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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2001
Ben C. Askew, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Michael J. Breslin, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Mark E. Duggan, Schwenksville, PA (US);
John H. Hutchinson, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Robert S. Meissner, Schwenksville, PA (US);
James J. Perkins, Churchville, PA (US);
Thomas G. Steele, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Michael A. Patane, Billerica, MA (US);
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel alkanoic acid derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as &agr;v integrin receptor antagonists. More particularly, the compounds of the present invention are antagonists of the integrin receptors &agr;v&bgr;3 and/or &agr;v&bgr;5 and are useful for inhibiting bone resorption, treating and preventing osteoporosis, and inhibiting vascular restenosis, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, angiogenesis, atherosclerosis, inflammatory arthritis, cancer, and metastatic tumor growth.