JAK1 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES

• US 20190111058A1
• Filed: 05/15/2018
• Published: 04/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Incyte Corporation, Incyte Holdings Corporation (Incyte Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Incyte Corporation
• Inventors: Vaddi, Krishna
• Application Number:
  US15/980,052
• Publication Number:
  US 20190111058A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/00 Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/497 containing further heterocyclic rings
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/519 ortho- or peri-condensed with heterocyclic rings
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 35/00 Antineoplastic agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 35/02 specific for leukemia
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 43/00 Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 7/00 Drugs for disorders of the blood or the extracellular fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 7/06 Antianaemics

Abstract

This invention relates to JAK1 selective inhibitors, particularly pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives, and their use in treating myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Claims

1. A method of treating a myelodysplastic syndrome in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a JAK1 selective inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the JAK1 selective inhibitor is selective for JAK1 over JAK2, JAK3, and TYK2.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the JAK1 selective inhibitor is selected from:

3-[1-(6-chloropyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]propanenitrile;

3-(1-[1,3]oxazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2-ylpyrrolidin-3-yl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]propanenitrile;

4-[(4-{3-cyano-2-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]propyl}piperazin-1-yl)carbonyl]-3-fluorobenzonitrile;

4-[(4-{3-cyano-2-[3-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]propyl}piperazin-1-yl)carbonyl]-3-fluorobenzonitrile;

{1-{1-[3-Fluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)isonicotinoyl]piperidin-4-yl}-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-3-yl}acetonitrile;

4-{3-(cyanomethyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-1-yl}-N-[4-fluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]piperidine-1-carboxamide;

[3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo [2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-(1-{[2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-4-yl]carbonyl}piperidin-4-yl)azetidin-3-yl]acetonitrile;

[trans-1-[4-(7H-pyrro lo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-3-(4-{[2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-4-yl]carbonyl}piperazin-1-yl)cyclobutyl]acetonitrile;

{trans-3-(4-{[4-[(3-hydroxyazetidin-1-yl)methyl]-6-(trifluoromethyppyridin-2-yl]oxy}piperidin-1-yl)-1-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutyl}acetonitrile;

{trans-3-(4-{[4-{[(2S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}piperidin-1-yl)-1-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutyl}acetonitrile;

{trans-3-(4-{[4-{[(2R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}piperidin-1-yl)-1-[4-(7H-pyrrolo [2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutyl}acetonitrile;

4-(4-{3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-5-fluorophenoxy}piperidin-1-yl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]butanenitrile;

5-{3-(cyanomethyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-1-yl}-N-isopropylpyrazine-2-carboxamide;

4-{3-(cyanomethyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-1-yl}-2,5-difluoro-N-[(1S)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methylethyl]benzamide;

5-{3-(cyanomethyl)-3-[4-(1H-pyrrolo [2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-1-yl}-N-isopropylpyrazine-2-carboxamide;

{1-(cis-4-{[6-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-4-yl]oxy}cyclohexyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-3-yl}acetonitrile;

{1-(cis-4-{[4-[(ethylamino)methyl]-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}cyclohexyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-3-yl}acetonitrile;

{1-(cis-4-{[4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}cyclohexyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl] azetidin-3-yl}acetonitrile;

{1-(cis-4-{[4-{[(3R)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}cyclohexyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-3-yl}acetonitrile;

{1-(cis-4-{[4-{[(3S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl}-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}cyclohexyl)-3-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]azetidin-3-yl}acetonitrile;

{trans-3-(4-{[4-({[(1S)-2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl]amino}methyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}piperidin-1-yl)-1-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutyl}acetonitrile;

{trans-3-(4-{[4-({[(2R)-2-hydroxypropyl]amino}methyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}piperidin-1-yl)-1-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1 -yl]cyclobutyl}acetonitrile;

{trans-3-(4-{[4-({[(2S)-2-hydroxypropyl]amino}methyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}piperidin-1-yl)-1-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutyl}acetonitrile;

{trans-3-(4-{[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}piperidin-1-yl)-1-[4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]cyclobutyl}acetonitrile;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is refractory cytopenia with unilineage dysplasia (RCUD).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (RARS).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is refractory anemia with excess blasts-1 (RAEB-1).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is refractory anemia with excess blasts-2 (RAEB-2).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is myelodysplastic syndrome, unclassified (MDS-U).

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is myelodysplastic syndrome associated with isolated del(5q).

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said myelodysplastic syndrome is refractory to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said patient is red blood cell transfusion dependent.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising administering an additional therapeutic agent selected from an IMiD, an anti-IL-6 agent, an antiTNF-α

agent, a hypomethylating agent, or a biologic response modifier (BRM).

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said antiTNF-α

agent is selected from infliximab and etanercept.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said hypomethylating agent is a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said DNA methyl transferase inhibitor is selected from 5 azacytidine and decitabine.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein said IMiD is selected from thalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, CC-11006, and CC-10015.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising administering an additional therapeutic agent selected from anti-thymocyte globulin, recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G CSF), granulocyte-monocyte CSF (GM-CSF), a erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA), and cyclosporine.