IP Library Granted Patent US 12,521,375
Granted Patent B2
US 12,521,375 · App. 17/926,273 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Pharmaceutical composition for treating fatty liver disease

Inventors: Hideo Yukioka (Osaka, JP); Atsuyuki Shimazaki (Osaka, JP); Tadateru Hamada (Osaka, JP); Naoki Ohyabu (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
A61K31/4184A61P1/16
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Patent No.
US 12,521,375
App. No.
17/926,273
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing fatty liver disease, particularly nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the pharmaceutical composition having an excellent ACC2-selective inhibitory action and having no side effects such as an increase in plasma triglyceride or a decrease in platelet concentration. A pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing fatty liver disease, the pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound represented by Formula (I): wherein R 1 is haloalkyl or non-aromatic carbocyclyl, R 2 is a hydrogen atom or halogen, R 3 is halogen, ring A is a group represented by the formula: -L 1 - is —O—(CH 2 )—, —(CH 2 ) 2 —, or the like, R 4 is alkyl or haloalkyl, and R 5 is alkylcarbonyl or carbamoyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Claims (43)

1 . A method of treating a fatty liver disease, the method comprising:

a step of administering an effective amount of a compound represented by Formula (I):

wherein

R 1 is haloalkyl or non-aromatic carbocyclyl,

R 2 is a hydrogen atom or halogen,

R 3 is halogen,

ring A is a group represented by the formula:

-L 1 - is —O—(CH 2 )—, —(CH 2 ) 2 —, —(CH 2 )—(CF 2 )—, or —(CF 2 )—(CH 2 )— (wherein a left bond is attached to the ring A and a right bond is attached to a group represented by the formula:

R 4 is alkyl or haloalkyl, and

R 5 is alkylcarbonyl or carbamoyl,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

to an individual in need of treating the fatty liver disease.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by Formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty liver disease is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty liver disease is nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty liver disease is liver fibrosis caused by NASH.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty liver disease is liver cirrhosis caused by NASH.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty liver disease is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by NASH.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , which has no side effects of an increase in plasma triglyceride by administration of the compound represented by Formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , which has no side effects of cardiovascular disease by administration of the compound represented by Formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein insulin resistance is improved by administration of the compound represented by Formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , which has no side effects of a decrease in platelet concentration by administration of the compound represented by Formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

12 . A method of treating a fatty liver disease, the method comprising administering a combination of:

a compound represented by Formula (I):

wherein

R 1 is haloalkyl or non-aromatic carbocyclyl,

R 2 is a hydrogen atom or halogen,

R 3 is halogen,

ring A is a group represented by the formula:

-L 1 - is —O—(CH 2 )—, —(CH 2 ) 2 —, —(CH 2 )—(CF 2 )—, or —(CF 2 )—(CH 2 )— (wherein a left bond is attached to the ring A and a right bond is attached to a group represented by the formula:

R 4 is alkyl or haloalkyl, and

R 5 is alkylcarbonyl or carbamoyl,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and

at least one compound selected from the group consisting of obeticholic acid, semaglutide, and resmetirom, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

to an individual in need of treating the fatty liver disease.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the compound represented by Formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the fatty liver disease is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

15 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the fatty liver disease is nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

16 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the fatty liver disease is liver fibrosis caused by NASH.

17 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the fatty liver disease is liver cirrhosis caused by NASH.

18 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the fatty liver disease is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by NASH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2022
From: YUKIOKA, HIDEO; SHIMAZAKI, ATSUYUKI; HAMADA, TADATERU; OHYABU, NAOKI
To: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-089196 · May 21, 2020 · national
JP 2020-134338 · Aug 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230210822A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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