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Last Updated: April 24, 2024

Claims for Patent: 9,132,118


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Summary for Patent: 9,132,118
Title:Taxane analogs for the treatment of brain cancer
Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and methods for the treatment of brain cancer in a mammal, wherein the method comprises the administration to the mammal a compound that stabilizes tubulin dimers or microtubles at G2-M interface during mitosis but is not a substrate for MDR protein. In particular, the present application relates to the use of an orally effective abeo-taxane, alone or in combination with temozolomide or bevacizumab, for the treatment of brain cancer.
Inventor(s): McChesney; James D. (Etta, MS), Tapolsky; Gilles (Louisville, KY), Emerson; David L. (Longmont, CO), Marshall; John (Washington, DC), Kurman; Michael (Upper Saddle River, NJ), Modiano; Manuel (Tucson, AZ)
Assignee: Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Application Number:13/785,753
Patent Claims:1. A compound of the structure of formula (1): ##STR00026##

2. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (1) is an isomer having the structure of formula R-(1): ##STR00027##

3. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (1) is an isomer having the structure of formula S-(1): ##STR00028##

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 further comprising one or more chemotherapeutic agents effective in the treatment of brain cancer.

6. The composition of claim 4 which further comprises temozolomide or bevacizumab.

7. The composition of claim 4 formulated for oral administration.

8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4, wherein the compound has the structure of formula S-(1): ##STR00029##

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