Bicyclic sulfone compounds for inhibition of RORgamma activity and the treatment of disease
申请人:Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
公开号:US09266827B2
公开(公告)日:2016-02-23
The invention provides bicyclic sulfone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting RORy activity, reducing the amount of iL-17 in a subject, and treating immune disorders and inflammatory disorders using such bicyclic sulfone compounds. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a medical disorder. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more bicyclic sulfone compounds described herein. In certain other embodiments, the disorder is rheumatoid arthritis.
本发明提供了双环磺酮化合物、药物组合物、抑制RORy活性的方法、减少受试者体内IL-17含量的方法,以及使用这些双环磺酮化合物治疗免疫性疾病和炎症性疾病的方法。本发明的另一方面提供了一种治疗患有医学疾病的受试者的方法。该方法包括向受试者施用本文所述的一种或多种双环磺酮化合物的治疗有效量。在某些其他实施例中,该疾病是类风湿性关节炎。