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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Debra Ondeyka, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Xiaoxia Qian, New York, NY (US);
Petr Vachal, Summit, NJ (US);
Sriram Tyagarajan, Edison, NJ (US);
Cameron J. Smith, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Hong Li, Edison, NJ (US);
Jianming Bao, Princeton, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and may be useful for raising HDL-cholesterol and reducing LDL-cholesterol in human patients and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The chemical compounds that are disclosed cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) and are expected to have utility in raising HDL-C, lowering LDL-C, and in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis.