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US 10,703,712 · App. 15/758,707 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Farnesoid X receptor agonists and uses thereof

Inventors: Nicholas D. Smith (San Diego, CA); Steven P. Govek (San Diego, CA); Johnny Y. Nagasawa (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: METACRINE, INC.
C07C233/80A61K31/167A61K31/216A61K31/381A61K31/397A61K31/40A61K31/4015A61K31/421A61K31/425A61K31/426A61K31/445A61K31/4418A61K31/4965A61K31/505A61K45/06C07C233/59C07C233/62C07C233/63C07C237/22C07C237/42C07C271/20C07D205/04C07D207/08C07D207/12C07D207/24C07D207/27C07D211/42C07D211/46C07D211/94C07D213/40C07D213/64C07D213/65C07D213/68C07D213/75C07D213/80C07D239/34C07D241/18C07D263/32C07D275/03C07D277/34C07D333/32C07C2601/04C07C2601/14
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Patent No.
US 10,703,712
App. No.
15/758,707
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are compounds that are farnesoid X receptor agonists, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with farnesoid X receptor activity.

Claims (87)

1. A compound that has the structure of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof:

wherein

R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H, D, F, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl;

or R 1 and R 2 are taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached to form a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl;

R 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, wherein

if R 3 is substituted then R 3 is substituted with one or more R 12 groups;

each R 12 is independently selected from D, halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —OR 10 , —SR 10 , —S(═O)R 11 , —S(═O) 2 R 11 , —S(═O) 2 N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 S(═O) 2 R 11 , —C(═O)R 11 , —OC(═O)R 11 , —CO 2 R 10 , —OCO 2 R 11 , —N(R 10 ) 2 , —C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)R 11 , —NR 10 C(═O)OR 11 , unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 10 fluoroalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 alkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 alkynyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 10 heteroalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, and -L 5 -L 6 -R 13 ;

L 5 is absent, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O) 2 —, —NR 10 —, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)NH—, —NHC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —OC(═O)—, —OC(═O)NH—, —NHC(═O)NH—, —NHC(═O)O—, —(CH 2 ) r —, or —(OCH 2 CH 2 ) r —, r is 1, 2, 3, or 4;

L 6 is absent, unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 10 alkylene, unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 10 heteroalkylene, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 alkenylene, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 alkynylene, unsubstituted or substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkylene, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkylene, unsubstituted or substituted arylene, or unsubstituted or substituted heteroarylene;

R 13 is H, halogen, —N(R 10 ) 2 , unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 alkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 alkynyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, or unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl;

ring A is a monocyclic carbocycle that is phenyl or a C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, or monocyclic 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl;

each R A is independently selected from H, D, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 10 , —SR 10 , —S(═O)R 11 , —S(═O) 2 R 11 , —NHS(═O) 2 R 11 , —S(═O) 2 N(R 10 ) 2 , —C(═O)R 11 , —OC(═O)R 11 , —CO 2 R 10 , —OCO 2 R 11 , —C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)R 11 , —NR 10 C(═O)OR 11 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl;

L 1 is absent;

ring C monocyclic carbocycle that is phenyl or a C 3 -C 8 cyclocalkyl, bicyclic carbocycle that is indanyl, indenyl, or naphthyl, monocyclic C 2 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl, or bicyclic heterocycle that is a bicyclic C 5 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl or a bicyclic C 6 -C 9 heteroaryl;

each R C is independently selected from H, D, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 10 , —SR 10 , —S(═O)R 11 , —NO 2 , —N(R 10 ) 2 , —S(═O) 2 R 11 , —NHS(═O) 2 R 11 , —S(═O) 2 N(R 10 ) 2 , —C(═O)R 11 , —OC(═O)R 11 , —CO 2 R 10 , —OCO 2 R 11 , —C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)R 11 , —NR 10 C(═O)OR 11 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted phenyl;

ring B is a phenyl or monocyclic 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl

each R B is independently selected from H, D, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 10 , —SR 10 , —S(═O)R 11 , —S(═O) 2 R 11 , —N(R 10 ) 2 , —NHS(═O) 2 R 11 , —S(═O) 2 N(R 10 ) 2 , —C(═O)R, —OC(═O)R 11 , —CO 2 R 10 , —OCO 2 R 11 , —C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)R 11 , —NR 10 C(═O)OR 11 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl;

L 3 is —X 2 -L 4 - or -L 4 -X 2 —;

X 2 is absent or —CH═CH—;

L 4 is absent;

ring D is phenyl, monocyclic N-containing C 2 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, or monocyclic 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl

each R D is independently selected from H, D, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 10 , —SR 10 , —S(═O)R 11 , —S(═O) 2 R 11 , —N(R 10 ) 2 , —NHS(═O) 2 R 11 , —S(═O) 2 N(R 10 ) 2 , —C(═O)R 1 , —OC(═O)R 11 , —CO 2 R 10 , —OCO 2 R 11 , —C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , —NR 10 C(═O)R 11 , —NR 10 C(═O)OR 11 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl;

each R 10 is independently selected from H, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heteroaryl, and substituted or unsubstituted benzyl;

or two R 10 on the same N atom are taken together with the N atom to which they are attached to form a N-containing heterocycle;

each R 11 is independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heteroaryl, and substituted or unsubstituted benzyl;

m is 0, 1, or 2;

n is 0, 1, or 2;

p is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and

q is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

2. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from H and D; and

wherein the groups

and are in a 1,3-relationship on ring B.

3. The compound of claim 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

ring B is phenyl; or

ring B is monocyclic 6-membered heteroaryl selected from pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl.

4. The compound of claim 3 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

5. The compound of claim 4 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

ring D is phenyl; or

ring D is monocyclic heteroaryl selected from furanyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, and pyridazinyl; or

ring D is a monocyclic heterocycle that is a monocyclic C 2 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl containing at least 1 N atom in the ring that is selected from aziridinyl, azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidinonyl, pyrrolidine-2,5-dionyl, piperidinyl, piperidin-2-onyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, and azepanyl.

6. The compound of claim 5 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

7. The compound of claim 6 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

L 3 is absent.

8. The compound of claim 7 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

ring A is monocyclic carbocycle that is phenyl or a C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl that is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, and cyclooctyl.

9. The compound of claim 8 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein the compound has the following structure:

10. The compound of claim 9 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

ring C is phenyl.

11. The compound of claim 10 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

R 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexyl.

12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is:

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(5-methoxypyridin-3-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-methoxypyridin-4-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(4′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

(E)-N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-(oxazol-2-yl)vinyl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-([1,1′-Biphenyl]-3-yl)-N-((4′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-([1,1′-Biphenyl]-3-yl)-N-((4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(5-methylpyridin-3-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(6-methoxypyridin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

Methyl 5-(3-(N-((4′-(dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-cyclohexanecarboxamido)phenyl)nicotinate;

(E)-N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)vinyl)phenyl)cyclohebxanecarboxamide;

(E)-N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-(pyridin-4-yl)vinyl)phenyl)cyclohebxanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-methoxythiazol-5-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-methoxythiazol-4-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(5-methoxythiophen-2-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(4-methoxypyridin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(5-ethylpyridin-3-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-methoxypyrimidin-4-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(6-methoxypyrimidin-4-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(6-methoxypyrazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethylamino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(3-methoxyisothiazol-5-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

N-((4′-(Dimethyl amino)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl)-N-(3-(2-methyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydroisothiazol-5-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

trans-4-Hydroxy-N-((trans-4-(4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-N-(3-(3-methoxyazetidin-1-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

trans-4-Hydroxy-N-((trans-4-(4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-N-(3-(3-(methoxymethyl)azetidin-1-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

trans-4-Hydroxy-N-((trans-4-(4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-N-(3-(3-methoxypyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

trans-4-Hydroxy-N-((trans-4-(4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-N-(3-(3-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

trans-4-Hydroxy-N-((trans-4-(4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-N-(3-(4-methoxypiperidin-1-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

trans-4-Hydroxy-N-((trans-4-(4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-N-(3-(3-methoxypiperidin-1-yl)phenyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.

13. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

14. A method of treating a liver disease or condition in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the liver disease or condition is primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, cholestasis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

16. A method of treating inflammation in an intestinal region of a subject, comprising:

administering to a gastrointestinal tract of the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of any one of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, thereby activating FXR receptors in the intestines, and thereby treating inflammation in the intestinal region of the subject; wherein the inflammation is associated with a condition selected from necrotizing enterocolitis, gastritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroenteritis, radiation induced enteritis, pseudomembranous colitis, chemotherapy induced enteritis, gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer, non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD), celiac disease, intestinal celiac disease, post-surgical inflammation, gastric carcinogenesis or any combination thereof.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2025
From: ORGANOVO, INC.
To: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Reel/Frame 070892/0218 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: METACRINE, INC.
To: ORGANOVO, INC.
Reel/Frame 063354/0633 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2018
From: SMITH, NICHOLAS D.; GOVEK, STEVEN P.; NAGASAWA, JOHNNY Y.
To: METACRINE, INC.
Reel/Frame 045683/0266 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62219430 · Sep 16, 2015
Related Publication 20180282263A1 · Oct 4, 2018