IP Library Granted Patent US 9,227,976
Granted Patent B2
US 9,227,976 · App. 13/791,744 · Granted Jan 5, 2016

Pyrazolopyridazines and methods for treating retinal-degenerative diseases and hearing loss associated with usher syndrome

Inventors: Roland Werner Bürli (Bishop's Stortford, GB); William Rameshchandra Krishna Esmieu (Cambridge, GB); Christopher James Lock (Burwell, GB); Karine Fabienne Malagu (Saffron Walden, GB); Andrew Pate Owens (Huntingdon, GB); William E Harte (Moorpark, CA)
Assignee: Usher III Initiative, Inc.
C07D487/04
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Patent No.
US 9,227,976
App. No.
13/791,744
Granted
Jan 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, Leber's congenital Amaurosis, Syndromic retinal degenerations, age-related macular degeneration and Usher Syndrome, and hearing loss associated with Usher Syndrome are described herein.

Claims (76)

1. A compound of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 1 is:

R 2 is:

and a is 0, 1, or 2.

2. A compound of Formula II:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 3 is:

b is 0 or 1; and

c is 1 or 2.

3. A compound of Formula III:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 4 is

4. A compound of Formula XIII:

or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 5 is:

R 6 is:

a is 0, 1, or 2.

5. A compound of Formula XIV:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 7 is:

b is 0 or 1; and

c is 1 or 2.

6. A compound of Formula XV:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 8 is:

7. A compound having the structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

8. A composition comprising an effective amount of compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

9. A composition comprising an effective amount of compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

10. A composition comprising an effective amount of compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 3 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

11. A composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula XIII:

or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 5 is:

R 6 is:

a is 0, 1, or 2;

and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

12. A composition comprising an effective amount of compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 5 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

13. A composition comprising an effective amount of compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 6 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

14. A composition comprising an effective amount of compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 7 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

15. A composition comprising an effective amount of a compound having the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

16. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 .

17. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 .

18. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 3 .

19. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 4 .

20. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 5 .

21. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 6 .

22. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 7 .

23. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 .

24. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 .

25. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 3 .

26. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 4 .

27. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 5 .

28. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 6 .

29. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 7 .

30. The compound of claim 1 , having the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

31. The compound of claim 2 , having the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

32. The compound of claim 3 , having the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

33. The compound of claim 4 , having the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

34. The compound of claim 5 , having the structure XIVa:

or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

35. The compound of claim 6 , having the structure

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

36. A compound of Formula XIII:

or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein R 5 is:

R 6 is:

a is 0, 1, or 2.

37. The compound of claim 36 , having the structure XIIId:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

38. The pharmaceutically acceptable salt of claim 36 , having the structure XIIIa:

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2013
From: BIOFOCUS DPI LTD.
To: USHER III INITIATIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 031311/0258 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2013
From: HARTE, WILLIAM E
To: USHER III INITIATIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 031115/0242 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2013
From: BURLI, ROLAND WERNER; ESMIEU, WILLIAM RAMESHCHANDRA KRISHNA; LOCK, CHRISTOPHER JAMES; MALAGU, KARINE FABIENNE; OWENS, ANDREW PATE
To: BIOFOCUS DPI LTD.
Reel/Frame 030981/0922 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61718611 · Oct 25, 2012
Related Publication 20140121197A1 · May 1, 2014