IP Library Granted Patent US 11,236,086
Granted Patent B2
US 11,236,086 · App. 16/754,184 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Substituted pyrrolopyridines as inhibitors of activin receptor-like kinase

Inventors: Jason D. Brubaker (Cambridge, MA); Paul E. Fleming (Wellesley, MA); Joseph L. Kim (Cambridge, MA); Brett Williams (Boston, MA); Brian L. Hodous (Arlington, MA)
Assignee: Blueprint Medicines Corporation
C07D471/04C07D519/00
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Patent No.
US 11,236,086
App. No.
16/754,184
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are compounds that inhibit ALK2 and its mutants, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions.

Claims (551)

1. A compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

ring A is chosen from monocyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl, quinolinyl, and bicyclic heterocyclyl, wherein only one ring of said bicyclic heterocyclyl is aromatic;

each R 1 is independently chosen from halo, cyano, oxo, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)—O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)—N(R 8 )—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —N(R 8 ) 2 , —N(R 8 )—C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —S(O) p —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene)-C(O)—O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene)-N(R 8 ) 2 , —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene)-C(O)—N(R 8 ) 2 , —Si(R 9 )(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2 , C 3 -C 8 carbocyclyl, —C(O)—(C 3 -C 5 carbocyclyl), —O—(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-(C 3 -C 8 carbocyclyl), —O—(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-C(O)—(C 3 -C 5 carbocyclyl), —(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-aryl, —O—(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-aryl, heterocyclyl, —C(O)-heterocyclyl, —O—(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-heterocyclyl, and —O—(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-C(O)-heterocyclyl, wherein:

any said alkyl or said alkylene portion of R 1 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, and O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl); and

any said carbocyclyl, said aryl, or said heterocyclyl portion of R 1 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, cyano, hydroxyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), heterocyclyl, —N(R 8 ) 2 , and —N(R 8 )—C(O)—O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl);

R 2 is a bond or —O—;

R 3 is chosen from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —(C 0 -C 6 alkylene)-(C 3 -C 8 carbocyclyl), and —(C 0 -C 6 alkylene)-(monocyclic —O— or S-containing heterocyclyl), wherein:

a carbon atom of said monocylic heterocyclyl is the attachment point for said monocylic heterocyclyl;

any said alkyl or said alkylene portion of R 3 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —O—(C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl), and —S(O) p —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl); and

any said carbocyclyl or said heterocyclyl portion of R 3 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, cyano, oxo, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 —O—(C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl), —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)—O—(C 1 -C 4 —S(O) p —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —O-phenyl, —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)-phenyl, and morpholin-4-yl;

R 4 is chosen from hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), halo, and cyano, wherein:

any said alkyl portion of R 4 is optionally substituted with hydroxyl;

each R 8 is independently chosen from hydrogen and C 1 -C 4 alkyl, or two R 8 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a heterocyclyl;

each R 9 is independently chosen from hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and hydroxyl;

n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; and

p is 0, 1, or 2.

2. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is chosen from 6-membered monocyclic aryl, 5-membered heteroaryl, 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl, 9-membered bicyclic heterocyclyl, and 10-membered bicyclic heterocyclyl.

3. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is chosen from phenyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiophenyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl,

4. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is chosen from

wherein:

X is chosen from O, N, and S(O) p ;

Y is CH or N;

W is chosen from CH, N, S, and O;

Z is chosen from CH, NH, S, and 0; and

p is 0, 1, or 2.

5. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is chosen from

wherein:

R 1B is chosen from hydrogen, halo, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)—(C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl), —C(O)—O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —N(R 8 )—C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 —S(O) p —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, and 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, wherein:

any said alkyl portion of R 1B is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo and cyano;

any said cycloalkyl or said heterocyclyl portion of R 1B is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, —N(R 8 ) 2 , C 1 -C 4 alkyl, heterocyclyl, and C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl;

p is 0, 1, or 2; and

when R 18 is hydrogen, then n1 is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and, when R 18 is not hydrogen, then n1 is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

6. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein ring A is chosen from

wherein:

R 18 is chosen from hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, —(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-aryl, heterocyclyl, and —S(O) p —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), wherein:

any said alkyl portion of R 1B is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo and cyano;

p is 0, 1, or 2;

each R 1 is independently chosen from C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, halo, cyano, and —N(R 8 ) 2 , wherein:

any said alkyl portion of R 1B is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo and cyano;

each R 8 is independently chosen from C 1 -C 4 alkyl; and

when R 18 is hydrogen, then n1 is 0, 1, 2, or 3, and, when R 18 is not hydrogen, then n1 is 0, 1, or 2.

7. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is chosen from

wherein:

each R 1 is independently chosen from C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)-heterocyclyl, and cyano, wherein:

any said alkyl portion of R 1 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, hydroxyl, and cyano.

8. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is chosen from

wherein:

each R 1 is independently chosen from C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, hydroxyl, and cyano.

9. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is chosen from

wherein:

each R 1 is independently chosen from C 1 -C 4 alkyl and cyano, wherein:

any said alkyl portion of R 1 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, hydroxyl, and cyano.

10. The compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each R 1 is independently chosen from tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyranyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, oxetanyl, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, —S(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —S(O) 2 —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)-heterocyclyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), halo, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, —O—(C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl), —N(CH 3 ) 2 , Si(CH 3 ) 2 OH, —NH—C(O)—CH 3 , —O—(C 0 -C 4 alkylene)-aryl, and morpholinyl, wherein

said piperidinyl is optionally substituted with one substituent chosen from morpholinyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl or one or two substituents independently chosen from halo;

said tetrahydropyranyl or tetrahydrofuranyl is optionally substituted with one substituent chosen from hydroxyl and —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl);

said oxetanyl is optionally substituted with one substitutent chosen from C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

said piperazinyl is optionally substituted with one substituent chosen from C 1 -C 4 alkyl and halo;

any said cycloalkyl portion of R 1 is optionally substituted with one substituent chosen from cyano and hydroxyl;

any said alkyl portion of R 1 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, and —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl).

11. The compound of claim 10 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 3 is chosen from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —(C 0 -C 3 alkylene)-(C 3 -C 6 carbocyclyl), and —(C 0 -C 3 alkylene)-(monocyclic 0- or S-heterocyclyl), wherein:

any said alkyl or said alkylene portion of R 3 is optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently chosen from halo, cyano, and hydroxyl; and

any said carbocyclyl or said heterocyclyl portion of R 3 is optionally substituted with one to four substituents independently chosen from halo, cyano, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —O—(C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl), —C(O)—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —C(O)—O—(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —S(O) p —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), —O-phenyl, —(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)-phenyl, and morpholin-4-yl.

12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound chosen from the compounds of claim 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

13. A method of inhibiting aberrant ALK2 activity in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising the step of administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one compound chosen from the compounds of claim 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the aberrant ALK2 activity is caused by a mutation in an ALK2 gene that results in the expression of an ALK2 enzyme having at least one amino acid modification chosen from L196P, PF197-8L, R2021, R206H, Q207E, R258S, R258G, G328A, G328V, G328W, G328E, G328R, G356D, and R375P.

15. A compound chosen from any one of the following compounds

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

16. The compound of claim 15 , wherein the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

17. The compound of claim 15 , wherein the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. The compound of claim 15 , wherein the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

19. A compound chosen from any one of the following compounds:

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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST (REEL/FRAME NUMBER 060616/0923) Recorded Jul 23, 2025
From: TAO TALENTS, LLC
To: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072193/0847 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION
To: TAO TALENTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060616/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2020
From: BRUBAKER, JASON D.; FLEMING, PAUL E.; KIM, JOSEPH L.; WILLIAMS, BRETT; HODOUS, BRIAN LEWIS
To: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052331/0337 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62574200 · Oct 18, 2017
Related Publication 20200331908A1 · Oct 22, 2020