Additional Hetero Ring Containing Patents (Class 544/60)
  • Publication number: 20090143357
    Abstract: Substituted urea compounds useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to DNA damage or lesions in DNA replication are disclosed. Methods of making the compounds, and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, in treating cancer and other diseases characterized by defects in DNA replication, chromosome segregation, or cell division, also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: ICOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank Diaz, Francine S. Farouz, Ryan Coatsworth Holcomb, Edward A. Kesicki, Hua Chee Ooi, Alexander Rudolph, Frank Stappenbeck, Eugene D. Thorsett, John Joseph Gaudino, Kimba Lee Fischer, Adam Wade Cook
  • Patent number: 7541359
    Abstract: Certain N-heteroarylpiperazinyl urea compounds of Formula (I), as defined in the specification, are described, which are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity. Thus, the compounds may be administered to treat, e.g., anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, or movement disorders (such as multiple sclerosis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, J. Guy Breitenbucher, Kanaka Pattabiraman, Mark Seierstad, Wei Xiao
  • Publication number: 20090137550
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel group of 8-Alkyl/Aryl-4-aryl-2-N-(alkylamino)-N?-substituted-N?-cyanoguanidino-8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one compounds, processes for the preparation thereof, the use thereof in treating CSBP/p38 kinase mediated diseases and pharmaceutical compositions for use in such therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Boehm, John J. Taggart
  • Publication number: 20090137572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to selected substituted pyrimidines their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as inhibitors of one or more protein kinases, and hence their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, viral disorders and/or other disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Shudong Wang, Gavin Wood, Kenneth Duncan, Christopher Meades, Darren Gibson, Janice McLachlan, Peter Martin Fischer
  • Publication number: 20090131397
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a new class of isoxazoles and their use as estrogen modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Simon Bailey, Stephen Douglas Barrett, Larry Don Bratton, Stephen Alan Fakhoury, Sandra Marie Jennings, Lorna Helen Mitchell, Raj Kumar Raheja, Veerabahu Shanmugasundaram
  • Patent number: 7528162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of novel 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole derivatives which are potent cannabinoid (CB1) receptor antagonists with utility for the treatment of diseases connected with disorders of the cannabinoid system. The compounds have the general formula (I) wherein the symbols have the meanings given in the specification. The invention also relates to methods for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of these compounds as an active component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals, B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis G. Kruse, Josephus H. M. Lange, Jacobus Tipker, Arnoldus H. J. Herremans, Herman H. Van Stuivenberg
  • Patent number: 7524842
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, ADAMs, TACE, aggrecanase, TNF-? or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Lavey, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Guowei Zhou, Ling Tong, Wensheng Yu, Michael K. C. Wong, Bandarpalle B. Shankar, Neng-Yang Shih, M. Arshad Siddiqui, Kristin E. Rosner, Chaoyang Dai, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Vinay M. Girijavallabhan, Dansu Li, Razia Rizvi, Lei Chen, De-Yi Yang, Robert Feltz, Seong Heon Kim
  • Publication number: 20090105215
    Abstract: The compounds of the present invention are of formula I: wherein A, R3, R4 is as defined herein, are useful as ligands for nicotinic receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Herbert, Wenge Xie, Truc Minh Nguyen, Allen T. Hopper, Ashok Tehim
  • Patent number: 7517902
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel substituted indazole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment comprising such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Frank Halley, Michel Tabart, Hervé Bouchard, Catherine Souaille, Alain Le Brun, Fabrice Viviani, Laurence Gauzy-Lazo, Pascal Desmazeau, Odile Angouillant-Boniface, Bruno Filoche-Romme
  • Publication number: 20090093455
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel quinolone compounds and pharmaceutical composition thereof which may inhibit cell proliferation and/or induce cell apoptosis. The present invention also provides methods of preparing such compounds and compositions, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Johnny Yasuo NAGASAWA, Fabrice PIERRE, Mustapha HADDACH, Michael SCHWAEBE, Levan DARJANIA, Jeffrey P. WHITTEN
  • Patent number: 7514436
    Abstract: Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I): where x, y, W, V, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8, R8a, R9 and R9a are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Heinz W. Gschwend, Vishnumurthy Kodumuru, Shifeng Liu, Rajender Kamboj
  • Publication number: 20090075980
    Abstract: Pyrazolopyridin-4-amines, pyrazoloquinolin-4-amines, pyrazolonaphthyridin-4-amines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydropyrazoloquinolin-4-amines, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing or inhibiting cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Hays, Michael E. Danielson, John F. Gerster, Shri Niwas, Ryan B. Prince, Tushar A. Kshirsagar, Philip D. Heppner, William H. Moser, Joan T. Moseman, Matthew R. Radmer, Maureen A. Kavanagh, Sarah A. Strong, Jason D. Bonk
  • Publication number: 20090075979
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), B or R2 is a phenyl group which has an ortho amine or aminomethyl substituent which is further substituted, and the other of B or R2 is also a cyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Cameron J. Smith, Adrian A. Dowst, Yi-Heng Chen
  • Patent number: 7501408
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for the selective inhibition of cathepsin S. In a preferred aspect, cathepsin S is selectively inhibited in the presence of at least one other cathepsin isozyme. The present invention also provides methods for treating a disease state in a subject by selectively inhibiting cathepsin S. More particularly, the present invention provides compounds having Formula (I): wherein Q is thiomorpholinyl; and A, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and Ar are substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Arnab Chatterjee, David C. Tully, Phillip Alper, Badry Bursulaya, Jianhua Guo, David H. Woodmansee, Daniel Mutnick, Donald S. Karanewsky, Yun He
  • Publication number: 20090062531
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Y is a group of the formula: wherein Ring A is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, X3 is COOR17 or the like Y is not optionally substituted phenyl which is substituted with the formula: —CR9R10X3 at the para position, R1 to R10 are each independently halogen, hydroxy, optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or the like, X1 is —O—, —S— or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Kanda
  • Publication number: 20090054420
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are useful in treating conditions or disorders prevented by or ameliorated by histamine-3 receptor ligands. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the histamine-3 receptor ligands, methods for using such compounds and compositions, and a process for preparing compounds within the scope of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Robert J. Altenbach, Lawrence A. Black, Sou-Jen Chang, Marlon D. Cowart, Ramin Faghih, Gregory A. Gfesser, Yi-Yin Ku, Huaqing Liu, Kirill A. Lukin, Diana L. Nersesian, Yu-ming Pu, Padam N. Sharma, Youssef L. Bennani, Michael P. Curtis
  • Publication number: 20090054642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel benzamidine derivative, a process for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The benzamidine derivative of the present invention effectively inhibits osteoclast differentiation at an extremely low concentration, and greatly increases the trabecular bone volume, and thus it can be advantageously used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: DONGWHA PHARMACEUTICAL IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jei Man Ryu, Jin Soo Lee, Young Goo Jin, Ki Young Lee, Jae Hoon Park, Yun Ha Hwang, Sae Kwang Ku
  • Publication number: 20090048228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or tautomers thereof, which are inhibitors of histone deacetylase (HDAC). The compounds of the present invention are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, including cancer. Further, the compounds of the present invention are useful for treating neurodegenerative diseases, schizophrenia and stroke among other diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Barbara Attenni, Federica Ferrigno, Philip Jones, Raffaele Ingenito, Olaf Kinzel, Laura Llauger Bufi, Jesus Maria Ontoria, Giovanna Pescatore, Michael Rowley, Rita Scarpelli, Carsten Schultz
  • Patent number: 7491730
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinases, particularly inhibitors of GSK3 mammalian protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of utilizing those compounds and compositions in the treatment of various protein kinase mediated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Cornelia J. Forster, Larry C. Park, Marion W. Wannamaker, Yung-Mae M. Yao
  • Publication number: 20090042866
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for inhibiting VEGF production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: William Lennox, Hongyan Qi, Duck-Hyung Lee, Soongyu Choi, Young-Choon Moon
  • Patent number: 7488727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinases, particularly inhibitors of GSK3, Aurora2, and Syk mammalian protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of utilizing those compounds and compositions in the treatment of various protein kinase mediated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Cochran, Suganthini Nanthakumar, Edmund Harrington, Jian Wang
  • Publication number: 20090036434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted aryl and heteroaryl derivative of Formula (I) that are modulators of metabolism. Accordingly, compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of metabolic-related disorders and complications thereof, such as, diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Graeme Semple, Yifeng Xiong, Young-Jun Shin, Albert S. Ren, Juerg Lehmann, Beatriz Fioravanti, Marca A. Bruce, Jin Sun Karoline Choi
  • Publication number: 20090029955
    Abstract: A pyridothienopyrimidine derivative of formula (I), or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or N-oxides thereof are disclosed, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and methods of treatment or prevention of a pathological condition or disease susceptible to amelioration by inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 using said compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Lluis Miquel Pages Santacana, Joan Taltavull Moll
  • Patent number: 7482341
    Abstract: Compounds of formula as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1 to R6 have the significance given in claim 1 can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Amrein, Daniel Hunziker, Bernd Kuhn, Alexander Mayweg, Werner Neidhart
  • Patent number: 7482340
    Abstract: Therapeutically active compounds of formula (I) or (II): wherein the variables in formulas (I) and (II) are defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds are potent inhibitors of Na+/Ca2+ exchange mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Orion Corporation
    Inventors: Leena Otsomaa, Tuula Koskelainen, Arto Karjalainen, Sirpa Rasku, Piero Pollesello, Jouko Levijoki
  • Publication number: 20090018122
    Abstract: Imidazoquinoline compounds with an aryloxy or arylalkyleneoxy or hydroxy substituent at the 6, 7, 8, or 9-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for modulating cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Kyle J. Lindstrom, Hugues M.H. Martin, Bryon A. Merrill, Michael J. Rice, Joshua R. Wurst, Chad A. Haraldson, Tushar A. Kshirsagar, Philip D. Heppner, Shri Niwas, George W. Griesgraber, Matthew R. Radmer
  • Publication number: 20090018123
    Abstract: The present invention concerns recombinant DNA's comprising cDNA of genomic RNA of a Salmonidae alphavirus preceded by a spacer sequence, under the control of a suitable promoter. Said recombinant DNA's are useful for obtaining expression vectors, producing recombinant Salmonidae alphavirus, and for obtaining vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Milind D Sindkhedkar, Satish B. Bhavsar, Vijaykumar J. Patil, Prasad K. Deshpande, Mahesh V Patel
  • Publication number: 20090005355
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a piperidine compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein Ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring, Ring B is an optionally substituted benzene ring, R1 is hydrogen atom or a substituent for amino group, R2 is hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydroxyl group, an optionally substituted amino group, an optionally substituted alkyl group, a substituted carbonyl group or a halogen atom, Z is oxygen atom or —N(R3)—, R3 is hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group, R4a and R4b may be the same or different, and each is hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group, or may be bonded to each other at the both ends to form an alkylene group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has an excellent tachykinin receptor antagonistic action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Miyake, Takeshi Yamanaka, Hidetoshi Asai, Yoshihiro Terakawa
  • Publication number: 20090005370
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned isoxazole-imidazole derivatives having affinity and selectivity for GABA A ?5 receptor binding site, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for enhancing cognition or for the treatment of cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's disease. In particular, the present invention is concerned with aryl-isoxazol-4-yl-imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Henner Knust, Andrew Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080306055
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I depicted below, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, processes for preparing the compounds, and their use in the treatment of obesity, type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, psychiatric disorders, cognitive disorders, memory disorders, schizophrenia, epilepsy and related conditions, neurological disorders such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea and Alzheimer's disease, and pain related disorders. The compounds are melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHr1) antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Bryan Egner, Fabrizio Giordanetto, Tord Inghardt
  • Publication number: 20080293705
    Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I) are described: wherein A is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods of use thereof are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Endacea, Inc.
    Inventors: Constance Neely Wilson, John J. Partridge
  • Patent number: 7452879
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating or preventing autoimmune diseases with 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds, as well as methods of treating, preventing or ameliorating symptoms associated with such diseases. Specific examples of autoimmune diseases that can be treated or prevented with the compounds include rheumatoid arthritis and/or its associated symptoms, systemic lups erythematosis and/or its associated symptoms and multiple sclerosis and/or its associated symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Ankush Argade, Hui Li, Somasekhar Bhamidipati, David Carroll, Catherine Sylvain, Jeffrey Clough, Holger Keim
  • Publication number: 20080280889
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds which contain substituted pyridazines and pyrimidines moieties which inhibit the activity of Akt, a serine/threonine protein kinase. The invention is further directed to chemotherapeutic compositions containing the compounds of this invention and methods for treating cancer comprising administration (if the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Mark T. Bilodeau, Peter C. Chua, Nicholas D.P. Cosford, Jacob M. Hoffman, Johnny Yasuo Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20080280890
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that include hydroxylamines of formula I or II, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for their use. The methods utilize hydroxylamine compounds and/or their pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of angiogenesis, hepatitis, complement-mediated pathologies, drusen-mediated pathologies, macular degeneration and certain other ophthalmic conditions, inflammation, arthritis, and related diseases and for the inhibition of complement activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Ghanshyam Patil
  • Patent number: 7449457
    Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula (I) (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Angela Lynn Marquart, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Philip Parker Waid, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
  • Patent number: 7449456
    Abstract: A compound which may be used for the prevention or treatment of respiratory diseases in which STAT 6 is concerned, particularly asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the like is provided. A pyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof, which has an arylamino or arylethylamino group which may be substituted with a specified substituent, at the 2-position, amino group substituted with benzyl group or the like, at the 4-position, and carbamoyl group which may be substituted, at the 5-position, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Nagashima, Hiroshi Nagata, Masahiro Iwata, Masaki Yokota, Hiroyuki Moritomo, Eiichi Nakai, Sadao Kuromitsu, Keiko Ohga, Makoto Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7449477
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds Formula (I) as inhibitors of AKT activity, which are useful for the treatment of susceptible neoplasms and viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: David Anthony Barda, Kenneth James Henry, Jr., Jianping Huang, Sajan Joseph, Ho-Shen Lin, Michael Enrico Richett
  • Publication number: 20080275021
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolidine derivatives of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, n, and o are defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically active acid-addition salts thereof. Compounds of formula I have a high affinity simultaneously to both the NK1 and the NK3 receptors (dual NK1/NK3 receptor antagonists), useful in the treatment of schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Torsten Hoffmann, Philippe Jablonski, Henner Knust, Mathias Nettekoven, Hasane Ratni, Xihan Wu
  • Patent number: 7446104
    Abstract: Substituted phenylalkynes of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Xiaohu Deng, Jill A. Jablonowski, Neelakandha Mani, Chennagiri R. Pandit, Wei Xiao
  • Publication number: 20080261944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indole compounds of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, A, E and X are as defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Stefania Colarusso, Immacolata Conte, Joerg Habermann, Frank Narjes, Simona Ponzi
  • Patent number: 7439371
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic molecules capable of modulating tyrosine kinase signal transduction in order to regulate, modulate and/or inhibit abnormal cell proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie A. Wurster, Richard C. Yee
  • Publication number: 20080255105
    Abstract: A compound which is a biphenyl derivative of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein: R1 is a C1-C6 alkyl group or a moiety -A1, -L1-A1, -A1-A1?, -L1-A1-A1?, -A1-L1-A1?, -A1-Y1-A1?, -A1-Het1-A1?, -L1-A1-Y1-A1?, -L1-A1-Het1-A1?, -L1-Het1-A1, -L1-Y1-A1, -L1-Y1-Het1-A1, -L1-Het1-Y1-A1, -L1-Y1-Het1-L1?, -A1-Y1-Het1-A1?, -A1-Het1-Y1-A1?, -A1-Het1-L1-A1?, -A1-L1-Het1-A1? or -L1-Het1-L1?; -A and B are the same or different and each represent a direct bond or a —CO—NR?—, —NR?—CO—, —NR?—CO2—, —CO—, —NR?—CO—NR?—, —NR?—S(O)2—, —S(O)2—NR?—, —SO2—, —NR?—, —NR?—CO—CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —(C1-C2 alkylene)-NR?— or —(C1-C2 hydroxyalkylene)-NR?-moiety, wherein R? and R? are the same or different and each represent hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; —R2 and R3 are the same or different and each represent C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy or halogen; n and m are the same or different and each represent 0 or 1; R4 is a C1-C6 alkyl group or a moiety -A4, -L4-A4, -A4-A4?, -L4-A4-A4?, -A4-L4
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher James Wheelhouse, Alexander James Floyd Thomas, David John Bushnell, James Lumley, James Iain Salter, Malcolm Clive Carter, Neil Mathews, Christopher John Pilkington, Richard Martyn Angell
  • Patent number: 7435726
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising thalidomide and another anti-cancer drug which can be used in the treatment or prevention of cancer. Preferred anti-cancer drugs are topoisomerase inhibitors. A particular composition comprises thalidomide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or clathrate thereof, and irinotecan. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer which comprise the administration of a thalidomide and another anti-cancer drug to a patient in need of such treatment or prevention. The invention further relates to methods of reducing or avoiding adverse side effects associated with the administration of chemotherapy or radiation therapy which comprise the administration of thalidomide to a patient in need of such reduction or avoidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome B. Zeldis, Andrew L. Zeitlin, Sol Barer
  • Patent number: 7432276
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful for increasing cellular ATP binding cassette transporter ABCA1 production in mammals, and to methods of using such compounds in the treatment of coronary artery diseases, dyslipidiemias and metabolic syndrome. The invention also relates to methods for the preparation of such compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: CV Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Abelman, Robert Jiang, Jeff Zablocki, Dmitry Koltun, Melanie Boze
  • Patent number: 7427612
    Abstract: A compound of formula wherein the substituents are as described in the specification for the treatment of psychoses, pain, neurodegenerative disfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati-Giani, Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Roger David Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard, Henri Stalder
  • Publication number: 20080221088
    Abstract: The present application provides novel thiazole derivatives that are useful as activators of Adenosine 5?-Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Vijay Kumar Potluri, Saibal Kumar Das, Pradip Kumar Sasmal, Javed Iqbal, Parimal Misra, Ranjan Chakrabarti, Rashmi Talwar
  • Patent number: 7423045
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful for increasing cellular ATP binding cassette transporter ABCA1 production in mammals, and to methods of using such compounds in the treatment of coronary artery diseases, dyslipidiemias and metabolic syndrome. The invention also relates to methods for the preparation of such compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: CV Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Abelman, Robert Jiang, Jeff Zablocki, Dmitry Koltun
  • Publication number: 20080207607
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to azatriocyclic containing pharmaceutical agents, and in particular, to azatricyclic metalloprotease inhibiting compounds. More particularly, the present invention provides a new class of azatricyclic MMP-3, MMP-8 and/or MMP-13 inhibiting compounds, that exhibit an increased potency and selectivity in relation to currently known MMP-13, MMP-8 and MMP-3 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Christian Gege, Carine Chevrier, Matthias Schneider, Harald Bluhm, Matthias Hochgurtel, Hongbo Deng, Brian M. Gallagher, Irving Sucholeiki, Arthur Taveras
  • Publication number: 20080207606
    Abstract: Novel heterocyclic compounds of the general formula (I), their derivatives, analogs, tautomeric forms, stereoisomers, polymorphs, hydrates, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions, metabolites and prodrugs thereof are described. These compounds are useful in the treatment of immunological diseases, inflammation, pain disorder, rheumatoid arthritis; osteoporosis; multiple myeloma; uveititis; acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia; atherosclerosis; cancer; cachexia; ischemic-induced cell-damage; pancreatic beta cell destruction; osteoarthritis; rheumatoid spondylitis; gouty arthritis; inflammatory bowel disease; adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); psoriasis; Crohn's disease; allergic rhinitis; ulcerative colitis; anaphylaxis; contact dermatitis; muscle degeneration; asthma; COPD; bone resorption diseases; multiple sclerosis; sepsis; septic shock; toxic shock syndrome and fever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ORCHID RESEARCH LABORATORIES LIMITED.
    Inventors: Akella Satya Surya Visweswara Srinivas, Ravikumar Tadiparthi, Ganapavarapu Veera Raghava Sharma, Sappanimuthu Thirunavukkarasu, Durairaj Peter Bhakiaraj, Virendra Kachhadia, Kilambi Narsimhan, Sathya Narayana Thara, Sriram Rajagopal, Gaddam Om Reddy, Sukunath Narayanan, Venkatesan Parameswaran, Venkatesan Janarthanam, Maruthikumar Narayanam, Sathyanarayana Gadde, Uma Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 7414047
    Abstract: Substituted piperazinyl and diazepanyl benzamides and benzthioamides of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Richard L. Apodaca, Jill A. Jablonowski, Kiev S. Ly, Chandravadan R. Shah, Devin M. Swanson, Wei Xiao