IP Library Granted Patent US 11,834,455
Granted Patent B2
US 11,834,455 · App. 16/822,478 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Carm1 inhibitors and uses thereof

Inventors: Richard Chesworth (Concord, MA); Oscar Miguel Moradei (Burlington, MA); Gideon Shapiro (Gainesville, FL); Lei Jin (Wellesley, MA); Robert E. Babine (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Epizyme, Inc.
C07D487/10C07D239/42C07D401/04C07D403/04C07D403/12C07D405/04C07D405/12C07D405/14C07D409/14C07D413/04C07D413/12C07D413/14C07D417/14C07D471/04C07D471/10C07D487/04C07D487/08C07D493/04C07D493/10C07D495/04C07D498/04C07D498/10
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Patent No.
US 11,834,455
App. No.
16/822,478
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein X, R 1 , R 1a , R 2a , R 2b , R 2c , R 2d , are as defined herein, and Ring HET is a 6-membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring system of Formula: wherein L 2 , R 13 , G 8 , G 10 , G 11 , and G 12 are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting CARM1 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating CARM1-mediated disorders are also described.

Claims (123)

1. A compound of Formula (I-h):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

X is —O—, —S—, or —CH 2 —;

R 1 and R 1a are each independently hydrogen or optionally substituted C 1-4 aliphatic;

each of R 2a , R 2b , R 2c , and R 2d is independently hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —C(═O)R A2 , —C(═O)OR A2 , —C(═O)N(R A2 ) 2 , —OR A2 , —SR A2 , —N(R A2 ) 2 , —S(═O)R A2 , —S(═O) 2 R A2 , optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, or optionally substituted heterocyclyl, wherein each instance of R A2 is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl, or two R A2 groups attached to the same nitrogen atom are joined to form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl or optionally substituted heteroaryl ring;

G 8 is C—R 8 or N;

G 10 is C—R 10 or N;

G 11 is C—R 11 or N;

G 12 is C—R 12 or N;

provided at least two instances of G 8 , G 10 , G 11 , or G 12 are N;

each instance of R 8 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, —CN, —NO 2 , —C(═O)R′, —C(═O)OR′, —C(═O)N(R′) 2 , optionally substituted alkyl, and -L 1 -R 3 ;

each instance of R′ is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl, or two R′ groups attached to the same nitrogen atom are joined to form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl ring or optionally substituted heteroaryl ring;

each instance of L 1 and L 2 is independently a bond, —O—, —N(R L )—, —S—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —C(O)S—, —C(O)N(R L )—, —C(O)N(R L )N(R L )—, —OC(O)—, —OC(O)N(R L )—, —NR L C(O)—, —NR L C(O)N(R L )—, —NR L C(O)N(R L )N(R L )—, —NR L C(O)O—, —SC(O)—, —C(═NR L )—, —C(═NNR L )—, —C(═NOR L )—, —C(═N R L )N(R L )—, —NR L C(═NR L )—, —C(S)—, —C(S)N(R L )—, —NR L C(S)—, —S(O)—, —OS(O) 2 —, —S(O) 2 O—, —SO 2 —, —N(R L )SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R L )—, —N(R L )SO 2 N(R L )—, or an optionally substituted C 1-10 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain, wherein one or more moieties selected from the group consisting of —O—, —N(R L )—, —S—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —C(O)S—, —C(O)N(R L )—, —C(O)N(R L )N(R L )—, —OC(O)—, —OC(O)N(R L )—, —NR L C(O)—, —NR L C(O)N(R L )—, —NR L C(O)N(R L )N(R L )—, —NR L C(O)O—, —SC(O)—, —C(═NR L )—, —C(═NNR L )—, —C(═NOR L )—, —C(═N R L )N(R L )—, —NR L C(═NR L )—, —C(S)—, —C(S)N(R L )—, —NR L C(S)—, —S(O)—, —OS(O) 2 —, —S(O) 2 O—, —SO 2 —, —N(R L )SO 2 —, —SO 2 N(R L )—, and —N(R L )SO 2 N(R L )— is optionally and independently present between two carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon chain, and optionally and independently present at one or both ends of the hydrocarbon chain;

each R L is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, or a nitrogen protecting group, or R L and R 3 taken together form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl or optionally substituted heteroaryl ring, or R L and R 13 taken together form an optionally substituted heterocyclyl or optionally substituted heteroaryl ring;

R 3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl, provided when R 3 is hydrogen, then L 1 is not a bond; and

R 13 is optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or aryl unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —N 3 , —SO 2 H, SO 3 H, —OH, —OR aa , —N(R bb ) 2 , —SH, —SR aa , —C(═O)R aa , —CO 2 H, —CHO, —CO 2 R aa , —OC(═O)R aa , —OCO 2 R aa , —C(═O)N(R bb ) 2 , —OC(═O)N(R bb ) 2 , C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 perhaloalkyl, C 2-4 alkenyl, and C 2-4 alkynyl;

wherein:

each instance of R aa is, independently, C 1-4 alkyl; and

each instance of R bb is, independently, hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, or two R bb groups are joined to form a 3-6 membered heterocyclyl or 5-6 membered heteroaryl ring.

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

X is O;

R 1 is optionally substituted C 1-4 aliphatic;

R 1a is hydrogen;

G 10 is C—R 10 ; and

G 11 is C—R 11 .

3. The compound of claim 1 , having the structure of Formula (I-1-A) or Formula (I-1-A′):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

m is 0 or 1;

R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, or cyclopropyl;

R 1a is hydrogen;

R 2a , R 2b , and R 2d are hydrogen;

R 2c is hydrogen or halogen;

R 10 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted C 3-4 cycloalkyl, or halo;

each instance of R 13A is independently optionally substituted alkyl;

L 1 is a bond, —N(R L )—, —NR L C(O)O—, —NR L C(O)N(R L )—, —N(R L )SO 2 N(R L )—, —NR L —(CH 2 ) x —C(O)O—, —NR L —(CH 2 ) x —O—, —NR L C(O)N(R L )—, —NR L —(CH 2 ) x —, —(CH 2 ) x —NR L —, —NR L C(O)O(CH 2 ) x —, —NR L C(O)NR L (CH 2 ) x —, or —NR L (CH 2 ) x NR L C(O)—;

x is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10; and

Q is N; Y is O; and W is CH or CR 13A ; or

Q is N, Y is S, and W is CH or CR 13A .

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

R 2c is halogen;

L 1 is a bond or —N(R L )—;

Q is N; Y is O; and

W is CH or CR 13A .

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

R 1 is methyl;

R 2c is chloro;

L 1 is a bond;

R 3 is optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl;

R 10 is methyl;

W is CR 13A ; and

each R 13A is methyl.

6. The compound of claim 1 , having the structure of Formula (I-1-A) or Formula (I-1-A′):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

m is 1;

R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, or cyclopropyl;

R 1a is hydrogen;

R 2a , R 2b , and R 2d are hydrogen;

R 2c is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro;

W is CH or CR 13A ;

Y is O or S;

R 10 is hydrogen, methyl, or chloro;

each R 13A is optionally substituted alkyl; and

R L and R 3 taken together form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring which is fused to an optionally substituted aromatic ring, an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring which is fused to an optionally substituted heteroaromatic ring, an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic ring system, an optionally substituted ortho-fused heterocyclic ring system, an optionally substituted spiro-fused heterocyclic ring system, or an optionally substituted bridged heterocyclic ring system.

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

R 1 is methyl;

R 2c is chloro;

W is CR 13A ;

Y is O;

R 10 is methyl; and

each R 13A is methyl.

8. The compound of claim 1 , having the structure of Formula (I-1-Aa6) or Formula (I-1-Aa6′):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

m is 1;

each n is independently 0 or 1;

R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, or cyclopropyl;

R 1a is hydrogen;

R 2a , R 2b , and R 2d are hydrogen;

R 2c is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro;

each R 3A is independently an optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl;

R 3B is —CO 2 R aa , wherein R aa is C 1-10 alkyl;

R 10 is hydrogen, methyl, or chloro;

each R 13A is optionally substituted alkyl;

W is CH or CR 13A ; and

Y is O or S.

9. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of claim 8 , wherein:

each n is 0;

R 1 is methyl;

R 2c is chloro;

R 3B is —CO 2 Me;

W is CR 13A ;

Y is O;

R 10 is methyl; and

each R 13A is methyl.

10. The compound of claim 1 , having the structure of Formula (I-1-Aa7) or Formula (I-1-Aa7′):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

m is 1;

n is 0 or 1;

R 1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, or cyclopropyl;

R 1a is hydrogen;

R 2a , R 2b , and R 2d are hydrogen;

R 2c is hydrogen, chloro, or fluoro;

R 3A is optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl;

R 10 is hydrogen, methyl, or chloro;

each R 13A is optionally substituted alkyl;

W is CH or CR 13A ; and

Y is O or S.

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

n is 0;

R 1 is methyl;

R 2c is chloro;

W is CR 13A ;

Y is O;

R 10 is methyl; and

each R 13A is methyl.

12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

13. A method of treating a CARM1-mediated disorder, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the disorder is a proliferative disorder or a metabolic disorder.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the disorder is cancer.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the cancer is characterized by E2F1 upregulation.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the cancer is breast cancer, prostate cancer, or colorectal cancer.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the breast cancer is ERα-dependent breast cancer.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the prostate cancer is castration-resistant prostate cancer.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the cancer is colorectal cancer characterized by dysregulated WNT/β-catenin signaling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: CHESWORTH, RICHARD; MORADEI, OSCAR MIGUEL; JIN, LEI; SHAPIRO, GIDEON; BABINE, ROBERT E.
To: EPIZYME, INC.
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Continuity (7)
Continuation 16149519 · Oct 2, 2018
Continuation 15835758 · Dec 8, 2017
Continuation 15648701 · Jul 13, 2017
Continuation 14775766
Provisional Application 61937333 · Feb 7, 2014
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