Double Bonded Divalent Chalcogen Containing Patents (Class 544/131)
  • Publication number: 20130084346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-pyridinone compounds which are inhibitors of catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT), and are useful in the treatment and prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which COMT enzyme is involved. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which COMT is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Scott Wolkenberg, James C. Barrow, Michael S. Poslusney, Scott T. Harrison, B. Wesley Trotter, James Mulhearn, Kausik K. Nanda, Peter J. Manley, Zhijian Zhao, Jeffrey W. Schubert, Nathan Kett, Amy Zartman
  • Patent number: 8410088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted benzene compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Epizyme, Inc., Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Kuntz, Richard Chesworth, Kenneth W. Duncan, Masashi Seki, Syuji Shirotori
  • Patent number: 8410087
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a glucokinase activator useful as a pharmaceutical agent such as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, obesity and the like. The present invention provides a glucokinase activator containing a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R2 is a group represented by wherein each symbol is defined in the specification, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Tsuneo Yasuma, Osamu Ujikawa, Masahiro Itoh, Kazuko Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130079329
    Abstract: Indazole-3-carboxamide compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an indazole-3-carboxamide compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: John Hood, Sunil Kumar Kc
  • Publication number: 20130079320
    Abstract: The invention relates to amine substituted methanesulfonamide derivatives as vanilloid receptor ligands, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also to these compounds for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pain and further diseases and/or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventor: Gruenenthal GmbH
  • Publication number: 20130079513
    Abstract: N-Thio-anthranilamid compounds of formula (I) wherein A is A1 wherein the variables and the indices are as defined per the description, processes for preparing the compounds I, pesticidal compositions comprising compounds I, use of compounds I for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes, and methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites by use of compounds of formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: BASF SE
  • Publication number: 20130079325
    Abstract: Pyridine and pyrimidine compounds, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Biswas Kaustav, Frank Chavez, Ning Chen, Frenel Fils De Morin, James R. Falsey, Michael J. Frohn, Paul E. Harrington, Daniel B. Horne, Essa Hu Harrington, Matthew R. Kaller, Roxanne Kunz, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Andreas Reichelt, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Kelvin Sham, Guomin Yao
  • Publication number: 20130079313
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds that are derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing them and therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventor: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20130072490
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of lysophosphatidic receptor(s). Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating LPA-dependent or LPA-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Amira Pharmaceuticals INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Clark, Brian Andrew Stearns, Jill Melissa Scott, Heather Renee Coate, Lucy Zhao, Thomas Jon Seiders, Deborah Volkots, Jeannie Arruda, Nicholas Simon Stock, Yen Pham Truong, David Nathan Zalatan
  • Publication number: 20130065876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein R1 to R5 are defined in the description and claims, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention relates also to the manufacture of said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which can be treated with HDL-cholesterol raising agents, such as dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Uwe Grether, Paul Hebeisen, Peter Mohr, Fabienne Ricklin, Stephan Roever
  • Publication number: 20130065880
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of Formula I. The compounds of the present invention are potent tyrosine kinase modulators, and are suitable for the treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions related to abnormal activities of tyrosine kinase receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: Allergan, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130053383
    Abstract: Herein are disclosed indazoles of formula (I) where the various groups are defined herein, and which are useful for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Celine Duquenne, Neil Johnson, Steven D. Knight, Louis Lafrance, William H. Miller, Kenneth Newlander, Stuart Romeril, Meagan B. Rouse, Xinrong Tian, Sharad Kumar Verma
  • Publication number: 20130053376
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of the formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, salt, hydrate or prodrug thereof that modulate tyrosine kinase activity, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Yahua Liu, Alexey Vyacheslavovich Anikin, Charles Chamchoumis Mikel, Douglas Eric McGrath, Goverdhan Reddy Vavilala, Jason Conrad Pickens, Aleksander Kadushkin, Luyong Jiang, Mohan Santhanam Thiruvazhi, Sergey Zozulya, Rajendran Vairagoundar, Tong Zhu, Alexander Chucholowski, Zheng Yan, Alisher Khasanov, Christina Gregor
  • Patent number: 8377932
    Abstract: 1-(substituted benzyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)pyridone compounds and their pharmaceutical acceptable salts are disclosed. The preparation methods of the compounds and their salts and the use of the same for preparing the medicaments for treating fibrosis are also disclosed. New pyridine compounds and their salts are obtained from trifluoromethyl pyridone as starting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Central South University
    Inventors: Gaoyun Hu, Lijian Tao, Jun Chen
  • Patent number: 8378095
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound which is an amide of the formula (1), or a salt, solvate, N-oxide or tautomer thereof; wherein: a is 0 or 1; b is 0 or 1: provided that the sum of a and b is 0 or 1; T is O or NH Ar1 is a monocyclic or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered aryl or heteroaryl group containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, and being optionally substituted by one or more substituents R1; Ar2 Js a monocyclic or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered aryl or heteroaryl group containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S and being optionally substituted by one or more substituents R2; and R1 and R2 are as defined in the claims. The compounds are inhibitors of kinases and in particular FLT3, FLT4 and Aurora kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Saruem Limited
    Inventors: John Charles Reader, John Mark Ellard, Michael Cherry
  • Patent number: 8378108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): where in X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, R1, R2, R3 are as defined above. The compounds have apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (“ASK1”) inhibitory activity, and are thus useful in the treatment of ASK1-mediated conditions, including autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the compounds of Formula (I), and to methods of preparing the compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Britton Corkey, Michael Graupe, Keith Koch, Lawrence S. Melvin, Jr., Gregory Notte
  • Patent number: 8378092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein R1; R2; R3; R4; R5, R13, R16, X and M have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of formula I are valuable pharmacologically active compounds. They exhibit a strong anti-thrombotic effect and are suitable, for example, for the therapy and prophylaxis of cardio-vascular disorders like thromboembolic diseases or restenoses. They are reversible inhibitors of the blood clotting enzymes factor Xa (FXa) and thrombin and can in general be applied in conditions in which an undesired activity of factor Xa and/or thrombin are present or for the cure or prevention of which an inhibition of factor Xa and thrombin are intended. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula I, their use, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical preparations comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Markus Follmann, Volkmar Wehner, Jerome Meneyrol, Jean-Michel Altenburger, Frédéric Petit, Gilbert Lassalle, Jean-Pascal Herault
  • Publication number: 20130039944
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Kineta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Iadonato, Kristin Bedard
  • Publication number: 20130040962
    Abstract: There is provided a compound of formula (I): wherein: J represents (A): or (B): compositions comprising same, processes for preparing said compounds and use thereof in treatment, particularly in the treatment of inflammatory disease, such as asthma, COPD and 15 rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: John King-Underwood, Peter John Murray, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Ildiko Buck, Stuart Thomas Onions
  • Publication number: 20130040950
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia multisubstituted aromatic compounds useful for the inhibition of thrombin, which compounds include substituted pyrazolyl or substituted triazolyl. There are additionally provided pharmaceutical compositions. There are additionally provided methods of treating and preventing a disease or disorder, which disease or disorder is amenable to treatment or prevention by the inhibition of thrombin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: VERSEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: VERSEON CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130040944
    Abstract: Pyrrole compounds useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease state associated with glutamate dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Corey R. Hopkins, Colleen M Niswender, Rocco D. Gogliotti
  • Publication number: 20130035339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, R1, R2, R3 are defined above. The compounds have apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (“ASK1”) inhibitory activity, and are thus useful in the treatment of ASK1-mediated conditions, including autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the compounds of Formula (I), and to methods of preparing the compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc
    Inventors: Britton Corkey, Michael Graupe, Keith Koch, Lawrence S. Melvin, JR., Gregory Notte
  • Publication number: 20130035482
    Abstract: Novel bisphosphonate cyclic acetal compounds are disclosed, as well as methods of preparing the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and administration of the compounds in methods of treating bone metabolism disorders, such as abnormal calcium and phosphate metabolism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: WARNER CHILCOTT COMPANY, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130035326
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds for treatment of KIT, CSF-1R and/or FLT3 kinase mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: AMBIT BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunny Abraham, Mark W. Holladay, Gang Liu, Shimin Xu
  • Publication number: 20130029971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 to R3, A, B, X, Y and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: John David Ginn, Ronald John Sorcek, Michael Robert Turner, Di Wu, Frank Wu
  • Publication number: 20130029970
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula I useful as agonists of cannabinoid receptors. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Kevin Sprott, Jason Rohde, Takashi Nakai, Bo Peng, John Jeffrey Talley
  • Publication number: 20130029990
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, L, X, R5 and R6 are as defined in the description for use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: John King-Underwood, George Hardy, Peter John Murray, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions
  • Publication number: 20130023525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which inhibit bacterial gyrase and/or Topo IV and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds. These compounds, and compositions thereof, are useful in treating bacterial infection. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to methods for treating bacterial infections in mammals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, David D. Deininger, Anne-Laure Grillot, Yusheng Liao, Steven Ronkin, Dean Stamos, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, Arnaud Le Tiran, Joseph Drumm
  • Publication number: 20130018046
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the general formula: in which the variable groups are as defined herein, and to their preparation and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yihan Wang, Xiaotian Zhu, Rajeswari Sundaramoorthi, Wei-Sheng Huang, Dong Zou, R. Mathew Thomas, Jiwei Qi, Jan Antoinette C. Romero, David C. Dalgarno, William C. Shakespeare, Tomi K. Sawyer, Chester A. Metcalf, III
  • Publication number: 20130018048
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain Oxazole derivatives which are useful as modulators of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) and as FAAH imaging agents. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, skeletomuscular pain, and fibromyalgia, as well as acute pain, migraine, sleep disorder, Alzheimer Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: ZhiQiang Yang, Philippe G. Nantermet, Constantine Kreatsoulas, Keith P. Moore, Evan Foster Shalen
  • Publication number: 20130018044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein: n is 0, 1 or 2; A is in particular CH or N; X is in particular CO, SO2, CS, and R1 is in particular H, R2 is a group of formula NR3R4 or OR5, R3 and R4 being in particular H, and R5 an alkyl group, R6 is in particular H or an alkyl group, and R7 is in particular an aryl group, for its use in the prevention and/or the treatment of viral pathologies or infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Guichou, Lionel Colliandre, Hakim Ahmed-Belkacem, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky
  • Publication number: 20130012512
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, Ar, L, X, R3 and Q are as defined in the specification for use in therapy, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Simon Christopher Hirst, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8349832
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and composition for the treatment and prevention of cancer. The invention also covers all diseases that may be treated by selective modulation of levels of reactive oxygen species in diseased cells versus normal cells. Methods for the preparation and administration of such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Canthera Therapeutics, The Massachusetts General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Foley, Robert Gould, Peter Elliott, Anna Mandinova
  • Patent number: 8349831
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compounds represented in Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and methods of treating of diseases or disorders related to the function of the calcium sensing receptor. The invention also relates to processes for making such compounds and to intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Coulter, Adam James Davenport, Christopher H. Fotsch, Chiara Ghiron, Paul E. Harrington, Michael Gerard Kelly, Steve Fong Poon, Andrew Tasker, Ning Xi, Qing Ping Zeng
  • Publication number: 20130005716
    Abstract: Derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols are useful as inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme and the treatment of certain conditions such as COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Elisabetta Armani, Gabriele Amari, Laura Carzaniga, Carmelida Capaldi, Oriana Esposito, Gino Villetti, Renato De Fanti
  • Patent number: 8343970
    Abstract: Compounds that inhibit PDE10 are disclosed that have utility in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including (but not limited to) psychotic, anxiety, movement disorders and/or neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, encephalitis, phobias, epilepsy, aphasia, Bell's palsy, cerebral palsy, sleep disorders, pain, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, drug-induced psychosis and panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, solvates and prodrugs of the compounds are also provided. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for inhibiting PDE10 in a warm-blooded animal in need of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Omeros Corporation
    Inventors: Neil S. Cutshall, Jennifer Lynn Gage, Thomas Neil Wheeler, Thomas L. Little
  • Patent number: 8343966
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I in free or salt or solvate form, where T1, T2, X, Ra, Rb, R8 and R9 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating inflammatory or obstructive airways, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, liver fibrosis, muscle diseases and systemic skeletal disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Claire Adcock, Urs Baettig, Peter Hunt, Catherine Leblanc, Maude Nadine Pierrette Pipet, Robert Alexander Pulz, Katrin Spiegel, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl
  • Publication number: 20120328570
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Carol Bachand, Makonen Belema, Daniel H. Deon, Andrew C. Good, Jason Goodrich, Clint A. James, Rico Lavoie, Omar D. Lopez, Alain Martel, Nicholas A. Meanwell, Van N. Nguyen, Jeffrey Lee Romine, Edward H. Ruediger, Lawrence B. Snyder, Denis R. St. Laurent, Fukang Yang, David R. Langley, Lawrence G. Hamann
  • Publication number: 20120329786
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods useful for treating cancer, systemic or chronic inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, obesity, T-cell mediated autoimmune disease, ischemia, and other complications associated with these diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Myrexis, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Adam Willardsen, Jeffrey W. Lockman, Brett R. Murphy, Weston R. Judd, In Chul Kim, Se-Ho Kim, Daniel Feodore Zigar, Kraig M. Yager, Tracey C. Fleischer, Ryan T. Terry-Lorenzo, J. Jay Boniface, Daniel P. Parker, Ian A. McAlexander, Matthew Gregory Bursavich, David M. Dastrup
  • Patent number: 8338413
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification, in free form or in salt form, to their preparation, to their medical use and to medicaments comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Heinrich Rueeger
  • Patent number: 8338419
    Abstract: N-Thio-anthranilamid compounds of formula (I) wherein A is a group selected from A1 and A2 wherein the variables and the indices are as defined per the description, processes for preparing the compounds I, pesticidal compositions comprising compounds I, use of compounds I for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes, and methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites by use of compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schmidt, Michael Puhl, Joachim Dickhaut, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Michael Rack, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Franz-Josef Braun, Toni Bucci, Henry Van Tuyl Cotter, David G. Kuhn, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi
  • Publication number: 20120322801
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new kinase inhibitors, more specifically ROCK inhibitors, compositions, in particular pharmaceuticals, comprising such inhibitors, and to uses of such inhibitors in the treatment and prophylaxis of disease. In particular, the present invention relates to new ROCK inhibitors, compositions, in particular pharmaceuticals, comprising such inhibitors, and to uses of such inhibitors in the treatment and prophylaxis of disease. In addition, the invention relates to methods of treatment and use of said compounds in the manufacture of a medicament for the application to a number of therapeutic indications including sexual dysfunction, inflammatory diseases, ophthalmic diseases and Respiratory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Amakem NV
    Inventors: Dirk Leysen, Olivier Defert, Nadzeya Kaval, Petra Blom, Sandro Boland
  • Publication number: 20120322803
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (I) wherein the groups R2 to R4, A, X and m are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, pharmaceutical preparations which contain compounds of this kind and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventor: Steffen STEURER
  • Publication number: 20120316172
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula IA and IB wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Z are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. Compounds of formulas IA and IB have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The compounds can be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Guido Galley, Cédric Ghellamallah, Roger Norcross, Philippe Pflieger
  • Publication number: 20120316147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 to R4 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Uwe Grether, Paul Hebeisen, Atsushi Kimbara, Qingping Liu, Matthias Nettekoven, Marco Prunotto, Stephan Roever, Mark Rogers-Evans, Tanja Schulz-Gasch, Christoph Ullmer, Zhiwei Wang, Wulun Yang
  • Publication number: 20120316165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Z, Ar, and n are as described in the claims, Ar is phenyl or heteroaryl, selected from the group consisting of 1H-indazole-3yl, pyridine-2-yl, pyridine-3-yl, pyridine-4-yl, pyrimidine-5-yl, 1H-pyrazole-3-yl, 1H-pyrazole-4-yl and 1H-pyrazole-5-yl; or to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof, which may be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, neurological diseases, Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse, metabolic disorders, eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Guido Galley, Roger Norcross, Philippe Pflieger
  • Publication number: 20120309742
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use an mGluR modulator, e.g. an mGluR5 modulator, for the treatment, prevention or delay of progression of cognitive dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Ralf GLATTHAR, Donald JOHNS, Daniel UMBRICHT
  • Patent number: 8318718
    Abstract: Pyridine and pyrimidine compounds, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Biswas Kaustav, Frank Chavez, Ning Chen, Frenel Fils De Morin, James R. Falsey, Michael J. Frohn, Paul E. Harrington, Daniel B. Horne, Essa Hu Harrington, Matthew R. Kaller, Roxanne Kunz, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Andreas Reichelt, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Kelvin Sham, Guomin Yao
  • Publication number: 20120295889
    Abstract: The invention provides novel, substituted 3-arylamino pyridine compounds pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and prodrug compounds thereof, wherein W, R1, R2, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer, restenosis and inflammation. Also disclosed is the use of such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, especially humans, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Serono S.A.
    Inventors: Ulrich Abel, Holger Deppe, Achim Feurer, Ulrich Grädler, Kerstin Otte, Renate Sekul, Meinolf Thiemann, Andreas Goutopoulos, Matthias Schwarz, Xuliang Jiang
  • Publication number: 20120295905
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a use of aminopyridine derivatives in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating malaria. Specifically, the present invention is related to aminopyridine derivatives useful for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the inhibition of malaria parasite proliferation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: MMV MEDICINES FOR MALARIA VENTURE
    Inventors: Michael John Witty, David Hardick