Additional Hetero Ring Which Is Unsaturated Patents (Class 544/405)
  • Patent number: 9012445
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 4-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)benzyl analogs compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, Bruce J. Melancon, Michael S. Poslusney, James C. Tarr
  • Publication number: 20150105385
    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 PI3 kinase activity, are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Alfredo C. CASTRO, Katrina CHAN, Catherine A. EVANS, Somarajannair JANARDANANNAIR, Andre LESCARBEAU, Liansheng LI, Tao LIU, Yi LIU, Pingda REN, Daniel A. SNYDER, Martin R. TREMBLAY
  • Publication number: 20150105391
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide selected compounds having a molecular structure according to Formula 1: In Formula 1, Z is —CO—, —SO—, or —SO2—; Ar is phenyl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl; Het is heteroaryl; R is R?, X, or NR1R2; R? is R3, or OR3; R? is R4, or OR4; R1 and R2 are each independently H, alkyl, or acyl; R3 is H, heteroaryl, or alkyl; R4 is H, heteroaryl, or CnH2n+1 (n>2); and X is F, Br, I, CN, or NO2. In some embodiments, compounds having a molecular structure according to Formula 1 have the property of inhibiting a growth of a cell line selected from HeLa and MB468 with a sub-micromolar IC50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Wen-Hwa Lee, Jiewen Zhu, Chun-Mei Hu
  • Publication number: 20150105378
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (III): as defined in the specification and compositions comprising any of such novel compounds. These compounds are endothelial lipase inhibitors which may be used as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Lynn Abell, Leonard Adam, Cullen L. Cavallaro, Heather Finlay, Todd J. Friends, Jon J. Hangeland, Ji Jiang, R. Michael Lawrence, John Lloyd, Zulan Pi, George O. Tora, Jennifer X. Qiao, Carol Hui Hu, Tammy C. Wang
  • Publication number: 20150105403
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Smith, Steven P. Govek, Mehmet Kahraman, Jackaline D. Julien, Johnny Y. Nagasawa, Karensa L. Douglas, Celine Bonnefous, Andiliy G. Lai
  • Publication number: 20150105379
    Abstract: The following compound is provided as an agent for treating a disease induced by production, secretion and/or deposition of amyloid ? protein, for example, a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein ring A is an optionally substituted carbocyclic group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, R1 is optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like, R2a and R2b are each independently hydrogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like, R3a and R3c are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sae Matsumoto, Yuuji Kooriyama
  • Patent number: 9006454
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, X1, X2, Y, Ra, Rb, Q have the meanings given in claim 1. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis and also in the treatment of cancer disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Serono S.A.
    Inventors: Siva Sanjeeva Rao Thunuguntla, Hosahalli Subramanya, Satish Reddy Kunnam, Sekhar Reddy Sanivaru Vijay, Chakrapani Bingi, Raviraj Kusanur, Matthias Schwarz, Michael Arlt
  • Patent number: 9006437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fluorescent dyes in general. The present invention provides a wide range of fluorescent dyes and kits containing the same, which are applicable for labeling a variety of biomolecules, cells and microorganisms. The present invention also provides various methods of using the fluorescent dyes for research and development, forensic identification, environmental studies, diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment of disease conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Biotium, Inc.
    Inventors: Fei Mao, Wai-Yee Leung, Ching-Ying Cheung
  • Patent number: 9006429
    Abstract: Pyrandione, thiopyrandione and cyclohexanetrione compounds, which are suitable for use as herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher John Mathews, James Nicholas Scutt, Michel Muehlebach
  • Publication number: 20150099758
    Abstract: The present application is related to compounds represented by Formula I, which are novel positive allosteric modulators of al nAChRs. The application also discloses the treatment of disorders that are responsive to enhancement of acetylcholine action on al nAChRs in a mammal by administering an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Anvyl LLC
    Inventors: David Putnam, Olivier Dasse
  • Patent number: 8999996
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to a compound represented by structural formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values and alternative values for the variables are as defined and described herein. The invention also includes the synthesis and use of a compound of structural formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and/or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent P. Sandanayaka, Sharon Shacham, Dilara McCauley, Sharon Shechter
  • Publication number: 20150094306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrrolopyridinone derivatives which have blocking activities of voltage gated sodium channels as the TTX-S channels, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of disorders and diseases in which voltage gated sodium channels are involved. The 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 voltage gated sodium channels are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kawamura, Mikio Morita, Tatsuya Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20150094297
    Abstract: The present invention provides thiazole compounds of Formula I wherein W, Y, R0, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, X1, X2, X3 and X4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of platelet aggregation and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing thromboembolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jacques Banville, Roger Rèmillard, Edward H. Ruediger, Daniel H. Deon, Marc Gagnon, Laurence Dubé, Julia Guy, Eldon Scott Priestley, Shoshana L. Posy, Brad D. Maxwell, Pancras C. Wong, R. Michael Lawrence, Michael M. Miller
  • Patent number: 8993752
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Roland Gendron, Adam D. Hughes
  • Patent number: 8993779
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzimidazolone derivatives which are positive allosteric modulators of the mGluR2 receptor, useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 receptor is 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, such as schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Vadim Y. Dudkin, Mark E. Fraley, Kenneth L. Arrington, Mark E. Layton, Alexander J. Reif, Kevin J. Rodzinak, Joseph E. Pero
  • Patent number: 8993554
    Abstract: Tetrahydroquinoline compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Dominique Amans, Emmanuel Hubert Demont, Darren Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Thomas Seal
  • Publication number: 20150087644
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, B, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Christian Lerner
  • Patent number: 8987288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel berbamine derivative of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a process for preparation of the same, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound and its use in manufacture of an antitumor medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hangzhou Bensheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rongzhen Xu, Fuwen Xie, Hongxi Lai, Frank Rong
  • Patent number: 8987250
    Abstract: Compounds disclosed herein including compounds of formula I?: and salts thereof are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, processes for preparing compounds disclosed herein, intermediates useful for preparing compounds disclosed herein and therapeutic methods for treating an HIV infection using compounds disclosed herein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerim Babaoglu, Gediminas Brizgys, Jake Cha, Xiaowu Chen, Hongyan Guo, Randall L. Halcomb, Xiaochun Han, Richard Huang, Hongtao Liu, Ryan McFadden, Michael L. Mitchell, Yingmei Qi, Paul A. Roethle, Lianhong Xu, Hong Yang
  • Patent number: 8987258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel chromenone analog sirtuin modulator compounds of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, corresponding pharmaceutical compositions and treatment methods and combination therapies thereof for use in increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Oalmann, Robert B. Perni, Chi B. Vu
  • Patent number: 8987449
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a compound of the general structure formula LQC-T as shown below, wherein R represents an aromatic organic acid or phenol or the structural analog thereof, such as protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde, vanillic acid, gallic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid etc., and the synthesis and use of the compound. The compounds promote new blood vessel growth in the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane, wherein LQC-T4 can be used to prepare a medicine for treating ischemic brain injury (stroke) and its sequelae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Haimin Lei
    Inventors: Haimin Lei, Ying Hong
  • Publication number: 20150080412
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein is directed to compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful in the treatment of prostate, breast, colon, pancreatic, human chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma and other cancers. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention disclosed herein is also directed to methods of treating prostate, breast, ovarian, liver, kidney, colon, pancreatic, human chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma and other cancers. The invention disclosed herein is further directed to methods of treating prostate, breast, colon, pancreatic, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, melanoma and other cancers comprising administration of a of a therapeutically effective amount of a selective PPAR? antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: INCEPTION 2, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Simon Stock, Austin Chih-Yu Chen, Yalda Mostofi Bravo, Jason Duarte Jacintho, Jill Melissa Baccei, Brian Andrew Stearns, Ryan Christopher Clark, Yen Pham Truong
  • Publication number: 20150080372
    Abstract: Compounds and salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof and uses thereof are described. In certain aspects and embodiments, the described compounds or salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof are active on each of B-Raf, B-Raf V600E and c-Raf-1 protein kinase. In certain aspects and embodiments, the described compounds are active in inhibiting proliferation of a Ras mutant cell line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Prabha N. Ibrahim, Guoxian Wu, Jack Lin, Wayne Spevak, Hanna Cho, Todd Ewing, Chao Zhang
  • Patent number: 8981085
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful for inhibition of CHK1 and/or CHK2. Methods of using compounds of Formula I and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts 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: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yvan Le Huerou, James F. Blake, Indrani W. Gunawardana, Peter J. Mohr, Eli M. Wallace, Bin Wang, Mark Joseph Chicarelli, Michael Lyon
  • Patent number: 8980629
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: CalciMedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Patent number: 8980888
    Abstract: It has been desired to develop a pharmaceutical composition, which is used in agents for preventing and/or treating various diseases related to PDE10 (e.g. mental disorder and neurodegenerative disorder). The present invention provides: compounds having PDE10 inhibitory effect, in particular, compounds having a 4-heteroarylpyrazole-5-carboxylic acid amide structure represented by the following formula (I), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or their solvates; pharmaceutical compositions comprising, as active ingredients, the compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or their solvates; and medical use of the compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or their solvates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Okano, Muneyoshi Makabe, Kouki Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20150073136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazinone derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as herein defined; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Brough, Richard Evans, Timothy Jon Luker, Piotr Raubo
  • Publication number: 20150072986
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of any one of Formulae (I)-(III), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I)-(III) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. The invention also provides methods and kits for using the inventive compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with abnormal or pathological angiogenesis and/or aberrant signaling of a growth factor (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)), such as proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and ocular diseases (e.g., macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinoblastoma, edema, uveitis, dry eye, blepharitis, and post-surgical inflammation) in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Winston Zapanta Ong, Pawel Wojciech Nowak, John Thomas Feutrill, Jinsoo Kim, Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Elizabeth Enlow
  • Patent number: 8975261
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to aryloxymethyl cyclopropane derivatives which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. Breslin, Christopher D. Cox, Timothy J. Hartingh, Joseph Pero, Izzat T. Raheem, Michael Rossi, Laura Vassallo
  • Patent number: 8975286
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to ether 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: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Vadim Y. Dudkin, Mark E. Fraley, Cheng Wang, Robert M. Garbaccio, Douglas C. Beshore, Scott K. Kuduk, Jason W. Skudlarek
  • Patent number: 8975254
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present disclosure also relates to compositions and methods of treating comprising compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Orion Corporation
    Inventors: Gerd Wohlfahrt, Olli Törmäkangas, Harri Salo, Iisa Höglund, Arja Karjalainen, Pia Knuuttila, Patrik Holm, Sirpa Rasku, Anniina Vesalainen
  • Publication number: 20150065521
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted triazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventor: Roche Palo Alto LLC
  • Publication number: 20150065498
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-linked lactam compounds of general formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Douglas C. Beshore, Zhi-Qiang Yang, Youheng Shu, Daniel Pitts
  • Publication number: 20150065507
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (ROR?) modulators, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these modulators, and their use in the treatment of inflammatory, metabolic and autoimmune diseases mediated by ROR?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Veronique Birault, Amanda Jennifer Campbell, Stephen Harrison, Joelle Le, Lena Shukla
  • Publication number: 20150065464
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to substituted amide compounds that are inhibitors of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH), their stereoisomers, tautomers, prodrugs, polymorphs, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Rajendra Kharul, Debnath Bhuniya, Kasim A. Mookhtiar, Umesh Singh, Atul Hazare, Satish Patil, Laxmikant Datrange, Mahesh Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20150065506
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridinyl or optionally substituted thienyl, and R3, R4, R5, R6 R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with the P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: ROCHE PALO ALTO LLC
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang
  • Patent number: 8969356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazine and pyridine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven John Durrant, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Joanne Pinder, Stephen Young, Philip Michael Reaper
  • Patent number: 8969336
    Abstract: Provided is a compound useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. As a result of intensive and extensive studies on compounds having inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein, the present inventors found that the diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compounds of the present invention had inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. By this finding, the present invention was completed. The compounds of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cancer, such as lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Astellas Pharma Inc., Kotobuki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
  • Patent number: 8969352
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein X is N or CR1; Y is N or CR2; R1 is H, alkoxy, halo, triazolyl, pyrimidinyl, oxazolyl, isoxazole, oxadiazolyl, or pyrazolyl; R2 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, or halo; Z is NH or O; R3 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, halo, or triazolyl; R4 is H or alkyl; or R3 and R4, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 6-membered aryl ring or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl ring; R5 is pyridyl, pyrazinyl, or pyrimidinyl, wherein the pyridyl, pyrazinyl, or pyrimidinyl is optionally substituted with halo or alkyl; and n is 1 or 2. Methods of making the compounds of Formula I are also described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I. Methods of using the compounds of the invention are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Christine F. Gelin, Terry P. Lebold, Brock T. Shireman
  • Patent number: 8969383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to picolinamide derivatives which have blocking activities of voltage gated sodium channels as the TTX-S channels, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of disorders and diseases in which voltage gated sodium channels are involved. The 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 voltage gated sodium channels are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: RaQualia Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hirohide Noguchi, Tadashi Inoue, Mikio Morita, Yoshimasa Arano
  • Publication number: 20150057272
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Chi B. Vu, Jeremy S. Disch, Pui Yee Ng, Charles A. Blum, Robert B. Perni
  • Publication number: 20150057288
    Abstract: A pest control method for honeybee parasitic pests has been found, which is highly safe to honeybees and demonstrates excellent pest control effects against honeybee parasitic pests by using a honeybee parasitic pest control agent containing at least one of a compound represented by Formula (I) and acid addition salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: MEIJI SEIKA PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo HORIKOSHI, Masaaki MITOMI
  • Patent number: 8962631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven John Durrant, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Michael O'Donnell, Philip Michael Reaper
  • Patent number: 8962632
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, X and m are as defined herein. Also provided is a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are methods of using a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cytokinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Yang, Alex R. Muci, Jeffrey Warrington, Gustave Bergnes, Bradley P. Morgan, Chihyuan Chuang, Antonio Romero, Scott Collibee, Xiangping Qian, Pu-Ping Lu
  • Patent number: 8962623
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein all symbols have the same meanings as defined in the specification; a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, an N-oxide thereof, or a prodrug thereof, has an Itk inhibitory activity, and is useful as a method for preventing and/or treating atopic dermatitis, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Locus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rupa S. Shetty, Martha J. Kelly, Bin Liu, Jinming Zou, Kristofer K. Moffett, Younghee Lee, Dora Do-York Wong
  • Publication number: 20150051206
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, as well as methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent a condition associated with abnormal or deregulated kinase activity. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent diseases or disorders that involve abnormal activation of c-kit or c-kit and PDGFR (PDGFR?, PDGFR?) kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Jon Loren, Xiaolin Li, Xiaodong Liu, Valentina Molteni, Juliet Nabakka, Bao Nguyen, Hank Michael James Petrassi, Vince Yeh, Paul Vincent Rucker
  • Publication number: 20150051226
    Abstract: The invention, in a first aspect relates to compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is a 6-membered aromatic ring, or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring comprising 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from S, O and N, or a 6-membered benzocondensed heteroaromatic ring containing N as heteroatom, optionally each of said rings being substituted with one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of (C1-C3)alkyl, (C3-C5)cycloalkyloxy, (C1-C3)alkylcarbonyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, dimethylamino, or phenyl which optionally is substituted with one or more halogen atoms, or a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle containing from one to three nitrogen atoms; X is O or N; P is pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazyl, or pyridazyl, each being optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of (C1-C3)alkyl, halogen, trifluoromethyl, and cyano, and use thereof as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Luigi Piero Stasi, Lucio Rovati, Roberto Artusi, Clara Bovino, Fabrizio Colace, Stefano Mandelli
  • Publication number: 20150051187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven Durrant, David Kay, Ronald Knegtel, Somhairle MacCormick, Michael Mortimore, Michael O'Donnell, Joanne Pinder, Alistair Rutherford, Anisa Nizarali Virani, Stephen Young, Philip Michael Reaper
  • Publication number: 20150051225
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1, R2, R3, and G are defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Ishtiyaque Ahmad, Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, Sivaramakrishna Battula, Henricus Jacobus, Maria Gijsen, Mark Wall
  • Patent number: 8957073
    Abstract: Unsaturated nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, 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, Huntington's Disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Essa Hu, Qingyian Liu, Alexander J. Pickrell, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong