IP Library Granted Patent US 12,202,844
Granted Patent B2
US 12,202,844 · App. 17/864,106 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

MAP4K1 inhibitors

Inventors: Jason D. Brubaker (Cambridge, MA); Joshua T. Close (Cambridge, MA); Thomas A. Dineen (Cambridge, MA); Chandrasekhar V. Miduturu (Cambridge, MA); Emanuele Perola (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: Blueprint Medicines Corporation
C07D519/00A61P35/00C07D491/052
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Patent No.
US 12,202,844
App. No.
17/864,106
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the disclosure is a compound represented by Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables in Formula I are defined herein. Compounds of Formula I are MAP4K1 inhibitors, which can be used to treat a diseases or disorders in a subject that benefits from control of MAP4K1 activity.

Claims (277)

1. A compound of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

T is selected from

and 4-5 membered heterocycle containing

wherein said heterocycle of T is optionally substituted with 1-2 R 6 ;

Z is absent, O or NH;

Ring A is C 4-6 cycloalkyl or 4-6 membered heterocycle containing nitrogen, wherein said cycloalkyl or heterocycle of Ring A is optionally substituted with 1-2 R 6 ;

L 1 is selected from bond and C 1 -C 3 alkylene, wherein said alkylene of L 1 is optionally substituted with 1-2 R 11 ;

L 2 is selected from bond and C 1 -C 3 alkylene;

B is O or NH;

Q is N or CH;

x is 0, 1, or 2;

n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, and 4 to 6-membered heterocycle, wherein said alkyl of R 1 and R 2 is optionally substituted with 1-2 R 3 ;

each R 3 is independently selected from halogen, hydroxyl and OR 4 ;

each R 4 is independently selected from C 1-3 alkyl, CF 3 , CH 2 F, and CHF 2 ;

each R 5 is independently selected from C 1-2 alkyl, CF 3 , CH 2 F, and CHF 2 , or

two R 5 attached to the same carbon atom taken together with the carbon atom to which they attach form C 3-5 cycloalkyl; or two R 5 attached to two adjacent carbon atoms taken together with the two adjacent carbon atoms to which they attach form C 4-6 cycloalkyl;

each R 6 is independently selected from CH 3 , methoxy, CF 3 , CH 2 F, and CHF 2 ;

R 7 is selected from C 1-3 alkyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl, OC 1-4 alkyl, NR 9 R 10 , and 3-5 membered heterocycle containing nitrogen or oxygen, wherein said alkyl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycle of R 7 is optionally substituted with 1-3 R 8 ;

each R 8 is independently selected from halogen, C 1-3 alkyl, hydroxyl and OC 1-3 alkyl, wherein said alkyl of R 8 is optionally substituted with 1-3 R 12 ;

R 9 is selected from C 1-2 alkyl;

R 10 is selected from C 1-2 alkyl;

each R 11 is independently selected from halogen, methoxy, C 1-2 alkyl, CH 2 F, CHF 2 and CF 3 , or two R 11 taken together with the two adjacent carbon atoms to which they attach form cyclopropyl; and

each R 12 is halogen.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by Formula IV:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by Formula VII:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The compound of claim 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

L 1 is bond;

T is

and

L 2 is a bond or methylene.

5. The compound of claim 4 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Ring A is selected from azetidinylene, cyclobutylene, cyclopentylene and pyrrolidinylene, wherein said azetidinylene, cyclobutylene, cyclopentylene and pyrrolidinylene is optionally substituted with 1-2 R 6 .

6. The compound of claim 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

L 1 is C 1 -C 3 alkylene optionally substituted with 1-2 R 11 ; and

T is Z

7. The compound of claim 6 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein L 1 is selected from Formula L-1, L-2, L-3, L-4, L-5, L-6 and L-7:

wherein:

represents a bond to B; and

—* represents a bond to T.

8. The compound of claim 7 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Z is O.

9. The compound of claim 2 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

T is 4-5 membered heterocycle containing sulfone, wherein said heterocycle is optionally substituted with 1-2 R 6 ; and

L 1 is selected from bond, methylene and ethylene.

10. The compound of claim 8 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, and C 3-6 cycloalkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with R 3 ;

each R 3 is independently selected from halogen, hydroxyl and OR 4 ; and

each R 4 is C 1-3 alkyl.

11. The compound of claim 10 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from hydrogen, CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , CH 2 —OCH 3 and cyclopropyl.

12. The compound of claim 11 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

R 5 is CH 3 , or two R 5 attached to the same carbon atom taken together with the carbon atom to which they attach form cyclopropyl;

n is 1, 2, 3 or 4;

R 7 is selected from C 1-3 alkyl, CH 2 F, CHF 2 , CF 3 , C 3-6 cycloalkyl and NR 9 R 10 ;

R 9 is selected from C 1-2 alkyl; and

R 10 is selected from C 1-2 alkyl.

13. The compound of claim 12 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 7 is selected from CH 3 , CF 3 , CH 2 CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , cyclopropyl and N(CH 3 ) 2 ; and

each R 11 is independently CH 3 , CF 3 or CH 2 CH 3 .

14. The compound of claim 13 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each R 11 is CH 3 .

15. A compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, selected from:

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

17. A method of inhibiting MAP4K1 in a subject in need thereof, comprising contacting MAP4K1 with an effective amount of the compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. A method for T-cell activation in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of the compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the T-cell activation is characterized by enhanced levels of IL-2 and enhanced levels of T-cell proliferation.

19. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is

20. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from

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21. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from

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22. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is

23. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is

24. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from

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25. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is

26. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is

27. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is

28. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from

29. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from

30. The compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST (REEL/FRAME 064748/0552) Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: TAO TALENTS, LLC
To: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072249/0280 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION
To: TAO TALENTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 064748/0552 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: BRUBAKER, JASON D.; CLOSE, JOSHUA T.; DINEEN, THOMAS A.; MIDUTURU, CHANDRASEKHAR V.; PEROLA, EMANUELE
To: BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063212/0922 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63221825 · Jul 14, 2021
Related Publication 20230112729A1 · Apr 13, 2023
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