- FUNCTIONALIZED PEPTIDES AS ANTIVIRAL AGENTS
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The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof: which inhibit coronavirus replication activity. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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- ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITRILE
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The invention relates to compounds of formula (I'') wherein R, R1,R2,R3,p, q and q' are as defined in the description, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of treating a coronavirus infection, such
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- PROTEASE INHIBITORS FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE
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Provided are protease inhibitor compounds that find use in treating or preventing coronavirus disease. In some embodiments, the coronavirus disease is COVID-19. Also provided are compositions and kits comprising the compounds, as well methods of using the
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- Design and synthesis of deuterated boceprevir analogs with enhanced pharmacokinetic properties
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As part of an ongoing effort to apply the Deuterated Chemical Entity Platform (DCE Platforma) to clinically validated drugs, the synthesis of deuterated analogs of the hepatitis C virus protease inhibitor boceprevir was carried out. The devised synthetic routes allowed for site-selective deuterium incorporation with high levels of isotopic purity. Application of the DCE Platforma to boceprevir enabled the identification of several deuterated analogs that display marked levels of in vitro metabolic stabilization. Most notably, analog 1g exhibits a near doubling of in vitro half-life in human liver microsomal assays. The details of the convergent synthetic route to the boceprevir isotopologs and the results of the metabolic stability assays are described herein.
- Morgan, Adam J.,Nguyen, Sophia,Uttamsingh, Vinita,Bridson, Gary,Harbeson, Scott,Tung, Roger,Masse, Craig E.
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p. 613 - 624
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- Synthesis of sterically hindered 3,5,5-trimethyl 2,6-dioxo tetrahydro pyrimidine as HCV protease inhibitors
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An efficient route for the synthesis of sterically hindered substituted and unsubstituted 2,6-dioxo tetrahydropyrimidines from amine 1 is described. These analogs are active against HCV NS3 serine protease. The biological data for some of the representati
- Nair, Latha G.,Bogen, Stephane,Doll, Ronald J.,Shih,Njoroge, F. George
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- P4 capped amides and lactams as HCV NS3 protease inhibitors with improved potency and DMPK profile
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SAR studies on the extension of P3 unit of Boceprevir (1, SCH 503034) with amides and lactams and their synthesis is described. Extensive SAR studies resulted in the identification of 36 bearing 4, 4-dimethyl lactam as the new P4 cap unit with improved po
- Nair, Latha G.,Sannigrahi, Mousumi,Bogen, Stephane,Pinto, Patrick,Chen, Kevin X.,Prongay, Andrew,Tong, Xiao,Cheng,Girijavallabhan, Viyyoor,George Njoroge
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p. 567 - 570
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- Potent ketoamide inhibitors of HCV NS3 protease derived from quaternized P1 groups
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Blood borne hepatitis C infections are the primary cause for liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV NS3 protease, a pivotal enzyme in the replication cycle of HCV virus has been the primary target for development of new drug candidates. Boceprevir and telaprevir are two novel ketoamide derived inhibitors that are currently undergoing phase-III clinical trials. These inhibitors include ketoamide functionality as serine trap and have an acidic alpha-ketoamide center that undergoes epimerization under physiological conditions. Our initial attempts to arrest this epimerization by introducing quaternary amino acids at P1 had resulted in significantly diminished activity. In this manuscript we describe alpha quaternized P1 group that result in potent inhibitors in the enzyme assay and demonstrate cellular activity comparable to boceprevir.
- Venkatraman, Srikanth,Velazquez, Francisco,Wu, Wanli,Blackman, Melissa,Madison, Vincent,Njoroge, F. George
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- Discovery of potent sulfonamide P4-capped ketoamide second generation inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease with favorable pharmacokinetic profiles in preclinical species
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Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver, usually producing swelling and, in many cases, permanent damage to liver tissues. Viral hepatitis C (HCV), a small (+)-RNA virus, infects chronically 3% of the world's population. Boceprevir, SCH 503034, (1) our first generation HCV inhibitor, has already established proof-of- concept and is currently in late stage (phase III) clinical trials. In view of the positive data from our first generation compound, further work aimed at optimizing its overall profile was undertaken. Herein, we report that extension of our earlier inhibitor to the P4 pocket by introducing a new sulfonamide moiety and optimization of the P1/P1′ capping led to the discovery of a novel series of inhibitors of the HCV NS3 serine protease. Optimization of the P1 residue significantly improved potency and selectivity. The combination of optimal moieties led to the discovery of compound 47 which, in addition to being a potent inhibitor of HCV subgenomic RNA replication, was also found to have good PK profile in rat, dog and monkey.
- Bogen, Stéphane L.,Arasappan, Ashok,Velazquez, Francisco,Blackman, Melissa,Huelgas, Regina,Pan, Weidong,Siegel, Elise,Nair, Latha G.,Venkatraman, Srikanth,Guo, Zhuyan,Doll, Ronald,Shih, Neng-Yang,George Njoroge
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- Potent inhibitors of HCV-NS3 protease derived from boronic acids
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Chronic hepatitis C infection is the leading causes for cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma, leading to liver failure and liver transplantation. The etiological agent, HCV virus produces a single positive strand of RNA that is processed with the help of serine protease NS3 to produce mature virus. Inhibition of NS3 protease can be potentially used to develop effective drugs for HCV infections. Numerous efforts are now underway to develop potent inhibitors of HCV protease that contain ketoamides as serine traps. Herein we report the synthesis of a series of potent inhibitors that contain a boronic acid as a serine trap. The activity of these compounds were optimized to 200 pM. X-ray structure of compound 17 bound to NS3 protease is also discussed.
- Venkatraman, Srikanth,Wu, Wanli,Prongay, Andrew,Girijavallabhan, Viyyoor,George Njoroge
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- Potent aza-peptide derived inhibitors of HCV NS3 protease
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Chronic hepatitis C infection is the primary cause for cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma leading to liver failure and transplantation. The etiological agent hepatitis C virus produces a single positive strand RNA that is processed furthe
- Venkatraman, Srikanth,Wu, Wanli,Shih, Neng-Yang,George Njoroge
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- Toward the back-up of Boceprevir (SCH 503034): Discovery of new extended P4-capped ketoamide inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease with improved potency and pharmacokinetic profiles
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Hepatitis C is the most prevalent liver disease. Viral hepatitis C (HCV), a small (+)-RNA virus, infects chronically an estimated 300 million people worldwide. Results of Phase I clinical studies with our first generation HCV inhibitor Boceprevir, SCH 503034 (1), presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) were encouraging, and thus, additional human clinical studies are underway. In view of the positive data from our first generation compound, further work aimed at optimizing its overall profile was undertaken. Herein, we report that extension of our earlier inhibitor to the P4 pocket and optimization of the P1′ capping led to the discovery of new ketoamide inhibitors of the HCV NS3 serine protease with improved in vitro potency. In addition to being potent inhibitors of HCV subgenomic RNA replication, some of the new P4-capped inhibitors were also found to have improved PK profile.
- Bogen, Stéphane L.,Pan, Weidong,Ruan, Sumei,Nair, Latha G.,Arasappan, Ashok,Bennett, Frank,Chen, Kevin X.,Jao, Edwin,Venkatraman, Srikanth,Vibulbhan, Bancha,Liu, Rong,Cheng, Kuo-Chi,Guo, Zhuyan,Tong, Xiao,Saksena, Anil K.,Girijavallabhan, Viyyoor,Njoroge, F. George
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- Novel potent inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease with cyclic sulfonyl P3 cappings
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Extensive SAR studies of the P3 capping group led to the discovery of a series of potent inhibitors with sultam and cyclic sulfonyl urea moieties as the P3 capping. The bicyclic thiophene-sultam or phenyl-sultam cappings were selected for further SAR development. Modification at the P3 side chain determined that the tert-butyl group was the best choice at that position. Optimization of P1 residue significantly improved potency and selectivity. The combination of optimal moieties at all positions led to the discovery of compound 33. This compound had the best overall profile in potency and PK profile: excellent Ki* of 5.3 nM and activity in replicon (EC90) of 80 nM, extremely high selectivity of 6100, and a good rat PO AUC of 1.43 μM h.
- Chen, Kevin X.,Vibulbhan, Bancha,Yang, Weiying,Nair, Latha G.,Tong, Xiao,Cheng, Kuo-Chi,Njoroge, F. George
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- Second-generation highly potent and selective inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of chronic liver disease. The moderate efficacy along with side effects of the current pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy underscores the need for more effective and safer new tr
- Chen, Kevin X.,Nair, Latha,Vibulbhan, Bancha,Yang, Weiying,Arasappan, Ashok,Bogen, Stephane L.,Venkatraman, Srikanth,Bennett, Frank,Pan, Weidong,Blackman, Melissa L.,Padilla, Angela I.,Prongay, Andrew,Cheng, Kuo-Chi,Tong, Xiao,Shih, Neng-Yang,Njoroge, F. George
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- Discovery of novel P3 sulfonamide-capped inhibitors of HCV NS3 protease. Inhibitors with improved cellular potencies
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is the major cause of chronic liver disease, leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, which affects more than 200 million people worldwide. Currently the only therapeutic regimens are subcutaneous interferon-α or PEG-interferon alone or in combination with oral ribavirin. Although combination therapy is reasonably successful with the majority of genotypes, its efficacy against the predominant genotype (genotype 1) is moderate at best, with only ~50% of the patients showing sustained virological response. We recently disclosed the discovery of Boceprevir, SCH 503034 (1), which is a novel, potent, selective, orally bioavailable NS3 protease inhibitor that has been shown to be efficacious in humans and is currently undergoing clinical trials. As second generation compounds, we have further explored various novel structures with the aim of improving enzyme and cellular binding activities of 1. Herein, we disclose our efforts toward the identification of a novel P3 sulfonamide-capped inhibitor that demonstrated improved binding and cellular activity compared to 1. X-ray structure of one of these inhibitors bound to the enzyme revealed a hydrogen bond of the P3 sulfonamide group to Cys-159 which resulted in improved binding and cellular potency.
- Venkatraman, Srikanth,Blackman, Mellissa,Wu, Wanli,Nair, Latha,Arasappan, Ashok,Padilla, Angela,Bogen, Stéphane,Bennett, Frank,Chen, Kevin,Pichardo, John,Tong, Xiao,Prongay, Andrew,Cheng, Kuo-Chi,Girijavallabhan, Viyyoor,George Njoroge
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- Pharmaceutical formulations and methods of treatment using the same
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Pharmaceutical formulations containing at least one compound of Formulae I-XXVI herein and at least one surfactant. Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and excipients may also be included in the formulations. The formulations of the present invention are suited for use in single unit dosages.
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- Liver/plasma concentration ratio for dosing hepatitis C virus protease inhibitor
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Compositions and therapeutic combinations are provided including at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of Formulae I to XXVI as defined herein as well as methods of treatment, prevention or amelioration of one or more symptoms of hepatitis C, treating disorders associated with HCV virus, modulating activity of HCV protease, in which liver to plasma concentration ratio of the compound ranges from about 2:1 to about 10:1.
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- Discovery of (1R,5S)-N-[3-amino-1-(cyclobutylmethyl)-2,3-dioxopropyl]-3- [2(S)-[[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl]-6, 6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2(S)-carboxamide (SCH 503034), a selective, potent, orally bioavailable hepatitis C virus NS3 protease inhibitor: A potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of hepatitis C infection
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major cause of chronic liver disease, leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, which affects more than 170 million people worldwide. Currently the only therapeutic regimens are subcutaneous interferon-α or polyethylene glycol (PEG)-interferon-α alone or in combination with oral ribavirin. Although combination therapy is reasonably successful with the majority of genotypes, its efficacy against the predominant genotype (genotype 1) is moderate at best, with only about 40% of the patients showing sustained virological response. Herein, the SAR leading to the discovery of 70 (SCH 503034), a novel, potent, selective, orally bioavailable NS3 protease inhibitor that has been advanced to clinical trials in human beings for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infections is described. X-ray structure of inhibitor 70 complexed with the NS3 protease and biological data are also discussed.
- Venkatraman, Srikanth,Bogen, Stéphane L.,Arasappan, Ashok,Bennett, Frank,Chen, Kevin,Jao, Edwin,Liu, Yi-Tsung,Lovey, Raymond,Hendrata, Siska,Huang, Yuhua,Pan, Weidong,Parekh, Tejal,Pinto, Patrick,Popov, Veljko,Pike, Russel,Ruan, Sumei,Santhanam, Bama,Vibulbhan, Bancha,Wu, Wanli,Yang, Weiying,Kong, Jianshe,Liang, Xiang,Wong, Jesse,Liu, Rong,Butkiewicz, Nancy,Chase, Robert,Hart, Andrea,Agrawal, Sony,Ingravallo, Paul,Pichardo, John,Kong, Rong,Baroudy, Bahige,Malcolm, Bruce,Guo, Zhuyan,Prongay, Andrew,Madison, Vincent,Broske, Lisa,Cui, Xiaoming,Cheng, Kuo-Chi,Hsieh, Yunsheng,Brisson, Jean-Marc,Prelusky, Danial,Korfmacher, Walter,White, Ronald,Bogdanowich-Knipp, Susan,Pavlovsky, Anastasia,Bradley, Prudence,Saksena, Anil K.,Ganguly, Ashit,Piwinski, John,Girijavallabhan, Viyyoor,Njoroge, F. George
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- Acylsulfonamide compounds as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease
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The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
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- Methods of treating hepatitis C virus
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Methods for preventing, ameliorating or treating one or more symptoms of Hepatitis C virus (HCV), modulating HCV protease activity and/or inhibiting cathepsin activity in a subject, wherein the methods comprise administering to a subject in need of such treatment a dosage formulation containing at least one compound of Formulae I-XXVI herein, wherein the dosage formulation is capable of maintaining an average Cmin plasma concentration of the compound at or above 10 ng/ml.
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- Controlled-release formulation
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Controlled-release dosage formulations including at least one compound of Formulae I to XXVI herein and a controlled-release carrier and methods of treatment using the same are provided.
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- Methods for treating hepatitis C
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Methods of treating hepatitis C are provided comprising using a therapeutically effective amount of at least one novel hepatitis C (“HCV”) protease inhibitor or, alternatively, at least one antiviral or immuno-modulating HCV agent, which is not an HCV protease inhibitor, for a first treatment period. Subsequently, a combination of the at least one novel hepatitis C (“HCV”) protease inhibitor and the at least one antiviral or immuno-modulating HCV agent are administered in a therapeutically effective amount for a second treatment period. The methods are provided for treating a wide variety of diseases, disorders and symptoms associated with hepatitis C virus by modulating the activity of HCV protease (for example HCV NS3/NS4a serine protease) in a subject.
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- Methods of treating hepatitis C virus
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Compositions and therapeutic combinations are provided including at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of Formulae I to XXVI as defined herein as well as methods of treatment, prevention or amelioration of one or more symptoms of hepatitis C, treating disorders associated with HCV virus, modulating activity of HCV protease, or inhibiting cathepsin activity in a subject using the same, in which the mean volume of distribution/bioavailability (Vd/F) of the compound as measured in the plasma of the subject is greater than about 1000 L.
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- Medicaments and methods combining a HCV protease inhibitor and an AKR competitor
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Disclosed are medicaments, pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical kits, and methods based on combinations of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor and an aldo-keto reductase (AKR) competitor, for concurrent or consecutive administration in treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of HCV, treating disorders associated with HCV, or inhibiting cathepsin activity in a subject.
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- Administration of HCV protease inhibitors in combination with food to improve bioavailability
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Methods of treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of hepatitis C in a subject comprising the step of administering at least one HCV protease inhibitor in combination with food are provided. Also provided are methods of increasing bioavailability of an HCV protease inhibitor and methods of increasing serum levels of an HCV protease inhibitor in a subject. All methods comprise adminstering at least one HCV protease inhibitor in combination with food, the at least one HCV protease inhibitor selected from the group consisting of compounds of Formulae I-XXVI, described herein. Administration of compounds of the present invention in combination with food provides improved bioavailability and increased peak serum levels of the compounds as compared to administration without food.
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- METHOD FOR MODULATING ACTIVITY OF HCV PROTEASE THROUGH USE OF A NOVEL HCV PROTEASE INHIBITOR TO REDUCE DURATION OF TREATMENT PERIOD
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Methods are provided for using at least one novel hepatitis C ("HCV") protease inhibitor in combination with at least one antiviral and/or immunomodulatory agent, which is different from the at least one HCV protease inhibitor, for treating a wide variety of diseases or disorders associated with hepatitis C virus by modulating the activity of HCV protease (for example HCV NS3/NS4a serine protease) and reducing HCV viral load in a subject in a reduced treatment period. With the present invention, a hepatitis C viral load is reduced in a subject to a concentration of less than 6?10-5 HCV virions per milliliter of plasma in a time period of less than or equal to about 24 weeks. With the present invention, a hepatitis C viral production is suppressed with an effectiveness in a range of 0.7 to 0.997. "
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A method of treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a patient in whom either the HCV is of Genotype 1 and/or the patient was previously treated with interferon and the previous interferon therapy was ineffective to treat the one or more symptoms associated with HCV, comprising administering to such a patient an effective amount of at least one compound of formulae I-XXVI of which the structural formula (I) is exemplary or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. Optional combined administration of said at least one compound with an interferon or pegylated interferon and/or ribaviron is also contemplated.
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A method of treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of hepatitis C, or inhibiting cathepsin activity, in a subject is provided, in which at least one compound (e.g., a HCV protease inhibitor) is administered in one or more discrete dosages over a twenty-four hour time interval in an asymmetric pattern as to dosage amount and/or timing of dosage, wherein the at least one compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds of Formulae I-XXVI, described herein. Methods of modulating the activity of hepatitis C virus protease in a subject are also provided. Asymmetric dosing as to amount of dose and/or timing of dose permits adjustment of dosing to accommodate variations in drug metabolism and/or viral activity caused by viral cell division or a patient's circadian rhythms, thus delivering the maximum amount of dose at the time or times it is most effective.
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- INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS NS3/NS4A SERINE PROTEASE
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The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as me
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- NOVEL COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS NS3 SERINE PROTEASE
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The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
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- NOVEL KETOAMIDES WITH CYCLIC P4'S AS INHIBITORS OF NS3 SERINE PROTEASE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS
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The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
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- (1R,2S,5S)-N-[(1S)-3-amino-1-(cyclobutylmethyl)-2,3-dioxopropyl]-3-[(2S)-2-[[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl]-6,6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxamide as inhibitor of hepatitis C virus NS3/NS4a serine protease
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The present invention discloses the compound of Formula 3 as an inhibitor of HCV protease, as well as methods for preparing the compound. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
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