Patent Application
20140378431
The invention had the object of finding novel compounds having valuable properties, in particular those which can be used for the preparation of medicaments.
The present invention relates to compounds and to the use of compounds in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of signal transduction by protein kinases, in particular immune-modulatory or stress response kinases, furthermore to pharmaceutical compositions which comprise these compounds, and to the use of the compounds for the treatment of kinase-induced diseases.
Because protein kinases regulate nearly every cellular process, including metabolism, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and cell survival, they are attractive targets for therapeutic intervention for various disease states. For example, cell-cycle control, immune modulation, stress response and angiogenesis, in which protein kinases play a pivotal role are cellular processes associated with numerous disease conditions such as but not limited to cancer, inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, chronic infections, abnormal angiogenesis and diseases related thereto, atherosclerosis, macular degeneration, diabetes, obesity, and pain.
Compounds of formula I inhibit the stress response eIF2 kinase EIF2AK4 called general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2).
Many strategies of cancer treatment of solid tumors focus on the surgically removal of the tumor mass as far as possible and the subsequent eradication of any residual tumor cells by radiotherapy and chemotherapy with cytotoxic agents or inhibitors that target cancer cell pathways more specifically. However, the success of such approach is limited and often does not persist. This is mainly due to the narrow therapeutic window for such cytotoxic agents (specificity and side effects) and to the capability of cancer calls to adapt to the selective pressure applied by cytotoxic or other inhibitory agents. The survival of a small number of tumor (stem) cells that acquired resistance to the initial treatment can be sufficient to seed the regrowth of a tumor. These relapses are in most cases more difficult to treat compared to that of the initial tumors. As a consequence the more successful targeting of tumor cells may require targeting multiple survival and escape mechanism of tumor cells in parallel (Muller & Prendegast 2007).
Development of malignancies is accompanied by a major roll up of the cellular physiology. During this process several qualities are acquired by the cancer cells that are basis for immortalization or insensitivity to growth inhibitory signals. In addition the tumor cells also modify the interaction with the microenvironment and beyond. The latter area includes the strategies of tumor cells to escape from the immunological surveillance (Muller & Prendegast 2007). The immune surveillance limits malignant growth but also provides a selective pressure triggering the evolution of mechanisms for evading the immune response as reviewed by [Dunn et al. 2004]. Essentially it has been frequently observed that ablation of T cell immunity is sufficient to increase tumor incidence [Shankaran et al. 2001] and it is believed that immune escape is affecting tumor dormancy versus progression, promoting invasion and metastasis and negatively impacts on therapeutic response.
Several mechanistic studies discovered that immune escape has an important interface with metabolic alterations within the tumor microenvironment. Here important roles in mediating immune tolerance to antigens have been associated to the catabolism of the essential amino acids tryptophan and arginine, carried out by the enzymes indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and arginase I (ARG), respectively (Bronte and Zanovello, 2005; Muller et al., 2005b; Muller and Prendergast, 2007; Munn and Mellor, 2007; Popovic et al., 2007).
IDO is a single-chain oxidoreductase that catalyzes the degradation of tryptophan to kynurenine. IDO is not responsible for catabolizing excess dietary tryptophan but to modulate tryptophan level in a local environment. Elevations in tryptophan catabolism in cancer patients manifest in significantly altered serum concentration of tryptophan or catabolites and this was correlated to IDO which is commonly elevated in tumors and draining lymph nodes. According to several publications IDO over-expression is associated with poor prognosis in cancer [Okamoto et al 2005; Brandacher et al, 2006]. T cells appear to be preferentially sensitive to IDO activation, such that when starved for tryptophan they cannot divide and as a result cannot become activated by an antigen presented to them. Munn and Mellor and their colleagues, revealed that IDO modulates immunity by suppressing T-cell activation and by creating peripheral tolerance to tumor antigens (Mellor and Munn, 2004). These mechanism encompass the subversion of immune cells recruited by the tumor cell to its immediate microenvironment or to the tumor-draining lymph nodes Here the tumor antigens that were scavenged by antigen-presenting cells are cross-presented to the adaptive immune system. In addition to being directly toleragenic, mature DCs have the capacity to expand regulatory Tcells (Tregs) [Moser 2003].
Beside tryptophan catabolism the conversion of arginine is increased in a tumor-conditioned microenvironment, and numerous reports indicate a role for the activation of arginases during tumor growth and development. In tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells, arginine is converted by arginase I (ARG1), arginase II (ARG2) to urea and ornithine and oxidized by the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) to citrulline and nitric oxide (NO).
Increased ARG activity is frequently observed in patients with colon, breast, lung, and prostate cancer [Cederbaum 2004] correlating with the over-expression of ARG and NOS found in prostate cancers [Keskinege et al. 2001, Aaltoma et al. 2001, Wang et al. 2003]. It was shown that ARG activity in infiltrating macrophages impairs antigen-specific T cell responses and the expression of the CD3 receptor. Moreover the cumulative activity of ARG and NOS in tumor associated myeloid cells can generate inhibitory signals to antigen-specific T lymphocytes that eventually lead to apoptosis [Bronte 2003 a; 2003b].
Both, the IDO and the ARG related mechanism merge at the point of sensing the depleted concentration of the respective amino acid concentration. During amino acid deprivation, the eIF2 kinase EIF2AK4 called general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) is interacting with the intracellular accumulating deacylated tRNA. As a consequence the GCN2 is assumed to change from an auto-inhibited to an active conformation and further activate by auto-phosphorylation. Then the only known substrate protein eIF2a becomes phosphorylated and as a consequence the complex for translation initiation is inhibited [Harding et al. 2000,]. This diminishes the general Cap-dependent translation initiation and by this the corresponding protein production. On the other hand this induces the specific expression of stress related target genes mainly by cap-independent initiation via the activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4). By expressing the respective stress response proteins, e.g. enzymes in the in amino acid metabolism, the cell tries to compensate the particular cell stress [Wek et al. 2006]. If the stress persists, the same pathway will switch to promoting cell death via transcription of the pro-apoptotic transcription factor, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein (CHOP) [Oyadomari 2004]. It was shown that, tryptophan starvation triggers a GCN2-dependent stress signaling pathway In T cells altering eIF2aphosphorylation and translational initiation leading to a cell growth arrest (Munn et al. 2005). Sharma, et al. [2007] published on the direct IDO-induced and GCN2-dependent activation of mature Tregs. Similarly Fallarino et al [2006] found a GCN2-dependent conversion of CD4+CD25-cells to CD25+FoxP3+Tregs producing IL-10 and TGF. Rodriguez et al. [2007] identified that activation of the GCN2 pathway via tryptophan or arginine depletion in combination with TCR signaling leads to CD3 chain down regulation, cell cycle arrest and anergy.
Importantly the GCN2 pathway is not only important for the tumoral immune escape but also plays an active role in modulating tumor survival directly. Ye et al [2010] found that the aforementioned transcription factor ATF4 is over-expressed inhuman solid tumors, suggesting an important function in tumour progression. Amino acid and glucose deprivation are typical stresses found in solid tumours and activated the GCN2 pathway to up-regulate ATF4 target genes involved in amino acid synthesis and transport. GCN2 activation/over-expression and increased phospho-eIF2a were observed in human and mouse tumors compared with normal tissues and abrogation of ATF4 or GCN2 expression significantly inhibited tumor growth in vivo. It was concluded that the GCN2-eIF2a-ATF4 pathway is critical for maintaining metabolic homeostasis in tumor cells.
Over all the present biology makes an interference with the ARG/IDO pathway attractive for braking up the tumoral immune escape by adaptive mechanism. The interference of GCN2 function is here of particular interest as it is a merging point of the two pathways, the IDO and ARG, as well as it provides additional opportunities to impede with the tumor metabolism directly.
Several pathway inhibitors are already considered as immune modulators. These inhibitors address mainly the enzymatic function of the IDO or ARG proteins (Muller and Scherle, 2006). The application of the arginase inhibitor, N-hydroxy-nor-L-Arg blocks growth of s.c. 3 LL lung carcinoma in mice [Rodriguez 2004]. The NO-donating aspirins like NCX 4016 (2-(acetyloxy)-benzoic acid 3-(nitrooxymethyl)phenyl ester) have been reported to interfere with the inhibitory enzymatic activities of myeloid cells. Orally administered NO aspirin normalized the immune status of tumor-bearing hosts, increased the number and function of tumor-antigen-specific T lymphocytes, and enhanced the preventive and therapeutic effectiveness of the antitumor immunity elicited by cancer vaccination (DeSanto 2005).
The substrate analogue 1 methyl-tryptophan (1 MT) and related molecules have been used widely to target IDO in the cancer context and other settings. Studies by Friberg et al. (2002) and Uyttenhove et al. (2003) demonstrated that 1 MT can limit the growth of tumors over-expressing IDO. However 1 MT was unable to elicit tumor regression in several tumor models, suggesting only modest antitumor efficacy when IDO inhibition was applied as a monotherapy. In contrast, the combinatory treatment with 1 MT and a variety of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents elicited regression of established MMTV-neu/HER2 tumors, which responded poorly to any single-agent therapy [Muller et al 2005a]. Immunodepletion of CD4+ or CD8+T cells from the mice, before treatment abolished the combinatorial efficacy observed in this model, confirming the expectation that 1 MT acted indirectly through activation of T cell-mediated antitumor immunity. Important evidence that IDO targeting is essential to 1 MT action was provided by the demonstration that 1 MT lacks antitumor activity in mice that are genetically deficient for IDO [Hou et al., 2007]
The inhibition of GCN2 would enable to combine the two pathway branches of amino acid starvation induced immunoediting and would reduce the options for the tumor to circumvent the inhibition of either branch. Moreover, as detailed above, the GCN2 inhibition provides the opportunity for interfering with the tumor metabolism at the same time what may enhance the efficacy of a monotherapy or a combination therapy with other anticancer approaches.
As mentioned above, the eIF2 kinase GCN2 is activated by interacting with deacylated tRNA that is accumulating as direct consequence of nutritional deprivation stress. Other cellular stress factors like UV irridation, redox stress or proteasome inhibition can induce GCN2 activation indirectly [Wek et al 2006]. In all known cases eIF2a becomes phosphorylated and this induces the specific expression of stress related target genes mainly by cap-independent initiation via the activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4). Mitsuda et al (2007) showed that presenilin-1 is induced by activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), regulated by GCN2. Accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ), which is generated from amyloid precursor protein by γ-secretase, in cerebral cortex is common and critical incident in Alzheimer disease. Specifically, presenilin is an essential for γ-secretase activity. Ohata et al. (2010) describe a role of GCN2-eIF2α-ATF4 signaling in the regulation of γ-secretase activity in autophagy impaired cells: The impairment of the autophagy-lysosomal system may cause amino acid imbalance in the cell because autophagy is required for maintenance of amino acid level. The autophagy-lysosomal system is discussed as a vital modulator of γ-secretase activity through GCN2, leading to Aβ accumulation in autophagy deterioration, which may be a possible therapeutic target for reducing Aβ production. γ-Secretase plays an important role in the development of Alzheimer disease (AD). γ-Secretase activity is enriched in autophagic vacuoles and it augments amyloid-β (Aβ) synthesis.
Senile plaques are primarily composed of β-amyloid peptides (Aβ) derived from amyloid precursor protein (APP) that has undergone proteolytic processing by β-secretase (BACE-1) and γ-secretase. O'Connor et al. (2008) found that BACE-1 levels are translationally increased by phosphorylation of eIF2α.
Inhibition of GCN2 under such disease conditions that promote activation of γ-secretase or induction of BACE-1 with consequence of accumulation of Aβ and plaque formation in the brain would provide a valuable avenue to temper or even stop the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
It was described that persistent, not acute, parasite or viral infections are associated to the establishment of immune privileged conditions of even immune competent host towards the infectious organism or particles. This has been associated to the local induction of IDO expression. Makala et al (J Infect Dis. 2011 Mar. 1; 203(5):715-25) show that cutaneous Leishmania major infection stimulated expression of the immune regulatory enzyme indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) in local lymph nodes. Induced IDO attenuated the T cell stimulatory functions of dendritic cells and suppressed local T cell responses to exogenous and nominal parasite antigens. IDO ablation reduced local inflammation and parasite burdens, as did pharmacologic inhibition of IDO in mice with established infections. de Souza Sales (Clin Exp Immunol. 2011 August; 165(2):251-63) corroborated the role of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in lepromatous leprosy immunosuppression. Boasso et al (Blood. 2007 Apr. 15; 109(8):3351-9) found that HIV inhibits CD4+T-cell proliferation by inducing indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in plasmacytoid dendritic cells and that in vitro inhibition of IDO results in increased CD4(+) T-cell proliferative response in PBMCs from HIV-infected patients Inhibitor drugs of the IDO/GCN2 pathway could be used to enhance host immunity to chronic and persistent infections.
In particular, the present invention relates to compounds and to the use of compounds in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of signal transduction by GCN2 plays a role.
The synthesis of small compounds which specifically inhibit, regulate and/or modulate signal transduction by immune-modulatory or stress response kinases in particular GCN2, is therefore desirable and an aim of the present invention.
Moreover, aim of this invention is the synthesis of new compounds for the prevention and treatment of neoplastic malignancies including, but without being limited to, solid tumor cancers, cancers of the lymphatic or blood system, of neurodegenerative diseases and chronic infections.
It has been found that the compounds according to the invention and salts thereof have very valuable pharmacological properties while being well tolerated.
The compounds of the formula I can furthermore be used for the isolation and investigation of the activity or expression of GCN2. In addition, they are particularly suitable for use in diagnostic methods for diseases in connection with unregulated or disturbed GCN2 activity.
Compounds of formula I can also inhibit tyrosine kinases FMS (CSF1R), FLT3 or FLT4 or combinations of these kinases, preferentially in addition to inhibitory activity towards GCN2.
Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), which is also known as FLK-2 (fetal liver kinase 2) and STK-I (stem cell kinase 1), plays an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells. FLT3 receptor kinase is expressed at very high levels on the cells of more than 80% of myelogenous patients and of a fraction of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Furthermore, the enzyme can also be found on cells from patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia in lymphoid blast crisis. It has been reported that FLT3 kinase is mutated in 30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and in a subset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as well (Gilliland et al, Blood 100, 1532-1542 (2002); Stirewalt et al., Nat. Rev. Cancer, 3, 650-665 (2003). Activating mutations in FLT3 mutations have been associated with a poor prognosis (Malempati et al., Blood, 104, 11 (2004). FLT3 inhibitors are being developed and some have shown promising clinical effects against AML (Levis et al Int. J. Hematol, 52, 100-107 (2005).
It has been reported that some of small-molecule FLT3 inhibitors are effective in inducing apoptosis in cell lines with FLT3-activating mutations and prolonging survival of mice that express mutant FLT3 in their bone marrow cells (Levis et al, Blood, 99, 3885-3891 (2002); Kelly et al, Cancer Cell, 1, 421-432 (2002); Weisberg et al, Cancer Cell, 1, 433-443 (2002); Yee et al, Blood, 100, 2941-2949 (2002).
US patent application 20090054358 describes Flt3 inhibitors for immune suppression and in particular for the treatment of immune related disorders like organ rejection, bone marrow transplant rejection, non-myeloablative bone marrow transplant rejection, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, aplastic anemia, Behcet's disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, graft-versus-host disease, Graves' disease, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Wegener's granulomatosis, hyper IgE syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, Myasthenia gravis, psoriasis, and lupus, among other autoimmune diseases. Flt3 Inhibitors might also be used to treat neurological disorder as neurodegenerative disease, for example a disease caused by axonal degeneration. Neurodegenerative diseases include, for example, multiple sclerosis; demyelinating core disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, acute transverse myelitis without being limited thereto.
Scott et al (Bioorg. Med. Chem. Let. (2008) 18 (17) p4794) describe CSF-1R inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. CSF-1R is a member of the class III receptor tyrosine kinases. Colony stimulatory factor 1 (CSF-1), also known as macrophage/monocyte colony stimulatory factor (M-CSF), binds to CSF-1R, resulting in dimerization, autophosphorylation, and activation of signal transduction. 1 CSF-1/CSF-1R signaling is essential for normal monocyte development. In cancer, pro-tumorigenic macrophages have been identified and linked to poor prognosis in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers. Elevated levels of CSF-1 and CSF-1R have been reported in several tumor types, including breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers, and have also been linked to invasion and metastasis. Inhibition of CSF-1R activity could therefore have multiple effects on the tumor through reduction in the levels of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMS) and have direct effects on the tumor itself (C. E. Lewis, J. W. Pollard, Cancer Res., 66 (2006), p. 605; I. Bingle, N. et al., J. Pathol., 196 (2002), p. 254; B. M. Kacinski, Ann. Med., 27 (1995), p. 79; E. Garwood et al. J Clin Oncol 26: 2008).
Su J L et al. (Cancer Cell. 2006 March; 9(3):209-23) report that the VEGF-C/Flt-4 axis promotes invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. Flt-4, a VEGF receptor, is activated by its specific ligand, VEGF-C. The resultant signaling pathway promotes angiogenesis and/or lymphangiogenesis. VEGF-C/Flt-4 axis enhances cancer cell mobility and invasiveness and contributes to the promotion of cancer cell metastasis. Examination of tumor tissues from various types of cancers revealed high levels of Flt-4 and VEGF-C expression that correlated closely with clinical metastasis and patient survival. Inhibition of Flt-4 kinase could reduce the invasive capacity in different types of cancer Combining the inhibitory specificity towards GCN2 with that towards FMS (CSF1R), FLT3 or FLT4 or combinations of these kinases can be of particular advantages for the treatment of neoplastic malignancies at different disease stages. It could combine the effects of stimulating the immune response towards cancer/tumor cells, to reduce the levels of tumor-associated macrophages as well as the invasive capacity of cancers for metastasis formation. In a further aspect the combination of inhibitory activities on GCN2 particularly with inhibition of FLT3 could be advantageous for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders as it could synergize suppressive effects on inflammatory processes with the modulation of protein deposites generation in the brain. In another aspect the combination of inhibitory activities on GCN2 particularly with inhibition of FLT3 could provide advantages for modulating the immune response to treat immune related disorders and inflammatory or auto-immune diseases.
In a further embodiment the present invention specifically relates to compounds of the formula I which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate signal transduction by GCN2, FMS (CSF1R), FLT3 or FLT4 or combinations of these kinases, to compositions which comprise these compounds, and to processes for the use thereof for the treatment of diseases and complaints that are—induced or modulated by GCN2, FMS (CSF1R), FLT3 or FLT4 or combinations of these kinases.
Further aim of this invention is the synthesis of new compounds for the prevention and treatment of neoplastic malignancies including, but without being limited to, solid tumor cancers, cancers of the lymphatic or blood system, of neurodegenerative diseases, immune related disorders like arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune diseases as well as chronic infections.
The compounds of the formula I can furthermore be used for the isolation and investigation of the activity or expression of SykGCN2, FMS (CSF1R), FLT3 or FLT4. In addition, they are particularly suitable for use in diagnostic methods for diseases in connection with unregulated or disturbed SykGCN2, FMS (CSF1R), FLT3 or FLT4activity. The host or patient can belong to any mammalian species, for example a primate species, particularly humans; rodents, including mice, rats and hamsters; rabbits; horses, cows, dogs, cats, etc. Animal models are of interest for experimental investigations, providing a model for treatment of human disease.
The susceptibility of a particular cell to treatment with the compounds according to the invention can be determined by in vitro tests. Typically, a culture of the cell is combined with a compound according to the invention at various concentrations for a period of time which is sufficient to allow active agents such as anti IgM to induce a cellular response such as expression of a surface marker, usually between about one hour and one week. In vitro testing can be carried out using cultivated cells from blood or from a biopsy sample. The amount of surface marker expressed are assessed by flow cytometry using specific antibodies recognising the marker.
The dose varies depending on the specific compound used, the specific disease, the patient status, etc. A therapeutic dose is typically sufficient considerably to reduce the undesired cell population in the target tissue while the viability of the patient is maintained. The treatment is generally continued until a considerable reduction has occurred, for example an at least about 50% reduction in the cell burden, and may be continued until essentially no more undesired cells are detected in the body.
For identification of a signal transduction pathway and for detection of interactions between various signal transduction pathways, various scientists have developed suitable models or model systems, for example cell culture models (for example Khwaja et al., EMBO, 1997, 16, 2783-93) and models of transgenic animals (for example White et al., Oncogene, 2001, 20, 7064-7072). For the determination of certain stages in the signal transduction cascade, interacting compounds can be utilised in order to modulate the signal (for example Stephens et al., Biochemical J., 2000, 351, 95-105). The compounds according to the invention can also be used as reagents for testing kinase-dependent signal transduction pathways in animals and/or cell culture models or in the clinical diseases mentioned in this application.
Measurement of the kinase activity is a technique which is well known to the person skilled in the art. Generic test systems for the determination of the kinase activity using substrates, for example histone (for example Alessi et al., FEBS Lett. 1996, 399, 3, pages 333-338) or the basic myelin protein, are described in the literature (for example Campos-Gonzalez, R. and Glenney, Jr., J. R. 1992, J. Biol. Chem. 267, page 14535).
For the identification of kinase inhibitors, various assay systems are available. In scintillation proximity assay (Sorg et al., J. of. Biomolecular Screening, 2002, 7, 11-19) and flashplate assay, the radioactive phosphorylation of a protein or peptide as substrate with yATP is measured. In the presence of an inhibitory compound, a decreased radioactive signal, or none at all, is detectable. Furthermore, homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (HTR-FRET) and fluorescence polarisation (FP) technologies are suitable as assay methods (Sills et al., J. of Biomolecular Screening, 2002, 191-214).
Other non-radioactive ELISA assay methods use specific phospho-antibodies (phospho-ABs). The phospho-AB binds only the phosphorylated substrate. This binding can be detected by chemiluminescence using a second peroxidase-conjugated anti-sheep antibody (Ross et al., 2002, Biochem. J.).
Other triazolopyrimidine derivatives are described as GSK3 inhibitors for the treatment of diseases like Alzheimer or diabetes in WO 2005/012307 A1 and in WO 2006/075023 A2.
The invention relates to compounds of the formula I
in which
The invention also relates to the optically active forms (stereoisomers), the enantiomers, the racemates, the diastereomers and the hydrates and solvates of these compounds.
The invention also relates to the solvates of the salts of the compounds of formula I, e.g. the mono- or dihydrate of the hydrochloride.
Moreover, the invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of compounds of formula I.
The term solvates of the compounds is taken to mean adductions of inert solvent molecules onto the compounds which form owing to their mutual attractive force. Solvates are, for example, mono- or dihydrates or alcoholates. The term pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives is taken to mean, for example, the salts of the compounds according to the invention and also so-called prodrug compounds.
As used herein and unless otherwise indicated, the term “prodrug” means a derivative of a compound of formula I that can hydrolyze, oxidize, or otherwise react under biological conditions (in vitro or in vivo) to provide an active compound, particularly a compound of formula I. Examples of prodrugs include, but are not limited to, derivatives and metabolites of a compound of formula I that include biohydrolyzable moieties such as biohydrolyzable amides, biohydrolyzable esters, biohydrolyzable carbamates, biohydrolyzable carbonates, biohydrolyzable ureides, and biohydrolyzable phosphate analogues. In certain embodiments, prodrugs of compounds with carboxyl functional groups are the lower alkyl esters of the carboxylic acid. The carboxylate esters are conveniently formed by esterifying any of the carboxylic acid moieties present on the molecule. Prodrugs can typically be prepared using well-known methods, such as those described by Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery 6th ed. (Donald J. Abraham ed., 2001, Wiley) and Design and Application of Prodrugs (H. Bundgaard ed., 1985, Harwood Academic Publishers Gmfh).
The expression “effective amount” denotes the amount of a medicament or of a pharmaceutical active ingredient which causes in a tissue, system, animal or human a biological or medical response which is sought or desired, for example, by a researcher or physician.
In addition, the expression “therapeutically effective amount” denotes an amount which, compared with a corresponding subject who has not received this amount, has the following consequence:
improved treatment, healing, prevention or elimination of a disease, syndrome, condition, complaint, disorder or side-effects or also the reduction in the advance of a disease, complaint or disorder.
The expression “therapeutically effective amount” also encompasses the amounts which are effective for increasing normal physiological function.
The invention also relates to the use of mixtures of the compounds of the formula I, for example mixtures of two diastereomers, for example in the ratio 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:10, 1:100 or 1:1000.
These are particularly preferably mixtures of stereoisomeric compounds.
“Tautomers” refers to isomeric forms of a compound that are in equilibrium with each other. The concentrations of the isomeric forms will depend on the environment the compound is found in and may be different depending upon, for example, whether the compound is a solid or is in an organic or aqueous solution.
The invention relates to the compounds of the formula I and salts thereof and to a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula I and pharmaceutically usable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, characterised in that
a) a compound of the formula II
in which R1 and R2 have the meaning indicated in claim 1,
is reacted with a nitrite, or
b) a compound of the formula III
in which R1 has the meaning indicated in claim 1,
L denotes Cl, Br, I, S-alkyl, SO-alkyl or SO2-alkyl,
and alkyl has 1, 2, 3 or 4 C atoms,
is reacted with a compound of the formula IV
R2—NH2 IV
in which R2 has the meaning indicated in claim 1, and/or
a base or acid of the formula I is converted into one of its salts.
Above and below, the radicals R1 and R2 have the meanings indicated for the formula I, unless expressly stated otherwise.
A denotes alkyl, this is unbranched (linear) or branched, and has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 C atoms. A preferably denotes methyl, furthermore ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl, furthermore also pentyl, 1-, 2- or 3-methylbutyl, 1,1-, 1,2- or 2,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-ethylpropyl, hexyl, 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-methylpentyl, 1,1-, 1,2-, 1,3-, 2,2-, 2,3- or 3,3-dimethylbutyl, 1- or 2-ethylbutyl, 1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl, 1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl, 1,1,2- or 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl, furthermore preferably, for example, trifluoromethyl.
A very particularly preferably denotes alkyl having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 C atoms, preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl or 1,1,1-trifluoroethyl.
Moreover, A denotes e.g. CH2OCH3, CH2CH2OH, OCH2CH2NH2, CH2NHCH2 or NHCH2CH3.
Cyc preferably denotes cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl.
R2 preferably denotes furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, thiadiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiazolyl, triazolyl or tetrazolyl which is unsubstituted or monosubstituted by A, [C(R3)2]pCyc, [C(R3)2]pAr, [C(R3)2]pHet1, CN or [C(R3)2]pCOOR3.
R3 preferably denotes H or alkyl having 1, 2, 3 or 4 C atoms, particularly preferably H or methyl.
Ar denotes, for example, o-, m- or p-tolyl, o-, m- or p-ethylphenyl, o-, m- or p-propylphenyl, o-, m- or p-isopropylphenyl, o-, m- or p-tert-butylphenyl, o-, m- or p-hydroxyphenyl, o-, m- or p-nitrophenyl, o-, m- or p-aminophenyl, o-, m- or p-(N-methylamino)phenyl, o-, m- or p-(N-methylaminocarbonyl)phenyl, o-, m- or p-methoxyphenyl, o-, m- or p-ethoxyphenyl, o-, m- or p-ethoxycarbonyl-phenyl, o-, m- or p-(N,N-dimethylamino)phenyl, o-, m- or p-(N,N-dimethyl-aminocarbonyl)phenyl, o-, m- or p-(N-ethylamino)phenyl, o-, m- or p-(N,N-diethylamino)phenyl, o-, m- or p-fluorophenyl, o-, m- or p-bromophenyl, o-, m- or p-chlorophenyl, o-, m- or p-(methylsulfonamido)phenyl, o-, m- or p-(methyl-sulfonyl)phenyl, o-, m- or p-cyanophenyl, o-, m- or p-carboxyphenyl, o-, m- or p-methoxycarbonylphenyl, o-, m- or p-formylphenyl, o-, m- or p-acetylphenyl, o-, m- or p-aminosulfonylphenyl, o-, m- or p-[2-(morpholin-4-yl)ethoxy]phenyl, o-, m- or p-[3-(N,N-diethylamino)propoxy]phenyl, furthermore preferably 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4- or 3,5-difluorophenyl, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4- or 3,5-dichlorophenyl, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4- or 3,5-dibromophenyl, 2,4- or 2,5-dinitrophenyl, 2,5- or 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl, 3-nitro-4-chlorophenyl, 3-amino-4-chloro-, 2-amino-3-chloro-, 2-amino-4-chloro-, 2-amino-5-chloro- or 2-amino-6-chlorophenyl, 2-nitro-4-N,N-dimethylamino- or 3-nitro-4-N,N-dimethylamino-phenyl, 2,3-diaminophenyl, 2,3,4-, 2,3,5-, 2,3,6-, 2,4,6- or 3,4,5-tri-chlorophenyl, 2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl, 2-hydroxy-3,5-dichlorophenyl, p-iodo-phenyl, 3,6-dichloro-4-aminophenyl, 4-fluoro-3-chlorophenyl, 2-fluoro-4-bromophenyl, 2,5-difluoro-4-bromophenyl, 3-bromo-6-methoxyphenyl, 3-chloro-6-methoxyphenyl, 3-chloro-4-acetamidophenyl, 3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl, 3-amino-6-methylphenyl, 3-chloro-4-acetamidophenyl or 2,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenyl.
Ar furthermore preferably denotes phenyl which is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or trisubstituted by Hal, A, [C(R3)2]pOR3, NR3COA, S(O)nHet1 and/or O[C(R3)2]pHet1.
Het preferably denotes pyrazolyl, dihydroindolyl, quinoxalinyl, benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazolyl or pyridyl, which is unsubstituted or monosubstituted by A or [C(R3)2]pOR3.
Het1 preferably denotes pyrrolidinyl, azetidinyl, oxetanyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl or tetrahydropyranyl, which is unsubstituted or monosubstituted by A or ═O.
Hal preferably denotes F, CI or Br, but also I, particularly preferably F or Cl.
Throughout the invention, all radicals which occur more than once may be identical or different, i.e. are independent of one another.
The compounds of the formula I may have one or more chiral centres and can therefore occur in various stereoisomeric forms. The formula I encompasses all these forms.
Accordingly, the invention relates, in particular, to the compounds of the formula I in which at least one of the said radicals has one of the preferred meanings indicated above. Some preferred groups of compounds may be expressed by the following sub-formulae Ia to Ie, which conform to the formula
I and in which the radicals not designated in greater detail have the meaning indicated for the formula I, but in which
The compounds of the formula I and also the starting materials for their preparation are, in addition, prepared by methods known per se, as described in the literature (for example in the standard works, such as Houben-Weyl, Methoden der organischen Chemie [Methods of Organic Chemistry], Georg-Thieme-Verlag, Stuttgart), to be precise Use can also be made here of variants known per se which are not mentioned here in greater detail.
The starting compounds of the formulae II, Ill and IV are generally known. If they are novel, however, they can be prepared by methods known per se.
Compounds of the formula I can preferably be obtained by reacting a compound of the formula II with a nitrite.
Preferred nitrites are anorganic nitrites such as alkali nitrites, particularly preferred is NaNO2. Furthermore, preferred nitrites are organic nitrites such as isoamylnitrite.
Depending on the conditions used, the reaction time is between a few minutes and 14 days, the reaction temperature is between about −30° and 140°, normally between 0° and 100°, in particular between about 10° and about 80°. Preferred solvents for alkali nitrites are aqueous mineral acids, e.g. H2SO4, HCl or mixtures with suitable organic solvents.
Preferred solvents for organic nitrites are strong acids like TFA together with hydrocarbons, such as hexane, petroleum ether, benzene, toluene or xylene; chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as trichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform or dichloromethane; alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, n-butanol or tert-butanol; ethers, such as diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF) or dioxane; glycol ethers, such as ethylene glycol monomethyl or monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (diglyme); ketones, such as acetone or butanone; amides, such as acetamide, dimethylacetamide or dimethylformamide (DMF); nitriles, such as acetonitrile; sulfoxides, such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); carbon disulfide; carboxylic acids, such as formic acid or acetic acid; nitro compounds, such as nitromethane or nitrobenzene; esters, such as ethyl acetate, or mixtures of the said solvents.
Moreover, compounds of the formula I can preferably be obtained by reacting a compound of the formula III with a compound of the formula IV.
In the compounds of formula III L preferably denotes Cl, Br, I, S-alkyl, SO-alkyl or SO2-alkyl, particularly preferred is Cl.
The reaction is generally carried out under conditions known to the skilled artisan and which are known and suitable for the said reaction.
Depending on the conditions used, the reaction time is between a few minutes and 14 days, the reaction temperature is between about 0° and 140°, normally between 20° and 120°, in particular between about 60° and about 110°. Examples of suitable inert solvents are hydrocarbons, such as hexane, petroleum ether, benzene, toluene or xylene; chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as trichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform or dichloromethane; alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, n-butanol or tert-butanol; ethers, such as diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, tetrahydrofuran (THF) or dioxane; glycol ethers, such as ethylene glycol monomethyl or monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (diglyme); ketones, such as acetone or butanone; amides, such as acetamide, dimethylacetamide or dimethylformamide (DMF); nitriles, such as acetonitrile; sulfoxides, such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); carbon disulfide; carboxylic acids, such as formic acid or acetic acid; nitro compounds, such as nitromethane or nitrobenzene; esters, such as ethyl acetate, or mixtures of the said solvents.
Particular preference is given to 2-methoxy-ethanol.
Free amino groups can furthermore be acylated in a conventional manner using an acid chloride or anhydride or alkylated using an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl halide, advantageously in an inert solvent, such as dichloro-methane or THF, and/or in the presence of a base, such as triethylamine or pyridine, at temperatures between −60 and +30°.
The said compounds according to the invention can be used in their final non-salt form. On the other hand, the present invention also encompasses the use of these compounds in the form of their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which can be derived from various organic and inorganic acids and bases by procedures known in the art. Pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms of the compounds of the formula I are for the most part prepared by conventional methods. If the compound of the formula I contains a carboxyl group, one of its suitable salts can be formed by reacting the compound with a suitable base to give the corresponding base-addition salt. Such bases are, for example, alkali metal hydroxides, including potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and lithium hydroxide; alkaline earth metal hydroxides, such as barium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide; alkali metal alkoxides, for example potassium ethoxide and sodium propoxide; and various organic bases, such as piperidine, diethanolamine and N-methylglutamine. The aluminium salts of the compounds of the formula I are likewise included. In the case of certain compounds of the formula I, acid-addition salts can be formed by treating these compounds with pharmaceutically acceptable organic and inorganic acids, for example hydrogen halides, such as hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide or hydrogen iodide, other mineral acids and corresponding salts thereof, such as sulfate, nitrate or phosphate and the like, and alkyl- and monoarylsulfonates, such as ethanesulfonate, toluenesulfonate and benzene-sulfonate, and other organic acids and corresponding salts thereof, such as acetate, trifluoroacetate, tartrate, maleate, succinate, citrate, benzoate, salicylate, ascorbate and the like. Accordingly, pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition salts of the compounds of the formula I include the following: acetate, adipate, alginate, arginate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate (besylate), bisulfate, bisulfite, bromide, butyrate, camphorate, camphor-sulfonate, caprylate, chloride, chlorobenzoate, citrate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dihydrogenphosphate, dinitrobenzoate, dodecylsulfate, ethane-sulfonate, fumarate, galacterate (from mucic acid), galacturonate, gluco-heptanoate, gluconate, glutamate, glycerophosphate, hemisuccinate, hemi-sulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hippurate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, iodide, isethionate, isobutyrate, lactate, lactobionate, malate, maleate, malonate, mandelate, metaphosphate, methanesulfonate, methylbenzoate, monohydrogenphosphate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, nitrate, oxalate, oleate, palmoate, pectinate, persulfate, phenylacetate, 3-phenylpropionate, phosphate, phosphonate, phthalate, but this does not represent a restriction.
Furthermore, the base salts of the compounds according to the invention include aluminium, ammonium, calcium, copper, iron(III), iron(II), lithium, magnesium, manganese(III), manganese(II), potassium, sodium and zinc salts, but this is not intended to represent a restriction. Of the above-mentioned salts, preference is given to ammonium; the alkali metal salts sodium and potassium, and the alkaline earth metal salts calcium and magnesium. Salts of the compounds of the formula I which are derived from pharmaceutically acceptable organic non-toxic bases include salts of primary, secondary and tertiary amines, substituted amines, also including naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines, and basic ion exchanger resins, for example arginine, betaine, caffeine, chloroprocaine, choline, N,N′-dibenzyl-ethylenediamine (benzathine), dicyclohexylamine, diethanolamine, diethyl-amine, 2-diethylaminoethanol, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, ethanolamine, ethylenediamine, N-ethylmorpholine, N-ethylpiperidine, glucamine, glucosamine, histidine, hydrabamine, isopropylamine, lidocaine, lysine, meglumine, N-methyl-D-glucamine, morpholine, piperazine, piperidine, polyamine resins, procaine, purines, theobromine, triethanolamine, triethyl-amine, trimethylamine, tripropylamine and tris(hydroxymethyl)methylamine (tromethamine), but this is not intended to represent a restriction.
Compounds of the present invention which contain basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternised using agents such as (C1-C4)alkyl halides, for example methyl, ethyl, isopropyl and tert-butyl chloride, bromide and iodide; di(C1-C4)alkyl sulfates, for example dimethyl, diethyl and diamyl sulfate; (C10-C18)alkyl halides, for example decyl, dodecyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chloride, bromide and iodide; and aryl(C1-C4)alkyl halides, for example benzyl chloride and phenethyl bromide. Both water- and oil-soluble compounds according to the invention can be prepared using such salts.
The above-mentioned pharmaceutical salts which are preferred include acetate, trifluoroacetate, besylate, citrate, fumarate, gluconate, hemisuccinate, hippurate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, isethionate, mandelate, meglumine, nitrate, oleate, phosphonate, pivalate, sodium phosphate, stearate, sulfate, sulfosalicylate, tartrate, thiomalate, tosylate and tromethamine, but this is not intended to represent a restriction.
Particular preference is given to hydrochloride, dihydrochloride, hydrobromide, maleate, mesylate, phosphate, sulfate and succinate.
The acid-addition salts of basic compounds of the formula I are prepared by bringing the free base form into contact with a sufficient amount of the desired acid, causing the formation of the salt in a conventional manner. The free base can be regenerated by bringing the salt form into contact with a base and isolating the free base in a conventional manner. The free base forms differ in a certain respect from the corresponding salt forms thereof with respect to certain physical properties, such as solubility in polar solvents; for the purposes of the invention, however, the salts otherwise correspond to the respective free base forms thereof.
As mentioned, the pharmaceutically acceptable base-addition salts of the compounds of the formula I are formed with metals or amines, such as alkali metals and alkaline earth metals or organic amines. Preferred metals are sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Preferred organic amines are N,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine, chloroprocaine, choline, diethanolamine, ethylenediamine, N-methyl-D-glucamine and procaine.
The base-addition salts of acidic compounds according to the invention are prepared by bringing the free acid form into contact with a sufficient amount of the desired base, causing the formation of the salt in a conventional manner. The free acid can be regenerated by bringing the salt form into contact with an acid and isolating the free acid in a conventional manner. The free acid forms differ in a certain respect from the corresponding salt forms thereof with respect to certain physical properties, such as solubility in polar solvents; for the purposes of the invention, however, the salts otherwise correspond to the respective free acid forms thereof.
If a compound according to the invention contains more than one group which is capable of forming pharmaceutically acceptable salts of this type, the invention also encompasses multiple salts. Typical multiple salt forms include, for example, bitartrate, diacetate, difumarate, dimeglumine, diphosphate, disodium and trihydrochloride, but this is not intended to represent a restriction.
With regard to that stated above, it can be seen that the expression “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” in the present connection is taken to mean an active ingredient which comprises a compound of the formula I in the form of one of its salts, in particular if this salt form imparts improved pharmacokinetic properties on the active ingredient compared with the free form of the active ingredient or any other salt form of the active ingredient used earlier. The pharmaceutically acceptable salt form of the active ingredient can also provide this active ingredient for the first time with a desired pharmacokinetic property which it did not have earlier and can even have a positive influence on the pharmacodynamics of this active ingredient with respect to its therapeutic efficacy in the body.
The invention furthermore relates to medicaments comprising at least one compound of the formula I and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, and optionally excipients and/or adjuvants.
Pharmaceutical formulations can be administered in the form of dosage units which comprise a predetermined amount of active ingredient per dosage unit. Such a unit can comprise, for example, 0.5 mg to 1 g, preferably 1 mg to 700 mg, particularly preferably 5 mg to 100 mg, of a compound according to the invention, depending on the condition treated, the method of administration and the age, weight and condition of the patient, or pharmaceutical formulations can be administered in the form of dosage units which comprise a predetermined amount of active ingredient per dosage unit. Preferred dosage unit formulations are those which comprise a daily dose or part-dose, as indicated above, or a corresponding fraction thereof of an active ingredient. Furthermore, pharmaceutical formulations of this type can be prepared using a process which is generally known in the pharmaceutical art.
Pharmaceutical formulations can be adapted for administration via any desired suitable method, for example by oral (including buccal or sublingual), rectal, nasal, topical (including buccal, sublingual or transdermal), vaginal or parenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous or intradermal) methods. Such formulations can be prepared using all processes known in the pharmaceutical art by, for example, combining the active ingredient with the excipient(s) or adjuvant(s).
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for oral administration can be administered as separate units, such as, for example, capsules or tablets; powders or granules; solutions or suspensions in aqueous or non-aqueous liquids; edible foams or foam foods; or oil-in-water liquid emulsions or water-in-oil liquid emulsions.
Thus, for example, in the case of oral administration in the form of a tablet or capsule, the active-ingredient component can be combined with an oral, non-toxic and pharmaceutically acceptable inert excipient, such as, for example, ethanol, glycerol, water and the like. Powders are prepared by comminuting the compound to a suitable fine size and mixing it with a pharmaceutical excipient comminuted in a similar manner, such as, for example, an edible carbohydrate, such as, for example, starch or mannitol. A flavour, preservative, dispersant and dye may likewise be present.
Capsules are produced by preparing a powder mixture as described above and filling shaped gelatine shells therewith. Glidants and lubricants, such as, for example, highly disperse silicic acid, talc, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate or polyethylene glycol in solid form, can be added to the powder mixture before the filling operation. A disintegrant or solubiliser, such as, for example, agar-agar, calcium carbonate or sodium carbonate, may likewise be added in order to improve the availability of the medicament after the capsule has been taken.
In addition, if desired or necessary, suitable binders, lubricants and disintegrants as well as dyes can likewise be incorporated into the mixture. Suitable binders include starch, gelatine, natural sugars, such as, for example, glucose or beta-lactose, sweeteners made from maize, natural and synthetic rubber, such as, for example, acacia, tragacanth or sodium alginate, carboxymethyl-cellulose, polyethylene glycol, waxes, and the like. The lubricants used in these dosage forms include sodium oleate, sodium stearate, magnesium stearate, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, sodium chloride and the like. The disintegrants include, without being restricted thereto, starch, methylcellulose, agar, bentonite, xanthan gum and the like. The tablets are formulated by, for example, preparing a powder mixture, granulating or dry-pressing the mixture, adding a lubricant and a disintegrant and pressing the entire mixture to give tablets. A powder mixture is prepared by mixing the compound comminuted in a suitable manner with a diluent or a base, as described above, and optionally with a binder, such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, an alginate, gelatine or polyvinylpyrrolidone, a dissolution retardant, such as, for example, paraffin, an absorption accelerator, such as, for example, a quaternary salt, and/or an absorbant, such as, for example, bentonite, kaolin or dicalcium phosphate. The powder mixture can be granulated by wetting it with a binder, such as, for example, syrup, starch paste, acadia mucilage or solutions of cellulose or polymer materials and pressing it through a sieve. As an alternative to granulation, the powder mixture can be run through a tabletting machine, giving lumps of non-uniform shape, which are broken up to form granules. The granules can be lubricated by addition of stearic acid, a stearate salt, talc or mineral oil in order to prevent sticking to the tablet casting moulds. The lubricated mixture is then pressed to give tablets. The compounds according to the invention can also be combined with a free-flowing inert excipient and then pressed directly to give tablets without carrying out the granulation or dry-pressing steps. A transparent or opaque protective layer consisting of a shellac sealing layer, a layer of sugar or polymer material and a gloss layer of wax may be present. Dyes can be added to these coatings in order to be able to differentiate between different dosage units.
Oral liquids, such as, for example, solution, syrups and elixirs, can be prepared in the form of dosage units so that a given quantity comprises a pre-specified amount of the compound. Syrups can be prepared by dissolving the compound in an aqueous solution with a suitable flavour, while elixirs are prepared using a non-toxic alcoholic vehicle. Suspensions can be formulated by dispersion of the compound in a non-toxic vehicle. Solubilisers and emulsifiers, such as, for example, ethoxylated isostearyl alcohols and polyoxyethylene sorbitol ethers, preservatives, flavour additives, such as, for example, peppermint oil or natural sweeteners or saccharin, or other artificial sweeteners and the like, can likewise be added.
The dosage unit formulations for oral administration can, if desired, be encapsulated in microcapsules. The formulation can also be prepared in such a way that the release is extended or retarded, such as, for example, by coating or embedding of particulate material in polymers, wax and the like.
The compounds of the formula I and salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof can also be administered in the form of liposome delivery systems, such as, for example, small unilamellar vesicles, large unilamellar vesicles and multilamellar vesicles. Liposomes can be formed from various phospholipids, such as, for example, cholesterol, stearylamine or phosphatidylcholines.
The compounds of the formula I and the salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof can also be delivered using monoclonal antibodies as individual carriers to which the compound molecules are coupled. The compounds can also be coupled to soluble polymers as targeted medicament carriers. Such polymers may encompass polyvinylpyrrolidone, pyran copolymer, polyhydroxypropylmethacrylamidophenol, polyhydroxyethylaspartamidophenol or polyethylene oxide polylysine, substituted by palmitoyl radicals. The compounds may furthermore be coupled to a class of biodegradable polymers which are suitable for achieving controlled release of a medicament, for example polylactic acid, poly-epsilon-caprolactone, polyhydroxybutyric acid, polyorthoesters, polyacetals, polydihydroxypyrans, polycyanoacrylates and crosslinked or amphipathic block copolymers of hydrogels.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for transdermal administration can be administered as independent plasters for extended, close contact with the epidermis of the recipient. Thus, for example, the active ingredient can be delivered from the plaster by iontophoresis, as described in general terms in Pharmaceutical Research, 3(6), 318 (1986).
Pharmaceutical compounds adapted for topical administration can be formulated as ointments, creams, suspensions, lotions, powders, solutions, pastes, gels, sprays, aerosols or oils.
For the treatment of the eye or other external tissue, for example mouth and skin, the formulations are preferably applied as topical ointment or cream. In the case of formulation to give an ointment, the active ingredient can be employed either with a paraffinic or a water-miscible cream base. Alternatively, the active ingredient can be formulated to give a cream with an oil-in-water cream base or a water-in-oil base.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for topical application to the eye include eye drops, in which the active ingredient is dissolved or suspended in a suitable carrier, in particular an aqueous solvent.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for topical application in the mouth encompass lozenges, pastilles and mouthwashes.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for rectal administration can be administered in the form of suppositories or enemas.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for nasal administration in which the carrier substance is a solid comprise a coarse powder having a particle size, for example, in the range 20-500 microns, which is administered in the manner in which snuff is taken, i.e. by rapid inhalation via the nasal passages from a container containing the powder held close to the nose. Suitable formulations for administration as nasal spray or nose drops with a liquid as carrier substance encompass active-ingredient solutions in water or oil.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for administration by inhalation encompass finely particulate dusts or mists, which can be generated by various types of pressurised dispensers with aerosols, nebulisers or insufflators.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for vaginal administration can be administered as pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or spray formulations.
Pharmaceutical formulations adapted for parenteral administration include aqueous and non-aqueous sterile injection solutions comprising antioxidants, buffers, bacteriostatics and solutes, by means of which the formulation is rendered isotonic with the blood of the recipient to be treated; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions, which may comprise suspension media and thickeners. The formulations can be administered in single-dose or multidose containers, for example sealed ampoules and vials, and stored in freeze-dried (lyophilised) state, so that only the addition of the sterile carrier liquid, for example water for injection purposes, immediately before use is necessary. Injection solutions and suspensions prepared in accordance with the recipe can be prepared from sterile powders, granules and tablets.
It goes without saying that, in addition to the above particularly mentioned constituents, the formulations may also comprise other agents usual in the art with respect to the particular type of formulation; thus, for example, formulations which are suitable for oral administration may comprise flavours.
A therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula I depends on a number of factors, including, for example, the age and weight of the animal, the precise condition that requires treatment, and its severity, the nature of the formulation and the method of administration, and is ultimately determined by the treating doctor or vet. However, an effective amount of a compound according to the invention is generally in the range from 0.1 to 100 mg/kg of body weight of the recipient (mammal) per day and particularly typically in the range from 1 to 10 mg/kg of body weight per day. Thus, the actual amount per day for an adult mammal weighing 70 kg is usually between 70 and 700 mg, where this amount can be administered as a single dose per day or usually in a series of part-doses (such as, for example, two, three, four, five or six) per day, so that the total daily dose is the same. An effective amount of a salt, solvate, tautomer and stereoisomer thereof can be determined as the fraction of the effective amount of the compound according to the invention per se. It can be assumed that similar doses are suitable for the treatment of other conditions mentioned above.
The disclosed compounds of the formula I can be administered in combination with other known therapeutic agents including agents for the treatment of RA (rheumatoid arthritis). As used here, the term “agents for the treatment of RA” relates to any agent which is administered to a patient with RA for the purposes of treating the RA.
The medicaments below are preferably, but not exclusively, combined with the compounds of the formula I:
1. NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and analgesics
2. Glucocorticoids (low oral doses)
3. Conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
4. Biologic response modifiers (BRMs)-->target molecules/immune cells involved in the inflammatory process, and include the following agents:
A combined treatment of this type can be achieved with the aid of simultaneous, consecutive or separate dispensing of the individual components of the treatment. Combination products of this type employ the compounds according to the invention.
The invention furthermore relates to medicaments comprising at least one compound of the formula I and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, and at least one further medicament active ingredient.
The invention also relates to a set (kit) consisting of separate packs of
The set comprises suitable containers, such as boxes, individual bottles, bags or ampoules. The set may, for example, comprise separate ampoules, each containing an effective amount of a compound of the formula I and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios,
and an effective amount of a further medicament active ingredient in dissolved or lyophilised form.
“Treating” as used herein, means an alleviation, in whole or in part, of symptoms associated with a disorder or disease, or slowing, or halting of further progression or worsening of those symptoms, or prevention or prophylaxis of the disease or disorder in a subject at risk for developing the disease or disorder.
The term “effective amount” in connection with a compound of formula (I) can mean an amount capable of alleviating, in whole or in part, symptoms associated with a disorder or disease, or slowing or halting further progression or worsening of those symptoms, or preventing or providing prophylaxis for the disease or disorder in a subject having or at risk for developing a disease disclosed herein, such as inflammatory conditions, immunological conditions, cancer, metabolic conditions, neurodegenerative conditions, chronic infections or conditions treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase or a kinase pathway, in one embodiment, the GCN2 pathway. In another embodiment this relates to conditions treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase or a kinase pathway, from the group of GCN2, FMS (CSF1R), FLT3 or FLT4 or combinations thereof. In one embodiment an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) is an amount that inhibits a kinase in a cell, such as, for example, in vitro or in vivo. In some embodiments, the effective amount of the compound of formula (I) inhibits the kinase in a cell by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% or 99%, compared to the activity of the kinase in an untreated cell. The effective amount of the compound of formula (I), for example in a pharmaceutical composition, may be at a level that will exercise the desired effect; for example, about 0.005 mg/kg of a subject's body weight to about 10 mg/kg of a subject's body weight in unit dosage for both oral and parenteral administration.
The present compounds are suitable as pharmaceutical active ingredients for mammals, especially for humans, in the treatment of immune modulatory and stress response kinase-induced diseases. These diseases include neoplastic malignancies including, but without being limited to, solid tumor cancers, cancers of the lymphatic or blood system, the proliferation of tumour cells, pathological neovascularisation (or angiogenesis) which promotes the growth of solid tumours, neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer, demyelinating core disorders multiple sclerosis and the like), immune related disorders like arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, or other autoimmune diseases as well as chronic infections.
The present invention encompasses the use of the compounds of the formula I and/or physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of cancer. Preferred carcinomas for the treatment originate from the group cerebral carcinoma, urogenital tract carcinoma, carcinoma of the lymphatic system, stomach carcinoma, laryngeal carcinoma and lung carcinoma. A further group of preferred forms of cancer are monocytic leukaemia, lung adenocarcinoma, small-cell lung carcinomas, pancreatic cancer, glioblastomas, melanomas and breast carcinoma. A further group of preferred forms of cancer include, but is not limited to, cervical cancer, neuroblastoma, testicular cancer, macroglobulinemia and sarcomas.
Also encompassed is the use of the compounds according to claim 1 according to the invention and/or physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a neurological disorder, particularly a neurodegenerative disease, for example a disease caused by axonal degeneration or by protein plaque deposition. Neurodegenerative diseases include, for example, demyelinating core disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, acute transverse myelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or Alzheimer disease.
Further encompassed is the use of the compounds according to claim 1 according to the invention and/or physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of chronic infections. Such a chronic infection could relate to parasites like leishmania to leprosy or to viral infection by HIV and the like.
Further encompassed is the use of the compounds according to claim 1 according to the invention and/or physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease in which angiogenesis is implicated.
Such a disease in which angiogenesis is implicated is an ocular disease, such as retinal vascularisation, diabetic retinopathy, age-induced macular degeneration and the like.
The present invention encompasses the use of the compounds of the formula I and/or physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of immune related disorder like ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, aplastic anemia, Behcet's disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, graft-versus-host disease, Graves' disease, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Wegener's granulomatosis, hyper IgE syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, Myasthenia gravis, psoriasis, and lupus, among other autoimmune diseases. It might also be used treat organ rejection, bone marrow transplant rejection, non-myeloablative bone marrow transplant rejection, enhance bone marrow engraftment after non-myeloablative conditioning regimens, and combinations thereof.
Also encompassed is the use of the compounds of the formula I and/or physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a immune-modulatory or stress response kinase-induced disease or a immune-modulatory or stress response kinase-induced condition in a mammal, in which to this method a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to the invention is administered to a sick mammal in need of such treatment. The therapeutic amount varies according to the specific disease and can be determined by the person skilled in the art without undue effort.
The present invention also encompasses the use compounds of the formula I and/or physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of retinal vascularisation. The expression “immune-modulatory or stress response kinase-induced diseases or conditions” refers to pathological conditions that depend on the activity of one or more immune-modulatory or stress response kinases. immune-modulatory or stress response kinases either directly or indirectly participate in the signal transduction pathways of a variety of cellular activities, including proliferation, adhesion and migration and differentiation. Diseases associated with immune-modulatory or stress response kinase activity include neoplastic malignancies (solid tumor cancers, cancers of the lymphatic or blood system and the like), of neurodegenerative diseases, immune related disorders like arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune diseases as well as chronic infections.
The present invention specifically relates to compounds of the formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios,
for the use for the treatment of diseases in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation inhibition of GCN2 plays a role.
The present invention specifically relates to compounds of the formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for the use for the inhibition of GCN2.
The present invention specifically relates to compounds of the formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for the use for the treatment of neoplastic malignancies (solid tumor cancers, cancers of the lymphatic or blood system and the like), of neurodegenerative diseases, immune related disorders like arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune diseases as well as chronic infections.
Especial preference is given to the use for the treatment of a disease where the disease is a neoplastic malignancies.
The neoplastic malignancies is preferably selected from the group of tumours of the lung, squamous epithelium, the bladder, the stomach, the kidneys, of head and neck, the oesophagus, the cervix, the thyroid, the intestine, the liver, the brain, the prostate, the urogenital tract, the lymphatic system, the stomach and/or the larynx.
The neoplastic malignancies is furthermore preferably selected from the group lung adenocarcinoma, small-cell lung carcinomas, pancreatic cancer, glioblastomas, colon carcinoma and breast carcinoma.
Preference is furthermore given to the use for the treatment of a neoplastic malignancies of the blood and immune system, preferably for the treatment of a tumour selected from the group of acute myeloid leukaemia, chronic myeloid leukaemia, acute lymphatic leukaemia and/or chronic lymphatic leukaemia.
The present invention specifically relates to methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory condition, immunological condition, autoimmune condition, allergic condition, rheumatic condition, thrombotic condition, cancer, infection, neurodegenerative disease, neuroinflammatory disease, cardiovascular disease or metabolic condition, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, stereoisomer or solvate thereof.
In another aspect provided herein are methods of inhibiting a kinase in a cell expressing said kinase, comprising contacting said cell with an effective amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, stereoisomer or solvate thereof. In one embodiment the kinase is GCN2 or mutants or isoforms thereof, or combinations of two or more thereof.
Representative immunological conditions that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, Behcet's syndrome, non-allergy mast cell diseases (e.g., mastocytosis and treatment of anaphylaxis), ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, myasthenia gravis, Grave's disease, transplant rejection, humoral transplant rejection, non-humoral transplant rejection, cellular transplant rejection, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, diabetes, immunological response to bacterial, parasitic, helminth infestation or viral infection, eczema, dermatitis, graft versus host disease, Goodpasture's disease, hemolytic disease of the newborn, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, anti-phospholipid syndrome, ANCA-associated vasculitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Wegeners granulomatosus, pemphigus vulgaris, serum sickness, mixed cryoglobulinemia, peripheral neuropathy associated with IgM antibody, microscopic polyangiitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Sjogrens syndrome, fibrosing conditions (such as those dependent on the innate or adaptive immune systems or local mesenchyma cells) or primary biliary cirrhosis.
Representative autoimmune conditions that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, autoimmune hemolytic anemia (A1HA), Behcet's syndrome, Crohn's disease, type I diabetes, Goodpasture's disease, Grave's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, lupus, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, pemphigus vulgaris, primary biliary cirrhosis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, ulcerative colitis, or Wegeners granulomatosus.
Representative allergic conditions that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, anaphylaxis, hay fever, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, atopic dermatitis, eczema, urticaria, mucosal disorders, tissue disorders and certain gastrointestinal disorders.
Representative rheumatic conditions that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, or osteoarthritis.
Representative inflammatory conditions that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, non-ANCA (anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody) vasculitis (e.g., wherein GCN2 function is associated with neutrophil adhesion, diapedesis and/or activation), psoriasis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, chronic urticaria, hives, anaphylaxis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gout, Crohn's disease, mucous colitis, ulcerative colitis, allergy to intestinal antigens (such as gluten enteropathy), diabetes (e.g., Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes) and obesity. In some embodiments, the inflammatory condition is a dermatologic condition, such as, for example, psoriasis, urticaria, hives, eczema, scleroderma, or dermatitis. In other embodiments, the inflammatory condition is an inflammatory pulmonary condition, such as, for example, asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or adult/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In other embodiments, the inflammatory condition is a gastrointestinal condition, such as, for example, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or spastic colon.
Representative infections that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, bacterial, parasitic, prion, viral infections or helminth infestation.
Representative cancers that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, cancer of the head, neck, eye, mouth, throat, esophagus, bronchus, larynx, pharynx, chest, bone, lung, colon, rectum, stomach, prostate, urinary bladder, uterine, cervix, breast, ovaries, testicles or other reproductive organs, skin, thyroid, blood, lymph nodes, kidney, liver, pancreas, brain, central nervous system, solid tumors and blood-borne tumors.
Representative cardiovascular diseases that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, restenosis, atherosclerosis and its consequences such as stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemic damage to the heart, lung, gut, kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen or brain.
Representative metabolic conditions that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, obesity and diabetes (e.g., Type I and II diabetes). In a particular embodiment, provided herein are methods for the treatment or prevention of insulin resistance. In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods for the treatment or prevention of insulin resistance that leads to diabetes (e.g., Type II diabetes). In another embodiment, provided herein are methods for the treatment or prevention of syndrome X or metabolic syndrome. In another embodiment, provided herein are methods for the treatment or prevention of Type II diabetes, Type I diabetes, slow-onset Type I diabetes, diabetes insipidus (e.g., neurogenic diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, dipsogenic diabetes insipidus, or gestagenic diabetes insipidus), diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovarian syndrome, maturity-onset diabetes, juvenile diabetes, insulin-dependant diabetes, non-insulin dependant diabetes, malnutrition-related diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes, pre-diabetes (e.g., impaired glucose metabolism), cystic fibrosis related diabetes, hemochromatosis and ketosis-resistant diabetes.
Representative neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases that compounds of formula I are useful for treating or preventing include, but are not limited to, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, viral (e.g., HIV) or bacterial-associated encephalitis and damage.
In another embodiment, provided herein are methods for the treatment or prevention of fibrotic diseases and disorders. In a particular embodiment, provided herein are methods for the treatment or prevention of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, myelofibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, steatofibrosis and steatohepatitis.
In another embodiment, provided herein are methods for the treatment or prevention of diseases associated with thrombotic events such as but not limited to atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke.
The present invention specifically relates to compounds of the formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for the use for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory conditions, immunological conditions, autoimmune conditions, allergic conditions, rheumatic conditions, thrombotic conditions, cancer, infections, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic conditions, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of claim 1.
Moreover, the present invention specifically relates to compounds for the use for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer, where the cancer to be treated is a solid tumour or a tumour of the blood and immune system.
Moreover, the present invention specifically relates to compounds, for the use for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer, where the where the tumour originates from the group of acute myeloid leukaemia, chronic myeloid leukaemia, acute lymphatic leukaemia and/or chronic lymphatic leukaemia.
Moreover, the present invention specifically relates to compounds, for the use for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer, where the solid tumour originates from the group of tumours of the epithelium, the bladder, the stomach, the kidneys, of head and neck, the esophagus, the cervix, the thyroid, the intestine, the liver, the brain, the prostate, the uro-genital tract, the lymphatic system, the stomach, the larynx, the bones, including chondosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, germ cells, including embryonal tissue tumours, and/or the lung, from the group of monocytic leukaemia, lung adenocarcinoma, small-cell lung carcinomas, pancreatic cancer, glioblastomas, neurofibroma, angiosarcoma, breast carcinoma and/or maligna melanoma.
Moreover, the present invention specifically relates to for the use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases selected from the group rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, asthma, multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis, ischemic injury, giant cell arteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, psoriasis, Sjogrens syndrom and transplant organ rejection.
Moreover, the present invention specifically relates to compounds for the use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases selected from the group Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis-Dutch Type, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, frontotemporal dementias, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease.
Moreover, the present invention specifically relates to compounds for the use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases selected from the group leishmania, mycobacteria, including M. leprae, M. tuberculosis and/or M. avium, leishmania, plasmodium, human immunodeficiency virus, Epstein Barr virus, Herpes simplex virus, hepatitis C virus.
The disclosed compounds of the formula I can be administered in combination with other known therapeutic agents, including anticancer agents. As used here, the term “anticancer agent” relates to any agent which is administered to a patient with cancer for the purposes of treating the cancer.
The anti-cancer treatment defined herein may be applied as a sole therapy or may involve, in addition to the compound of the invention, conventional surgery or radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Such chemotherapy may include one or more of the following categories of anti-tumour agents:
(i) antiproliferative/antineoplastic/DNA-damaging agents and combinations thereof, as used in medical oncology, such as alkylating agents (for example cis-platin, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide, nitrogen mustard, melphalan, chloroambucil, busulphan and nitrosoureas); antimetabolites (for example antifolates such as fluoropyrimidines like 5-fluorouracil and tegafur, raltitrexed, methotrexate, cytosine arabinoside, hydroxyurea and gemcitabine); antitumour antibiotics (for example anthracyclines, like adriamycin, bleomycin, doxorubicin, daunomycin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitomycin-C, dactinomycin and mithramycin); antimitotic agents (for example vinca alkaloids, like vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine and vinorelbine, and taxoids, like taxol and taxotere); topoisomerase inhibitors (for example epipodophyllotoxins, like etoposide and teniposide, amsacrine, topotecan, irinotecan and camptothecin) and cell-differentiating agents (for example all-trans-retinoic acid, 13-cis-retinoic acid and fenretinide);
(ii) cytostatic agents, such as antioestrogens (for example tamoxifen, toremifene, raloxifene, droloxifene and iodoxyfene), oestrogen receptor downregulators (for example fulvestrant), antiandrogens (for example bi-calutamide, flutamide, nilutamide and cyproterone acetate), LHRH antagonists or LHRH agonists (for example goserelin, leuprorelin and buserelin), progesterones (for example megestrol acetate), aromatase inhibitors (for example as anastrozole, letrozole, vorazole and exemestane) and inhibitors of 5α-reductase, such as finasteride;
(iii) agents which inhibit cancer cell invasion (for example metallo-proteinase inhibitors, like marimastat, and inhibitors of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor function);
(iv) inhibitors of growth factor function, for example such inhibitors include growth factor antibodies, growth factor receptor antibodies (for example the anti-erbb2 antibody trastuzumab [Herceptin™] and the anti-erbb1 antibody cetuximab [C225]), farnesyl transferase inhibitors, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and serine/threonine kinase inhibitors, for example inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor family (for example EGFR family tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as N-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-7-methoxy-6-(3-morpholinopropoxy) quinazolin-4-amine (gefitinib, AZD1839), N-(3-ethynylphenyl)-6,7-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)quinazolin-4-amine (erlotinib, OSI-774) and 6-acrylamido-N-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-7-(3-morpholinopropoxy)quinazolin-4-amine (CI 1033)), for example inhibitors of the platelet-derived growth factor family and for example inhibitors of the hepatocyte growth factor family;
(v) antiangiogenic agents, such as those which inhibit the effects of vascular endothelial growth factor, (for example the anti-vascular endothelial cell growth factor antibody bevacizumab [Avastin™], compounds such as those disclosed in published international patent applications WO 97/22596, WO 97/30035, WO 97/32856 and WO 98/13354) and compounds that work by other mechanisms (for example linomide, inhibitors of integrin αvβ3 function and angiostatin);
(vi) vessel-damaging agents, such as combretastatin A4 and compounds disclosed in international patent applications WO 99/02166, WO 00/40529, WO 00/41669, WO 01/92224, WO 02/04434 and WO 02/08213;
(vii) antisense therapies, for example those which are directed to the targets listed above, such as ISIS 2503, an anti-Ras antisense;
(viii) gene therapy approaches, including, for example, approaches for re-placement of aberrant genes, such as aberrant p53 or aberrant BRCA1 or BRCA2, GDEPT (gene-directed enzyme pro-drug therapy) approaches, such as those using cytosine deaminase, thymidine kinase or a bacterial nitroreductase enzyme, and approaches for increasing patient tolerance to chemotherapy or radiotherapy, such as multi-drug resistance gene therapy; and
(ix) immunotherapy approaches, including, for example, ex-vivo and in-vivo approaches for increasing the immunogenicity of patient tumour cells, such as transfection with cytokines, such as interleukin 2, interleukin 4 or granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, approaches for decreasing T-cell anergy, approaches using transfected immune cells, such as cytokine-transfected dendritic cells, approaches using cytokine-transfected tumour cell lines, and approaches using anti-idiotypic antibodies.
The medicaments from Table 1 below are preferably, but not exclusively, combined with the compounds of the formula I.
The disclosed compounds of the formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates, salts, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, preferably can be administered in combination with immunmodulators, preferably with anti-PDL-1- or IL-12.
The following abbreviations refer respectively to the definitions below: aq (aqueous), h (hour), g (gram), L (liter), mg (milligram), MHz (Megahertz), min. (minute), mm (millimeter), mmol (millimole), mM (millimolar), m.p. (melting point), eq (equivalent), mL (milliliter), L (microliter), ACN (acetonitrile), AcOH (acetic acid), CDCl3 (deuterated chloroform), CD3OD (deuterated methanol), CH3CN (acetonitrile), c-hex (cyclohexane), DCC (dicyclohexyl carbodiimide), DCM (dichloromethane), DIC (diisopropyl carbodiimide), DIEA (diisopropylethyl-amine), DMF (dimethylformamide), DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide), DMSO-d6 (deuterated dimethylsulfoxide), EDC (1-(3-dimethyl-amino-propyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide), ESI (Electro-spray ionization), EtOAc (ethyl acetate), Et2O (diethyl ether), EtOH (ethanol), HATU (dimethylamino-([1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yloxy)-methylene]-dimethyl-ammonium hexafluorophosphate), HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography), i-PrOH (2-propanol), K2CO3 (potassium carbonate), LC (Liquid Chromatography), MeOH (methanol), MgSO4 (magnesium sulfate), MS (mass spectrometry), MTBE (Methyl tert-butyl ether), NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate), NaBH4 (sodium borohydride), NMM (N-methyl morpholine), NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance), PyBOP (benzotriazole-1-yl-oxy-tris-pyrrolidino-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate), RT (room temperature), Rt (retention time), SPE (solid phase extraction), TBTU (2-(1-H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluromium tetrafluoro borate), TEA (triethylamine), TFA (trifluoroacetic acid), THF (tetrahydrofuran), TLC (Thin Layer Chromatography), UV (Ultraviolet).
GCN2: Assay principle & conditions
This assay can quantificate the activity of the serin kinase GCN2 (general control non-derepressible-2).
This kinase is involved in the stress metabolism of cells. It is activated upon starvation (amino acid depletion). Its natural substrate is eIF2a (eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha subunit), a translation factor, which gets activated (phosphorylated) by GCN2 in case of an amino acid bottleneck in the cells. This in turn leads to a halt of the protein synthesis. Inhibition of GCN2 results in stopping this mechanism: The cell can not stop protein production upon “starvation” stress.
The assay is run in two steps: the enzymatic reaction and the detection step. In the first step GCN2 is incubated with 10 μM ATP and 80 nM of the GFP-labelled substrate eIF2alpha at room temperature.
The enzymatic reaction is stopped by addition of EDTA. The amount of phosphorylated eIF2alpha is determined by TR-FRET (Lanthascreen): A complex is formed consisting of antibody and GFP labelled phospho-eIF2a, which allows a FRET upon exitation at 340 nm.
The GCN2-activity is directly proportional to the ratio of fluorescence units at the emission wavelengthh 520 nm (phosphopeptide-sensitive wavelength=emission of GFP) to the units at 495 nm (reference wavelength=emission of Terbium-chelate).
Human U2OS cells (2000 cells/well) are seeded into 384-well plates and incubated for 20 hours.
The next day, the cells are treated with the test compounds and incubated for 2 hours. Then, tryptophanol, at a final concentration of 600 μM, is added to the cells and those are incubated for 30 minutes.
The analysis of cellular GCN2 activities is done by immunocytochemistry. Briefly, cells are fixated on the well surfaces by formaldehyde and permeabilised with Triton X-100. The primary antibody (anti-phospho-eIF2alpha (Ser51, Cell Signalling Technology, #3398) is incubated on the treated cells for 20 hours, followed by a 60 minutes incubation of the secondary antibody (anti-rabbit-IgG-Alexa 488; Molecular Probes #11008). The analysis and quantification of phosphorylated GCN2 is done by scanning the plates in the Acumen Explorer system (TTPLabtech). The obtained data are normalised against the untreated control wells (DMSO only) and expressed as % effect values. The determination of IC50 values is done by using the Graph Pad Prism software.
HPLC/MS conditions A
column: Chromolith PerformanceROD RP-18e, 100×3 mm2
gradient: A:B=99:1 to 0:100 in 1.8 min
flow rate: 2.0 ml/min
eluent A: water+0.05% formic acid
eluent B: acetonitrile+0.04% formic acid
wavelength: 220 nm
mass spectroscopy: positive mode
HPLC/MS conditions B
column: Chromolith PerformanceROD RP-18e, 50×4.6 mm2
gradient: A:B=96:4 to 0:100 in 2.8 min
flow rate: 2.40 ml/min
eluent A: water+0.05% formic acid
Eluent B: acetonitrile+0.04% formic acid
wavelength: 220 nm
mass spectroscopy: positive mode
HPLC/MS conditions C
column: Chromolith PerformanceROD RP-18e, 100×3 mm2
gradient: A:B=99:1 to 0:100 in 3.5 min
flow rate: 2.0 ml/min
eluent A: water+0.05% formic acid
Eluent B: acetonitrile+0.04% formic acid
wavelength: 220 nm
mass spectroscopy: positive mode
Above and below, all temperatures are indicated in ° C. In the following examples, “conventional work-up” means: water is added if necessary, the pH is adjusted, if necessary, to values between 2 and 10, depending on the constitution of the end product, the mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate or dichloromethane, the phases are separated, the organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated, and the residue is purified by chromatography on silica gel and/or by crystallisation. Rf values on silica gel; eluent: ethyl acetate/methanol 9:1.
2.46 g (19.0 mmol) Diisopropylethylamine are added slowly to a solution of 3.36 g (17.3 mmol) 2,4-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidine and 2.13 g (17.3 mmol) p-anisidine in 30 ml dioxane. The mixture is stirred for 3 hours at room temperature. Then it is partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column with ethyl acetate/cyclohexane as eluent giving (2-chloro-5-nitro-pyrimidin-4-yl)-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-amine as orange crystals; HPLC/MS (B): 2.24 min, [M+H] 281;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.35 (s, 1H), 9.11 (s, 1H), 7.42 (m, 2H), 7.00 (m, 2H), 3.79 (s, 3H).
284 g (19.0 mmol) Diisopropylethylamine are added to a solution of 561 mg (2.00 mmol) (2-chloro-5-nitro-pyrimidin-4-yl)-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-amine and 350 mg (2.00 mmol) 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamine in 6 ml dioxane. The mixture is stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. Then water is added to the reaction mixture, the resulting precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried under vacuum giving N4-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-5-nitro-N2-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidine-2,4-diamine as yellow crystals; HPLC/MS (B): 2.50 min, [M+H] 404.
A solution of 800 mg (1.98 mmol) N4-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-5-nitro-N2-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidine-2,4-diamine in 20 ml THF is hydrogenated with 200 mg palladium on charcoal as catalyst at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. The catalyst is filtered off; the filtrate is evaporated and dried under vacuum giving N4-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-N2-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidine-2,4,5-triamine as greenish crystals; HPLC/MS (A): 1.45 min, [M+H] 374;
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=8.63 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.10 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, J=3.3, 2H), 7.53 (d, J=8.9, 2H), 7.50 (d, J=8.0, 2H), 7.41 (t, J=7.9, 2H), 7.22 (t, J=7.3, 1H), 6.93 (d, J=9.0, 2H), 4.22 (s, 2H), 3.72 (s, 3H).
A suspension of 373 mg (1.00 mmol) N4-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-N2-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidine-2,4,5-triamine in 80 ml water is treated with 14.3 ml concentrated sulfuric acid and then with 138 mg (2.00 mmol) sodium nitrite. The mixture is stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. Aqueous sodium hydroxide is added to the reaction mixture to reach an alkaline pH-value. Then the mixture is extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol as eluent giving “A1” as yellow crystals; HPLC/MS (B): 2.52 min, [M+H] 385;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.59 (s, 1H), 9.44 (s, 1H), 8.72 (s, 1H), 8.04 (d, J=8.7, 2H), 7.88 (d, J=0.4, 1H), 7.74 (d, J=7.8, 2H), 7.52 (t, J=8.0, 2H), 7.33 (t, J=7.4, 1H), 7.26 (d, J=8.9, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H).
The synthesis of [3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-yl]-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-amine (“A2”) is performed analogously
HPLC/MS (A): 1.75 min, [M+H] 323.
A solution of 1.86 g (6.64 mmol) (2-chloro-5-nitro-pyrimidin-4-yl)-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-amine (from example 1) in 20 ml THF is hydrogenated with 1.0 g sponge-nickel as catalyst at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. The catalyst is filtered off; the filtrate is evaporated and dried under vacuum giving 2-chloro-N4-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-pyrimidine-4,5-diamine as grey solid; HPLC/MS (A): 1.63 min, [M+H] 251;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=8.51 (s, 1H), 7.56 (m, 3H), 6.95 (d, J=9.1, 2H), 5.19 (s, 2H), 3.76 (s, 3H).
A solution of 1.51 g (6.02 mmol) 2-chloro-N4-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-pyrimidine-4,5-diamine in 75 ml 37% aqueous hydrochloric acid is treated with 852 mg (12.4 mmol) sodium nitrite. The mixture is stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. Aqueous sodium hydroxide is added to the reaction mixture to reach a neutral pH-value. Then the mixture is extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated giving 5-chloro-3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine as brown solid; HPLC/MS (A): 1.89 min, [M+H] 262;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=9.82 (s, 1H), 7.93 (d, J=9.1, 2H), 7.26 (d, J=9.1, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H).
A solution of 262 mg (1.00 mmol) 5-chloro-3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine and 183 mg (1.00 mmol) 4-amino-pyrazole-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in 2.5 ml 2-methoxy-ethanol is stirred for 3 hours at 100° C. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and water is added. The resulting precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried. The crude product is recrystallized from isopropanol giving “A3” as brown crystals; HPLC/MS (A): 1.6 min, [M+H] 309;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO) δ=12.54 (s, 1H), 10.33 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J=9.0, 2H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.23 (d, J=8.8, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H).
The following compounds are prepared analogously
HPLC/MS (B): 1.78 min, [M+H] 279;
HPLC/MS (C): 2.31 min, [M+H] 323.
A solution of 183 mg (0.70 mmol) 5-chloro-3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine (from example 2) and 186 mg (0.70 mmol) 4-(4-amino-pyrazol-1-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester in 1.8 ml 2-methoxy-ethanol is stirred for 4 hours at 100° C. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature, concentrated under vacuum and the residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol as eluent giving two products:
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.41 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.88 (s, 1H), 8.04 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, J=8.7, 2H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.30 (d, J=8.0, 2H), 4.45 (m, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.3 (m, 2H), 3.03 (t, J=11.5, 2H), 2.15 (m, 4H).
The following compound is prepared analogously
HPLC/MS (C): 2.31 min, [M+H] 323.
A solution of 105 mg (0.40 mmol) 5-chloro-3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-3H-[1,2,3]-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine (from example 2) and 86.7 mg (0.40 mmol) 1-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamine hydrochloride in 1.0 ml 2-methoxy-ethanol is stirred for 4 hours at 100° C. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature, concentrated under vacuum and the residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol as eluent giving “A8” as yellow crystals; HPLC/MS (A): 1.35 min, [M+H] 492;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.40 (bs, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.06 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, J=8.7, 2H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=7.9, 2H), 4.37 (m, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.31 (m, 2H), 2.96 (m, 2H), 2.66 (s, 3H), 2.22 (m, 4H).
The following compounds are prepared analogously:
HPLC/MS (A): 1.76 min, [M+H] 381;
HPLC/MS (A): 1.91 min, [M+H] 399;
HPLC/MS (A): 1.34 min, [M+H] 376;
With 2-amino-4-methyloxazole the compound
is obtained;
HPLC/MS (B): 1.89 min, [M+H] 324;
according to 1H-NMR, the compound has the tautomeric structure depicted above;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=9.66 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J=9.0, 2H), 7.42 (s, 2H), 7.24 (d, J=9.0, 3H), 3.88 (s, 5H), 2.51 (s, 3H);
HPLC/MS (B): 2.02 min, [M+H] 393;
HPLC/MS (A): 1.37 min, [M+H] 406;
HPLC/MS (A): 2.55 min;
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.36 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.11 (s, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=8.7, 2H), 7.61 (s, 1H), 7.22 (d, J=8.6, 2H), 4.37 (m, 1H), 4.15 (q, J=6.9, 2H), 3.97 (m, 2H), 3.49 (t, J=11.4, 2H), 2.03 (d, J=11.7, 2H), 1.89 (m, 2H), 1.39 (t, J=7.0, 3H);
HPLC/MS (C): 2.13 min, [M+H] 311;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=13.38 (s, 1H), 11.46 (s, 1H), 9.50 (s, 1H), 8.03 (d, J=8.2, 2H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=8.2, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H).
HPLC/MS (C): 1.83 min, [M+H] 323;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=15.74 (s, 1H), 11.94 (s, 1H), 9.63 (s, 1H), 8.06 (d, J=9.0, 2H), 7.27 (d, J=9.0, 2H), 3.93 (s, 3H);
HPLC/MS (A): 1.70 min, [M+H] 323;
HPLC/MS (C): 2.46 min, [M+H] 421.
Under external cooling with ice, 2.22 g (20.0 mmol) 4-fluoroaniline is added dropwise to a solution of 4.46 g (23.0 mmol) 2,4-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidine in 20 ml THF. Then a solution of 2.77 ml (20.0 mmol) triethylamine in 5 ml THF is added slowly under external cooling with ice. The reaction mixture is stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The precipitate is filtered off and washed with THF. The filtrate is evaporated and crystallized from tert-butyl-methylether giving (2-chloro-5-nitro-pyrimidin-4-yl)-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-amine as yellow crystals; HPLC/MS (B): 2.26 min, [M+H] 269;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.44 (s, 1H), 9.15 (s, 1H), 7.55 (dd, J=8.9, 5.0, 2H), 7.28 (t, J=8.8, 2H).
A solution of 3.46 g (12.89 mmol) (2-chloro-5-nitro-pyrimidin-4-yl)-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-amine in 40 ml THF is hydrogenated with 2.0 g sponge-nickel as catalyst at room temperature and under atmospheric pressure. The catalyst is filtered off and the filtrate is evaporated giving 2-chloro-N4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-pyrimidine-4,5-diamine as dark oil; HPLC/MS (B): 1.88 min, [M+H] 239.
To a solution of 2.34 g (9.81 mmol) 2-chloro-N4-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-pyrimidine-4,5-diamine in 40 ml 37% aqueous hydrochloric acid 1.49 g (21.6 mmol) sodium nitrite are added in portions. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried under vacuum giving 5-chloro-3-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine as grey crystals. From the mother liquor a second crop of product is obtained.
HPLC/MS (B): 2.25 min, [M+H] 250;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=9.85 (s, 1H), 8.11 (dd, J=8.9, 4.8, 2H), 7.59 (t, J=8.8, 2H).
A solution of 74.9 mg (0.30 mmol) 5-chloro-3-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine and 60.2 mg (0.36 mmol) 1-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamine in 0.5 ml 2-methoxy-ethanol is stirred for 4 hours at 90° C. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature. The solvent is partially removed under vacuum and the residue is purified by preparative HPLC yielding “A20” as brown amorphous solid; HPLC/MS (B): 2.1 min, [M+H] 381;
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.42 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.18 (dd, J=9.0, 4.8, 2H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.66 (s, 1H), 7.56 (t, J=8.7, 2H), 4.39 (m, 1H), 3.99 (m, 2H), 3.50 (t, J=11.4, 2H), 2.03 (m, 2H), 1.91 (m, 2H).
2.17 g (16.8 mmol) Diisopropylethylamine are added slowly to a suspension of 776 mg (4.00 mmol) 2,4-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidine and 1.07 g (17.3 mmol) 1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-ylamine in 15 ml dioxane. The mixture is stirred for 5 hours at room temperature. Water is added to the reaction mixture. The resulting precipitate is filtered off, washed with water and dried under vacuum giving N2,N4-bis(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)-5-nitro-pyrimidine-2,4-diamine as yellow crystals; HPLC/MS (B): 1.59 min, [M+H] 316.
This material is hydrogenated with Nickel sponge catalyst in THF as described in previous examples giving N2,N4-bis-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidine-2,4,5-triamine as grey crystals; HPLC/MS (A): 1.03 min, [M+H] 286;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=8.31 (s, 2H), 8.13 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.49 (s, 1H), 7.33 (s, 1H), 4.05 (s, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 3.76 (s, 3H).
A suspension of 80 mg (0.28 mmol) N2,N4-bis-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidine-2,4,5-triamine in 23 ml water is treated with 4 ml concentrated sulfuric acid and then with 39 mg (0.56 mmol) sodium nitrite. The reaction mixture is stirred for 90 minutes at room temperature. The reaction mixture is partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column with methanol/dichloromethane as eluent giving “A21” as off-white crystals; HPLC/MS (A) 1.42 min, [M+H] 297;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.33 (s, 1H), 9.33 (s, 1H), 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 3.85 (s, 3H).
The following compounds are prepared analogously:
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.44 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.38 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.11 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz. DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.38 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.11 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.39 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.75
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.54 (s, 1H), 9.41 (s, 1H), 8.48 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.40 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.19-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.51 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.28 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.41 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.91-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.34 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.03-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.41 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.95-
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.40 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.15 (m,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.35 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.02-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.47 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.30 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.34 (s, 1H), 9.35 (s, 1H), 8.02-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.49 (s, 1H), 9.66 (d, J = 2.6, 1H),
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.47 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.32-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.33 (s, 1H), 9.34 (s, 1H), 7.99-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.40 (s, 1H), 10.07 (s, 1H), 9.38
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.33 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.00 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.83 (s, 1H), 10.39 (s, 1H), 9.38
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.83 (s, 1H), 10.39 (s, 1H), 9.38
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.81 (s, 1H), 10.39 (s, 1H), 9.39
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.46 (s, 1H), 9.68 (d, J = 2.5, 1H),
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.50 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.44 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.21-8.11 (m, 2H),
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.59 (s, 1H), 9.43 (s, 1H), 8.72 (s,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.33 (s, 1H), 9.35 (s, 1H), 8.01-
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.29 (s, 1H), 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.35 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.46 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.75 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.46 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.85 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.45 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.27 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.43 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.32-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.45 (s, 1H), 9.42 (s, 1H), 9.05-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.47 (s, 1H), 9.42 (s, 1H), 8.33-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.51 (s, 1H), 9.43 (s, 1H), 9.06 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.48 (s, 1H), 9.43 (s, 1H), 9.07-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.52 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.43 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.52 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.43 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.36 (s, 1H), 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.53 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.44 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.30-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.48 (s, 1H), 9.41 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.34 (s, 1H), 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.53 (s,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.65 (s, 1H), 10.38 (s, 1H), 9.37
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.63 (s, 1H), 10.42 (s, 1H), 9.38
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.53 (s, 1H), 9.43 (s, 1H), 9.08-
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.37 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.11 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.34 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.01-
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.32 (s, 1H), 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.56-
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.46 (s, 1H), 9.44 (s, 1H), 9.04 (d,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 13.40 (s, 1H), 10.36 (s, 1H), 9.39
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 13.42 (s, 1H), 10.38 (s, 1H), 9.39
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.55 (s, 1H), 9.44 (s, 1H), 9.10-
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.42 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.45 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.43 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 9.14 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.38 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.50 (br,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.53 (s, 1H), 9.44 (s, 1H), 9.11-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.33 (s, 1H), 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.54 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.37 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.12 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.34 (s, 1H), 9.35 (s, 1H), 8.06-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.60 (s, 1H), 9.46 (s, 1H), 9.09 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.49 (s, 1H), 9.42 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.46 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.29 (d,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.34 (s, 1H), 9.35 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.45 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.34-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.45 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.44 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.14-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.41 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.18 (s,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.36 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.45 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.18-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.55 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.01-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.35 (s, 1H), 9.35 (s, 1H), 8.48 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.37 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.42 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.42 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.06-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.39 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.10 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.40 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.16 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.47 (s, 1H), 9.40 (s, 1H), 8.43 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.42 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.19 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 11.89 (s, 1H), 9.59 (s, 1H), 8.00-
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.26 (s, 1H), 10.03-9.98 (m, 2H),
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.48 (s, 1H), 9.41 (s, 1H), 8.44 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.50 (s, 1H), 9.44 (s, 1H), 9.04 (dd,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.44 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.34 (d,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.40 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.90 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.46 (s, 1H), 9.41 (s, 1H), 8.06 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 12.43 (s, 1H), 10.57 (s, 1H), 9.40
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.40 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.48 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 12.06 (s, 1H), 10.45 (s, 1H), 9.37
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.39 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.40 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.06-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.43 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.34 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.03-
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.42 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s,
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.31 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s,
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm] = 10.52 (s, 1H), 9.44 (s, 1H), 8.98 (s,
To a suspension of 1.06 g (2.52 mmol) 4-{5-[1-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamino]-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl}-benzoic acid methyl ester in 30 ml THF are added 835 mg (3.39 mmol) cerium(III) chloride (1.33 g, 5.38 mmol). The mixture is flushed with nitrogen and stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Then methylmagnesium chloride (20% solution in THF, 4.75 ml, 13.07 mmol) is added and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for another hour. The reaction mixture is diluted with THF and saturated sodium chloride solution is added carefully. The mixture is stirred thoroughly and filtered with suction. The organic phase of the filtrate is separated, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column with methanol/dichloromethane as eluent to afford 2-(4-{5-[1-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamino]-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl}-phenyl)-propan-2-ol (“A119”) as yellow solid; HPLC/MS 1.87 min (B), [M+H] 421;
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.41 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d, J=8.3, 2H), 7.78 (d, J=8.3, 2H), 7.62 (s, 1H), 5.19 (s, 1H), 4.38 (m, 1H), 3.99 (dd, J=11.2, 3.1, 2H), 3.49 (t, J=11.3, 2H), 2.06 (d, J=11.7, 2H), 1.89 (m, 2H), 1.51 (s, 6H).
To a suspension of 2-{4-[5-(1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamino)-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-phenyl}-propan-2-ol (138 mg, 0.38 mmol) in ethane-1,2-diol (1 ml) is added toluene-4-sulfonic acid monohydrate (89 mg, 0.42 mmol). The reaction mixture is stirred for 16 hours at ambient temperature. The mixture is then heated to 80° C. and the resulting clear solution is stirred at this temperature for 1 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and water is added. The resulting precipitate is filtered off and washed with water. The residue is chromatographed on a silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol as eluent to afford 2-(1-{4-[5-(1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamino)-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-phenyl}-1-methyl-ethoxy)-ethanol (“A127”) as yellow powder; HPLC/MS1.67 min (A), [M+H] 409;
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.39 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.10 (d, J=8.2, 3H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.75 (d, J=7.9, 3H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 4.13 (q, J=7.3, 2H), 3.53 (t, J=5.6, 2H), 3.24 (t, J=5.5, 2H), 1.55 (s, 6H), 1.39 (t, J=7.3, 3H).
A suspension of 2-{4-[5-(1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamino)-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-phenyl}-propan-2-ol (138 mg, 0.38 mmol) in dichloromethane (3 ml) is cooled to −78° C. Diethylaminosulfurtrifluoride (201 μl, 1.52 mmol) is added. The reaction mixture is allowed to reach room temperature over 1 hour. The reaction mixture is evaporated and the residue is treated with water and saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. The solids are filtered off and chromatographed on a silica gel column with dichloromethane/methanol as eluent to afford (1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-{3-[4-(1-fluoro-1-methyl-ethyl)-phenyl]-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-yl}-amine (“A128”) as yellow powder; HPLC/MS1.93 min (A), [M+H] 367;
1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.40 (s, 1H), 9.39 (s, 1H), 8.16 (d, J=8.2, 2H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.75 (d, J=8.0, 2H), 7.66 (s, 1H), 4.14 (q, J=7.3, 2H), 1.75 (d, J=22.2, 6H), 1.40 (t, J=7.3, 3H).
To a suspension of 2-{4-[5-(1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ylamino)-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-phenyl}-propan-2-ol (237 mg, 0.65 mmol) and sodium azide (186 mg, 2.86 mmol) in dichloromethane (2.5 ml) is added dropwise under external cooling a solution of trifluoroacetic acid (822 μl, 10.7 mmol) in dichloromethane (2.5 ml). The reaction mixture is stirred for 18 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture is partitioned between dichloromethane and diluted aqueous ammonia. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to afford {3-[4-(1-azido-1-methyl-ethyl)-phenyl]-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-yl}-(1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-amine as yellow-green powder; HPLC/MS 2.01 min (A), [M+H] 390.
To a slurry of {3-[4-(1-azido-1-methyl-ethyl)-phenyl]-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-yl}-(1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-amine (171 mg, 0.44 mmol) and zinc dust (117 mg, 1.79 mmol) in THF (5 ml) is added acetic acid (230 μl, 4.0 mmol) and the mixture is stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. The suspension is quenched with THF/dichloromethane/ethyl acetate. The mixture is filtered with suction and the residue is washed with methanol. The filtrate is evaporated and the residue is purified by preparative HPLC to afford {3-[4-(1-amino-1-methyl-ethyl)-phenyl]-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-yl}-(1-ethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-amine (“A148”) formate salt as white powder; HPLC/MS1.32 min (A), [M+H] 364;
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ [ppm]=10.39 (s, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.09 (d, J=8.2, 2H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.86 (d, J=8.1, 2H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 4.13 (q, J=7.3, 2H), 1.53 (s, 6H), 1.40 (t, J=7.2, 3H).
The compounds shown in Table 1 are particularly preferred compounds according to the invention.
The following examples relate to medicaments:
A solution of 100 g of an active ingredient of the formula I and 5 g of disodium hydrogenphosphate in 3 I of bidistilled water is adjusted to pH 6.5 using 2 N hydrochloric acid, sterile filtered, transferred into injection vials, lyophilised under sterile conditions and sealed under sterile conditions. Each injection vial contains 5 mg of active ingredient.
A mixture of 20 g of an active ingredient of the formula I with 100 g of soya lecithin and 1400 g of cocoa butter is melted, poured into moulds and allowed to cool. Each suppository contains 20 mg of active ingredient.
A solution is prepared from 1 g of an active ingredient of the formula I, 9.38 g of NaH2PO4.2H2O, 28.48 g of Na2HPO4.12H2O and 0.1 g of benzalkonium chloride in 940 ml of bidistilled water. The pH is adjusted to 6.8, and the solution is made up to 1 l and sterilised by irradiation. This solution can be used in the form of eye drops.
500 mg of an active ingredient of the formula I are mixed with 99.5 g of Vaseline under aseptic conditions.
A mixture of 1 kg of active ingredient of the formula I, 4 kg of lactose, 1.2 kg of potato starch, 0.2 kg of talc and 0.1 kg of magnesium stearate is pressed in a conventional manner to give tablets in such a way that each tablet contains 10 mg of active ingredient.
Tablets are pressed analogously to Example E and subsequently coated in a conventional manner with a coating of sucrose, potato starch, talc, tragacanth and dye.
2 kg of active ingredient of the formula I are introduced into hard gelatine capsules in a conventional manner in such a way that each capsule contains 20 mg of the active ingredient.
A solution of 1 kg of active ingredient of the formula I in 60 l of bidistilled water is sterile filtered, transferred into ampoules, lyophilised under sterile conditions and sealed under sterile conditions. Each ampoule contains 10 mg of active ingredient.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12000558.2 | Jan 2012 | EP | regional |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/EP2012/005358 | 12/21/2012 | WO | 00 | 7/28/2014 |
