MAIMULT A TINKTUUS010000511B2 U U UTORA (12 ) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No. : US 10 , 000 ,511 B2 Walensky et al. (45 ) Date of Patent: Jun . 19 , 2018 (54 ) SMALL MOLECULES FOR THE ( 2013. 01 ) ; CO7D 249/ 12 ( 2013 .01 ) ; CO7D MODULATION OF MCL - 1 AND METHODS 277 / 34 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C07D 279 /06 ( 2013 .01 ) ; OF MODULATING CELL DEATH , CELL C07D 307 /54 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; C07D 327/ 04 DIVISION , CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND (2013 .01 ) ; C07D 401/ 12 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C07D METHODS OF TREATING DISORDERS 403 /04 (2013 .01 ) ; C07D 403 / 06 (2013 . 01 ) ; CO7D 403 /08 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C07D 405/ 12 ( 71 ) Applicant: Dana - Farber Cancer Institute , Inc . , (2013 . 01 ) ; C07D 405 / 14 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C07D Boston , MA (US ) 409 / 06 ( 2013 .01 ) ; CO7D 409 / 12 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; ( 72 ) Inventors : Loren D . Walensky , Newton Centre , C07D 409 / 14 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C07D 413 / 06 MA (US ) ; Michelle L . Stewart , ( 2013 . 01 ) ; C07D 413 / 14 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; C07D 417 /04 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C07D 417 / 14 ( 2013 .01 ) ; Brookline , MA (US ) ; Nicole Cohen , C07C 2602/ 10 ( 2017 . 05 ) Newton , MA (US ) ( 58 ) Field of Classification Search ( 73 ) Assignee : Dana -Farber Cancer Institute , Inc. , CPC .. CO7D 513 / 04 ; CO7D 249/ 12 ; C07D 401/ 12 ; Boston , MA (US ) CO7D 413 / 14 ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this USPC .. .. .. 514 /370 ; 544 / 54 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 See application file for complete search history . U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 0 days . days . (21 ) Appl. No. : 14 /705 , 764 ( 56 ) References Cited ( 22 ) Filed : May 6 , 2015 U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS 2004 /0002117 AL 1 /2004 Hogan et al . (65 ) Prior Publication Data 2004 / 0157883 Al 8 / 2004 Chen et al. US 2015 /0315211 A1 Nov. 5 , 2015 2004 /0191328 Al 9 /2004 Warrell , Jr. et al. 2007 / 0203236 A1 8 / 2007 Smith et al . 2009 / 0054402 A1 2 / 2009 Wang et al. Related U . S . 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C07D 403 / 06 ( 2006 . 01 ) CO7D 27734 (2006 .01 ) ( 57 ) ABSTRACT CO7D 417 /04 ( 2006 . 01 ) This invention relates to compounds which selectively bind C07C 337 / 08 ( 2006 . 01 ) to the survival protein MCL - 1 with high affinity and selec C07C 251/ 20 ( 2006 .01 ) tivity , pharmaceutical compositions containing such com C07C 251/ 84 ( 2006 . 01 ) pounds and the use of those compounds or compositions for C07C 335 / 16 (2006 .01 ) modulating MCL - 1 activity and for treating hyperprolifera C07D 403 / 04 ( 2006 .01 ) tive disorders , angiogenesis disorders , cell cycle regulation CO7D 403 /08 (2006 . 01) disorders , autophagy regulation disorders , inflammatory dis (52 ) U . S . CI. orders , and / or infectious disorders and /or for enhancing CPC . .. .. .. 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