Mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressors contribute to the development and progression of cancer. The present disclosure describes compounds and methods that restore DNA binding affinity of p53 mutants. The compounds of the present disclosure can bind to mutant p53 and restore the ability of the p53 mutant to bind DNA and activate downstream effectors involved in tumor suppression. The disclosed compounds can be used to reduce the progression of cancers that contain a p53 mutation.

The present invention discloses a number of polycyclic amines that are useful as opioid receptor modulators. The compounds of the invention are useful in both therapeutic and diagnostic methods, including for treating pain, neurological disorders, cardiac disorders, bowel disorders, drug and alcohol addiction, drug overdose, urinary disorders, respiratory disorders, sexual dysfunction, psoriasis, graft rejection or cancer.

The present invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations that have a structure (I). The compounds comprise a heterocyclic ring where W, X, Y, and Z generally and independently are S, N or C with the proviso that at least 2 of these positions in the ring are other than carbon. A pyridine or a substituted pyridine A ring and a phenyl or a substituted phenyl B ring are covalently bonded to the heterocyclic ring. Further provided are methods for treating a metabolic disorder, cell proliferative disease, reducing body weight or increasing thermogenesis during weight loss with the compounds of structure as described or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof or both.

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Disclosed is the use of O-(3-piperidino-2-hydroxy-1-propyl)-nicotinic amidoxime (BGP15), its tautomers, enantiomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the treatment of Familial Dysaustonomia.

Disclosed is the use of O-(3-piperidino-2-hydroxy-1-propyl)-nicotinic amidoxime (BGP15), its tautomers, enantiomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the treatment of Familial Dysaustonomia.

The present invention provides a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which contains one or more kinase inhibitors selected from the group consisting of an epithelial cell growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor, an Aurorakinase inhibitor, a protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, an MEK inhibitor, an Met inhibitor, a JNK inhibitor, a Syk inhibitor and a JAK inhibitor, a prostaglandin analogue and an estrogen receptor antagonist, or one or more kinase inhibitors selected from the group consisting of Tivozanib and an analog thereof, SB 216763, Cdk2 Inhibitor II, BUDESONIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, alpha-TOCHOPHEROL, AMODIAQUINE, SU9516, Sunitinib and an analog thereof, GSK-3 Inhibitor XIII, Bisindolylmaleimide I, HYDROQUINONE, FLUNISOLIDE, MGCD-265, Indirubin-3′-monoxime, HYDRASTINE (1R,9S), PIPERINE, BUTAMBEN, Axitinib and an analog thereof, APOMORPHINE, FENBUFEN, Bosutinib (SKI-606) and an analog thereof, a Wee1 Inhibitor, Cdk2 Inhibitor IV, NU6140, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, AT9283, Imatinib, Nilotinib, Rebastinib, and Bafetinib for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of ALS. Particularly, using a compound already on the market as a pharmaceutical product, a pharmaceutical product for the prophylaxis or treatment of ALS can be developed rapidly at a low cost.

The present invention relates to a drug that is for treating or preventing cancer, that is effective in the treatment of cancer, and that comprises a combination of an ALK inhibitor and a VEGF inhibitor. The present invention also relates to a method for treating or preventing cancer and a method for inhibiting tumor growth.

The present invention relates to a drug that is for treating or preventing cancer, that is effective in the treatment of cancer, and that comprises a combination of an ALK inhibitor and a VEGF inhibitor. The present invention also relates to a method for treating or preventing cancer and a method for inhibiting tumor growth.

The invention provides compositions including stabilized multilamellar lipid vesicles having crosslinked lipid bilayers (referred to herein as interbilayer-crosslinked multilamellar vesicles or ICMV) and including an ALK variant, pharmaceutical compositions containing vesicles (e.g., ICMV) including an ALK variant, and methods of treatment using such compositions. The invention provides compositions including stabilized multilamellar lipid vesicles with crosslinked lipid bilayers (e.g., an interbilayer-crosslinked multilamellar vesicle or ICMV) containing an Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) variant as an antigen that is associated with solid tumor cancers.

The invention provides compositions including stabilized multilamellar lipid vesicles having crosslinked lipid bilayers (referred to herein as interbilayer-crosslinked multilamellar vesicles or ICMV) and including an ALK variant, pharmaceutical compositions containing vesicles (e.g., ICMV) including an ALK variant, and methods of treatment using such compositions. The invention provides compositions including stabilized multilamellar lipid vesicles with crosslinked lipid bilayers (e.g., an interbilayer-crosslinked multilamellar vesicle or ICMV) containing an Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) variant as an antigen that is associated with solid tumor cancers.