Musicki, David Alan Rowlands, Pascal Colette
  • Patent number: 8148364
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof or a hydrate thereof: Wherein Y, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, n, m, and o are as described herein. The invention relates also to a medicament comprising the said derivative or a salt thereof as an active ingredient which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a neurodegenerative disease caused by abnormal activity of GSK3?, such as Alzheimer disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Sanofi-Aventis, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Nathalie Chereze, Alistair Lochead, Mourad Saady, Franck Slowinski, Philippe Yaiche
  • Publication number: 20120058990
    Abstract: Abstract Compounds of a formula entitled, trans-4-[[(5S)-5-[[[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl](2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)amino]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,9-dimethyl-1H-1-benzazepin-1-yl]methyl]-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, as a free acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, hydrate, and hydrate in crystalline form; pharmaceutical formulations; and methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Xinchao Chen, Scott Alan Frank, Steven Wayne Pedersen, David Michael Remick
  • Patent number: 8119659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (2S,3R)-N-(2-((3-pyridinyl)methyl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide, novel salt forms thereof, methods for its preparation, novel intermediates, and methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Maurice Dull, John Genus, Jacob Mathew
  • Patent number: 8119627
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula (I) wherein each of rings A and B is selected from five or six membered carbon rings optionally containing one or more hetero atoms selected from N, S, and O and optionally having fused thereto a further ring; X is an optional group selected from O, S, —S?O, —S(?O)2, —C?O, —S(?O)2NR8, —C?ONR9, and —NR10, wherein n and p are independently selected from 0 and 1; Y is (R11)1-3 wherein each R11 is independently selected from —NR12, —CR13R14, —S(?O)2 and —C?O; Z is selected from (i) six or seven membered ring containing carbon and at least one nitrogen, which may be optionally substituted wherein the substituents may together form further ring fused thereto; and (ii) a —R15—NR16— group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sterix Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Vicker, Joanna Mary Day, Helen Victoria Bailey, Wesley Heaton, Ana Maria Ramos Gonzalez, Christopher Mark Sharland, Michael John Reed, Atul Purohit, Barry Victor Lloyd Potter
  • Patent number: 8114893
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which in Formula I, the variables X1, X2a, X2b, X2c, R1, B, L, E, A and the subscript n are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignees: Genentech, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, The Walter and Eliza Hall Medical Research Institute
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Carl Steven Rye, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Peter Czabotar
  • Publication number: 20120027796
    Abstract: The present invention provides lipids that are advantageously used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, the invention provides lipids having the following structures: (Formula (I) or (XXXV)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, David Butler, Jayaprakash K. Narayanannair, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Laxmab Eltepu
  • Publication number: 20120029190
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and methods of synthesis thereof. The compounds provided herein are useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of various disorders, such as neurological disorders, psychiatric disorders, neuro-muscular disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, lower urinary tract disorder, and cancer. Compounds provided herein modulate the activity of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) in the central nervous system or the periphery. Pharmaceutical formulations containing the compounds and their methods of use are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas Burdi, Kerry L. Spear, Larry Wendell Hardy
  • Publication number: 20120016117
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful in preventing and treating cardiac arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation. A compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same. In formula (1), ring X represents benzene or pyridine; R1 represents an optionally substituted alkyl group; R2 represents an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, an optionally substituted arylalkyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group-substituted alkyl group; R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 represent each hydrogen or an alkyl group, provided that R3 and R5 may be bonded to each other to form, together with the carbon atom adjacent thereto, a cycloalkyl group; and m represents 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Hideki Ushirogochi, Miki Hirai, Yasuhiro Imanishi
  • Publication number: 20120003213
    Abstract: The application relates to method of increasing antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in a subject receiving therapeutic monoclonal antibody treatment. In some embodiments, methods are provided for administering to subject to a subject in need thereof a therapeutic antibody in conjunction with an ADCC enhancer molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Hershberg
  • Publication number: 20110319385
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound which has a PDE9-inhibiting action and is useful as an active ingredient for an agent for treating and/or preventing storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, and bladder/urethral diseases, and the like. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have investigated a compound which has a PDE9-inhibiting action and is useful as an active ingredient for an agent for treating and/or preventing storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, and bladder/urethral diseases, and the like, and thus, have found that an imidazoquinoxaline compound or a triazoloquinoxaline compound has a PDE9-inhibiting action, thereby completing the present invention. The imidazoquinoxaline compound or the triazoloquinoxaline compound of the present invention has a PDE9-inhibiting action and can be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, and bladder/urethral diseases, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaizawa, Mari Sugita, Hidenori Azami, Ryushi Seo, Takaho Nomura, Satoshi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Tsuchiya, Hideki Kubota, Kazunori Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20110312996
    Abstract: The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formulae VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, and XV as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: InterMune, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Buckman, John B. Nicholas, Vladimir Serebryany, Scott D. Seiwert
  • Patent number: 8039460
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I): and Formula (II): (where variables R2, R4, A, B, D, W, X, Y and Z are as defined herein) useful as antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as headache, migraine and cluster headache. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Burgey, Daniel V. Paone, Anthony W. Shaw, Diem N. Nguyen, Zhengwu J. Deng, Theresa M. Williams, Joseph P. Vacca, Craig M. Potteiger, Harold G. Selnick
  • Publication number: 20110245223
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula [1?] or a salt thereof: wherein ring A, R2, R3, R4 and X are as defined in the description, and an agent for the treatment or prophylaxis of a pathology involving glucocorticoid, or a 11?HSD1 inhibitor, containing the compound or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Ohe, Hiroyuki Goto, Kazuhito Harada, Shinji Yata, Takashi Ito, Jun Nishiu, Makoto Kakutani, Shunsuke Fujii, Kota Asahina
  • Patent number: 8003624
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of indolines as inhibitors of ?2C adrenergic receptor agonists, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the ?2C adrenergic receptors using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignees: Schering Corporation, Pharmacopeia, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin D. McCormick, Christopher W. Boyce, Younong Yu
  • Publication number: 20110195929
    Abstract: Described are various compounds and methods for the treatment of flaviviral infections. In particular, alkaloids and imino sugars in arabinose and/or lyxose stereochemical configuration with antiflaviviral activity are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SUMMIT CORPORATION PLC
    Inventors: Olivier De Moor, Graeme Horne, Penny Jane Middleton, Frank Schroer, Stephen Paul Wren, Maria Ines Passos Eleuterio, Renate Van Well, Colin Richard Dorgan, Francis Xavier Wilson, Robert Nash, Richard Storer, Graham Michael Wynne, Alan Geoffrey Roach, Akane Kawamura, Jonathon Mark Tinsley
  • Publication number: 20110172416
    Abstract: Provision of a novel amidine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having an activated blood coagulation factor X-inhibitory activity. A compound represented by the formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kayo MATSUMOTO, Masayuki Sugiki, Masaru Takayanagi, Yasuko Nogi, Shinya Taniguchi, Satoko Ueno, Yoshiaki Shirai
  • Patent number: 7977329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I): which act as 5HT2C receptor modulators. These compounds are useful in pharmaceutical compositions whose use includes the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Smith, Brian Smith