Monotherapy for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor(s)
AssigneePharmacia Corporation
InventorPeter C. Isakson
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Abstract
A method of treating, preventing, or inhibiting ALS, in a subject in need of such treatment, inhibition or prevention. The method comprises administering to a subject one or more cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor(s), or isomer(s), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt(s), ester(s), or prodrug(s) thereof, wherein the amount of the cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor(s), isomer(s), ester(s), salt(s) or prodrug(s) thereof constitutes an ALS treatment, inhibition or prevention effective amount of the COX 2 inhibitor(s).
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A method for treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) comprising administering, to a subject in need thereof, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein said COX 2 inhibitor has structural Formula (I):
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- or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof;
- wherein:
- G is O, S or NRa;
- Ra is alkyl;
- R1 is H or aryl;
- R2 is carboxyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl;
- R3 is haloalkyl, alkyl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl optionally and independently substituted with one or more radicals selected from alkylthio, nitro and alkylsulfonyl;
- n is an integer which is 1, 2, 3, or 4;
- and
- each R4 is independently H, halo, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, aralkyloxy, heteroaralkyloxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, heteroarylamino, heteroarylalkylamino, nitro, amino, aminosulfonyl, mono- or dialkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, heteroarylaminosulfonyl, aralkylaminosulfonyl, heteroaralkylaminosulfonyl, heterocyclosulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, hydroxyarylcarbonyl, nitroaryl, aralkylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, aryl, or heteroaryl;
- wherein said aryl and heteroaryl radicals are optionally and independently substituted with one or more radicals which are alkyl, haloalkyl, cyano, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, nitro, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, halo, alkoxy or alkylthio;
- or wherein R4 together with the atoms to which R4 is attached and the remainder of ring E forms a naphthyl radical.
A method for treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) comprising administering, to a subject in need thereof, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein said COX 2 inhibitor is represented by Formula (II):
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- or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, provided that Formula (II) is not celecoxib (B-18) or rofecoxib (B-21),
- wherein:
- D is a partially unsaturated or saturated heterocyclyl ring or a partially unsaturated or saturated carbocyclic ring;
- R13 is heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and aryl, wherein R13 is optionally substituted at a substitutable position with one or more radicals which are alkyl, haloalkyl, cyano, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, nitro, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, halo, alkoxy or alkylthio;
- R14 is methyl or amino;
- and
- R15 is H, halo, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, oxo, cyano, carboxyl, cyanoalkyl, heterocyclyloxy, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heterocyclyl, cycloalkenyl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, acyl, alkylthioalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aralkylcarbonyl, aralkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, arylthioalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, aralkylthioalkyl, aralkoxyalkyl, alkoxyaralkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, N-arylaminocarbonyl, N-alkyl-N-arylaminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonylalkyl, carboxyalkyl, alkylamino, N-arylamino, N-aralkylamino, N-alkyl-N-aralkylamino, N-alkyl-N-arylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, N-arylaminoalkyl, N-aralkylaminoalkyl, N-alkyl-N-aralkylaminoalkyl, N-alkyl-N-arylaminoalkyl, aryloxy, aralkoxy, arylthio, aralkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, N-arylaminosulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, or N-alkyl-N-arylaminosulfonyl.
A method for treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) comprising administering, to a subject in need thereof, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein said COX 2 inhibitor is represented by Formula (III):
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- or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, wherein:
- R16 is methyl or ethyl;
- R17 is chloro or fluoro;
- R18 is hydrogen or fluoro;
- R19 is hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy or hydroxy;
- R20 is hydrogen or fluoro;
- and
- R21 is chloro, fluoro, trifluoromethyl or methyl,
- provided that R17, R18, R19 and R20 are not all fluoro when R16 is ethyl and R19 is H.
A method for treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) comprising administering, to a subject in need thereof, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein said COX 2 inhibitor is represented by Formula (IV):
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- or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, wherein:
- X is O or S;
- J is a carbocycle or a heterocycle;
- R22 is NHSO2CH3 or F;
- R23 is H, NO2, or F;
- and,
- R24 is H, NHSO2CH3, or (SO2CH3)C6H4.
A method for treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) comprising administering, to a subject in need thereof, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein said COX 2 inhibitor is represented by Formula (V):
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- or an isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, wherein:
- T and M independently are phenyl, naphthyl, a radical derived from a heterocycle comprising 5 to 6 members and possessing from 1 to 4 heteroatoms, or a radical derived from a saturated hydrocarbon ring having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms;
- Q1, Q2, L1 or L2 are independently hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, or lower methoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
- and
- at least one of Q1, Q2, L1 or L2 is in the para position and is —S(O)n—R wherein n is 0, 1, or 2 and R is a lower alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a lower haloalkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an —SO2NH2;
- or,
- Q1 and Q2 are methylenedioxy;
- or
- L1 and L2 are methylenedioxy;
- and
- R25, R26, R27, and R28 are independently hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl radical ,having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower haloalkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aromatic radical selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, thienyl, furyl and pyridyl;
- or,
- R25 and R26 are O;
- or,
- R27 and R28 are O;
- or,
- R25, R26, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a saturated hydrocarbon ring having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms;
- or,
- R27, R28, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a saturated hydrocarbon ring having from 3 to 7 carbon atoms.
A method for treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) comprising administering, to a subject in need thereof, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein said COX 2 inhibitor comprises B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-8, B-9, B-10, B-11, B-12, B-13, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-20, B-22, B-23, B-24, B-25, B-26, B-27, B-28, B-29, B-30, B-31, B-32, B-33, B-34, B-35, B-36, B-37, B-38, B-39, B-40, B-41, B-42, B-43, B-44, B-45, B-46, B-47, B-48, B-49, B-50, B-51, B-52, B-53, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-58, B-59, B-60, B-61, B-62, B-63, B-64, B-65, B-66, B-67, B-68, B-69, B-70, B-71, B-72, B-73, B-74, B-75, B-76, B-77, B-78, B-79, B-80, B-81, B-82, B-83, B-84, B-85, B-86, B-87, B-88, B-89, B-90, B-91, B-92, B-93, B-94, B-95, B-96, B-97, B-98, B-99, B-100, B-101, B-102, B-103, B-104, B-105, B-106, B-107, B-108, B-109, B-110, B-111, B-112, B-113, B-114, B-115, B-116, B-117, B-118, B-119, B-120, B-121, B-122, B-123, B-124, B-125, B-126, B-127, B-128, B-129, B-130, B-131, B-132, B-133, B-134, B-135, B-136, B-137, B-138, B-139, B-140, B-141, B-142, B-143, B-144, B-145, B-146, B-147, B-148, B-149, B-150, B-151, B-152, B-153, B-154, B-155, B-156, B-157, B-158, B-159, B-160, B-161, B-162, B-163, B-164, B-165, B-166, B-167, B-168, B-169, B-170, B-171, B-172, B-173, B-174, B-175, B-176, B-177, B-178, B-179, B-180, B-181, B-182, B-183, B-184, B-185, B-186, B-187, B-188, B-189, B-190, B-191, B-192, B-193, B-194, B-195, B-196, B-197, B-198, B-199, B-200, B-201, B-202, B-203, B-204, B-205, B-206, B-207, B-208, B-209, B-210, B-211, B-212, B-213, B-214, B-215, B-216, B-217, B-218, B-219, B-220, B-221, B-222, B-223, B-224, B-225, B-226, B-227, B-228, B-229, B-230, B-231, B-232, B-233 or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof.
A method for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) consisting essentially of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor to a patient in need thereof, wherein the COX 2 inhibitor has the structural Formula (II):
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- or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, wherein:
- D is a partially unsaturated or saturated heterocyclyl ring or a partially unsaturated or saturated carbocyclic ring;
- R13 is heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and aryl, wherein R13 is optionally substituted at a substitutable position with one or more radicals which are alkyl, haloalkyl, cyano, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, nitro, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, halo, alkoxy or alkylthio;
- R14 is methyl or amino;
- and
- R15 is H, halo, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, oxo, cyano, carboxyl, cyanoalkyl, heterocyclyloxy, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heterocyclyl, cycloalkenyl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, acyl, alkylthioalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aralkylcarbonyl, aralkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, arylthioalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, aralkylthioalkyl, aralkoxyalkyl, alkoxyaralkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, N-arylaminocarbonyl, N-alkyl-N-arylaminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonylalkyl, carboxyalkyl, alkylamino, N-arylamino, N-aralkylamino, N-alkyl-N-aralkylamino, N-alkyl-N-arylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, N-arylaminoalkyl, N-aralkylaminoalkyl, N-alkyl-N-aralkylaminoalkyl, N-alkyl-N-arylaminoalkyl, aryloxy, aralkoxy, arylthio, aralkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, N-arylaminosulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, or N-alkyl-N-arylaminosulfonyl.
A method for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) consisting of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor to a patient in need thereof, wherein the COX 2 inhibitor is a compound designated as B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-8, B-9, B-10, B-11, B-12, B-13, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-18, B-19, B-20, B-21, B-22, B-23, B-24, B-25, B-26, B-27, B-28, B-29, B-30, B-31, B-32, B-33, B-34, B-35, B-36, B-37, B-38, B-39, B-40, B-41, B-42, B-43, B-44, B-45, B-46, B-47, B-48, B-49, B-50, B-51, B-52, B-53, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-58, B-59, B-60, B-61, B-62, B-63, B-64, B-65, B-66, B-67, B-68, B-69, B-70, B-71, B-72, B-73, B-74, B-75, B-76, B-77, B-78, B-79, B-80, B-81, B-82, B-83, B-84, B-85, B-86, B-87, B-88, B-89, B-90, B-91, B-92, B-93, B-94, B-95, B-96, B-97, B-98, B-99, B-100, B 101, B-102, B-103, B-104, B-105, B-106, B-107, B-108, B-109, B-110, B-111, B-112, B-113, B-114, B-115, B-116, B-117, B-118, B-119, B-120, B-121, B-122, B-123, B-124, B-125, B-126, B-127, B-128, B-129, B-130, B-131, B-132, B-133, B-134, B-135, B-136, B-137, B-138, B-139, B-140, B-141, B-142, B-143, B-144, B-145, B-146, B-147, B-148, B-149, B-150, B-151, B-152, B-153, B-154, B-155, B-156, B-157, B-158, B-159, B-160, B-161, B-162, B-163, B-164, B-165, B-166, B-167, B-168, B-169, B-170, B-171, B-172, B-173, B-174, B-175, B-176, B-177, B-178, B-179, B-180, B-181, B-182, B-183, B-184, B-185, B-186, B-187, B-188, B-189, B-190, B-191, B-192, B-193, B-194, B-195, B-196, B-197, B-198, B-199, B-200, B-201, B-202, B-203, B-204, B-205, B-206, B-207, B-208, B-209, B-210, B-211, B-212, B-213, B-214, B-215, B-216, B-217, B-218, B-219, B-220, B-221, B-222, B-223, B-224, B-225, B-226, B-227, B-228, B-229, B-230, B-231, B-232, B-233 or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof.
A method for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) consisting of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX 2) inhibitor to a patient in need thereof, wherein the COX 2 inhibitor has the structural Formula (II):
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- or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug thereof, wherein:
- D is a partially unsaturated or saturated heterocyclyl ring or a partially unsaturated or saturated carbocyclic ring;
- R13 is heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and aryl, wherein R13 is optionally substituted at a substitutable position with one or more radicals which are alkyl, haloalkyl, cyano, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, hydroxyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkoxy, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, nitro, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, halo, alkoxy or alkylthio;
- R14 is methyl or amino;
- and
- R15 is H, halo, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, oxo, cyano, carboxyl, cyanoalkyl, heterocyclyloxy, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heterocyclyl, cycloalkenyl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, acyl, alkylthioalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aralkylcarbonyl, aralkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, arylthioalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, aralkylthioalkyl, aralkoxyalkyl, alkoxyaralkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonyl, aminocarbonylalkyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, N-arylaminocarbonyl, N-alkyl-N-arylaminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonylalkyl, carboxyalkyl, alkylamino, N-arylamino, N-aralkylamino, N-alkyl-N-aralkylamino, N-alkyl-N-arylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, N-arylaminoalkyl, N-aralkylaminoalkyl, N-alkyl-N-aralkylaminoalkyl, N-alkyl-N-arylaminoalkyl, aryloxy, aralkoxy, arylthio, aralkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, N-arylaminosulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, or N-alkyl-N-arylaminosulfonyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.