Ring Sulfur In The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 546/114)
  • Publication number: 20140031385
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 have any of the values defined therefor in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as therapeutic agents in the treatment of TGF?-mediated conditions, including cancer and fibrotic disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Medicis Phamaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Barrett, James B. Kramer, Mark L. Boys, Huifen Chen
  • Publication number: 20140024659
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds of formula (I), to the enantiomers, diastereomers and salts thereof and to compositions comprising such compounds. The invention also relates to methods and uses of these N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds, and of compositions comprising thereof, for combating and controlling animal pests. Furthermore the invention relates also to pesticidal methods of applying such N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds. The N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds of the present invention are defined by the following formula I: wherein A, B, X, Het, R1, R2, W1, W2, W3 and W4 are defined as in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ralph Paulini, Carsten Beyer, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Nancy B. Rankl
  • Patent number: 8633317
    Abstract: Salts of N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N?-(3-fluorophenyl)urea and crystalline forms thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff G. Z. Zhang, Paul J. Brackemeyer, Ahmad Y. Sheikh
  • Patent number: 8633217
    Abstract: Citrate salts of N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N?-(3-fluorophenyl)urea and crystalline forms thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff G. Z. Zhang, Douglas H. Hoffman, Jonathan Miller
  • Publication number: 20140018331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of ameliorating the drawbacks of anti-platelet drug named clopidogrel. The method of the present invention comprises administration of an (S)oxo-clopidogrel or its derivative of the Formula IIA in its free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form for alleviating the symptoms of thrombosis or embolism by inhibiting blood platelet aggregation. Compositions for use in such methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: IPCA Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Ashok KUMAR, Nellithanath Thankachen Byju
  • Publication number: 20140018373
    Abstract: A fused heterocyclic compound the formula (1): wherein A1 represents —NR8—, and the like; A2 represents a nitrogen atom, and the like; A3 represents a nitrogen atom, and the like; R1 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from Group X, and the like; R2, R3, R4, and R5 are same or different and represent independently a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, and the like; R6 and R7 are same or different and represent independently a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from Group X, and the like; R8 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from Group W, and the like; n represents 0, 1 or 2. The compound has an excellent activity of controlling pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hayato Takyo, Masaki Takahashi, Takamasa Tanabe, Yoshihiko Nokura, Mai Ito, Atsushi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20130345428
    Abstract: A method for producing prasugrel hydrochloride with a reduced content of 2-acetoxy-5-[5-chloro-1-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-oxopentyl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[3,2-6]pyridine by carrying out the following steps: wherein R represents a protecting group for a hydroxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD., DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIYATA, Yukinori WADA, Naoyuki YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 8609648
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yat Sun Or, Lu Ying, Xiaowen Peng, Datong Tang, Ce Wang, Yao-Ling Qiu
  • Patent number: 8603947
    Abstract: A description is given of (4-haloalkyl-3-thiobenzoyl)cyclohexanediones of the formula (I) and of their use as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are radicals such as hydrogen and organic radicals such as alkyl. A and Z are oxygen or alkylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Ahrens, Dieter Feucht, Elmar Gatzweiler, Isolde Haeuser-Hahn, Christopher Hugh Rosinger
  • Patent number: 8604202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and B1, B2 are as defined in claim 1, including pharmaceutical compositions thereof and for their use in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and disorders modulated by AMP agonists. The invention is also directed to intermediates and to a method of preparation of compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Cravo, Franck Lepifre, Sophie Hallakou-Bozec, Christine Charon
  • Patent number: 8604051
    Abstract: Novel processes for the preparation of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives which are substituted in the 2-position by a substituted anilino moiety and intermediates thereto are provided. The compounds prepared by the present processes may be useful, for example, as selective inhibitors of human MEK (MAPKK) enzymes, and are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, proliferative (including oncological) and nociceptive conditions. The present processes may offer improved yields, chemical or stereochemical purity, ease of preparation and/or isolation of intermediates and final product, and more industrially useful reaction conditions and workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Martin Clive Hutchings, Sarah Catherine Archibald, Daniel Christopher Brookings, Jeremy Martin Davis, James Andrew Johnson, Barry John Langham, Judi Charlotte Neuss
  • Publication number: 20130324537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to guanidine compounds of the general formula I corresponding enantiomeric, diastereomeric and/or tautomeric forms thereof as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present compound further relates to the use of guanidine compounds as binding partners for 5-HT5 receptors for the treatment of diseases which are modulated by a 5-HT5 receptor activity, in particular for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders as well as the associated signs, symptoms and dysfunctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: Abbott Laboratories, Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG, Abbott Laboratories, Andrea Hager-Wernet
  • Publication number: 20130316987
    Abstract: New compounds, namely, (7aS,2?S)-2-oxoclopidogrel and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed for treatment or prophylaxis of thrombo-embolism and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: IPCA LABORATORIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar, Satish Rajanikant Soudagar, Nellithanath Thankachen Byju, Gaurav Sahal, Arpana Prashant Mathur, Sanjay Pandurang Gawade, Dinesh Kanji Bhadra, Devki MOJE
  • Publication number: 20130317022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula (A), optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, codrug, cocrystal, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, which are useful in treating, ameloriating or preventing a viral disease. Furthermore, specific combination therapies are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
    Inventors: Andrea WOLKERSTORFER, Oliver SZOLAR, Norbert HANDLER, Stephen CUSACK, Thibault SAUVAITRE, Céline SIMON, Christophe MORICE, Bruno GIETHLEN, Thierry LANGER, Mark SMITH, Sung-Sau SO, Dirk CLASSEN-HOUBEN, Helmut BUSCHMANN
  • Publication number: 20130316999
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of blood coagulation. Novel oxazolidinone derivatives of the general formula (I) processes for their preparation and their use as medicinally active compounds for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of disorders are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander STRAUB, Thomas LAMPE, Jens POHLMANN, Susanne RÔHRIG, Elisabeth PERZBORN, Karl-Heinz SCHLEMMER, Joseph PERNERSTOFER
  • Patent number: 8592589
    Abstract: N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N?-(3-fluorophenyl)urea free base and crystallines form thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Geoff G. Z. Zhang, Paul J. Brackemeyer, Ahmad Y. Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20130310564
    Abstract: This invention relates to intermediates for manufacturing fused heterocyclic-type kinase inhibitor compounds, such as thienopyridine-based compounds, particularly at an industrial level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Franck Raeppel, Ljubomir Isakovic, Stephen William Claridge, Michael Mannion, Lijie Zhan, Marie-Claude Granger, Arkadii Vaisburg
  • Publication number: 20130309191
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable N-oxide, salt, hydrate, solvate, complex, bioisostere, metabolite or prodrug thereof, which are of use in the treatment of infection with, and diseases caused by, Clostridium difficile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Peter David Johnson, Richard John Vickers, Francis Xavier Wilson, Colin Richard Dorgan, Lauren Jayne Sudlow, Stephen Paul Wren, Renate Van Well
  • Publication number: 20130302248
    Abstract: Imaging agents of formula (I) and methods for detecting neurological disorders comprising administering to a patient in need compounds of formula (I) capable of binding to tau proteins and ?-amyloid peptides are presented herein. The invention also relates to methods of imaging A? and tau aggregates comprising introducing a detectable quantity of pharmaceutical formulation comprising a radiolabeled compound of formula (I) and detecting the labeled compound associated with amyloid deposits and/or tau proteins in a patient. These methods and compositions enable preclinical diagnosis and monitoring progression of AD and other neurological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Umesh B. Gangadharmath, Hartmuth C. Kolb, Peter J.H. Scott, Joseph C. Walsh, Wei Zhang, Anna Katrin Szardenings, Anjana Sinha, Gang Chen, Eric Wang, Vani P. Mocharla, Chul Yu, Changhui Liu, Daniel Kurt Cashion, Dhanalakshmi Kasi
  • Publication number: 20130296317
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein “A” is S—; —SO—, —SO2—, —O— or NRac—, wherein Rac is H, or C1-20 alkyl and R1 through R5 are defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical formulations comprising a compound of Formula I and methods of treating, managing, or ameliorating diseases amenable to treatment, management, or amelioration by inhibition of LRRK2 kinase activity, for example, Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: John A. McCauley, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Thomas J. Greshock, John Sanders, Boyoung Kim, Vanessa L. Rada, Jonathan T. Kern, Heather H. Stevenson, Mark T. Bilodeau
  • Publication number: 20130288899
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted pyridine compounds of the formula I or N-oxides or agriculturally suitable salts thereof, wherein the variables in the formula I are defined as in the description. Substituted pyridines of formula I are useful as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Witschel, William Karl Moberg, Liliana Parra Rapado, Gilbert Besong, Michael Rack, Andree Van Der Kloet, Thomas Seitz, Ruediger Reingruber, Helmut Kraus, Johannes Hutzler, Trevor William Newton, Jens Lerchl, Klaus Kreuz, Klaus Grossmann, Richard Roger Evans
  • Patent number: 8563729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in claim 1, including pharmaceutical compositions thereof and for their use in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and disorders modulated by AMP agonists. The invention is also directed to intermediates and to a method of preparation of compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Cravo, Franck Lepifre, Sophie Hallakou-Bozec, Christine Charon
  • Patent number: 8563574
    Abstract: Described herein are ways to solubilize clopidogrel for parenteral administration containing clopidogrel and a diluent NNDMA (N,N-dimethylacetamide); useful in the prevention of platelet aggregation in acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction or to prevent platelet facilitated thrombosis following coronary angioplasty and/or coronary stenting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventors: John C. Somberg, Vasant V. Ranade
  • Publication number: 20130274284
    Abstract: The present application relates to process for the preparation of prasugrel, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and its intermediates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicants: DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC., Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
    Inventors: Raghupathi Reddy Anumula, Goverdhan Gilla, Sampath Aalla, Dattatray Shamrao Metil, Srinivas Kurella, Kavitha Charagondla
  • Patent number: 8557995
    Abstract: A solid dispersion comprises, in essentially non-crystalline form, a kinase inhibitory compound, e.g., N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N?-(3-fluorophenyl)urea, dispersed in a solid matrix that comprises (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymeric carrier and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant. A process for preparing such a solid dispersion comprises dissolving the compound, the polymeric carrier and the surfactant in a suitable solvent, and removing the solvent to provide a solid matrix comprising the polymeric carrier and the surfactant and having the compound dispersed in essentially non-crystalline form therein. The solid dispersion is suitable for oral administration to a subject in need thereof for treatment of a cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Miller, Rajeev Gokhale, Eric A. Schmitt, Yi Gao, Justin Lafountaine, Lloyd Dias
  • Publication number: 20130267554
    Abstract: The invention relates to classes of pharmaceutically-active heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and hydrates thereof, and compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder, which comprises administering a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount a compound described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: CERENIS THERAPEUTICS HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Daniela Carmen ONICIU, Jean-Louis Henri DASSEUX, Otto GEOFFROY, Ronald BARBARAS
  • Publication number: 20130261107
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to novel bicyclic oxazole and thiazole compounds which are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (“mGluR5”); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions; and methods for the treatment or prevention of disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR5 subtype of receptors is involved. 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Carrie K. Jones, Jose Manuel Bartolome-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, James Gregor MacDonald, Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca
  • Publication number: 20130252953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel TMPK inhibitor compositions and their methods of use. In particular, it relates to novel TMPK inhibitor compositions and therapeutics that lead to dUTP-mediated DNA repair in tumor cells and acts as a novel chemosensitizer, which are useful in methods for treating or preventing cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Zee-Fen Chang, Jim-Min Fang, Chun-Mei Hu, Ming-Tyng Yeh
  • Patent number: 8541422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of ameliorating the drawbacks of anti-platelet drug named clopidogrel. The method of the present invention comprises administration of an (S)oxo-clopidogrel or its derivative of the Formula IIA in its free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form for alleviating the symptoms of thrombosis or embolism by inhibiting blood platelet aggregation. Compositions for use in such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: IPCA Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar, Nellithanath Thankachen Byju
  • Publication number: 20130244996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, X and n are as defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as inhibitors of leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) and treating LTA4H related disorder. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I), methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, and processes for preparing these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Asitha ABEYWARDANE, Steven Richard BRUNETTE, Michael J. BURKE, Suresh R. KAPADIA, Thomas Martin KIRRANE, Matthew Russell NETHERTON, Hossein RAZAVI, Sonia RODRIGUEZ, Anjan SAHA, Robert SIBLEY, Lana Louise SMITH-KEENAN, Hidenori TAKAHASHI, Michael Robert TURNER, Jiang-Ping WU, Erick Richard Roush YOUNG, Qiang ZHANG, Qing ZHANG, Renee M. ZINDELL
  • Patent number: 8536336
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I) wherein A2, L2, R1g, R2A, R3A, R4A, R1a, R1b, q1, and z are as defined in the specification, are prodrugs of CB2 receptors ligands and as such are useful in the prevention and treatment of various diseases and conditions including, but not limited to, pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Derek W. Nelson, Michael J. Dart, Xueqing Wang, Bo Liu, Teodozyj Kolasa, Meena Patel
  • Patent number: 8536337
    Abstract: New compounds, namely, (7aS,2?S)-2-oxoclopidogrel and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed for treatment or prophylaxis of thrombo-embolism and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: IPCA Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar, Satish Rajanikant Soudagar, Nellithanath Thankachen Byju, Gaurav Sahal, Arpana Prashant Mathur, Sanjay Pandurang Gawade, Dinesh Kanji Bhadra, Devki Moje
  • Patent number: 8530483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel amyloid binding compounds of formula (I) and methods for measuring effects of the compounds, by measuring changes of amyloid plaque level in living patients. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET/) imaging to study amyloid deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Thus, the present invention relates to use of the novel amyloid binding compounds as a diagnostic. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of Alzheimer's disease therapeutic agents. Specifically, the present invention relates to novel aryl or heteroaryl substituted azabenzoxazole derivatives, compositions, and therapeutic uses and processes for making such compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, wherein: X is O or S; A and Y independently are N, or CH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James C. Barrow, Scott Harrison, James Mulhearn, Cyrille Sur, David L. Williams, Scott Wolkenberg, Eric Hostetler
  • Publication number: 20130231333
    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 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: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: ARAGON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Smith, Mehmet Kahraman, Steven P. Govek, Johnny Y. Nagasawa, Andiliy G. Lai, Jackaline D. Julien, Mark R. Herbert, Celine Bonnefous, Karensa L. Douglas
  • Publication number: 20130231364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Hayley Binch, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Jinglan Zhou
  • Patent number: 8524906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of PI3K, particularly of PI3K?. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Alex Aronov, Upul Keerthi Bandarage, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Robert J. Davies, Elaine B. Krueger, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Arnaud Le Tiran, David Messersmith, Tiansheng Wang, Jinwang Xu, Yusheng Liao
  • Publication number: 20130225581
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic derivative represented by formula (I): [wherein W represents CR3 (wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like) or the like, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R9 represents substituted imidazolyl, R12 and R13 may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or the like, R22 and R23 may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or the like, R24 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, Y represents C—R25 (wherein R25 represents a hydrogen atom or the like) or the like] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a FGFR inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, the nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takayuki Furuta, Kazuo Kubo, Toshiyuki Atsumi, Maasa Yamanouchi
  • Publication number: 20130225567
    Abstract: 5-alkynyl-pyridine of general formula (I) their use as SMAC mimetics, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as a medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation and associated conditions such as cancer. The groups R1 to R5 have the meanings given in the claims and in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich REISER, Gerd BADER, Walter SPEVAK, Andreas STEFFEN, Alastair L. PARKES
  • Patent number: 8518945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of novel pyrrolopyrazine derivatives of Formula I, wherein the variables n, p, q, Q, X, X? and Y are defined as described herein, which inhibit JAK and SYK and are useful for the treatment of auto-immune and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Than Hendricks, Johannes Hermann, Rama Kondru, Yan Lou, Stephen M. Lynch, Timothy D. Owens, Michael Soth
  • Publication number: 20130217699
    Abstract: Provided are dihydroisoxazole compounds I useful for controlling parasites both in animals and agriculture. Further provided are methods for controlling parasite infestations of an animal by administering an effective amount of a compound as described above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to an animal, as well as formulations for controlling parasite infestations using the compounds described above or an acceptable salt thereof, and an acceptable carrier. Also provided are compounds and processes useful for making the dihydroisoxazole compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Zengyun An, Liang Chen, Shuhui Chen, Jean Marie Defauw, Scott Dale Holmstrom, Ping Hu, Chongzhi Tang, William Hunter White, Wentao Wu, Yang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8513419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel N-(imidazolidin-2-ylidene)-heterocyclopenta[b]pyridine derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh C. Sinha, Liming Wang, Ken Chow, Mohammed I. Dibas, Michael E. Garst
  • Publication number: 20130210768
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 5-substituted 1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine-2-one 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: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Arrington, Vadim Dudkin, Mark E. Layton, Joseph E. Pero, Alexander J. Reif
  • Publication number: 20130203703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are 1,2-dihydro-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxanilides, their thieno-pyridone analogs, and prodrugs thereof. This invention specifically relates to such derivatives containing an N-hydrogen in the carboxanilide moiety and which exhibit modulating activity towards the aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), and, specifically, also to prodrugs thereof. The present invention also relates to use of said compounds as a medicament, and for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders and other disorders with an immunological component, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more of said compounds and a method of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Immunahr AB
    Inventor: Lars Pettersson
  • Publication number: 20130203737
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fused heterocyclic derivative of the formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from cyano, (2-4C)alkenyl, (2-4C)alkynyl, (1-4C)alkyl, each optionally substituted with CN or one or more fluoro atoms, (3-6C)cycloalkyl, (4-6C)cycloalkenyl or a (8-10C)bicyclic group, each optionally substituted with halogen or (1-4C)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluoro atoms, phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, (1-4C)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluoro atoms, (1-4C)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluoro atoms, amino, dimethylamino, and (3-6C)cycloalkyl optionally substituted with phenyl which may be substituted with (1-4C)alkyl or halogen, and phenyl substituted with phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, phenylethyl or monocyclic heterocycle, each optionally substituted with (1-4C)alkyl, Z is a linking group —W—(Cn-alkylene)-T- wherein W is attached to R1 and sel
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: ABBVIE B.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Smid, Wouter I. Iwema Bakker, Hein K.A.C. Coolen, Leonardus A.J.M. Sliedregt, Maria J.P. van Dongen, Jacobus A.J. den Hartog
  • Patent number: 8501955
    Abstract: Acetamide derivatives, their stereoisomers, tautomers, prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, polymorphs, solvates and formulations thereof for the prophylaxis, management, treatment, control of progression, or adjunct treatment of diseases and/or medical conditions where the activation of glucokinase would be beneficial, are disclosed. The disclosure also provides process of preparation of these acetamide derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Advinus Therapeutics Private Limited
    Inventors: Debnath Bhuniya, Sandeep Bhausaheb Bhosale, Gobind Sing Kapkoti, Venkata Poornapragnacharyulu Palle, Siddhartha De, Kasim A. Mookhtiar, Bhavesh Dave, Anil Deshpande, Santosh Kurhade, Balasaheb Kobal, Keshav Naik, Sachin Kandalkar
  • Patent number: 8492401
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds of Structural Formula (Ia) 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Oalmann, Jeremy S Disch, Pui Yee Ng, Robert B Perni
  • Patent number: 8487101
    Abstract: A series of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives which are substituted in the 2-position by a substituted anilino moiety, being selective inhibitors of human MEK (MAPKK) enzymes, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, proliferative (including oncological) and nociceptive conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Christopher Brookings, Martin Clive Hutchings, Barry John Langham
  • Patent number: 8481544
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have antibacterial activity: wherein: m is 0 or 1; Q is hydrogen or cyclopropyl; Alk is an optionally substituted, divalent C1-C6 alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene radical which may contain an ether (—O—), thioether (—S—) or amino (—NR)— link, wherein R is hydrogen, —CN or C1-C3 alkyl; X is —C(?O)NR6—, —S(O)NR6—, —C(?O)O— or —S(?O)O— wherein R6 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, -Cyc, or —(C1-C3 alkyl)-Cyc wherein Cyc is optionally substituted monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic having 3-7 ring atoms; Z is N; R2 and R3 are as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Biota Europe Limited
    Inventors: David John Haydon, Lloyd George Czaplewski, Nicholas John Palmer, Dale Robert Mitchell, John Frederick Atherall, Christopher Richard Steele, Tamara Ladduwahetty
  • Patent number: 8481738
    Abstract: GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R2, R2a, and A are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Beaton, Mi Chen, Timothy Richard Coon, Todd Ewing, Wanlong Jiang, Richard Lowe, Willy Moree, Nicole Smith, Warren Wade, Liren Zhao, Yun-fei Zhu, Martin Rowbottom, Neil Ashweek
  • Publication number: 20130165476
    Abstract: Optically active 2-hydroxytetrahydrothienopyridine derivatives represented by Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, preparation method and use in the manufacture of a medicament thereof are disclosed. The pharmacodynamic experiment results show that the present compounds of Formula I are useful for inhibiting platelet aggregation. The pharmacokinetic experiment results show that the present compound of Formula I can be converted in vivo into pharmacologically active metabolites and are therefore useful for inhibiting platelet aggregation. Therefore, the present compounds are useful for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating thrombosis and embolism related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: JIANGSU VCARE PHARMATECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongbin Sun, Jiaqi Shan, Boyu Zhang, Fang Yuan