IP Library Granted Patent US 12,325,708
Granted Patent B2
US 12,325,708 · App. 17/608,582 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Adenosine 2 receptor antagonists

Inventors: Neel K. Anand (San Mateo, CA); Natalia Aurrecoechea (Oakland, CA); Anthony James Brockway (Oakland, CA); Haiying Cai (Cupertino, CA); Lin Cheng (Sunnyvale, CA); Bo-Liang Deng (San Ramon, CA); Donogh John Roger O'Mahony (San Mateo, CA); Zhongxu Ren (Foster City, CA); Wen Zhang (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Nektar Therapeutics
C07D487/04C07D519/00C07B2200/05
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Patent No.
US 12,325,708
App. No.
17/608,582
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The instant disclosure provides novel adenosine receptor antagonist compounds, compositions, methods of making and methods of using. In a further aspect, a method of treating a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of any one or more of the compounds described herein. In some embodiments, the subject has cancer and the method is a method of treating cancer.

Claims (63)

1. A compound having a formula:

wherein R, in each instance, is independently selected from H and D;

R 1 is selected from —CH 3 and —CD 3 ;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , and —OCD 3 ;

R 3 is selected from hydrogen, —CH 3 , —CD 3 , and —CF 3 ;

R 4 and R 5 are each selected from H, D, or combine with the intervening atoms to form a 5-membered ring;

X 1 , X 2 and X 3 are independently selected from —N— and —CH—; and

Y is selected from —CH— and —N—

wherein the compound is an adenosine A 2A receptor (A 2A R) selective antagonist.

2. The compound of claim 1 , having the formula selected from:

3. The compound of claim 1 , having the following formula:

wherein:

X 1 , X 2 and X 3 are independently selected from —N— and —CH—;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , and —OCD 3 ; and

R 3 is selected from —CH 3 , —CD 3 , and —CF 3 .

4. The compound of claim 3 , having the formula selected from:

5. The compound of claim 1 , having the following formula:

wherein:

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , and —OCD 3 ; and

R 3 is selected from —CH 3 , —CD 3 , and —CF 3 .

6. The compound of claim 5 , having the formula selected from:

7. The compound of claim 1 , having the following formula:

wherein:

one of X 1 or X 2 is —N— and the other of X 1 or X 2 is —CH—;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, and —CF 3 ; and

R 3 is selected from —CH 3 , —CD 3 , and —CF 3 .

8. The compound of claim 7 , having the formula selected from:

9. The compound of claim 1 , having the following formula:

wherein:

X 1 is selected from —N— and —CH—;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , and —OCD 3 .

10. The compound of claim 9 , having the formula:

11. The compound of claim 1 , having the following formula:

wherein:

R, in each instance, is independently selected from H and D;

R 1 is selected from —CH 3 and —CD 3 ;

R 3 is selected from —CH 3 and —CD 3 ; and

R 4 and R 5 are each selected from H and D.

12. The compound of claim 11 , having the formula selected from:

13. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.

14. A metabolite of the compound of claim 1 .

15. A composition comprising:

a compound having a formula:

wherein R, in each instance, is independently selected from H and D;

R 1 is selected from —CH 3 and —CD 3 ;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , and —OCD 3 ;

R 3 is selected from hydrogen, —CH 3 , —CD 3 , and —CF 3 ;

R 4 and R 5 are each selected from H, D, or combine with the intervening atoms to form a 5-membered ring;

X 1 , X 2 and X 3 are independently selected from —N— and —CH—; and

Y is selected from —CH— and —N—;

wherein the compound is an adenosine A 2A receptor (A 2A R) selective antagonist and

a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

16. A dosage form comprising the composition of claim 15 .

17. A method of treating a subject suffering from cancer, comprising:

administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having a formula:

wherein R, in each instance, is independently selected from H and D;

R 1 is selected from —CH 3 and —CD 3 ;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , and —OCD 3 ;

R 3 is selected from hydrogen, —CH 3 , —CD 3 , and —CF 3 ;

R 4 and R 5 are each selected from H, D, or combine with the intervening atoms to form a 5-membered ring;

X 1 , X 2 and X 3 are independently selected from —N— and —CH—; and

Y is selected from —CH— and —N—

wherein the compound is an adenosine A 2A receptor (A 2A R) selective antagonist.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: BROCKWAY, ANTHONY JAMES
To: NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS
Reel/Frame 064799/0380 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: ANAND, NEEL K.; AURRECOECHEA, NATALIA; CAI, HAIYING; CHENG, LIN; DENG, BO-LIANG; O'MAHONY, DONOGH JOHN ROGER; REN, ZHONGXU; ZHANG, WEN
To: NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS
Reel/Frame 064806/0567 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62863377 · Jun 19, 2019
Provisional Application 62843194 · May 3, 2019
Related Publication 20220235056A1 · Jul 28, 2022
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