8530 results about "Prodrug" patented technology

Disclosed is a sustained release system that includes a polymer and a prodrug having a solubility less than about 1 mg/ml dispersed in the polymer. Advantageously, the polymer is permeable to the prodrug and may be non-release rate limiting with respect to the rate of release of the prodrug from the polymer. This permits improved drug delivery within a body in the vicinity of a surgery via sustained release rate kinetics over a prolonged period of time, while not requiring complicated manufacturing processes.

Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing a myeloproliferative disease are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with a second active agent, and/or the transplantation of blood or cells. Particular second active agents are capable of suppressing the overproduction of hematopoietic stem cells or ameliorating one or more of the symptoms of a myeloproliferative disease. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.

The disclosed invention provides compositions and methods of treating a Flaviviridae infection, including hepatitis C virus, West Nile Virus, yellow fever virus, and a rhinovirus infection in a host, including animals, and especially humans, using a (2′R)-2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-2′-C-methyl nucleosides, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof.

This invention is directed to prodrugs that can be activated at the preferred site of action in order to selectively deliver the corresponding therapeutic parent drugs to target cells or to the target site. This invention will therefore primarily but not exclusively relate to tumor cells as target cells. More specifically the prodrugs are compounds of the formula V—(W)_k—(X)_l—A—Z, wherein: V is a specifier; (W)_k—(X)_l—A is an elongated self-elimination spacer system; W and X are each a 1,(4+2n) electronic cascade spacer, being the same or different; A is either a spacer group of formula (Y)_m wherein: Y is a 1,(4+2n) electronic cascade spacer, or a group of formula U being a cyclization elimination spacer; Z is a therapeutic drug; k, l and m are integers from 0 (included) to 5 (included); n is an integer of 0 (included) to 10 (included), with the provisos that: —when A is (Y)_m: k+l+m≧1, and if k+l+m=1; —when A is U: k+l≧1.

Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing macular degeneration are disclosed. Specific embodiments encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with a second active agent and/or surgery. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II or Ill, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug, thereof:

wherein W is a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring system. The compounds inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis c virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis c virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

Pentapeptide compounds are disclosed. The compounds have biological activity, e.g., cytotoxicity. Prodrugs having targeting groups and pentapeptide moieities, as well as precursors thereof are also disclosed. For example, precursors having a reactive linker that can serve as a reaction site for joining to a targeting agent, e.g., an antibody, as disclosed.

This invention relates to methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus infections in mammals using Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)7 ligands and prodrugs thereof. More particularly, this invention relates to methods of orally administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more prodrugs of TLR7 ligands for the treatment or prevention of hepatitis C viral infection. Oral administration of these TLR7 immunomodulating ligands and prodrugs thereof to a mammal provides therapeutically effective amounts and reduced undesirable side effects.

Novel indole and azaindole compounds of the following structure and their use as fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase inhibitors is described: and pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs and salts thereof.

Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing myclodysplastic syndromes are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with a second active ingredient, and/or the transplantation of blood or cells. Specific second active ingredients are capable of affecting or blood cell production. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.

Novel purine compounds of the following structure and their use as fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase inhibitors is described.whereinA is selected from the group consisting of -NR82, -NHSO2R3, -OR5, -SR5, halo, lower alkyl, -CON(R4)2, guanidino, amidino, -H, and perhaloalkyl;E is selected from the group consisting of -H, halo, lower alkylthio, lower perhaloalkyl, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower alkoxy, -CN, and -NR72;X is selected from the group consisting of -alk-NR-, alkylene, alkenylene, alkynylene, arylene, heteroarylene, -alk-NR-alk-, -alk-O-alk-, -alk-S-alk-, -alk-S-, alicyclicene, heteroalicyclicene, 1,1-dihaloalkylene, -C(O)-alk-, -NR-C(O)-NR'-, -alk-NR-C(O)-, -alk-C(O)-NR-, -Ar-alk-, and -alk-Ar-, all optionally substituted, wherein each R and R' is independently selected from -H and lower alkyl, and wherein each "alk" and "Ar" is an independently selected alkylene or arylene, respectively;Y is selected from the group consisting of -H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, alicyclic, heteroalicyclic, aralkyl, aryloxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, -C(O)R3, -S(O)2R3, -C(O)-OR3, -CONHR3, -NR22, and -OR3, all except H are optionally substituted; andpharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs and salts thereof.

The present invention provides a flowable composition suitable for use as a controlled release implant. The flowable composition can be administered into the ocular region of a mammal. The composition includes: (a) a biodegradable, biocompatible thermoplastic polymer that is at least substantially insoluble in aqueous medium, water or body fluid; (b) a biological agent, a metabolite thereof, a biological agently acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof; and (c) a biocompatible organic liquid, at standard temperature and pressure, in which the thermoplastic polymer is soluble. The present invention also provides methods of medical treatment that include administering the flowable composition into the ocular region of a mammal.

The invention provides the compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of formula I or intermediates thereof and one more of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, vehicles or diluents. The invention further provides methods of preparation and methods of use of prodrugs including NO-releasing prodrugs, double prodrugs and mutual prodrugs comprising the compounds of formula I.

Methods of treating, preventing, correcting and/or managing skin diseases or disorders characterized by overgrowths of the epidermis, keratoses, scleroderma, cutaneous vasculitis, acne or wrinkles are disclosed. Specific embodiments encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with a second active agent. Specific second active ingredients are capable of affecting or inhibiting cell growth or proliferation, removing or improving acne scars, or reducing or correcting wrinkle lines. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.

Methods of treating, preventing and managing an asbestos-related disease or disorder are disclosed. Specific embodiments encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with a second active agent and/or chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation therapy. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in the methods of the invention are also disclosed.

There is provided a compound exhibiting an activity of suppressing immune response with reduced adverse drug reactions, which compound is useful in the chemotherapy for preventing or treating, for example, a wide range of various autoimmune diseases including systemic erythematodes, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, biliary cirrhosis, uveitis, multiple sclerosis or other disorders, or chronic inflammatory diseases, or cancers, lymphoma or leukemia, or resistance to organ or tissue transplantation or rejection against transplantation.

Novel amine compounds having an S1P1/Edg1 receptor agonist effect, possible stereoisomers or racemic bodies of the compounds, or pharmacologically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates of the compound, the stereoisomers or the racemic bodies, or prodrugs of the compounds, the stereoisomers, the racemic bodies, the salts, the hydrates or the solvates, are provided.

Disclosed are antibodies that specifically inhibit VEGF binding to only one (VEGFR2) of the two VEGF receptors. The antibodies effectively inhibit angiogenesis and induce tumor regression, and yet have improved safety due to their specificity. The present invention thus provides new antibody-based compositions, methods and combined protocols for treating cancer and other angiogenic diseases. Advantageous immunoconjugate and prodrug compositions and methods using the new VEGF-specific antibodies are also provided.

A class of 2′-fluoro-nucleoside compounds are disclosed which are useful in the treatment of hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV and abnormal cellular proliferation, including tumors and cancer. The compounds have the general formulae:

wherein

• [0001]
  • Base is a purine or pyrimidine base;
  [0002]
  • R¹ is OH, H, OR³, N₃, CN, halogen, including F, or CF₃, lower alkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, di(lower)alkylamino, or alkoxy, and base refers to a purine or pyrimidine base;
  [0003]
  • R² is H, phosphate, including monophosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate, or a stabilized phosphate prodrug; acyl, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving group which when administered in vivo, is capable of providing a compound wherein R² is H or phosphate; sulfonate ester including alkyl or arylalkyl sulfonyl including methanesulfonyl, benzyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted with one or more substituents as described in the definition of aryl given above, a lipid, an amino acid, peptide, or cholesterol; and
  [0004]
  • R³ is acyl, alkyl, phosphate, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving group which when administered in vivo, is capable of being cleaved to the parent compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing central nervous system disorders, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease) and related syndromes are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with a second active ingredient. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.

Provided are compounds represented by: X is O, S or NR6, R1 is H or (CH2)mR5, R2, R2', R3 and R3' are independently NO2, N3 or (CH2)mR5, OH R4 is H, OR6, SR6, NR6R6a, CN, C(O)OR6, C(O)NR6R6a, R6, OR7 or (CH2)nR7, R5 is H, halo, OR6, SR6, NR6R6a, CN, C(O)OR6, C(O)NR6R6a, R6, OR7 or (CH2)mR7, R6 and R6a are individually H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl or substituted aryl, R7 is: R8 is H, F, SR9 or OR9, R9 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or hydroxyprotecting group, Y is H, CH3 or (CH2)mR5, Z is O or S W is CH2, CF2, CHF or O, m is 0-4, B is adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, thymine, modified purines and pyrimidines substituted pyridines, five membered heterocycles substituted by at least one of amines, substituted amines, amides, substituted amides, esters, halogens, alkyls, ethers; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and prodrugs thereof. These ring systems may be substituted.

Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing dysfunctional sleep, including but not limited to, dysfunctional sleep associated with chronic neurological or inflammatory condition such as pain and neurodegenerative disorders, which comprise the administration of one or more immunomodulatory compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, stereoisomer, clathrate or prodrug thereof, alone or in combination with known therapeutics are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.