Method of treating or inhibiting colonic polyps

Details Method of treating or inhibiting colonic polyps Method of treating or inhibiting colonic polyps

2001-03-13

2002-05-07

Fay, Zohreh (Department: 1614)

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Designated organic active ingredient containing

Having -c-, wherein x is chalcogen, bonded directly to...

C514S311000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06384051

ABSTRACT:

This invention relates to the use of certain cyanoquinoline compounds in the treatment and inhibition of colonic polyps.
Colonic Polyps occur in both a familial pattern (Familial Adenomatous Polyps (FAP) and sporadically. FAP afflicts approximately 25,000 patients in the U.S.; while it is estimated that sporadic adenomatous polyps (SAP) occur in approximately 2 million people per year in the U.S. alone. All these patients are at risk for developing adenocarcinoma of the colon. In the case of FAP, that risk is virtually 100% and these patients usually undergo a colectomy at an early age. Patients with sporadic polyps are treated with polypectomy and require periodic colonoscopic examination because of their inherent risk of developing recurrent polyps. In fact, parents and siblings of these patients are also at increased risk for developing colorectal cancer.
The genetic basis for FAP has been linked to the presence of mutations in the APC gene. Similar APC mutations have been found in patients with sporadic polyps. Biochemically, the APC mutation occurs in conjunction with the increased expression of cyclooxygenase enzymes, particularly COX-2. These enzymes are essential for the production of prostenoids, (prostaglandin's; (PG's)) that mediate a number of functions in the bowel including motility, vascular tone, angiogenesis and mucosal protection. PG's are also purported to discourage apoptosis and this is proposed as an explanation for polyp formation.
The therapy of FAP and SAP has focused on inhibiting COX enzymes. Considerable evidence exists for the efficacy of COX inhibitors in reducing polyp formation. These COX inhibitors are predominantly NSAID's such as clinoril, sulindac, piroxicam and etodoloc, all of which appear to be equivalent in their action. A major problem with NSAID therapy has been the development of serious side effects including peptic ulceration, and cholestatic hepatitis and renal papillary necrosis. Long term therapy with NSAIDs for the treatment of polyps is therefore considered to be impractical. It has recently been proposed that the activation and overexpression of COX-2 in adenomatous polyps is due to activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). EGFR stimulation by one of it's ligands-amphiregulin (AR), induces the nuclear targeting of COX-2, release of PG's and subsequent mitogenesis, in polarized colonic epithelial cells. COX-2 inhibitors have been shown to prevent this series of events.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides a method of treating or inhibiting colonic polyps in a mammal in need thereof which comprises providing to said mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula 1:
wherein:
X is cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, which may be optionally substituted with one or more alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atom groups; or is a pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, or phenyl ring; wherein the pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, or phenyl ring may be optionally mono- di-, or tri-substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2-6 carbon atoms, alkynyl of 2-6 carbon atoms, azido, hydroxyalkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, halomethyl, alkoxymethyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, alkanoyloxymethyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkylthio of 1-6 carbon atoms, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, carboxy, carboalkoxy of 2-7 carbon atoms, carboalkyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, phenoxy, phenyl, thiophenoxy, benzoyl, benzyl, amino, alkylamino of 1-6 carbon atoms, dialkylamino of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, phenylamino, benzylamino, alkanoylamino of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenoylamino of 3-8 carbon atoms, alkynoylamino of 3-8 carbon atoms, and benzoylamino;
n is 0-1;
Y is —NH—, —O—, —S—, or —NR—;
R is alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms;
R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, and R
4
are each, independently, hydrogen, halogen, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2-6 carbon atoms, alkynyl of 2-6 carbon atoms, alkenyloxy of 2-6 carbon atoms, alkynyloxy of 2-6 carbon atoms, hydroxymethyl, halomethyl, alkanoyloxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenoyloxy of 3-8 carbon atoms, alkynoyloxy of 3-8 carbon atoms, alkanoyloxymethyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, alkenoyloxymethyl of 4-9 carbon atoms, alkynoyloxymethyl of 4-9 carbon atoms, alkoxymethyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkylthio of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkylsulphinyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkylsulphonyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkylsulfonamido of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenylsulfonamido of 2-6 carbon atoms, alkynylsulfonamido of 2-6 carbon atoms, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, carboxy, carboalkoxy of 2-7 carbon atoms, carboalkyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, phenoxy, phenyl, thiophenoxy, benzyl, amino, hydroxyamino, alkoxyamino of 1-4 carbon atoms, alkylamino of 1-6 carbon atoms, dialkylamino of 2 to 12 carbon atoms, aminoalkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, N-alkylaminoalkyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl of 3-14 carbon atoms, phenylamino, benzylamino,
R
5
is alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, phenyl, or phenyl optionally substituted with one or more halogen, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, amino, nitro, cyano, or alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms groups;
R
6
is hydrogen, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, or alkenyl of 2-6 carbon atoms;
R
7
is chloro or bromo;
R
8
is hydrogen, alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, aminoalkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, N-alkylaminoalkyl of 2-9 carbon atoms, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl of 3-12 carbon atoms, N-cycloalkylaminoalkyl of 4-12 carbon atoms, N-cycloalkyl-N-alkylaminoalkyl of 5-18 carbon atoms, N,N-dicycloalkylaminoalkyl of 7-18 carbon atoms, morpholino-N-alkyl wherein the alkyl group is 1-6 carbon atoms, piperidino-N-alkyl wherein the alkyl group is 1-6 carbon atoms, N-alkyl-piperidino-N-alkyl wherein either alkyl group is 1-6 carbon atoms, azacycloalkyl-N-alkyl of 3-11 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkoxyalkyl of 2-8 carbon atoms, carboxy, carboalkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, phenyl, carboalkyl of 2-7 carbon atoms, chloro, fluoro, or bromo;
Z is amino, hydroxy, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkylamino wherein the alkyl moiety is of 1-6 carbon atoms, dialkylamino wherein each of the alkyl moieties is of 1-6 carbon atoms, morpholino, piperazino, N-alkylpiperazino wherein the alkyl moiety is of 1-6 carbon atoms, or pyrrolidino;
m=1-4, q=1-3, and p=0-3;
any of the substituents R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, or R
4
that are located on contiguous carbon atoms can together be the divalent radical —O—C(R
8
)
2
—O—;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with the proviso that when Y is —NH—, R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, and R
4
are hydrogen, and n is O, X is not 2-methylphenyl.
The pharmaceutically acceptable salts are those derived from such organic and inorganic acids as: acetic, lactic, citric, tartaric, succinic, maleic, malonic, gluconic, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, phosphoric, nitric, sulfuric, methanesulfonic, and similarly known acceptable acids.
The alkyl portion of the alkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyloxy, alkoxymethyl, alkanoyloxymethyl, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulfonamido, carboalkoxy, carboalkyl, alkanoylamino aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, N,N-dicycloalkylaminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and alkoxyalkyl substituents include both straight chain as well as branched carbon chains. The cycloalkyl portions of N-cycloalkyl-N-alkylaminoalkyl and N,N-dicycloalkylaminoalkyl substituents include both simple carbocycles as well as carbocycles containing alkyl substituents. The alkenyl portion of the alkenyl, alkenoyloxymethyl, alkenyloxy, alkenylsulfonamido, substituents include both straight chain as well as branched carbon chains and one or more sites of unsaturation. The alkynyl portion of the alkynyl, alkynoyloxymethyl, alkynylsulfonamido, alkynyloxy, substituents include both straight chain as well as branched carbon chains and one or more sites of unsaturation. Carboxy is defined as a —CO
2
H radical. Carboalkoxy of 2-7 carbon atoms is defined as a —CO
2
R″ radical, where R″ is an alkyl radical of 1-6 carbon atoms. Carboalkyl is defined as a —COR&Prim

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