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Granted Patent B2
US 11,339,149 · App. 16/996,507 · Granted May 24, 2022

Heterocyclic compounds as immunomodulators

Inventors: Liangxing Wu (Wilmington, DE); Jingwei Li (Westfield, NJ); Wenqing Yao (Chadds Ford, PA); Chao Qi (Newark, DE); Ding-Quan Qian (Newark, DE); Fenglei Zhang (Berwyn, PA)
Assignee: Incyte Corporation
C07D413/14A61K31/4375A61P37/00A61P37/02C07D413/06C07D413/12C07D471/04C07D487/04C07D498/04C07D513/04
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Patent No.
US 11,339,149
App. No.
16/996,507
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds as immunomodulators, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders such as cancer or infections.

Claims (56)

1. A method of treating cancer, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, hepatic cancer, melanoma, cancer of the bladder, cancer of the urethra, and renal cancer; said method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (IIc-4):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

the subscript r is an integer of 1, 2 or 3;

R 3 is methyl or halo;

R 5 is C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, CN, halo, or OH;

each R 6 is independently selected from H, halo, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, CN, OR a , C(O)R a , C(O)NR a R a , C(O)OR a , NHR a , NR a R a , and NR a C(O)R a , wherein the C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl of R 6 are each optionally substituted with 1 or 2 R b substituents;

R 7 is H, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, CN, halo, or OH;

R 10 and R 11 are each independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, —C(O)R g , —C(O)OR g , and —C(O)NR g R g , wherein the C 1-6 alkyl and C 1-6 haloalkyl of R 10 or R 11 are each optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 independently selected R f substituents;

or R 10 and R 11 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, wherein the 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl is optionally substituted with 1 or 2 R h substituents;

each R 13 is independently H, C 1-6 haloalkyl or C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with a substituent selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, CN, halo, or OH;

each R a is independently selected from H, CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, wherein the C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl of R a are each optionally substituted with 1 or 2 R d substituents;

each R d is independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, halo, CN, NH 2 , OR e , C(O)R e , C(O)NR e R e , C(O)OR e , NHR e , NR e R e , and NR e C(O)R e ;

each R e is independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

each R b substituent is independently selected from halo, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-C 1-4 alkyl-, (4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl)-C 1-4 alkyl-, CN, OH, NH 2 , OR c , C(O)R c , C(O)NR c R c , C(O)OR c , NHR c , NR c R c , and NR c C(O)R c ; wherein the C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-C 1-4 alkyl- and (4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl)-C 1-4 alkyl- of R b are each further optionally substituted with 1 or 2 independently selected R d substituents;

each R c is independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, wherein the C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl of RC are each optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 R f substituents;

each R f is independently selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, halo, CN, OR g , C(O)R g , C(O)NR g R g , C(O)OR g , NHR g , NR g R g , and NR g C(O)R g ;

each R g is independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

each R h is independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, halo, CN, OR i , C(O)R i , C(O)NR i R i , C(O)OR i , NHR i , NR i R i , and NR i C(O)R i ; and

each R i is independently selected from H, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, C 2-4 alkenyl, and C 2-4 alkynyl.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is lung cancer.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the lung cancer is small cell lung cancer.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the lung cancer is non-small cell lung cancer.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is hepatic cancer.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the hepatic cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is melanoma.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is cancer of the bladder.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is cancer of the urethra.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cancer is renal cancer.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the renal cancer is renal cell carcinoma.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (R)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1,7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (S)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1,7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (R)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1, 7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (S)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3 ‘-(3-(((R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1, 7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2’-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

16. A method of treating a tumor expressing PD-L1, said method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (IIc-4):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

the subscript r is an integer of 1, 2 or 3;

R 3 is methyl or halo;

R 5 is C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, CN, halo, or OH;

each R 6 is independently selected from H, halo, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, CN, OR a , C(O)R a , C(O)NR a R a , C(O)OR a , NHR a , NR a R a , and NR a C(O)R a , wherein the C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl of R 6 are each optionally substituted with 1 or 2 R b substituents;

R 7 is H, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, CN, halo, or OH;

R 10 and R 11 are each independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, —C(O)R g , —C(O)OR g , and —C(O)NR g R g , wherein the C 1-6 alkyl and C 1-6 haloalkyl of R 10 or R 11 are each optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 independently selected R f substituents;

or R 10 and R 11 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, wherein the 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocycloalkyl is optionally substituted with 1 or 2 R h substituents;

each R 13 is independently H, C 1-6 haloalkyl or C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with a substituent selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, CN, halo, or OH;

each R a is independently selected from H, CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, wherein the C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl of R a are each optionally substituted with 1 or 2 R d substituents;

each R d is independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, halo, CN, NH 2 , OR e , C(O)R e , C(O)NR e R e , C(O)OR e , NHR e , NR e R e , and NR e C(O)R e ;

each R e is independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

each R b substituent is independently selected from halo, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-C 1-4 alkyl-, (4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl)-C 1-4 alkyl-, CN, OH, NH 2 , OR c , C(O)R c , C(O)NR c R c , C(O)OR c , NHR c , NR c R c , and NR c C(O)R c ; wherein the C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, 4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-C 1-4 alkyl- and (4-10 membered heterocycloalkyl)-C 1-4 alkyl- of R b are each further optionally substituted with 1 or 2 independently selected R d substituents;

each R c is independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, wherein the C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl of RC are each optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 R f substituents;

each R f is independently selected from C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, halo, CN, OR g , C(O)R g , C(O)NR g R g , C(O)OR g , NHR g , NR g R g , and NR g C(O)R g ;

each R g is independently selected from H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

each R h is independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, halo, CN, OR i , C(O)R i , C(O)NR i R i , C(O)OR i , NHR i , NR i R i , and NR i C(O)R i ; and

each R i is independently selected from H, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, C 2-4 alkenyl, and C 2-4 alkynyl.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (R)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1,7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (S)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1,7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (R)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1,7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the compound of Formula (IIc-4) is (S)-1-((7-cyano-2-(3′-(3-(((R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl)-1,7-naphthyridin-8-ylamino)-2,2′-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2020
From: WU, LIANGXING; LI, JINGWEI; QI, CHAO; ZHANG, FENGLEI; LI, ZHENWU; ZHU, WENYU; YU, ZHIYONG; XIAO, KAIJIONG; LU, LIANG; MEI, SONG; QIAN, DING-QUAN; HE, CHUNHONG; YE, YINGDA; XU, MEIZHONG; YAO, WENQING
To: INCYTE CORPORATION
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Continuity (6)
Division 16373150 · Apr 2, 2019
Continuation 15850170 · Dec 21, 2017
Provisional Application 62551033 · Aug 28, 2017
Provisional Application 62487336 · Apr 19, 2017
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