1194550-65-6Relevant articles and documents
PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND PURIFYING THE LFA-1 ANTAGONIST LIFITEGRAST
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The invention relates to a process for the preparation of lifitegrast (I) comprising a) reacting benzofuran-6-carboxylic acid (II) with a non- chlorinated carboxyl activating agent; and b) reacting the activated compound obtained in step a) with compound (III) or a salt thereof to give lifitegrast. It also relates to a process for the purification of lifitegrast (I) by i) reacting lifitegrast with dicyclohexylamine to give the dicyclohexylamine salt of lifitegrast (la); ii) isolating the salt from the reaction medium; iii) converting the isolated salt into lifitegrast by treatment with an acid; and iv) isolating lifitegrast from the reaction medium. It also relates to the dicyclohexylamine salt of lifitegrast (la) and to a process for its preparation. (Formula I, III)
A PROCESS TO OBTAIN A TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE
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The present invention relates to a process for preparing lifitegrast or a salt thereof, wherein the process comprises hydrogenation of compound II in a mixture comprising at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of acetonitrile, a ketone solvent, an ester solvent and a mixture thereof, preferably acetonitrile.
Discovery and development of potent LFA-1/ICAM-1 antagonist SAR 1118 as an ophthalmic solution for treating dry eye
Zhong, Min,Gadek, Thomas R.,Bui, Minna,Shen, Wang,Burnier, John,Barr, Kenneth J.,Hanan, Emily J.,Oslob, Johan D.,Yu, Chul H.,Zhu, Jiang,Arkin, Michelle R.,Evanchik, Marc J.,Flanagan, W. Mike,Hoch, Ute,Hyde, Jennifer,Prabhu, Saileta,Silverman, Jeffrey A.,Wright, Jasmin
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LFA-1/ICAM-1 interaction is essential in support of inflammatory and specific T-cell regulated immune responses by mediating cell adhesion, leukocyte extravasation, migration, antigen presentation, formation of immunological synapse, and augmentation of T-cell receptor signaling. The increase of ICAM-1 expression levels in conjunctival epithelial cells and acinar cells was observed in animal models and patients diagnosed with dry eye. Therefore, it has been hypothesized that small molecule LFA-1/ICAM-1 antagonists could be an effective topical treatment for dry eye. In this letter, we describe the discovery of a potent tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ)-derived LFA-1/ICAM-1 antagonist (SAR 1118) and its development as an ophthalmic solution for treating dry eye.