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Granted Patent B2
US 9,079,909 · App. 13/791,205 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Pyrazolopyridazines and methods for treating retinal-degenerative diseases and hearing loss associated with Usher Syndrome

Inventors: Roland Werner Bürli (Bishop's Stortford, GB); William Rameshchandra Krishna Esmieu (Cambridge, GB); Christopher James Lock (Burwell, GB); Karine Fabienne Malagu (Saffron Walden, GB); Andrew Pate Owens (Huntington, GB); William E Harte (Moorpark, CA)
Assignee: Usher III Initiative, Inc.
C07D487/04A61K31/40C07C243/28C07C251/86C07D495/04C07D519/00G01N33/502G01N33/6848C07C2102/08
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Patent No.
US 9,079,909
App. No.
13/791,205
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, Leber's congenital Amaurosis, Syndromic retinal degenerations, age-related macular degeneration and Usher Syndrome, and hearing loss associated with Usher Syndrome are described herein.

Claims (45)

1. A compound of Formula II:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein Hal is —Cl, —F, —I, or —Br;

x is an integer ranging from 0 to 5;

each R 1 is independently —Cl, —F, —I, —Br, —C 1 -C 3 alkyl, —O—C 1 -C 3 alkyl, —CN, —CF 3 , —C(O)NH(CH 3 ), or —C≡CCH 2 OH;

y is an integer ranging from 0 to 5;

each R 2 is independently —Cl, —F, —Br, —C 1 -C 3 alkyl, —O—C 1 -C 3 alkyl, —CN, —CF 3 , —C(O)NH(CH 3 ), or —C≡CCH 2 OH;

R 3 is —H, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-OH, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-phenyl, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-O—(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), —C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-C(O)R 4 , —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-R 5 ,

R 4 is —OH, —O—(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), —NH 2 , —NH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), —NH((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-OH), —NH((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) 2 ), N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-CN), —N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) 2 ), —NH(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-O—(C 1 -C 6 alkyl),

a is an integer ranging from 0 to 10;

b is an integer ranging from 0 to 8;

c is an integer ranging from 0 to 6; and

R 5 is

2. A compound of Formula III:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein Hal is —Cl, —F, —I, or —Br;

x is an integer ranging from 0 to 5;

each R 1 is independently —Cl, —F, —I, —Br, —C 1 -C 3 alkyl, —O—C 1 -C 3 alkyl, —CN, —CF 3 , —C(O)NH(CH 3 ), or —C≡CCH 2 OH;

R 3 is —H, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-OH, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-phenyl, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-O—(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), —C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-C(O)R 4 ,—(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-R 5 ,

R 4 is —OH, —O—(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), —NH 2 , —NH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), —NH((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-OH), —NH((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) 2 ), N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-CN), —N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)((C 1 -C 6 alkylene)N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) 2 ), —NH(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-O—(C 1 -C 6 alkyl),

a is an integer ranging from 0 to 10;

b is an integer ranging from 0 to 8;

c is an integer ranging from 0 to 6;

R 5 is

and

each R 6 and R 7 is independently —H or —I, wherein at least one of R 6 and R 7 is —I,

and wherein when R 3 is —C 1 -C 3 alkyl, R 7 is —H.

3. The compound of claim 1 , having the structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. A compound having the structure:

or a salt thereof.

5. The compound or salt of claim 4 , wherein the compound or salt is bound to a protein.

6. A compound of Formula IV:

or a salt thereof,

wherein R 8 is —C 1 -C 3 alkyl.

7. The compound of claim 6 , having the structure:

or a salt thereof.

8. The compound of claim 2 , having the structure:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

9. A composition comprising a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

10. A composition comprising a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle.

11. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 .

12. A method for treating a retinal degenerative disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 .

13. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 1 .

14. A method for treating hearing loss associated with Usher syndrome, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of claim 2 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2013
From: BIOFOCUS DPI LTD.
To: USHER III INITIATIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 031732/0407 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2013
From: HARTE, WILLIAM E
To: USHER III INITIATIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 031115/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2013
From: BURLI, ROLAND WERNER; ESMIEU, WILLIAM RAMESHCHANDRA KRISHNA; LOCK, CHRISTOPHER JAMES; MALAGU, KARINE FABIENNE; OWENS, ANDREW PATE
To: BIOFOCUS DPI LTD.
Reel/Frame 031116/0816 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation PCTUS2012034959 · Apr 25, 2012
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