IP Library Granted Patent US 12,558,341
Granted Patent B2
US 12,558,341 · App. 17/767,796 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Oral complement factor D inhibitors

Inventors: Pravin L. Kotian (Hoover, AL); Yarlagadda S. Babu (Birmingham, AL); Weihe Zhang (Vestavia Hills, AL); Peng-Cheng Lu (Vestavia Hills, AL); Andrew E. Spaulding (Hoover, AL); Wei Lv (Hoover, AL); Zhao Dang (Vestavia Hills, AL); Krishnan Raman (Birmingham, AL)
Assignee: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,558,341
App. No.
17/767,796
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the complement system. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound, and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition characterized by aberrant complement system activity.

Claims (61)

1 . A compound of formula (Ia), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein:

ring

is arylene or heteroarylene;

represents

or

ring

is aryl or heteroaryl;

J represents —CH 2 —, —NH—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —C(O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO 2 —, —N(alkyl)-, —CH(alkyl)-, —CH(aryl)-, —C(alkyl) 2 -, —CH(cycloalkyl)-, or

K represents a bond, —O—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —CH 2 —, —S—, —S(O)—, —SO 2 —, —N(alkyl)-, —CH(alkyl)-, or —CH(cycloalkyl)-;

wherein at least one of J and K is a bond, —C(O)—, —CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH(alkyl)-, or —CH(aryl)-;

L C represents a bond, —CH 2 —, —CH(alkyl)-, —CH(cycloalkyl)-, —CH(hydroxyalkyl)-, —CH(haloalkyl)-, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CF 2 —, —CH(F)—, —CF(alkyl)-, —C(O)—, —CD 2 -, or —CH(D)-;

L D represents —CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CF 2 —, —CH(F)—, —CD 2 -, —CH(D)-, —CH(alkyl)-, —CH(cycloalkyl)-, —CHNH 2 —, —CH(NH(alkyl))-, —CH(NH(cycloalkyl))-, or a bond;

R A represents H, halo, hydroxyl, cyano, amino, alkyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, (aryloxy)alkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkoxy, (heterocycloalkyl)alkoxy, optionally substituted (heteroaryl)alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, (hydroxy)haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, optionally substituted aminoalkyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted (cycloalkyl)alkyl, optionally substituted (cycloalkyl)alkenyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted (heterocycloalkyl)alkyl, —C(O)OH, —C(O)NH 2 —, —C(O)N(alkyl) 2 -, —CH 2 C(O)OH, —NO 2 , —CH 2 NH(optionally substituted alkyl), —CH 2 N(Boc)(optionally substituted alkyl), —CH 2 NH((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —CH 2 N(alkyl)(cycloalkyl), —CH 2 N(alkyl)((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —NH(optionally substituted alkyl), —NH(cycloalkyl), —NH((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —NH((heterocycloalkyl)alkyl), —N(alkyl) 2 , —N(alkyl)((cycloalkyl)alkyl, —N(alkyl)((heterocycloalkyl)alkyl, —NH(heteroarylalkyl), —CH 2 O(optionally substituted aryl), —C(O)O(alkyl), —C(O)NH(optionally substituted alkyl), —C(O)NH((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —NHC(O)O(alkyl), or —CH 2 N(alkyl) 2 ;

R B represents H, —C(O)O(alkyl), halogen, cyano, amino, —C(O)OH, —CH 2 C(O)OH, —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NH(cycloalkyl), —C(O)NH(alkyl), —C(O)NH(aryl), —C(O)NH(heteroaryl), —C(O)(alkyl), alkylaminoalkyl, alkylaminocycloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, (hydroxy)haloalkyl, or tosyl, or is optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, or heterocycloalkyl;

R C represents H, halo, —OH, or amino, or is optionally substituted alkoxy, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, or (heteroaryl)alkoxy;

R D represents H, halo, hydroxyl, cyano, —NH 2 , —NH(Ac), —NH(alkyl), —N(alkyl) 2 , —NH(CO)(alkyl), —CH 2 NH 2 , —CH 2 NHC(O)(alkyl), —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)OH, or —NHC(O)O(alkyl), or is optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxyl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, haloalkoxyl, or haloalkyl;

R 1 represents H or optionally substituted alkyl; and

m, n, p, and q are each independently 0, 1, or 2.

2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein:

J represents —CH 2 —, —NH—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, or —C(O)—;

K represents a bond, —O—, —NH—, or —C(O)—;

wherein if J represents —NH—, then K is a bond or —C(O)—;

L C represents —CH 2 —, —CH(alkyl)-, or —CH(hydroxyalkyl)-;

R A represents H, halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, (aryloxy)alkyl, (heterocycloalkyl)alkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted (heterocycloalkyl)alkyl, —C(O)OH, —NO 2 , —CH 2 NH(optionally substituted alkyl), —CH 2 NH((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —NH((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —CH 2 O(optionally substituted aryl), —C(O)O(alkyl), —C(O)NH(optionally substituted alkyl), —C(O)NH((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —NHC(O)O(alkyl), or —CH 2 N(alkyl) 2 ;

R B represents H, —C(O)O(alkyl), alkyl, —C(O)OH, hydroxyalkyl, tosyl, heterocycloalkyl, —C(O)NH 2 , or —C(O)NH(cycloalkyl);

R C represents H or halo;

R D represents H or halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, alkoxyl, —NH 2 , —C(O)NH 2 , —NHC(O)O(alkyl), or haloalkoxyl; and

R 1 represents H or alkyl.

3 . The compound of claim 1 , having the structure of formula (Ia-1):

4 . The compound of claim 1 , having the structure of formula (Ia-2):

5 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

represents

6 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

represents

7 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L C represents —CH 2 —.

8 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R C represents H.

9 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R C represents halo.

10 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein -J-K— represents —CH 2 —, —NH—, —CH 2 —O—, —CH 2 CH 2 —O—, —C(O)—NH—, or —NHC(O)—.

11 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein -J-K— represents —CH 2 —O— or —C(O)—NH—.

12 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein ring

is aryl.

13 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

represents

14 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

represents

15 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

represents

16 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is H.

17 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L D represents —CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —, or a bond.

18 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L D represents —CH 2 —.

19 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R D represents H, halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, or alkoxyl.

20 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R D represents H.

21 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R B represents H, alkyl, or —C(O)OH.

22 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R B represents H.

23 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R A represents H, alkyl, alkoxyl, or —CH 2 O(optionally substituted aryl).

24 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R A represents H.

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

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

27 . A method of treating or preventing a disease or condition characterized by aberrant complement system activity, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

28 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R C represents F.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2026
From: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 074485/0651 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2022
From: KOTIAN, PRAVIN L; BABU, YARLAGADDA S; ZHANG, WEIHE; LU, PENG-CHENG; SPAULDING, ANDREW E; LV, WEI; DANG, ZHAO; RAMAN, KRISHNAN
To: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 060754/0703 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62912929 · Oct 9, 2019
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