Astex Therapeutics Limited

Norgine Bv

Cancer Research Technology Limited

The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital

Alizyme Therapeutics Limited

F2g Limited

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Limited

F2g Ltd British Body Corporate

F2g Limited British Body Corporate

Robert Downham

Miles Stuart Congreve

Christopher William Murray

Philip N Edwards

Harold Francis Hodson

Richard Michael John Palmer

Christopher Robert Dunk

Timothy John Mitchell

Beverley Jane Carr

Gianni Chessari

Michael Alistair O'Brien

Andrew James Woodhead

Maria Grazia Carr

Martyn Frederickson

Eva Figueroa Navarro

Theresa Rachel Phillips

Gareth Morse Davies

Graham Edward Morris Sibley

Lloyd James Payne

Valerio Berdini

Ian James Collins

Gordon Saxty

Alison Jo-Anne Woolford

Paul Graham Wyatt

Robert George Boyle

David Winter Walker

Steven Woodhead

Marinus Leendert Verdonk

Hannah Fiona Sore

Robin Arthur Ellis Carr

Jason David Oliver

Derek Law

Philip Edwards

Tricia J Vos

Matthew O Duffey

Michael Birch

Christelle C Renou

Michael Alistair O'brien

Mike Birch

Steven John Woodhead

Alison Jo-Ann Woolford

The invention provides compounds of the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates and N-oxides thereof; wherein Ris hydroxy or hydrogen; Ris hydroxy; methoxy or hydrogen; provided that at least one of Rand Ris hydroxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; optionally substituted Chydrocarbyl and optionally substituted Chydrocarbyloxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; a group &#x2014;(O)&#x2014;Rwhere n is 0 or 1 and Ris an optionally substituted acyclic Chydrocarbyl group or a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 ring members; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; amino; and optionally substituted mono- or di-Chydrocarbyl-amino; or Rand Rtogether form a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 7 ring members; and NRRforms an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 ring members are heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. The compounds have activity as Hsp90 inhibitors.

Hydroxybenzamide derivatives and their use as inhibitors of HSP90

The invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof; wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A1, L1 and n are as defined herein. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in prevention or treatment of a fungal disease. Compounds of formula (I), and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, may also be used as agricultural fungicides. 

Pyrrole antifungal agents

The invention provides compounds of the formula (I) having protein kinase B inhibiting activity: wherein A is a saturated hydrocarbon linker group containing from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, the linker group having a maximum chain length of 5 atoms extending between Rand NRRand a maximum chain length of 4 atoms extending between E and NRR, wherein one of the carbon atoms in the linker group may optionally be replaced by an oxygen or nitrogen atom; and wherein the carbon atoms of the linker group A may optionally bear one or more substituents selected from oxo, fluorine and hydroxy, provided that the hydroxy group when present is not located at a carbon atom &#x3b1; with respect to the NRRgroup and provided that the oxo group when present is located at a carbon atom &#x3b1; with respect to the NRRgroup; Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods for preparing the compounds and their use as anticancer agents.

Pyrazole derivatives as protein kinase modulators

This invention provides thiophene compounds of formula I: 

Thiophenes and uses thereof

The use of a compound comprising formula (I): or a salt, ester, amide or prodrug thereof in the inhibition of an enzyme whose preferred mode of action is to catalyse the hydrolysis of an ester functionality, e.g. in the control and inhibition of unwanted enzymes in products and processes. The compounds are also useful in medicine e.g. in the treatment of obesity and related conditions. The invention also relates to novel compounds within formula (I), to processes for preparing them and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. In formula (I) A is a 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; and

2-oxy-benzoxazinone derivatives for the treatment of obesity

The invention provides compounds of the formula (I) having protein kinase B inhibiting activity:  Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods for preparing the compounds and their use as anticancer agents.

The invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X and Xare as defined herein. These compounds are useful in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the prevention or treatment of a fungal disease. Compounds of formula (I), and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, may also be used as agricultural fungicides. 

2-[(2-substituted)-indolizin-3-yl]-2-oxo-acetamide derivatives as antifungal agents

The invention provides a combination comprising an Hsp90 inhibitor compound of the formula (VII): or tautomer or salt thereof and one or more therapeutic agents selected from topoisomerase I inhibitors; antimetabolites; tubulin targeting agents; DNA binder and topoisomerase II inhibitors; alkylating agents; monoclonal antibodies; anti-hormones; signal transduction inhibitors; proteasome inhibitors; DNA methyl transferases; cytokines; retinoids and HDAC or HAT modulators.

Therapeutic combinations of hydroxybenzamide derivatives as inhibitors of HSP90

The invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof: wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, A1, L1 and n are as defined herein. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the prevention or treatment of a fungal disease. Compounds of formula (I), and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, may also be used as agricultural fungicides. 

2-oxo-2-(2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-indolizin-3-yl)-acetamide derivatives and related compounds as antifungal agents

The invention provides compounds of the formula: (I) having protein kinase B inhibiting activity: wherein A is a saturated hydrocarbon linker group containing from 1 to 7 carbon atoms, the linker group having a maximum chain length of 5 atoms extending between Rand NRRand a maximum chain length of 4 atoms extending between E and NRR, wherein one of the carbon atoms in the linker group may optionally be replaced by an oxygen or nitrogen atom; and wherein the carbon atoms of the linker group A may optionally bear one or more substituents selected from oxo, fluorine and hydroxy, provided that the hydroxy group when present is not located at a carbon atom a with respect to the NRRgroup and provided that the oxo group when present is located at a carbon atom a with respect to the NRRgroup; E is a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group; Ris an aryl or heteroaryl group; and R, R, Rand Rare as defined in the claims. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods for preparing the compounds and their use as anticancer agents. 

This invention provides methods for treating cancer, particularly hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid or myeloid lineage, prostate cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, breast cancer and melanoma, which comprise administering to the mammal a compound, salt, hydrate, tautomer or N-oxide according to formula (I): and in particular, those of subgenus VIIa  These compounds inhibit or modulate the activity of the heat shock protein Hsp90.

Dihydroxyphenyl isoindolylmethanones

The invention provides compounds of the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates and N-oxides thereof; wherein Ris hydrogen; Ris hydroxy or methoxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; optionally substituted Chydrocarbyl and optionally substituted Chydrocarbyloxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; a group &#x2014;(O)&#x2014;Rwhere n is 0 or 1 and Ris an optionally substituted acyclic Chydrocarbyl group or a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 ring members; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; amino; and optionally substituted mono- or di-Chydrocarbyl-amino; or Rand Rtogether form a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 7 ring members; and NRRforms an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 ring members are heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. The compounds have activity as Hsp90 inhibitors.

The use of a compound comprising formula (I): or a salt, ester, amide or prodrug thereof in the inhibition of an enzyme whose preferred mode of action is to catalyse the hydrolysis of an ester functionality, e.g. in the control and inhibition of unwanted enzymes in products and processes. The compounds are also useful in medicine e.g. in the treatment of obesity and related conditions. The invention also relates to novel compounds within formula (I), to processes for preparing them and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. In formula (I) A is a 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; and Ris a branched or unbranched alkyl (optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms), alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, reduced arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heteroarylalkenyl, reduced aryl, reduced heteroaryl, reduced heteroarylalkyl or a substituted derivative of any of the foregoing groups.

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