IP Library Granted Patent US 9,943,504
Granted Patent B2
US 9,943,504 · App. 15/178,696 · Granted Apr 17, 2018

Arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,943,504
App. No.
15/178,696
Granted
Apr 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.

Claims (45)

1. A method of ameliorating a disorder selected from the group consisting of breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, bladder cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, diabetes mellitus, kidney failure, coronary heart disease, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

X is NR 2 and Y is N; or

X is N and Y is NR 2 ;

each instance of R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, —N 3 , —CN, —NO 2 , —OH, optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, and —OR A , wherein at least one instance of R 1 is —OR A ;

m is 1 or 2;

R 2 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocyclyl;

R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, or C 3-4 carbocyclyl;

R x is optionally substituted C 1-4 alkyl or optionally substituted C 3-4 carbocyclyl;

each instance of R A is independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 3-6 carbocyclyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, and optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl-Cy;

each instance of Cy is independently optionally substituted C 3-6 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, optionally substituted phenyl, or optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl; and

each instance of substituted independently refers to substitution with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from the group consisting of —N 3 , halogen, —NO 2 , —CN, C 1-4 alkyl, and —OR aa , wherein each instance of R aa is independently C 1-4 alkyl.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of Formula (II-a):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

R 4 is optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 3-6 carbocyclyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, or optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl-Cy.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein R 4 is optionally substituted C 1-3 alkyl, optionally substituted C 5 carbocyclyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl or optionally substituted C 1-3 alkyl-Cy, wherein Cy is optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of Formula (II-a1):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;

R 4 is selected from the group consisting of:

each instance of R 6 is independently halogen, —N 3 , —CN, —NO 2 , or C 1-4 alkyl; and

p is 0, 1, 2, or 3.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of Formula (II-a2):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

each instance of R 6 is independently halogen, —N 3 , —CN, —NO 2 , or C 1-4 alkyl;

R B is hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl;

n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; and

q is 0, 1, or 2.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein X is NR 2 and Y is N.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein X is N and Y is NR 2 .

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein R x is methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isopropyl, propyl, butyl, hydroxyethyl, methoxyethyl, cyclopropyl, or cyclobutyl.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 3 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, or cyclobutyl.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disorder is breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, bladder cancer, or a leukemia.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disorder is a leukemia.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the leukemia is acute myelocytic leukemia.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disorder is a lymphoma.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disorder is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disorder is oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disorder is diabetes.

Assignments (3)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL/FRAME: 051057/0848 Recorded Aug 13, 2022
From: BIOPHARMA CREDIT PLC
To: EPIZYME, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2019
From: EPIZYME, INC.
To: BIOPHARMA CREDIT PLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2016
From: CHESWORTH, RICHARD; MITCHELL, LORNA HELEN; SHAPIRO, GIDEON; KUNTZ, KEVIN WAYNE
To: EPIZYME, INC.
Reel/Frame 038972/0726 →