WO2005099707A1 - 17 beta-acetamide-4-azasteroids as androgen receptor modulators - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to 17 ⁇ -acetamide-4-azasteroid derivatives, their synthesis, and their use as androgen receptor modulators. More particularly, the compounds of the present invention are tissue-selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) and are thereby useful for the treatment of conditions caused by androgen deficiency or which can be ameliorated by androgen administration, such as osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture, frailty, and sarcopenia. Additionally, the SARMs of the present invention can be used to treat mental disorders associated with low testosterone, such as depression, sexual dysfunction, and cognitive decline. SARMs, being antagonists in specific tissues, are also useful in conditions where elevated androgen tone or activity causes symptoms, such as benign prostate hyperplasia and sleep apnea.
- SARMs tissue-selective androgen receptor modulators
- the androgen receptor belongs to the superfamily of steroid/thyroid hormone nuclear receptors, whose other members include the estrogen receptor, the progesterone receptor, the glucocorticoid receptor, and the rnineralocorticoid receptor.
- the AR is expressed in numerous tissues of the body and is the receptor through which the physiological as well as the pathophysiological effects of androgens, such as testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT), are mediated.
- T testosterone
- DHT dihydrotestosterone
- the AR is composed of three functional domains: the ligand binding domain (LBD), the DNA-binding domain, and amino erminal domain.
- a compound that binds to the AR and mimics the effects of an endogenous AR ligand is referred to as an AR agonist, whereas a compound that inhibits the effects of an endogenous AR ligand is termed an AR antagonist.
- Androgen ligand binding to the AR induces a ligand/receptor complex, which, after translocation into the nucleus of the cell, binds to regulatory DNA sequences (referred to as androgen response elements) within the promoter or enhancer regions ofthe target genes present in the nucleus.
- Other proteins termed cofactors are next recruited, which bind to the receptor leading to gene transcription.
- Androgen therapy has been to treat a variety of male disorders such as reproductive disorders and primary or secondary male hypogonadism.
- AR agonists have been investigated for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, such as bone disease, hematopoietic disorders, neuromuscular disease, rheumatological disease, wasting disease, and for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), such as female androgen deficiency.
- AR antagonists such as flutamide and bicalutamide, are used to treat prostate cancer. It would therefore be useful to have available compounds that can activate (“agonize") the function of the AR in a tissue-selective manner that would produce the desired osteo- and myoanabolic effects of androgens without the negative androgenic properties, such as virilization and repression of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL).
- HDL high density lipoprotein cholesterol
- Androgens play an important role in bone metabolism in men [Anderson, et al., "Androgen supplementation in eugonadal men with osteoporosis - effects of six months of treatment on bone mineral density and cardiovascular risk factors," Bone, 18: 171-177 (1996)]. Even in eugonadal men with osteoporosis, the therapeutic response to testosterone treatment reveals that androgens exert important osteoanabolic effects.
- Mean lumbar BMD increased from 0.799 gm/cm2 to 0.839 g/cm2, in 5 to 6 months in response to 250 mg of testosterone ester administered intramuscularly. SARMs can thus be used to treat osteoporosis in men.
- Androgen deficiency occurs in men with stage D prostate cancer (metastatic) who undergo androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Endocrine orchiectomy is achieved by long acting GnRH agonists, while androgen receptor blockade is implemented with AR antagonists. In response to hormonal deprivation, these men suffered from hot flushes, significant bone loss, weakness, and fatigue. In a pilot study of men with stage D prostate cancer, osteopenia (50% vs. 38%) and osteoporosis (38% vs. 25%) were more common in men who had undergone ADT for greater than one year than the patients who did not undergo ADT [Wei, et al., Urology. 54: 607-611 (1999)].
- tissue selective AR antagonists in the prostate that lack antagonistic action in bone and muscle can be useful agents for the treatment of prostate cancer, either alone or as an adjunct to traditional ADT [See also A. Stoch, et al., J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab., 86: 2787-2791 (2001)].
- Tissue-selective AR antagonists can also treat polycystic ovarian syndrome in postmenopausal women. See CA. Eagleson, et al., "Polycystic ovarian syndrome: evidence that flutamide restores sensitivity of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator to inhibition by estradiol and progesterone," J. Clin.
- SARMs can also treat certain hematopoietic disorders as androgens stimulate renal hypertrophy and erythropoietin (EPO) production.
- EPO erythropoietin
- androgens Prior to the introduction of recombinant human EPO, androgens were employed to treat anemia caused by chronic renal failure.
- androgens increase serum EPO levels in anemic patients with non-severe aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Treatment for anemia will require selective action such as can be provided by SARMs.
- SARMs can also have clinical value as an adjunct to the treatment of obesity.
- Androgen receptor agonists can also have therapeutic value against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- AD Alzheimer's disease
- J. Hammond, et al. "Testosterone-mediated neuroprotection through the androgen receptor in human primary neurons," J. Neurochem.. 77: 1319-1326 (2001).
- Gouras et al. reported that testosterone reduces secretion of Alzheimer's ⁇ -amyloid peptides and can therefore be used in the treatment of AD r(Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 97: 1202-1205 (2000)].
- compositions comprising the compounds ofthe present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Jn this invention, we have identified compounds that function as SARMs using a series of in vitro cell-assays that profile ligand mediated activation of AR, such as (i) N-C interaction, (ii) transcriptional repression, and (iii) transcriptional activation.
- SARM compounds in this invention exhibit tissue selective AR agonism in vivo, i.e. agonism in bone (stimulation of bone formation in a rodent model of osteoporosis) and antagonism in prostate (minimal effects on prostate growth in castrated rodents and antagonism of prostate growth induced by AR agonists).
- the compounds of the present invention identified as SARMs are useful to treat diseases or conditions caused by androgen deficiency which can be ameliorated by androgen administration.
- Such compounds are ideal for the treatment of osteoporosis in women and men as a monotherapy or in combination with inhibitors of bone resorption, such as bisphosphonates, estrogens, SERMs, cathepsin K inhibitors, ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists, calcitonin, and proton pump inhibitors. They can also be used with agents that stimulate bone formation, such as parathyroid hormone or analogs thereof.
- the SARM compounds of the present invention can also be employed for treatment of prostate disease, such as prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
- compounds of this invention exhibit minimal effects on skin (acne and facial hair growth) and can be useful for treatment of hirsutism.
- compounds of this invention can stimulate muscle growth and can be useful for treatment of sarcopenia and frailty. They can be employed to reduce visceral fat in the treatment of obesity. Moreover, compounds of this invention can exhibit androgen agonism in the central nervous system and can be useful to treat vasomotor symptoms (hot flush) and to increase energy and libido. They can be used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
- the compounds of the present invention can also be used in the treatment of prostate cancer, either alone or as an adjunct to GnRH agonist/antagonist therapy, for their ability to restore bone, or as a replacement for antiandrogen therapy because of their ability to antagonize androgen in the prostate, and minimize bone depletion.
- the compounds of the present invention can be used for their ability to restore bone in the treatment of pancreatic cancer as an adjunct to treatment with antiandrogen, or as monotherapy for their antiandrogenic properties, offering the advantage over traditional antiandrogens of being bone-sparing.
- compounds of this invention can increase the number of blood cells, such as red blood cells and platelets, and can be useful for the treatment of hematopoietic disorders, such as aplastic anemia.
- the compounds of this invention are ideal for hormone replacement therapy in hypogonadic (androgen deficient) men.
- SARMs selective androgen receptor modulators
- X and Y are each independently chosen from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, Ci-4 alkoxy, hydroxymethyl, and Ci-3 alkyl, wherein said alkoxy and alkyl are each optionally substituted with one to seven fluorine atoms; or X and Y, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, can optionally form a C3-6 cycloalkyl group;
- Rl is chosen from hydrogen, carbonyl(C ⁇ _3 alkyl), hydroxy, C1.4 alkoxy, halogen, hydroxymethyl, (C ⁇ - 6 alkyl)2amino, and C1-.3 alkyl, wherein said alkoxy and alkyl are each optionally substituted with one to seven fluorine atoms;
- R4 is chosen from halogen, Ci-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, (CH2)n-phenyl, and (CH2)n- naphthyl; and wherein R4 is optionally substituted with one
- R3 is selected from (CH2)n-aryl, wherein said aryl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently chosen from R5, (CH2)n-heteroaryl, wherein said heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently chosen from R5, and Cl_l ⁇ alkyl, wherein said Ci-io alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently chosen from R6; or R2 and R3, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered saturated ring fused with a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring system having 0, 1, or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S; and wherein any methylene (CH2) carbon atom in (CH2)n is optionally substituted with one or more groups independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, and C1.4 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen moieties; or two substituents when on the same methylene (CH2) group are taken together with the carbon atom to which
- the compounds ofthe present invention can have asymmetric centers, chiral axes, and chiral planes (as described in: E.L. Eliel and S.H. Wilen, Stereochemistry of Carbon Compounds, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1994, pages 1119-1190), and occur as racemates, racemic mixtures, and as individual diastereomers, with all possible isomers and mixtures thereof, including optical isomers, being included in the present invention.
- the compounds disclosed herein can exist as tautomers and both tautomeric forms are intended to be encompassed by the scope of the invention, even though only one tautomeric structure is depicted. For example, any claim to compound A below is understood to include tautomeric structure B, and vice versa, as well as mixtures thereof.
- the term - ⁇ represents the remainder of the 4- azasteroid derivatives of the present invention.
- alkyl shall mean straight or branched chain alkanes of one to ten total carbon atoms, or any number within this range (i.e., methyl, ethyl, 1-propyl, 2-propyl, n-butyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, etc.).
- Co alkyl (as in “C ⁇ -8 alkylaryl) shall refer to the absence of an alkyl group.
- alkenyl shall mean straight or branched chain alkenes of two to ten total carbon atoms, or any number within this range.
- alkynyl refers to a hydrocarbon radical straight, branched or cyclic, containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one carbon to carbon triple bond. Up to three carbon- carbon triple bonds can be present.
- C2-C6 alkynyl means an alkynyl radical having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
- Alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, 3-methylbutynyl and so on.
- the straight, branched or cyclic portion of the alkynyl group can contain triple bonds and can be substituted if a substituted alkynyl group is indicated.
- Cycloalkyl as used herein is intended to include non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon groups, having the specified number of carbon atoms, which may or may not be bridged or structurally constrained.
- Examples of such cycloalkyls include, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, adamantyl, cyclooctyl, cycloheptyl, tetrahydro- naphthalene, methylenecylohexyl, and the like.
- examples of "C3 - C o cycloalkyl” can include, but are not limited to:
- Alkoxy represents either a cyclic or non-cyclic alkyl group of indicated number of carbon atoms attached through an oxygen bridge. “Alkoxy” therefore encompasses the definitions of alkyl and cycloalkyl above.
- Perfluoroalkyl represents alkyl chains of up to 10 carbon atoms having exhaustive substitution of their corresponding hydrogens with fluorine atoms.
- aryl is intended to mean any stable monocyclic or bicyclic carbon ring of up to 7 atoms in each ring, wherein at least one ring is aromatic.
- aryl elements include, but are not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydro-naphthyl, indanyl, or biphenyl.
- aryl substituent is bicyclic and one ring is non-aromatic, it is understood that attachment is via the aromatic ring.
- heteroaryl represents a stable monocyclic or bicyclic ring of up to 7 atoms in each ring, wherein at least one ring is aromatic and contains from 1 to 4 heteroatoms chosen from O, N and S.
- Heteroaryl groups within the scope of this definition include but are not limited to: azabenzimidazole, acridinyl, carbazolyl, cinnolinyl benzimidazolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzodihydrofuranyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 2,3-dihydro-l,4-benzodioxinyl, indolyl, quinolyl, quinoxalinyl, isoquinolyl, furanyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazinyl, piridazinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, thiadiazolyl, o
- heteroaryl is also understood to include the N-oxide derivative of any nitrogen- containing heteroaryl.
- heteroaryl substituent is bicyclic and one ring is non-aromatic or contains no heteroatoms, it is understood that attachment is via the aromatic ring or via the heteroatom containing ring, respectively.
- alkyl or aryl or either of their prefix roots appears in a name of a substituent (e.g., aryl C ⁇ -8 alkyl), it shall be interpreted as including those limitations given above for "alkyl” and “aryl.”
- Designated numbers of carbon atoms e.g., C ⁇ -8
- halo or “halogen” as used herein is intended to include chloro, fluoro, bromo and iodo.
- heterocycle or “heterocyclyl” as used herein is intended to mean a 5- to 10- membered aromatic or nonaromatic heterocycle containing from 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S, and includes bicyclic groups.
- Heterocyclyl therefore includes the above mentioned heteroaryls, as well as dihydro and tetrathydro analogs thereof.
- heterocyclyl include, but are not limited to the following: azabenzimidazole, benzoimidazolyl, benzofuranyl, benzofurazanyl, benzopyrazolyl, benzotriazolyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, carbazolyl, carbolinyl, cinnolinyl, furanyl, imidazolyl, indolinyl, indolyl, indolazinyl, indazolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isoindolyl, isoquinolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, naphthpyridinyl, oxadiazolyl, oxazolyl, oxazoline, isoxazoline, oxetanyl, pyranyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyridopyridinyl, pyri
- arylalkyl and alkylaryl include an alkyl portion where alkyl is as defined above and include an aryl portion where aryl is as defined above.
- arylalkyl include, but are not limited to, benzyl, phenylethyl, phenylpropyl, naphthylmethyl, and naphthylethyl.
- alkylaryl include, but are not limited to, toluene, ethylbenzene, propylbenzene, methylpyridine, ethylpyridine, propylpyridine and butylpyridine.
- oxy means an oxygen (O) atom.
- thio means a sulfur (S) atom.
- substituted shall be deemed to include multiple degrees of substitution by a named substituent. Where multiple substituent moieties are disclosed or claimed, the substituted compound can be independently substituted by one or more ofthe disclosed or claimed substituent moieties, singly or plurally. By independently substituted, it is meant that the (two or more) substituents can be the same or different.
- substituents and substitution patterns on the compounds of the instant invention can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art to provide compounds that are chemically stable and that can be readily synthesized by techniques known in the art, as well as those methods set forth below, from readily available starting materials. If a substituent is itself substituted with more than one group, it is understood that these multiple groups can be on the same carbon or on different carbons, so long as a stable structure results.
- the phrase "optionally substituted with one or more substituents” should be taken to be equivalent to the phrase “optionally substituted with at least one substituent” and in such cases one embodiment will have from zero to three substituents.
- X and Y are each independently chosen from hydrogen, halogen, and C ⁇ _3 alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to seven fluorine atoms.
- X and Y are each independently chosen from hydroxy, C ⁇ -4 alkoxy, hydroxymethyl, and hydrogen, wherein said alkoxy is optionally substituted with one to seven fluorine atoms.
- X and Y, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached can optionally form a C3-6 cycloalkyl group, such as for example a cyclopropyl or cyclopentyl group.
- Rl is chosen from hydrogen, carbonyl(C ⁇ _3 alkyl), hydroxy, C ⁇ _4 alkoxy, and C ⁇ _3 alkyl, wherein said alkoxy and alkyl are each optionally substituted with one to seven fluorine atoms.
- Rl is chosen from hydrogen, (C ⁇ -6 alkyl)2amino C ⁇ -6alkyl, and C ⁇ -3 alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to seven fluorine atoms.
- Rl is chosen from hydrogen, CF3, and C ⁇ _3 alkyl.
- Rl is methyl.
- R4 is chosen from halogen, C _6 alkyl, and (CH2)n-phenyl, wherein R4 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently chosen from cyano, carboxy, halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C ⁇ _4 alkoxy, and C ⁇ _4 alkylthio.
- R4 is chosen from halogen, and C ⁇ -6 alkyl, such as for example, CH 3 .
- R4 together with the carbon atom to which it is attached, form a carbonyl or a cyclopropyl group and provided that a represents a single bond.
- Rl and R4 together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 5- or 6-membered ring system optionally containing an additional heteroatom chosen from O, S, and NC ⁇ _4 alkyl.
- R2 is hydrogen.
- R2 is C ⁇ .4 alkyl, such as for example, methyl or ethyl, wherein said C ⁇ .4 alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, C ⁇ _4 alkoxy, and C ⁇ -4 alkylamino.
- R3 is selected from (CH2)n-aryl, wherein said aryl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently chosen from R5, and (CH2)n-heteroaryl, wherein said heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently chosen from R5.
- R3 is C ⁇ . ⁇ o alkyl, wherein said C ⁇ . ⁇ o alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently chosen from R6.
- R5 is chosen from: hydrogen, halogen, (carbonyl) ⁇ - ⁇ C ⁇ -io alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl C ⁇ -10 alkyl(carbonyl)o-l, C3.8 heterocycloalkyl C ⁇ -10 alkyl(carbonyl)o- X, Co-10 alkylamino Co-10 alkyl, Co-10 alkylamino Co-10 alkylaminocarbonyl, arylC ⁇ -10 alkylamino C ⁇ -10 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl Co-10 alkylamino Co-10 alkyl, C3-.8 heterocyclyl Co-10 alkylamino Co-10 alkyl, C3.8 cycloalkyl C ⁇ -10 alkyl aminocarbonylamino, Co-10 alkyl aminocarbonylamino, C3..8 heterocyclyl Co-10 alkyl aminocarbonylamino, Co-10 alkyl aminocarbonylamino, C3-.8 cycloalkyl
- R6 is halogen, hydroxy, C ⁇ _4 alkoxy, CONH 2 , and C ⁇ .4 alkylamino, wherein R6 is optionally substituted with one or more groups chosen from: OH, (C ⁇ -6)alkoxy, halogen, CO2H, CN, trifluoromethoxy, trifluoroethoxy, NH2, and -Ob(C ⁇ . ⁇ o)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen moieties.
- Compounds of the present invention have been found to be tissue- selective modulators of the androgen receptor (SARMs).
- compounds of the present invention can be useful to activate the function of the androgen receptor in a mammal, and in particular to activate the function of the androgen receptor in bone and/or muscle tissue and block or inhibit (“antagonize") the function of the androgen receptor in the prostate of a male individual or in the uterus of a female individual.
- a further aspect of the present invention is the use of compounds of formula I to attenuate or block the function of the androgen receptor in the prostate of a male individual or in the uterus of a female individual induced by AR agonists, but not in hair-growing skin or vocal cords, and activate the function of the androgen receptor in bone and/or muscle tissue, but not in organs which control blood lipid levels (e.g. liver).
- Representative compounds of the present invention typically display submicromolar binding affinity for the androgen receptor.
- Compounds of this invention are therefore useful in treating mammals suffering from disorders related to androgen receptor function.
- Therapeutically effective amounts of the compound, including the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are administered to the mammal, to treat disorders related to androgen receptor function, such as, androgen deficiency, disorders which can be ameliorated by androgen replacement, or which can be improved by androgen replacement, including: enhancement of weakened muscle tone, osteoporosis, osteopenia, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture (for example, vertebral and non- vertebral fractures), bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery, sarcopenia, frailty, aging skin, male hypogonadism, postmenopausal symptoms in women, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, aplastic anemia and other hematopoietic disorders, pancreatic
- Treatment is effected by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of structural formula I to a mammal in need of such treatment.
- these compounds are useful as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions alone or in combination with other active agents.
- the compounds of the present invention can be used to treat conditions in a male individual which are caused by androgen deficiency or which can be ameliorated by androgen replacement, including, but not limited to, osteoporosis, osteopenia, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, periodontal disease, HTV-wasting, prostate cancer, cancer cachexia, obesity, arthritic conditions, anemias, such as for example, aplastic anemia, muscular dystrophies, and Alzheimer's disease, cognitive decline, sexual dysfunction, sleep apnea, depression, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and atherosclerosis, alone or in combination with other active agents.
- BPH benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Treatment is effected by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of structural formula I to a male individual in need of such treatment.
- "Arthritic condition” or “arthritic conditions” refers to a disease wherein inflammatory lesions are confined to the joints or any inflammatory conditions of the joints, most notably osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (Academic Press Dictionary of Science Technology; Academic Press; 1st edition, January 15, 1992).
- the compounds of Formula I are also useful, alone or in combination, to treat or prevent arthritic conditions, such as Behcet's disease; bursitis and tendinitis; CPPD deposition disease; carpal tunnel syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; fibromyalgia; gout; infectious arthritis; inflammatory bowel disease; juvenile arthritis; lupus erythematosus; lyme disease; marfan syndrome; myositis; osteoarthritis; osteogenesis imperfecta; osteonecrosis; polyarteritis; polymyalgia rheumatica; psoriatic arthritis; Raynaud's phenomenon; reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome; Reiter's syndrome; rheumatoid arthritis; scleroderma; and Sjogren's syndrome.
- arthritic conditions such as Behcet's disease; bursitis and tendinitis; CPPD deposition disease; carpal tunnel syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome;
- An embodiment ofthe invention encompasses the treatment or prevention of an arthritic condition which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a Compound of Formula I.
- a subembodiment is the treatment or prevention of osteoarthritis, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a Compound of Formula I. See: Cutolo M, Seriolo B, Villaggio B, Pizzorni C, Craviotto C, Sulli A. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 2002 Jun;966:131-42; Cutolo, M. Rheum Pis Clin North Am 2000 Nov;26(4):881-95; Bijlsma JW, Van den Brink HR.
- the compounds of Formula I can be used with any ofthe drugs disclosed herein as useful for combination therapy, or can be used with drugs known to treat or prevent arthritic conditions, such as corticosteroids, cytoxic drugs (or other disease modifying or remission inducing drugs), gold treatment, methotrexate, NSAIDs, and COX-2 inhibitors.
- drugs known to treat or prevent arthritic conditions such as corticosteroids, cytoxic drugs (or other disease modifying or remission inducing drugs), gold treatment, methotrexate, NSAIDs, and COX-2 inhibitors.
- the compounds of the present invention can be used to treat conditions in a female individual which are caused by androgen deficiency or which can be ameliorated by androgen replacement, including, but not limited to, osteoporosis, osteopenia, aging skin, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, postmenopausal symptoms, periodontal disease, HTV-wasting, cancer cachexia, obesity, anemias, such as for example, aplastic anemia, muscular dystrophies, Alzheimer's disease, premature ovarian failure, cognitive decline, sexual dysfunction, depression, inflammatory arthritis and joint repair, atherosclerosis, and autoimmune disease, alone or in combination with other active agents.
- anemias such as for example, aplastic anemia, muscular dystrophies, Alzheimer's disease, premature ovarian failure, cognitive decline, sexual dysfunction, depression, inflammatory arthritis and joint repair, atherosclerosis, and autoimmune disease, alone or in combination with other active agents.
- Treatment is effected by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of structural formula I to a female individual in need of such treatment.
- the compounds of formula I are also useful in the enhancement of muscle tone in mammals, such as for example, humans.
- the compounds of structural formula I can also be employed as adjuncts to traditional androgen depletion therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer to restore bone, minimize bone loss, and maintain bone mineral density. In this manner, they can be employed together with traditional androgen deprivation therapy, including GnRH agonists/antagonists, such as those disclosed in P. Limonta, et al., Exp. Opin. Invest. Drugs, 10: 709-720 (2001); H.J. Strieker, Urology, 58 (Suppl.
- the compounds of structural formula I can be used in combination with antiandrogens, such as flutamide, 2-hydroxyflutamide (the active metabolite of flutamide), nilutamide, and bicalutamide (CasodexTM) in the treatment of prostate cancer.
- antiandrogens such as flutamide, 2-hydroxyflutamide (the active metabolite of flutamide), nilutamide, and bicalutamide (CasodexTM) in the treatment of prostate cancer.
- the compounds of the present invention can also be employed in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, either for their androgen antagonist properties or as an adjunct to an antiandrogen, such as flutamide, 2-hydroxyflutamide (the active metabolite of flutamide), nilutamide, and bicalutamide (CasodexTM).
- an antiandrogen such as flutamide, 2-hydroxyflutamide (the active metabolite of flutamide), nilutamide, and bicalutamide (CasodexTM).
- treating cancer or “treatment of cancer” refers to administration to a mammal afflicted with a cancerous condition and refers to an effect that alleviates the cancerous condition by killing the cancerous cells, but also to an effect that results in the inhibition of growth and/or metastasis of the cancer.
- Compounds of structural formula I can minimize the negative effects on lipid metabolism.
- the compounds of this invention exhibit advantages over existing approaches for hormone replacement therapy in hypogonadic (androgen deficient) male individuals. Additionally, compounds of the present invention can increase the number of blood cells, such as red blood cells and platelets, and can be used for treatment of hematopoietic disorders, such as aplastic anemia.
- therapeutically effective amounts of the compound of Formula I are administered to the mammal, to treat or improve disorders selected from enhancement of weakened muscle tone, osteoporosis, osteopenia, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture, bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery, sarcopenia, frailty, aging skin, male hypogonadism, postmenopausal symptoms in women, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, aplastic anemia and other hematopoietic disorders, pancreatic cancer, inflammatory arthritis and joint repair, HTV-wasting, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), cancer cachexia, Alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophies, cognitive decline, sexual dysfunction, sleep apnea, depression, premature ovarian failure, and autoimmune disease.
- disorders selected from enhancement of weakened muscle tone, osteoporosis, osteopenia, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, periodontal
- therapeutically effective amounts of the compound can be used to treat or improve a disorder selected from weakened muscle tone, osteoporosis, osteopenia, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture, bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery, sarcopenia, Alzheimer's disease, and frailty.
- the compound in accordance with the invention can be used to treat or improve a disorder such as male hypogonadism, postmenopausal symptoms in women, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, aplastic anemia and other hematopoietic disorders, pancreatic cancer, inflammatory arthritis and joint repair, HTV-wasting, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), cancer cachexia, muscular dystrophies, cognitive decline, sexual dysfunction, sleep apnea, depression, premature ovarian failure, and autoimmune disease.
- the compounds of the present invention can be administered in their enantiomerically pure form. Racemic mixtures can be separated into their individual enantiomers by any of a number of conventional methods.
- a compound of the present invention which functions as an "agonist" of the androgen receptor can bind to the androgen receptor and initiate a physiological or a pharmacological response characteristic of that receptor.
- tissue-selective androgen receptor modulator refers to an androgen receptor ligand that mimics the action of a natural ligand in some tissues but not in others.
- a "partial agonist” is an agonist which is unable to induce maximal activation of the receptor population, regardless of the amount of compound applied.
- a “full agonist” induces full activation of the androgen receptor population at a given concentration.
- a compound of the present invention which functions as an "antagonist” of the androgen receptor can bind to the androgen receptor and block or inhibit the androgen-associated responses normally induced by a natural androgen receptor ligand.
- pharmaceutically acceptable salts refers to salts prepared from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic bases or acids including inorganic or organic bases and inorganic or organic acids.
- Non-limiting representive salts derived from inorganic bases include aluminum, ammonium, calcium, copper, ferric, ferrous, lithium, magnesium, manganic salts, manganous, potassium, sodium, zinc, and the like.
- the salts are chosen from the ammonium, calcium, lithium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium salts.
- salts derived from pharmaceutically acceptable organic non-toxic bases include salts of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, substituted amines including naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines, and basic ion exchange resins, such as arginine, betaine, caffeine, choline, N,N -dibenzylethylenediamine, diethylamine, 2-diethylaminoethanol, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, ethanolamine, ethylenediamine, N-ethyl- morpholine, N-ethylpiperidine, glucamine, glucosamine, histidine, hydrabamine, isopropylamine, lysine, methylglucamine, morpholine, piperazine, piperidine, polyamine resins, procaine, purines, theobromine, trie
- salts can be prepared from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic acids, including inorganic and organic acids.
- Representative acids which can be employed include acetic, benzenesulfonic, benzoic, camphorsulfonic, citric, ethanesulfonic, formic, fumaric, gluconic, glutamic, hydrobromic, hydrochloric, isethionic, lactic, maleic, malic, mandelic, methanesulfonic, malonic, mucic, nitric, pamoic, pantothenic, phosphoric, propionic, succinic, sulfuric, tartaric, p-toluenesulfonic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, and the like, hi one variant, the acids are selected from citric, fumaric, hydrobromic, hydrochloric, maleic, phosphoric, sulfuric, and tartaric acids.
- composition means the amount the compound of structural formula I that will elicit the biological or medical response of a tissue, system, animal or human that is being sought by the researcher, veterinarian, medical doctor or other clinician.
- composition as used herein is intended to encompass a product comprising the specified ingredients in the specified amounts, as well as any product which results, directly or indirectly, from combination of the specified ingredients in the specified amounts.
- pharmaceutically acceptable it is meant that the carrier, diluent or excipient must be compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not be deleterious to the recipient thereof.
- administering a compound should be understood to mean providing a compound of the invention or a prodrug of a compound of the invention to the individual in need of treatment.
- modulating a function mediated by the androgen receptor in a tissue selective manner it is meant modulating a function mediated by the androgen receptor selectively (or discriminately) in anabolic (bone and/or muscular) tissue (bone and muscular) in the absence of such modulation at androgenic (reproductive) tissue, such as the prostate, testis, seminal vesicles, ovary, uterus, and other sex accessory tissues.
- the function of the androgen receptor in anabolic tissue is activated whereas the function of the androgen receptor in androgenic tissue is blocked or suppressed
- the function of the androgen receptor in anabolic tissue is blocked or suppressed whereas the function of the androgen receptor in androgenic tissue is activated.
- the administration of a compound of structural formula I in order to practice the present methods of therapy is carried out by administering an effective amount of the compound of structural formula I to the patient in need of such treatment or prophylaxis.
- the need for a prophylactic administration according to the methods of the present invention is determined via the use of well-known risk factors.
- the effective amount of an individual compound is determined, in the final analysis, by the physician in charge of the case, but depends on factors such as the exact disease to be treated, the severity of the disease and other diseases or conditions from which the patient suffers, the chosen route of administration, other drugs and treatments which the patient can concomitantly require, and other factors in the physician's judgment. If formulated as a fixed dose, such combination products employ the compounds of this invention within the dosage range described below and the other pharmaceutically active agent(s) within its approved dosage range. Compounds of the instant invention can alternatively be used sequentially with known pharmaceutically acceptable agent(s) when a combination formulation is inappropriate. Generally, the daily dosage of a compound of structural formula I can be varied over a wide range from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg per adult human per day.
- dosages range from about 0.1 to about 200 mg/day.
- the compositions can be provided in the form of tablets containing from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg, such as for example, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 3.0, 5.0, 6.0, 10.0, 15.0, 25.0, 50.0, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 180, 200, 225, and 500 milligrams of the active ingredient for the symptomatic adjustment ofthe dosage to the mammal to be treated.
- the dose can be administered in a single daily dose or the total daily dosage can be administered in divided doses of two, three or four times daily.
- the dose can be administered less frequently, e.g., weekly, twice weekly, monthly, etc.
- the unit dosage will, of course, be correspondingly larger for the less frequent administration.
- the dosage administration When administered via intranasal routes, transdermal routes, by rectal or vaginal suppositories, or through an intravenous solution, the dosage administration will, of course, be continuous rather than intermittent throughout the dosage regimen.
- Exemplifying the invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising any ofthe compounds described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- a pharmaceutical composition made by combining any ofthe compounds described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are examples of the compounds described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- An illustration ofthe invention is a process for making a pharmaceutical composition comprising combining any of the compounds described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- Formulations of the tissue-selective androgen receptor modulator employed in the present method for medical use comprise a compound of structural formula I together with an acceptable carrier thereof and optionally other therapeutically active ingredients.
- the carrier must be pharmaceutically acceptable in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not being deleterious to the recipient subject of the formulation.
- the present invention therefore, further provides a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound of structural formula I together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.
- the formulations include those suitable for oral, rectal, intravaginal, intranasal, topical and parenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenous administration).
- the formulations are those suitable for oral administration.
- Suitable topical formulations of a compound of formula I include transdermal devices, aerosols, creams, solutions, ointments, gels, lotions, dusting powders, and the like.
- the topical pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds ofthe present invention ordinarily include about 0.005% to about 5% by weight of the active compound in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
- Transdermal skin patches useful for administering the compounds of the present invention include those well known to those of ordinary skill in that art.
- the formulations can be presented in a unit dosage form and can be prepared by any of the methods known in the art of pharmacy.
- All methods include the step of bringing the active compound in association with a carrier, which constitutes one or more ingredients, hi general, the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing the active compound in association with a liquid carrier, a waxy solid carrier or a finely divided solid carrier, and then, if needed, shaping the product into the desired dosage form.
- a carrier which constitutes one or more ingredients
- Formulations of the present invention suitable for oral administration can be presented as discrete units such as capsules, cachets, tablets or lozenges, each containing a predetermined amount of the active compound; as a powder or granules; or a suspension or solution in an aqueous liquid or non- aqueous liquid, e.g., a syrup, an elixir, or an emulsion.
- a tablet can be made by compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessory ingredients.
- Compressed tablets can be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the active compound in a free flowing form, e.g., a powder or granules, optionally mixed with accessory ingredients, e.g., binders, lubricants, inert diluents, disintegrating agents or coloring agents.
- Molded tablets can be made by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the active compound, preferably in powdered form, with a suitable carrier.
- Suitable binders include, without limitation, starch, gelatin, natural sugars such as glucose or beta-lactose, corn sweeteners, natural and synthetic gums such as acacia, tragacanth or sodium alginate, carboxymethyl-cellulose, polyethylene glycol, waxes and the like.
- Non-limiting representative lubricants used in these dosage forms include sodium oleate, sodium stearate, magnesium stearate, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, sodium chloride and the like.
- Disintegrators include, without limitation, starch, methyl cellulose, agar, bentonite, xanthan gum and the like.
- Oral liquid forms such as syrups or suspensions in suitably flavored suspending or dispersing agents such as the synthetic and natural gums, for example, tragacanth, acacia, methyl cellulose and the like, can be made by adding the active compound to the solution or suspension. Additional dispersing agents which can be employed include glycerin and the like.
- Formulations for vaginal or rectal administration can be presented as a suppository with a conventional carrier, i.e., a base that is nontoxic and nonirritating to mucous membranes, compatible with a compound of structural formula I, and is stable in storage and does not bind or interfere with the release of the compound of structural formula I.
- Suitable bases include: cocoa butter (theobroma oil), polyethylene glycols (such as carbowax and polyglycols), glycol-surfactant combinations, polyoxyl 40 stearate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters (such as Tween, Myrj, and Arlacel), glycerinated gelatin, and hydrogenated vegetable oils.
- cocoa butter theobroma oil
- polyethylene glycols such as carbowax and polyglycols
- glycol-surfactant combinations such as polyoxyl 40 stearate
- polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters such as Tween, Myrj, and Arlacel
- glycerinated gelatin When glycerinated gelatin suppositories are used, a preservative such as methylparaben or propylparaben can be employed.
- Topical preparations containing the active drug component can be admixed with a variety of carrier materials well known in the art, such as, e.g., alcohols, aloe vera gel, allantoin, glycerine, vitamin A and E oils, mineral oil, PPG2 myristyl propionate, and the like, to form, e.g., alcoholic solutions, topical cleansers, cleansing creams, skin gels, skin lotions, and shampoos in cream or gel formulations.
- the compounds of the present invention can also be administered in the form of liposome delivery systems, such as small unilamellar vesicles, large unilamellar vesicles and multilamellar vesicles.
- Liposomes can be formed from a variety of phospholipids, such as cholesterol, stearylamine or phosphatidylcholines.
- Compounds ofthe present invention can also be delivered by the use of monoclonal antibodies as individual carriers to which the compound molecules are coupled.
- the compounds ofthe present invention can also be coupled with soluble polymers as targetable drug carriers.
- Such polymers can include polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, pyran copolymer, polyhydroxypropylmethacrylamide-phenol, polyhydroxy-ethylaspartamidephenol, or polyethylene-oxide polylysine substituted with palmitoyl residues.
- the compounds of the present invention can be coupled to a class of biodegradable polymers useful in achieving controlled release of a drug, for example, polylactic acid, polyepsilon caprolactone, polyhydroxy butyric acid, polyorthoesters, polyacetals, polydihydropyrans, polycyanoacrylates and cross-linked or amphipathic block copolymers of hydrogels.
- Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include formulations that comprise a sterile aqueous preparation ofthe active compound which can be isotonic with the blood ofthe recipient.
- Such formulations suitably comprise a solution or suspension of a compound that is isotonic with the blood ofthe recipient subject.
- Such formulations can contain distilled water, 5% dextrose in distilled water or saline and the active compound. Often it is useful to employ a pharmaceutically and pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt ofthe active compound that has appropriate solubility for the solvents employed. Useful formulations also comprise concentrated solutions or solids comprising the active compound which on dilution with an appropriate solvent give a solution suitable for parenteral administration.
- the pharmaceutical composition and method ofthe present invention can further comprise other therapeutically active compounds usually applied in the treatment ofthe above mentioned conditions, including osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture, bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery, sarcopenia, frailty, aging skin, male hypogonadism, post-menopausal symptoms in women, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, hematopoietic disorders, such as for example, aplastic anemia, pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory arthritis, and joint repair.
- other therapeutically active compounds usually applied in the treatment ofthe above mentioned conditions, including osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture, bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery, sarcopenia, frailty, aging skin, male hypogonadism, post-menopausal symptoms in women, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, hematopoietic disorders, such as for example, aplastic anemia, pancreatic cancer
- the compounds of the present invention can be administered in combination with at least one bone-strengthening agent selected from antiresorptive agents, osteoanabolic agents, and other agents beneficial for the skeleton through mechanisms which are not precisely defined, such as calcium supplements, flavonoids, and vitamin D analogs.
- at least one bone-strengthening agent selected from antiresorptive agents, osteoanabolic agents, and other agents beneficial for the skeleton through mechanisms which are not precisely defined, such as calcium supplements, flavonoids, and vitamin D analogs.
- the conditions of periodontal disease, bone fracture, and bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery can also benefit from these combined treatments.
- the compounds of the instant invention can be effectively administered in combination with effective amounts of other agents such as estrogens, bisphosphonates, SERMs, cathepsin K inhibitors, ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists, vacuolar ATPase inhibitors, the polypeptide osteoprotegerin, antagonists of VEGF, thiazolidinediones, calcitonin, protein kinase inhibitors, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and analogs, calcium receptor antagonists, growth hormone secretagogues, growth hormone releasing hormone, insulin-like growth factor, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), inhibitors of BMP antagonism, prostaglandin derivatives, fibroblast growth factors, vitamin D and derivatives thereof, vitamin K and derivatives thereof, soy isoflavones, calcium salts, and fluoride salts.
- other agents such as estrogens, bisphosphonates, SERMs, cathepsin K inhibitors, ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists, vacuolar ATPa
- a compound of the instant invention can be effectively administered in combination with an effective amount of at least one bone-strengthening agent chosen from estrogen, and estrogen derivatives, alone or in combination with progestin or progestin derivatives; bisphosphonates; antiestrogens or selective estrogen receptor modulators; ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists; cathepsin K inhibitors; osteoclast vacuolar ATPase inhibitors; calcitonin; and osteoprotegerin.
- at least one bone-strengthening agent chosen from estrogen, and estrogen derivatives, alone or in combination with progestin or progestin derivatives; bisphosphonates; antiestrogens or selective estrogen receptor modulators; ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists; cathepsin K inhibitors; osteoclast vacuolar ATPase inhibitors; calcitonin; and osteoprotegerin.
- the activity of the compounds of the present invention are distinct from that of the anti-resorptive agents: estrogens, bisphosphonates, SERMs, calcitonin, cathepsin K inhibitors, vacuolar ATPase inhibitors, agents interfering with the
- the compounds of structural formula I aid in the stimulation of bone formation, acting, for example, on cortical bone, which is responsible for a significant part of bone strength.
- the thickening of cortical bone substantially contributes to a reduction in fracture risk, especially fractures of the hip.
- tissue-SARMs of structural formula I with anti-resorptive agents such as for example estrogen or estrogen derivatives, bisphosphonates, antiestrogens, SERMs, calcitonin, ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, vacuolar ATPase inhibitors, and cathepsin K inhibitors is particularly useful due to the complementary effect of the bone anabolic and antiresorptive actions.
- anti-resorptive agents such as for example estrogen or estrogen derivatives, bisphosphonates, antiestrogens, SERMs, calcitonin, ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, vacuolar ATPase inhibitors, and cathepsin K inhibitors is particularly useful due to the complementary effect of the bone anabolic and antiresorptive actions.
- Non-limiting representatives of estrogen and estrogen derivatives include steroidal compounds having estrogenic activity such as, for example, 17 ⁇ -estradiol, estrone, conjugated estrogen (PREMAR ⁇ N®), equine estrogen, 17 ⁇ -ethynyl estradiol, and the like.
- the estrogen or estrogen derivative can be employed alone or in combination with a progestin or progestin derivative.
- progestin derivatives are norethindrone and medroxy-progesterone acetate.
- Non-limiting examples of bisphosphonate compounds which can also be employed in combination with a compound of the present invention include: (a) alendronate (also known as alendronic acid, 4-amino-l-hydroxybutylidene-l,l-bisphosphonic acid, alendronate sodium, alendronate monosodium trihydrate or 4-amino-l- hydroxybutylidene-l,l-bisphosphonic acid monosodium trihydrate. Alendronate is described in U.S.
- the bisphosphonate is chosen from alendronate, clodronate, etidronate, ibandronate, incadronate, minodronate, neridronate, olpadronate, pamidronate, piridronate, risedronate, tiludronate, zoledronate, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these bisphosphonates, and mixtures thereof, hi one variant, the bisphosphonate is selected from alendronate, risedronate, zoledronate, ibandronate, tiludronate, and clodronate.
- the bisphosphonate is alendronate, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof, and mixtures thereof.
- a particular pharmaceutically acceptable salt of alendronate is alendronate monosodium.
- Pharmaceutically acceptable hydrates of alendronate monosodium include the monohydrate and the trihydrate.
- a particular pharmaceutically acceptable salt of risedronate is risedronate monosodium.
- Pharmaceutically acceptable hydrates of risedronate monosodium include the hemi-pentahydrate.
- antiestrogenic compounds such as raloxifene (see, e.g., U.S. Patent No.
- Non-limiting representatives of SERMs include, for example, tamoxifen, raloxifene, lasofoxifene, toremifene, azorxifene, EM-800, EM-652, TSE 424, clomiphene, droloxifene, idoxifene, and levormeloxifene [Goldstein, et al., "A pharmacological review of selective estrogen receptor modulators," Human Reproduction Update, 6: 212-224 (2000); Lufkin, et al., Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 27: 163-185 (2001), and “Targeting the Estrogen Receptor with SERMs," Ann. Rep. Med. Chem.
- ⁇ v ⁇ 3 Ixitegrin receptor antagonists suppress bone resorption and can be employed in combination with the SARMs of structural formula I for the treatment of bone disorders including osteoporosis.
- Peptidyl as well as peptidomimetic antagonists of the v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor have been described both in the scientific and patent literature. For example, reference is made to W.J. Hoekstra and B.L. Poulter, Curr. Med. Chem.
- ⁇ v ⁇ 3 antagonists are described in R.M. Keenan et al., J. Med. Chem. 40: 2289- 2292 (1997); R.M. Keenan et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 8: 3165-3170 (1998); and R.M. Keenan et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 8: 3171-3176 (1998).
- Other non-limiting representative examples of published patent and patent applications that describe various ⁇ v ⁇ 3 integrin receptor antagonists include: those comprising benzazepine, benzodiazepine and benzocycloheptene— PCT Patent Application Nos.
- Cysteine proteases are linked to a number of disease conditions, such as tumor metastasis, inflammation, arthritis, and bone remodeling. At acidic pH's, cathepsins can degrade type-I collagen. Cathepsin protease inhibitors can inhibit osteoclastic bone resorption by inhibiting the degradation of collagen fibers and are thus useful in the treatment of bone resorption diseases, such as osteoporosis.
- cathespin K inhibitors can be found in PCT International Publications WO 01/49288 and WO 01/77073.
- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors Members of the class of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, known as the "statins," have been found to trigger the growth of new bone, replacing bone mass lost as a result of osteoporosis (see The Wall Street Journal. Friday, December 3, 1999, page Bl). Therefore, the statins hold promise for the treatment of bone resorption.
- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors include statins in their lactonized or dihydroxy open acid forms and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, including but not limited to lovastatin (see US Patent No. 4,342,767); simvastatin (see US Patent No.
- Osteoclast vacuolar ATPase inhibitors also called proton pump inhibitors
- the proton ATPase which is found on the apical membrane of the osteoclast has been reported to play a significant role in the bone resorption process. Therefore, this proton pump represents an attractive target for the design of inhibitors of bone resorption which are potentially useful for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and related metabolic diseases [see C. Farina et al., DDT, 4: 163-172 (1999)].
- the angiogenic factor VEGF has been shown to stimulate the bone-resorbing activity of isolated mature rabbit osteoclasts via binding to its receptors on osteoclasts [see M.
- Nonlimiting examples of PPAR ⁇ , activators include the glitazones, such as troglitazone, pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, and BRL 49653. Calcitonin can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I. Calcitonin is preferentially employed as salmon nasal spray (Azra et al., Calcitonin. 1996. Ixi: J. P. Bilezikian, et al., Ed., Principles of Bone Biology, San Diego: Academic Press; and Silverman, "Calcitonin," Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 27: 187-196, 2001) Protein kinase inhibitors can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Kinase inhibitors include those disclosed in WO 01/17562 and are in one embodiment selected from inhibitors of p38.
- Non-limiting examples of p38 inhibitors useful in the present invention include SB 203580 [Badger et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 279: 1453-1461 (1996)].
- Osteoanabolic agents are those agents that are known to build bone by increasing the production ofthe bone protein matrix.
- Such osteoanabolic agents include, for example, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and fragments thereof, such as naturally occurring PTH (1-84), PTH (1-34), analogs thereof, native or with substitutions and particularly parathyroid hormone subcutaneous injection.
- PTH has been found to increase the activity of osteoblasts, the cells that form bone, thereby promoting the synthesis of new bone (Modern Drug Discovery, Vol. 3, No. 8, 2000).
- An injectable recombinant form of human PTH, Forteo (teriparatide) has received regulatory approval in the U.S. for the treatment of osteoporosis.
- Also useful in combination with the SARMs of the present invention are calcium receptor antagonists which induce the secretion of PTH as described by Go wen et al., J. Clin. Invest. 105: 1595-604 (2000).
- Additional osteoanabolic agents include growth hormone secretagogues, growth hormone, growth hormone releasing hormone and the like can be employed with the compounds according to structural formula I for the treatment of osteoporosis.
- Representative growth hormone secretagogues are disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,239,345, 4,036,979, 4,411,890, 5,206,235, 5,283,241, 5,284,841, 5,310,737, 5,317,017, 5,374,721, 5,430,144, 5,434,261, 5,438,136, 5,494,919, 5,494,920, 5,492,916 and 5,536,716; European Patent Pub. Nos. 0,144,230 and 0,513,974; PCT Patent Pub. Nos.
- IGF Ixisulin-like growth factor
- IGF can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Insulin-like growth factors can be selected from Ixisulin-like Growth Factor I, alone or in combination with IGF binding protein 3 and IGF II [See Johannson and Rosen, "The IGFs as potential therapy for metabolic bone diseases," 1996, Ixi: Bilezikian, et al., Ed., Principles of Bone Biology, San Diego: Academic Press; and Ghiron et al., J. Bone Miner. Res. 10: 1844-1852 (1995)].
- Bone morphogenetic protein can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Bone morphogenetic protein includes BMP 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, as well as related molecules TGF beta and GDF 5 [Rosen et al., "Bone morphogenetic proteins," 1996. Ixi: J. P. Bilezikian, et al., Ed., Principles of Bone Biology, San Diego: Academic Press; and Wang EA, Trends Biotechnol., 11: 379-383 (1993)].
- Inhibitors of BMP antagonism can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- BMP antagonist inhibitors are chosen from inhibitors of the BMP antagonists SOST, noggin, chordin, gremlin, and dan [see Massague and Chen, "Controlling TGF- beta signaling," Genes Dev increment 14: 627-644, 2000; Aspenberg et al., J. Bone Miner. Res. 16: 497-500, 2001; and Brunkow et al., Am. J. Hum. Genet. 68: 577-89 (2001)].
- the tissue-selective androgen receptor modulators of the present invention can also be combined with the polypeptide osteoprotegerin for the treatment of conditions associated with bone loss, such as osteoporosis.
- the osteoprotegerin can be selected from mammalian osteoprotegerin and human osteoprotegerin.
- the polypeptide osteoprotegerin a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor super- family, is useful to treat bone diseases characterized by increased bone loss, such as osteoporosis.
- Prostaglandin derivatives can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Non-limiting representatives of prostaglandin derivatives are selected from agonists of prostaglandin receptors EP1, EP2, EP4, FP, IP and derivatives thereof [Pilbeam et al., "Prostaglandins and bone metabolism," 1996. Ixi: Bilezikian, et al. Ed.
- Fibroblast growth factors can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I. Fibroblast growth factors include aFGF, bFGF and related peptides with FGF activity [Hurley Florkiewicz, "Fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor families," 1996. In: J. P. Bilezikian, et al., Ed. Principles of Bone Biology, San Diego: Academic Press]. Ixi addition to bone resorption inhibitors and osteoanabolic agents, there are also other agents known to be beneficial for the skeleton through mechanisms which are not precisely defined. These agents can also be favorably combined with the SARMs of structural formula I. Vitamin D, vitamin D derivatives and analogs can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I. Vitamin D and vitamin D derivatives include, for example, D3
- Vitamin K and Vitamin K derivatives can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Vitamin K and vitamin K derivatives include menatetrenone (vitamin K2) [see Shiraki et al., J. Bone Miner. Res.. 15: 515-521 (2000)].
- Soy isoflavones, including ipriflavone can be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Fluoride salts including sodium fluoride (NaF) and monosodium fluorophosphate (MFP), can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Dietary calcium supplements can also be employed together with the SARMs of structural formula I.
- Dietary calcium supplements include calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, and natural calcium salts (Heaney. Calcium. 1996. In: J. P. Bilezikian, et al., Ed., Principles of Bone Biology, San Diego: Academic Press).
- Daily dosage ranges for bone resorption inhibitors, osteoanabolic agents and other agents which can be used to benefit the skeleton when used in combination with a compound of structural formula I are those which are known in the art.
- generally the daily dosage range for the SARMs of structural formula I ranges from about 0.01 to about 1000 mg per adult human per day, such as for example, from about 0.1 to about 200 mg/day.
- adjustments to decrease the dose of each agent can be made due to the increased efficacy of the combined agent.
- dosages from about 2.5 to about 100 mg/day are appropriate for treatment, such as for example ranging from 5 to 20 mg/day, or about 10 mg/day.
- doses of about 2.5 to about 10 mg/day and especially about 5 mg/day should be employed.
- a compound of structural formula I can be favorably administered in a controlled-release delivery device, particularly for once weekly administration.
- the compounds of structural formula I can be effectively administered in combination with one or more additional active agents.
- the additional active agent or agents can be chosen from lipid-altering compounds such as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, agents having other pharmaceutical activities, and agents that have both lipid-altering effects and other pharmaceutical activities.
- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors include statins in their lactonized or dihydroxy open acid forms and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, including but not limited to lovastatin (see US Patent No. 4,342,767); simvastatin (see US Patent No. 4,444,784); dihydroxy open-acid simvastatin, particularly the ammonium or calcium salts thereof; pravastatin, particularly the sodium salt thereof (see US Patent No. 4,346,227); fluvastatin, particularly the sodium salt thereof (see US Patent No. 5,354,772); atorvastatin, particularly the calcium salt thereof (see US Patent No. 5,273,995); cerivastatin, particularly the sodium salt thereof (see US Patent No.
- nisvastatin also referred to as NK-104 (see PCT international application publication number WO 97/23200).
- Additional active agents which can be employed in combination with a compound of structural formula I include, but are not limited to, HMG-CoA synthase inhibitors; squalene epoxidase inhibitors; squalene synthetase inhibitors (also known as squalene synthase inhibitors), acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitors including selective inhibitors of ACAT-1 or ACAT-2 as well as dual inhibitors of ACAT-1 and -2; microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitors; probucol; niacin; cholesterol absorption inhibitors, such as SCH-58235, also known as ezetimibe and 1- (4-fluorophenyl)-3(R)-[3(S)-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-
- One embodiment of the invention is a method for affecting a bone turnover marker in a mammal comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to formula I.
- bone turnover markers can be selected from urinary C-telopeptide degradation products of type I collagen (CTX), urinary N-telopeptide cross-links of type I collagen (NTX), osteocalcin (bone Gla protein), dual energy x-ray absorptionmetry (DXA), bone specific alkaline phosphatase (BSAP), quantitative ultrasound (QUS), and deoxypyridinoline (DPD) crosslinks.
- CTX urinary C-telopeptide degradation products of type I collagen
- NTX urinary N-telopeptide cross-links of type I collagen
- osteocalcin bone Gla protein
- DXA dual energy x-ray absorptionmetry
- BSAP bone specific alkaline phosphatase
- QUS quantitative ultrasound
- DPD deoxypyridinoline
- the compounds of this invention may be prepared by employing reactions as shown in the following schemes, in addition to other standard manipulations that are known in the literature or exemplified in the experimental procedures.
- Substituent numbering as shown in the schemes does not necessarily correlate to that used in the claims and often, for clarity, a single substituent is shown attached to the compound in place of multiple substituents which are allowed under the definitions of Formula I defined previously.
- Schemes A-E provide general guidelines for making compounds of Formula I.
- Scheme A illustrates the various additions to the 4-azasteroidal backbone having unsaturation at the 4 and 5- position carbons, substituent Rl at the 4-position nitrogen, and substituent R4 at the 6-position carbon.
- Scheme B illustrates the hydrogenation of unsaturated 4-azasteroid.
- Scheme C illustrates the general synthesis of compounds of Formula I having unsaturation between carbons 1 and 2 and carbons 5-6 of the 4-azasteroidal backbone starting from compound A-5.
- Scheme D depicts the general synthesis of compounds of Formula I having unsaturation between carbons 1 and 2 ofthe 4-azasteroidal backbone starting from compound A-5.
- Scheme E provides a general scheme for the placement of X and Y substituents of Formula I having unsaturation between carbons 1 and 2 of he 4-azasteroidal backbone.
- Step A 3-Oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid methyl ester (1-2)
- a mixture of 14, (J. Med. Chem.. 29: 2298-2315 (1986)), (50.0 g, 157.5 mmol), EDC-HC1 (33.2 g, 173.3 mmol) and DMAP (1.9 g, 15.8 mmol) in MeOH (300 mL) was stirred for 24 h. The mixture was concentrated and diluted with water (1000 mL). After filtration, the solid was collected and dried to furnish the desired product lf2 as a solid which was used in Step B without further purification. MS calculated M+H: 332.2, found 332.2
- Step B 4-Methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid methyl ester (1-3) To a suspension of lf2 (7.0 g, 21.1 mmol) in 100 mL dry THF was added NaH (1.3 g, 32 mmol) gradually. The reaction mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h. Me2S ⁇ 4 (10 mL) was added in one portion. The mixture was stirred overnight. MeOH (30 mL) was gradually added. After stirring for 3 h, water (500 mL) was added. A solid precipitated out immediately. After filtration, the collected solid was dissolved in chloroform and washed with brine and dried (MgS04). After solvent removal, the desired product L ⁇ . was collected as a solid and used in Step C without further purification. MS calculated M+H: 346.2, found 346.3
- Step C 6-Bromo-4-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid methyl ester (1-4)
- NBS 6.2 g, 45 mmol
- benzoyl peroxide 0.1 g, 0.5 mmol
- Step D 4-Methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid methyl ester (1-5-)
- Step E 4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid (1-6) To a solution of ⁇ (1.9 g, 5.3 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (20 mL) was added NaOH (0.5 g) in 5 mL water.
- Step F 4-Methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid ethyl ester (1-7)
- 4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid (10.0 g, 28.9 mmol) in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (150 ml) at 0° C was added anhydrous DMF (250 ⁇ l) and thionyl chloride (3.2 ml, 43.4 mmol).
- anhydrous toluene 50 ml was added and removed under vacuum at ambient temperature. This was repeated to give an orange oily solid.
- Step G 4-Methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (1-8)
- 4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid ethyl ester 1 7 (9.5 g, 24.5 mmol) in dioxane (25 ml) and MeOH (10 ml) at 0° C was added LiOH (2.1 g, 49.0 mmol) as a solution in 20 ml water.
- LiOH 2.1 g, 49.0 mmol
- Step H N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en- 17 ⁇ -acetamide (1-9)
- 4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid 1-8 0.05 g, 0.14 mmol
- anhydrous DMF 15 ⁇ l
- thionyl chloride 15 ⁇ l, 0.21 mmol
- Step A N-(5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetamide
- 13-1 4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid 1 ⁇ 8 (0.05g, 0.14 mmol) in anhydrous dichloroethane (2 ml) in an oven dried microwave tube was added PYCLU (0.07 g, 0.21mmol). The mixture was capped and stirred at ambient temperature for 5 min.
- Step A N-(2-methylpyridin-4-yl)-4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ - acetamide (23-1)
- 4-methyl-6-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (1-8) 5.0 g, 13.9 mmol
- EDC 5.3 g, 27.8 mmol
- HOAt 2.8 g, 20.9 mmol
- DIPEA (12.1 ml, 69.5 mmol
- 4-ammo-2-methylpyridine (3.0 g, 27.8 mmol).
- Step A 4-Methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid ethyl ester (35- 1 ⁇ ) To a stirred solution of 4-methyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid methyl ester ( ) (10.0 g, 30.2 mmol) in CHC1 3 (250 ml) was added trichloroisocyanuric acid (2.3 g, 9.9 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 h. The mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water.
- Step B 4-Methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid (35-2)
- 4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid ethyl ester (35-1) 1.0 g, 2.7 mmol
- lithium hydroxide 0.3 g, 8.1 mmol
- the resulting mixture was heated at 50°C for 18 h. Dioxane was removed under vacuum and the pH was adjusted to 3-4 with 3 N HCl.
- Step C 4-Methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid ethyl ester (35-3)
- 4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid (35-2) (10.0 g, 27.3 mmol) in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (150 ml) at 0° C was added anhydrous DMF (250 ⁇ l) and thionyl chloride (3.0 ml, 41.0 mmol).
- anhydrous toluene 50 ml was added and removed under vacuum at ambient temperature.
- the frozen layer was rinsed with cold (-70° C) ether.
- the diazomethane solution was poured quickly into a solution of the acyl chloride in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (200 ml) at -5° C and stirred for 1 h.
- the remaining diazomethane was removed by vigorous bubbling of nitrogen into reaction mixture and the solvent was removed under vacuum at ambient temperature to give a beige solid.
- This solid was dissolved in EtOH (100 ml).
- the resulting solution was cooled to 0° C.
- Et 3 N (4.6 ml, 32.8 mmol) and silver benzoate (6.3g, 27.3 mmol) were added. Vigorous bubbling occurred.
- the dark brown mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature.
- Step D 4-Methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (35-4)
- 4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid ethyl ester (35-3) (7.7g, 18.8 mmol) in dioxane (25 ml) and MeOH (10 ml) at 0° C was added (1.6g, 37.5 mmol) LiOH as a solution in 20 ml water.
- the mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature. After 2.0 h of stirring at ambient temperature, selective hydrolysis was complete.
- the mixture was diluted with 100 ml water and extracted with EtOAc.
- the precipitate was filtered and washed with water. After dissolving in CHC1 3 , drying (MgS0 ), and removal ofthe solvent under vacuum; the title compound was obtained as a white solid.
- Step E N-(2-ethylpyridin-4-yl)-4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetamide (35-5)
- 4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (35-4) (0.10g, 0.26mmol) in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (1 ml) at 0° C was added anhydrous DMF (15 ⁇ l) and thionyl chloride (30 ⁇ l, 0.40 mmol).
- the resulting solution was warmed to ambient temperature and stirred for 1 h.
- N-(benzimidazole-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetamide (56-1)
- EDC 4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid
- HOAt 0.14 g, 1.04 mmol
- DIPEA 0.61 ml, 3.48 mmol
- 2-aminobenzimidazole (0.28 g, 2.09 mmol).
- Step A 6-Chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid ethyl ester (60-1)
- 3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid methyl ester (1-2) was added trichloroisocyanuric acid (11.6 g, 49.8 mmol).
- the resulting solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 h.
- the mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water.
- the organic layer was washed with 10% aqueous brine solution and dried (MgS0 ).
- Step B 6-Chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid (60-2)
- 6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid ethyl ester (60-1) (46.0 g, 121.0 mmol) in dioxane (100.0 ml)
- LiOH (15.2 g, 363.2 mmol
- the dioxane was removed under vacuum and the pH was adjusted to 3-4 with 3 N HCl.
- the precipitate was filtered and washed with water.
- Step C 6-Chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid ethyl ester (60-3)
- 6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid (6-2) was added anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (150 ml) at 0° C
- anhydrous DMF 250 ⁇ l
- thionyl chloride 2.5 ml, 34.1 mmol
- the diazomethane solution was poured quickly into a solution of the acyl choride in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (200.0 ml) at -5°C and stirred for 1 h.
- the remaining diazomethane was removed by vigorous bubbling of nitrogen into reaction mixture and the solvent was removed under vacuum at ambient temperature to give a beige solid.
- the solid was dissolved in EtOH (100 ml) and the resulting solution was cooled to 0° C.
- Et N (3.8 ml, 27.3 mmol) and silver benzoate (5.2g, 22.7 mmol) were added. Vigorous bubbling occurred.
- the dark brown mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature. After 2.0 h of stirring at ambient temperature, the ethanol was removed under vacuum.
- Step D 6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (60-4)
- 6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid ethyl ester (60-3) 2.2 g, 5.6 mmol
- MeOH (10 ml) 0° C
- LiOH LiOH as a solution in 20 ml water.
- the mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature. After 2 h of stirring, selective hydrolysis was complete. The mixture was diluted with 100 ml water and extracted with EtOAc.
- Step E N-[2-chloro(4-methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ - acetamide (60-5) To a stirred solution of 6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (60-5)
- N-(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetamide (65-l)
- 6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetic acid 60-4
- EDC 0.03 g, 0.14 mmol
- HOAt 0.14 mmol
- DIPEA 0.12 ml, 0.68 mmol
- 2-amino-6-picoline 0.4 g, 0.41 mmol
- Step A Methyl (3S,3aS,6R)-6-(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)-3a,6-dimethyl-7-oxododecahydro-lH- cyclopentara1naphthalene ⁇ 3-carboxylate (76-l)
- I ⁇ 50 g, 157.5 mmol
- methanol cooled at 0 °C
- H 2 S0 4 50 mL
- the reaction mixture was heated to 50 °C overnight. After removal of the solvent, the residue was poured into ice. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (x3).
- Step B 3-[(3S,3aS,6R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-3a,6-dimethyl-8-methylene-7 oxododecahydro-lH- cyclopentaralnaphthalen-6-yllpropanoic acid (76-2)
- 76-1 (24.5 g, 69.9 mmol) in 250 mL dichloromethane was added the Eschenmoser's salt (16.4 g, 174.8 mmol). The mixture was refluxed over 48 hr and then cooled to room temperature.
- Step C 3-[(3S,3aS,6R)-8,8-ethylene-3-(methoxycarbonyl)-3a,6-dimethyl-7-oxododecahydro-lH- cyclopentaralnaphthalen-6 -yll propanoic acid (76-3)
- a solution of 76-2 (18.7 g, 51.7 mmol) in 70 mL DMSO was added rapidly via cannula and stirred for 1 hr.
- Step D 6,6-Ethylene-5-hvdroxy-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid methyl ester (76-4)
- Et 3 N 14.8 mL, 106.2 mmol
- trimethylacetyl chloride 3.9 mL, 31.9 mmol
- catalytic amount of DMAP catalytic amount of DMAP.
- the mixture was stirred for 1 hr.
- a solution of anhydrous ammonia in dichloromethane (prepared by bubbling anhydrous ammonia into dichloromethane for 50 min at 0 °C).
- Step G Ethyl -6,6-ethylene-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-17 ⁇ -acetate (76-7)
- 6-ethylene-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-17 ⁇ -carboxylic acid (76-6) (4.0 g, 11.6 mmol, in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (150.0 ml) at 0° C was added anhydrous DMF (250 ⁇ l) and thionyl chloride (1.3 ml, 17.4 mmol).
- anhydrous toluene 50 ml was added and removed under vacuum at ambient temperature. This was repeated to give an orange oily solid.
- the diazomethane solution was poured quickly into a solution of the acyl chloride in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (200 ml) at -5° C. After 1 h of stirring, the remaining diazomethane was removed by vigorous bubbling of nitrogen into reaction mixture. The solvent was removed under vacuum at ambient temperature to give a beige solid. This solid was dissolved in EtOH (100 ml) and the resulting solution was cooled to 0° C. Et 3 N (1.9 ml, 13.9 mmol) and silver benzoate (2.7g, 11.6 mmol) were added. Vigorous bubbling occurred. The dark brown mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature. After 2.0 of stirring at ambient temperature, the ethanol was removed under vacuum.
- Step F 6,6-ethylene-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (76-8)
- ethyl -6,6-ethylene-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-17 ⁇ -acetate (76- 7) (1.2 g, 3.1 mmol) in dioxane (25 ml) and MeOH (10 ml) at 0° C was added (0.3 g, 6.2 mmol) LiOH as a solution in 20 ml water.
- MeOH 10 ml
- the mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature. After 2 h of stirring, selective hydrolysis was complete. The mixture was diluted with 100 ml water and extracted with EtOAc.
- the aqueous layer was acidified to pH 3-4 with 3 N HCl.
- the precipitate was filtered and washed with water.
- the title compound was obtained as a white solid after dissolving in CHC1 3 , drying (MgS0 4 ), and removing the solvent under vacuum. !
- Step G N-(5-cyclopropyl-l,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-6,6-ethylene-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-17 ⁇ - acetamide (76-9)
- 6,6-ethylene-3-oxo-4-aza-5 -androst-17 ⁇ -acetic acid (76-8) (0.05 g, 0.14 mmol) in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (2 ml) at 0° C was added anhydrous DMF (10.0 ⁇ l) and thionyl choride (15.0 ⁇ l, 0.2 mmol). After stirring at 0° C for 30 min, anhydrous toluene (5.0 ml) was added and removed under vacuum.
- Example 88 N-(lH-imidazo[4,5-b] pyridin-2-yl) -4-methyl-6-chloro-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ - androst-5-en-17 ⁇ -acetamide, was prepared in a similar manner as compound (56-1), but using the appropriate amine. Mass spectrum measured fM+Hl is 497.0
- Example 89 Pharmaceutical Composition
- 100 mg of N-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2- yl]- 6,6-ethylene-3-oxo-4-aza-5 ⁇ -androst-17 ⁇ -acetamide is formulated with sufficient finely divided lactose to provide a total amount of 580 to 590 mg to fill a size 0, hard gelatin capsule.
- TEGM (10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, 10% glycerol, 1 mM beta-mecaptoethanol, 10 mM Sodium Molybdate, pH 7.2)
- Wash Buffer 40 mM Tris, pH7.5, 100 mM KC1, 1 mM EDTA and 1 mM EGTA.
- DHT Dihydrotestosterone
- Molybdate Molybdic Acid (Sigma, Ml 651)
- MDA-MB-453 cell culture media RPMI 1640 (Gibco 11835-055) w/23.8 mM NaHC03, 2 mM L-glutamine in 500 mL of complete media Final cone. 10 mL (1M Hepes) 20 mM 5 mL (200 mM L-glu) 4 mM 0.5 mL (10 mg/mL human insulin) 10 ⁇ g/mL in 0.01 N HCl Calbiochem#407694-S) 50 mL FBS (Sigma F2442) 10% 1 mL (10 mg/mL Gentamicin 20 ⁇ g /mL Gibco#15710-072) Cell Passaging Cells (Hall R. E., et al., European Journal of Cancer.
- MDA-MB-453 Cell Lvsate When the MDA cells are 70 to 85% confluent, they are detached as described above, and collected by centrifuging at 1000 g for 10 minutes at 4°C. The cell pellet is washed twice with TEGM (10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, 10% glycerol, 1 mM beta-mercaptoethanol, 10 mM Sodium Molybdate, pH 7.2). After the final wash, the cells are resuspended in TEGM at a concentration of 10? cells/mL. The cell suspension is snap frozen in liquid nitrogen or ethanol dry ice bath and transferred to -80°C freezer on dry ice.
- TEGM 10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, 10% glycerol, 1 mM beta-mercaptoethanol, 10 mM Sodium Molybdate, pH 7.2
- the frozen samples are left on ice-water to just thaw ( ⁇ 1 hr). Then the samples are centrifuged at 12,500 g to 20,000 g for 30 min at 4°C. The supernatant is used to set-up assay right away. If using 50 ⁇ L of supernatant, the test compound can be prepared in 50 ⁇ L of the TEGM buffer.
- lx TEGM buffer Procedure for Multiple Compound Screening lx TEGM buffer is prepared, and the isotope-containing assay mixture is prepared in the following order: EtOH (2% final concentration in reaction), 3H-R1881 or 3H-DHT (0.5 nM final Cone, in reaction) and lx TEGM.
- EtOH 20% final concentration in reaction
- 3H-R1881 or 3H-DHT 0.5 nM final Cone, in reaction
- lx TEGM eg. For 100 samples, 200 ⁇ L (100 x 2) of EtOH + 4.25 ⁇ L of 1:10 3H- R1881 stock + 2300 ⁇ L (100 x 23) lx TEGM].
- the compound is serially diluted, e.g., if starting final cone, is 1 ⁇ M, and the compound is in 25 ⁇ L of solution, for duplicate samples, 75 ⁇ L of 4x1 ⁇ M solution is made and 3 ⁇ L of 100 ⁇ M is added to 72 ⁇ L of buffer, and 1:5 serial dilution. 25 ⁇ L of 3H-R1881 trace and 25 ⁇ L compound solution are first mixed together, followed by addition of 50 ⁇ L receptor solution. The reaction is gently mixed, spun briefly at about 200 rpm and incubated at 4°C overnight. 100 ⁇ L of 50% HAP slurry is prepared and added to the incubated reaction which is then vortexed and incubated on ice for 5 to 10 minutes.
- the reaction mixture is vortexed twice more to resuspend HAP while incubating reaction.
- the samples in 96-well format are then washed in wash buffer using The FilterMateTM Universal Harvester plate washer (Packard).
- the washing process transfers HAP pellet containing ligand-bound expressed receptor to Unifilter-96 GF B filter plate (Packard).
- the HAP pellet on the filter plate is incubated with 50 ⁇ L of MICROSCINT (Packard) scintillint for 30 minutes before being counted on the TopCount microscintillation counter (Packard).
- IC50S are calculated using R1881 as a reference.
- the compounds, Examples 1-34, found in Tables 1-4, and Examples 35 and 36 were tested in the above assay and found to have an IC50 value of 1 micromolar or less.
- TRAMPS Transient Transfection Assay
- the MMPl promoter-luciferase reporter construct is generated by insertion of a human MMPl promoter fragment (-179/+63) into pGL2 luciferase reporter construct (Promega) and a rhesus monkey AR expression construct is generated in a CMV-Tag2B expression vector (Stratagene). Cells are further cultured for 24 hours and then treated with test compounds in the presence of 100 nM phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), used to increase the basal activity of MMPl promoter.
- PMA phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate
- the compounds are added at this point, at a range of lOOOnM to 0.03nM, 10 dilutions, at a concentration on 10X, l/10th volume (example: 10 microliters of ligand at 10X added to 100 microliters of media already in the well).
- Cells are further cultured for an additional 48 hours.
- Cells are then washed twice with PBS and lysed by adding 70 ⁇ L of Lysis Buffer (lx, Promega) to the wells.
- Lysis Buffer lx, Promega
- the luciferase activity is measured in a 96-well format using a 1450 Microbeta Jet (Perkin Elmer) luminometer. Activity of test compounds is presented as suppression of luciferase signal from the PMA-stimulated control levels.
- EC50 and Emax values are reported. SARMs of the present invention activate repression typically with submicromolar EC50 values and Emax values greater than about 50%. See Newberry EP, Willis D, Latifi T, Boudreaux JM, Towler DA, "Fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling activates the human interstitial collagenase promoter via the bipartite Ets-APl element," Mol. Endocrinol.il: 1129-44 (1997) and Schneikert J, Peterziel H, Defossez PA, Klocker H, Launoit Y, Cato AC, "Androgen receptor-Ets protein interaction is a novel mechanism for steroid hormone-mediated down-modulation of matrix metalloproteinase expression," J.
- N-Terminus and C-Terminus Domains of the Androgen Receptor (Agonist Mode) This assay assesses the ability of AR agonists to induce the interaction between the N- terminal domain (NTD) and C-terminal domain (CTD) of rhAR that reflects the in vivo virilizing potential mediated by activated androgen receptors.
- NTD and CTD of rhAR is quantified as ligand induced association between a Gal4DBD-rhARCTD fusion protein and a VP16- rhARNTD fusion protein as a mammalian two-hybrid assay in CV-1 monkey kidney cells.
- CV-1 cells are trypsinized and counted, and then plated at 20,000 cells/well in 96-well plates or larger plates (scaled up accordingly) in DMEM + 10% FCS.
- CV-1 cells are cotransfected with pCBBl (Gal4DBD-rhARLBD fusion construct expressed under the SV40 early promoter), pCBB2 (VP16 -rhAR NTD fusion construct expressed under the SV40 early promoter) and pFR (Gal4 responsive luciferase reporter, Promega) using LIPOFECTAMINE PLUS reagent (GXBCO-BRL) following the procedure recommended by the vendor.
- pCBBl Gal4DBD-rhARLBD fusion construct expressed under the SV40 early promoter
- pCBB2 VP16 -rhAR NTD fusion construct expressed under the SV40 early promoter
- pFR Gal4 responsive luciferase reporter, Promega
- DNA admixture of 0.05 ⁇ g pCBBl, 0.05 ⁇ g pCBB2 and 0.1 ⁇ g of pFR is mixed in 3.4 ⁇ L OPTI- MEM (GIBCO-BRL) mixed with "PLUS Reagent" (1.6 ⁇ L, GTBCO-BRL) and incubated at room temperature (RT) for 15 min to form the pre-complexed DNA.
- OPTI- MEM GIP- MEM
- PLA Reagent 1.6 ⁇ L, GTBCO-BRL
- RT room temperature
- 0.4 ⁇ L LIPOFECTAMINE Reagent is diluted into 4.6 ⁇ L OPTI-MEM in a second tube and mixed to form the diluted LiPOFECTAMINE Reagent.
- the pre- complexed DNA (above) and the diluted LIPOFECTAMINE Reagent (above) are combined, mixed and incubated for 15 minutes at room temperature.
- the medium on the cells is replaced with 40 ⁇ L /well OPTI-MEM, and 10 ⁇ L DNA-lipid complexes are added to each well.
- the complexes are mixed into the medium gently and incubated at 37°C at 5% C ⁇ 2 for 5 hours.
- 200 ⁇ L /well D- MEM and 13% charcoal-stripped FCS are added, followed by incubation at 37°C at 5% C02- After 24 hours, the test compounds are added at the desired concentration(s) (1 nM - 10 ⁇ M).
- luciferase activity is measured using LUC-Screen system (TROPIX) following the manufacturer's protocol.
- the assay is conducted directly in the wells by sequential addition of 50 ⁇ L each of assay solution 1 followed by assay solution 2. After incubation for 40 minutes at room temperature, luminescence is directly measured with 2-5 second integration. Activity of test compounds is calculated as the E max relative to the activity obtained with 3 nM R 1881.
- Typical tissue-selective androgen receptor modulators of the present invention display weak or no agonist activity in this assay with less than 50% agonist activity at 10 micromolar.
- a Mammalian Two-Hybrid Assay For Inhibition of Interaction between N-Terminus and C-Terminus Domains of Androgen Receptor (Antagonist Mode) This assay assesses the ability of test compounds to antagonize the stimulatory effects of R1881 on the interaction between NTD and CTD of rhAR in a mammalian two-hybrid assay in CV-1 cells as described above. Forty eight hours after transfection, CV-1 cells are treated with test compounds, typically at 10 ⁇ M, 3.3 ⁇ M, 1 ⁇ M, 0.33 ⁇ M, 100 nM, 33 nM, 10 nM, 3.3 nM and 1 nM final concentrations.
- R1881 an AR agonist methyltrienolone (R1881) is added to a final concentration of 0.3 nM and incubated at 37°C. Forty-eight hours later, luciferase activity is measured using LUC-Screen system (TROPIX) following the protocol recommended by the manufacturer. The ability of test compounds to antagonize the action of R1881 is calculated as the relative luminescence compared to the value with 0.3 nM R1881 alone.
- TROPIX LUC-Screen system
- TAMAR Trans-Activation Modulation of Androgen Receptor
- Incubator conditions are 37°C and 5% C0 2 .
- the transfection is done in batch mode. The cells are trypsinized and counted to the right cell number in the proper amount of fresh media, and then gently mixed with the Fugene/DNA cocktail mix and plated onto the 96-well plate. All the wells receive 200 TI of medium + lipid/DNA complex and are then incubated at 37°C overnight.
- the transfection cocktail consists of serum-free Optimem, Fugene ⁇ reagent and DNA. The manufacturer's (Roche Biochemical) protocol for cocktail setup is followed. The lipid (TT) to DNA (Tg) ratio is approximately 3:2 and the incubation time is 20 minutes at room temperature.
- test compounds such that the final DMSO (vehicle) concentration is ⁇ 3%.
- the cells are exposed to the test compounds for 48 hours. After 48 hours, the cells are lysed by a Promega cell culture lysis buffer for 30- 60 minutes and then the luciferase activity in the extracts is assayed in the 96-well format luminometer. Activity of test compounds is calculated as the E max relative to the activity obtained with 100 nM R1881. See R.E. Hall, et al., "MDA-MB-453, an androgen-responsive human breast carcinoma cell line with high androgen receptor expression," Eur. J. Cancer, 30A: 484-490 (1994) and R.E. Hall, et al., "Regulation of androgen receptor gene expression by steroids and retinoic acid in human breast- cancer cells," Int. J. Cancer., 52: 778-784 (1992).
- the spermatic artery and vas deferens are ligated with 4.0 silk 0.5cm proximal to the testicle.
- the testicle is freed by one cut of a small surgical scissors distal to the ligation site.
- the tissue stump is returned to the scrotum.
- the same is repeated for the left testicle.
- both stumps are returned to the scrotum, the scrotum and overlying skin are sutured closed with 4.0 silk.
- Sham-ORX all procedures excepting ligation and scissors cutting are completed.
- the rats fully recover consciousness and full mobility within 10-15 minutes.
- a dose of test compound is administered subcutaneously or orally to the rat immediately after the surgical incision is sutured. Treatment continues for an additional six consecutive days.
- the rat is first weighed, then anesthetized in a CO2 chamber until near death. Approximately 5ml whole blood is obtained by cardiac puncture. The rat is then examined for certain signs of death and completeness of ORX. Next, the ventral portion of the prostate gland is located and blunt dissected free in a highly stylized fashion. The ventral prostate is blotted dry for 3-5 seconds and then weighed (VPW). Finally, the seminal vesicle is located and dissected free. The ventral seminal vesicle is blotted dry for 3-5 seconds and then weighed (SVWT). Primary data for this assay are the weights ofthe ventral prostate and seminal vesicle.
- Secondary data include serum LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), and possible serum markers of bone formation and virilization. Data are analyzed by ANOVA plus Fisher PLSD post-hoc test to identify intergroup differences. The extent to which test compounds inhibit ORX- induced loss of VPW and SVWT is assessed.
- the rat is first weighed, then anesthetized in a C ⁇ 2 chamber until near death. Approximately 5mL whole blood is obtained by cardiac puncture. The rat is then examined for certain signs of death and completeness of OVX. First, the uterus is located, blunt dissected free in a highly stylized fashion, blotted dry for 3-5 seconds and then weighed (UW). The uterus is placed in 10% neutral-buffered formalin. Next, the right leg is disarticulated at the hip. The femur and tibia are separated at the knee, substantially defleshed, and then placed in 70% ethanol.
- One section from each rat that approximates the midpoint of the bone is selected and blind-coded.
- the periosteal surface of each section is assessed for total periosteal surface, single fluorochrome label, double fluorochrome label, and interlabel distance.
- Primary data for this assay are the percentage of periosteal surface bearing double label and the mineral apposition rate (interlabel distance( ⁇ m)/10d), semi-independent markers of bone formation.
- Secondary data include uterus weight and histologic features.
- Tertiary endpoints can include serum markers of bone formation and virilization. Data are analyzed by ANOVA plus Fisher PLSD post- hoc test to identify intergroup differences. The extent to which test compounds increase bone formation endpoint are assessed.
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