WO2019143860A1 - Composés de 5-fluorouracile - Google Patents

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WO2019143860A1
WO2019143860A1 PCT/US2019/014080 US2019014080W WO2019143860A1 WO 2019143860 A1 WO2019143860 A1 WO 2019143860A1 US 2019014080 W US2019014080 W US 2019014080W WO 2019143860 A1 WO2019143860 A1 WO 2019143860A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of chemistry and medicine. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to 5-fluorouracil derived compounds, including acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds, their preparation and their uses. In some embodiments, such compounds are useful to selectively deliver certain pharmaceutical agents to the liver.
  • 5-Fluorouracil is a synthetic analog of uracil that is one of the four nucleobases in RNA and has been used as a therapeutic agent to treat various forms of cancer. It is one of the Essential Medicines in WHO's list for its efficacy and safety, and available in intravenous injection and topical forms.
  • the mechanism of action of 5- fluorouracil is mainly as a thymidylate synthase inhibitor that blocks synthesis of the pyrimidine thymidine to cause a cell starvation of thymidine leading to cell death.
  • the active form of 5-fluorouracil as a thymidylate synthase inhibitor is fluorodeoxyuridine monophosphate (FdUMP) generated mainly in the liver.
  • 5-Fluorouracil has very short biological half-life (-16 minutes), very narrow therapeutic index, and varies side effects that can be very serious.
  • Development of new 5-fluorouracil analog compounds for better efficacy and safety has been going for many years and several compounds have made to the market
  • Floxuridine also as 5- fluorodeoxyuridine
  • Doxifluridine has been used in certain countries as a cytostatic agent in chemotherapy.
  • Capecitabine has been used orally to treat breast, gastric, and colorectal cancers.
  • liver-targeting compounds which can reach the liver more efficiently and are not active outside the liver reducing pharmacological or toxicological effects of an agent outside the target tissue.
  • new compounds with liver-targeting profile may significantly improve the therapeutic index of 5-fluorouracil mechanism based therapies.
  • Novel 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds are described. Some embodiments are related to novel 5- fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds that are delivered orally to the liver where the compounds provide a therapeutic benefit. Another aspect includes the use of the 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds to treat diseases that benefit from enhanced drug distribution to the liver and like tissues and cells, including but not limited to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), kidney cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and cervical cancer.
  • HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
  • the 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds are used to increase the pharmacological or clinical activity of certain classes of pharmaceutical compounds such as 5-fluorouracil derived analog compounds.
  • the 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds are used to reduce potential side effects of certain classes of pharmaceutical compounds such as 5-fluorouracil derived analog compounds, especially the side effects occurring outside the liver.
  • the 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds are useful in the more efficient oral delivery of the 5-fluorouracil derived analog compounds to the liver.
  • R 1 and R 2 have any of the values described herein.
  • Some embodiments relate to a compound of Formula ⁇ I, ⁇ I ⁇ , IV, V, and
  • R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , X, Y, and Z have any of the values described herein.
  • Some embodiments relate to a pharmaceutical composition
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising any of the above compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • Some embodiments relate to a method of treating a disease, disorder or condition comprising administering an effective amount of any of the above compounds.
  • the disease, disorder or condition is a disease, disorder or condition of the liver.
  • the disease, disorder or condition is a disease in which the liver is involved in the production and/or the homeostasis control of the biochemical end products of the disease, disorder or condition.
  • the disease, disorder or condition is selected from the group consisting of hepatocellular carcinoma, kidney cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and cervical cancer.
  • the disease, disorder or condition is a non-liver disease, disorder or condition.
  • the non-liver disease, disorder or condition is various types of cancers, or other disease in which the S-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds enhances the distribution of an active drug to the target tissue or cell.
  • Some embodiments relate to a method of treating a liver disease comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of any of the above compounds to a subject in need thereof.
  • Some embodiments further comprise administering an effective amount of at least one additional therapeutic agent to the subject in need thereof.
  • the subject is a mammal.
  • the subject is human.
  • Some embodiments relate to a method of inhibiting viral replication in a cell comprising contacting the cell with any of the above compounds.
  • Some embodiments relate to a method of intervening in a molecular pathway or modulating a target in a cell comprising contacting the cell with any of the above compounds.
  • the cell is in vivo.
  • the cell is ex vivo.
  • the cell is a hepatocyte.
  • the cell is a cancerous cell.
  • the cell is mammalian.
  • the cell is human.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions, and methods provided herein include a pharmaceutical composition comprising any of the compounds provided herein and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions, and methods provided herein include a method of treating a disease or condition in the liver in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of any of the compounds provided herein to a subject in need thereof.
  • Some embodiments also include administering an effective amount of one or more additional therapeutic agents to the subject in need thereof.
  • the subject is a mammal.
  • the subject is a human.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions, and methods provided herein include the use of any one of the compounds provided herein for treating a disease in the liver or a disease or condition in which the physiological or pathogenic pathways involve the liver in a subject
  • Some embodiments also include the use of any one of the compounds provided herein in combination with an additional therapeutic agent.
  • compositions, and methods provided herein include any one of the compositions provided herein for use in the preparation of a medicament for treating a disease or condition in the liver or a disease or condition in which the physiological or pathogenic pathways involve the liver.
  • the present embodiments are directed to compositions and methods related to novel 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds, then- preparation and their uses.
  • the novel 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds facilitate delivery into cells of 5-fluorouracil derived therapeutic agents, such as 5-fluorouracil, doxifluridine, 5-fluorouridine monophosphonate and/or S-fluorodeoxyuridine monophosphonate.
  • 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds and their stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts are represented by Formula I, ⁇ I, ⁇ II, IV, V, and VI:
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , X, Y, and Z have any of the values described herein.
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from a group of H, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted ( C 6-10 aryl)- CH 2 -OCH 2 -, and an optionally substituted (5-10 member ed heteroaryl)-CH 2 -OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OCH 2 -, and an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-OCH 2 -; provided that at least one of R 1 and R 2 is not H.
  • R 3 is selected from a group of H, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-NHCH 2 -, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 acyl, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OC(O)-, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-CH 2 OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-C(O)-, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-CH 2 OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OC(O)-, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-C(O)-, and an optionally substituted (5-10 membere
  • R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from a group of H, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 acyl, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-CH 2 OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-C(O)-, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-CH 2 OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-C(O)-, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-NR 7A CH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-NR 7A CH2-, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-NR 7A CH2-, N(R 7
  • R 6 is H or R 6A ;
  • R 6A is a C 1 -C 10 alkyl, an C 6-10 aryl, a 5-10 membered heteroaryl or a 4-10 membered heterocyclyl, each optionally substituted with 1 to 4 R 6AA ;
  • each R 6AA is independently selected from a group of halo, OH, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH 2 O-, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkylC(0)0-, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OC(0)0-, optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl, optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, optionally substituted C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C 6-10 aryl, optionally substituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl, optionally substituted 4-10 membered heterocyclyl an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OCH
  • R 7 is selected from a group of an optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, an optionally substituted C3-C20 cycloalkyl, an optionally substituted C2-C20 alkenyl, an optionally substituted C 6-10 aryl, an optionally substituted 5-10 membered heteroaryl, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH.-, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-CO-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (5- 10 membered heteroaryl)-OCH 2 -; an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-CH2-, and an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-CH2-.
  • X is O or NR 1A ; and R 1A is selected from a group of H, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH.-, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)- OCH 2 -, and an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-OCH 2 -.
  • Y is O or NR 1B ; and R 1B is selected from a group of an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH.-, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 acyl, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OC(O)-, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-C(O)-, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-OCH 2 -, an optionally substituted (C 6-10 aryl)-OC(O)-, an optionally substituted (5-10 membered) heteroaryl-C(O)-, and an optionally substituted (5-10 membered heteroaryl)-OC(O)-.
  • R 1B is selected from a group of an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl-OCH.-, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 acyl, an optionally substituted
  • Z is O or R 1C ; and R 1C is selected from a group of H, an optionally substituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl, and an optionally substituted aryl.
  • the 5-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds of Formula I, II, ⁇ I ⁇ , IV, V, and VI are substrates of liver enzymes such as cytochrome p450 isozymes CYP3As (a family of monooxygenase), dehydrogenases, esterases, and amidases.
  • liver enzymes such as cytochrome p450 isozymes CYP3As (a family of monooxygenase), dehydrogenases, esterases, and amidases.
  • CYP3 A4 is expressed in the liver in a level much higher than other tissues (DeWaziers et al. J Pharm Exp Ther 253:387 (1990)).
  • 5-Fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds of Formula I, ⁇ I, ⁇ I, IV, V, and VI are predominantly activated via CYP3A4 in the liver.
  • the compounds of Formula I, ⁇ I, ⁇ I, IV, V, and VI have high efficiency in liver-targeting via selective delivery of biologically active agents to the liver.
  • the acetal and hemiaminal compounds are used to increase the therapeutic index of a drug, since the compounds of Formula I, ⁇ I, ⁇ I, IV, V, and VI may not be active or may be less active outside the liver.
  • the compounds are used to treat diseases that benefit from enhanced drug distribution to the liver and like tissues and cells, including but not limited to diseases in the liver, such as hepatocellular carcinoma.
  • the disclosed compounds are used to improve pharmacokinetic properties such as prolonging half-life or enhancing absorption of a drug.
  • the disclosed methodology can be used to achieve sustained delivery of an active therapeutic agent. Due to the pharmacokinetic property enhancement of the S-fluorouracil derived acetal and hemiaminal ether compounds of Formula I, ⁇ I, HI, IV, V, and VI, the compounds are used to treat diseases that benefit from enhanced drug properties, including but not limited to diseases such as various types of cancer. In some embodiments, a method of making these compounds is described.
  • Certain compounds of Formula 1, ⁇ I, HI, IV, V, and VI have asymmetric centers where the stereochemistry may be unspecified, and the diastereomeric mixtures of these compounds are included, as well as the individual stereoisomers when referring to a compound of Formula I, ⁇ I, III, IV, V, and VI generally.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions and methods provided herein include a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound provided herein and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. [0052] Some embodiments also include administering an effective amount of a second or multiple therapeutic agents in combination with a compound provided herein to the subject in need thereof.
  • the subject is mammalian.
  • the subject is human.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions and methods provided herein include a method of testing a compound in a cell comprising contacting the cell with the disclosed compounds.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions and methods provided herein include use of a compound provided herein in the treatment of a disease in the liver.
  • Some embodiments include the use of a compound provided herein in combination with additional therapeutic agent(s) for the treatment of a disease in the liver.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions and methods provided herein include use of a compound provided herein in the treatment of a disease or condition by intervening in a molecular pathway in the liver.
  • Some embodiments include the use of a compound provided herein in combination with additional therapeutic agent(s) for the treatment of a disease or condition by intervening in a molecular pathway in the liver.
  • Some embodiments of the compounds, compositions and methods provided herein include use of a compound provided herein in the treatment of a non-liver disease such as various types of cancer.
  • Some embodiments include the use of a compound provided herein in combination with additional therapeutic agent(s) for the treatment of a non-liver disease such as various types of cancer.
  • the compounds disclosed herein may exist as individual enantiomers and diastereomers or as mixtures of such isomers, including racemates. Separation of the individual isomers or selective synthesis of the individual isomers is accomplished by application of various methods which are well known to practitioners in the art Unless otherwise indicated, all such isomers and mixtures thereof are included in the scope of the compounds disclosed herein.
  • compounds disclosed herein may exist in one or more crystalline or amorphous forms. Unless otherwise indicated, all such forms are included in the scope of the compounds disclosed herein including any polymorphic forms.
  • some of the compounds disclosed herein may form solvates with water (i.e., hydrates) or common organic solvents. Unless otherwise indicated, such solvates are included in the scope of the compounds disclosed herein.
  • Isotopes may be present in the compounds described. Each chemical element as represented in a compound structure may include any isotope of said element.
  • a hydrogen atom may be explicitly disclosed or understood to be present in the compound.
  • the hydrogen atom can be any isotope of hydrogen, including but not limited to hydrogen- 1 (protium) and hydrogen-2 (deuterium).
  • reference herein to a compound encompasses all potential isotopic forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
  • ranges and amounts can be expressed as “about” a particular value or range. “About” also includes the exact amount. Hence “about 10%” means “about 10%” and also “10%.” [0067] As used herein, “optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described event or circumstance does or does not occur, and that the description includes instances where the event or circumstance occurs and instances where it does not For example, an optionally substituted group means that the group is unsubstituted or is substituted.
  • compositions comprising "a therapeutic agent” includes compositions with one or a plurality of therapeutic agents.
  • C a to C b “ or “C a-b “ in which "a” and “b” are integers refer to the number of carbon atoms in the specified group. That is, the group can contain from “a” to “b", inclusive, carbon atoms.
  • a “C1 to C4 alkyl” or “C1-4 alkyl” group refers to all alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbons, that is, CH 3 -, CH 3 CH 2 -, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 -, (CH 3 ) 2 CH-, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -, CH 3 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )- and (CH 3 ) 3 C-.
  • alkyl refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain that is fully saturated (i.e., contains no double or triple bonds).
  • the alkyl group may have 1 to 20 carbon atoms (whenever it appears herein, a numerical range such as “1 to 20" refers to each integer in the given range; e.g., "1 to 20 carbon atoms” means that the alkyl group may consist of 1 carbon atom, 2 carbon atoms, 3 carbon atoms, etc., up to and including 20 carbon atoms, although the present definition also covers the occurrence of the term "alkyl” where no numerical range is designated).
  • the alkyl group may also be a medium size alkyl having 1 to 9 carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group could also be a lower alkyl having I to 4 carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group may be designated as "C1-C4 alkyl” or similar designations.
  • “Ci-C* alkyl” indicates that there are one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, i.e., the alkyl chain is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, iso- propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, and t-butyl.
  • Typical alkyl groups include, but are in no way limited to, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tertiary butyl, pentyl, hexyl, and the like.
  • a substituted group is derived from the unsubstituted parent group in which there has been an exchange of one or more hydrogen atoms for another atom or group.
  • substituents independently selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 7 carbocyclyl (optionally substituted with halo, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy), C 3 -C 7 -carbocyclyl- C 1 -C 6 -alkyl (optionally substituted with halo, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 halo
  • R is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-7 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, and 3-10 membered heterocycyl, as defined herein.
  • Non-limiting examples include formyl, acetyl, propanoyl, benzoyl, and acryl.
  • alkyloxymethylene refers to -CH 2 OR, wherein R is a C 1-6 alkyl, or heteroalkyl, all optionally substituted.
  • R is selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-7 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5- 10 membered heteroaryl, and 3-10 membered heterocyclyl, as defined herein.
  • a "cyano" group refers to a "-CN” group.
  • a "cyanato” group refers to an "-OCN” group.
  • An "isocyanato” group refers to a "-NCO” group.
  • a "thiocyanato" group refers to a "-SCN” group.
  • An “isothiocyanato” group refers to an " -NCS” group.
  • a “sulfonyl” group refers to an “-SO2R” group in which R is selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-7 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, and 3-10 membered heterocycyl, as defined herein.
  • S-sulfonamido refers to a "-S02NRARB” group in which RA and RB are each independently selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-7 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, and 3-10 membered heterocycyl, as defined herein.
  • N-sulfonamido refers to a "-N(RA)S02RB” group in which RA and Rb are each independently selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-7 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, and 3-10 membered heterocycyl, as defined herein.
  • amino group refers to a "-NRARB” group in which RA and RB are each independently selected from hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 3-7 carbocyclyl, C 6-10 aryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, and 3-10 membered heterocycyl, as defined herein.
  • a non-limiting example includes free amino (i.e., -NH2).
  • aminoalkyl refers to an amino group connected via an alkylene group.
  • alkoxyalkyl refers to an alkoxy group connected via an alkylene group, such as a “C2-8 alkoxyalkyl” and the like.
  • acyloxy refers to -OC(0)R where R is alkyl.
  • alkoxy or “alkyloxy” refers to OR where R is alkyl, or heteroalkyl, all optionally substituted.
  • halogen refers to F (fluoro), CI (chloro), Br (bromo) and I (iodo).
  • haloalkyl refer to alkyl groups containing at least one halogen, in a further aspect are 1 to 3 haloatoms. Suitable haloatoms include F, CI, and Br. [0101]
  • haloacyl refer to -C(0)-haloalkyl groups.
  • alkenyl refers to unsaturated groups which have 2 to 12 atoms and contain at least one carbon carbon double bond and includes straight chain, branched chain and cyclic groups. Alkenyl groups may be optionally substituted. Suitable alkenyl groups include allyl.
  • alkynyl refers to unsaturated groups which have 2 to 12 atoms and contain at least one carbon carbon triple bond and includes straight chain, branched chain and cyclic groups. Alkynyl groups may be optionally substituted. Suitable alkynyl groups include ethynyl.
  • aryl refers to an aromatic ring or ring system (i.e., two or more fused rings that share two adjacent carbon atoms) containing only carbon in the ring backbone. When the aryl is a ring system, every ring in the system is aromatic.
  • the aryl group may have 6 to 18 carbon atoms, although the present definition also covers the occurrence of the term "aryl” where no numerical range is designated. In some embodiments, the aryl group has 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
  • the aryl group may be designated as "C 6-10 aryl,” “C 6 or C 10 aryl,” or similar designations. Examples of aryl groups include, but are not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, azulenyl, and anthracenyl.
  • heteroaryl refers to an aromatic ring or ring system (i.e., two or more fused rings that share two adjacent atoms) that contain(s) one or more heteroatoms, that is, an element other than carbon, including but not limited to, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, in the ring backbone.
  • heteroaryl is a ring system, every ring in the system is aromatic.
  • the heteroaryl group may have 5-18 ring members (i.e., the number of atoms making up the ring backbone, including carbon atoms and heteroatoms), although the present definition also covers the occurrence of the term "heteroaryl" where no numerical range is designated.
  • the heteroaryl group has 5 to 10 ring members or 5 to 7 ring members.
  • the heteroaryl group may be designated as "5-7 membered heteroaryl,” "5-10 membered heteroaryl,” or similar designations.
  • Heteroaryl groups may be optionally substituted. Examples of heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited to, aromatic C3-8 heterocyclic groups comprising one oxygen or sulfur atom or up to four nitrogen atoms, or a combination of one oxygen or sulfur atom and up to two nitrogen atoms, and their substituted as well as benzo- and pyrido-fused derivatives, for example, connected via one of the ring-forming carbon atoms.
  • heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted with one or more substituents, independently selected from halo, hydroxy, amino, cyano, nitro, alkylamido, acyl, C 1-6 -alkoxy, C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -hydroxyalkyl, Cl-6-aminoalkyl, Cl-6-alkylamino, alkylsulfenyl, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, or trifluoromethyl.
  • heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited to, unsubstituted and mono- or di-substituted derivatives of furan, benzofuran, thiophene, benzothiophene, pyrrole, pyridine, indole, oxazole, benzoxazole, isoxazole, benzisoxazole, thiazole, benzothiazole, isothiazole, imidazole, benzimidazole, pyrazole, indazole, tetrazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, pyridazine, pyrimidine, purine and pyrazine, furazan, 1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,3- thiadiazole, 1,2,4-thiadiazole, triazole, benzotriazole, pteridine, phenoxazole, oxadiazole, benzopyrazole, quinolizine, cinnoline, phthala
  • the substituents are halo, hydroxy, cyano, O-C 1-6 -alkyl, C 1-6 -alkyl, hydroxy-C i- 6 -alkyl, and amino-C 1-6 -alkyl.
  • cycloalkyl means a fully saturated carbocyclyl ring or ring system. Examples include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl.
  • the cycloalkyl group may have 3 to 10 carbon atoms (whenever it appears herein, a numerical range such as “3 to 10" refers to each integer in the given range.
  • the cycloalkyl group may be designated as "C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl” or similar designations. By way of example only, “C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl” indicates that there are three to eight carbon atoms in the carbocyclyl ring or ring system.
  • heterocyclyl means a non-aromatic cyclic ring or ring structure that is fully saturated or partially saturated and includes at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur in the ring backbone. Heterocyclyls may have any degree of saturation provided that at least one ring in the ring system is not aromatic. The heteroatom(s) may be present in either a non-aromatic or aromatic ring in the ring system.
  • the heterocyclyl group may have 3 to 20 ring members (i.e., the number of atoms making up the ring backbone, including carbon atoms and heteroatoms), although the present definition also covers the occurrence of the term "heterocyclyl" where no numerical range is designated.
  • the heterocyclyl group may also be a medium size heterocyclyl having 3 to 10 ring members.
  • the heterocyclyl group could also be a heterocyclyl having 3 to 6 ring members.
  • the heterocycloalkyl group may be designated as "3-15-membered heterocycloalkyl,” “4-10-membered heterocycloalkyl,” “3-15-membered C 2-14 heterocycloalkyl,” “5-9-membered C 4-8 heterocycloalkyl,” “5-10-membered C 4-9 heterocycloalkyl,” “5-membered C 3- heterocycloalkyl,” “6-membered C 4-5 heterocycloalkyl,” "7-membered C 5-6 heterocycloalkyl,” “bicyclic or tricyclic 9-15-membered C 8-14 heterocycloalkyl,” “monocyclic or bicyclic 3-10-membered C 2-9 heterocycloalkyl,” “bicyclic 8-10-membered C 4-9
  • the heterocyclyl group could also be a C 2 -C 9 heterocyclyl having 3 to 10 ring members with from one up to three of O (oxygen), N (nitrogen) or S (sulfur).
  • the heterocyclyl group may be designated as "3-10 membered C 2 -C 9 heterocyclyl" or similar designations.
  • the heteroatom(s) are selected from one up to three of O (oxygen), N (nitrogen) or S (sulfur), and in preferred five membered monocyclic heterocyclyls, the heteroatom(s) are selected from one or two heteroatoms selected from O (oxygen), N (nitrogen) or S (sulfur).
  • heterocyclyl rings include, but are not limited to, azepinyl, acridinyl, carbazolyl, cinnolinyl, dioxolanyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolidinyl, morpholinyl, oxiranyl, oxepanyl, thiepanyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, dioxopiperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidonyl, pyrrolidionyl, 4-piperidonyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, 1,3-dioxinyl, 1,3-dioxanyl, 1 ,4-dioxinyl, 1,4-dioxanyl, 1,3-oxathianyl, 1,4- oxathiinyl, 1,4-oxathianyl, 2H-l,2-oxazinyl, trioxanyl, a
  • cyclic acetal refers to a cyclic group containing the following moiety wherein the two oxygens form part of the ring backbone:
  • radical naming conventions can include either a mono-radical or a di-radical, depending on the context.
  • a substituent requires two points of attachment to the rest of the molecule, it is understood that the substituent is a di-radical.
  • a substituent identified as alkyl that requires two points of attachment includes di-radicals such as -CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH(CH 3 )CH 2 - and the like.
  • Other radical naming conventions clearly indicate that the radical is a di-radical such as "alkylene” or "alkenylene.”
  • R groups are said to form a ring (e.g., a carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl ring) "together with the atoms to which they are attached," it is meant that the collective unit of the atoms and the two R groups are the recited ring.
  • the ring is not otherwise limited by the definition of each R group when taken individually. For example, when the following substructure is present:
  • R 1 and R 2 are defined as selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl, or R 1 and R 2 together with the oxygen to which they are each attached form a heterocyclyl, it is meant that R 1 and R 2 can be selected from alkyl or aryl, or alternatively, the substructure has structure:
  • ring A is a heterocyclic ring containing the depicted oxygens.
  • R 1 and R 2 are defined as selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl, or R 1 and R 2 together with the atoms to which they are attached form an aryl or carbocylyl, it is meant that R 1 and R 2 can be selected from hydrogen or alkyl, or alternatively, the substructure has structure:
  • A is an aryl ring or a carbocylyl containing the depicted double bond.
  • a substituent is depicted as a di-radical (i.e., has two points of attachment to the rest of the molecule), it is to be understood that the substituent can be attached in any directional configuration unless otherwise indicated.
  • terapéuticaally effective amount means an amount of a compound or a combination of compounds that partially or fully ameliorates, attenuates or eliminates one or more of the symptoms of a particular disease or condition or prevents, modifies, or delays the onset of one or more of the symptoms of a particular disease or condition. Such amount can be administered as a single dosage or can be administered according to a regimen, whereby it is effective. Repeated administration may be needed to achieve a desired result (e.g., treatment of the disease and/or condition).
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salt includes salts of compounds of Formula I, ⁇ I, and ⁇ I derived from the combination of a compound of the present embodiments and an organic or inorganic acid or base.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts can be formed with inorganic acids and organic acids.
  • Inorganic acids from which salts can be derived include, for example, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like.
  • Organic acids from which salts can be derived include, for example, acetic acid, adipic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, (+)-7,7-dimethyl-2- oxobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-l-methanesulfonic acid, 1,2-ethanedisulfonic acid, dodecyl sulfonic acid, salicylic acid, glucoheptonic acid, gluconic acid, glucuronic acid, hippuric acid, hydrochloride hemiethanolic acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, lactic acid, lac
  • Inorganic bases from which salts can be derived include, for example, bases that contain sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, aluminum, and the like; particularly preferred are the ammonium, potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium salts.
  • treatment of the compounds disclosed herein with an inorganic base results in loss of a labile hydrogen from the compound to afford the salt form including an inorganic cation such as Li + , Na + , K + , g 2+ and Ca 2+ and the like.
  • Organic bases from which salts can be derived include, for example, primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, substituted amines including naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines, basic ion exchange resins, and the like, specifically such as isopropylamine, trimethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, and ethanolamine.
  • haloalkyl can include one or more of the same or different halogens.
  • haloalkyl includes each of the substituents CF 3 , CHF 2 and CH 2 F.
  • the term "patient” refers to an animal being treated including a mammal, such as a dog, a cat, a cow, a horse, a sheep, and a human.
  • a mammal such as a dog, a cat, a cow, a horse, a sheep, and a human.
  • the patient is a mammal, either male or female.
  • the patient is a male or female human.
  • prodrug refers to any compound that when administered to a biological system generates a biologically active compound as a result of spontaneous chemical reaction(s), enzyme catalyzed chemical reaction(s), and/or metabolic chemical reaction(s), or a combination of each.
  • Standard prodrugs are formed using groups attached to functionality, e.g. HO-, HS-, HOOC-, HOOPR2-, associated with the drug, that cleave in vivo.
  • Standard prodrugs include but are not limited to carboxylate esters where the group is alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, acyloxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyloxyalkyl as well as esters of hydroxy., thiol and amines where the group attached is an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, phosphate or sulfate.
  • the groups illustrated are examples, not exhaustive, and one skilled in the art could prepare other known varieties of prodrugs.
  • Prodrugs must undergo some form of a chemical transformation to produce the compound that is biologically active or is a precursor of the biologically active compound.
  • the prodrug is biologically active, usually less than the drug itself, and serves to improve drug efficacy or safety through improved oral bioavailability, pharmacodynamic half-life, etc.
  • Prodrug forms of compounds may be utilized, for example, to improve bioavailability, improve subject acceptability such as by masking or reducing unpleasant characteristics such as bitter taste or gastrointestinal irritability, alter solubility such as for intravenous use, provide for prolonged or sustained release or delivery, improve ease of formulation, or provide site specific delivery of the compound.
  • stereoisomer refers to the relative or absolute spatial relationship of the R group(s) attached to the stereogenic centers either carbon or phosphorus atoms, and refers to individual or any combination of the individual isomers such as a racemic mixture and a diastereomeric mixture. When a compound has two stereogenic centers, there are 4 potential stereoisomers.
  • liver refers to the liver organ.
  • liver specificity refers to the ratio:
  • the ratio can be determined by measuring tissue levels at a specific time or may represent an AUC (area under a curve) based on values measured at three or more time points.
  • the term "increased or enhanced liver specificity” refers to an increase in liver specificity ratio in animals treated with the prodrug relative to animals treated with the parent drug.
  • the term "enhanced oral bioavailability" refers to an increase of at least about 50% of the absorption of the dose of the reference drug. In an additional aspect, the increase in oral bioavailability of the compound (compared to the reference drug) is at least about 100%, or a doubling of the absorption. Measurement of oral bioavailability usually refers to measurements of the prodrug, drug, or drug metabolite in blood, plasma, tissues, or urine following oral administration compared to measurements following parenteral administration.
  • therapeutic index refers to the ratio of the dose of a drug or prodrug that produces a therapeutically beneficial response relative to the dose that produces an undesired response such as death, an elevation of markers that are indicative of toxicity, and/or pharmacological side effects.
  • sustained delivery refers to an increase in the period in which there is a prolongation of therapeutically-effective drug levels due to the presence of the prodrug.
  • treating includes inhibiting the disease (slowing or arresting or partially arresting its development), preventing the disease, providing relief from the symptoms or side effects of the disease (including palliative treatment), and/or relieving the disease (causing regression of the disease).
  • biological agent refers to a compound that has biological activity or that has molecular properties that can be used for therapeutic or diagnosis purposes, such as a compound carrying a radioactive isotope or a heavy atom.
  • molecular pathway refers to a series of molecular events in tissues such as a receptor modulating sequence, an enzyme modulating sequence, or a biosynthesis sequence that is involved in physiological or pathophysiological functions of a living animal.
  • the disclosed compounds may be used alone or in combination with other treatments. These compounds, when used in combination with other agents, may be administered as a daily dose or an appropriate fraction of the daily dose (e.g., bid). The compounds may be administered after a course of treatment by another agent, during a course of therapy with another agent, administered as part of a therapeutic regimen, or may be administered prior to therapy with another agent in a treatment program.
  • Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include acetate, adipate, besylate, bromide, camsylate, chloride, citrate, edisylate, estolate, fumarate, gluceptate, gluconate, glucuronate, hippurate, hyclate, hydrobromide, hydrochloride, iodide, isethionate, lactate, lactobionate, maleate, mesylate, methylbromide, methylsulfate, napsylate, nitrate, oleate, palmoate, phosphate, polygalacturonate, stearate, succinate, sulfate, sulfosalicylate, tannate, tartrate, terphthalate, tosylate, and triethiodide.
  • compositions containing the active ingredient may be in any form suitable for the intended method of administration.
  • the compounds of a method and/or composition described herein can be provided via oral administration, rectal administration, transmucosal administration, intestinal administration, enteral administration, topical administration, transdermal administration, intrathecal administration, intraventricular administration, intraperitoneal administration, intranasal administration, intraocular administration and/or parenteral administration.
  • compositions intended for oral use may be prepared according to any method known to the art for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions and such compositions may contain one or more agents including sweetening agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents and preserving agents, in order to provide a palatable preparation. Tablets containing the active ingredient in admixture with non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable excipient which are suitable for manufacture of tablets are acceptable.
  • excipients may be, for example, inert diluents, such as calcium or sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents, such as maize starch, or alginic acid; binding agents, such as starch, gelatin or acacia; and lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc. Tablets may be uncoated or may be coated by known techniques including microencapsulation to delay disintegration and adsorption in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustained action over a longer period. For example, a time delay material such as glyceryl monostearate or glyceryl distearate alone or with a wax may be employed.
  • inert diluents such as calcium or sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium or sodium phosphate
  • granulating and disintegrating agents such as maize starch, or alginic acid
  • binding agents such as starch, ge
  • Formulations for oral use may be also presented as hard gelatin capsules where the active ingredient can be mixed with an inert solid diluent, for example calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as soft gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient can be mixed with water or an oil medium, such as peanut oil, liquid paraffin or olive oil.
  • an inert solid diluent for example calcium phosphate or kaolin
  • an oil medium such as peanut oil, liquid paraffin or olive oil.
  • Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include aqueous and non-aqueous isotonic sterile injection solutions which may contain, for example, antioxidants, buffers, bacteriostats and solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which may include suspending agents and thickening agents.
  • the formulations may be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose sealed containers, for example, ampoules and vials, and may be stored in a freeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of the sterile liquid carrier, for example water for injections, immediately prior to use.
  • Injection solutions and suspensions may be prepared from sterile powders, granules and tablets of the kind previously described.
  • unit dosage formulations contain a daily dose or unit, daily sub-dose, or an appropriate fraction thereof, of a drug. It will be understood, however, that the specific dose level for any particular patient will depend on a variety of factors including the activity of the specific compound employed; the age, body weight, general health, sex and diet of the individual being treated; the time and route of administration; the rate of excretion; other drugs which have previously been administered; and the severity of the particular disease undergoing therapy, as is well understood by those skilled in the art.
  • a daily dose may be from about 0.1 mg kg to about 100 mg/kg or more of body weight, from about 0.25 mg kg or less to about SO mg/kg from about 0.S mg/kg or less to about 25 mg/kg, from about 1.0 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg of body weight
  • the dosage range would be from about 7 mg per day to about 7000 mg per day, from about 35 mg per day or less to about 2000 mg per day or more, from about 70 mg per day to about 1000 mg per day.
  • Some embodiments of the present invention include methods of treating a disease, disorder or condition is selected from the group consisting of hepatitis, liver cancer, liver fibrosis, fatty liver, malaria, viral infection, parasitic infection, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, a hormonal condition, HIV, and various types of cancer with the compounds, and compositions comprising compounds described herein.
  • Some methods include administering a compound, composition, pharmaceutical composition described herein to a subject in need thereof.
  • a subject can be an animal, e.g., a mammal, a human.
  • the subject is a human.
  • Further embodiments include administering a combination of compounds to a subject in need thereof.
  • a combination can include a compound, composition, pharmaceutical composition described herein with an additional medicament.
  • Some embodiments include co-administering a compound, composition, and/or pharmaceutical composition described herein, with an additional medicament or additional therapeutic agent(s).
  • co-administration it is meant that the two or more agents may be found in the patient's bloodstream at the same time, regardless of when or how they are actually administered.
  • the agents are administered simultaneously.
  • administration in combination is accomplished by combining the agents in a single dosage form.
  • the agents are administered sequentially.
  • the agents are administered through the same route, such as orally.
  • the agents are administered through different routes, such as one being administered orally and another being administered i.v.
  • additional medicaments include a therapeutic agent(s) selected from the group consisting of other types of chemotherapies such as cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, doxorubicin, docetaxel, cisplatin, epirubicin, oxaliplatin, and folinic acid; and other targeted antitumor agents such as HDAC inhibitors.
  • the additional therapeutic agent for HCC treatment may be one or more of sorafenib, regorafenib, an immune-oncology agent such as a PD-1 or PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor.
  • Scheme I describes general strategies of synthesis of the compounds of Formula I.
  • S-Fluorouracil (1) is reacted with an alkylating agent of structure 2 in the presence of a base to give a product of structure 3 that can be further reacted with the second alkylating agent of structure 4 in the presence of a base to give the final product of structure S.
  • fluorouracil can be double alkylated in one step to yield the final product of structure S if the two alkylating agents are identical.
  • Compound 121 can be made according to the method described in Scheme 11 from 4-methoxybenzaldehyde and floxuridine.
  • Compound 150 was prepared according to the method described in Scheme III from N,N,N',N'-tetraisopropyl-l -(3,5-dimethylbenzyloxy)phosphanediamine and floxuridine, and isolated as a mixture of two isomers. calculated for C18H20FN2O7P:
  • Compound 1 54 was prepared according to the method described in Scheme III from N,N,N',N'-tetraisopropyl-l-(3-fluorobenzyloxy)phosphanediamine and floxuridme, and isolated as a mixture of two isomers. [M-1] + calculated for C 16 H 15 F 2 N 2 O 7 P : 415,05; found: 415.0.
  • Example A Tissue Distribution Following Oral Administration of reference compounds and the disclosed compounds
  • liver specificity of the disclosed compounds is compared relative to a corresponding active compound in liver and other organs that could be targets of toxicity.
  • Reference compounds and the acetal and hemiaminai compounds are administered at 5-50 mg/kg to fasted rats by oral gavage.
  • Plasma concentrations of the metabolites, and parent compounds in circulation and in the hepatic portal vein are determined by HPLC-UV, and the liver, small intestine, and other organ concentrations are measured by LC-MS using the standard chromatography method.
  • Table 1 provides the results of selected new compounds, which demonstrates the liver targeting of the acetal and hemiaminal compounds and provide evidence for improved efficiency of the compounds over other types of compounds in liver- targeting and achieving high level of the active in the liver. This can occur solely by the high efficiency liver targeting provided by the acetal and hemiaminal compounds.
  • the terms “generally parallel” and “substantially parallel” refer to a value, amount, or characteristic that departs from exactly parallel by less than or equal to 15%, 10%, 5%, 3%, 1%, 0.1%, or otherwise.
  • the terms “generally perpendicular” and “substantially perpendicular” refer to a value, amount, or characteristic that departs from exactly perpendicular by less than or equal to 15%, 10%, 5%, 3%, 1%, 0.1%, or otherwise.

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La présente invention concerne des composés d'acétal et d'éther d'hémiaminal dérivés de 5-fluorouracile, leur préparation et leurs utilisations dans le traitement de maladies hépatiques ou de divers types de cancer.
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