IP Library Granted Patent US 12,215,105
Granted Patent B2
US 12,215,105 · App. 17/018,591 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

HPK1 antagonists and uses thereof

Inventors: Neelu Kaila (Lexington, MA); Ian Linney (Saffron Walden, GB); Stuart Ward (Saffron Walden, GB); Grant Wishart (Saffron Walden, GB); Ben Whittaker (Saffron Walden, GB); Alexandre Cote (West New York, NJ); Jeremy Robert Greenwood (Brooklyn, NY); Abba Leffler (Bronx, NY); Steven K. Albanese (Brooklyn, NY); Daniel L. Severance (San Diego, CA); Robert Griffiths (Saffron Walden, GB)
Assignee: Nimbus Saturn, Inc.
C07D471/04C07D401/14C07D487/04C07D495/04C07D498/04C07D519/00C07B2200/07
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Patent No.
US 12,215,105
App. No.
17/018,591
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the inhibition of HPK1, and the treatment of HPK1-mediated disorders.

Claims (39)

1. A compound of formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

Z is CR or N;

X is a covalent bond or —NR—;

R 1 is selected from the group consistig of C 1-6 aliphatic; phenyl; a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic carbocyclic ring; a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; and an 8-10 membered saturated or partially unsaturated bicyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; each of which is substituted with q instances of R C ;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of 6-11 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or unsaturated fused bicyclic ring having 0-3 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; each of which is substituted with q instances of R C ;

each instance of R 3 is independently hydrogen or an optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic group;

each instance of R C is independently oxo, halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —OR, —SR, —NR 2 , —S(O) 2 R, —S(O) 2 NR 2 , —S(O)R, —S(O)NR 2 , —C(O)R, —C(O)OR, —C(O)NR 2 , —C(O)N(R)OR, —OC(O)R, —OC(O)NR 2 , —N(R)C(O)OR, —N(R)C(O)R, —N(R)C(O)NR 2 , —N(R)C(NR)NR 2 , —N(R)NR 2 , —N(R)S(O) 2 NR 2 , —N(R)S(O) 2 R, —N═S(O)R 2 , —S(NR)(O)R, —N(R)S(O)R, —N(R)CN, —P(O)(R)NR 2 , —P(O)(R)OR or —P(O)R 2 ; or each instance of R C is independently an optionally substituted group selected from C 1-6 aliphatic; phenyl; naphthyl; a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic carbocyclic ring; a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, silicon and sulfur; a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; an 8-10 membered bicyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-5 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a 5-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated bridged bicyclic ring having 0-3 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a 6-11 membered saturated or partially unsaturated spirocyclic ring having 0-3 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; and a 6-11 membered saturated or partially unsaturated bicyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-3 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; each of which is substituted with r instances of R and s instances of R D ;

each instance of R D is independently oxo, halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —OR, —SR, —NR 2 , —S(O) 2 R, —S(O) 2 NR 2 , —S(O)R, —S(O)NR 2 , —C(O)R, —C(O)OR, —C(O)NR 2 , —C(O)N(R)OR, —OC(O)R, —OC(O)NR 2 , —N(R)C(O)OR, —N(R)C(O)R, —N(R)C(O)NR 2 , —N(R)C(NR)NR 2 , —N(R)NR 2 , —N(R)S(O) 2 NR 2 , —N(R)S(O) 2 R, —N═S(O)R 2 , —S(NR)(O)R, —N(R)S(O)R, —N(R)CN, —P(O)(R)NR 2 , —P(O)(R)OR or —P(O)R 2 ;

each R is independently hydrogen, —CN, halogen, or an optionally substituted group selected from C 1-6 aliphatic; phenyl; naphthyl; a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic carbocyclic ring; a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; an 8-10 membered bicyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a 7-12 membered saturated or partially unsaturated bicyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a 5-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated bridged bicyclic ring having 0-3 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; a 6-10 membered saturated or partially unsaturated spirocyclic ring having 0-3 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; and a 6-11 membered saturated or partially unsaturated bicyclic carbocyclic ring having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; or:

two R groups on the same nitrogen are taken together with the nitrogen to form an optionally substituted 4-7 membered monocyclic saturated, partially unsaturated, or heteroaryl ring having, in addition to the nitrogen, 0-3 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; an 8-10 membered bicyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; or a 7-12 membered saturated or partially unsaturated bicyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur;

m is 0, 1, or 2;

each q is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

each r is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; and

each s is independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is any one of formulae II, IV, V, or VII:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, R 1 , R 2 , R C , and q are as defined in claim 1 .

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is any one of formulae XI-a, XI-b, XIV-a, XIV-b, XVII-a, XVII-b, XX-a, or XX-b:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, R 1 , R C , and q are as defined in claim 1 .

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is any one of formulae XXIII-a, XXIII-b, XXVI-a, XXVI-b, XXIX-a, or XXIX-b:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, R 1 , R C , and q are as defined in claim 1 .

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is —NR—.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is C 1-6 aliphatic which is substituted with q instances of R C ; phenyl which is substituted with q instances of R C ; a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic carbocyclic ring, which is substituted with q instances of R C ; a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, which is substituted with q instances of R C ; or a 3-7 membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclic ring having 1-2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, which is substituted with q instances of R C .

7. The compound of claim 6 , wherein R 1 is phenyl or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, each of which is substituted with q instances of R C .

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is phenyl, furanyl, furazanyl, imidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, morpholinyl, oxadiazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, oxazolidinyl, oxazolyl, oxazolidinyl, oxetanyl, pyrimidinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pyranyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyridinyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolinyl, 2H-pyrrolyl, pyrrolyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,5-triazolyl, 1,3,4-triazolyl, oxetanyl, azetidinyl, or xanthenyl; each of which is substituted by q instances of R C .

9. The compound of claim 8 , wherein R 1 is phenyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, or pyrimidinyl; each of which is substituted by q instances of R C .

10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is

wherein R C and q are as defined in claim 1 .

11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is

12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is a 6-11 membered saturated, partially unsaturated, or unsaturated fused bicyclic ring having 1-3 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; each of which is substituted with q instances of R C ; wherein each instance of R C is independently optionally substituted by r instances of R and s instances of R D .

13. The compound of claim 12 , wherein R 2 is a 7-10-membered fused bicyclic ring having 1-3 nitrogen atoms; each of which is substituted by q instances of R C .

14. The compound of claim 12 , wherein R 2 is

wherein R C and q are as defined in claim 1 .

15. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is

wherein R C and q are as defined in claim 1 .

16. The compound of claim 12 , wherein R 2 is

17. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant, or vehicle.

Assignments (16)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2024
From: GRIFFITHS, ROBERT
To: CHARLES RIVER DISCOVERY RESEARCH SERVICES UK LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
From: WISHART, GRANT
To: CHARLES RIVER DISCOVERY RESEARCH SERVICES UK LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
From: KAILA, NEELU
To: NIMBUS DISCOVERY, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
From: WHITTAKER, BEN
To: CHARLES RIVER DISCOVERY RESEARCH SERVICES UK LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
From: COTE, ALEXANDRE
To: SCHRÖDINGER, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
From: GREENWOOD, JEREMY ROBERT
To: SCHRÖDINGER, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
From: LEFFLER, ABBA
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To: SCHRÖDINGER, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
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To: SCHRÖDINGER, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63032070 · May 29, 2020
Provisional Application 62900152 · Sep 13, 2019
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