A composition for preventing and/or treating pancreatitis and a method of prevention and/or treatment of pancreatitis are disclosed. The composition include an aryl ethene compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as an active ingredient. Also disclosed is a use of the aryl ethene compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, in manufacturing a medicament for preventing and/or treating pancreatitis or for treating one or more symptoms of pancreatitis in a patient. The method of prevention and/or treatment of pancreatitis includes administering the aryl ethene compound, an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, in an effective amount to a subject in need thereof.

A composition for preventing and/or treating pancreatitis and a method of prevention and/or treatment of pancreatitis are disclosed. The composition include an aryl ethene compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, as an active ingredient. Also disclosed is a use of the aryl ethene compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, in manufacturing a medicament for preventing and/or treating pancreatitis or for treating one or more symptoms of pancreatitis in a patient. The method of prevention and/or treatment of pancreatitis includes administering the aryl ethene compound, an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, in an effective amount to a subject in need thereof.

The present invention relates to a method for solubilizing poorly water-soluble dietary supplements and pharmaceutically active agents, to the solubilisate produced by this method and respective uses as a dietary supplement or pharmaceutical dosage form. A phosphatidylcholine-based solubilization method is disclosed.

The present invention relates to a method for solubilizing poorly water-soluble dietary supplements and pharmaceutically active agents, to the solubilisate produced by this method and respective uses as a dietary supplement or pharmaceutical dosage form. A phosphatidylcholine-based solubilization method is disclosed.

The present application provides novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful for inhibiting ERK1/2. By administering to a patient in need a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I), wherein X, Y, Z, J, M, and R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 are defined herein, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with dysregulation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer.

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The present application provides novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful for inhibiting ERK1/2. By administering to a patient in need a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I), wherein X, Y, Z, J, M, and R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 are defined herein, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with dysregulation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer.

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A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, (3-(6-(1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamido)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid), and at least one excipient selected from: a filler, a disintegrant, a surfactant, a binder, and a lubricant, the composition being suitable for oral administration to a patient in need thereof to treat a CFTR mediated disease such as Cystic Fibrosis. Processes of preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound 1 are also disclosed.

A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, (3-(6-(1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamido)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid), and at least one excipient selected from: a filler, a disintegrant, a surfactant, a binder, and a lubricant, the composition being suitable for oral administration to a patient in need thereof to treat a CFTR mediated disease such as Cystic Fibrosis. Processes of preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound 1 are also disclosed.

A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, (3-(6-(1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamido)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid), and at least one excipient selected from: a filler, a disintegrant, a surfactant, a binder, and a lubricant, the composition being suitable for oral administration to a patient in need thereof to treat a CFTR mediated disease such as Cystic Fibrosis. Processes of preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound 1 are also disclosed.

The molecular determinants of chronic pancreatitis leading to pancreatic cancer are underexplored. Genetic or pharmacological inactivation of signaling enzyme PBKa prevents pancreatic fibroinflammatory reaction, while increasing its regenerative capacities, which makes PBKa inhibitors an anti-cancer prevention dmg for these patients. Thus the present invention relates to a method for the prophylactic treatment of cancer in a patient suffering from pancreatitis comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a PBKa- selective inhibitor.