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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2012
Merck Frosst Canada Inc., Kirkland, Quebec, CA;
Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher I. Bayly, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Cameron Black, Baie d'Urfe, CA;
Serge Leger, Notre-Dame-de I'lle-Perrot, CA;
Chun Sing Li, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA;
Dan McKay, Ottawa, CA;
Christophe Mellon, Saint-Redempteur, CA;
Jacques Yves Gauthier, Montreal, CA;
Vouy-Linh Truong, Quebec, CA;
Cheuk Lau, L'lle Bizard, CA;
Michel Therien, Laval, CA;
Michael J. Green, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Bernard L. Hirschbein, San Francisco, CA (US);
James William Janc, Burlingame, CA (US);
James T. Palmer, Corte Madera, CA (US);
Chitra I. Baskaran, Foster City, CA (US);
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd., Kirkland, Quebec, CA;
Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel class of compounds which are cysteine protease inhibitors, including but not limited to, inhibitors of cathepsins K, L, S and B. These compounds are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.