IP Library Granted Patent US 11,369,611
Granted Patent B2
US 11,369,611 · App. 16/915,508 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Therapeutic compounds and uses thereof

Inventors: Winston Zapanta Ong (Watertown, MA); Pawel Wojciech Nowak (Watertown, MA); Ben C. Askew (Watertown, MA); Jinsoo Kim (Watertown, MA)
Assignee: Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A61K31/517A61K9/0048C07D403/12C07D491/107C07D519/00A61K9/08A61K9/146A61K47/26
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Patent No.
US 11,369,611
App. No.
16/915,508
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are compounds of Formula (I)-(III), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I)-(III) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. Methods of using the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases are also provided.

Claims (27)

1. A method of treating an ocular disease in an eye of a subject in need thereof, comprising injecting a compound to the eye, wherein the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 is H or optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl;

R 2 is optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclyl having 1 or 2 heteroatoms;

X is a bond, O, or —C(═O)—;

Y is CH;

R 3 is optionally substituted heteroaryl; and

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

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ocular disease is a vascular endothelial growth factor-associated disorder.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ocular disease is post-surgical inflammation, uveitis, an infection, aphakia, pseudophakia, astigmatism, blepharospasm, cataract, a conjunctival disease, conjunctivitis, a corneal disease, corneal ulcer, a dry eye syndrome, an eyelid disease, a lacrimal apparatus disease, lacrimal duct obstruction, myopia, presbyopia, a pupil disorder, corneal neovascularization, a refractive disorder, strabismus, glaucoma, intraocular melanoma, acute macular neuroretinopathy, Behcet's disease, choroidal neovascularization, diabetic uveitis, histoplasmosis, macular degeneration, edema, multifocal choroiditis, ocular trauma which affects a posterior ocular site or location, an ocular tumor, a retinal disorder, diabetic retinopathy, proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), retinal arterial occlusive disease, retinal detachment, uveitic retinal disease, sympathetic opthalmia, Vogt Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome, uveal diffusion, a posterior ocular condition caused by or influenced by an ocular laser treatment, a posterior ocular condition caused by or influenced by a photodynamic therapy, photocoagulation, radiation retinopathy, an epiretinal membrane disorder, branch retinal vein occlusion, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, non-retinopathy diabetic retinal dysfunction, retinitis pigmentosa, or retinoblastoma.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is injected by intraocular, intrastromal, intravitreal, or intracameral injection.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

each instance of R 4 is independently H, optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OH, or alkoxy;

R 5 is H; and

m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one instance of R 4 is CH 3 , F, or H.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

each instance of R 4 is independently H, optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, OH, or alkoxy;

R 5 is H; and

m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 21, 2023
From: KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: KALA BIO, INC.
Reel/Frame 065017/0488 →
FIRST AMENDMENT TO IP SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: OXFORD FINANCE LLC
Reel/Frame 062205/0883 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2021
From: KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: OXFORD FINANCE LLC
Reel/Frame 056168/0602 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2020
From: ONG, WINSTON ZAPANTA; NOWAK, PAWEL WOJCIECH; KIM, JINSOO
To: KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053077/0717 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2020
From: ASKEW, BEN C.
To: BREAKTHROUGH CHEMISTRY ADVISORS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053077/0843 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2020
From: BREAKTHROUGH CHEMISTRY ADVISORS, LLC
To: KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053077/0866 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16361732 · Mar 22, 2019
Continuation 15842695 · Dec 14, 2017
Continuation 15139135 · Apr 26, 2016
Division 14184886 · Feb 20, 2014
Provisional Application 61767087 · Feb 20, 2013
Provisional Application 61898741 · Nov 1, 2013
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