WO2009088518A1 - Antagonistes du récepteur d'adénosine a2b pour le traitement du cancer - Google Patents

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WO2009088518A1
WO2009088518A1 PCT/US2008/050930 US2008050930W WO2009088518A1 WO 2009088518 A1 WO2009088518 A1 WO 2009088518A1 US 2008050930 W US2008050930 W US 2008050930W WO 2009088518 A1 WO2009088518 A1 WO 2009088518A1
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Elfatih Elzein
Vaibhav Vardhedkar
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Prabha Ibrahim
Venkata Palle
Dengming Xiao
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  • the present invention relates to A 2B adenosine receptor antagonists, and to their use in treating mammals for various disease states, such as gastrointestinal disorders, immunological disorders, neurological disorders, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases due to both cellular hyperproliferation and apoptosis, and the like.
  • the invention also relates to methods for the preparation of such compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
  • Adenosine is a naturally occurring nucleoside, which exerts its biological effects by interacting with a family of adenosine receptors known as A 1; A 2A , A 2B , and A 3 , all of which modulate important physiological processes.
  • a 2A adenosine receptors modulate coronary vasodilation
  • a 2B receptors have been implicated in mast cell activation, asthma, vasodilation, regulation of cell growth, intestinal function, and modulation of neurosecretion (See Adenosine A 2B Receptors as Therapeutic Targets, Drug Dev Res 45: 198; Feoktistov et al., Trends Pharmacol Sci 19: 148-153), and A3 adenosine receptors modulate cell proliferation processes.
  • Adenosine A 2B receptors are ubiquitous, and regulate multiple biological activities. For example, adenosine binds to A 2B receptors on endothelial cells, thereby stimulating angiogenesis. Adenosine also regulates the growth of smooth muscle cell populations in blood vessels. Adenosine stimulates A 2B receptors on mast cells, thus modulating Type I hypersensitivity reactions. Adenosine also stimulates gastrosecretory activity by ligation with A 2B in the intestine.
  • adenosine While many of these biological effects of adenosine are necessary to maintain normal tissue homeostasis, under certain physiological changes it is desirable to modulate its effects. For example, the binding OfA 2B receptors stimulates angiogenesis by promoting the growth of endothelial cells. Such activity is necessary in healing wounds, but the hyperproliferation of endothelial cells promotes diabetic retinopathy. Also, an undesirable increase in blood vessels occurs in neoplasia. Accordingly, inhibition of the binding of adenosine to A 2B receptors in the endothelium will alleviate or prevent hypervasculation, thus preventing retinopathy and inhibibiting tumor formation.
  • a 2B receptors are found in the colon in the basolateral domains of intestinal epithelial cells, and when acted upon by the appropriate ligand act to increase chloride secretion, thus causing diarrhea, which is a common and potentially fatal complication of infectious diseases such as cholera and typhus.
  • a 2B antagonists can therefore be used to block intestinal chloride secretion, and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory gastrointestinal tract disorders, including diarrhea.
  • Insensitivity to insulin exacerbates diabetes and obesity. Insulin sensitivity is decreased by the interaction of adenosine with A 2B receptors. Thus, blocking the adenosine A 2B receptors of individuals with diabetes or obesity would benefit patients with these disorders. It has also been demonstrated that A 2B -antagonists cause a reduction of blood glucose levels, and thus would be particularly useful in the treatment of type-II diabetes.
  • Another adverse biological effect of adenosine acting at the A 2B receptor is the over-stimulation of cerebral IL-6, a cytokine associated with dementias and Altheimer's disease. Inhibiting the binding of adenosine to A 2B receptors would therefore mitigate those neurological disorders that are produced by IL-6.
  • Type I hypersensitivity disorders such as asthma, hay fever, and atopic eczema
  • a 2B -receptors of mast cells Therefore, blocking these adenosine receptors would provide a therapeutic benefit against such disorders.
  • theophylline is an effective antiasthmatic agent, even though it is a poor adenosine receptor antagonist. However, considerable plasma levels are needed for it to be effective. Additionally, theophylline has substantial side effects, most of which are due to its CNS action, which provide no beneficial effects in asthma, and to the fact that it non- specifically blocks all adenosine receptor subtypes.
  • adenosine treatment such as inhaled adenosine (or adenosine monophosphate) provokes bronchoconstriction in asthmatics, but not in the normal population.
  • This process is known to involve mast cell activation, in that it releases mast cell mediators, including histamine, PGD2- ⁇ -hexosaminidase and tryptase, and because it can be blocked by specific histamine Hi blockers and chromolyn sodium.
  • mast cell mediators including histamine, PGD2- ⁇ -hexosaminidase and tryptase
  • A2B antagonists are particularly useful in modulating mast cell function or in the activation of human lung cells.
  • a 2B antagonists i.e., compounds that inhibit the A 2B adenosine receptor
  • a 2B antagonists fully or partially selective for the A 2 B receptor, useful in the treatment of various disease states related to modulation of the A 2B receptor, for example cancer, asthma and diarrhea.
  • Figure 5 depicts the effect of CVT-6883 on LN metastasis on HTC-116 inoculated naked mice as discussed in Example 37. Data shown are percentages of animals have LN metastasis.
  • Figure 8 shows the effect of CVT-6883 on metastasis in LN (A) and contralateral lung (B) as discussed in Example 38. Data shown are percentages of animals have LN metastasis.
  • the invention relates to compounds of Formula I and Formula II:
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently chosen from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, or a group -D-E, in which D is a covalent bond or alkylene, and E is optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl, with the proviso that when D is a covalent bond E cannot be alkoxy;
  • R 3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl;
  • X is optionally substituted arylene or optionally substituted heteroarylene;
  • Y is a covalent bond or alkylene in which one carbon atom can be optionally replaced by - O-, -S-, or -NH-, and is optionally substituted by hydroxy, alkoxy, optionally substituted amino, or -COR, in which R is hydroxy, alkoxy or amino; with the proviso that when the optional substitution is hydroxy or amino it cannot be adjacent to a heteroatom; and
  • Z is optionally substituted monocyclic aryl or optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl
  • Z is hydrogen when X is optionally substituted heteroarylene and Y is a covalent bond; with the proviso that when X is optionally substituted arylene, Z is optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl.
  • a second aspect of this invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or Formula II, or a mixture thereof, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • a third aspect of this invention relates to a method of using the compounds of Formula I and Formula II in the treatment of a disease or condition in a mammal that is amenable to treatment with an A 2B receptor antagonist (i.e., inhibiting an adenosine receptor characterized as A 2B ), comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective dose of a compound of Formula I or Formula II, or a mixture thereof.
  • diseases include, but are not limited to, at least one of asthma, inflammatory gastrointestinal tract disorders, including diarrhea, cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, neurological disorders such as senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease, and diseases related to angiogenesis, for example diabetic retinopathy and cancer.
  • a fourth aspect of this invention relates to methods for preparing the compounds of Formula I and Formula II.
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl, or a group -D-E, in which D is a covalent bond or alkylene, and E is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, or optionally substituted alkynyl, particularly those in which R 3 is hydrogen.
  • a first preferred class of compounds include those in which R 1 and R are independently lower alkyl optionally substituted by cycloalkyl, preferably n- propyl, and X is optionally substituted phenylene.
  • R 1 and R are independently lower alkyl optionally substituted by cycloalkyl, preferably n- propyl, and X is optionally substituted phenylene.
  • a preferred subclass of compounds are those in which Y is alkylene, including alkylene in which a carbon atom is replaced by oxygen, preferably -0-CH 2 -, more especially where the oxygen is the point of attachment to phenylene.
  • Z is optionally substituted oxadiazole, particularly optionally substituted [l,2,4]-oxadiazol-3-yl, especially [l,2,4]-oxadiazol-3-yl substituted by optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted pyridyl.
  • a second preferred class of compounds include those in which X is optionally substituted 1,4-pyrazolene.
  • a preferred subclass of compounds are those in which Y is a covalent bond or alkylene, especially lower alkylene, and Z is hydrogen, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, or optionally substituted oxadiazole.
  • one preferred embodiment includes compounds in which R 1 is lower alkyl optionally substituted by cycloalkyl, and R 2 is hydrogen.
  • a more preferred embodiment includes those compounds in which Y is -(CH 2 )- or - CH(CH 3 )- and Z is optionally substituted phenyl, or Y is -(CH 2 )- or -CH(CH 3 )- and Z is optionally substituted oxadiazole, particularly 3,5-[l,2,4]-oxadiazole, or Y is -(CH 2 )- or - CH(CH 3 )- and Z is optionally substituted pyridyl.
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently lower alkyl optionally substituted by cycloalkyl, especially n-propyl.
  • Y is a covalent bond, -(CH 2 )- or -CH(CH 3 )- and Z is hydrogen, optionally substituted phenyl, or optionally substituted pyridyl, particularly where Y is a covalent bond and Z is hydrogen.
  • the preferred compounds are: l-propyl-8-(l- ⁇ [3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-methyl ⁇ pyrazol-4-yl)- 1,3,7- trihydropurine-2,6-dione; l-propyl-8-[l-benzylpyrazol-4-yl]-l,3,7-trihydropurine-2,6-dione;
  • alkyl refers to a monoradical branched or unbranched saturated hydrocarbon chain having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 carbon atoms. This term is exemplified by groups such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso- propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, t-butyl, n-hexyl, n-decyl, tetradecyl, and the like.
  • substituted alkyl refers to:
  • an alkyl group as defined above having 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents, preferably 1 to 3 substituents, selected from the group consisting of alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-alkyl, -SO- aryl,-SO-heteroaryl, -S ⁇ 2 -alkyl
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1, 2, or 3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF3, amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2; or
  • alkyl group as defined above that is interrupted by 1-10 atoms independently chosen from oxygen, sulfur and NR 3 -, where R a is chosen from hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl. All substituents may be optionally further substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, or -S(O) n R, in which R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2; or
  • lower alkyl refers to a monoradical branched or unbranched saturated hydrocarbon chain having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 carbon atoms. This term is exemplified by groups such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, t-butyl, n-hexyl, and the like.
  • substituted lower alkyl refers to lower alkyl as defined above having 1 to 5 substituents, preferably 1, 2, or 3 substituents, as defined for substituted alkyl, or a lower alkyl group as defined above that is interrupted by 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 atoms as defined for substituted alkyl, or a lower alkyl group as defined above that has both 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents as defined above and is also interrupted by 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 atoms as defined above.
  • alkylene refers to a diradical of a branched or unbranched saturated hydrocarbon chain, having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1-10 carbon atoms, more preferably 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbon atoms.
  • This term is exemplified by groups such as methylene (-CH 2 -), ethylene (-CH 2 CH 2 - ), the propylene isomers (e.g., -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 - and-CH(CH 3 )CH 2 -) and the like.
  • lower alkylene refers to a diradical of a branched or unbranched saturated hydrocarbon chain, preferably having from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 carbon atoms.
  • lower alkylene refers to a diradical of a branched or unbranched saturated hydrocarbon chain, preferably having from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 carbon atoms.
  • substituted alkylene refers to:
  • an alkylene group as defined above having 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-alkyl, -SO-aryl,-SO-heteroaryl, -SO 2 -alkyl, SO 2 -aryl and
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1, 2, or 3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2; or
  • an alkylene group as defined above that is interrupted by 1 -20atoms independently chosen from oxygen, sulfur and NR 3 -, where R a is chosen from hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycyl, or groups selected from carbonyl, carboxyester, carboxyamide and sulfonyl; or
  • alkylene group as defined above that has both 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents as defined above and is also interrupted by 1 -20 atoms as defined above.
  • substituted alkylenes are chloromethylene (-CH(Cl)-), aminoethylene (- CH(NH 2 )CH 2 -), methylaminoethylene (-CH(NHMe)CH 2 -), 2-carboxypropylene isomers(-CH 2 CH(CO 2 H)CH 2 -), ethoxyethyl (-CH 2 CH 2 O-CH 2 CH 2 -), ethylmethylaminoethyl (-CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 -), 1 -ethoxy-2-(2-ethoxy- ethoxy)ethane (-CH 2 CH 2 O-CH 2 CH 2 -OCH 2 CH 2 -OCH 2 CH 2 -), and the like.
  • aralkyl refers to an aryl group covalently linked to an alkylene group, where aryl and alkylene are defined herein.
  • Optionally substituted aralkyl refers to an optionally substituted aryl group covalently linked to an optionally substituted alkylene group.
  • Such aralkyl groups are exemplified by benzyl, phenylethyl, 3-(4- methoxyphenyl)propyl, and the like.
  • alkoxy refers to the group R-O-, where R is optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl, or R is a group -Y-Z, in which Y is optionally substituted alkylene and Z is optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl; or optionally substituted cycloalkenyl, where alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl and cycloalkenyl are as defined herein.
  • Preferred alkoxy groups are optionally substituted alkyl-O- and include, by way of example, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, iso-propoxy, n- butoxy, tert-butoxy, sec-butoxy, n-pentoxy, n-hexoxy, 1,2-dimethylbutoxy, trifluoromethoxy, and the like.
  • alkylthio refers to the group R-S-, where R is as defined for alkoxy.
  • alkenyl refers to a monoradical of a branched or unbranched unsaturated hydrocarbon group preferably having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably 2 to 10 carbon atoms and even more preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms and having 1-6, preferably 1, double bond (vinyl).
  • lower alkenyl refers to alkenyl as defined above having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • substituted alkenyl refers to an alkenyl group as defined above having 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents, and preferably 1, 2, or 3 substituents, selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-alkyl, -
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1, 2, or 3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is
  • alkynyl refers to a monoradical of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, preferably having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably 2 to 10 carbon atoms and even more preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms and having at least 1 and preferably from 1-6 sites of acetylene (triple bond) unsaturation.
  • Preferred alkynyl groups include ethynyl, (- C ⁇ CH), propargyl (or prop-l-yn-3-yl, -CH 2 C ⁇ CH), and the like. In the event that alkynyl is attached to nitrogen, the triple bond cannot be alpha to the nitrogen.
  • substituted alkynyl refers to an alkynyl group as defined above having
  • substituents 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents, and preferably 1, 2, or 3 substituents, selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-alkyl, -SO-aryl,-SO- heteroaryl, -S ⁇ 2 -alkyl, S ⁇ 2
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1, 2, or 3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • aminocarbonyl refers to the group -C(O)NRR where each R is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or where both R groups are joined to form a heterocyclic group (e.g., morpholino). Unless otherwise constrained by the definition, all substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1-3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • acylamino refers to the group -NRC(O)R where each R is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl. Unless otherwise constrained by the definition, all substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1-3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF3, amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • acyloxy refers to the groups -O(O)C-alkyl, -O(O)C-cycloalkyl, - O(O)C-aryl, -O(O)C-heteroaryl, and -O(O)C-heterocyclyl. Unless otherwise constrained by the definition, all substituents may be optionally further substituted by alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, or -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • aryl refers to an aromatic carbocyclic group of 6 to 20 carbon atoms having a single ring (e.g., phenyl) or multiple rings (e.g., biphenyl), or multiple condensed (fused) rings (e.g., naphthyl or anthryl).
  • Preferred aryls include phenyl, naphthyl and the like.
  • arylene refers to a diradical of an aryl group as defined above. This term is exemplified by groups such as 1,4-phenylene, 1,3-phenylene, 1,2-phenylene, 1,4'- biphenylene, and the like.
  • aryl or arylene groups can optionally be substituted with from 1 to 5 substituents, preferably 1 to 3 substituents, selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1-3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF3, amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • aryloxy refers to the group aryl-O- wherein the aryl group is as defined above, and includes optionally substituted aryl groups as also defined above.
  • arylthio refers to the group R-S-, where R is as defined for aryl.
  • amino refers to the group -NH 2 .
  • substituted amino refers to the group -NRR where each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyalkyl (for example, benzyloxycarbonyl), aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl provided that both R groups are not hydrogen, or a group -Y-Z, in which Y is optionally substituted alkylene and Z is alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, or alkynyl, Unless otherwise constrained by the definition, all substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1-3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • carboxyalkyl refers to the groups -C(O)O-alkyl or
  • -C(O)O-cycloalkyl where alkyl and cycloalkyl, are as defined herein, and may be optionally further substituted by alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, or -S(O) n R, in which R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • cycloalkyl refers to carbocyclic groups of from 3 to 20 carbon atoms having a single cyclic ring or multiple condensed rings.
  • Such cycloalkyl groups include, by way of example, single ring structures such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclooctyl, and the like, or multiple ring structures such as adamantanyl, bicyclo[2.2. l]heptane, l,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2. l]hept-2-yl, (2,3,3- trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl), or carbocyclic groups to which is fused an aryl group, for example indane, and the like.
  • substituted cycloalkyl refers to cycloalkyl groups having 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents, and preferably 1, 2, or 3 substituents, selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-alkyl, -
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1, 2, or 3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF 3 , amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or
  • halogen refers to fluoro, bromo, chloro, and iodo.
  • acyl denotes a group -C(O)R, in which R is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, and optionally substituted heteroaryl.
  • heteroaryl refers to a radical derived from an aromatic cyclic group (i.e., fully unsaturated) having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 carbon atoms and 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur within at least one ring.
  • Such heteroaryl groups can have a single ring (e.g., pyridyl or furyl) or multiple condensed rings (e.g., indolizinyl, benzothiazolyl, or benzothienyl).
  • heteroaryls include, but are not limited to, [l,2,4]oxadiazole, [l,3,4]oxadiazole, [l,2,4]thiadiazole, [l,3,4]thiadiazole, pyrrole, imidazole, pyrazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, indolizine, isoindole, indole, indazole, purine, quinolizine, isoquinoline, quinoline, phthalazine, naphthylpyridine, quinoxaline, quinazoline, cinnoline, pteridine, carbazole, carboline, phenanthridine, acridine, phenanthroline, isothiazole, phenazine, isoxazole, phenoxazine, phenothiazine, imidazolidine, imidazoline, and the like as well as N
  • heteroarylene refers to a diradical of a heteroaryl group as defined above. This term is exemplified by groups such as 2,5-imidazolene, 3,5- [l,2,4]oxadiazolene, 2,4-oxazolene, 1 ,4-pyrazolene, and the like.
  • 1,4- pyrazolene is:
  • A represents the point of attachment
  • heteroaryl or heteroarylene groups can be optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents, preferably 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1-3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF3, amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • heteroarylkyl refers to a heteroaryl group covalently linked to an alkylene group, where heteroaryl and alkylene are defined herein.
  • Optionally substituted heteroaralkyl refers to an optionally substituted heteroaryl group covalently linked to an optionally substituted alkylene group.
  • Such heteroaralkyl groups are exemplified by 3- pyridylmethyl, quinolin-8-ylethyl, 4-methoxythiazol-2-ylpropyl, and the like.
  • heteroaryloxy refers to the group heteroaryl-O-.
  • heterocyclyl refers to a monoradical saturated or partially unsaturated group having a single ring or multiple condensed rings, having from 1 to 40 carbon atoms and from 1 to 10 hetero atoms, preferably 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms, selected from nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and/or oxygen within the ring.
  • Heterocyclic groups can have a single ring or multiple condensed rings, and include tetrahydrofuranyl, morpholino, piperidinyl, piperazino, dihydropyridino, and the like.
  • heterocyclic groups can be optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, and preferably 1, 2 or 3 substituents, selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, azido, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, keto, thiocarbonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, arylthio, heteroarylthio, heterocyclylthio, thiol, alkylthio, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, aminosulfonyl, aminocarbonylamino, heteroaryloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclooxy, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino, nitro, -SO-alkyl, -SO-
  • substituents may optionally be further substituted by 1-3 substituents chosen from alkyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, halogen, CF3, amino, substituted amino, cyano, and -S(O) n R, where R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl and n is 0, 1 or 2.
  • thiol refers to the group -SH.
  • substituted alkylthio refers to the group -S-substituted alkyl.
  • heteroarylthiol refers to the group -S-heteroaryl wherein the heteroaryl group is as defined above including optionally substituted heteroaryl groups as also defined above.
  • sulfoxide refers to a group -S(O)R, in which R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.
  • substituted sulfoxide refers to a group -S(O)R, in which R is substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, or substituted heteroaryl, as defined herein.
  • sulfone refers to a group -S(O ⁇ R, in which R is alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.
  • substituted sulfone refers to a group -S(O ⁇ R, in which R is substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, or substituted heteroaryl, as defined herein.
  • keto refers to a group -C(O)-.
  • thiocarbonyl refers to a group -C(S)-.
  • carboxy refers to a group -C(O)-OH.
  • compound of Formula I and Formula II is intended to encompass the compounds of the invention as disclosed, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable esters, prodrugs, hydrates and polymorphs of such compounds. Additionally, the compounds of the invention may possess one or more asymmetric centers, and can be produced as a racemic mixture or as individual enantiomers or diastereoisomers. The number of stereoisomers present in any given compound of Formula I depends upon the number of asymmetric centers present (there are 2 n stereoisomers possible where n is the number of asymmetric centers).
  • the individual stereoisomers may be obtained by resolving a racemic or non-racemic mixture of an intermediate at some appropriate stage of the synthesis, or by resolution of the compound of Formula I by conventional means.
  • the individual stereoisomers (including individual enantiomers and diastereoisomers) as well as racemic and non-racemic mixtures of stereoisomers are encompassed within the scope of the present invention, all of which are intended to be depicted by the structures of this specification unless otherwise specifically indicated.
  • Stepoisomers are isomers that differ only in the way the atoms are arranged in space.
  • Enantiomers are a pair of stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other.
  • a 1 : 1 mixture of a pair of enantiomers is a “racemic” mixture.
  • the term “( ⁇ )” is used to designate a racemic mixture where appropriate.
  • Diastereoisomers are stereoisomers that have at least two asymmetric atoms, but which are not mirror- images of each other.
  • the absolute stereochemistry is specified according to the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog R-S system.
  • the stereochemistry at each chiral carbon may be specified by either R or S.
  • Resolved compounds whose absolute configuration is unknown are designated (+) or (-) depending on the direction (dextro- or laevorotary) which they rotate the plane of polarized light at the wavelength of the sodium D line.
  • therapeutically effective amount refers to that amount of a compound of Formula I that is sufficient to effect treatment, as defined below, when administered to a mammal in need of such treatment.
  • the therapeutically effective amount will vary depending upon the subject and disease condition being treated, the weight and age of the subject, the severity of the disease condition, the manner of administration and the like, which can readily be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • treatment means any treatment of a disease in a mammal, including:
  • the compounds of this invention are capable of forming acid and/or base salts by virtue of the presence of amino and/or carboxyl groups or groups similar thereto.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salt refers to salts that retain the biological effectiveness and properties of the compounds of Formula I, and which are not biologically or otherwise undesirable.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts can be prepared from inorganic and organic bases. Salts derived from inorganic bases, include by way of example only, sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts.
  • Salts derived from organic bases include, but are not limited to, salts of primary, secondary and tertiary amines, such as alkyl amines, dialkyl amines, trialkyl amines, substituted alkyl amines, di(substituted alkyl) amines, tri(substituted alkyl) amines, alkenyl amines, dialkenyl amines, trialkenyl amines, substituted alkenyl amines, di(substituted alkenyl) amines, tri(substituted alkenyl) amines, cycloalkyl amines, di(cycloalkyl) amines, tri(cycloalkyl) amines, substituted cycloalkyl amines, disubstituted cycloalkyl amine, trisubstituted cycloalkyl amines, cycloalkenyl amines, di(cycloalkeny
  • Suitable amines include, by way of example only, isopropylamine, trimethyl amine, diethyl amine, tri(iso-propyl) amine, tri(n-propyl) amine, ethanolamine, 2-dimethylaminoethanol, tromethamine, lysine, arginine, histidine, caffeine, procaine, hydrabamine, choline, betaine, ethylenediamine, glucosamine, N- alkylglucamines, theobromine, purines, piperazine, piperidine, morpholine, N- ethylpiperidine, and the like.
  • Salts derived from inorganic acids include hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like.
  • Salts derived from organic acids include acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p- toluene-sulfonic acid, salicylic acid, and the like.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable carrier includes any and all solvents, dispersion media, coatings, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents and the like.
  • the use of such media and agents for pharmaceutically active substances is well known in the art. Except insofar as any conventional media or agent is incompatible with the active ingredient, its use in the therapeutic compositions is contemplated. Supplementary active ingredients can also be incorporated into the compositions.
  • solvent inert organic solvent
  • inert solvent mean a solvent inert under the conditions of the reaction being described in conjunction therewith [including, for example, benzene, toluene, acetonitrile, tetrahydrofuran (“THF”), dimethylformamide (“DMF”), chloroform, methylene chloride (or dichloromethane), diethyl ether, methanol, pyridine and the like].
  • THF tetrahydrofuran
  • DMF dimethylformamide
  • chloroform chloroform
  • methylene chloride or dichloromethane
  • q.s means adding a quantity sufficient to achieve a stated function, e.g., to bring a solution to the desired volume (i.e., 100%).
  • Bz is benzyl
  • Boc is t-butyloxycarbonyl
  • L is -O-, -S-, or -NH-.
  • the compound of formula (1) which is protected at the N-7 position, is commercially available, or may be prepared by means well known in the art (see, for example, Synthetic Communications, 20(16), 2459-2467 (1990)).
  • the compound of formula (1) is reacted with at least two equivalents of a compound of formula R 1 LG, where LG is a leaving group, preferably chlorine, bromine, or iodine, in the presence of a strong base, for example sodium hydride.
  • the reaction is carried out in a polar solvent, for example DMF, initially at a temperature of about room temperature, followed by reaction at a temperature of about 30-100 0 C, for example about 70 0 C, for about 6-24 hours.
  • the product of formula (2) is isolated by conventional means, for example by removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, followed by chromatography of the residue on silica gel.
  • the compound of formula (2) is then halogenated at the 8-position, to give a compound of formula (3), by reaction with a halogenating agent, for example N- chlorosuccinimide, to give the 8-chloro compound of formula (3).
  • a halogenating agent for example N- chlorosuccinimide
  • the compound of formula (2) is dissolved in an inert solvent, for example tetrahydrofuran, and N-bromosuccinimide (or N-chlorosuccinimide) is added.
  • the reaction is carried out at a temperature of about 0-30 0 C, for example about room temperature, for about 1-10 hours, for example about 4 hours.
  • the product of formula (3) is isolated by conventional means, and recrystallized.
  • the compound of formula (3) is then converted to a compound of formula (4) by reaction with an appropriately substituted boronic acid derivative in the presence of a palladium(O) complex.
  • an appropriately substituted boronic acid derivative for example, where X is optionally substituted phenyl
  • the compound of formula (3) is reacted with an optionally substituted phenylboronic acid.
  • the reaction is carried out in an inert solvent, for example toluene/ethanol, in the presence of aqueous sodium carbonate solution and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium(0), at about reflux temperature for about 24 hours.
  • the product of formula (4) is isolated by conventional means, for example by removing the solvent under reduced pressure, followed by chromatography of the residue on silica gel.
  • the benzyl protecting group of the compound of formula (4) is then replaced by Boc, to give the compound of formula (5).
  • the compound of formula (4) is dissolved in an inert solvent, for example methanol, and a hydrogenation catalyst added. The reaction is stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen, at a temperature of about 0-30 0 C, for example about room temperature, for about 8-24 hours, for example about 18 hours. When the reaction is substantially complete, the catalyst is removed by filtration, and the product isolated by conventional means.
  • the product is then dissolved in an inert solvent, for example methanol, to which was added an excess of di t-butyldicarbonate and a hindered base, for example ethyldiisopropylamine.
  • an inert solvent for example methanol
  • a hindered base for example ethyldiisopropylamine.
  • the mixture is refluxed for about 8-24 hours, for example about 18 hours.
  • the catalyst is removed by filtration, and the compound of formula (5) isolated by conventional means, for example by removing the solvent under reduced pressure, followed by chromatography of the residue on silica gel.
  • the compound of formula (5) is then converted to a compound of Formula I by reaction with a compound of the formula Z-Y-LG, where Z and Y are as defined above and LG is a leaving group, preferably a halogen, more preferably chloro (the Boc protecting group is removed simultaneously).
  • the reaction is carried out in the presence of a strong base, for example sodium hydride, in an inert polar solvent, preferably DMF, at a temperature of about 0-30 0 C, preferably about room temperature, for about 8-24 hours, preferably about 16 hours.
  • the BOC protecting group is also removed in this reaction sequence.
  • the product of Formula I where R is hydrogen is isolated by conventional means, for example by chromatography on silica gel.
  • a compound of Formula I in which R is hydrogen may be converted to a compound of Formula I in which R 3 is not hydrogen by reaction with a compound of formula R3-LG, where LG is a leaving group, preferably iodo or bromo.
  • the reaction is carried out in the presence of a mild base, for example potassium carbonate, in an inert polar solvent, preferably DMF, at a temperature of about 30-100 0 C, preferably about 70 0 C, for about 8-24 hours, preferably about 16 hours.
  • a mild base for example potassium carbonate
  • an inert polar solvent preferably DMF
  • the benzyl protecting group of formula (4) may be replaced by a trimethylsilyl-ethoxymethyl protecting group (instead of a BOC group), the subsequent removal of which can be accomplished under milder reaction conditions.
  • the product of Step 4a is dissolved in an inert solvent, preferably anhydrous DMF (10OmL), and reacted with trimethylsilyl-ethoxymethyl chloride in the presence of a base, preferably potassium carbonate.
  • the reaction is conducted at a temperature of about 50-90 0 C, preferably about 70 0 C, for about 1-6 days, preferably about 72 hours.
  • the catalyst is removed by filtration, and the product isolated by conventional means, preferably flash chromatography.
  • the benzyl group of the starting material of formula (1) can be replaced by BOC before the halogenation of step 2. In this manner, there is no need to change the protecting group from benzyl to BOC as outlined above in step 4.
  • An alternative method for preparing the compounds of Formula I where R is hydrogen, Z is an optionally substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazole, and preferably Y is oxygen, is shown in Reaction Scheme II.
  • Y is oxygen, and Z is optionally substituted
  • the compound of formula (6) is prepared in a manner similar to that shown above for compound (4). It is deprotected by treatment with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, preferably Pd on carbon. The hydroxy compound thus produced is reacted with tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride in the presence of imidazole to give the tert- butyldimethylsilyloxy derivative. This compound is reacted with sodium hydride, and the anion thus produced is reacted with benzyloxymethyl chloride to provide a compound that is protected at the N-7 position by benzyloxymethyl.
  • a catalyst preferably Pd on carbon
  • the tert-butyldimethylsilyl protecting group is then removed by the usual means, for example treatment with tetrabutylammonium fluoride, and the resulting hydroxy compound is reacted with iodoacetonitrile or chloroacetonitrile, in the presence of a strong base, for example potassium t-butoxide.
  • a strong base for example potassium t-butoxide.
  • the reaction is carried out in an inert solvent, preferably tetrahydrofuran at about room temperature, for about 6-24 hours.
  • the product of formula (7) is isolated by conventional means, for example by removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, followed by chromatography of the residue on silica gel.
  • the compound of formula (7) is then reacted with hydroxylamine hydrochloride.
  • the compound of formula (7) is dissolved in an inert solvent, for example ethanol, and hydroxylamine hydrochloride is added, along with an equivalent amount of a strong base, for example sodium ethoxide.
  • the reaction is carried out at a temperature of about 0- 30 0 C, for example about room temperature, for about 6-24 hours.
  • the product of formula (8) is isolated by conventional means, for example by removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, followed by chromatography of the residue on silica gel.
  • the compound of formula (8) is then cyclized to an optionally substituted 1,2,4- oxadiazole of Formula I by reaction with an appropriately substituted acid chloride of formula RC(O)Cl, in which R represents an optional substitution that leads to 5-substitution on the oxadiazole ring .
  • the compound of formula (8) is dissolved in an inert solvent, for example dioxane, and potassium carbonate and the acid chloride added. The mixture is allowed to react for about 10 minutes at a temperature of about 0-30 0 C, preferably about room temperature.
  • the intermediate is isolated conventionally, and dissolved in a high boiling inert solvent, for example xylene.
  • R 1 and R 2 are as defined above, Bz is benzyl, and Hal is chloro, bromo, or iodo.
  • the compounds of formula (2) in which R 1 is aryl or heteroaryl may be prepared as described in Synthesis, 1995, p855-858.
  • a compound of formula (11) prepared by means well known in the art, is reacted with an appropriately substituted isocyanate of formula R 1 NCO to provide a compound of formula (12), which is cyclized under basic conditions, for example treatment with sodium ethoxide, to provide a compound of formula (2) in which R 1 is aryl or heteroaryl and R 2 is hydrogen.
  • This method can also be used to provide compounds in which R 1 is alkyl etc.
  • the benzyl protecting group of the compound of formula (2) is removed by hydrogenation as described in Reaction Scheme I, step 4.
  • the resulting compound is then reacted with a compound of formula R 3 LG, where LG is a leaving group, preferably chlorine, bromine, or iodine, in the presence of a base, for example potassium carbonate.
  • the reaction is carried out in a polar solvent, for example DMF, initially at a temperature of about room temperature, followed by reaction at a temperature of about 30-100 0 C, for example about 70 0 C, for about 6-24 hours.
  • the product of formula (13) is isolated by conventional means, for example by removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, followed by chromatography of the residue on silica gel.
  • the compound of formula (19) is commercially available, or is prepared by means well known in the art. It is converted into a compound of Formula II (or a compound of Formula I when R 3 is hydrogen) as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,446,046, the complete disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the compound of formula (21) in which R 3 is hydrogen may be purchased from a commercial source, for example 5,6-diamino-l,3-dipropyluracil, or prepared by means well known in the art. [0122] A similar reaction can be carried out starting with a nitroso amino derivative of the formula (24).
  • Reduction of the compound of formula (24) with hydrogen/platinum oxide catalyst provides the corresponding diamino compound (21) in which R 3 is hydrogen.
  • the compound of formula (24) can be first substituted with R 3 as described in Reaction Scheme VII above, to provide the corresponding diamino compound of formula (21) where R 3 is other than hydrogen.
  • the commercially available compound 6-aminouracil is first silylated, for example by reaction with hexamethyldisilazane as a solvent in the presence of a catalyst, for example ammonium sulfate.
  • the reaction is carried out at about reflux temperature, for about 1-10 hours.
  • the silylated compound thus produced is isolated conventionally, and then reacted with a compound of formula R 1 HaI, where R 1 is as defined above other than hydrogen, preferably in the absence of a solvent.
  • the reaction is carried out at about reflux, for about 12 hours to 7 days.
  • the product of formula (23) is isolated by conventional means.
  • the compound of formula (23) is then dissolved in an aqueous acid, for example aqueous acetic acid, and reacted with sodium nitrite.
  • the reaction is carried out at a temperature of about 20-50 0 C, preferably about 30 0 C, over about 30 minutes.
  • the product of formula (24) is isolated by conventional means, for example by filtration.
  • the compound of formula (24) is then reduced to a diamino derivative.
  • the compound of formula (24) is dissolved in aqueous ammonia, and then a reducing agent, for example sodium hydrosulfite, added.
  • a reducing agent for example sodium hydrosulfite
  • the reaction is conducted at a temperature of about 70 0 C.
  • the product of formula (25) is isolated conventionally, for example by filtration of the cooled reaction mixture.
  • the compound of formula (25) is then reacted with a carboxylic acid of the formula Z-Y-X-CO 2 H in the presence of a carbodiimide, for example l-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3- ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride.
  • a carbodiimide for example l-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3- ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride.
  • the reaction is conducted at a temperature of about 20- 30 0 C, for about 12-48 hours.
  • the product is isolated conventionally, for example by filtration, and reacted with excess hexamethyldisilazane in the presence of ammonium sulfate, for about 2 days at reflux.
  • the product of Formula I is isolated conventionally, for example by filtration of the cooled reaction mixture.
  • the compound of formula (30) is either commercially available or prepared by means well known in the art. It is reacted with ethyl cyanoacetate in a protic solvent, for example ethanol, in the presence of a strong base, for example sodium ethoxide. The reaction is carried out at about reflux temperature, for about 4 to about 24 hours. When the reaction is substantially complete, the compound of formula (31) thus produced is isolated conventionally.
  • a protic solvent for example ethanol
  • the compound of formula (31) is then mixed with sodium nitrite in an aqueous solvent, for example dimethylformamide and water, and reacted with a strong acid, for example hydrochloric acid, to produce the nitroso compound of formula (24).
  • a strong acid for example hydrochloric acid
  • the reaction is carried out at a temperature of about 50 0 C to about 10O 0 C, for about 1 hour.
  • the product of formula (24) is isolated by conventional means.
  • the compound of formula (24) is then reduced to a diamino derivative.
  • the compound of formula (24) is dissolved in aqueous ammonia, and then a reducing agent, for example sodium hydrosulfite, added.
  • a reducing agent for example sodium hydrosulfite
  • the reaction is conducted at a temperature of about 70 0 C.
  • the product of formula (21) is isolated conventionally, for example by filtration of the cooled reaction mixture.
  • the compound of formula (31) can be used in an alternative synthesis to prepare a compound of Formula I in which R 1 is hydrogen and R 2 is other than hydrogen, or both R 1 and R are other than hydrogen and are the same or different, as shown in Reaction Scheme XIII.
  • the compound of formula (31), prepared as shown above, is reacted with the dimethylacetal of N,N-dimethylformamide in a polar solvent, for example N,N- dimethylformamide.
  • the reaction is carried out at about 40 0 C, for about 1 hour.
  • the compound of formula (32) thus produced is reacted with a compound of formula R 1 HaI, where Hal is chloro, bromo, or iodo, in the presence of a base, for example potassium carbonate.
  • the reaction is carried out at about 8O 0 C, for about 4-24 hour.
  • the product of formula (33) is isolated conventionally, for example by evaporation of the solvents under reduced pressure, and the residue is used in the next reaction with no further purification.
  • the compound of formula (33) is reacted with aqueous ammonia in a polar solvent, for example suspended in methanol.
  • a polar solvent for example suspended in methanol.
  • the reaction is carried out at about room temperature, for about 1-3 days.
  • the product of formula (33) is isolated conventionally, for example by evaporation of the solvents under reduced pressure, and triturating the residue with water.
  • R 1 , R 2 , and X are as defined in the Summary of the Invention
  • L is -O-. -S-, or - NH-
  • Boc is is t-butyloxycarbonyl
  • Z-Y-LG in which Z and Y are as defined in the Summary of the Invention, and LG is a leaving group.
  • R is hydrogen in which R 1 , R 2 , and X, Y and Z are as defined in the Summary of the Invention: with a ccoommppoouunndd ooff tthhee ffoorrmmuullaa B R 3 -LG, where R 3 is as defined in the Summary of the Invention, and LG is a leaving group.
  • R 1 , R 2 , and X are as defined in the Summary of the Invention: with an acid chloride of the formula RC(O)Cl, in which R represents an optional substitution that leads to 5-substitution on the oxadiazole ring; to provide a compound of Formula I in which Y is oxygen, and Z is optionally substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazole.
  • R , 1 , R , and R are as defined in the Summary of the Invention: with a compound of formula (HCO 2 B-X-Y-Z, in which X, Y and Z are as defined in the Summary of the Invention.
  • the compounds of Formula I and II are effective in the treatment of conditions that respond to administration of A 2B adenosine receptor antagonists.
  • Such conditions include, but are not limited to, at least one of diarrhea, atherosclerosis, restenosis, diabetes, in particular type-II diabetes, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cancer, senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, and Type I hypersensitivity reactions, including asthma, atopic eczema, and hay fever.
  • carcinomas which are malignancies arising from epithelial structures (including external epithelia (e.g., skin and linings of the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and cervix), and internal epithelia that line various glands (e.g., breast, pancreas, thyroid).
  • epithelial structures including external epithelia (e.g., skin and linings of the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and cervix), and internal epithelia that line various glands (e.g., breast, pancreas, thyroid).
  • skin cancers e.g. melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma
  • vascular endothelial cancers vascular endothelial cancers
  • breast cancers e.g. melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma
  • central nervous system cancers e.g.
  • astrocytoma gliosarcoma, neuroblastoma, oligodendroglioma and glioblastoma
  • prostate cancers lung and bronchus cancers, larynx cancers, esophagus cancers, colon cancers, colorectal cancers, gastro-intestinal cancers, melanomas, ovarian and endometrial cancer, renal and bladder cancer, liver cancer, endocrine cancer (e.g. thyroid), and pancreatic cancer.
  • Activity testing is conducted as described in those patents and patent applications referenced above, and in the Examples below, and by methods apparent to one skilled in the art.
  • the compounds of Formula I are usually administered in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
  • This invention therefore provides pharmaceutical compositions that contain, as the active ingredient, one or more of the compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, carriers, including inert solid diluents and fillers, diluents, including sterile aqueous solution and various organic solvents, permeation enhancers, solubilizers and adjuvants.
  • the compounds of Formula I may be administered alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents.
  • Such compositions are prepared in a manner well known in the pharmaceutical art (see, e.g., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mace Publishing Co., Philadelphia, PA 17 th Ed. (1985) and "Modern Pharmaceutics", Marcel Dekker, Inc. 3 rd Ed. (G.S. Banker & CT. Rhodes, Eds.).
  • the compounds of Formula I may be administered in either single or multiple doses by any of the accepted modes of administration of agents having similar utilities, for example as described in those patents and patent applications incorporated by reference, including rectal, buccal, intranasal and transdermal routes, by intra-arterial injection, intravenously, intraperitoneally, parenterally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, orally, topically, as an inhalant, or via an impregnated or coated device such as a stent, for example, or an artery-inserted cylindrical polymer.
  • agents having similar utilities for example as described in those patents and patent applications incorporated by reference, including rectal, buccal, intranasal and transdermal routes, by intra-arterial injection, intravenously, intraperitoneally, parenterally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, orally, topically, as an inhalant, or via an impregnated or coated device such as a stent, for example, or an artery-inserted cylindrical polymer.
  • One mode for administration is parental, particularly by injection.
  • the forms in which the novel compositions of the present invention may be incorporated for administration by injection include aqueous or oil suspensions, or emulsions, with sesame oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, or peanut oil, as well as elixirs, mannitol, dextrose, or a sterile aqueous solution, and similar pharmaceutical vehicles.
  • Aqueous solutions in saline are also conventionally used for injection, but less preferred in the context of the present invention.
  • Ethanol, glycerol, propylene glycol, liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like (and suitable mixtures thereof), cyclodextrin derivatives, and vegetable oils may also be employed.
  • the proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating, such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants.
  • Sterile injectable solutions are prepared by incorporating the compound of Formula I in the required amount in the appropriate solvent with various other ingredients as enumerated above, as required, followed by filtered sterilization.
  • dispersions are prepared by incorporating the various sterilized active ingredients into a sterile vehicle which contains the basic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from those enumerated above.
  • the preferred methods of preparation are vacuum-drying and freeze-drying techniques which yield a powder of the active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from a previously sterile-filtered solution thereof.
  • Oral administration is another route for administration of the compounds of Formula I.
  • Administration may be via capsule or enteric coated tablets, or the like.
  • the active ingredient is usually diluted by an excipient and/or enclosed within such a carrier that can be in the form of a capsule, sachet, paper or other container.
  • the excipient serves as a diluent, in can be a solid, semi-solid, or liquid material (as above), which acts as a vehicle, carrier or medium for the active ingredient.
  • compositions can be in the form of tablets, pills, powders, lozenges, sachets, cachets, elixirs, suspensions, emulsions, solutions, syrups, aerosols (as a solid or in a liquid medium), ointments containing, for example, up to 10% by weight of the active compound, soft and hard gelatin capsules, sterile injectable solutions, and sterile packaged powders.
  • excipients include lactose, dextrose, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, starches, gum acacia, calcium phosphate, alginates, tragacanth, gelatin, calcium silicate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, cellulose, sterile water, syrup, and methyl cellulose.
  • the formulations can additionally include: lubricating agents such as talc, magnesium stearate, and mineral oil; wetting agents; emulsifying and suspending agents; preserving agents such as methyl- and propylhydroxy-benzoates; sweetening agents; and flavoring agents.
  • compositions of the invention can be formulated so as to provide quick, sustained or delayed release of the active ingredient after administration to the patient by employing procedures known in the art.
  • Controlled release drug delivery systems for oral administration include osmotic pump systems and dissolutional systems containing polymer-coated reservoirs or drug-polymer matrix formulations. Examples of controlled release systems are given in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,845,770; 4,326,525; 4,902514; and 5,616,345.
  • Another formulation for use in the methods of the present invention employs transdermal delivery devices ("patches"). Such transdermal patches may be used to provide continuous or discontinuous infusion of the compounds of the present invention in controlled amounts.
  • transdermal patches for the delivery of pharmaceutical agents is well known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Patent Nos. 5,023,252, 4,992,445 and 5,001,139. Such patches may be constructed for continuous, pulsatile, or on demand delivery of pharmaceutical agents.
  • compositions are preferably formulated in a unit dosage form.
  • unit dosage forms refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosages for human subjects and other mammals, each unit containing a predetermined quantity of active material calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect, in association with a suitable pharmaceutical excipient (e.g., a tablet, capsule, ampoule).
  • the compounds of Formula I are effective over a wide dosage range and is generally administered in a pharmaceutically effective amount.
  • each dosage unit contains from 10 mg to 2 g of a compound of Formula I, more preferably from 10 to 700 mg, and for parenteral administration, preferably from 10 to 700 mg of a compound of Formula I, more preferably about 50-200 mg.
  • the amount of the compound of Formula I actually administered will be determined by a physician, in the light of the relevant circumstances, including the condition to be treated, the chosen route of administration, the actual compound administered and its relative activity, the age, weight, and response of the individual patient, the severity of the patient's symptoms, and the like.
  • the principal active ingredient is mixed with a pharmaceutical excipient to form a solid preformulation composition containing a homogeneous mixture of a compound of the present invention.
  • a pharmaceutical excipient to form a solid preformulation composition containing a homogeneous mixture of a compound of the present invention.
  • these preformulation compositions as homogeneous, it is meant that the active ingredient is dispersed evenly throughout the composition so that the composition may be readily subdivided into equally effective unit dosage forms such as tablets, pills and capsules.
  • the tablets or pills of the present invention may be coated or otherwise compounded to provide a dosage form affording the advantage of prolonged action, or to protect from the acid conditions of the stomach.
  • the tablet or pill can comprise an inner dosage and an outer dosage component, the latter being in the form of an envelope over the former.
  • the two components can be separated by an enteric layer that serves to resist disintegration in the stomach and permit the inner component to pass intact into the duodenum or to be delayed in release.
  • enteric layers or coatings such materials including a number of polymeric acids and mixtures of polymeric acids with such materials as shellac, cetyl alcohol, and cellulose acetate.
  • compositions for inhalation or insufflation include solutions and suspensions in pharmaceutically acceptable, aqueous or organic solvents, or mixtures thereof, and powders.
  • the liquid or solid compositions may contain suitable pharmaceutically acceptable excipients as described supra.
  • the compositions are administered by the oral or nasal respiratory route for local or systemic effect.
  • Compositions in preferably pharmaceutically acceptable solvents may be nebulized by use of inert gases. Nebulized solutions may be inhaled directly from the nebulizing device or the nebulizing device may be attached to a face mask tent, or intermittent positive pressure breathing machine. Solution, suspension, or powder compositions may be administered, preferably orally or nasally, from devices that deliver the formulation in an appropriate manner.
  • the A 2B adenosine receptor antagonist is incorporated into a pharmaceutical formulation containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier that is generally suited to topical drug administration and comprising any such material known in the art.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier that is generally suited to topical drug administration and comprising any such material known in the art.
  • Suitable carriers are well known to those of skill in the art and the selection of the carrier will depend upon the form of the intended pharmaceutical formulation, e.g., as an ointment, lotion, cream, foam, microemulsion, gel, oil, solution, spray, salve, or the like, and may be comprised of either naturally occurring or synthetic materials. It is understood that the selected carrier should not adversely affect the A 2B adenosine receptor antagonist or other components of the pharmaceutical formulation.
  • Suitable carriers for these types of formulations include, but are not limited to, vehicles including Shephard's Cream, Aquaphor , and Cetaphil lotion.
  • Other preferred carriers include ointment bases, e.g., polyethylene glycol-1000 (PEG-1000), conventional creams such as HEB cream, gels, as well as petroleum jelly and the like.
  • suitable carriers for use herein include water, alcohols and other nontoxic organic solvents, glycerin, mineral oil, silicone, petroleum jelly, lanolin, fatty acids, vegetable oils, parabens, waxes, and the like.
  • Particularly preferred formulations herein are colorless, odorless ointments, lotions, creams, microemulsions and gels.
  • Ointments are semisolid preparations that are typically based on petrolatum or other petroleum derivatives.
  • the specific ointment base to be used is one that will provide for optimum drug delivery, and, preferably, will provide for other desired characteristics as well, e.g., emolliency or the like.
  • an ointment base should be inert, stable, nonirritating and nonsensitizing. As explained in Remington 's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20 th Ed.
  • ointment bases may be grouped in four classes: oleaginous bases; emulsifiable bases; emulsion bases; and water-soluble bases.
  • Oleaginous ointment bases include, for example, vegetable oils, fats obtained from animals, and semisolid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum.
  • Emulsifiable ointment bases also known as absorbent ointment bases, contain little or no water and include, for example, hydroxys tearin sulfate, anhydrous lanolin, and hydrophilic petrolatum.
  • Emulsion ointment bases are either water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions or oil-in-water (OAV) emulsions, and include, for example, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate, lanolin, and stearic acid.
  • Preferred water-soluble ointment bases are prepared from polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of varying molecular weight; again, reference may be had to Remington's, supra, for further information.
  • Lotions are preparations to be applied to the skin surface without friction, and are typically liquid or semiliquid preparations in which solid particles, including the active agent, are present in a water or alcohol base.
  • Lotions are usually suspensions of solids, and preferably, for the present purpose, comprise a liquid oily emulsion of the oil-in-water type.
  • Lotions are preferred formulations herein for treating large body areas, because of the ease of applying a more fluid composition. It is generally necessary that the insoluble matter in a lotion be finely divided. Lotions will typically contain suspending agents to produce better dispersions as well as compounds useful for localizing and holding the active agent in contact with the skin, e.g., methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, or the like.
  • a particularly preferred lotion formulation for use in conjunction with the present invention contains propylene glycol mixed with a hydrophilic petrolatum such as that which may be obtained under the trademark Aquaphor TM from Beiersdorf, Inc. (Norwalk, Conn.).
  • Creams containing the active agent are, as known in the art, viscous liquid or semisolid emulsions, either oil-in-water or water-in-oil.
  • Cream bases are water-washable, and contain an oil phase, an emulsifier, and an aqueous phase.
  • the oil phase is generally comprised of petrolatum and a fatty alcohol such as cetyl or stearyl alcohol; the aqueous phase usually, although not necessarily, exceeds the oil phase in volume, and generally contains a humectant.
  • the emulsifier in a cream formulation as explained in Remington's, supra, is generally a nonionic, anionic, cationic, or amphoteric surfactant.
  • Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable, isotropically clear dispersions of two immiscible liquids, such as oil and water, stabilized by an interfacial film of surfactant molecules (Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology (New York: Marcel Dekker, 1992), volume 9).
  • a surfactant emulsifier
  • co-surfactant co-emulsifier
  • an oil phase e.g., a water phase
  • Suitable surfactants include any surfactants that are useful in the preparation of emulsions, e.g., emulsifiers that are typically used in the preparation of creams.
  • the co-surfactant is generally selected from the group of polyglycerol derivatives, glycerol derivatives, and fatty alcohols.
  • Preferred emulsifier/co-emulsifier combinations are generally although not necessarily selected from the group consisting of: glyceryl monostearate and polyoxyethylene stearate; polyethylene glycol and ethylene glycol palmitostearate; and caprilic and capric triglycerides and oleoyl macrogolglycerides.
  • the water phase includes not only water but also, typically, buffers, glucose, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, preferably lower molecular weight polyethylene glycols (e.g., PEG 300 and PEG 400), and/or glycerol, and the like, while the oil phase will generally comprise, for example, fatty acid esters, modified vegetable oils, silicone oils, mixtures of mono- di- and triglycerides, mono- and di-esters of PEG (e.g., oleoyl macrogol glycerides), etc.
  • Gel formulations are semisolid systems consisting of either small inorganic particle suspensions (two-phase systems) or large organic molecules distributed substantially uniformly throughout a carrier liquid (single phase gels).
  • Single phase gels can be made, for example, by combining the active agent, a carrier liquid and a suitable gelling agent such as tragacanth (at 2 to 5%), sodium alginate (at 2-10%), gelatin (at 2-15%), methylcellulose (at 3-5%), sodium carboxymethylcellulose (at 2-5%), carbomer (at 0.3- 5%) or polyvinyl alcohol (at 10-20%) together and mixing until a characteristic semisolid product is produced.
  • suitable gelling agents include methylhydroxycellulose, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene, hydroxyethylcellulose and gelatin.
  • additives may be included in the topical formulations of the invention.
  • additives include, but are not limited to, solubilizers, skin permeation enhancers, opacifiers, preservatives (e.g., anti-oxidants), gelling agents, buffering agents, surfactants (particularly nonionic and amphoteric surfactants), emulsifiers, emollients, thickening agents, stabilizers, humectants, colorants, fragrance, and the like.
  • solubilizers and/or skin permeation enhancers is particularly preferred, along with emulsifiers, emollients, and preservatives.
  • solubilizers include, but are not limited to, the following: hydrophilic ethers such as diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (ethoxydiglycol, available commercially as Transcutol ) and diethylene glycol monoethyl ether oleate (available commercially as Softcutol TM ); polyethylene castor oil derivatives such as polyoxy 35 castor oil, polyoxy 40 hydrogenated castor oil, etc.; polyethylene glycol, particularly lower molecular weight polyethylene glycols such as PEG 300 and PEG 400, and polyethylene glycol derivatives such as PEG-8 caprylic/capric glycerides (available commercially as Labrasol TM ); alkyl methyl sulfoxides such as DMSO; pyrrolidones such as 2-pyrrolidone and N-methyl-2- pyrrolidone; and DMA. Many solubilizers can also act as absorption enhancers. A single solubilizer may be incorporated into the formulation,
  • Suitable emulsifiers and co-emulsifiers include, without limitation, those emulsifiers and co-emulsifiers described with respect to microemulsion formulations.
  • Emollients include, for example, propylene glycol, glycerol, isopropyl myristate, polypropylene glycol-2 (PPG-2) myristyl ether propionate, and the like.
  • sunscreen formulations including, but not limited to, anthranilates, benzophenones (particularly benzophenone-3), camphor derivatives, cinnamates (e.g., octyl methoxycinnamate), dibenzoyl methanes (e.g., butyl methoxydibenzoyl methane), p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and derivatives thereof, and salicylates (e.g., octyl salicylate).
  • anthranilates e.g., benzophenones (particularly benzophenone-3), camphor derivatives, cinnamates (e.g., octyl methoxycinnamate), dibenzoyl methanes (e.g., butyl methoxydibenzoyl methane), p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and derivatives thereof, and salicylates (e.g., octy
  • the active agent is present in an amount in the range of approximately 0.25 wt. % to 75 wt. % of the formulation, preferably in the range of approximately 0.25 wt. % to 30 wt. % of the formulation, more preferably in the range of approximately 0.5 wt. % to 15 wt. % of the formulation, and most preferably in the range of approximately 1.0 wt. % to 10 wt. % of the formulation.
  • the pharmaceutical formulation may be sterilized or mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, buffers, or salts for influencing osmotic pressure and the like.
  • auxiliary agents e.g., preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, buffers, or salts for influencing osmotic pressure and the like.
  • Sterile injectable solutions are prepared by incorporating the compound of Formula I or Formula II in the required amount in the appropriate solvent with various other ingredients as enumerated above, as required, followed by filtered sterilization.
  • dispersions are prepared by incorporating the various sterilized active ingredients into a sterile vehicle which contains the basic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from those enumerated above.
  • the preferred methods of preparation are vacuum-drying and freeze-drying techniques which yield a powder of the active ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from a previously sterile-filtered solution thereof.
  • any compound of Formula I can be prepared.
  • X is 1.4-Phenylene.
  • Y is -Q(CH?)-.
  • Z is 5-(2-chlorophenyl)- ⁇ .2.41oxadiazol-3-vl
  • the dimethylformamide was removed under reduced pressure, and 2N sodium hydroxide (60ml) was then added, and the suspension heated at 120 0 C for 2 hours.
  • the reaction mixture was cooled in ice water and acidified to pH 1-2.
  • the mixture was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate, the ethyl acetate layer and accompanying solid was washed several times with water, and the solvent removed under reduced pressure.
  • the residue was triturated with ether, giving 8- [l-benzylpyrazol-4-yl]-l,3-dipropyl-l,3,7-trihydropurine-2,6-dione.
  • R is 2-Hydroxyethyl.
  • Y is Methylene, and Z is Phenyl
  • X is 1 ,4-Phenylene
  • Y is -Q(CH 2 )-
  • Z is 5-(2-Methoxyphenyl)- ri,2,41oxadiazol-3-yl
  • a solution of sodium ethoxide was prepared from sodium (1.53g, 67mmol) and dry ethanol (75ml). To this solution was added benzyl urea (5.Og, 33mmol) and ethyl cyanoacetate (3.77g, 33mmol). This reaction mixture was stirred at reflux for 10 hours, cooled, and the precipitate filtered off and washed with ethanol. The precipitate was dissolved in water, and the pH adjusted to between 5 and 6 with hydrochloric acid.
  • reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, filtered, the solvents were evaporated and the product of formula (33), 6-[l- aza-2-(dimethylamino)vinyl]-3 -butyl- 1 -methyl- 1 ,3 -dihydropyrimidine-2,4-dione, was used as such for the next reaction.
  • the compound of formula (34) is then converted into a compound of Formula I in the same manner as shown for the conversion of a compound of formula (23) in Examples 14, 15, 16, and 17. That is, reaction with sodium nitrite to a 5-nitroso-6-amino derivative, which is reduced to a 5,6-diamino derivative, which in turn is reacted with an appropriately substituted carboxylic acid of formula Z-Y-X-CO 2 H to provide a compound of Formula I.
  • the above ingredients are mixed and filled into hard gelatin capsules.
  • a tablet formula is prepared using the ingredients below:
  • Stearic acid 5.0 The components are blended and compressed to form tablets.
  • a dry powder inhaler formulation is prepared containing the following components:
  • the active ingredient is mixed with the lactose and the mixture is added to a dry powder inhaling appliance.
  • the active ingredient is passed through a No. 60 mesh U.S. sieve and suspended in the saturated fatty acid glycerides previously melted using the minimum heat necessary. The mixture is then poured into a suppository mold of nominal 2.0 g capacity and allowed to cool.
  • Suspensions each containing 50 mg of active ingredient per 5.0 mL dose are made as follows:
  • a subcutaneous formulation may be prepared as follows:
  • EXAMPLE 32 [0280] An injectable preparation is prepared having the following composition:
  • a topical preparation is prepared having the following composition:

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La présente invention concerne des méthodes de traitement de l'asthme, de troubles inflammatoires du tractus gastro-intestinal, du cancer, de maladies cardiovasculaires, de troubles neurologiques et de maladies liées à une angiogenèse indésirable, au moyen d'antagonistes du récepteur d'adénosine A2B dont la structure est représentée par la formule (I) ou la formule (II).
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