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US 12,558,360 · App. 18/741,974 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Compound useful for the treatment of degenerative and inflammatory diseases

Inventors: Christel Jeanne Marie Menet (Mechelen, BE); Koen Kurt Smits (Boechout, BE)
Assignee: ALFASIGMA S.P.A.
A61K31/541A61K45/06A61P11/06C07D471/04
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Patent No.
US 12,558,360
App. No.
18/741,974
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel compound able to inhibit JAK is disclosed, that comprises a compound of Formula 1: The compound may be prepared as a pharmaceutical composition, and may be used for the treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, proliferative diseases, transplantation rejection, diseases involving impairment of cartilage turnover, congenital cartilage malformations, and/or diseases associated with hypersecretion of IL6.

Claims (15)

1 . A method for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, comprising administering an amount of a compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, sufficient to effect said treatment.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering a further therapeutic agent.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the further therapeutic agent is for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the compound of Formula (I) and the further therapeutic agent are administered in combination.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the further therapeutic agent is for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

6 . A method for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, comprising administering an amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, sufficient to effect said treatment.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising administering a further therapeutic agent.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the further therapeutic agent is for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition and the further therapeutic agent are administered in combination.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the further therapeutic agent is for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

11 . A method for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, comprising administering an amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a further therapeutic agent, sufficient to effect said treatment.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the further therapeutic agent is for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2024
From: GALAPAGOS NV
To: ALFASIGMA S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 067715/0082 →
Continuity (10)
Division 17230483 · Apr 14, 2021
Continuation 16407593 · May 9, 2019
Continuation 15651116 · Jul 17, 2017
Continuation 15095317 · Apr 11, 2016
Continuation 14677058 · Apr 2, 2015
Continuation 14026027 · Sep 13, 2013
Continuation 13310090 · Dec 2, 2011
Continuation 12823654 · Jun 25, 2010
Provisional Application 61220688 · Jun 26, 2009
Related Publication 20240325405A1 · Oct 3, 2024
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