1,2-diazines Which Contain An Additional Hetero Ring Patents (Class 544/238)
  • Patent number: 8729083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazole compounds of formulae I or II and the salts and N-oxides thereof, wherein A is a pyrazole radical of formulae A1, A2 or A3, wherein # denotes the binding site; R41, R42, R43, R51 are H, halogen, CN, NO2, C1-C10-alkyl and the like; R52, R53 are H, halogen, CN, NO2, C1-C10-alkyl, and the like; R61, R62, R63 are H, CN, NO2, C1-C10-alkyl, and the like; T is C(Rt) or N; U is C(Ru) or N; V is C(Rv) or N; W is C(Rw) or N; with the proviso that at least one of the groups T, U, V and W is N; Rt, Ru, Rv, Rw are H, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl and the like; X1 is S, O or NR1a, wherein R1a is selected H, C1-C10-alkyl and the like; X2 is OR2a, NR2bR2c, S(O)mR2d, wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, R2a is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, R2b, R2c are H, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, or R2b and R2c together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound form a heterocycle, and R2d is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl and the like; and R1 is H, CN, C1-C10-alk
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Steffen Groβ, Karsten Körber, Wolfgang von Deyn, Florian Kaiser, Prashant Deshmukh, Joachim Dickhaut, Ronan Le Vezouet, Sebastian Sörgel, Matthias Pohlman, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Deborah L. Culbertson, Faraneh Oloumi
  • Patent number: 8729263
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Atwood Kim Cheung, Donovan Noel Chin, Natalie Dales, Aleem Fazal, Timothy Brian Hurley, John Kerrigan, Gary O'Brien, Lei Shu, Robert Sun, Moo Je Sung
  • Publication number: 20140135496
    Abstract: An isoxazoline-substituted benzamide compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2 and A3 independently of one another are carbon atom or nitrogen atom, G is benzene ring, etc., W is oxygen atom or sulfur atom, etc., X is halogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., Y ia halogen atm, C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1 is —CH?NOR1a, —C(O)OR1c, —C(O)NHR1d, phenyl substituted with (Z)p1, D-14, D-52, D-53, D-55 to D-59, etc., R1a is C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1c is C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1d is hydrogen atom, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., R2 is C1-C6alkyl, —CH2R14a, C1-C6alkynyl, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., further when R1 is —CH?NOR1a, —C(O)OR1c or —C(O)N(R1e)R1d, R2 may be hydrogen atom, R3 is C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., R14a is cyano, —OR25, etc., R15 is C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkylthio C1-C4alkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl, etc., R25 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, —C(O)R32 or —C(O)OR32, etc., R32 is C1-C6alkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl, etc., Z is halogen atom, cyano, nitro, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi MITA, Yuki FURUKAWA, Ken-ichi TOYAMA, Manabu YAOSAKA, Eitatsu IKEDA, Yoshihide MASUZAWA, Mitsuaki KOMODA
  • Patent number: 8722677
    Abstract: Pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine or pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine compounds having the general formula (A), wherein the dashed lines, X, Y and R1 through R5 are as defined in the specification. The compounds are useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Gilead Sciences, Inc., K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Steven S. Bondy, David A. Oare, Gerhard Puerstinger
  • Patent number: 8722670
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands, antagonists of the NR2B receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Dalton King, Richard E. Olson, John E. Macor, Imadul Islam, Srinivasan Thangathirupathy, Jayakumar Sankara Warrier
  • Patent number: 8722678
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein E, X, G, W2 and Z are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. Also disclosed are compounds of Formula 1A including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein E, X, G and Z1 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed is the use of the compounds of Formula 1A as intermediates for preparing compounds of Formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Mary Ann Hanagan, Eric Allen Marshall
  • Publication number: 20140128374
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and N-oxides of the foregoing; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds, salts or N-oxides, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), ADHD, impulsivity, compulsive gambling, overeating, autism spectrum disorder, MCI, age-related cognitive decline, dementia, RLS, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, anxiety, depression, MDD, TRD, and bipolar disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: PFIZER INC
    Inventors: JENNIFER ELIZABETH DAVOREN, AMY BETH DOUNAY, IVAN VIKTOROVICH EFREMOV, DAVID LAWRENCE FIRMAN GRAY, SCOT RICHARD MENTE, STEVEN VICTOR O'NEIL, BRUCE NELSEN ROGERS, CHAKRAPANI SUBRAMANYAM, LEI ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140128367
    Abstract: The invention provides certain cycloalkyl-fused tetrahydroquinolines of the Formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters, wherein R1, R2, R7, R8a, E, Y, Z, n, u, and t are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions associated with uncontrolled or inappropriate stimulation of CRTH2 function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xianhai Huang, Jason Brubaker, Scott L. Peterson, John W. Butcher, Joshua T. Close, Michelle Martinez, Rachel Nicola MacCoss, Joon O. Jung, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Hongjun Zhang, Robert G. Aslanian, Purakkattle Johny Biju, Li Dong, Ying Huang, Kevin D. McCormick, Anandan Palani, Ning Shao, Wei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140128368
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Miller, Andrew Stamford, Kallol Basu, Harold B. Wood, Duane DeMong, Wanying Sun, Joie Garfunkle, Christopher Moyes, Zhiyong Hu, Ping Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Xing Dai, Byron Gabriel DuBois
  • Patent number: 8716273
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): Wherein X, Y, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to a method for making the same and to the use thereof in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, Catherine Gille, David Machnik, Andre Malanda
  • Patent number: 8716272
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): Wherein X, Y, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to a method for making the same and to the use thereof in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, Catherine Gille, David Machnik, Andre Malanda
  • Patent number: 8716289
    Abstract: Compound corresponding to general formula (I): in which R2 is a hydrogen or fluorine atom or a hydroxyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-alkoxy or NR8R9 group; n is an integer equal to 1, 2 or 3 and m is an integer equal to 1 or 2; A is a covalent bond or a C1-8-alkylene group; R1 is a phenyl, pyridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, phthalazinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl or naphthyridinyl group, this group being optionally substituted; R3 is a hydrogen or fluorine atom, a C1-6-alkyl group or a tritluoromethyl group; R4 is a group selected from furanyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, imidazole, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, oxazolone, oxazolidinone, isoxazolone, isoxazolidinone, isothiazolone, isothiazolidinone, imidazolone, imidazolidinone, pyrazolone, pyrazolidinone, oxadiazolone, thiadiazolone and triazolone, this group being optionally substituted; in the form of a base or o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Ahmed Abouabdellah, Nathalie Chereze, Aude Fayol, Mourad Saady, Julien Vache, Corinne Veronique, Philippe Yaiche
  • Patent number: 8710058
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention concern 3-(1-{3-[5-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-benzyl}-6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-pyridazin-3-yl)-benzonitrile hydrochloride solvates and crystalline modifications thereof. The compound, 3-(1-{3-[5-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-benzyl}-6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-pyridazin-3-yl)-benzonitrile, has the following structural formula: The hydrochloride solvates and crystalline modifications thereof according to the invention are useful for treatment of physiological and/or pathophysiological conditions, such as cancer, that are caused, mediated and/or propagated by the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of signal transduction of kinases, in particular by the inhibition of tyrosine kinases, especially Met-kinase. The present invention further relates to processes of manufacturing these crystalline modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Becker, Clemens Kuehn, Christoph Saal, Oliver Schadt, Dieter Dorsch, Heinz Hermann Bokel, Frank Stieber, Cristina Donini
  • Patent number: 8710056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridazine compounds of formulae I or II and the salts and N-oxides thereof, wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted isoxazole or isothiazole radical; V is C(Rv) or N; W is C(Rw) or N; with the proviso that either V or W is N; Rt, Ru, Rv, Rw are H, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl and the like; X1 is S, O or NR1a, wherein R1a is selected H, C1-C10-alkyl and the like; X2 is OR2a, NR2bR2c, S(O)mR2d, wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, R2a is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, R2b, R2c are H, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, or R2b and R2c together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound form a heterocycle, and R2d is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl and the like; and R1 is H, CN, C1-C10-alkyl and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ronan Le Vezouet, Sebastian Soergel, Christian Defieber, Steffen Gross, Karsten Koerber, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh
  • Patent number: 8710043
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful as antagonists of TRPM8. Such compounds are useful in treating a number of TRPM8 mediated disorders and conditions and may be used to prepare medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating such disorders and conditions. Examples of such disorders include, but are not limited to, migraines and neuropathic pain. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jian J. Chen, Daniel B. Horne, Matthew R. Kaller, Vu Van Ma
  • Publication number: 20140113907
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyridylaminoacetic acid compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein R1, R2, R3, Y and Z are as defined in the description and claims), or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. Since the pyridylaminoacetic acid compound has EP2 agonistic action, it is useful as a therapeutic or prophylactic drug for respiratory diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo IWAMURA, Masayuki TANAKA, Tetsushi KATSUBE, Manabu SHIGETOMI, Eiji OKANARI, Yasunori TOKUNAGA, Hiroshi FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20140114068
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel indanone derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or enantiomers, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases, comprising the same as an active ingredient. The indanone derivatives have excellent inhibitory activity against picornaviruses including coxsackie-, entero-, echo-, Polio-, and rhinoviruses, as well as exhibiting low cytotoxicity, so that they can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases including poliomyelitis, paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myositis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, flu, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN K.U. LEUVEN R & D, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Chong Kgo Lee, Hae Soo Kim, Hee Chun Jeong, Pil Ho Kim, Soo Bong Han, Jin Soo Shin, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut
  • Publication number: 20140112945
    Abstract: The compounds of formula (1) in which R1, R7, R8, R9, R10, R17, R18, R19, R20 and m have the meanings as given in the description, are novel effective inhibitors of type 4 and type 5 phosphodiesterase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: TAKEDA GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Stengel, Thomas Maier, Alexander Mann, Josef Stadlwieser, Dieter Flockerzi, Andreas Pahl, Ewald Benediktus, Manuela Hessmann, Tobias Kanacher, Ragna Hussong, Christof Zitt, Hans Christof Holst, Rolf-Peter Hummel, Martin Viertelhaus, Hermann Tenor, Torsten Dunkern, Armin Hatzelmann, Christian Hesslinger
  • Publication number: 20140113908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-aza-bicycloalkyl derivatives of Formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification and to processes for their production to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or delay of progression of psychotic and nemodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Dominik FEUERBACH, Mathias FREDERIKSEN, Konstanze HURTH, Bernard Lucien ROY, Beatrix WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20140113882
    Abstract: The present application provides a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R7, R8, R9, G, and X are as defined herein. This application further describes compositions comprising the same. Compounds of formula (I) and their salts have aPKC inhibitory activity, and may be used to treat proliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: Cancer Research Technology Limited, Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry J. Breslin, Bruce D. Dorsey, Benjamin J. Dugan, Katherine M. Fowler, Robert L. Hudkins, Eugen F. Mesaros, Nathaniel J.T. Monck, Emma L. Morris, Ikeoluwa Olowoye, Gregory R. Ott, Gregoire A. Pave, Jonathan R. Roffey, Christelle N. Soudy, Ming Tao, Craig A. Zificsak, Allison L. Zulli
  • Patent number: 8703759
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds that are sodium channel inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as described herein, to methods for the preparation and use of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kobayashi, Dmitry Koltun, Gregory Notte, Eric Parkhill, Jeff Zablocki
  • Patent number: 8703721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arylalkylamine compound represented by the following formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a process for preparing the same, and use of the above-mentioned compound as an activating compound (CaSR agonist) of a Ca sensing receptor, a pharmaceutical composition containing the above-mentioned compound as an effective ingredient, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazaki, Junko Tsubakimoto, Kosuke Yasuda, Iwao Takamuro, Osamu Sakurai, Tetsuya Yanagida, Yutaka Hisada
  • Patent number: 8703770
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyridazine carboxamide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. 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 orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Paul J. Coleman, Christopher D. Cox, Swati P. Mercer, Anthony J. Roecker, John D. Schreier
  • Publication number: 20140107097
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds of Formula I. wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are defined in the specification. The invention also comprises a method of treating or ameliorating a syndrome, disorder or disease, wherein said syndrome, disorder or disease is rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis. The invention also comprises a method of modulating ROR?t activity in a mammal by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Kristi A. Leonard, Kent Barbay, James P. Edwards, Kevin D. Kreutter, David A. Kummer, Umar Maharoof, Rachel Nishimura, Maud Urbanski, Hariharan Venkatesan, Aihua Wang, Ronald L. Wolin, Craig R. Woods, Anne Fourie, Xiaohua Xue, Taraneh Mirzadegan, Kelly Ganamet
  • Patent number: 8697700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperazinone-substituted tetrahydrocarboline derivatives of formula (I): having the substituents as described herein which are melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH-1) receptor antagonists. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Surman, Peter R. Guzzo
  • Patent number: 8697698
    Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula III: wherein Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as described in the specification; Q is —S—, —O—, —N(R4)—, or —CH(R6)—; R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; and R2 and R2?are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier, Julian Golec, Francoise Pierard
  • Patent number: 8697866
    Abstract: Pyridazine derivatives have unexpected drug properties as inhibitors of protein kinases and are useful in treating disorders related to abnormal protein kinase activities such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Xcovery Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Congxin Liang, Zhigang Li
  • Patent number: 8697867
    Abstract: Cyclic amine compounds represented by formula (1) or salts thereof or N-oxides thereof, wherein Cy1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic ring; X represents oxygen, sulfur, unsubstituted or substituted nitrogen, sulfinyl, or sulfonyl; R1a and R2a, R1a and R4a, R2a and R3a, or R3a and R4a form saturated rings together; R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, and R5 which do not form the saturated rings are each independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, unsubstituted or substituted amino, nitro, or an organic group; Cy2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic ring with a proviso that Cy2 is an unsubstituted or substituted heteroaromatic ring when R1a and R2a form a saturated ring together and Cy1 is an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, and Cy2 is a substituted pyridin-2-yl having one or more cyano as a substituent when Cy1 is an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl and Cy2 is a pyridin-2-yl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isami Hamamoto, Jun Takahashi, Makio Yano, Masahiro Kawaguchi, Daisuke Hanai, Takao Iwasa
  • Patent number: 8697715
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided, which are useful for the treatment of hyperproliferative, pain and inflammatory diseases. Methods of using compounds of Formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Array BioPharma, Inc., Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Blake, Mark Joseph Chicarelli, Rustam Ferdinand Garrey, John Gaudino, Jonas Grina, David A. Moreno, Peter J. Mohr, Li Ren, Jacob Schwarz, Huifen Chen, Kirk Robarge, Aihe Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140100231
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: are HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors, wherein R1, R2, RE, L, M and Z are defined herein. The compounds of Formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, the prophylaxis and treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Arrington, Christopher Burgey, Robert Gilfillan, Yongxin Han, Mehul Patel, Chun Sing Li, Yaozong Li, Yunfu Luo, Zhiyu Lei
  • Publication number: 20140100211
    Abstract: Pyrrolidine derivatives of the formula and their use as medicaments for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Martin FLECK, Niklas HEINE, Bernd NOSSE, Gerald Juergen ROTH
  • Publication number: 20140100214
    Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including P13 kinase activity, are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfredo C. CASTRO, Catherine A. Evans, Somarajannair Janardanannair, Andre Lescarbeau, Tao Liu, Daniel A. Snyder, Martin R. Tremblay, Pingda Ren, Yi Liu, Liansheng Li, Katrina Chan
  • Patent number: 8691816
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Wasley, Gary J. Rosenthal, Xicheng Sun, Sarah Strong, Jian Qiu
  • Publication number: 20140094456
    Abstract: Disclosed are pyridinone compounds, method for preparing these compounds, and methods for treating fibrotic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Brad Owen Buckman, John Beamond Nicholas, Johnnie Y. Ramphal, Kumaraswamy Emayan, Scott D. Seiwert
  • Patent number: 8686155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds having a general formula I wherein A1, A2, C1, C2, D, L1, L2, Z and R3, R4, R6, R7 and R8 are defined herein, which are capable of modulating Aurora kinase protein activity, thereby influencing various disease states and conditions related to the activities of Aurora kinase proteins. For example, the compounds are capable of influencing the process of cell cycle and cell proliferation to treat cancer and cancer-related diseases. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions, processes of preparing compounds of the invention, synthetic intermediates and methods of treatment of conditions related to the activity of Aurora kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Victor J. Cee, Philip R. Olivieri, Laurie Schenkel
  • Publication number: 20140088101
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, methods, and compositions capable of inhibiting HIF hydroxylase enzyme activity, thereby increasing the stability and/or activity of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Danny Ng, Michael P. Arend, Lee A. Flippin
  • Publication number: 20140088112
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to alkyne benzotriazole derivatives which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, particularly the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. 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 metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Jason W. Skudlarek
  • Publication number: 20140088080
    Abstract: [Problem] An excellent drug for treating or preventing cardiovascular diseases, based on cGMP production enhancing action due to soluble guanylate cyclase activating action, is provided. [Means for Solution] It was found that imidazopyridine compounds having a carbamoyl group at the 3-position and a substituent bonded at the 8-position via an oxygen atom in an imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine skeleton exhibits a cGMP production enhancing action by a potent soluble guanylate cyclase activating action, and is useful as a drug for treating or preventing various soluble guanylate cyclase-related cardiovascular diseases, thereby completing the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Yuji KOGA, Kyoichi MAENO, Ippei SATO, Yoshimasa IMAMURA, Takeshi HANAZAWA, Maiko IIDA, Kazuhiko OHNE, Kenichiro IMAMURA, Tsubasa WATANABE, Eisuke NOZAWA, Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20140088076
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein X1 is N or N+O?, and one of X2, X3 and X4 is N or N+—O? and the remainder of X2, X3 and X4 is C. R2, R3, R4, R5, R6. A, B and Y are as described herein. Additionally compositions compounds of Formula I and methods of use are further described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Lewis J. Gazzard, Emily Hanan, Samuel S. Kintz, Hans Edward Purkey
  • Patent number: 8680159
    Abstract: Substituted benzamide compounds corresponding to formula (I) in which R5, R6, R7, R8, a, b, c, d, t, D and X have defined meanings, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and a method of using such compounds to treat pain and other conditions mediated at least in part via the bradykinin 1 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Reich, Stefan Schunk, Ruth Jostock, Jean De Vry, Christa Kneip, Tieno Germann, Michael Engels
  • Patent number: 8680101
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing pimobendan as an active ingredient. The invention also relates to a crystalline form of pimobendan, as well as to a combination of said crystalline form with at least one other therapeutically active ingredient. Moreover, the invention relates to uses of said crystalline form, as well as to a pharmaceutical composition containing it. Finally, the invention relates to a process for preparing a crystalline form of pimobendan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Eurovet Animal Health B.V.
    Inventors: Marinus Maria Martinus Boeren, Rudolf Johannes Paridaans, Sanita Petkune, Viesturs Lusis, Dzintra Muceniece
  • Patent number: 8673941
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain oxazole derivatives which are useful as inhibitors of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH). 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: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Harry Chobanian, Linus S. Lin, Ping Liu, Marc D. Chioda, Robert J. DeVita, Ravi P. Nargund, Yan Guo
  • Patent number: 8673917
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), where the groups R1, M, A, B, D, L, and R have the specified meanings, and to the physiologically compatible salts thereof. The compounds are suitable, for example, for treating metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, obesity, and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Gerhard Zoller, Marc Dietrich Voss, Hans Matter, Andreas Herling
  • Publication number: 20140073634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of HIF pathway activity for the treatment or prevention of cancer and other hypoxia-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Institute For Applied Cancer Science/The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Inventors: Philip Jones, Maria Emilia DiFrancesco, Alessia Petrocchi, Joe Marszalek, Gang Liu, Zhijun Kang, Chris Carroll, Timothy McAfoos, Barbara Czako
  • Publication number: 20140073620
    Abstract: This invention relates to a compound of the formula (I): The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the compound of the formula (I), pharmaceutical agents or compositions containing the compound or a method of using the compound for the treatment of proliferative diseases, such as cancer, as well as the treatment of diseases ameliorated by the control and/or inhibition of lymphangiogenesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: CANCER THERAPEUTICS CRC PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Charles FOITZIK, Benjamin Joseph Morrow, Catherine Fae Hemley, Gillian Elizabeth Lunniss, Michelle Ang Camerino, Danny Ganame, Paul Anthony Stupple, Romina Lessene, Wilhelmus Johannes Antonius Kersten, Andrew John Harvey, Ian Peter Holmes
  • Publication number: 20140066430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds having a general formula I wherein A1, A2, C1, C2, D, L1, L2, Z and R3, R4, R6, R7 and R8 are defined herein, which are capable of modulating Aurora kinase protein activity, thereby influencing various disease states and conditions related to the activities of Aurora kinase proteins. For example, the compounds are capable of influencing the process of cell cycle and cell proliferation to treat cancer and cancer-related diseases. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions, processes of preparing compounds of the invention, synthetic intermediates and methods of treatment of conditions related to the activity of Aurora kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Victor J. CEE, Holly L. DEAK, Bingfan DU, Stephanie D. GEUNS-MEYER, Brian L. HODOUS, Hanh Nho NGUYEN, Philip R. Olivieri, Vinod F. Patel, Karina ROMERO, Laurie Schenkel
  • Publication number: 20140057920
    Abstract: This invention relates to substituted 4-pyridones of formula 1 and their use as inhibitors of neutrophil elastase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of pulmonary, gastrointestinal and genitourinary diseases, inflammatory diseases of the skin and the eye and other auto-immune and allergic disorders, allograft rejection, and oncological diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten OOST, Dennis FIEGEN, Christian GNAMM, Sandra HANDSCHUH, Stefan PETERS, Gerald Juergen ROTH
  • Publication number: 20140057916
    Abstract: This invention relates to substituted 4-pyridones of formula 1 and their use as inhibitors of neutrophil elastase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of pulmonary, gastrointestinal and genitourinary diseases, inflammatory diseases of the skin and the eye and other auto-immune and allergic disorders, allograft rejection, and oncological diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten OOST, Dennnis FIEGEN, Christian GNAMM, Sandra HANDSCHUH, Stefan PETERS, Gerald Juergen ROTH
  • Publication number: 20140058100
    Abstract: To provide a pharmaceutical, in particular a compound which can be used as a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It was found that a tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative having an amide group at the 4-position or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent bombesin 2 (BB2) receptor antagonistic action. It is also found that the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative is highly effective on bowel movement disorders. From the above, the tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-one derivative of the present invention is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases associated with a BB2 receptor, in particular IBS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Seldar Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hisamichi, Itsuro Shimada, Tsukasa Ishihara, Tomofumi Takuwa, Takafumi Shimizu, Noriko Ishikawa, Kyoichi Maeno, Norio Seki
  • Publication number: 20140057896
    Abstract: Pyridone and aza-pyridone compounds of Formula I are provided, including stereoisomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful for inhibiting Btk kinase, and for treating immune disorders such as inflammation mediated by Btk kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, and treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Antonio J.M. BARBOSA, Peter A. BLOMGREN, Kevin S. CURRIE, Ravi KRISHNAMOORTHY, Jeffrey E. KROPF, Seung H. LEE, Scott A. MITCHELL, Daniel ORTWINE, Aaron C. SCHMITT, Xiaojing WANG, Jianjun XU, Wendy YOUNG, Honglu ZHANG, Zhongdong ZHAO, Pavel E. ZHICHKIN