IP Library Granted Patent US 12,521,440
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US 12,521,440 · App. 19/048,594 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Degradation of bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) by conjugation of BTK inhibitors with E3 ligase ligand and methods of use

Inventors: Changxin Huo (Beijing, CN); Hexiang Wang (Beijing, CN); Ruipeng Qi (Beijing, CN); Zhiwei Wang (Beijing, CN); Huaqing Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BeOne Medicines I GmbH
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Patent No.
US 12,521,440
App. No.
19/048,594
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are novel bifunctional compounds formed by conjugating BTK inhibitor moieties with E3 ligase Ligand moieties, which function to recruit targeted proteins to E3 ubiquitin ligase for degradation, and methods of preparation and uses thereof.

Claims (22)

1 . A compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein

the

moiety is

the moiety is

Cy1a is

wherein Cy1a is optionally substituted with R 9 ;

Cy1b is

wherein Cy1b is optionally substituted with R 10 , *1b refers to the position attached to the

moiety and ** 1b refers to the position attached to the

moiety;

L a , L c , and L d are each a single bond;

L b is a single bond, —CO—, —CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 —, or —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 —;

each of occurrence, R 9 and R 10 are each independently hydrogen or C 1-8 alkyl,

p3 and p4 are each 1;

s1 is 1;

s2 is 0 or 1; and

s3 is 0.

2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein s2 is 0, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3 . The compound of claim 2 , wherein L b is —CH 2 CH 2 —, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L b is —CH 2 CH 2 —, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 3 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 72285 FRAME: 563. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.. Recorded Sep 24, 2025
From: BEIGENE, LTD.
To: BEIGENE SWITZERLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 072885/0329 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 23, 2025
From: BEIGENE SWITZERLAND GMBH
To: BEONE MEDICINES I GMBH
Reel/Frame 072872/0076 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: BEIGENE, LTD.
To: BEONE MEDICINES I GMBH
Reel/Frame 072285/0563 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2025
From: HUO, CHANGXIN; WANG, HEXIANG; QI, RUIPENG; WANG, ZHIWEI; LIU, HUAQING
To: BEIGENE, LTD.
Reel/Frame 071360/0093 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2021/142804 · Dec 30, 2021 · international
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Continuation 18758176 · Jun 28, 2024
Continuation PCTCN2022143837 · Dec 30, 2022
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