The Polycyclo Ring System Is Quinazoline (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 514/252.17)
  • Publication number: 20140336199
    Abstract: This invention is related to the alkyl-piperazine-phenyl 4(3H)-quinazolinones compounds of general formula (I) below: which are pharmacologicaly active and able to act on the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A serotonin receptors in a manner that promotes the control, relief or cure of disorders associated with these receptors, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds for the treatment of disorders associated with these receptors. These compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of conditions such as depression, anxiety, phobias, addictions, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, panic, psychotic, eating and sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and female sexual dysfunctions, among other disorders associated with these receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicants: ACHE LABORATORIOS FARMACEUTICOS S.A., ATC Trustees Abbot Building, 2nd FLoor, Road Town, ACHE INTERNATIONAL (BVI) LTD.
    Inventors: Valter FREIRE TORRES RUSSO, Elisa Mannochio De Souza Russo
  • Publication number: 20140309184
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and compositions for treating a subject with ovarian cancer. Some embodiments include treating a subject with a particular combination of chemotherapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
    Inventors: Rodney P. Rocconi, Lalita Samant
  • Publication number: 20140303179
    Abstract: This invention is related to the alkyl-piperazine-phenyl 4 (3H)-quinazolinones general formula (I) compounds, pharmacologicaly active and able to act on the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A serotonin receptors in a manner that promotes the control, relief or cure of disorders associated with these receptors, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds for the treatment of disorders associated with these receptors. These compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of conditions such as depression, anxiety, phobias, addictions, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, panic, psychotic, eating and sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and female sexual dysfunctions, among other disorders associated with these receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: ACHÉ INTERNATIONAL (BVI) LTD., ACHÉ LABORATÓRIOS FARMACÊUTICOS S.A. ATC Trustees, Abbot Building, 2nd Floor, Road Town
    Inventors: Valter FREIRE TORRES RUSSO, Elisa MANNOCHIO DE SOUZA RUSSO
  • Publication number: 20140296233
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: Sanofi, Celgene Avilomics Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Akullian D'Agostino, Robert Tjin Tham Sjin, Deqiang Niu, Joseph John McDonald, Zhendong Zhu, Haibo Liu, Hormoz Mazdiyasni, Russell C. Petter, Juswinder Singh, Matthieu Barrague, Alexandre Gross, Mark Munson
  • Publication number: 20140294764
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods of epigenetically transforming cells. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of generating epigenetically altered cells comprising mixing isolated cells with compositions disclosed herein under conditions such that epigenetically altered cells are formed. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates inducing cells, such as adult somatic cells or cells that are not naturally pluripotent, into cells with chemically induce pluripotency. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates certain compounds disclosed herein, compounds disclosed herein optionally substituted with one or more substituents, derivatives, or salts thereof, for these purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: ISTITUTO PASTEUR - FONDAZIONE CENCI BOLOGNETTI, EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Young-Sup Yoon, Xiaodong Cheng, Ji Woong Han, Antonello Mai
  • Publication number: 20140296206
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions useful for treating disorders related to Kit are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lucian V. DiPietro, Brian L. Hodous, Joseph L. Kim, Chandrasekhar V. Miduturu, Steven Mark Wenglowsky, Douglas Wilson, Yulian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140296247
    Abstract: Biologically active compounds, which are useful for treating a sexual disorder, are provided herein. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions formulated for transdermal composition, which comprise a biologically active compound useful for treating a sexual disorder. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions allow for a prolonged presence of a biologically active compound in plasma. Further provided herein are methods and uses of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions described herein in the treatment of a sexual disorder, including female sexual disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Vladimir Kogan, Leonid Lurya, Lev Tabachnik
  • Publication number: 20140288032
    Abstract: Agents that inhibit or prevent restenosis are identified by assaying test agents in a battery of assays to measure the effect of the test agent on cell proliferation, thrombosis, tissue modeling, and inflammation. Treatment for restenosis is provided using compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: DiscoveRx Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Kunkel, Evangelos Hytopoulos, Ivan Plavec
  • Publication number: 20140275711
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel 1-(arylmethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazoline-2,4-diones and analogs thereof, represented by the Formula I, wherein Ar, A, B, R3-R6 are defined herein. Compounds having Formula I are PARP inhibitors. Therefore, compounds of the invention may be used to treat clinical conditions that are responsive to the inhibition of PARP activity, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Suixiong Cai, Ye Edward Tian, Lizhen Wu, Lijun Liu, Xiaozhu Wang, Yangzhen Jiang, Guoxiang Wang, Xiuyan Zhang, Qingbing Xu, Zheng Meng
  • Publication number: 20140275060
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of certain neurologic disorders, including disorders related to NMDA receptor activity, including neuropsychiatric disorders, neurodegenerative disorders and other neurologic diseases, disorders and conditions including stroke, brain injury, epilepsy, neuropsychiatric disorders, mood disorders, chronic pain and related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: David Steven Menaldino, George Walter Koszalka, Ruppa Poornachary Kamalesh Babu, Scott James Myers
  • Publication number: 20140255428
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: which possess inhibitory activity against activating mutant forms of EGFR, and are accordingly useful for their anti-cancer activity and in methods of treatment of the human or animal body. The invention also relates pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the manufacture of medicaments of use in the production of an anti-cancer effect in a warm-blooded animal such as man.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: David Yunzhi LI, Jiabing WANG, Zhenfan YANG, Qingbei ZENG, Xiaolin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140255517
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing posttraumatic stress disorder comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising effective amount of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is administered in combination with an angiotensin receptor blocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kerry J. Ressler, Paul J. Marvar
  • Publication number: 20140249139
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted quinazoline derivative of the formula (I), wherein A, X1, X2, X3, X4 and R5 are as defined in the description. Such compounds are suitable for the treatment of a disorder or disease which is mediated by the activity of the PI3K enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Pascal Furet, Christina Hebach, Klemens Hogenauer, Gregory Hollingworth, Ian Lewis, Alexander Baxter Smith, Nicolas Solvermann, Frederic Stauffer, Romain Wolf, Frederic Zecri
  • Publication number: 20140243320
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof. R1 represents a halogen atom and so on; R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom and so on; R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom and so on, or R4 and R5 may form an oxo group; Ra and Rb each represent a lower alkyl group optionally having a substituent and so on, or they may bind to each other to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may be substituted by one or plural Rc; Rc represents an aryl group optionally having a substituent and so on; ring A represents a benzene ring and so on; and m represents 0, 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Honda, Hiroshi Enomoto, Kenji Kawashima, Shinji Takaoka, Yasutaka Fujioka, Mamoru Matsuda, Koji Ohashi, Yukie Fujita, Shin-ichiro Hirai, Hiroaki Kurashima
  • Publication number: 20140243328
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds corresponding to formula (I): in which R2 and R3 together form, with the carbon atoms of the phenyl nucleus to which they are attached, a 6-membered nitrogenous heterocycle corresponding to one of formula (A), (B) or (C) below: in which the wavy lines represent the phenyl nucleus to which R2 and R3 are attached. Preparation process and therapeutic use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Chantal ALCOUFFE, Reinhard KIRSCH, Corentin HERBERT, Gilbert LASSALLE
  • Publication number: 20140235562
    Abstract: A method of treating an ocular disorder in a subject includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that modulates at least one target in a signaling cascade associated with light induced retinal degeneration, aberrant all-trans-retinal accumulation, and/or generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Krzysztof Palczewski, Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140227221
    Abstract: Erastin analogs are useful in treating various cancers, particularly multiple myeloma. Erastin analogs are also useful in treating cancers that are resistant to other anticancer agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul B. Robbins, Sudhir R. Sahasrabudhe
  • Publication number: 20140228362
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and agents that are useful in the prevention and amelioration of signs and symptoms associated with neuropathic conditions. More particularly, the present invention discloses the use of angiotensin II receptor 2 (AT2 receptor) antagonists for the treatment, prophylaxis, reversal and/or symptomatic relief of neuropathic pain, including mechanical hyperalgesia, thermal or mechanical allodynia, diabetic pain and entrapment pain, in vertebrate animals and particularly in human subjects. The AT2 receptor antagonists may be provided alone or in combination with other compounds such as those that are useful in the control of neuropathic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Maree Therese Smith, Bruce Douglas Wyse
  • Publication number: 20140221371
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I), corresponding enantiomeric, diastereomeric and/or tautomeric forms thereof as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and the prodrugs of said compounds. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds as binding partners for 5-HT5 receptors for treating diseases that are modulated by a 5-HT5 receptor activity, in particular, for treating neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders as well as signs, symptoms and dysfunctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Wilhelm Amberg, Astrid Netz, Andreas Kling, Michael Ochse, Udo Lange, Charles W. Hutchins, Franciso Javier Garcia-Ladona, Wolfgang Wernet
  • Publication number: 20140221403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinazoline containing zinc-binding moiety based derivatives of Formula (IV) below. These compounds have enhanced and unexpected properties as inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) and are useful in the treatment of EGFR-TK related diseases and disorders such as cancer. These compounds may further act as HDAC inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Curis, Inc.
    Inventors: Changgeng Qian, Xiong Cai, Stephen Gould, Haixiao Zhai
  • Patent number: 8796259
    Abstract: N3-Heteroaryl substituted triazoles and N5-heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pingyu Ding, Dane Goff, Jing Zhang, Rajinder Singh, Sacha Holland, Jiaxin Yu, Thilo J. Heckrodt, Joane Litvak
  • Publication number: 20140206688
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula (Formula I)): wherein R1, R2, R3 and Z are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan Bury, Linda N. Casillas, Adam K. Charnley, Michael P. Demartino, Xiaoyang Dong, Patrick M. Eidam, Pamela A. Haile, Robert W. Marquis, JR., Joshi M. Ramanjulu, Joseph J. Romano, Ami Lakdawala Shah, Robert R. Singhaus, JR., Gren Wang
  • Publication number: 20140206687
    Abstract: Disclosed are as represented by Formula (I) a quinazoline derivative and a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, or, an enantiomer, a non-enantiomer, a tautomer, a racemate, a solvate, a metabolic precursor, or a prodrug of both. Also disclosed are a preparation method therefor, an intermediate, a pharmaceutical composition having the quinazoline derivative, and an application thereof. The quinazoline derivative of the present invention is provided with improved anti-tumor activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, SHANGHAI PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangxin Xia, Jingkang Shen, Yongping Yu, Wenteng Chen, Chunchun Zhang, Yu Hao, Jing Zhang, Bojun Li, Xuejun Liu
  • Publication number: 20140194422
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to piperazine derivatives, compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to inhibitors of NADPH-oxidase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Thota Ganesh, Aiming Sun, Susane M. Smith, John David Lambeth
  • Patent number: 8772298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spirocyclic heterocycles of general formula (I) the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, the use thereof for the treatment of diseases, particularly tumoral diseases as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diseases of the lungs and airways, and the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Birgit Jung, Ralf Lotz
  • Publication number: 20140187550
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): in free or salt form, wherein R1, R3, Qa, Qb and Q are as defined herein, for the treatment of a disease mediated by the S1P2 or S1P3 receptor, such as inflammatory or obstructive airways disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Roger John Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140179673
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in which R1, R2, n, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. These compounds are useful for treatment of conditions mediated by one or more PI3K isoforms, such as PI3K?. The present disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using these compounds and compositions to treat conditions mediated by one or more PI3K isoforms, such as PI3K?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: GILEAD CALISTOGA LLC
    Inventors: Jerry EVARTS, Leena PATEL, Jennifer A. TREIBERG, Stephane PERREAULT, Arthur YEUNG, Lafe J. PURVIS, II, Musong KIM
  • Publication number: 20140172118
    Abstract: One aspect provides a composition including triacetin, dimethyl sulfoxide and a bioactive. In one embodiment, the composition also includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Another aspect provides implantable medical devices including an elutable bioactive, triacetin and dimethyl sulfoxide. In certain embodiments, the combination of triacetin and dimethyl sulfoxide acts as a permeation enhancing agent by allowing the delivery of an increased amount of the bioactive to the tissue of a human or veterinary patient. Another aspect provides methods of delivering the bioactive to the tissue of the patient, including the step of administrating the composition to the patient or implanting the device within the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steven L. Pendleton, Jeffrey D. Williams
  • Publication number: 20140163037
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting S. aureus propagation, and screening for compounds that inhibit S. aureus propagation, are described. A method of inhibiting S. aureus propagation comprises either inhibiting or stabilizing ribosomal binding of a specific S. aureus tRNA in the S. aureus by an amount sufficient to inhibit S. aureus protein expression. A method of screening for compounds useful for inhibiting S. aureus propagation comprises contacting a specific S. aureus tRNA to a ribosome that binds that tRNA in the presence of the test compound and an mRNA that codes for methionine and arginine (i.e., includes the sequence AUGAGA), and then determining whether the compound inhibits the binding of that tRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TRANA DISCOVERY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard H. Guenther, Samuel P. Yenne, Jerzy R. Szewczyk
  • Patent number: 8748428
    Abstract: The present invention demonstrates that chronic active BCR signaling through CD79A/B confers a strong dependence on downstream PKCb kinase signaling. Hence, provided herein is a method for inhibiting the growth of B-cell lymphoma having chronic active B-cell-receptor signaling, or inhibiting the growth of cancers with molecular lesions that lead to chronic active BCR signaling, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a PKC inhibitor or a use of a PKC inhibitor to inhibit the growth of B-cell lymphoma having chronic active B-cell-receptor signaling or to inhibit the growth of cancers with molecular lesions that lead to chronic active BCR signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Walter Schuler, Frank P. Stegmeier, Markus Warmuth
  • Publication number: 20140148436
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, including resolved enantiomers, diastereomers, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, comprising the Formula: A-L-CR where CR is a cyclical core group, L is a linking group and A is as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds of this invention as AKT protein kinase inhibitors and for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Array BioPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian S. Mitchell, Keith L. Spencer, Peter Stengel, Yongxin Han, Nicolas C. Kallan, Mark Munson, Guy P.A. Vigers, James Blake, Anthony Piscopio, John Josey, Scott Miller, Dengming Xiao, Rui Xu, Chang Rao, Bing Wang, April L. Bernacki
  • Patent number: 8735578
    Abstract: This invention is related to the alkyl-piperazine-phenyl 4 (3H)-quinazolinones general formula (I) compounds, pharmacologically active and able to act on the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A serotonin receptors in a manner that promotes the control, relief or cure of disorders associated with these receptors, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds for the treatment of disorders associated with these receptors. These compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of conditions such as depression, anxiety, phobias, addictions, aggressiveness, impulsiveness, panic, psychotic, eating and sleep disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and female sexual dysfunctions, among other disorders associated with these receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos S.A., Aché International (BVI) Ltd.
    Inventors: Valter Freire Torres Russo, Elisa Mannochio De Souza Russo
  • Publication number: 20140142102
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: RVX Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: David John Fairfax, Bryan Cordell Duffy, Gregory Scott Martin, John Frederick Quinn, Shuang Liu, Gregory Steven Wagner, Peter Ronald Young
  • Publication number: 20140107128
    Abstract: Novel heterocyclic compounds having the Formula I: wherein A, B, D, E, G, K, L, M, Q, T, X, Y and Z are as defined herein, which exhibit a dopamine receptor (preferably a D4 receptor) agonistic activity, and/or a PDE5 inhibitory activity, processes of preparing same, pharmaceutical compositions containing same and uses thereof in the treatment of sexual disorders such as decreased libido, orgasm disorder and erectile dysfunction are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Dmitry TWOROWSKI, Ron Matsievitch, Vladimir Kogan
  • Publication number: 20140080835
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as PARP inhibitors as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, L, X, Y and Z have defined meanings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Jerome Emile Jorges Guillemont, Ludo Edmond Josephine Kennis, Josephus Carolus Mertens, Jacobus Alphonsus Josephus Van Dun, Maria Victorina Francisca Somers, Walter Boudewijn Leopold Wouters
  • Publication number: 20140038958
    Abstract: The invention relates to the compounds and methods for inhibiting the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor (CDKI) pathway. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds and methods for inhibiting the CDKI pathway for studies of and intervention in senescence-related and other CDKI-related diseases. The invention provides new compounds having improved solubility and/or potency, and methods for their use. In various aspects, the invention relates to the treatment of cancer. The invention provides methods for chemoprevention and prevention of tumor recurrence or metastasis. The invention further provides diagnostic techniques for treatment for certain cancer types. The invention utilizes specific inhibitors of CDK8/19 and/or measurement of CDK8 levels in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SENEX BIOTECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Igor B. Ronnison, Donald C. Porter, Mark P. Wentland
  • Publication number: 20140031345
    Abstract: A compound of formula I wherein A, X, Y, Z, R1 and R24 are described herein. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of potassium channel function and in the treatment and prevention of arrhythmia, IKur-associated disorders, and other disorders mediated by ion channel function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: James A. Johnson, John Lloyd, Heather Finlay, Ji Jiang, James Neels, Naveen Kumar Dhondi, Prashantha Gunaga, Abhisek Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20140031358
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, which inhibit the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP) and therefore are useful for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions related to PARP. The present invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I), and methods of using such compounds to inhibit PARP enzymes, and to treat diseases, disorders, and conditions related to PARP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Eternity Bioscience Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Liu, Minsheng Zhang, Kan He, Lianshan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140023642
    Abstract: Disclosed are 1-(arylmethyl)quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones thereof, represented by the Formula (I) wherein Ar, R1-R6 are defined herein. Compounds having Formula (I) are PARP inhibitors. Therefore, compounds of the invention may be used to treat clinical conditions that are responsive to the inhibition of PARP activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Impact Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sui Xiong Cai, Ye Edward Tian, Haijun Dong, Qingbing Xu, Lizhen Wu, Lijun Liu, Yangzhen Jiang, Qingli Bao, Guoxiang Wang, Feng Yin, Chengyun Gu, Xiuhua Hu, Xiaozhu Wang, Sishun Kang, Shengzhi Chen
  • Publication number: 20140011810
    Abstract: Provided are compounds and methods for treating or preventing kinase-mediated disorders therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Gatekeeper Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathanael S. Gray, Wenjun Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130338167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tartrate salts of quinazoline containing zinc-binding moiety based derivatives of Formula II, below: These compounds are inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR-TK) and may further act as HDAC inhibitors. The invention further relates to the use of these tartrate salts in the treatment of EGFR-TK related diseases and disorders such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: CURIS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiong Cai, Changgeng Qian, Haixiao Zhai
  • Publication number: 20130296327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted heterocyclic compounds of Formula I or XI: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or N-oxides or quaternary ammonium salts thereof wherein constituent members are provided hereinwith, as well as their compositions and methods of use, which are histamine H4 receptor inhibitors useful in the treatment of histamine H4 receptor-associated conditions or diseases or disorders including, for example, inflammatory diseases or disorders, pruritus, and pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jincong Zhuo, Thomas P. Maduskuie, Ding-quan Qian, Wenqing Yao
  • Publication number: 20130289044
    Abstract: The invention relates to aryl substituted quinazolines of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein G, A, and R1-R4 are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: R. Richard Goehring, Laykea Tafesse, Jiangchao Yao
  • Publication number: 20130281398
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-naturally occurring polyphenol compounds that inhibit the bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) proteins. The disclosed compositions and methods can be used for treatment and prevention of diseases or disorders that are susceptible to administration of a BET inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: RVX Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin G. McLure, Peter R. Young
  • Publication number: 20130281461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spirocyclic heterocycles of general formula (I) the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, the use thereof for the treatment of diseases, particularly tumoral diseases as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diseases of the lungs and airways, and the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELSBACH, Birgit JUNG, Ralf LOTZ
  • Publication number: 20130281399
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-naturally occurring polyphenol compounds that inhibit the bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) proteins. The disclosed compositions and methods can be used for treatment and prevention of diseases or disorders that are susceptible to administration of a BET inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: RVX Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin G. McLure, Peter R. Young
  • Publication number: 20130281397
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-naturally occurring polyphenol compounds that inhibit the bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) proteins. The disclosed compositions and methods can be used for treatment and prevention of cancer, including NUT midline carcinoma, Burkitt's Lymphoma, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, and Multiple Myeloma; autoimmune or inflammatory diseases or conditions, and sepsis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: RVX Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin G. McLure, Peter Ronald Young
  • Publication number: 20130274245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the prevention of cardiovascular and central nervous system side effects in mammals who receive transfusions of hemoglobin based oxygen carriers (HBOC) or stored blood products containing a concentration of hemoglobin sufficient to induce vasoconstriction, by adding a vasoactivity reducing effective amount of one or more phosphodiesterase inhibitors in combination with a calcium channel blocker and/or an alpha agonist, to the circulation, or alternatively to the HBOC or stored blood, thereby preventing the manifestation of vasoactivity attributable to the presence of free tetrameric hemoglobin (Hb).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Jan BLUMENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20130274252
    Abstract: The Present invention relates to nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which have inhibitory activity on the phosphorylation of kinases, which inhibits the activity of such kinases. The invention is also related to a method of inhibiting kinases and treating disease states in a mammal by inhibiting the phosphorylation of kinases. In a particular aspect the present invention provides nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which inhibit phosphorylation of a PDGF receptor to hinder abnormal cell growth and cell wandering, and a method for preventing or treating cell-proliferative diseases such as arteriosclerosis, vascular reobstruction, cancer and glomerulosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Anjali Pandey, Robert M. Scarborough, Kenji Matsuno, Michio Ichimura, Yuji Nomoto, Shinichi Ide, Eiji Tsukuda, Junko Sasaki, Shoji Oda
  • Patent number: 8551950
    Abstract: A method of treatment, reversal and/or symptomatic relief of inflammatory pain, including hyperalgesia, thermal or mechanical allodynia, in vertebrate animals, particularly in human subjects, comprising administering angiotensin II receptor 2 (AT2 receptor) antagonists is disclosed. The AT2 receptor antagonist may be provided alone or in combination with other compounds such as those that are useful in the control of inflammatory pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Maree Therese Smith