Methods for preventing or treating diastolic dysfunction in an individual comprising administering to an individual in need of said prevention or treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a (beta) β-secretase inhibitor, compositions comprising a (beta) β-secretase inhibitor for use in treatment of diastolic dysfunction and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a (beta) β-secretase inhibitor.

Methods for preventing or treating diastolic dysfunction in an individual comprising administering to an individual in need of said prevention or treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a (beta) β-secretase inhibitor, compositions comprising a (beta) β-secretase inhibitor for use in treatment of diastolic dysfunction and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a (beta) β-secretase inhibitor.

The present invention is directed to kinase inhibitor compounds having the following structure: or a stereoisomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, oxide, or solvate thereof, where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X, n, R.sup.3, Y, Z, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and = are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions containing the kinase inhibitor compounds, methods of inhibiting activity of a kinase in a cell, methods of increasing cell proliferation in a population of pancreatic beta cells, methods of treating a subject for a condition associated with insufficient insulin secretion, and methods of treating a subject for a neurological disorder. ##STR00001##

The present invention is directed to kinase inhibitor compounds having the following structure: or a stereoisomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, oxide, or solvate thereof, where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X, n, R.sup.3, Y, Z, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and = are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions containing the kinase inhibitor compounds, methods of inhibiting activity of a kinase in a cell, methods of increasing cell proliferation in a population of pancreatic beta cells, methods of treating a subject for a condition associated with insufficient insulin secretion, and methods of treating a subject for a neurological disorder. ##STR00001##

Neuroblastoma is a tumor primarily affecting children. The current standard of care is not curative except in the rare case of a surgically-resectable lesion, although very high survival rates have been documented for low-risk neuroblastoma and moderate-risk neuroblastoma. Taurolidine was developed as an anti-infective, but it has been found to have surprising oncolytic activity in cell cultures and now in a rodent cancer model. The efficacy in rodent model is superior to the efficacy in cell culture. This invention relates to the use of taurolidine hydrolysis products (tarultam and/or taurinamide and/or methylene glycol and/or selected combinations thereof) for the treatment of neuroblastoma in juvenile mammals.

Neuroblastoma is a tumor primarily affecting children. The current standard of care is not curative except in the rare case of a surgically-resectable lesion, although very high survival rates have been documented for low-risk neuroblastoma and moderate-risk neuroblastoma. Taurolidine was developed as an anti-infective, but it has been found to have surprising oncolytic activity in cell cultures and now in a rodent cancer model. The efficacy in rodent model is superior to the efficacy in cell culture. This invention relates to the use of taurolidine hydrolysis products (tarultam and/or taurinamide and/or methylene glycol and/or selected combinations thereof) for the treatment of neuroblastoma in juvenile mammals.

The present invention provides implants comprising a therapeutic drug and a polymer containing polylactic acid (PLA) and optionally polyglycolic acid (PGA). The present invention also provides methods of maintaining a therapeutic level of a drug in a subject, releasing a therapeutic drug at a substantially linear rate, and treating schizophrenia and other diseases and disorders, utilizing implants of the present invention.

The present invention provides implants comprising a therapeutic drug and a polymer containing polylactic acid (PLA) and optionally polyglycolic acid (PGA). The present invention also provides methods of maintaining a therapeutic level of a drug in a subject, releasing a therapeutic drug at a substantially linear rate, and treating schizophrenia and other diseases and disorders, utilizing implants of the present invention.

The invention relates to coated particles with a taste-masked drug substance. The particles comprise a core with a melt-agglomerated active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), optionally a thermolabile API, and a coating comprising a triglyceride and a surfactant. The particles exhibit immediate drug release and a storage-stable release profile. Moreover, the invention provides a hot-melt granulation and hot-melt coating method for manufacturing such coated particles, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the coated particles. The method allows the granulation of APIs with small particle sizes (e.g., mean particle size below 150 μm, or even below 100 μm or 50 μm) into core particles, as well as coating said core particles, at moderate temperatures, thereby preventing the degradation of thermolabile active pharmaceutical ingredients.

The invention relates to coated particles with a taste-masked drug substance. The particles comprise a core with a melt-agglomerated active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), optionally a thermolabile API, and a coating comprising a triglyceride and a surfactant. The particles exhibit immediate drug release and a storage-stable release profile. Moreover, the invention provides a hot-melt granulation and hot-melt coating method for manufacturing such coated particles, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the coated particles. The method allows the granulation of APIs with small particle sizes (e.g., mean particle size below 150 μm, or even below 100 μm or 50 μm) into core particles, as well as coating said core particles, at moderate temperatures, thereby preventing the degradation of thermolabile active pharmaceutical ingredients.