Kinase inhibitors

An ocular implant comprising:

• a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a polymer matrix that releases drug at a rate effective to sustain release of an amount of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor from the implant for at least about one week after the implant is placed in an eye, wherein said tyrosine kinase inhibitor is a compound represented by the following general formula:
• wherein X is O;
• Y is [C(R2)2]c;
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, aryl, C1 to C8 alkyl, CF3, OCF3, OCF2H, S(O)fR2, (CR3R4)dC(O)OR2, O(CR3R4)eC(O)OR2, NR2(CR3R4)dC(O)R2, NR2(CR3R4)dC(O)OR2, OP(O)(OR2)2, OC(O)OR2, OCH2O, NR2(CH2)eN(R2)2, O(CH2)eN(R2)2, (CR3R4)dCN, O(CR3R4)eCN, (CR3R4)dAr, NR2(CR3R4)dAr, O(CR3R4)dAr, S(O)fCR3R4)dAr, (CR3R4)dSO2R2, (CR3R4)dC(O)N(R2)2, NR2(CR3R4)dC(O)N(R2)2, O(CR3R4)dC(O)N(R2)2, S(O)fCR3R4)eC(O)N(R2)2, (CR3R4)dOR2, NR2(CR3, R4)eOR2, O(CR3, R4)eOR2, S(O)fCR3, R4)dOR2, C(O)(CR3R4)dR3, NR2C(O)(CR3R4)dR3, OC(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, C(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2′NR2C(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, OC(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, (CR3R4)dR3, NR2(CR3R4)dR3, O(CR3R4)dR3, S(O)fCR3R4)dR3, (CR3R4)dN(R2)2, NR2(CR3R4)eN(R2)2, O(CR3R4)eN(R2)2, S(O)f (CR3R4)dN(R2)2, N(R5)2, OR5, C(O)R5, S(O)fR5;
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C8 alkyl, C1 to C8 alkenyl, C1 to C8 alkynyl, C1 to C4 alkylol, lower alkylphenyl, phenyl, (CR3R4)dAr, (CR3R4)dC(O)OR2, (CR3R4)dSO2R2,(CR3, R4)dOR2, (CR3, R4)dOSO2R, (CR3R4)dP(O)(OR2)2, (CR3R4)dR2, (CR3R4)eN(R2)2, (CR3R4)eNR2C(O)N(R2)2;
• N(R2)2 may form a 3-7 membered heterocyclic ring, for example, pyrrolidine, 3-fluoropyrrolidine, piperidine, 4-fluoropiperidine, N-methylpiperazine, morpholine, 2,6-dimethylmorpholine, thiomorpholine. Said heterocyclic ring may be substituted with one or more of R3;
• [C(R2)2]c may form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;
• R is selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1 to C8 alkyl, CF3, OCF3, OCF2H, (CR3R4)dCN, NR2(CR3R4)eCN, O(CR3R4)eCN, S(O)fR2, (CR3R4)dC(O)OR2, NR2(CR3R4)dC(O)OR2, O(CR3R4)dC(O)OR2, S(O)fCR3R4)dC(O)OR2, (CR3R4)dAr, NR2(CR3R4)dAr, O(CR3R4)dAr, S(O)fCR3R4)dAr, (CR3R4)dSO2R2, NR2(CR3R4)dS(O)fR2, O(CR3R4)d S(O)fR2, S(O)fCR3R4)eS(O)fR2, (CR3R4)dC(O)N(R2)2, NR2(CR3R4)dC(O)N(R2)2, O(CR3R4)dC(O)N(R2)2, S(O)fCR3R4)eC(O)N(R2)2, (C3R4)dOR2, NR2 (CR3R4)eOR2, O(CR3, R4)eOR2, S(O)CR3, R4)dOR2, (C3R4)dOSO2R2, NR(CR3R4)eOSO2R2O(CR3, R4)eOSO2R2, S(O)CR3R4)eOSO2R2(CR3, R4)dP(O)(OR2)2, NR2 (CR3, R4)dP(O)(OR2)2O(CR3, R4)dP(O)(OR2)2 S(O)(CR3R4)eP(O)(OR2)2, C(O)(CR3R4)dR, NR C(O)(CR3R4)dR, OC(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, C(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, NR2C(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, OC(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, (CR3R4)dR3, NR2(CR3R4)dR3, O(CR3R4)dR3, S(O)fCR3R4)dR3, HNC(O)R2,HN—C(O)OR2, (CR3R4)dN(R2)2, NR2(CR3R4)eN(R2)2, O(CR3R4)eN(R2)2, S(O)f (CR3R4)dN(R2)2, OP(O)(OR2)2, OC(O)OR2, OCH2O, HN—CH═CH, —N(COR2)CH2CH2, HC═N—NH, N═CH—S, (CR3R4)dC═C(CR3R4)dR2, (C3R4)dC═C(CR3R4)dOR2, (CR3R4)dC═C(CR3R4)dN(R2)2, (CR3R4)dCC(CR3R4)dR2, (C3R4)dCC(CR3R4)eOR2, (CR3R4)dCC(CR3R4)eN(R2)2, (CR3R4)dC(O)(C3R4)dR2, (CR3R4)dC(O)(CR3R4)dOR2, (CR3R4)dC(O)(CR3R4)dN(R2)2,
• R3 and R4 may be selected from the group consisting of H, F, hydroxy, and C1-C4 alkyl or CR3R4 may represent a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of from 3 to 6 carbons, alternatively (CR3R4)d and (CR3R4)e may form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, preferably R3 and R4 are H, F, CH3 or hydroxy;
• R5 is Ar—R1b
• R6 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C8 alkyl, hydroxylmethyl and phenyl;
• b is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 2;
• a is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 3;
• c is an integer of from 1 to 2;
• d is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 5;
• e is an integer of from 1 to 4;
• f is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 2, and further provided said alkyl or aryl radicals may be substituted with one or two halo, hydroxy, lower alkyloxy, lower alkyl amino or cycloalkylamino radicals wherein the cycloalkyl ring can include an enchained oxygen, sulfur or additional nitrogen atom and may be substituted with one or two halo or lower alkyl radicals;
• and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.