Ring Sulfur In The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 546/114)
  • Publication number: 20130165477
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds that inhibit protein tyrosine kinase activity. In particular the invention relates to compounds that inhibit the protein tyrosine kinase activity of growth factor receptors, resulting in the inhibition of receptor signaling, for example, the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: METHYLGENE INC.
    Inventor: MethylGene Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130165657
    Abstract: The problem to be solved is to produce, at high yields with high purity, anhydrous crystals of a compound represented by formula (1) that is an important intermediate for preparation of FXa inhibitor compound (X) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof. The solution thereto is an industrial preparation process that provides, with high purity, anhydrous crystals of a compound represented by the following formula (1), which is an intermediate for the production of FXa inhibitor compound (X) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof, wherein Boc represents a tert-butoxycarbonyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Koutarou Kawanami, Hideaki Ishikawa, Masahiro Shoji
  • Patent number: 8470821
    Abstract: Compounds active on phosphodiesterase PDE4B are provided. Also provided herewith are compositions useful for treatment of PDE4B-mediated diseases or conditions, and methods for the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Plexxikon Inc.
    Inventors: Prabha N. Ibrahim, Hanna Cho, Bruce England, Sam Gillette, Dean R. Artis, Rebecca Zuckerman, Chao Zhang
  • Patent number: 8470850
    Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Arkadii Vaisburg, Stephen William Claridge, Franck Raeppel, Oscar Mario Saavedra, Noemy Berstein, Marie-Claude Granger, Lijie Zhan, Amal Wahhab, David Liewellyn
  • Publication number: 20130158002
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 5-substituted 1,3-dihydro-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole 2,2-dioxide and 1,3-dihydro[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-b]pyridine 2,2,-dioxide derivatives which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, particularly the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Mark E. Layton, Michael J. Kelly, Timothy J. Hartingh
  • Publication number: 20130157941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azolopyridin-3-one derivatives of the general formula (I) with the meanings specified in the description, to their pharmaceutically usable salts and to their use as drug substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Sanofi
    Inventors: Stefan Petry, Norbert Tennagels, Karl-Heinz Baringhaus
  • Patent number: 8466289
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I where R1a, R1b, X, R2a, R2b, W, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds have been shown to act as MEK inhibitors which may be useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, like cancer and inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Mark G. Bock, Dinesh Chikkanna, Clive McCarthy, Henrik Moebitz, Chetan Pandit
  • Publication number: 20130150573
    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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventor: UCB Pharma S.A.
  • Publication number: 20130150366
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are described. Processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use in the treatment of bacterial infections are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    Inventor: AstraZeneca, Intellectual Property
  • Publication number: 20130150347
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula I their use as positive allosteric modulators of mGlu5 receptor activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction such as schizophrenia or cognitive decline such as dementia or cognitive impairment. A, B, X, R1, R2, R3 have meanings given in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Klaus RUDOLF, Daniel BISCHOFF, Georg DAHMANN, Matthias GRAUERT, Raimund KUELZER, Bernd WELLENZOHN
  • Publication number: 20130150341
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula I their use as positive allosteric modulators of mGlu5 receptor activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction such as schizophrenia or cognitive decline such as dementia or cognitive impairment. A, B, X, R1, R2, R3 have meanings given in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Matthias GRAUERT, Daniel BISCHOFF, Georg DAHMANN, Raimund KUELZER, Klaus RUDOLF, Bernd WELLENZOHN
  • Publication number: 20130144061
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process for preparing a substituted aromatic compound such as an aromatic halo compound or a salt thereof through a transformation reaction of an aromatic diazonium salt from an aromatic amino compound at stable high yields utilizing a novel Sandmeyer-like reaction using a nitroxide radical compound as a reaction catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
  • Patent number: 8455512
    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 therefore 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: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Barrett, James B. Kramer, Mark L. Boys, Huifen Chen
  • Patent number: 8455484
    Abstract: The invention provides new compounds and compositions thereof. The invention also provides methods for treating ophthalmic diseases, disorders and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Stéphane Raeppel, Lijie Zhan, Stephen William Claridge, Franck Raeppel, Frédéric Gaudette, Arkadii Vaisburg
  • Publication number: 20130129677
    Abstract: Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain thienopyridine derivative compounds in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed. Methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are also disclosed. In particular, the treatment of viral infections such as caused by flavivirus is disclosed, i.e., including but not limited to, Dengue virus, West Nile virus, yellow fever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, and tick-borne encephalitis virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Siga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Siga Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8445680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydrothienopyridine compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Thomas F. Walsh
  • Patent number: 8440830
    Abstract: The compounds of formula (I), wherein ring D and ring E together form a fused ring system selected from formula (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), and the salts of these compounds are novel, effective inhibitors of histone deacetylases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Maier, Thomas Beckers, Thomas Baer, Matthias Vennemann, Volker Gekeler, Astrid Zimmermann, Petra Gimmnich, Kamlesh Padiya, Hemant Joshi, Uday Joshi, Mahindra Makhija, Dipak Harel
  • Patent number: 8440652
    Abstract: Compounds for the inhibition of mammalian Ste20-like kinase 1 (MST1) are disclosed, along with compositions comprising them and methods of their use in the treatment, management or prevention of an inflammatory or autoimmune diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David John Augeri, Jeffrey Thomas Bagdanoff, Simon David Peter Baugh, Marianne Carlsen, Kenneth Gordon Carson, John Anthony Gilleran, Wei He, Tamas Oravecz, Konstantin Salojin, Leonard Sung
  • Publication number: 20130116233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula I which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A and to their use for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: AbbVie Inc., Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130116430
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide to a compound and a pharmaceutical composition, which have excellent Syk-inhibitory activity. The present invention provides a nicotinamide derivative represented by the following formula (I) (wherein R1 represents a halogen atom; R2 represents a C1-12 alkyl group, a C2-12 alkenyl group, a C2-12 alkynyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an ar-C1-6 alkyl group or a heterocyclic group, each optionally having at least one substituent; R3 represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group each optionally having at least one substituent; and R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom; and R2 and R4 may form a cyclic amino group optionally having at least one substituent together with the nitrogen atom to which they bind) or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of a Syk-related disease which comprises the nicotinamide derivative or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyasu FUJIWARA, Kimihiko SATO, Shinsuke MIZUMOTO, Yuichiro SATO, Hideki KURIHARA, Yohei KUBO, Hiyoku NAKATA, Yasutaka BABA, Takashi TAMURA, Hidenobu KUNIYOSHI, Shinji HAGIWARA, Mari YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8436179
    Abstract: 4-Amino-N-[3-(diethylamino)propyl]-3-(4-{[(3-fluorophenyl)carbamoyl]amino}phenyl)thieno[3,2-c]pyridine-7-carboxamide which inhibits protein kinases such as Aurora-kinases and the VEGFR and PDGFR families of kinases, with an improved aqueous solubility profile, compositions containing 4-amino-N-[3-(diethylamino)propyl]-3-(4-{[(3-fluorophenyl)carbamoyl]amino}phenyl)thieno[3,2-c]pyridine-7-carboxamide and methods of treating diseases using 4-amino-N-[3-(diethylamino)propyl]-3-(4-{[(3-fluorophenyl)carbamoyl]amino}phenyl)thieno[3,2-c]pyridine-7-carboxamide are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Michaelides, Michael L. Curtin, James H. Holms, Douglas H. Steinman
  • Publication number: 20130109656
    Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing the inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Jeremy Hans, Eli M. Wallace, Qian Zhao, Shelley Allen, Ellen Laird, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, John E. Robinson, Christopher P. Corrette, Robert Kirk DeLisle, Walter C. Voegtli
  • Publication number: 20130096135
    Abstract: The present invention provides new compounds and methods for treating a disease responsive to inhibition of kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity of growth factor receptors, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of receptor type tyrosine kinase signaling, or for example, a disease responsive to inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: METHYLGENE INC.
    Inventor: MethylGene Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130095057
    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: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Summit Corporation Plc
  • Publication number: 20130096088
    Abstract: The present invention provides new compounds and methods for treating a disease responsive to inhibition of kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity of growth factor receptors, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of receptor type tyrosine kinase signaling, or for example, a disease responsive to inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: METHYLGENE INC.
    Inventor: METHYLGENE INC.
  • Publication number: 20130096136
    Abstract: The present invention provides new compounds and methods for treating a disease responsive to inhibition of kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity of growth factor receptors, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of receptor type tyrosine kinase signaling, or for example, a disease responsive to inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: METHYLGENE INC.
    Inventor: METHYLGENE INC.
  • Patent number: 8420636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrrolidinyl-alkyl-amide derivatives of formula (I) or (IA) wherein the variables are as defined herein, to their preparation and to their therapeutic use as CCR3 receptor ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Agnes Behr, Sandor Batori, Veronika Bartane Bodor, Zoltan Szlavik, Imre Bata, Katalin Urban-Szabo, Zoltan Kapui, Endre Mikus
  • Publication number: 20130090327
    Abstract: The present invention provides new compounds and methods for treating a disease responsive to inhibition of kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase activity of growth factor receptors, for example a disease responsive to inhibition of receptor type tyrosine kinase signaling, or for example, a disease responsive to inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: METHYLGENE INC.
    Inventor: METHYLGENE INC.
  • Publication number: 20130085151
    Abstract: Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110 activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lymphob
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc
    Inventor: Brian Lucas
  • Publication number: 20130085154
    Abstract: Salts of prasugrel were prepared including, for example, crystalline forms of prasugrel hydrobromide. These salts are useful, for example, in medicaments that inhibit the aggregation of platelets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Mihaela Tuksar, Tomislav Biljan, Miroslav Zegarac
  • Patent number: 8410272
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and compounds are provided. The compounds of the invention have use as therapeutic agents, e.g., they demonstrate anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, anti-migration activities. In one embodiment of the invention, formulations of the compounds in combination with a physiologically acceptable carrier are provided. The pharmaceutical formulations are useful in the treatment of, e.g., anti-inflammatory, renal, and hyperproliferative disorders. The compounds of the invention are pyrazolylbenzothiazole derivatives of the following formula (1) wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Dermira (Canada), Inc.
    Inventors: Zaihui Zhang, Timothy S Daynard, Shisen Wang, Xinyao Du, Gregory B Chopiuk, Jun Yan, Jianxin Chen, Serguei V Sviridov
  • Patent number: 8404847
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a compound represented by formula (A), the method comprising the steps of: (a) mixing a compound represented by formula (B) with p-toluenesulfonic acid or p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate at less than 1 molar equivalent with respect to the compound represented by formula (B) in a solvent under heating; (b) adding additional p-toluenesulfonic acid or p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate to the mixed solution under cooling, wherein the additional p-toluenesulfonic acid or p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate is added in such an amount that the total molar equivalent thereof with the p-toluenesulfonic acid or p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate of step (a) is 1 molar equivalent or more with respect to the compound represented by formula (B) of step (a); and (c) subsequently allowing the mixed solution to crystallize to obtain the compound represented by formula (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventor: Takeo Koyama
  • Patent number: 8404846
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds that inhibit protein tyrosine kinase activity. In particular the invention relates to compounds that inhibit the protein tyrosine kinase activity of growth factor receptors, resulting in the inhibition of receptor signaling, for example, the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen William Claridge, Ljubomir Isakovic, Michael Mannion, Stéphane Raeppel, Oscar Mario Saavedra, Frédéric Gaudette, Lijie Zhan, Arkadii Vaisburg
  • Publication number: 20130072473
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulae (I), (IIa-IIh), (IIIa-IIIe), (IVa-IVc), (Va-V1), (VIa-VII), (VII), (VIII) and (IX), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use thereof in the treatment of conditions associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Bradley Tait, Noel A. Powell, Matthew Cullen
  • Publication number: 20130072449
    Abstract: Compounds, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat, prevent or diagnose diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with one or more of the lysophosphatidic acid receptors are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: InterMune, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad O. Buckman, John B. Nicholas, Kumaraswamy Emayan, Scott D. Seiwert
  • Publication number: 20130072482
    Abstract: The present invention is for the anti-inflammatory compounds that have an inhibitory activity against protein tyrosine kinases and their pharmaceutical composition(s) containing the compound as the active ingredient. Since the compounds of the present invention can inhibit multiple protein kinases associated with inflammatory diseases and immune disorders, they are useful for their prevention or treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Beom-Seok Yang, Yong-Zu Kim, Tae-Kyo Park, Sung-Ho Woo, Hyang-Sook Lee, Sun-Young Kim, Jong-Un Cho, Hong-Bum Lee
  • Publication number: 20130072520
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have antibacterial activity: wherein R represents hydrogen or 1, 2 or 3 optional substituents; W is ?C(R1)— or ?N—; R1 is hydrogen or an optional substituent and R2 is hydrogen, methyl, or fluorine; or R1 and R2 taken together are —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, —O—, or, in either orientation, —O—CH2— or —OCH2CH2—; R3 is a radical of formula -(Alk1)m-(Z)p-(Alk2)n-Q wherein m, p and n are independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of m, p and n is 1, Z is —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —NH—, —N(CH3)—, —N(CH2CH3)—, —C(?O)—, —O—(C?O)—, —C(?O)—O—, or an optionally substituted divalent monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical having 3 to 6 ring atoms; or an optionally substituted divalent bicyclic heterocyclic radical having 5 to 10 ring atoms; Alk1 and Alk2 are optionally substituted C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, or C2-C6 alkynylene radicals, which may optionally terminate with or be interrupted by —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —NH—, —N(CH3)—, or —N(CH2CH3)—; and Q is hydrogen, halogen, nit
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Biota Scientific Management Pty Ltd
    Inventors: David BROWN, Ian COLLINS, Lloyd CZAPLEWSKI, David HAYDON
  • Publication number: 20130072521
    Abstract: A compound with the structure of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a preparation method and use thereof are disclosed in the present invention, wherein R is cyano group. The compound provided by the present invention has an antiplatelet aggregation activity and can be used in preparing a medicament for preventing or treating cardiac and cerebral vascular diseases such as coronary artery syndromes, myocardial infarction and myocardial ischemia which are caused by platelet aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH
    Inventor: Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research
  • Patent number: 8399479
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Hayley Binch, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Jinglan Zhou
  • Patent number: 8399449
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a superior Smo inhibitory activity and lower toxicity, which is sufficiently satisfactory as a pharmaceutical product. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein ring A is 5- to 7-membered ring optionally having substituent(s), where substituents are optionally bonded to each other to form a ring; X is O, S or NR1 (R1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group optionally having substituent(s)); R2 is carbamoyl optionally having substituent(s); and R3 is hydroxy optionally having substituent(s), or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Fujii, Yuya Oguro, Satoshi Sasaki, Shigeru Kondo
  • Publication number: 20130065901
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases mediated by deficient levels of glucokinase activity, such as diabetes mellitus. Also provided are methods of treating or preventing diseases and disorders characterized by underactivity of glucokinase or which can be treated by activating glucokinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.
    Inventor: Array BioPharma Inc.
  • Patent number: 8394821
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel salt form of a compound that exhibits an inhibitory effect on activated blood coagulation factor X, and is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic drug for thrombotic diseases, and crystals thereof. The present invention provides N1-(5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N2-((1S,2R,4S)-4-[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]-2-{[(5-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothiazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-2-yl)carbonyl]amino}cyclohexyl)ethanediamide tartrate and crystals thereof, as a novel salt form of N1-(5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-N2-((1S,2R,4S)-4-[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]-2-{[(5-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothiazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-2-yl)carbonyl]amino}cyclohexyl)ethanediamide and crystals thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventor: Makoto Ono
  • Patent number: 8394993
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of cyclopropyl benzyl ketone compounds of formula (II) wherein R1 represents fluorine or chlorine atom or C1-4 alkoxy group, by the reaction of a Grignard reagent, obtained from the reaction of compound of formula (V), wherein X represents chlorine or fluorine atom, with the compound of formula (IV), wherein R2 represents C1-4 alkyl group, having a straight or branched chain. The process can be applied preferably on industrial scale. Compound of formula (II), wherein R represents a fluorine atom in position 2 is an intermediate of the preparation process of prasugrel, which is a platelet inhibitor used in the therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Egis Gyogyszergyar Nyilvanosan Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag
    Inventors: Tibor Mezei, Gyula Lukács, Enikó Molnár, József Barkóczy, Balázs Volk, Márta Porcs-Makkay, János Szulágyi, Mária Vajjon
  • Patent number: 8389541
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds that inhibit protein tyrosine kinase activity. In particular the invention relates to compounds that inhibit the protein tyrosine kinase activity of growth factor receptors, resulting in the inhibition of receptor signaling, for example, the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen William Claridge, Ljubomir Isakovic, Michael Mannion, Stephane Raeppel, Oscar Mario Saavedra, Frederic Gaudette, Lijie Zhan, Arkadii Vaisburg
  • Publication number: 20130053569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process for the preparation of Prasugrel HCl having formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jayaraman Venkat Raman, Samir Patel, Abhijit Kadam, Vijay Patel, Jignesh Patel
  • Publication number: 20130053375
    Abstract: Disclosed are quinoline compounds having the formula: wherein R1, R2 and A are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan Bury, Linda N. Casillas, Adam Kenneth Charnley, Michael P. DeMartino, Xiaoyang Dong, Patrick Eidam, Pamela A. Haile, Philip Anthony Harris, Ami Lakdawala Shah, Bryan W. King, Robert W. Marquis, JR., John F. Mehlmann, Joseph J. Romano, Clark A. Sehon
  • Publication number: 20130053401
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds that are direct activators of AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) and their use in the treatment of disorders regulated by activation of AMPK. For instance, compounds according to the invention are useful for the treatment of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, inflammation, cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Cravo, Sophie Hallakou-Bozec, Sébastien Bolze, Franck Lepifre, Laurent Faveriel, Jean-Denis Durand, Christine Charon
  • Publication number: 20130046093
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease, and a method of screening a material for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease. The method may effectively screen a prophylactic or therapeutic candidate material for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease. A variety of degenerative brain diseases may be effectively prevented or treated using the pharmaceutical composition including a screened material for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Changjoon Justin LEE, Seonmi Jo, Boeun Yoon, Hyunah Choo, Ji Yoon Kim, Daesoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20130045973
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, pain, inflammation, traumatic injury, and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew Duncton, Donogh John Roger O'Mahony, Matthew Cox, Maria De Los Angeles Estiarte-Martinez
  • Patent number: 8372315
    Abstract: A donor-acceptor (DA) ?-conjugated polymer with high charge transfer mobility has a plurality of D1kAD1k portions, where k is 1 or 2, D1 is a donor unit having at least one solubilizing side chain, and A is an acceptor unit, and the donor-acceptor (DA) ?-conjugated polymer has a plurality of D2m spacer sequences situated between the D1kAD1k portions, where m is 1 to 6 and D2 is a second donor unit where all atoms of the unit are coplanar in at least one conformation that the unit can assume. The DA ?-conjugated polymer can reflect a blue tinted green, deep green, or yellow tinted green color. The DA ?-conjugated polymers have space-charge limited (SCL) zero field hole mobilities of at least 1×10?6 cm2V?1s?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Marc Beaujuge, John R. Reynolds, Stefan Martin Ellinger