IP Library Granted Patent US 10,800,774
Granted Patent B2
US 10,800,774 · App. 16/104,561 · Granted Oct 13, 2020

Heterocyclic inhibitors of ATR kinase

Inventors: Maria Emilia Di Francesco (Houston, TX); Philip Jones (Houston, TX); Christopher Lawrence Carroll (Houston, TX); Jason Bryant Cross (Pearland, TX); Zhijun Kang (Richmond, TX); Michael Garrett Johnson (San Francisco, CA); Sarah Lively (San Carlos, CA)
Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System; ChemPartner Corporation
C07D471/04A61P35/00C07D413/14
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Patent No.
US 10,800,774
App. No.
16/104,561
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase for the treatment or prevention of cancer.

Claims (74)

1. A compound of structural Formula (I):

or a salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 is selected from

 n is selected from 1 and 2, inclusive;

R 2 is a 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, and is optionally substituted with one or more R 5 groups;

R 3 is methyl;

each R 4a and R 4b is independently selected from H, halogen, cyano, hydroxy, alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)alkyl, (5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl)alkyl, (alkoxy)alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)alkoxy, (5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl)alkoxy, (alkoxy)alkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, C 3-7 halocycloalkyl, C 3-7 hydroxycycloalkyl, (alkoxy)C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, (halo)5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, (hydroxy)5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, (alkoxy)5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, NR 7 R 8 , C(O)R 6 , C(O)OR 6 , C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)OR 6 , NR 7 C(O)R 6 , S(O)R 6 , S(O) 2 R 6 , S(NR 7 )R 8 , S(O)(NR 7 )R 8 , SO 2 NR 7 R 8 , oxo, and ═NR 10 ;

each R 5 is independently selected from amino, fluoro, chloro, cyano, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 aminoalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 1-3 alkoxy, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl;

each R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 is independently selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, (C 1-3 alkoxy)C 1-3 alkyl, (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)C 1-3 alkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl and is optionally substituted with one or more R 9 ;

R 7 and R 8 , together with the nitrogen to which they are both attached, optionally form a 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl ring containing one or two heteroatoms;

each R 6 , R 7 , or R 8 can form a ring with R 4 ;

each R 9 is independently selected from halo, hydroxy, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, and C 1-3 alkoxy; and

each R 10 is independently selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 alkoxy, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl.

2. The compound as recited in claim 1 , or a salt thereof, wherein

R 1 is selected from

R 4a is selected from H, alkyl, and C 3-7 cycloalkyl; and

R 4b is selected from S(O) 2 R 6 , C(O)R 6 , C(O)OR 6 , and C(O)NR 7 R 8 .

3. The compound as recited in claim 2 , or a salt thereof, wherein R 2 is selected from indolyl, indazolyl, benzo[d]imidazolyl, pyrrolopyridinyl, pyrazolopyridinyl, imidazopyridinyl, pyrrolopyrazinyl, pyrazolopyrazinyl, pyrrolopyrimidinyl, pyrazolopyrimidinyl, imidazolopyrimidinyl, pyrrolopyridazinyl, pyrazolopyridazinyl, and imidazolopyridazinyl, any of which is optionally substituted with one or more R 5 groups.

4. The compound as recited in claim 1 , having structural Formula (II):

or a salt thereof, wherein:

Y is selected from N and CR 5c ;

Z is selected from N and CR 5d ;

R 1 is selected from

 n is selected from 1 and 2, inclusive;

R 3 is methyl;

each R 4a and R 4b is independently selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxy, alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)alkyl, (5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl)alkyl, (alkoxy)alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)alkoxy, (5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl)alkoxy, (alkoxy)alkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, C 3-7 halocycloalkyl, C 3-7 hydroxycycloalkyl, (alkoxy)C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, (halo)5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, (hydroxy)5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, (alkoxy)5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, NR 7 R 8 , C(O)R 6 , C(O)OR 6 , C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)OR 6 , NR 7 C(O)R 6 , S(O)R 6 , S(O) 2 R 6 , S(NR 7 )R 8 , S(O)(NR 7 )R 8 , SO 2 NR 7 R 8 , oxo, and ═NR 10 ;

each R 5a and R 5b is independently selected from H, amino, fluoro, chloro, cyano, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 aminoalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 1-3 alkoxy, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl,

or R 5 and R 5b , together with the intervening atoms, combine to form a heteroaryl ring, which is optionally substituted with one or more R 5 groups;

each R 5c and R 5d is independently selected from fluoro, chloro, cyano, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 aminoalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 1-3 alkoxy, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl;

each R 5 is independently selected from amino, fluoro, chloro, cyano, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 aminoalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 1-3 alkoxy, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, C 1-3 haloalkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl;

each R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 is independently selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, (C 1-3 alkoxy)C 1-3 alkyl, (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)C 1-3 alkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl and is optionally substituted with one or more R 9 ;

R 7 and R 8 , together with the nitrogen to which they are both attached, optionally form a 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl ring containing one or two heteroatoms;

each R 6 , R 7 , or R 8 can form a ring with R 4 ;

each R 9 is independently selected from halo, hydroxy, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, and C 1-3 alkoxy; and

each R 10 is independently selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 alkoxy, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl.

5. The compound as recited in claim 4 , or a salt thereof, wherein

R 1 is selected from

R 4a is selected from H, alkyl, and C 3-7 cycloalkyl; and

R 4b is selected from S(O) 2 R 6 , C(O)R 6 , C(O)OR 6 , and C(O)NR 7 R 8 .

6. The compound as recited in claim 1 , having structural Formula III

or a salt thereof, wherein:

Y is selected from N and CR 5c ;

Z is selected from N and CR 5d ;

R 1 is selected from

R 4a is selected from H, alkyl, and C 3-7 cycloalkyl;

R 4b is selected from S(O) 2 R 6 , C(O)R 6 , C(O)OR 6 , and C(O)NR 7 R 8 ; and

each R 5c and R 5d is independently selected from H, fluoro, chloro, cyano, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 aminoalkyl, and C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl;

R 5z is selected from H, fluoro, chloro, cyano, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 aminoalkyl, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, and C 1-3 haloalkyl;

each R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 is independently selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, C 1-3 hydroxyalkyl, (C 1-3 alkoxy)C 1-3 alkyl, (C 3-7 cycloalkyl)C 1-3 alkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl and is optionally substituted with one or more R 9 ;

R 7 and R 8 , together with the nitrogen to which they are both attached, optionally forms a 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl ring containing one or two heteroatoms;

each R 9 is independently selected from halo, hydroxy, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, and C 1-3 alkoxy;

R 10 is selected from H, C 1-3 alkyl, C 1-3 alkoxy, C 1-3 haloalkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, and 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl; and

n is selected from 1 and 2, inclusive.

7. The compound as recited in claim 1 , or a salt thereof, having a structure selected from

8. The compound as recited in claim 1 , or a salt thereof, having a structure selected from

9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound as recited in claim 1 together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

10. A method of inhibition of ATR kinase comprising contacting ATR kinase with a compound as recited in claim 1 .

11. A method of treatment of an ATR kinase-mediated disease comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as recited in claim 1 to a patient having said disease.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein the disease is cancer.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cancer is a chemotherapy-resistant cancer.

14. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cancer is a radiotherapy-resistant cancer.

15. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cancer is an ALT-positive cancer.

16. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cancer is a sarcoma.

17. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cancer is selected from osteosarcoma and glioblastoma.

18. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cancer is selected from lung cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, and brain cancer.

19. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the cancer is selected from non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, biliary tract cancer, head and neck cancer, bladder cancer, colorectal cancer, glioblastoma, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and ovarian cancer.

20. A method of treatment of an ATR kinase-mediated disease comprising the administration to a patient having said disease:

a. a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as recited in claim 1 ; and

b. another therapeutic agent.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises administering non-chemical methods of cancer treatment.

22. The compound as recited in claim 4 , or a salt thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from

23. The compound as recited in claim 22 , wherein R 4 is independently selected from alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, NR 7 R 8 , C(O)R 6 , C(O)OR 6 , C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)OR 6 , NR 7 C(O)R 6 , S(O)R 6 , S(O) 2 R 6 , S(NR 7 )R 8 , S(O)(NR 7 )R 8 , SO 2 NR 7 R 8 , oxo, and =NR 10 .

24. The compound as recited in claim 4 , wherein R 1 is selected from

25. The compound as recited in claim 24 , wherein R 4 is independently selected from alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, NR 7 R 8 , C(O)R 6 , C(O)OR 6 , C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)NR 7 R 8 , NR 7 C(O)OR 6 , NR 7 C(O)R 6 , S(O)R 6 , S(O) 2 R 6 , S(NR 7 )R 8 , S(O)(NR 7 )R 8 , SO 2 NR 7 R 8 , oxo, and =NR 10 .

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2026
From: CHEMPARTNER CORPORATION
To: SHANGPHARMA INNOVATION INC.
Reel/Frame 073600/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2026
From: SHANGPHARMA INNOVATION INC.
To: SHANGPHARMA LLC
Reel/Frame 073600/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2026
From: SHANGPHARMA LLC
To: ARTIOS PHARMA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073600/0214 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: DI FRANCESCO, MARIA EMILIA; JONES, PHILIP; CARROLL, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE; CROSS, JASON BRYANT
To: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Reel/Frame 048865/0165 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: KANG, ZHIJUN
To: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Reel/Frame 048865/0203 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: JOHNSON, MICHAEL GARRETT; LIVELY, SARAH
To: CHEMPARTNER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048865/0231 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62546944 · Aug 17, 2017
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