WNT pathway modulators
AssigneeAgency for Science, Technology and Research
InventorsJenefer Alam, Soo Yei Ho, Wei Ling Wang, Athisayamani Jeyaraj Duraiswamy
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), combinations and uses thereof for disease therapy, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or polymorph thereof, including all tautomers and stereoisomers thereof wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, W, X, Y, Z, and n is as defined herein.
Claims19
A method of modulating WNT activity comprising exposing a WNT protein or a WNT receptor to an effective amount of a compound of formula (I)
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof wherein:
- R1 represents H;
- alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy, NH2, —NHC1-3alkyl, and —N(C1-3alkyl)2;
- —C(O)Oalkyl;
- haloalkyl;
- haloalkoxy;
- or -alkylaryl;
- each R2 independently represents H;
- alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy, NH2, —NHC1-3alkyl, and —N(C1-3alkyl)2;
- -alkylaryl;
- carbocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6haloalkyl, C1-6haloalkoxy and halo;
- heterocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, —C(O)OC1-6alkyl, —C(O)C1-6alkyl, and —C(O)NHC1-6alkyl;
- —NHalkyl;
- —N(alkyl)2;
- amino;
- hydroxyl;
- alkoxy;
- or halo;
- n represents 0, 1, or 2;
- R3 represents H or alkyl;
- R4 represents H or alkyl;
- R5 represents H or alkyl;
- W and X each independently represent C═O;
- C═S;
- or CH2;
- Y represents aryl;
- heteroaryl;
- carbocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6haloalkyl, C1-6haloalkoxy, and halo;
- or heterocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, —C(O)OC1-6alkyl, —C(O)C1-6alkyl, and —C(O)NHC1-6alkyl;
- and
- Z represents alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy, NH2, —NHC1-3alkyl, and —N(C1-3alkyl)2;
- aryl;
- heteroaryl;
- -alkylaryl;
- -alkylheteroaryl;
- carbocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6haloalkyl, C1-6haloalkoxy, and halo;
- heterocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, —C(O)OC1-6alkyl, —C(O)C1-6alkyl, and —C(O)NHC1-6alkyl;
- -alkylcarbocyclyl, wherein carbocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6haloalkoxy and halo;
- -alkylheterocyclyl wherein heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, —C(O)OC1-6alkyl, —C(O)C1-6alkyl, and —C(O)NHC1-6alkyl;
- -arylcarbocyclyl wherein carbocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6haloalkoxy, and halo;
- or -arylheterocyclyl wherein heterocyclyl of the -arylheterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, —C(O)OC1-6alkyl, —C(O)C1-6alkyl, and —C(O)NHC1-6alkyl.
A method of treating a tumor comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I)
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof wherein,
- R1 represents H;
- alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy, NH2, —NHC1-3alkyl, and —N(C1-3alkyl)2;
- —C(O)Oalkyl;
- haloalkyl;
- haloalkoxy;
- or -alkylaryl;
- each R2 independently represents H;
- alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy, NH2, —NHC1-3alkyl, and —N(C1-3alkyl)2;
- -alkylaryl;
- carbocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6haloalkyl, C1-6haloalkoxy and halo;
- heterocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, —C(O)OC1-6alkyl, —C(O)C1-6alkyl, and —C(O)NHC1-6alkyl;
- -NHalkyl;
- —N(alkyl)2;
- amino;
- hydroxyl;
- alkoxy;
- or halo;
- n represents 1;
- R3 represents H or alkyl;
- R4 represents H or alkyl;
- R5 represents H or alkyl;
- W and X each independently represent C═O;
- C═S;
- or CH2;
- Y represents optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted 6-membered heteroaryl;
- and
- Z represents optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.