IP Library Granted Patent US 9,078,871
Granted Patent B2
US 9,078,871 · App. 14/137,394 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Estrogen receptor modulators and uses thereof

Inventors: Mehmet Kahraman (La Jolla, CA); Steven P. Govek (San Diego, CA); Johnny Y. Nagasawa (San Diego, CA); Nicholas D. Smith (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: SERAGON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Patent No.
US 9,078,871
App. No.
14/137,394
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.

Claims (139)

1. A method of treating cancer in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (VI), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein,

R 1 is H, F, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, or C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl;

R 3 is H, halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, or C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl;

each R 4 is independently selected from H, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 9 , —SR 9 , —S(═O)R 10 , —S(═O) 2 R 10 , —C(═O)R 10 , —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)OR 10 , —C(═O)NHR 10 , —C(═O)N(R 10 ) 2 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, and substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl;

each R 5 is independently selected from H, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 9 , —SR 9 , —S(═O)R 10 , —S(═O) 2 R 10 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, and substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl;

each R 6 is independently selected from H, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 9 , —SR 9 , —S(═O)R 10 , —S(═O) 2 R 10 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, and substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl;

is azetidinyl or pyrrolidinyl;

R 7 is H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

each R 8 is independently selected from F, Cl, —CN, —OH, —OR 9 , —SR 9 , —S(═O)R 10 , —S(═O) 2 R 10 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, and substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl;

or 1 R 8 is taken together with R 1 along with the intervening atoms joining R 8 to R 1 to form a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring;

each R 9 is independently selected from H, —C(═O)R 10 , —C(═O)OR 10 , —C(═O)NHR 10 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl), —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl), —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), and —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl); or

each R 10 is independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl), —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 10 heterocycloalkyl), —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted aryl), and —C 1 -C 2 alkylene-(substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl);

Y is —O—, —S—, or —NR 11 —; R 11 is H, —C(═O)R 10 , substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl;

X is —O—, —S—, —CH 2 —, —NH— or —N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)-;

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

n is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and

t is 1, 2, 3 or 4;

wherein the cancer is a hormone dependent cancer or a cancer resistant to anti-hormonal treatment; and

wherein the cancer is selected from bone, breast, lung, colorectal, endometrial, prostate, ovarian, uterine, and cervical.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering to the mammal at least one additional anti-cancer agent.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

R 1 is H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

R 3 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl;

each R 4 is independently selected from H, halogen, —CN, —OH, —OR 9 , —SR 9 , —S(═O)R 10 , —S(═O) 2 R 10 , C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, and C 1 -C 4 heteroalkyl;

each R 5 is independently selected from H, halogen, —OH, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, and C 1 -C 4 heteroalkyl;

each R 6 is independently selected from H, halogen, —OH, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkoxy, and C 1 -C 4 alkoxy;

R 7 is H or —CH 3 ;

Y is —O— or —S—;

X is —O—, —S—, —CH 2 —, —NH— or —N(CH 3 )—;

p is 0, 1, or 2.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:

each R 5 is independently selected from H, F, Cl, —OH, —CH 3 , —CF 3 , —OCF 3 and —OCH 3 ;

each R 6 is independently selected from H, F, Cl, —OH, —CH 3 , —CF 3 , —OCF 3 and —OCH 3 ;

R 7 is H;

each R 8 is independently selected from F, Cl, —OH, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 4 fluoroalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, and C 1 -C 4 heteroalkyl.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the structure of Formula (VIII):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the structure of Formula (X):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

R 1 is H or —CH 3 ;

R 3 is —CH 3 or —CF 3 ;

each R 8 is independently selected from F, Cl, —OH, —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 , —CH(CH 3 ) 2 , —CF 3 , —CH 2 CF 3 , —OCF 3 , —OCH 2 CF 3 , —OCH 3 , —OCH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 OCH 3 , —CH 2 OCH 2 CH 3 , and —CH 2 OH;

R 9 is H;

X is —O—.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is:

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

(S)-3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

(R)-3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-(2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((R)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-(2-((S)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((S)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((R)-2-((S)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

2-(4-((S)-2-(3,3-Dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2H-chromen-6-ol;

2-(4-(2-(3,3-Dimethylpyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-(2-((R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)ethoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((S)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-7-ol;

3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-7-ol;

4-Methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-3-phenyl-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

(S)-3-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

(R)-3-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

2-(2-Fluoro-4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methylphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(2-Fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(2,4-Difluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3,4-Difluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(2-Chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Bromophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

4-Methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-3-(o-tolyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Ethynylphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

4-Methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-3-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(2-Fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

5-Fluoro-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(2-Fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-Fluoropyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

3-(3-Hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol; or

3-(4-Hydroxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-methyl-2-(4-((S)-2-((R)-3-methylpyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)phenyl)-2H-chromen-6-ol;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the structure of Formula (IX):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

R 1 is H or —CH 3 ;

R 3 is —CH 3 ;

R 4 is —OH;

R 8 is —CH 3 ;

R 9 is H;

X is —O—;

Y is —O—;

n is 0;

m is 1.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

R 1 is H or —CH 3 ;

R 3 is —CH 3 ;

R 4 is —OH;

R 8 is —CH 3 ;

R 9 is H;

X is —O—;

Y is —O—;

n is 0;

m is 1.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

14. The method of claim 6 , wherein the compound of Formula (VIII) has the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (VI) has the following structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anti-hormonal treatment includes treatment with at least one agent selected from tamoxifen, fulvestrant, steroidal aromatase inhibitors, and non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the cancer is hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the compound of Formula (VI), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered to a postmenopausal woman with disease progression following anti-estrogen therapy.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2014
From: KAHRAMAN, MEHMET; GOVEK, STEVEN P.; NAGASAWA, JOHNNY Y.; SMITH, NICHOLAS D.
To: ARAGON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032382/0324 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2014
From: ARAGON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: SERAGON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032382/0412 →
Continuity (3)
Division 13702394
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