IP Library Granted Patent US 49,687
Granted Patent E1
US 49,687 · App. 17/165,794 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Thienopyrimidine and thienopyridine compounds and methods of use thereof

Inventors: Jolanta Grembecka (Ann Arbor, MI); Tomasz Cierpicki (Ann Arbor, MI); Dmitry Borkin (Ann Arbor, MI); Jonathan Pollock (Ann Arbor, MI); Hongzhi Miao (Ann Arbor, MI); Duxin Sun (Ann Arbor, MI); Liansheng Li (San Diego, CA); Tao Wu (San Diego, CA); Jun Feng (San Diego, CA); Pingda Ren (San Diego, CA); Yi Liu (San Diego, CA)
Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
C07D495/04C07D519/00C07F9/5325C07F9/65583
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Patent No.
US 49,687
App. No.
17/165,794
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
E1
Abstract

The present disclosure provides compounds and methods for inhibiting the interaction of menin with its upstream or downstream signaling molecules including but not limited to MLL1, MLL2 and MLL-fusion oncoproteins. Compounds of the disclosure may be used in methods for the treatment of a wide variety of cancers and other diseases associated with one or more of MLL1, MLL2, MLL fusion proteins, and menin.

Claims (46)

1. A compound represented by the structure of Formula (4):

or a salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , and R a are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, each of which is independently optionally substituted at each occurrence with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle, or two substituents on the same carbon atom of an C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, or C 2-6 alkynyl come together to form a C 3-10 carbocycle or 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; and C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; wherein any C 3 -10 C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle of R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , and R a is independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

R 3 is selected from selected from hydrogen, —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, each of which is independently optionally substituted at each occurrence with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO2 —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle, or two substituents on the same carbon atom of an C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, or C 2-6 alkynyl come together to form a C 3-10 carbocycle or 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; and C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; wherein any C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle of R 3 is independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

R 6 is independently selected at each occurrence from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, each of which is independently optionally substituted at each occurrence with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle, or two substituents on the same carbon atom of an C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, or C 2-6 alkynyl come together to form a C 3-10 carbocycle or 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; and C 3 -10o C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; wherein any C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle of R 6 is independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 22 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

R 20 at each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen; C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, each of which is independently optionally substituted at each occurrence with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 30 , —SR 30 , —N(R 30 ) 2 , —N(R 30 )C(O)R 30 , —C(O)R 30 , —C(O)OR 30 , —C(O)N(R 30 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 30 , —S(O) 2 R 30 , —S(O) 2 N(R 30 ) 2 , —N(R 30 )S(O) 2 R 30 , —NO 2 , —P(O)(OR 30 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 30 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 30 ) 2 , and —CN; and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle and C 3-10 carbocycle;

R 30 at each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl;

Y is N or C(R a );

L is absent or selected from alkylene and heteroalkylene;

s is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4;

R 7a is -G-V-R 9a :;

G is selected from alkylene, heteroalkylene, C 3-12 carbocycle, 3- to 12-membered heterocycle, and combinations thereof, wherein G is optionally substituted with one or more R 32 groups;

V is selected from a C 3-12 carbocycle, and 3- to 12-membered heterocycle;

wherein V is optionally substituted with one or more R 32 groups;

R 9a is selected from halogen, —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —OC(O)R 20 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , =S, =N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, each of which is independently optionally substituted at each occurrence with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; or two R 32 on the same carbon atom can come together to form a C 3-10 carbocycle or 3- to 10-membered heterocycle, wherein each C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle of R 32 is independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl; and

R 32 at each occurrence is selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl, each of which is independently optionally substituted at each occurrence with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 3-10 carbocycle, and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle; or two R 32 on the same carbon atom can come together to form a C 3-10 carbocycle or 3- to 10-membered heterocycle, wherein each C 3-10 carbocycle and 3- to 10-membered heterocycle of R 32 is independently optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, —OR 20 , —SR 20 , —N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )C(O)R 20 , —C(O)R 20 , —C(O)OR 20 , —C(O)N(R 20 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 20 , —S(O) 2 R 20 , —S(O) 2 N(R 20 ) 2 , —N(R 20 )S(O) 2 R 20 , —NO 2 , ═O, ═S, ═N(R 20 ), —P(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —P(O)(R 20 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 20 ) 2 , —CN, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, and C 2-6 alkynyl.

2. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, —CN, —NO 2 , —NH 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 haloalkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, and C 2-6 haloalkynyl.

3. The compound or salt of claim 2 , wherein R 1 is selected from halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-6 haloalkenyl, and C 2-6 haloalkynyl.

4. The compound or salt of claim 3 , wherein R 1 is selected from —CH 2 CF 3 and —CH 2 CHF 2 .

5. The compound or salt of claim 2 , wherein R 2 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, —CN, —NO 2 , —NH 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, and C 1-6 alkoxy.

6. The compound or salt of claim 5 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

7. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are each hydrogen.

8. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein R 6 , at each occurrence, is independently selected from halogen, —OH, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 1-6 alkoxy.

9. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein R 8 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, —CN, —NO 2 , —NH 2 , C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 haloalkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, and C 2-6 haloalkynyl.

10. The compound or salt of claim 9 , wherein R 8 is —CN.

11. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein Y is N.

12. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein L is absent.

13. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein G is alkylene optionally substituted with one or more R 32 groups.

14. The compound or salt of claim 13 , wherein G is selected from:

15. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein V is selected from azetidine, oxetane, piperidine, oxane, piperazine, pyrrolidine, tetrahydrofuran, thiolane, imidazolidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine, azepane, and homopiperazine, any one of which is optionally substituted with one or more R 32 groups.

16. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein V is selected from phenyl, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, naphthalene, anthracene, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinoxaline, acridine, quinazoline, cinnoline, phthalazine, furan, dihydrofuran, thiophene, dihydrothiophene, imidazole, imidazoline, oxazole, oxazoline, pyrrole, dihydropyrrole, thiazole, dihydrothiazole, pyrazole, dihydropyrazole, isoxazole, dihydroisoxazole, isothiazole, dihydroisothiazole, benzofuran, isobenzofuran, indole, isoindole, benzothiophene, benzimidazole, purine, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, and benzothiazole, any one of which is optionally substituted with one or more R 32 groups.

17. The compound or salt of claim 1 , wherein R 9a is

18. A compound selected from:

or a salt thereof.

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

20. A method for the treatment of a disease, of treating leukemia, a hematologic malignancy, a solid tumor cancer, glioma, or diabetes in a subject suffering therefrom comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 , or a salt thereof, to a the subject suffering from said disease, wherein said disease is leukemia, hematologic malignancies, solid tumor cancer, glioma, or diabetes.

21. A process of making a compound of claim 1 comprising mixing a compound of structure (a):

with a compound with the structure (b):

in the presence of a reducing agent.

22. The process of claim 21, wherein the reducing agent comprises boron.

23. The process of claim 22, wherein the reducing agent comprises sodium cyanoborohydride.

24. The process of claim 21, comprising preparing compound (b) by: mixing a compound with the structure (c):

with a compound with the structure (d):

in the presence of a base to obtain a product; and

subjecting the product to an acid to form compound (b).

25. The process of claim 24, wherein the acid is HCl.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: LIU, YI
To: WELLSPRING BIOSCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069189/0086 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: LI, LIANSHENG
To: WELLSPRING BIOSCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069324/0755 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: REN, PINGDA
To: WELLSPRING BIOSCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069324/0800 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: WU, TAO
To: WELLSPRING BIOSCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069324/0820 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: WELLSPRING BIOSCIENCES, INC.
To: KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 069325/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: FENG, JUN
To: WELLSPRING BIOSCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069325/0878 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: GREMBECKA, JOLANTA; CIERPICKI, TOMASZ; BORKIN, DMITRY; POLLOCK, JONATHAN; MIAO, HONGZHI; SUN, DUXIN
To: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Reel/Frame 062018/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: LI, LIANSHENG; WU, TAO; FENG, JUN; REN, PINGDA; LIU, YI
To: KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 062018/0323 →
Continuity (5)
Reissue 15509989 · Sep 8, 2015
Provisional Application 62214681 · Sep 4, 2015
Provisional Application 62171124 · Jun 4, 2015
Provisional Application 62095588 · Dec 22, 2014
Provisional Application 62048036 · Sep 9, 2014