TREATMENT OF CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE WITH SYK INHIBITORS
The present disclosure provides methods of utilizing Syk inhibiting compounds in the treatment for graft versus host disease (GVHD) in a human, including acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) and chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD), including the use of compounds selected from the group consisting of the formulas below:
1 . A method for treating graft versus host disease in a human, the method comprising administering to the human in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (H), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof:
wherein, in Formula (II):
R 1 is selected from the group consisting of
wherein * indicates the carbon atom of the indicated phenyl ring of Formula I to which R 1 is attached;
R 2 is H or 2-hydroxyethoxyl;
R 3 is H or methyl; and
R 4 is H or methyl.
2 . A method for inhibiting the onset of symptoms of GVHD, the method comprising administering to a human recipient of a transplantation of allogenic heniatopoietic stem cells a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof:
wherein, in Formula (II);
R 1 is selected from the group consisting of
wherein * indicates the carbon atom of the indicated phenyl ring of Formula I to which R 1 is attached;
R 2 is H or 2-hydroxyethoxyl;
R 3 is H or methyl; and
R 4 is H or methyl.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is 6-(6-amino-5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(oxetan-3-yl)piperazn-1-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-amine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is 6-(6-aminopyrazin-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(oxetan-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-amine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is (R)-(4-(4-((6-(6-aminopyrazin-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yl)amino)phenyl)morpholin-2-yl)methanol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is 6-(6-aminopyrazin-2-yl)-5-methyl-N-(4-(4-(oxetan-3-yl)phenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-amine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
8 . The method of any of claim 1 wherein the compound is 2-(5 -((6-(6-aminopyrazin-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yl)amino)-2-(4-(oxetan-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenoxy)ethanol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is 2-((4-(4-((6-(6-aminopyrazin-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yl)amino)phenyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)propane-1,3-diol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is -(5-((6-(6-amino-5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yl)amino)-2-(4-(oxetan-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenoxy)ethanol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
11 . The method of claim 1 wherein the GVHD is acute graft versus host disease.
12 . The method of claim 1 wherein the GVHD is acute graft versus host disease.
13 . The method of claim 1 further comprising administering to the human in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount one or more additional agents useful in the treatment of graft versus host disease.
14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the one or more additional agents useful in the treatment of graft versus host disease is selected from the group of prednisone, methylprednisone, oral nonabsorbable corticosteroids, such as budesonide or beclomethasone diproprionate, immune modulators, such as cyclosporine, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, tilomisole, imuthiol, antithymocyte globulin, anti-TNF agents, azathioprine, inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase inhibitors, azodiacarbonide, bisindolyl maleimide VIII, brequinar, chlorambucil, CTLA-4Ig, corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, deoxyspergualin, dexamethasone, glucocorticoids, leflunomide, mercaptopurine, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate, methylprednisolone, mizoribine, mizoribine monophosphate, muromonab CD3, mycophenolate mofetil, OKT3, rho (D) immune globin, vitamin D analogs, MC1288), daclizumab, infliximab, rituximab, tocilizumab alemtuzumab, methotrexate, antithymocyte denileukin diftitox, Campath-1H, keratinocyte growth factor, abatacept, remestemcel-L suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, pentostatin, thalidomide, imatinib mesylate, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, OKT3, melphalan, thiopeta, and lymphocyte immune globulin, anti-thymocyte, and globulin.
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34 . The method according to claim 1 in which the compound is a compound of Formula (II), R 2 is H, R 3 is methyl, and R 4 is H, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
35 . The method according to claim 1 in which the compound is a compound of Formula (II), R 2 is H, R 3 is H, and R 4 is methyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
36 . The method according to claim 1 in which the compound is a compound of Formula (II), R 2 is 2-hydroxyethoxyl, R 3 is methyl, and R 4 is H, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
37 . The method according to claim 1 in which the compound is a compound of Formula (II), R 2 is 2-hydroxyethoxyl, R 3 is methyl, and R 4 is H, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.
38 . The method according to claim 1 in which the compound is a compound of Formula (II), R 2 is 2-hydroxyethoxyl, R 3 is H, and R 4 is methyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof.