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Summary for Patent: 10,738,043
Title:GLS1 inhibitors for treating disease
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions useful in the treatment of GLS1 mediated diseases, such as cancer, having the structure of Formula I: ##STR00001## Methods of inhibition GLS1 activity in a human or animal subject are also provided.
Inventor(s): Lewis; Richard Thomas (Missouri City, TX), Jones; Philip (Houston, TX), Petrocchi; Alessia (Houston, TX), Reyna; Naphtali (Arlington, TX), Hamilton; Matthew (Missouri City, TX), Soth; Michael J. (Sugar Land, TX), Heffernan; Timothy (Sugar Land, TX), Han; Michelle (Houston, TX), Burke; Jason P. (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Application Number:16/152,901
Patent Claims:1. A method of inhibiting GLS1 activity in a biological sample comprising contacting the biological sample with a compound of a compound of structural Formula II ##STR00162## or a salt thereof, wherein: n is 1; A.sup.1 is chosen from S and HC.dbd.CH; Z.sup.1 is chosen from S, CH, and HC.dbd.CH; Z.sup.2 is N when Z.sup.1 is CH, and Z.sup.2 is C when Z.sup.1 is S or HC.dbd.CH; R.sup.1 is chosen from NR.sup.3C(O)R.sup.3, NR.sup.3C(O)OR.sup.3, NR.sup.3C(O)N(R.sup.3).sub.2, C(O)N(R.sup.3).sub.2, and N(R.sup.3).sub.2; each R.sup.3 is independently chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, wherein each R.sup.3 may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups, wherein two R.sup.3 groups together with the atoms to which they are attached optionally form an heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring, which may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups; R.sup.2 is chosen from NR.sup.4C(O)R.sup.4, NR.sup.4C(O)OR.sup.4, NR.sup.4C(O)N(R.sup.4).sub.2, C(O)N(R.sup.4).sub.2 and N(R.sup.4).sub.2; each R.sup.4 is independently chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl, wherein each R.sup.4 may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups, wherein two R.sup.4 groups together with the atoms to which they are attached optionally form an heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring, which may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups; each R.sup.x group is independently chosen from alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyaryl, alkoxyarylalkyl, alkoxycycloalkyl, alkoxycycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyhaloalkyl, alkoxyheteroaryl, alkoxyheteroarylalkyl, alkoxyheterocycloalkyl, alkoxyheterocycloalkylalkyl, alkyl, alkylaryl, alkylarylalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkylalkyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylheteroarylalkyl, alkylheterocycloalkyl, alkylheterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkyloxy, arylhaloalkyl, aryloxy, cyano, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyloxy, cycloalkylhaloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, halo, haloalkoxy, haloalkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyaryl, haloalkoxyarylalkyl, haloalkoxycycloalkyl, haloalkoxycycloalkylalkyl, haloalkoxyheteroaryl, haloalkoxyheteroarylalkyl, haloalkoxyheterocycloalkyl, haloalkoxyheterocycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkylaryl, haloalkylarylalkyl, haloalkylcycloalkyl, haloalkylcycloalkylalkyl, haloalkylheteroaryl, haloalkylheteroarylalkyl, haloalkylheterocycloalkyl, haloalkylheterocycloalkylalkyl, haloaryl, haloarylalkyl, haloarylalkyloxy, haloaryloxy, halocycloalkyl, halocycloalkylalkyl, halocycloalkylalkyloxy, halocycloalkyloxy, haloheteroaryl, haloheteroarylalkyl, haloheteroarylalkyloxy, haloheteroaryloxy, haloheterocycloalkyl, haloheterocycloalkylalkyl, haloheterocycloalkylalkyloxy, haloheterocycloalkyloxy, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkyloxy, heteroarylhaloalkyl, heteroaryloxy, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocycloalkylhaloalkyl, heterocycloalkyloxy, hydroxyl, oxo, N(R.sup.5).sub.2, NR.sup.5C(O)R.sup.5, NR.sup.5C(O)OR.sup.5, NR.sup.5C(O)N(R.sup.5).sub.2, C(O)N(R.sup.5).sub.2, and C(O)R.sup.5; each R.sup.5 is independently chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl, which may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.z groups; and R.sup.z is chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cyano, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, halo, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl.

2. A method of treating a GLS1-mediated disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising the step of administering to the subject a compound of structural Formula II ##STR00163## or a salt thereof, wherein: n is 1; A.sup.1 is chosen from S and HC.dbd.CH; Z.sup.1 is chosen from S, CH, and HC.dbd.CH; Z.sup.2 is N when Z.sup.1 is CH, and Z.sup.2 is C when Z.sup.1 is S or HC.dbd.CH; R.sup.1 is chosen from NR.sup.3C(O)R.sup.3, NR.sup.3C(O)OR.sup.3, NR.sup.3C(O)N(R.sup.3).sub.2, C(O)N(R.sup.3).sub.2, and N(R.sup.3).sub.2; each R.sup.3 is independently chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, wherein each R.sup.3 may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups, wherein two R.sup.3 groups together with the atoms to which they are attached optionally form an heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring, which may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups; R.sup.2 is chosen from NR.sup.4C(O)R.sup.4, NR.sup.4C(O)OR.sup.4, NR.sup.4C(O)N(R.sup.4).sub.2, C(O)N(R.sup.4).sub.2 and N(R.sup.4).sub.2; each R.sup.4 is independently chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl, wherein each R.sup.4 may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups, wherein two R.sup.4 groups together with the atoms to which they are attached optionally form an heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring, which may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.x groups; each R.sup.x group is independently chosen from alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyaryl, alkoxyarylalkyl, alkoxycycloalkyl, alkoxycycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyhaloalkyl, alkoxyheteroaryl, alkoxyheteroarylalkyl, alkoxyheterocycloalkyl, alkoxyheterocycloalkylalkyl, alkyl, alkylaryl, alkylarylalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkylalkyl, alkylheteroaryl, alkylheteroarylalkyl, alkylheterocycloalkyl, alkylheterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkyloxy, arylhaloalkyl, aryloxy, cyano, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyloxy, cycloalkylhaloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, halo, haloalkoxy, haloalkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyaryl, haloalkoxyarylalkyl, haloalkoxycycloalkyl, haloalkoxycycloalkylalkyl, haloalkoxyheteroaryl, haloalkoxyheteroarylalkyl, haloalkoxyheterocycloalkyl, haloalkoxyheterocycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkylaryl, haloalkylarylalkyl, haloalkylcycloalkyl, haloalkylcycloalkylalkyl, haloalkylheteroaryl, haloalkylheteroarylalkyl, haloalkylheterocycloalkyl, haloalkylheterocycloalkylalkyl, haloaryl, haloarylalkyl, haloarylalkyloxy, haloaryloxy, halocycloalkyl, halocycloalkylalkyl, halocycloalkylalkyloxy, halocycloalkyloxy, haloheteroaryl, haloheteroarylalkyl, haloheteroarylalkyloxy, haloheteroaryloxy, haloheterocycloalkyl, haloheterocycloalkylalkyl, haloheterocycloalkylalkyloxy, haloheterocycloalkyloxy, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkyloxy, heteroarylhaloalkyl, heteroaryloxy, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyloxy, heterocycloalkylhaloalkyl, heterocycloalkyloxy, hydroxyl, oxo, N(R.sup.5).sub.2, NR.sup.5C(O)R.sup.5, NR.sup.5C(O)OR.sup.5, NR.sup.5C(O)N(R.sup.5).sub.2, C(O)N(R.sup.5).sub.2, and C(O)R.sup.5; each R.sup.5 is independently chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl, which may be optionally substituted with one to three R.sup.z groups; and R.sup.z is chosen from alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, cyano, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, H, halo, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the subject is a human.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the GLS1-mediated disorder is chosen from cancer, immunological disorders, and neurological disorders.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the GLS1-mediated disorder is cancer.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the cancer is chosen from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Adrenocortical Carcinoma, AIDS-Related Cancers (Kaposi Sarcoma and Lymphoma), Anal Cancer, Appendix Cancer, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Bile Duct Cancer (including Extrahepatic), Bladder Cancer, Bone Cancer (including Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma), Brain Tumor (such as Astrocytomas, Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors, Brain Stem Glioma, Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors, Craniopharyngioma, Ependymoblastoma, Ependymoma, Medulloblastoma, Medulloepithelioma, Pineal Parenchymal Tumors of Intermediate Differentiation, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma), Breast Cancer, Bronchial Tumors, Burkitt Lymphoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Bile Duct Cancer (including Extrahepatic), Bladder Cancer, Bone Cancer (including Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma), Carcinoid Tumor, Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Central Nervous System (such as Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Embryonal Tumors and Lymphoma), Cervical Cancer, Childhood Cancers, Chordoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Craniopharyngioma, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome), Duct, Bile (Extrahepatic), Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), Embryonal Tumors (Central Nervous System), Endometrial Cancer, Ependymoblastoma, Ependymoma, Esophageal Cancer, Esthesioneuroblastoma, Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors, Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer, Eye Cancer (like Intraocular Melanoma, Retinoblastoma), Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone (including Malignant and Osteosarcoma) Gallbladder Cancer, Gastric (Stomach) Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST), Germ Cell Tumor (Extracranial, Extragonadal, Ovarian), Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Glioma, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Head and Neck Cancer, Heart Cancer, Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer, Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Intraocular Melanoma, Islet Cell Tumors (Endocrine, Pancreas), Kaposi Sarcoma, Kidney (including Renal Cell), Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Laryngeal Cancer, Leukemia (including Acute Lymphoblastic (ALL), Acute Myeloid (AML), Chronic Lymphocytic (CLL), Chronic Myelogenous (CML), Hairy Cell), Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer, Liver Cancer (Primary), Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS), Lung Cancer (Non-Small Cell and Small Cell), Lymphoma (AIDS-Related, Burkitt, Cutaneous T-Cell (Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome), Hodgkin, Non-Hodgkin, Primary Central Nervous System (CNS), Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom, Male Breast Cancer, Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone and Osteosarcoma, Medulloblastoma, Medulloepithelioma, Melanoma (including Intraocular (Eye)), Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Mesothelioma (Malignant), Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary, Midline Tract Carcinoma Involving NUT Gene, Mouth Cancer, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes, Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasm, Mycosis Fungoides, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Myeloma and Multiple Myeloma, Myeloproliferative Disorders (Chronic), Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Neuroblastoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Oral Cancer, Oral Cavity Cancer, Lip and, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, Ovarian Cancer (such as Epithelial, Germ Cell Tumor, and Low Malignant Potential Tumor), Pancreatic Cancer (including Islet Cell Tumors), Papillomatosis, Paraganglioma, Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer, Parathyroid Cancer, Penile Cancer, Pharyngeal Cancer, Pheochromocytoma, Pineal Parenchymal Tumors of Intermediate Differentiation, Pineoblastoma and Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Pituitary Tumor, Plasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple Myeloma, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Pregnancy and Breast Cancer, Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Renal Cell (Kidney) Cancer, Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional Cell Cancer, Retinoblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Salivary Gland Cancer, Sarcoma (like Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors, Kaposi, Soft Tissue, Uterine), Sezary Syndrome, Skin Cancer (such as Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Nonmelanoma), Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Intestine Cancer, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary, Metastatic, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, T-Cell Lymphoma (Cutaneous, Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome), Testicular Cancer, Throat Cancer, Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma, Thyroid Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Trophoblastic Tumor (Gestational), Unknown Primary, Unusual Cancers of Childhood, Ureter and Renal Pelvis, Transitional Cell Cancer, Urethral Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Endometrial, Uterine Sarcoma, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia and Wilms Tumor, or a variant thereof.

7. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising the sequential or co-administration of another therapeutic agent.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the therapeutic agent is chosen from a taxane, inhibitor of bcr-abl, inhibitor of EGFR, DNA damaging agent, and antimetabolite.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the therapeutic agent is chosen from aminoglutethimide, amsacrine, anastrozole, asparaginase, bcg, bicalutamide, bleomycin, buserelin, busulfan, campothecin, capecitabine, carboplatin, carmustine, chlorambucil, chloroquine, cisplatin, cladribine, clodronate, colchicine, cyclophosphamide, cyproterone, cytarabine, dacarbazine, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, demethoxyviridin, dichloroacetate, dienestrol, diethylstilbestrol, docetaxel, doxorubicin, epirubicin, estradiol, estramustine, etoposide, everolimus, exemestane, filgrastim, fludarabine, fludrocortisone, fluorouracil, fluoxymesterone, flutamide, gemcitabine, genistein, goserelin, hydroxyurea, idarubicin, ifosfamide, imatinib, interferon, irinotecan, ironotecan, letrozole, leucovorin, leuprolide, levamisole, lomustine, lonidamine, mechlorethamine, medroxyprogesterone, megestrol, melphalan, mercaptopurine, mesna, metformin, methotrexate, mitomycin, mitotane, mitoxantrone, nilutamide, nocodazole, octreotide, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, pamidronate, pentostatin, perifosine, plicamycin, porfimer, procarbazine, raltitrexed, rituximab, sorafenib, streptozocin, sunitinib, suramin, tamoxifen, temozolomide, temsirolimus, teniposide, testosterone, thioguanine, thiotepa, titanocene dichloride, topotecan, trastuzumab, tretinoin, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, and vinorelbine.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises administering non-chemical methods of cancer treatment.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises administering radiation therapy.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises administering surgery, thermoablation, focused ultrasound therapy, cryotherapy, or any combination thereof.

Details for Patent 10,738,043

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. ELSPAR asparaginase For Injection 101063 January 10, 1978 10,738,043 2038-10-05
Amgen Inc. NEUPOGEN filgrastim Injection 103353 February 20, 1991 10,738,043 2038-10-05
Amgen Inc. NEUPOGEN filgrastim Injection 103353 June 28, 2000 10,738,043 2038-10-05
Genentech, Inc. RITUXAN rituximab Injection 103705 November 26, 1997 10,738,043 2038-10-05
Genentech, Inc. HERCEPTIN trastuzumab For Injection 103792 September 25, 1998 10,738,043 2038-10-05
>Applicant >Tradename >Biologic Ingredient >Dosage Form >BLA >Approval Date >Patent No. >Expiredate

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