Epidermal growth-factor inhibitors of formula (I), wherein: 1) Y and Z are both C (carbon), both N or one N and the other C, in which case the ring structure is a linearly fused 6,6 (5 or 6) tricycle, or 2) one of Y and Z is C=C, C=N, whereupon the other one of Y or Z is simply a bond between the two aromatic rings, then the ring structure is a nonlinear 6,6 (5 or 6) tricycle, or 3) one of Y and Z is N, O or S, whereupon the other one of Y or Z is simply a bond between the two aromatic rings, then the ring structure is a fused 6,5 (5 or 6) tricycle; A, B, D and E can all be carbon, or up to two of them can be nitrogen, whereupon the remaining atoms must be carbon, or any two contiguous positions in A-E can be a single heteroatom, N, O or S, forming a five membered fused ring, in which case one of the two remaining atoms must be carbon, and the other can be either carbon or nitrogen. X = O, S, NH or NR9, such that R9 = lower alkyl, OH, NH?2?, lower alkoxy or lower monoalkylamino m = 0-3, and Ar is phenyl, thienyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, imidazolyl, pyrazinyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, naphthyl, benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, indolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl and quinazolinyl.

Bicyclic compounds capable of inhibiting tyrosine kinases of the epidermal growth factor receptor family

Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, are described herein.

Heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof

Corticotropin-releasing factor 1 antagonists selectively reduce ethanol self-administration in ethanol-dependent rats.

Chemical entities that modulate PI3 kinase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the chemical entities, and methods of using these chemical entities for treating diseases and conditions associated with PI3 kinase activity are described herein.

Certain chemical entities, compositions and methods

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) antagonists having formulae (I), (II) or (III) wherein the dashed lines, A, B, Y, Z, G, R3, R4, R5, R6, R16 and R17 are as defined in the description, and processes for preparing them. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the treatment of CNS and stress-related disorders.

Corticotropin releasing factor antagonists

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) antagonists have formula (I), wherein A, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. They are useful in the treatment of illnesses induced or facilitated by CRF, such as inflammatory disorders, and depression and anxiety related disorders.

Yuhpyng Liang Chen

Papers

Pyrazolopyrimidines as crf antagonists