Compounds for treating spinal muscular atrophy

This application is a reissue application of U.S. Pat. No. 9,617,268, issued on Apr. 11, 2017, filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/369,294 on Jun. 27, 2014, which is a U.S. national stage application of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2012/071899, filed Dec. 28, 2012, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/582,064, Dec. 30, 2011, each of PCT/US2013/031232, filed Mar 14, 2013, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/614,932, filed Mar. 23, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference herein in its entirety and for all purposes.

The technology described herein has not been made with U.S. Government support.

PCT Therapeutics, Inc. and F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.

The subject matter disclosed was developed and the claimed invention was made by, or on behalf of, one or more parties to a joint research agreement that was in effect on or before the effective filing date of the claimed invention;

the claimed invention was made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of the joint research agreement; and

the application for patent for the claimed invention discloses or is amended to disclose the names of the parties to the joint research agreement.

Provided herein are compounds, compositions thereof and uses therewith for treating Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in its broadest sense, describes a collection of inherited and acquired central nervous system (CNS) diseases characterized by progressive motor neuron loss in the spinal cord and brainstem causing muscle weakness and muscle atrophy. The most common form of SMA is caused by mutations in the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) gene and manifests over a wide range of severity affecting infants through adults (Crawford and Pardo, Neurobiol. Dis., 1996, 3:97).

Infantile SMA is the most severe form of this neurodegenerative disorder. Symptoms include muscle weakness, poor muscle tone, weak cry, limpness or a tendency to flop, difficulty sucking or swallowing, accumulation of secretions in the lungs or throat, feeding difficulties, and increased susceptibility to respiratory tract infections. The legs tend to be weaker than the arms and developmental milestones, such as lifting the head or sitting up, cannot be reached. In general, the earlier the symptoms appear, the shorter the lifespan. As the motor neuron cells deteriorate, symptoms appear shortly afterward. The severe forms of the disease are fatal and all forms have no known cure. The course of SMA is directly related to the rate of motor neuron cell deterioration and the resulting severity of weakness. Infants with a severe form of SMA frequently succumb to respiratory disease due to weakness in the muscles that support breathing. Children with milder forms of SMA live much longer, although they may need extensive medical support, especially those at the more severe end of the spectrum. The clinical spectrum of SMA disorders has been divided into the following five groups.

(a) Type 0 SMA (In Utero SMA) is the most severe form of the disease and begins before birth. Usually, the first symptom of Type 0 SMA is reduced movement of the fetus that can first be observed between 30 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. After birth, newborns have little movement and difficulties with swallowing and breathing.

(b) Type 1 SMA (Infantile SMA or Werdnig-Hoffmann disease) presents the first symptoms between 0 and 6 months: This type of SMA is also very severe. Patients never achieve the ability to sit, and death usually occurs within the first 2 years without respiratory support.

(c) Type 2 SMA (Intermediate SMA) has an age of onset at 7-18 months. Patients achieve the ability to sit unsupported, but never stand or walk unaided. Prognosis in this group is largely dependent on the degree of respiratory involvement.

(d) Type 3 SMA (Juvenile SMA or Kugelberg-Welander disease) is generally diagnosed after 18 months. Type 3 SMA individuals are able to walk independently at some point during the course of the disease but often become wheelchair-bound during youth or adulthood.

(e) Type 4 SMA (Adult onset SMA). Weakness usually begins in late adolescence in the tongue, hands or feet, then progresses to other areas of the body. The course of adult onset SMA is much slower and has little or no impact on life expectancy.

The SMN gene has been mapped by linkage analysis to a complex region in chromosome 5q. In humans, this region contains an approximately 500 thousand base pairs (kb) inverted duplication resulting in two nearly identical copies of the SMN gene. SMA is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion of the telomeric copy of the gene (SMN1) in both chromosomes, resulting in the loss of SMN1 gene function. However, all patients retain the centromeric copy of the gene (SMN2), and the copy number of the SMN2 gene in SMA patients generally correlates inversely with the disease severity; i.e., patients with less severe SMA have more copies of SMN2. Nevertheless, SMN2 is unable to compensate completely for the loss of SMN1 function due to alternative splicing of exon 7 caused by a translationally silent C to T mutation in exon 7. As a result, the majority of transcripts produced from SMN2 lack exon 7 (SMN2 Δ7), and encode a truncated Smn protein that has an impaired function and is rapidly degraded.

Smn is thought to play a role in RNA processing and metabolism, having a well characterized function of mediating the assembly of a specific class of RNA-protein complexes termed snRNPs. Smn may have other functions in motor neurons, however its role in preventing the selective degeneration of motor neurons is not well established.

In most cases, SMA is diagnosed based on clinical symptoms and by the presence of at least on copy of the SMN1 gene test. However, in approximately 5% of cases SMA is caused by mutation in genes other than the inactivation of SMN1, some known and others not yet defined. In some cases, when the SMN1 gene test is not feasible or does not show any abnormality, other tests such as an electromyography (EMG) or muscle biopsy may be indicated.

Medical care for SMA patients at present is limited to supportive therapy including respiratory, nutritional and rehabilitation care; there is no drug known to address the cause of the disease. Current treatment for SMA consists of prevention and management of the secondary effects of chronic motor unit loss. The major management issue in Type 1 SMA is the prevention and early treatment of pulmonary problems, which are the cause of death in the majority of the cases. While some infants afflicted with SMA grow to be adults, those with Type 1 SMA have a life expectancy of less than two years.

Several mouse models of SMA have been developed. In particular, the SMNΔ7 model (Le et al., Hum. Mol. Genet., 2005, 14:845) carries both the SMN2 gene and several copies of the SMN2Δ7 cDNA and recapitulates many of the phenotypic features of Type 1 SMA. The SMNΔ7 model can be used for both SMN2 expression studies as well as the evaluation of motor function and survival. The C/C-allele mouse model (Jackson Laboratory strain #008714) provides a less severe SMA disease model, with mice having reduced levels of both SMN2 FL mRNA and Smn protein. The C/C-allele mouse phenotype has the SMN2 gene and a hybrid mSmn1-SMN2 gene that undergoes alternative splicing, but does not have overt muscle weakness. The C/C-allele mouse model is used for SMN2 expression studies.

As a result of improved understanding of the genetic basis for SMA, several strategies for treatment have been explored, but none have yet demonstrated success in the clinic.

Gene replacement of SMN1, using viral delivery vectors, and cell replacement, using differentiated SMN1 +/+ stem cells, have demonstrated efficacy in animal models of SMA. More research is needed to determine the safety and immune response and to address the requirement for the initiation of treatment at the neonatal stage before these approaches can be applied to humans.

Correction of alternative splicing of SMN2 in cultured cells has also been achieved using synthetic nucleic acids as therapeutic agents: (i) antisense oligonucleotides that target sequence elements in SMN2 pre-mRNA and shift the outcome of the splicing reaction toward the generation of full length SMN2 mRNA (Passim et al., Sci. Transl. Med., 2011, 3:72ra18; and, Hua et al., Nature, 2011, 478:123) and (ii) trans-splicing RNA molecules that provide a fully functional RNA sequence that replace the mutant fragment during splicing and generate a full length SMN1 mRNA (Coady and Lorson, J Neurosci., 2010, 30:126).

Other approaches under exploration include searching for drugs that increase Smn levels, enhance residual Smn function, or compensate for loss of Smn. Aminoglycosides have been shown to enhance expression of stabilized Smn produced from SMN2 Δ7 mRNA by promoting the translational read-through of the aberrant stop codon, but have poor central nervous system penetration and are toxic after repeated dosing. Chemotherapeutic agents, such as aclarubicin, have been shown to increase Smn in cell culture; however, the toxicity profile of these drugs prohibits long-term use in SMA patients. Some drugs under clinical investigation for the treatment of SMA include transcription activators such as histone deacetylase (“HDAC”) inhibitors (e.g., butyrates, valproic acid, and hydroxyurea), and mRNA stabilizers (mRNA decapping inhibitor RG3039 from Repligen), intended to increase the amount of total RNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene. However, the use of HDAC inhibitors or mRNA stabilizers does not address the underlying cause of SMA and may result in a global increase in transcription and gene expression with potential safety problems in humans.

In an alternative approach, neuroprotective agents such as olesoxime have been chosen for investigation. Such strategies are not aimed at producing functional Smn for the treatment of SMA, but instead are being explored to protect the Smn-deficient motor neurons from neurodegeneration.

A system designed to identify compounds that increase the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN into RNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene and certain benzooxazole and benzoisoxazole compounds identified thereby have been described in International Application PCT/US2009/003238 filed May 27, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2009/151546 and United States Publication Number US2011/0086833). A system designed to identify compounds that produce a stabilized Smn protein from SMN2 Δ7 mRNA and certain isoindolinone compounds identified thereby have been described in International Application PCT/US2009/004625 filed Aug. 13, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2010/019236 and United States Publication Number US2011/0172284). Each of the foregoing documents is herein incorporated in their entirety and for all purposes.

All other documents referred to herein are incorporated by reference into the present application as though fully set forth herein.

Despite the progress made in understanding the genetic basis and pathophysiology of SMA, there remains a need to identify compounds that alter the course of spinal muscular atrophy, one of the most devastating childhood neurological diseases.

In one aspect, provided herein are compounds of Formula (I):

or a form thereof, wherein: w 1 , w 2 , R a and R b are as defined herein. In one embodiment, provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof for treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

SMA is caused by deletion or mutation of the SMN1 gene, resulting in selective degeneration of Smn-deficient motor neurons. Although human subjects retain several copies of the SMN2 gene, the small amount of functional Smn protein expressed from SMN2 does not fully compensate for the loss of Smn that would have been expressed from the SMN1 gene. The compounds, compositions thereof and uses therewith described herein are based, in part, on the Applicants discovery that a compound of Formula (I) increases the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN2 minigene. The minigene reproduces the alternative splicing reaction of exon 7 of SMN2 which results in the loss of exon 7 in the majority of SMN2 transcripts. Thus, compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof may be used to modulate inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. Applicants have also discovered that a compound of Formula (I) increases the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 minigene. Thus, compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof may be used to modulate the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof that may be used to modulate the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. In another specific embodiment, provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof that may be used to modulate the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene. In yet another embodiment, provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof that may be used to modulate the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes, respectively.

In another aspect, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for treating SMA. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof The compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is preferably administered to a human subject in a pharmaceutical composition. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) for treating SMA, wherein the compound enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. Without being limited by theory, compounds of Formula (I) enhance inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene and increase levels of Smn protein produced from the SMN2 gene, and thus can be used to treat SMA in a human subject in need thereof.

In another aspect, provided herein are primers and/or probes described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13, and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) and the use of those primers and/or probes. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is an isolated nucleotide sequence comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is an isolated nucleotide sequence consisting essentially of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is an isolated nucleotide sequence consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13.

In certain embodiments, the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 may be used as a biomarker for SMA, such as disclosed herein. In other embodiments, the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 may be used as a biomarker for treating a patient with a compound, such as disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In certain embodiments, the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 as well as the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 may be used as biomarkers for treating a patient with a compound, such as disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In accordance with these embodiments, an SMN primer(s) and/or an SMN probe described below may be used in assays, such as PCR (e.g., qPCR), rolling circle amplification, and RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR) to assess and/or quantify the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene and/or SMN2 gene and does or does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2.

In a specific embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to determine whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN2 gene.

In a specific embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to determine whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 gene.

In a specific embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to determine whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene.

In another embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 7, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to monitor the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in a patient sample. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 7, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to monitor the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in a patient sample. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 7, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to monitor the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in a patient sample. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 7, 8, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to monitor a patient's response to a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof). In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for determining whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising (a) contacting mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN2 minigene described herein or in International Application PCT/US2009/004625, filed Aug. 13, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2010/019236) or United States Publication Number US2011/0172284 in the presence of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) with a primer(s) described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1 and/or 2) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, PCR, endpoint RT-PCR, qPCR or rolling circle amplification; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of the SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound does not enhance the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene.

In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for determining whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising (a) contacting mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 minigene described in International Application PCT/US2009/004625, filed Aug. 13, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2010/019236) or United States Publication Number US2011/0172284 in the presence of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) with a primer(s) described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1 and/or 2) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, PCR, endpoint RT-PCR, qPCR or rolling circle amplification; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of the SMN1, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound does not enhance the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene.

In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for determining whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising (a) contacting mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN2 minigene described herein or in International Application PCT/US2009/004625, filed Aug. 13, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2010/019236) or United States Publication Number US2011/0172284 in the presence of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) with a probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of the SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound does not enhance the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene.

In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for determining whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising (a) contacting mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 minigene described in International Application PCT/US2009/004625, filed Aug. 13, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2010/019236) or United States Publication Number US2011/0172284 in the presence of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) with a probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of the SMN1, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound does not enhance the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene.

In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for determining whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising (a) contacting mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN2 minigene described herein or in International Application PCT/US2009/004625, filed Aug. 13, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2010/019236) or United States Publication Number US2011/0172284 in the presence of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) with a primer(s) (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1 or 2) and/or a probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for, e.g, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of the SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound does not enhance the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene.

In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for determining whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising (a) contacting mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 minigene described in International Application PCT/US2009/004625, filed Aug. 13, 2009 (published as International Publication Number WO2010/019236) or United States Publication Number US2011/0172284 in the presence of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein) with a primer(s) (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1 or 2) and/or a probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for, e.g, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of the SMN1, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the presence of the compound relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 in the absence of the compound indicates that the compound does not enhance the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene.

In another aspect, provided herein are kits comprising a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) and the use thereof.

FIG. 1 , referenced in Biological Example 1, is a schematic drawing of the SMN2 minigene construct, which features the two alternatively spliced mRNA transcripts. The nucleotide added to exon 7 of SMN2 after nucleic residue 48 is indicated by the letter “A,” which could be adenine, cytosine, or thymine. The presence of one or more stop codon(s) generated in Exon 8 is indicated by “Stop.”

FIG. 2 , referenced in Biological Example 1, provides the DNA sequence of the minigene from the SMN2-A minigene construct SEQ ID NO. 21 ( FIG. 2a ). As shown in FIG. 2b , the following subsequences can be found:

1-70: 5′UTR (deg); 71-79: exon 6: start codon and BamHI site (atgggatcc); 80-190: exon 6; 191-5959: intron 6; 5960-6014: exon 7 with A insert (position 6008); 6015-6458: intron 7; 6459-6481: part of exon 8; 6482-8146: BamHI site (sequence at 5′ end), luciferase coding sequence starting with codon 2 (without initiation codon), Notl site (sequence at 3′ end), TAA stop codon; and 8147-8266: 3′UTR (deg).

FIG. 3 , referenced in Biological Example 2, shows the correction of SMN2 minigene alternative splicing in cells treated with rising concentrations of Compound 35 ( FIG. 3a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 3b ) over a 24 hr period. The levels of full length SMN2 minigene mRNA were quantified using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). The level of full length SMN2 minigene mRNA in compound-treated samples was normalized to that in vehicle-treated samples and plotted as a function of the compound concentration.

FIG. 4 , referenced in Biological Example 3, shows the correction of SMN2 alternative splicing in Type 1 SMA patient fibroblasts treated with rising concentrations of Compound 35 ( FIG. 4a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 4b ) over a 24 hr period. The levels of full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNAs were quantified using RT-qPCR. The levels of full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNAs in compound-treated samples were normalized to those in vehicle-treated samples and plotted as a function of the compound concentration.

FIG. 5 , referenced in Biological Example 4, shows the correction of SMN2 alternative splicing in Type 1 SMA patient fibroblasts treated with rising concentrations of Compound 35 ( FIG. 5a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 5b ) over a 24 hr period. The full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNAs were amplified using reverse transcription-end point PCR (RT-PCR) and PCR products were separated using agarose gel electrophoresis. The top and bottom bands correspond to the full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNAs respectively. The intensity of each band is proportional to the amount of RNA present in the sample.

FIG. 6 , referenced in Biological Example 5, shows the correction of SMN2 alternative splicing (in both the SMN2 gene and the hybrid mouse Smn1-SMN2 gene) in brain and muscle tissues of C/C-allele SMA mouse model treated for 10 days twice per day with 10 mg/kg of Compound 35 ( FIG. 6a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 6b ). The levels of full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNAs were quantified using RT-qPCR, the combined full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNA quantity was set to 1, and fractional quantities of full length and Δ7 SMN2 were calculated.

FIG. 7 , referenced in Biological Example 6, shows the correction of SMN2 alternative splicing (in both the SMN2 gene and the hybrid mouse Smn1-SMN2 gene) in brain and muscle tissues of C/C-allele SMA mouse model treated for 10 days twice per day with 10 mg/kg of Compound 35 ( FIG. 7a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 7b ). The full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNAs were amplified using RT-PCR. The PCR products were separated using agarose gel electrophoresis. The top and bottom bands correspond to the full length and Δ7 SMN2 mRNAs respectively. The intensity of each band is proportional to the amount of RNA present in the sample. The GAPDH loading control is shown for Compound 626.

FIG. 8 , referenced in Biological Example 7, shows a dose dependent increase in Smn protein expression in SMA Type 1 human fibroblast cells treated over a 48 hour period with Compound 35 ( FIG. 8a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 8b ).

FIG. 9 , referenced in Biological Example 8, shows an increase in nuclear speckle counts (gems) in Type 1 SMA patient fibroblasts treated with Compound 35 ( FIG. 9a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 9b ) over a 48 hour period. Speckles were counted using fluorescence microscopy. The number of speckles in compound-treated samples was normalized to that in vehicle-treated samples and plotted as a function of the compound concentration.

FIG. 10 , referenced in Biological Example 9, shows an increase in Smn protein expression (black circles) in motor neurons generated from iPS cells generated from Type 1 SMA patient fibroblasts treated with Compound 35 ( FIG. 10a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 10b ) over a 72 hour period. The level of Smn protein was quantified using Smn immunostaining and confocal fluorescence microscopy. The level of Smn protein in compound-treated samples was normalized to that in vehicle-treated samples and plotted as a function of the compound concentration.

FIG. 11 , referenced in Biological Example 11, shows increased Smn protein expression in tissues (Brain: FIG. 11a ; Spinal cord: FIG. 11b ; and Muscle: FIG. 11c ) of C/C-allele SMA mouse model treated for 10 days twice per day with 10 mg/kg of Compound 35 and Compound 626.

FIG. 12 , referenced in Biological Example 12, shows a dose dependent increase in Smn protein expression in tissues (Brain: FIG. 12a and FIG. 12b ; Spinal cord: FIG. 12c and FIG. 12d ; and Muscle: FIG. 12e and FIG. 12f ) of neonatal Δ7 SMA mouse model treated for 7 days once per day with indicated doses of Compound 35 and Compound 626, respectively.

FIG. 13 , referenced in Biological Example 13, shows differences in body weight of neonatal Δ7 SMA mouse model treated until postnatal day 66 with Compound 35 ( FIG. 13a ) and until postnatal day 76 with Compound 626 ( FIG. 13b ).

FIG. 14 , referenced in Biological Example 14, shows improved righting reflex of neonatal Δ7 SMA mouse model treated with Compound 35.

FIG. 15 , referenced in Biological Example 15, shows improved survival in a neonatal Δ7 SMA mouse model treated with Compound 35 ( FIG. 15a ) and Compound 626 ( FIG. 15b ).

FIG. 16 , referenced in Biological Example 15, shows increased Smn protein expression in tissues (Brain: FIG. 16a ; and Muscle: FIG. 16b ) in a neonatal Δ7 SMA mouse model treated until postnatal day 47-55 (P47-55) with Compound 35 and until postnatal day 68 (P68) with Compound 626 relative to vehicle treated and age-matched heterozygous mice.

Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I):

or a form thereof, wherein:

w 1 and w 2 are C—R 1 or C—R 2 ; wherein, one of w 1 and w 2 is C—R 1 and the other is C—R 2 , provided that, when w 1 is C—R 1 , then w 2 is C—R 2 ; or, when w 1 is C—R 2 , then w 2 is C—R 1 ; R 1 is C 1-8 alkyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heterocyclyl-amino, (heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-oxy, heterocyclyl-carbonyl, heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heteroaryl-amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl or (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 3 substituents and one additional, optional R 4 substituent; and, wherein, alternatively, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two, three or four R 3 substituents; R 2 is aryl, aryl-amino, aryl-amino-carbonyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl or heteroaryl-amino; wherein, each instance of aryl, heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent; R a is, in each instance, independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or C 1-8 alkyl; R b is hydrogen, halogen, C 1-8 alkyl or C 1-8 alkoxy; R 3 is, in each instance, independently selected from cyano, halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino; R 4 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-C 1-8 alkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl, aryl-C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, aryl-sulfonyloxy-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of C 3-14 cycloalkyl, aryl and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 5 substituents; R 5 is, in each instance, independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio; R 6 is, in each instance, independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio; and, R 7 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-oxy, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl.

Embodiments

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is C 1-8 alkyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heterocyclyl-amino, (heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-oxy, heterocyclyl-carbonyl, heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heteroaryl-amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl or (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heterocyclyl-amino, (heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-oxy, heterocyclyl-carbonyl, heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heteroaryl-amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl or (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In another embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl selected from azetidinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, 1,4-diazepanyl, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, (3aS,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(2H)-yl, (3aS,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(2H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, octahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridinyl, (4aR,7aR)-octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridinyl, (4aS,7aS)-octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridinyl, hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (7R,8aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aS)-octahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aR)-octahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(2H)-one, octahydro-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazinyl, 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl, (1R,5S)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, (1R,5S)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enyl, (1R,5S)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enyl, 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, (1R,5S)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, (1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, 3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, (1R,5S)-3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, 1,4-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]nonyl, azaspiro[3.3]heptyl, 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, 2,7-diazaspiro[3.5]nonyl, 5,8-diazaspiro[3.5]nonyl, 2,7-diazaspiro[4.4]nonyl or 6,9-diazaspiro[4.5]decyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In another embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl selected from azetidin-1-yl, tetrahydrofuran-3-yl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, piperidin-4-yl, piperazin-1-yl, 1,4-diazepan-1-yl, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-3-yl, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-1(2H)-yl, (3aS,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-1(2H)-yl, (3aS,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-5(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-5(1H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl, octahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-5-yl, octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, (4aR,7aR)-octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, (4aS,7aS)-octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-6(2H)-one, (7R,8aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, (8aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, (8aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, (8aS)-octahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, (8aR)-octahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, octahydro-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl, 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl, (1R,5S)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-3-yl, (1R,5S)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-3-yl, 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl, (1R,5S)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl, (1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl, 3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl, (1R,5S)-3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl, 1,4-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]non-4-yl, azaspiro[3.3]hept-2-yl, 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]hept-2-yl, 2,7-diazaspiro[3.5]non-7-yl, 5,8-diazaspiro[3.5]non-8-yl, 2,7-diazaspiro[4.4]non-2-yl or 6,9-diazaspiro[4.5]dec-9-yl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In another embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is substituted heterocyclyl selected from (3aS,6aS)-1-methylhexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-5(1H)-yl, (3aS,6aS)-5-methylhexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-1(2H)-yl, (3aR,6aR)-1-methylhexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-5(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aS)-5-methylhexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aS)-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aS)-5-(propan-2-yl)hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aS)-5-ethylhexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl, (4aR,7aR)-1-methyloctahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, (4aR,7aR)-1-ethyloctahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, (4aR,7aR)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, (4aS,7aS)-1-methyloctahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, (4aS,7aS)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-yl, (7R,8aS)-7-hydroxyhexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, (8aS)-8a-methyloctahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, (8aR)-8a-methyloctahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2(1H)-yl, (1R,5S,6s)-6-(dimethylamino)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl, (1R,5S)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl, 9-methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl, (3-exo)-9-methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl, (1R,5S)-9-methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl, (1S,4S)-5-methyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl or (1S,4S)-5-ethyl-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from morpholinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, imidazolyl or pyrrolidinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl selected from morpholin-4-yl-methyl, morpholin-4-yl-ethyl, morpholin-4-yl-propyl, piperidin-1-yl-methyl, piperazin-1-yl-methyl, piperazin-1-yl-ethyl, piperazin-1-yl-propyl, piperazin-1-yl-butyl, imidazol-1-yl-methyl, imidazol-1-yl-ethyl, imidazol-1-yl-propyl, imidazol-1-yl-butyl, pyrrolidin-1-yl-methyl, pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethyl, pyrrolidin-1-yl-propyl or pyrrolidin-1-yl-butyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl or morpholinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy selected from pyrrolidin-2-yl-methoxy, pyrrolidin-2-yl-ethoxy, pyrrolidin-1-yl-methoxy, pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethoxy, piperidin-1-yl-methoxy, piperidin-1-yl-ethoxy, morpholin-4-yl-methoxy or morpholin-4-yl-ethoxy; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-amino, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl or (1R,5S)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-amino selected from azetidin-3-yl-amino, pyrrolidin-3-yl-amino, piperidin-4-yl-amino, 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl-amino, (1R,5S)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl-amino, 9-methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl-amino, (3-exo)-9-methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl-amino or (1R,5S)-9-methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-3-yl-amino; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is (heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from pyrrolidinyl or piperidinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is (heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino selected from (pyrrolidin-3-yl)(methyl)amino or (piperidin-4-yl)(methyl)amino; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from tetrahydrofuranyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, selected from 3-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl-amino)propyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from tetrahydrofuranyl, thienyl or pyridinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, selected from 3-[(tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethyl)amino]propyl, 3-[(thiophenyl-3-ylmethyl)amino]propyl, 3-[(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino]propyl or 3-[(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)amino]propyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-oxy, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from pyrrolidinyl or piperidinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-oxy selected from pyrrolidin-3-yl-oxy or piperidin-4-yl-oxy; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-carbonyl, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from piperazinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-carbonyl selected from piperazin-1-yl-carbonyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy, wherein heterocyclyl is selected from piperazinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy selected from piperazin-1-yl-carbonyl-oxy; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein aryl is selected from phenyl; wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl selected from 3-(benzylamino)propyl; wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from pyridinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heteroaryl selected from pyridin-4-yl; wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from 1H-imidazolyl; and, wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl selected from 1H-imidazol-1-yl-methyl; wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, wherein heteroaryl is selected from pyridinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino selected from (pyridin-3-yl-methyl)(methyl)amino; wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein heteroaryl is selected from thienyl or pyridinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 1 is heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl selected from thien-3-yl-methyl-amino-propyl, pyridin-2-yl-methyl-amino-propyl, pyridin-3-yl-methyl-amino-propyl or pyridin-4-yl-methyl-amino-propyl; wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is selected from cyano, halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino or (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is selected from cyano, halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino or (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is C 1-8 alkyl selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is C 1-8 alkyl selected from ethyl, propyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is halo-C 1-8 alkyl selected from trihalo-methyl, dihalo-methyl, halo-methyl, trihalo-ethyl, dihalo-ethyl, halo-ethyl, trihalo-propyl, dihalo-propyl or halo-propyl; wherein, halo is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is halo-C 1-8 alkyl selected from trihalo-methyl, dihalo-methyl, halo-methyl, trihalo-ethyl, dihalo-ethyl, trihalo-propyl or dihalo-propyl; wherein, halo is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl selected from hydroxy-methyl, hydroxy-ethyl, hydroxy-propyl, dihydroxy-propyl, hydroxy-butyl or dihydroxy-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl selected from hydroxy-methyl, dihydroxy-propyl, hydroxy-butyl or dihydroxy-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is C 1-8 alkoxy selected from methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or isopropoxy.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is halo-C 1-8 alkoxy selected from trihalo-methoxy, dihalo-methoxy, halo-methoxy, trihalo-ethoxy, dihalo-ethoxy, halo-ethoxy, trihalo-propoxy, dihalo-propoxy or halo-propoxy; wherein, halo is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino selected from methoxy-carbonyl-amino, ethoxy-carbonyl-amino, propoxy-carbonyl-amino, isopropoxy-carbonyl-amino, tert-butoxy-carbonyl-amino.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl; wherein, each instance of C 3-14 cycloalkyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is C 3-8 cycloalkyl selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl; wherein, each instance of C 3-8 cycloalkyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein C 3-14 cycloalkyl is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl; and, wherein, each instance of C 3-14 cycloalkyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is C 3-8 cycloalkyl-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein C 3-8 cycloalkyl is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl; and, wherein, each instance of C 3-8 cycloalkyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl-amino, wherein C 3-14 cycloalkyl is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl; and, wherein, each instance of C 3-14 cycloalkyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is C 3-8 cycloalkyl-amino, wherein C 3-8 cycloalkyl is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl; and, wherein, each instance of C 3-8 cycloalkyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is aryl-C 1-8 alkyl, aryl-C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl or aryl-sulfonyloxy-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein each instance of aryl is selected from phenyl; and, wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is aryl-C 1-8 alkyl or aryl-C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, wherein each instance of aryl is selected from phenyl; and, wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is heterocyclyl selected from oxetanyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, 1,3-dioxanyl or morpholinyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is heterocyclyl selected from oxetan-3-yl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, piperazin-1-yl, 1,3-dioxan-5-yl or morpholin-4-yl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein each instance of heterocyclyl is selected from pyrrolidinyl or piperidinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 4 is heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl selected from pyrrolidin-1-yl-C 1-8 alkyl or piperidin-1-yl-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 5 is selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 5 is hydroxy.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 5 is C 1-8 alkyl selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl or tert-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 5 is C 1-8 alkyl selected from ethyl, propyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 5 is halo-C 1-8 alkyl selected from trihalo-methyl, dihalo-methyl, halo-methyl, trihalo-ethyl, dihalo-ethyl, halo-ethyl, trihalo-propyl, dihalo-propyl or halo-propyl; wherein, halo is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 5 is C 1-8 alkoxy selected from methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or isopropoxy.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 5 is halo-C 1-8 alkoxy selected from trihalo-methoxy, dihalo-methoxy, halo-methoxy, trihalo-ethoxy, dihalo-ethoxy, halo-ethoxy, trihalo-propoxy, dihalo-propoxy or halo-propoxy; wherein, halo is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is aryl selected from phenyl; wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is aryl-amino, wherein aryl is selected from phenyl; and, wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is aryl-amino selected from phenyl-amino; wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is aryl-amino-carbonyl, wherein aryl is selected from phenyl; wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is aryl-amino-carbonyl selected from phenyl-amino-carbonyl; wherein, each instance of aryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is heterocyclyl selected from 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 3a,7a-dihydrooxazolo[4,5-b]pyridinyl or 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In another embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is heterocyclyl selected from 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl, 1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl or 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-6-yl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is heteroaryl selected from thienyl, 1H-pyrazolyl, 1H-imidazolyl, 1,3-thiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, indolyl, 1H-indazolyl, 2H-indazolyl, indolizinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothienyl, 1H-benzimidazolyl, 1,3-benzothiazolyl, 1,3-benzooxazolyl, 9H-purinyl, furo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, furo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, furo[2,3-c]pyridinyl, thieno[3,2-c]pyridinyl, thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl, 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl, 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazinyl, pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazinyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl, [1,3]oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazinyl, imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazolyl, imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazolyl or quinoxalinyl; wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In another embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is heteroaryl selected from thien-2-yl, thien-3-yl, 1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 1H-pyrazol-4-yl, 1H-pyrazol-5-yl, 1H-imidazol-1-yl, 1H-imidazol-4-yl, 1,3-thiazol-2-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, 1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl, pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyridin-4-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl, 1H-indol-3-yl, 1H-indol-4-yl, indol-5-yl, indol-6-yl, 1H-indazol-5-yl, 2H-indazol-5-yl, indolizin-2-yl, benzofuran-2-yl, benzothien-2-yl, benzothien-3-yl, 1H-benzimidazol-2-yl, 1H-benzimidazol-6-yl, 1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 1,3-benzoxazol-5-yl, 1,3-benzoxazol-6-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-5-yl, 1,3-benzothiazol-6-yl, 9H-purin-8-yl, furo[3,2-b]pyridin-2-yl, furo[3,2-c]pyridin-2-yl, furo[2,3-c]pyridin-2-yl, thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-2-yl, thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl, 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yl, 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-4-yl, pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-7-yl, pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-7-yl, pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazin-2-yl, pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazin-6-yl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-2-yl, imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazol-6-yl, imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-6-yl, [1,3]oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-6-yl, imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidin-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-2-yl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl or quinoxalin-2-yl; wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In another embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is substituted heteroaryl selected from 4-methylthiophen-2-yl, 1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 4-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 1-phenyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl, 2-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl, 4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl, 4-phenyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl, 5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, 3-fluoropyridin-4-yl, 6-fluoropyridin-2-yl, 2-chloropyridin-4-yl, 4-chloropyridin-3-yl, 5-chloropyridin-2-yl, 6-methylpyridin-3-yl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 2-methoxypyridin-4-yl, 4-methoxypyridin-3-yl, 6-methoxypyridin-2-yl, 2-ethoxypyridin-3-yl, 6-ethoxypyridin-2-yl, 6-(propan-2-yloxy)pyridin-2-yl, 6-(dimethylamino)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(methylsulfanyl)pyridin-2-yl, 6-(cyclobutyloxy)pyridin-2-yl, 6-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl, 2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl, 2-(propan-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl, 2-cyclopropylpyrimidin-4-yl, 1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl, 2-methyl-2H-indazol-5-yl, 1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl, 4-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl 5-fluoro-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl, 4-fluoro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 5-fluoro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 4-chloro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 4-iodo-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-6-yl, 4-methyl-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl, 4-chloro-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl, 7-chloro-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl, 2-methyl-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl, 5-methylfuro[3,2-b]pyridin-2-yl, 4,6-dimethylfuro[3,2-c]pyridin-2-yl, 5,7-dimethylfuro[2,3-c]pyridin-2-yl, 4,6-dimethylthieno[3,2-c]pyridin-2-yl, 2,4-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl, 1-methylpyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-7-yl, 3-methylpyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-7-yl, 1,3-dimethylpyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-7-yl, 2-methylpyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazin-6-yl, 5-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yl, 4,6-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-2-yl, 2-chloroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazol-6-yl, 2-methylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazol-6-yl, 3-methylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazol-6-yl, 2-ethylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazol-6-yl, 2-methylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-6-yl, 6-cyanoimidazo[1,2-c]pyridin-2-yl (also referred to as 2-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-6-carbonitrile), 6-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 6,8-difluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 7-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 6-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 7-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 5-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 7-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 7-ethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-ethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 6,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-ethyl-6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 7-methoxyimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-methoxyimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 6-fluoro-8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-fluoro-6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-chloro-6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 6-methyl-8-nitroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 8-cyclopropylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, 2-ethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, 2,3-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, 2,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, 8-chloro-2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, 8-fluoro-2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl, 6-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl, 6-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl, 6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl, 7-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl, 2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-6-yl, 6-methylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-2-yl, 2-methyl-3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-6-yl, 6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl, 8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl, 6,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-c]pyrazin-2-yl, 6-chloro-8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl, 6-methyl-8-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl or 8-(methylsulfanyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is heteroaryl-amino, wherein heteroaryl is selected from pyridinyl or pyrimidinyl; and, wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In another embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 2 is heteroaryl-amino selected from pyridin-2-yl-amino, pyridin-3-yl-amino or pyrimidin-2-yl-amino; wherein, each instance of heteroaryl is optionally substituted.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is C 1-8 alkyl selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is C 1-8 alkyl selected from ethyl, propyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is C 2-8 alkenyl selected from ethenyl, allyl or buta-1,3-dienyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is C 2-8 alkenyl selected from ethenyl or allyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is halo-C 1-8 alkyl selected from trihalo-methyl, dihalo-methyl, halo-methyl, trihalo-ethyl, dihalo-ethyl, halo-ethyl, trihalo-propyl, dihalo-propyl or halo-propyl; wherein, halo is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl selected from hydroxy-methyl, hydroxy-ethyl, hydroxy-propyl, dihydroxy-propyl, hydroxy-butyl or dihydroxy-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl selected from hydroxy-methyl, dihydroxy-propyl, hydroxy-butyl or dihydroxy-butyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is C 1-8 alkoxy selected from methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or iso-propoxy.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is halo-C 1-8 alkoxy selected from trihalo-methoxy, dihalo-methoxy, halo-methoxy, trihalo-ethoxy, dihalo-ethoxy, halo-ethoxy, trihalo-propoxy, dihalo-propoxy or halo-propoxy; wherein, halo is selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-oxy, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl; wherein C 3-14 cycloalkyl is selected from cyclopropyl or cyclobutoxy; wherein aryl is selected from phenyl; wherein heterocyclyl is selected from pyrrolidinyl or 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl; and, wherein heteroaryl is selected from thienyl or pyridinyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl or C 3-14 cycloalkyl-oxy, wherein each instance of C 3-14 cycloalkyl is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is C 3-8 cycloalkyl or C 3-8 cycloalkyl-oxy, wherein each instance of C 3-8 cycloalkyl is selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is aryl selected from phenyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is heterocyclyl selected from pyrrolidinyl or 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is heterocyclyl selected from pyrrolidin-1-yl or 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is heteroaryl selected from thienyl or pyridinyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is heteroaryl selected from pyridinyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is heteroaryl selected from thien-2-yl or pyridin-2-yl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is heteroaryl selected from pyridin-2-yl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), the compound is selected from Formula (Ia) or Formula (Ib):

or a form thereof, wherein all variables are as previously defined.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is selected from (methyl) 2 -amino and R 2 is benzothiazol-2-yl optionally substituted with one R 6 substituent, then R 6 is other than chloro. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is selected from (methyl) 2 -amino or (2-fluoro-ethyl)(methyl)amino, then R 2 is benzothiazol-2-yl substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is piperazin-1-yl substituted with one R 3 substituent selected from methyl, 2-fluoro-ethyl, 2-hydroxy-ethyl or 3-hydroxy-propyl; or, one R 4 substituent selected from 3-(4-methyl-phenyl-sulfonyloxy)-propyl, then R 2 is benzothiazol-2-yl substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is piperazin-1-yl substituted with one R 3 substituent selected from 2-fluoro-ethyl and R 2 is imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl optionally substituted with one R 6 substituent, then R 6 is other than chloro. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is (2-fluoro-ethyl)(methyl)amino and R 2 is [1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-yl optionally substituted with one R 7 substituent, then R 7 is other than thien-2-yl. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is piperazin-1-yl substituted with one R 3 substituent selected from 3-fluoro-propyl and R 2 is thiazol-2-yl optionally substituted with two R 6 substituents, then R 6 is not simultaneously methyl and buta-1,3-dienyl. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is selected from methyl-amino or (methyl) 2 -amino, then R 2 is benzooxazol-2-yl substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is selected from (methyl) 2 -amino and R 2 is benzooxazol-2-yl optionally substituted with one R 6 substituent, then R 6 is other than chloro. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is piperazin-1-yl substituted with one R 3 substituent selected from methyl, then R 2 is benzooxazol-2-yl substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is selected from (methyl) 2 -amino, then R 2 is 1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), when w 1 is C—R 1 , w 2 is C—R 2 and R 1 is selected from (methyl) 2 -amino and R 2 is 1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl substituted with one R 6 substituent, then R 6 is other than methyl.

In certain embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is other than:

3-benzothiazol-2-yl-7-[4-(2-fluoro-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-chromen-2-one, 3-benzothiazol-2-yl-7-[4-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-chromen-2-one, 3-(6-chloro-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-7-[4-(2-fluoro-ethyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-chromen-2-one, 3-benzothiazol-2-yl-7-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-chromen-2-one, 3-benzothiazol-2-yl-7-[(2-fluoro-ethyl)-methyl-amino]-chromen-2-one, 7-[(2-fluoro-ethyl)-methyl-amino]-3-(5-thiophene-2-yl-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-yl)-chromen-2-one, 3-(4-buta-1,3-dienyl-5-methyl-thiazol-2-yl)-7-[4-(3-fluoro-propyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-chromen-2-one, toluene-4-sulfonic acid 3-[4-(3-benzothiazol-2-yl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)-piperazin-1-yl]-propyl ester, 3-benzothiazol-2-yl-7-[4-(3-hydroxy-propyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-chromen-2-one, 3-benzooxazol-2-yl-7-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-chromen-2-one, 7-dimethylamino-3-(1-methyl-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-chromen-2-one, 3-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-7-dimethylamino-chromen-2-one, 3-(6-chloro-benzothiazol-2-yl)-7-dimethylamino-chromen-2-one, 3-benzothiazol-2-yl-7-dimethylamino-chromen-2-one, 3-benzooxazol-2-yl-7-dimethylamino-chromen-2-one, 3-benzooxazol-2-yl-7-methylamino-chromen-2-one, and 3-(5-chloro-benzooxazol-2-yl)-7-dimethylamino-chromen-2-one.

Further provided herein are compounds of Formula (I):

or a form thereof, wherein:

w 1 and w 2 are C—R 1 or C—R 2 ; wherein, one of w 1 and w 2 is C—R 1 and the other is C—R 2 , provided that, when w 1 is C—R 1 , then w 2 is C—R 2 ; or, when w 1 is C—R 2 , then w 2 is C—R 1 ; R 1 is amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heterocyclyl-amino, (heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-oxy, heterocyclyl-carbonyl, heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heteroaryl-amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl or (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 3 substituents and one additional, optional R 4 substituent; and, wherein, alternatively, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two, three or four R 3 substituents; R 2 is aryl, aryl-amino, aryl-amino-carbonyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl or heteroaryl-amino; wherein, each instance of aryl, heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent; R a is, in each instance, independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or C 1-8 alkyl; R b is hydrogen, halogen, C 1-8 alkyl or C 1-8 alkoxy; R 3 is, in each instance, independently selected from cyano, halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino; R 4 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-C 1-8 alkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl, aryl-C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of C 3-14 cycloalkyl, aryl and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 5 substituents; R 5 is, in each instance, independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio; R 6 is, in each instance, independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio; and, R 7 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-oxy, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 3 is, in each instance, independently selected from cyano, halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 6 is, in each instance, independently selected from hydroxy, cyano, nitro, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio. In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), R 7 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-oxy, aryl or heterocyclyl.

In one embodiment of a compound of Formula (I), the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

or a form thereof.

The chemical terms used above and throughout the description herein, unless specifically defined otherwise, shall be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to have the following indicated meanings.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl” generally refers to saturated hydrocarbon radicals having from one to eight carbon atoms in a straight or branched chain configuration, including, but not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl (also referred to as propyl or propanyl), isopropyl, n-butyl (also referred to as butyl or butanyl), isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl (also referred to as pentyl or pentanyl), n-hexyl (also referred to as hexyl or hexanyl), n-heptyl (also referred to as heptyl or heptanyl), n-octyl and the like. In some embodiments, C 1-8 alkyl includes, but is not limited to, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-4 alkyl and the like. A C 1-8 alkyl radical is optionally substituted with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “C 2-8 alkenyl” generally refers to partially unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals having from two to eight carbon atoms in a straight or branched chain configuration and one or more carbon-carbon double bonds therein, including, but not limited to, ethenyl (also referred to as vinyl), allyl, propenyl and the like. In some embodiments, C 2-8 alkenyl includes, but is not limited to, C 2-6 alkenyl, C 2-4 alkenyl and the like. A C 2-8 alkenyl radical is optionally substituted with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “C 2-8 alkynyl” generally refers to partially unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals having from two to eight carbon atoms in a straight or branched chain configuration and one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds therein, including, but not limited to, ethynyl, propynyl and the like. In some embodiments, C 2-8 alkynyl includes, but is not limited to, C 2-6 alkynyl, C 2-4 alkynyl and the like. A C 2-8 alkynyl radical is optionally substituted with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkoxy” generally refers to saturated hydrocarbon radicals having from one to eight carbon atoms in a straight or branched chain configuration of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl, including, but not limited to, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, n-pentoxy, n-hexoxy and the like. In some embodiments, C 1-8 alkoxy includes, but is not limited to, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-4 alkoxy and the like. A C 1-8 alkoxy radical is optionally substituted with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “C 3-14 cycloalkyl” generally refers to a saturated monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon radical, including, but not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, 1H-indanyl, indenyl, tetrahydro-naphthalenyl and the like. In some embodiments, C 3-14 cycloalkyl includes, but is not limited to, C 3-8 cycloalkyl, C 5-8 cycloalkyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl and the like. A C 3-14 cycloalkyl radical is optionally substituted with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “aryl” generally refers to a monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic aromatic carbon atom ring structure radical, including, but not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, fluorenyl, azulenyl, phenanthrenyl and the like. An aryl radical is optionally substituted with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl” generally refers to a monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic aromatic carbon atom ring structure radical in which one or more carbon atom ring members have been replaced, where allowed by structural stability, with one or more heteroatoms, such as an O, S or N atom, including, but not limited to, furanyl (also referred to as furyl), thienyl (also referred to as thiophenyl), pyrrolyl, 2H-pyrrolyl, 3H-pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, 1H-pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, 1H-imidazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxazolyl, 1,3-thiazolyl, triazolyl (such as 1H-1,2,3-triazolyl and the like), oxadiazolyl (such as 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl and the like), thiadiazolyl, tetrazolyl (such as 1H-tetrazolyl, 2H-tetrazolyl and the like), pyridinyl (also referred to as pyridyl), pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, triazinyl, indolyl, indazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, 2H-indazolyl, indolizinyl, isoindolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothienyl (also referred to as benzothiophenyl), benzoimidazolyl, 1H-benzoimidazolyl, 1,3-benzothiazolyl, 1,3-benzoxazolyl (also referred to as 1,3-benzooxazolyl), purinyl, 9H-purinyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, 1,3-diazinyl, 1,2-diazinyl, 1,2-diazolyl, 1,4-diazanaphthalenyl, acridinyl, furo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, furo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, furo[2,3-c]pyridinyl, 6H-thieno[2,3-b]pyrrolyl, thieno[3,2-c]pyridinyl, thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl, 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridinyl, 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridinyl, 1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridinyl, pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazinyl, pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazinyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl, 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridinyl, [1,3]oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidinyl, imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazinyl, imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazolyl, imidazo[2, 1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazolyl, [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridinyl, [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridinyl and the like. A heteroaryl radical is optionally substituted on a carbon or nitrogen atom ring member with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl” generally refers to a saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic carbon atom ring structure radical in which one or more carbon atom ring members have been replaced, where allowed by structural stability, with a heteroatom, such as an O, S or N atom, including, but not limited to, oxiranyl, oxetanyl, azetidinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, pyrrolinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolidinyl, isoxazolinyl, isoxazolidinyl, isothiazolinyl, isothiazolidinyl, oxazolinyl, oxazolidinyl, thiazolinyl, thiazolidinyl, triazolinyl, triazolidinyl, oxadiazolinyl, oxadiazolidinyl, thiadiazolinyl, thiadiazolidinyl, tetrazolinyl, tetrazolidinyl, pyranyl, dihydro-2H-pyranyl, thiopyranyl, 1,3-dioxanyl, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, 1,4-diazepanyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl (also referred to as benzo[d][1,3]dioxolyl), 1,4-benzodioxanyl, 2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl (also referred to as 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxinyl), hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, (3aS,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(2H)-yl, (3aS,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(2H)-yl, (3aR,6aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrrol-(2H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, (3aR,6aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrol-(1H)-yl, octahydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridinyl, octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridinyl, (4aR,7aR)-octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridinyl, (4aS,7aS)-octahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridinyl, hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (7R,8aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aS)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aR)-hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aS)-octahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, (8aR)-octahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(1H)-yl, hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-(2H)-one, octahydro-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazinyl, 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl, (1R,5S)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, (1R,5S)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enyl, (1R,5S)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enyl, 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, (1R,5S)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, (1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, 3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, (1R,5S)-3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, 1,4-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]nonyl, azaspiro[3.3]heptyl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enyl, 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, 2,7-diazaspiro[3.5]nonyl, 5,8-diazaspiro[3.5]nonyl, 2,7-diazaspiro[4.4]nonyl or 6,9-diazaspiro[4.5]decyl and the like. A heterocyclyl radical is optionally substituted on a carbon or nitrogen atom ring member with substituent species as described herein where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl).

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl).

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl).

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C(O)—O—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C(O)—O—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkenyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 2-8 alkenyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkenyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 2-8 alkenyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl).

As used herein, the term “[(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl) [C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 ].

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkynyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 2-8 alkynyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkynyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 2-8 alkynyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C(O)—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C(O)—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “C 1-8 alkyl-thio” refers to a radical of the formula: —S—C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “amino-C 2-8 alkenyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 2-8 alkenyl-NH 2 .

As used herein, the term “amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-NH 2 .

As used herein, the term “amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH 2 .

As used herein, the term “amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-NH 2 .

As used herein, the term “(amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-NH 2 ) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-NH 2 ).

As used herein, the term “amino-C 2-8 alkynyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 2-8 alkynyl-NH 2 .

As used herein, the term “aryl-C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C(O)—O—C 1-8 alkyl-aryl.

As used herein, the term “aryl-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-aryl.

As used herein, the term “aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-aryl.

As used herein, the term “(aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-aryl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-aryl).

As used herein, the term “aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-aryl.

As used herein, the term “(aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-aryl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-aryl).

As used herein, the term “aryl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH-aryl.

As used herein, the term “aryl-amino-carbonyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C(O)—NH-aryl.

As used herein, the term “aryl-sulfonyloxy-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-O—SO 2 -aryl.

As used herein, the term “benzoxy-carbonyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C(O)O—CH 2 -phenyl.

As used herein, the term “C 3-14 cycloalkyl-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-C 3-14 cycloalkyl.

As used herein, the term “C 3-14 cycloalkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 3-14 cycloalkyl.

As used herein, the term “C 3-14 cycloalkyl-oxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 3-14 cycloalkyl.

As used herein, the term “halo” or “halogen” generally refers to a halogen atom radical, including fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.

As used herein, the term “halo-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-halo, wherein C 1-8 alkyl is partially or completely substituted with one or more halogen atoms where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “halo-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-halo, wherein C 1-8 alkyl is partially or completely substituted with one or more halogen atoms where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “halo-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-halo.

As used herein, the term “(halo-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-halo).

As used herein, the term “(halo-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-halo) 2 .

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl.

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl.

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl.

As used herein, the term “(heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl).

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl.

As used herein, the term “(heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-heteroaryl).

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH-heteroaryl.

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “(heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(heterocyclyl).

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “(heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl).

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “(heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-heterocyclyl).

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-carbonyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C(O)-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C(O)-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl-oxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O-heterocyclyl.

As used herein, the term “hydroxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —OH.

As used herein, the term “hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-O—C 1-8 alkyl-OH.

As used herein, the term “hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-OH, wherein C 1-8 alkyl is partially or completely substituted with one or more hydroxy radicals where allowed by available valences.

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-OH).

As used herein, the term “hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-OH.

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-OH) 2 .

As used herein, the term “hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-OH.

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-OH).

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl” refers to a radical of the formula: —C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-OH) 2 .

As used herein, the term “hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-OH.

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-OH).

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy” refers to a radical of the formula: —O—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-OH) 2 .

As used herein, the term “hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-OH.

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-OH) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-OH) 2 .

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-NH—C 1-8 alkyl-OH).

As used herein, the term “[(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)[C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl-OH) 2 ].

As used herein, the term “(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —NH—C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl,C 1-8 alkyl-OH).

As used herein, the term “[(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino” refers to a radical of the formula: —N(C 1-8 alkyl)[C 1-8 alkyl-N(C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl-OH)].

As used herein, the term “substituent” means positional variables on the atoms of a core molecule that are attached at a designated atom position, replacing one or more hydrogen atoms on the designated atom, provided that the atom of attachment does not exceed the available valence or shared valences, such that the substitution results in a stable compound. Accordingly, combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds. It should also be noted that any carbon as well as heteroatom with a valence level that appears to be unsatisfied as described or shown herein is assumed to have a sufficient number of hydrogen atom(s) to satisfy the valences described or shown.

For the purposes of this description, where one or more substituent variables for a compound of Formula (I) encompass functionalities incorporated into a compound of Formula (I), each functionality appearing at any location within the disclosed compound may be independently selected, and as appropriate, independently and/or optionally substituted.

As used herein, the terms “independently selected,” or “each selected” refer to functional variables in a substituent list that may be attached more than once on the structure of a core molecule, where the pattern of substitution at each occurrence is independent of the pattern at any other occurrence. Further, the use of a generic substituent on a core structure for a compound provided herein is understood to include the replacement of the generic substituent with specie substituents that are included within the particular genus, e.g., aryl may be independently replaced with phenyl or naphthalenyl (also referred to as naphthyl) and the like, such that the resulting compound is to be included within the scope of the compounds described herein.

As used herein, the term “each instance of” when used in a phrase such as “. . . aryl, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, wherein each instance of aryl and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or two substituents . . . ” is intended to include optional, independent substitution on each of the aryl and heterocyclyl rings and on the aryl and heterocyclyl portions of aryl-C 1-8 alkyl and heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl.

As used herein, the term “optionally substituted” means that the specified substituent variables, groups, radicals or moieties represent the scope of the genus and may be independently chosen as needed to replace one or more hydrogen atoms on the designated atom of attachment of a core molecule.

As used herein, the terms “stable compound” or “stable structure” mean a compound that is sufficiently robust to be isolated to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture and formulations thereof into an efficacious therapeutic agent.

Compound names provided herein were obtained using ACD Labs Index Name software provided by ACD Labs and/or ChemDraw Ultra software provided by Cambridge-Soft®. When the compound name disclosed herein conflicts with the structure depicted, the structure shown will supercede the use of the name to define the compound intended. Nomenclature for substituent radicals defined herein may differ slightly from the chemical name from which they are derived; one skilled in the art will recognize that the definition of the substituent radical is intended to include the radical as found in the chemical name.

The term “SMN,” unless otherwise specified herein, refers to the human SMN1 gene, DNA or RNA, and/or human SMN2 gene, DNA or RNA. In a specific embodiment, the term “SMN1” refers to the human SMN1 gene, DNA or RNA. In another specific embodiment, the term “SMN2” refers to the human SMN2 gene, DNA or RNA.

Nucleic acid sequences for the human SMN1 and SMN2 genes are known in the art. For nucleic acid sequences of human SMN1, see, e.g., GenBank Accession Nos. DQ894095, NM_000344, NM_022874, and BC062723. For nucleic acid sequences of human SMN2, see, e.g., NM_022875, NM_022876, NM_022877, NM_017411, DQ894734 (Life Technologies, Inc. (formerly Invitrogen), Carlsbad, Calif.), BC000908, BC070242, CR595484, CR598529, CR609539, U21914, and BC015308.

The SMN1 gene can be found on the forward strand of human chromosome 5 from approximately nucleotide 70,220,768 to approximately nucleotide 70,249,769. The approximate locations of exons 6, 7 and 8 and introns 6 and 7 of SMN1 on human chromosome 5 are as follows:

70,241,893 to 70,242,003 exon 6;

70,242,004 to 70,247,767 intron 6;

70,247,768 to 70,247,821 exon 7;

70,247,822 to 70,248,265 intron 7; and,

70,248,266 to 70,248,839 exon 8.

The SMN2 gene can be found on the forward strand of human chromosome 5 from approximately nucleotide 69,345,350 to approximately nucleotide 69,374,349.

The approximate locations of exons 6, 7 and 8 and introns 6 and 7 of SMN2 on human chromosome 5 are as follows:

69,366,468 to 69,366,578 exon 6;

69,366,579 to 69,372,347 intron 6;

69,372,348 to 69,372,401 exon 7;

69,372,402 to 69,372,845 intron 7; and,

69,372,846 to 69,373,419 exon 8.

In specific embodiments, the nucleotide sequences delineated above for exons 6, 7 and 8 and introns 6 and 7 of SMN1 are used in the SMN1 minigene nucleic acid constructs described herein. In other specific embodiments, the nucleotide sequences of exons 6, 7 and 8 and introns 6 and 7 of SMN2 in the examples provided herein are used in the SMN2 minigene nucleic acid constructs described herein.

The term “Smn” or “Smn protein,” unless otherwise specified herein, refers to a human Smn protein that contains the amino acid residues encoded by exons 1 through 7 of the SMN1 gene and/or SMN2 gene. In a specific embodiment, the Smn protein is stable and functional in vitro and/or in vivo as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art. In another specific embodiment, the Smn protein is the full-length protein encoded by the human SMN1 gene and/or SMN2 gene. In another specific embodiment, the Smn protein has the amino acid sequence found at GenBank Accession No. NP_000335, AAC50473.1, AAA66242.1, or NP_059107.

As used herein, the term “enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene,” and analogous terms, unless otherwise specified herein, refers to the inclusion of the complete, intact, non-truncated sequence of exon 7 of SMN2 into the mature mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene (i.e., resulting in the production of full-length SMN2 mRNA) in vitro and/or in vivo, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art, such that increased levels of Smn protein are produced from the SMN2 gene in vitro and/or in vivo, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art; or, that increased expression of stable and functional Smn protein is produced from the SMN2 gene in vitro and/or in vivo, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art; or, that expression of the fusion protein encoded by the minigene is increased in vitro, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art; or, that expression of Smn protein produced from the SMN2 gene in a subject (e.g., an animal model for SMA or a human subject) in need thereof is increased.

As used herein, the term “enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene,” and analogous terms, unless otherwise specified herein, refers to the inclusion of the complete, intact, non-truncated sequence of exon 7 of SMN1 into the mature mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene (i.e., resulting in the production of full-length SMN1 mRNA) in vitro and/or in vivo, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art, such that increased levels of Smn protein are produced from the SMN1 gene in vitro and/or in vivo, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art; or, that increased expression of stable and functional Smn protein is produced from the SMN1 gene in vitro and/or in vivo, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art; or, that expression of the fusion protein encoded by the minigene is increased in vitro, as assessed by methods known to one of skill in the art; or, that expression of Smn protein produced from the SMN1 gene in a subject (e.g., an animal model for SMA or a human subject) in need thereof is increased.

As used herein, the term “substantial change” in the context of the amount of mRNA means that the amount of mRNA changes by a statistically significant amount, e.g., a p value less than a value selected from 0.1, 0.05, 0.01, 0.005, 0.001, 0.0005, 0.0001, 0.00005 or 0.00001.

As used herein, the terms “subject” and “patient” are used interchangeably to refer to an animal or any living organism having sensation and the power of voluntary movement, and which requires for its existence oxygen and organic food. Nonlimiting examples include members of the human, equine, porcine, bovine, rattus, murine, canine and feline species. In some embodiments, the subject is a mammal or a warm-blooded vertebrate animal. In certain embodiments, the subject is a non-human animal. In specific embodiments, the subject is a human.

As used herein, the term “elderly human” refers to a human 65 years old or older.

As used herein, the term “human adult” refers to a human that is 18 years or older.

As used herein, the term “human child” refers to a human that is 1 year to 18 years old.

As used herein, the term “human infant” refers to a newborn to 1 year old year human.

As used herein, the term “human toddler” refers to a human that is 1 year to 3 years old.

Compound Forms

As used herein, the terms “a compound of Formula (Ia)” and “a compound of Formula (Ib)” refer to sub-genuses of the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof and are defined herein. Rather than repeat embodiments for a compound of Formula (Ia) or a compound of Formula (Ib), in certain embodiments, the term “a compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof” is used to refer to either a compound of Formula (Ia) or a form thereof, a compound of Formula (Ib) or a form thereof, or both. Thus, embodiments and references to “a compound of Formula (I)” are intended to include compounds of Formula (Ia) and Formula (Ib).

As used herein, the term “form” means a compound of Formula (I) selected from a free acid, free base, salt, isotopologue, stereoisomer, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer, or tautomer thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is a selected from a salt, isotopologue, stereoisomer, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer or tautomer thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is a selected from a free acid, isotopologue, stereoisomer, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer or tautomer thereof

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is a selected from a free base, isotopologue, stereoisomer, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer or tautomer thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is a free acid, free base or salt thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is an isotopologue thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is a stereoisomer, racemate, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is a tautomer thereof.

In certain embodiments described herein, the form of the compound of Formula (I) is a pharmaceutically acceptable form.

In certain embodiments described herein, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is isolated for use.

As used herein, the term “isolated” means the physical state of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof after being isolated and/or purified from a synthetic process (e.g., from a reaction mixture) or natural source or combination thereof according to an isolation or purification process or processes described herein or which are well known to the skilled artisan (e.g., chromatography, recrystallization and the like) in sufficient purity to be characterizable by standard analytical techniques described herein or well known to the skilled artisan.

As used herein, the term “protected” means that a functional group on a compound of Formula (I) is in a form modified to preclude undesired side reactions at the protected site when the compound is subjected to a reaction. Suitable protecting groups will be recognized by those with ordinary skill in the art as well as by reference to standard textbooks such as, for example, T. W. Greene et al, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (1991), Wiley, New York.

Prodrugs of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof are also contemplated herein.

As used herein, the term “prodrug” means that a functional group on a compound of Formula (I) is in a form (e.g., acting as an active or inactive drug precursor) that is transformed in vivo to yield an active or more active compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. The transformation may occur by various mechanisms (e.g., by metabolic and/or non-metabolic chemical processes), such as, for example, by hydrolysis and/or metabolism in blood, liver and/or other organs and tissues. A discussion of the use of prodrugs is provided by V. J. Stella, et. al., “Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Aspects, Prodrugs: Challenges and Rewards,” American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Springer Press, 2007.

In one example, when a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof contains a carboxylic acid functional group, a prodrug can comprise an ester formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the acid group with a functional group such as alkyl and the like. In another example, when a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof contains an alcohol functional group, a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the alcohol group with a functional group such as alkyl or substituted carbonyl and the like. In another example, when a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof contains an amine functional group, a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of one or more amine hydrogen atoms with a functional group such as alkyl or substituted carbonyl. In another example, when a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof contains a hydrogen substituent, a prodrug can be formed by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with an alkyl substituent.

Pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs of compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof include those compounds substituted with one or more of the following groups: carboxylic acid esters, sulfonate esters, amino acid esters phosphonate esters, mono-, di- or triphosphate esters or alkyl substituents where appropriate. As described herein, it is understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that one or more of such substituents may be used to provide a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for use as a prodrug.

One or more compounds described herein may exist in unsolvated as well as solvated forms with pharmaceutically acceptable solvents such as water, ethanol, and the like, and the description herein is intended to embrace both solvated and unsolvated forms.

As used herein, the term “solvate” means a physical association of a compound described herein with one or more solvent molecules. This physical association involves varying degrees of ionic and covalent bonding, including hydrogen bonding. In certain instances the solvate will be capable of isolation, for example when one or more solvent molecules are incorporated in the crystal lattice of the crystalline solid. As used herein, “solvate” encompasses both solution-phase and isolatable solvates. Non-limiting examples of suitable solvates include ethanolates, methanolates, and the like.

One or more compounds described herein may optionally be converted to a solvate. Preparation of solvates is generally known. A typical, non-limiting process involves dissolving a compound in a desired amount of the desired solvent (organic or water or mixtures thereof) at a higher than ambient temperature, and cooling the solution at a rate sufficient to form crystals which are then isolated by standard methods. Analytical techniques such as, for example infrared spectroscopy, show the presence of the solvent (or water) in the crystals as a solvate (or hydrate).

As used herein, the term “hydrate” means a solvate wherein the solvent molecule is water.

The compounds of Formula (I) can form salts which are intended to be included within the scope of this description. Reference to a compound of Formula (I) herein is understood to include reference to salts thereof, unless otherwise indicated. The term “salt(s)”, as employed herein, denotes acidic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic acids, as well as basic salts formed with inorganic and/or organic bases. In addition, when a compound of Formula (I) contains both a basic moiety, such as, but not limited to a pyridine or imidazole, and an acidic moiety, such as, but not limited to a carboxylic acid, zwitterions (“inner salts”) may be formed and are included within the term “salt(s)” as used herein.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt(s)”, as used herein, means those salts of compounds described herein that are safe and effective (i.e., non-toxic, physiologically acceptable) for use in mammals and that possess biological activity, although other salts are also useful. Salts of the compounds of Formula (I) may be formed, for example, by reacting a compound of Formula (I) with an amount of acid or base, such as an equivalent or stoichiometric amount, in a medium such as one in which the salt precipitates or in an aqueous medium followed by lyophilization.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include one or more salts of acidic or basic groups present in compounds described herein. Embodiments of acid addition salts include, and are not limited to, acetate, acid phosphate, ascorbate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, bisulfate, bitartrate, borate, butyrate, chloride, citrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate, gentisinate, gluconate, glucaronate, glutamate, hydrobromide, hydrochloride, dihydrochloride, hydroiodide, isonicotinate, lactate, maleate, methanesulfonate, naphthalenesulfonate, nitrate, oxalate, pamoate, pantothenate, phosphate, propionate, saccharate, salicylate, succinate, sulfate, tartrate, thiocyanate, toluenesulfonate (also known as tosylate), trifluoroacetate salts and the like. Certain embodiments of mono-acid, di-acid or tri-acid addition salts include a chloride, hydrochloride, dihydrochloride, trihydrochloride, hydrobromide, acetate, diacetate or trifluoroacetate salt. More particular embodiments include a chloride, hydrochloride, dihydrochloride, hydrobromide or trifluoroacetate salt.

Additionally, acids which are generally considered suitable for the formation of pharmaceutically useful salts from basic pharmaceutical compounds are discussed, for example, by P. Stahl et al, Camille G. (eds.) Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts. Properties, Selection and Use. (2002) Zurich: Wiley-VCH; S. Berge et al, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1977) 66(1) 1-19; P. Gould, International J. of Pharmaceutics (1986) 33, 201-217; Anderson et al, The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry (1996), Academic Press, New York; and in The Orange Book (Food & Drug Administration, Washington, D.C. on their website). These disclosures are incorporated herein by reference thereto.

Suitable basic salts include, but are not limited to, aluminum, ammonium, calcium, lithium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, and diethanolamine salts. Certain compounds described herein can also form pharmaceutically acceptable salts with organic bases (for example, organic amines) such as, but not limited to, dicyclohexylamines, tert-butyl amines and the like, and with various amino acids such as, but not limited to, arginine, lysine and the like. Basic nitrogen-containing groups may be quarternized with agents such as lower alkyl halides (e.g., methyl, ethyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), dialkyl sulfates (e.g., dimethyl, diethyl, and dibutyl sulfates), long chain halides (e.g., decyl, lauryl, and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides), aralkyl halides (e.g., benzyl and phenethyl bromides), and others.

All such acid salts and base salts are intended to be pharmaceutically acceptable salts within the scope of the description herein and all acid and base salts are considered equivalent to the free forms of the corresponding compounds for the purposes described herein.

Compounds of Formula I and forms thereof may further exist in a tautomeric form (for example, as a keto or enol form such as an embedded enone system). All such tautomeric forms are contemplated herein as part of the present description.

The compounds of Formula (I) may contain asymmetric or chiral centers, and, therefore, may exist in different stereoisomeric forms. The present description is intended to include all stereoisomeric forms of the compounds of Formula (I) as well as mixtures thereof, including racemic mixtures.

The compounds of Formula (I) described herein may include one or more chiral centers, and as such may exist as racemic mixtures (R/S) or as substantially pure enantiomers and diastereomers. The compounds may also exist as substantially pure (R) or (S) enantiomers (when one chiral center is present). In one embodiment, the compounds of Formula (I) described herein are (S) isomers and may exist as enantiomerically pure compositions substantially comprising only the (S) isomer. In another embodiment, the compounds of Formula (I) described herein are (R) isomers and may exist as enantiomerically pure compositions substantially comprising only the (R) isomer. As one of skill in the art will recognize, when more than one chiral center is present, the compounds of Formula (I) described herein may also include portions described as an (R,R), (R,S), (S,R) or (S,S) isomer, as defined by IUPAC Nomenclature Recommendations.

As used herein, the term “substantially pure” refers to compounds consisting substantially of a single isomer in an amount greater than or equal to 90%, in an amount greater than or equal to 92%, in an amount greater than or equal to 95%, in an amount greater than or equal to 98%, in an amount greater than or equal to 99%, or in an amount equal to 100% of the single isomer.

In one aspect, a compound of Formula (I) is a substantially pure (S) enantiomer present in an amount greater than or equal to 90%, in an amount greater than or equal to 92%, in an amount greater than or equal to 95%, in an amount greater than or equal to 98%, in an amount greater than or equal to 99%, or in an amount equal to 100%.

In one aspect, a compound of Formula (I) is a substantially pure (R) enantiomer present in an amount greater than or equal to 90%, in an amount greater than or equal to 92%, in an amount greater than or equal to 95%, in an amount greater than or equal to 98%, in an amount greater than or equal to 99%, or in an amount equal to 100%.

As used herein, a “racemate” is any mixture of isometric forms that are not “enantiomerically pure”, including mixtures such as, without limitation, in a ratio of about 50/50, about 60/40, about 70/30, about 80/20, about 85/15 or about 90/10.

In addition, the present description embraces all geometric and positional isomers. For example, if a compound of Formula (I) incorporates a double bond or a fused ring, both the cis- and trans-forms, as well as mixtures, are embraced within the scope of the description herein.

Diastereomeric mixtures can be separated into their individual diastereomers on the basis of their physical chemical differences by methods well known to those skilled in the art, such as, for example, by chromatography and/or fractional crystallization. Enantiomers can be separated by use of chiral HPLC column or other chromatographic methods known to those skilled in the art.

Enantiomers can also be separated by converting the enantiomeric mixture into a diastereomeric mixture by reaction with an appropriate optically active compound (e.g., chiral auxiliary such as a chiral alcohol or Mosher's acid chloride), separating the diastereomers and converting (e.g., hydrolyzing) the individual diastereomers to the corresponding pure enantiomers. Also, some of the compounds of Formula (I) may be atropisomers (e.g., substituted biaryls) and are considered part of this description.

It is also possible that the compounds of Formula (I) may exist in different tautomeric forms, and all such forms are embraced within the scope of this description. Accordingly, all keto-enol and imine-enamine forms of a compound of Formula (I) are included in the description herein.

All stereoisomer forms (for example, geometric isomers, optical isomers, positional isomers and the like) of the present compounds (including salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs and transformed prodrugs thereof) which may exist due to asymmetric carbons on various substituents, including enantiomeric forms (which may exist even in the absence of asymmetric carbons), rotameric forms, atropisomers, diastereomeric forms and regioisomeric forms are contemplated within the scope of the description herein. For example, if a compound of Formula (I) incorporates a double bond or a fused ring, both the cis- and trans-forms, as well as mixtures thereof, are embraced within the scope of the description herein. Also, for example, all keto-enol and imine-enamine tautomeric forms of the compounds are included in the description herein. Individual stereoisomers of the compounds of Formula (I) described herein may, for example, be substantially free of other isomers, or may be present in a racemic mixture, as described supra.

The use of the terms “salt,” “prodrug” and “transformed prodrug” are intended to equally apply to the salts, prodrugs and transformed prodrugs of all contemplated isotopologues, stereoisomers, racemates or tautomers of the instant compounds.

The term “isotopologue” refers to isotopically-enriched compounds which are identical to those recited herein, but for the fact that one or more atoms are replaced by an atom having an atomic mass or mass number different from the atomic mass or mass number usually found in nature. Examples of isotopes that can be incorporated into compounds described herein include isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, fluorine and chlorine, such as H 2 , H 3 , C 13 , C 14 , N 15 , O 18 , O 17 , P 31 , P 32 , S 35 , F 18 , Cl 35 and Cl 36 , respectively, each of which is also within the scope of this description.

Certain isotopically-enriched compounds described herein (e.g., those labeled with H 3 and C 14 ) are useful in compound and/or substrate tissue distribution assays. Tritiated (i.e., H 3 ) and carbon-14 (i.e., C 14 ) isotopes are particularly preferred for their ease of preparation and detectability. Further, substitution with heavier isotopes such as deuterium (i.e., H 2 ) may afford certain therapeutic advantages resulting from greater metabolic stability (e.g., increased in vivo half-life or reduced dosage requirements) and hence may be preferred in some circumstances. Isotopically-enriched compounds of Formula (I) can generally be prepared using procedures known to persons of ordinary skill in the art by substituting an appropriate isotopically-enriched reagent for a non-isotopically-enriched reagent.

When the compounds are enriched with deuterium, the deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio in the deuterated areas of the molecules substantially exceeds the naturally occurring deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio.

An embodiment described herein may include a compound of Formula (I) and forms thereof, wherein the isotopologue is deuterium.

An embodiment described herein may include a compound of Formula (I) and forms thereof, wherein a carbon atom may have from 1 to 3 hydrogen atoms optionally replaced with deuterium.

Polymorphic crystalline and amorphous forms of the compounds of Formula (I), and of the salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs of the compounds of Formula (I), are further intended to be included in the scope of the compounds described herein.

Compound Uses

Compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhance inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene are described herein. Such compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof have been shown to enhance the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene using the assays described herein (see Biological example section, infra). Accordingly, compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof have utility as enhancers for the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene.

Compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof for enhancing inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene are described herein. Such compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof may enhance inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene using, e.g., an SMN1 minigene assay. Accordingly, compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof may have utility as enhancers for the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene.

In one aspect, provided herein are methods for modulating the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into RNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising contacting a A method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein are methods for modulating the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into RNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that modulates the expression of an SMN2 minigene described herein or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In one embodiment, the minigene is a minigene described in the Examples of International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. In another embodiment, the minigene is the minigene described in Biological Example 1, infra. The human cell can be contacted with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in vitro, in a non-human animal or in a human. In a specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient, wherein SMA is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function. In another embodiment, the human cell is a human cell from a human SMA patient. In certain embodiments, the human cell is from a cell line, such as GM03813, GM00232, GM09677, and/or GM23240 (available from Coriell Institute).

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the expression of an SMN2 minigene described herein or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In one embodiment, the minigene is a minigene described in the Examples of International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. In another embodiment, the minigene is the minigene described in Biological Example 1, infra. The human cell can be contacted with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in vitro, in a non-human animal or in a human. In a specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient, wherein SMA is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function. In another embodiment, the human cell is a human cell from a human SMA patient. In certain embodiments, the human cell is from a cell line, such as GM03813, GM00232, GM09677, and/or GM23240 (available from Coriell Institute).

In another aspect, provided herein are methods for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into RNA transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein are methods for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into RNA transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In another specific embodiment, provided herein are methods for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into RNA transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that modulates the expression of an SMN1 minigene described in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In one embodiment, the minigene is a minigene described in the Examples of International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. The human cell can be contacted with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in vitro, in a non-human animal or in a human. In a specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient.

In specific embodiments, provided herein are methods for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 into RNA transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. The human cell can be contacted with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in vitro, in a non-human animal or in a human. In a specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient.

In another aspect, provided herein is a method for modulating the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into RNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for modulating the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into RNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that modulates the expression of an SMN2 minigene described herein or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In one embodiment, the minigene is a minigene described in the Examples of International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. In another embodiment, the minigene is the minigene described in Biological Example 1, infra.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the expression of an SMN2 minigene described herein or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In one embodiment, the minigene is a minigene described in the Examples of International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. In another embodiment, the minigene is the minigene described in Biological Example 1, infra.

In another aspect, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into RNA transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into RNA transcribed from the SMN1 gene, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that modulates the expression of an SMN1 minigene described herein or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In one embodiment, the minigene is a minigene described in the Examples of International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. In specific embodiments, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 into RNA transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof.

In another aspect, provided herein is a method for increasing the amount of Smn protein, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for increasing the amount of Smn protein, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for increasing the amount of Smn protein, comprising contacting a human cell with a compound of Formula (I) that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene. The human cell can be contacted with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in vitro, in a non-human animal or in a human. In a specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient. In another specific embodiment, the human cell is in a human SMA patient, wherein SMA is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function. In another embodiment, the human cell is a human cell from a human SMA patient. In certain embodiments, the human cell is from a cell line, such as GM03813, GM00232, GM09677, and/or GM23240 (available from Coriell Institute).

In another aspect, provided herein is a method for increasing the amount of Smn protein, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for increasing the amount of Smn protein, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene in, e.g., a cell-based or cell-free assay, such as described in the Biological Examples, infra. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for increasing the amount of Smn protein, comprising administering to a non-human animal model for SMA a compound of Formula (I) that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene in, e.g., a cell-based or cell-free assay.

In one embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) enhances the expression of a minigene described herein or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In a specific embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) enhances the expression of a minigene described in the Examples of International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. In another specific embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) enhances the expression of a minigene described in Biological Example 1, infra.

In one embodiment, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for the preparation of a medicament that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. In another embodiment, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for the preparation of a medicament that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, thereby increasing expression of Smn protein in a human subject in need thereof. In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra).

In one embodiment, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for the preparation of a medicament that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene. In another embodiment, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for the preparation of a medicament that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene, thereby increasing expression of Smn protein in a human subject in need thereof.

In another aspect, provided herein are methods for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject an effective amount a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene as determined in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra). In specific embodiments, the effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is administered to the human subject in a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra). In a specific embodiment, the human subject is a human SMA patient. In another specific embodiment, the human subject is a human SMA patient, wherein SMA is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function.

In another aspect, provided herein are methods for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene in an assay described in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833. In specific embodiments, the effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is administered to the human subject in a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In a specific embodiment, the human subject is a human SMA patient.

In another aspect, provided herein is a method for enhancing the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject an effective amount a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene in an assay(s) described in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833 (see, e.g., the Examples in those publications), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In specific embodiments, the effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is administered to the human subject in a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In a specific embodiment, the human subject is a human SMA patient. In another specific embodiment, the human subject is a human SMA patient, wherein SMA is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function.

In another aspect, provided herein are methods for enhancing the expression of Smn protein in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the expression of Smn protein in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject an effective amount a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for enhancing the expression of Smn protein in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject an effective amount a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene. In specific embodiments, the effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is administered to the human subject in a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra) or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833 (see, e.g., the Examples in those publications), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In a specific embodiment, the human subject is a human SMA patient. In another specific embodiment, the human subject is a human SMA patient, wherein SMA is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the teleomeric copy of the SMN1 gene in both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function.

In another embodiment, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for the preparation of a medicament that enhances expression of Smn protein in a human subject in need thereof. In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene as determined in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra). In another embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene as determined in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra) or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833 (see, e.g., the Examples in those publications), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In another aspect, provided herein are methods for treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent.

In another embodiment, provided herein is a method for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the human subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra). In another embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene as determined in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra) or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833 (see, e.g., the Examples in those publications), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In another embodiment, provided herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof. In a particular embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene as determined in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra). In another embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene as determined in an assay described herein (see, e.g., the Biological Examples, infra) or in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833 (see, e.g., the Examples in those publications), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In an embodiment of a use or method provided herein, compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof are used in combination with one or more additional agents. A compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof can be administered to a subject or contacted with a cell prior to, concurrently with, or subsequent to administering to the subject or contacting the cell with an additional agent(s). A compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof and an additional agent(s) can be administered to a subject or contacted with a cell in single composition or different compositions. In a specific embodiments, a compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof is used in combination with gene replacement of SMN1 (using, e.g., viral delivery vectors). In another specific embodiments, a compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof are used in combination with cell replacement using differentiated SMN1 +/+ and/or SMN2 +/+ stem cells. In another specific embodiments, a compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof are used in combination with cell replacement using differentiated SMN1 +/+ stem cells. In another specific embodiments, a compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof are used in combination with cell replacement using differentiated SMN2 +/+ stem cells. In another specific embodiment, a compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof are used in combination with aclarubicin. In another specific embodiment, a compound(s) of Formula (I) or a form thereof are used in combination with a transcription activator such as a histone deacetylase (“HDAC”) inhibitor (e.g., butyrates, valproic acid, and hydroxyurea), and mRNA stabilizers (e.g., mRNA decapping inhibitor RG3039 from Repligen).

In one embodiment, provided herein is the use of compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof in combination with supportive therapy, including respiratory, nutritional or rehabilitation care.

In certain embodiments, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) has a therapeutic effect and/or beneficial effect. In a specific embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in one, two or more of the following effects: (i) reduces or ameliorates the severity of SMA; (ii) delays onset of SMA; (iii) inhibits the progression of SMA; (iv) reduces hospitalization of a subject; (v) reduces hospitalization length for a subject; (vi) increases the survival of a subject; (vii) improves the quality of life of a subject; (viii) reduces the number of symptoms associated with SMA; (ix) reduces or ameliorates the severity of a symptom(s) associated with SMA; (x) reduces the duration of a symptom associated with SMA; (xi) prevents the recurrence of a symptom associated with SMA; (xii) inhibits the development or onset of a symptom of SMA; and/or (xiii) inhibits of the progression of a symptom associated with SMA.

Symptoms of SMA include muscle weakness, poor muscle tone, weak cry, weak cough, limpness or a tendency to flop, difficulty sucking or swallowing, difficulty breathing, accumulation of secretions in the lungs or throat, clenched fists with sweaty hand, flickering/vibrating of the tongue, head often tilted to one side, even when lying down, legs that tend to be weaker than the arms, legs frequently assuming a “frog legs” position, feeding difficulties, increased susceptibility to respiratory tract infections, bowel/bladder weakness, lower-than-normal weight, inability to sit without support, failure to walk, failure to crawl, and hypotonia, areflexia, and multiple congenital contractures (arthrogryposis) associated with loss of anterior horn cells.

In a specific embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in one, two or more of the following effects: (i) a reduction in the loss of muscle strength; (ii) an increase in muscle strength; (iii) a reduction in muscle atrophy; (iv) a reduction in the loss of motor function; (v) an increase in motor neurons; (vii) a reduction in the loss of motor neurons; (viii) protection of SMN deficient motor neurons from degeneration; (ix) an increase in motor function; (x) an increase in pulmonary function; and/or (xi) a reduction in the loss of pulmonary function.

In another embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in the functional ability or helps retain the functional ability for a human infant or a human toddler to sit up. In another embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in the functional ability or helps retain the functional ability for a human infant, a human toddler, a human child or a human adult to stand up unaided. In another embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in the functional ability or helps retain the functional ability for a human infant, a human toddler, a human child or a human adult to walk unaided. In another embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in the functional ability or helps retain the functional ability for a human infant, a human toddler, a human child or a human adult to run unaided. In another embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in the functional ability or helps retain the functional ability for a human infant, a human toddler, a human child or a human adult to breathe unaided. In another embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in the functional ability or helps retain the functional ability for a human infant, a human toddler, a human child or a human adult to turn during sleep unaided. In another embodiment, treating SMA with a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof (alone or in combination with an additional agent) results in the functional ability or helps retain the functional ability for a human infant, a human toddler, a human child or a human adult to swallow unaided.

In certain embodiments, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot, to determine whether a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene. In some embodiments, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot or Southern blot, or a pharmaceutical or assay kit as described infra, to monitor patient responses to a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof.

In a specific embodiment, a compound of Formula (I):

or a form thereof is used in accordance with a method described herein, wherein:

w 1 and w 2 are C—R 1 or C—R 2 ; wherein, one of w 1 and w 2 is C—R 1 and the other is C—R 2 , provided that, when w 1 is C—R 1 , then w 2 is C—R 2 ; or, when w 1 is C—R 2 , then w 2 is C—R 1 ;

R 1 is C 1-8 alkyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkenyl, amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 2-8 alkynyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (halo-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkoxy, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, [(hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl](C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heterocyclyl-amino, (heterocyclyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl-oxy, heterocyclyl-carbonyl, heterocyclyl-carbonyl-oxy, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (aryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkoxy, heteroaryl-amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino, heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl or (heteroaryl-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino-C 1-8 alkyl;

wherein, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 3 substituents and one additional, optional R 4 substituent; and,

wherein, alternatively, each instance of heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two, three or four R 3 substituents;

R 2 is aryl, aryl-amino, aryl-amino-carbonyl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl or heteroaryl-amino;

wherein, each instance of aryl, heterocyclyl and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 6 substituents and one additional, optional R 7 substituent;

R a is, in each instance, independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or C 1-8 alkyl;

R b is hydrogen, halogen, C 1-8 alkyl or C 1-8 alkoxy;

R 3 is, in each instance, independently selected from cyano, halogen, hydroxy, oxo, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino, amino-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl, amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, C 1-8 alkyl-carbonyl-amino, C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl-amino, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkoxy-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or (hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl)(C 1-8 alkyl)amino;

R 4 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-C 1-8 alkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-amino, aryl-C 1-8 alkyl, aryl-C 1-8 alkoxy-carbonyl, aryl-sulfonyloxy-C 1-8 alkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl-C 1-8 alkyl; wherein, each instance of C 3-14 cycloalkyl, aryl and heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one, two or three R 5 substituents;

R 5 is, in each instance, independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-8 alkyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio;

R 6 is, in each instance, independently selected from halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, halo-C 1-8 alkyl, hydroxy-C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, halo-C 1-8 alkoxy, amino, C 1-8 alkyl-amino, (C 1-8 alkyl) 2 -amino or C 1-8 alkyl-thio; and,

R 7 is C 3-14 cycloalkyl, C 3-14 cycloalkyl-oxy, aryl, heterocyclyl or heteroaryl.

In another specific embodiment, the compound of Formula (I) used in accordance with a method described herein is a compound selected from Formula (Ia) or Formula (Ib):

or a form thereof, wherein all variables are as previously defined.

Patient Population

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject suffering from SMA. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, is administered to a subject predisposed or susceptible to SMA. In a specific embodiment, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a human subject, wherein the subject has SMA caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function. In certain embodiments, the human subject is genotyped prior to administration of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof to determine whether the subject has an inactivating mutation or deletion in the teleomeric copy of the SMN1 gene in both chromosomes, which results in a loss of SMN1 gene function. In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject with Type 0 SMA. In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject with Type 1 SMA. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject with Type 2 SMA. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject with Type 3 SMA. In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject with Type 4 SMA.

In certain embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject that will or might benefit from enhanced inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene. In specific embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a subject that will or may benefit from enhanced Smn protein expression.

In certain embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a human that has an age in a range of from about 0 months to about 6 months old, from about 6 to about 12 months old, from about 6 to about 18 months old, from about 18 to about 36 months old, from about 1 to about 5 years old, from about 5 to about 10 years old, from about 10 to about 15 years old, from about 15 to about 20 years old, from about 20 to about 25 years old, from about 25 to about 30 years old, from about 30 to about 35 years old, from about 35 to about 40 years old, from about 40 to about 45 years old, from about 45 to about 50 years old, from about 50 to about 55 years old, from about 55 to about 60 years old, from about 60 to about 65 years old, from about 65 to about 70 years old, from about 70 to about 75 years old, from about 75 to about 80 years old, from about 80 to about 85 years old, from about 85 to about 90 years old, from about 90 to about 95 years old or from about 95 to about 100 years old.

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a human infant. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a human toddler. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a human child. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to a human adult. In yet other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof is administered to an elderly human.

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In other embodiments, an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In other embodiments, a prophylactically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In other embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to treat or ameliorate SMA in an SMA patient. In other embodiments, an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to treat or ameliorate SMA in an SMA patient. In other embodiments, a prophylactically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent advancement of SMA in an SMA patient. In other embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, is administered to a patient to treat or ameliorate SMA in an SMA patient. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a subject suffering from SMA. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, is administered to a subject predisposed or susceptible to SMA. In a specific embodiment, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a human subject, wherein the subject has SMA caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function. In certain embodiments, the human subject is genotyped prior to administration of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof to determine whether the subject has an inactivating mutation or deletion in the teleomeric copy of the SMN1 gene in both chromosomes, which results in a loss of SMN1 gene function. In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or medicament thereof is administered to a subject with Type 0 SMA. In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a subject with Type 1 SMA. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a subject with Type 2 SMA. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a subject with Type 3 SMA. In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a subject with Type 4 SMA.

In certain embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a subject that will or might benefit from enhanced inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene. In specific embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a subject that will or may benefit from enhanced Smn protein expression.

In certain embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a human that has an age in a range of from about 0 months to about 6 months old, from about 6 to about 12 months old, from about 6 to about 18 months old, from about 18 to about 36 months old, from about 1 to about 5 years old, from about 5 to about 10 years old, from about 10 to about 15 years old, from about 15 to about 20 years old, from about 20 to about 25 years old, from about 25 to about 30 years old, from about 30 to about 35 years old, from about 35 to about 40 years old, from about 40 to about 45 years old, from about 45 to about 50 years old, from about 50 to about 55 years old, from about 55 to about 60 years old, from about 60 to about 65 years old, from about 65 to about 70 years old, from about 70 to about 75 years old, from about 75 to about 80 years old, from about 80 to about 85 years old, from about 85 to about 90 years old, from about 90 to about 95 years old or from about 95 to about 100 years old.

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a human infant. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a human toddler. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a human child. In other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a human adult. In yet other embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to an elderly human.

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In other embodiments, an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In other embodiments, a prophylactically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In other embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of SMA in a patient at risk of developing SMA. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In some embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof, is administered to a patient to treat or ameliorate SMA in an SMA patient. In other embodiments, an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof, is administered to a patient to treat or ameliorate SMA in an SMA patient. In other embodiments, a prophylactically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof, is administered to a patient to prevent advancement of SMA in an SMA patient. In other embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or a medicament thereof, is administered to a patient to treat or ameliorate SMA in an SMA patient. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

Mode of Administration

When administered to a patient, a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is preferably administered as a component of a composition that optionally comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. The composition can be administered orally, or by any other convenient route, for example, by infusion or bolus injection, by absorption through epithelial or mucocutaneous linings (e.g., oral mucosa, rectal, and intestinal mucosa) and may be administered together with another biologically active agent. Administration can be systemic or local. Various delivery systems are known, e.g., encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, microcapsules, capsules, and can be used to administer the compound. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

Methods of administration include but are not limited to parenteral, intradermal, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, epidural, oral, sublingual, intranasal, intracerebral, intravaginal, transdermal, rectally, by inhalation, or topically, particularly to the ears, nose, eyes, or skin. The mode of administration is left to the discretion of the practitioner. In most instances, administration will result in the release of a compound into the bloodstream. In a specific embodiment, a compound is administered orally.

Dosage and Dosage Forms

The amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof that will be effective in the treatment of SMA depend, e.g., on the route of administration, the type of SMA, the general health of the subject, ethnicity, age, weight, and gender of the subject, diet, time, and the severity of SMA, and should be decided according to the judgment of the practitioner and each patient's or subject's circumstances.

In specific embodiments, an “effective amount,” “prophylactically effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” in the context of the administration of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or composition or medicament thereof refers to an amount of a compound of Formula (I) which has a therapeutic effect and/or beneficial effect. In certain specific embodiments, an “effective amount,” “prophylactically effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” in the context of the administration of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, or composition or medicament thereof results in one, two or more of the following effects: (i) reduces or ameliorates the severity of SMA; (ii) delays onset of SMA; (iii) inhibits the progression of SMA; (iv) reduces hospitalization of a subject; (v) reduces hospitalization length for a subject; (vi) increases the survival of a subject; (vii) improves the quality of life of a subject; (viii) reduces the number of symptoms associated with SMA; (ix) reduces or ameliorates the severity of a symptom(s) associated with SMA; (x) reduces the duration of a symptom associated with SMA; (xi) prevents the recurrence of a symptom associated with SMA; (xii) inhibits the development or onset of a symptom of SMA; and/or (xiii) inhibits of the progression of a symptom associated with SMA. In certain embodiments, an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof is an amount effective to enhance inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into SMN2 mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene and increases the levels of Smn protein produced from the SMN2 gene and thus producing a desired beneficial effect in a subject in need thereof. In some instances, the desired effect can be determined by analyzing or quantifying: (1) the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene; or (2) the levels of Smn protein produced from the SMN2 gene. Non-limiting examples of effective amounts of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof are described herein.

For example, the effective amount may be the amount required to treat SMA in a human subject in need thereof, or the amount required to enhance inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene in a human subject in need thereof, or the amount required to increase levels of Smn protein produced from the SMN2 gene in a human subject in need thereof.

In general, the effective amount will be in a range of from about 0.001 mg/kg/day to about 500 mg/kg/day for a patient or subject having a weight in a range of between about 1 kg to about 200 kg. The typical adult subject is expected to have a median weight in a range of between about 70 and about 100 kg.

Within the scope of the present description, the “effective amount” of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof for use in the manufacture of a medicament, the preparation of a pharmaceutical kit or in a method for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof, is intended to include an amount in a range of from about 0.001 mg to about 35,000 mg. In a specific embodiment, the human subject is an SMA patient.

The compositions described herein are formulated for administration to the subject via any drug delivery route known in the art. Nonlimiting examples include oral, ocular, rectal, buccal, topical, nasal, ophthalmic, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous (bolus and infusion), intracerebral, transdermal, and pulmonary routes of administration.

Pharmaceutical Compositions

Embodiments described herein include the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in a pharmaceutical composition. In a specific embodiment, described herein is the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in a pharmaceutical composition for treating SMA in a human subject in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent. In a specific embodiment, the human subject is an SMA patient.

A compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof may optionally be in the form of a composition comprising the compound or a form thereof and an optional carrier, excipient or diluent. Other embodiments provided herein include pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient, or diluent. In a specific embodiment, the pharmaceutical compositions are suitable for veterinary and/or human administration. The pharmaceutical compositions provided herein can be in any form that allows for the composition to be administered to a subject.

In a specific embodiment and in this context, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent” means a carrier, excipient or diluent approved by a regulatory agency of the Federal or a state government or listed in the U.S. Pharmacopeia or other generally recognized pharmacopeia for use in animals, and more particularly in humans. The term “carrier” refers to a diluent, adjuvant (e.g., Freund's adjuvant (complete and incomplete)), excipient, or vehicle with which a therapeutic agent is administered. Such pharmaceutical carriers can be sterile liquids, such as water and oils, including those of petroleum, animal, vegetable or synthetic origin, such as peanut oil, soybean oil, mineral oil, sesame oil and the like. Water is a specific carrier for intravenously administered pharmaceutical compositions. Saline solutions and aqueous dextrose and glycerol solutions can also be employed as liquid carriers, particularly for injectable solutions.

Typical compositions and dosage forms comprise one or more excipients. Suitable excipients are well-known to those skilled in the art of pharmacy, and non limiting examples of suitable excipients include starch, glucose, lactose, sucrose, gelatin, malt, rice, flour, chalk, silica gel, sodium stearate, glycerol monostearate, talc, sodium chloride, dried skim milk, glycerol, propylene, glycol, water, ethanol and the like. Whether a particular excipient is suitable for incorporation into a pharmaceutical composition or dosage form depends on a variety of factors well known in the art including, but not limited to, the way in which the dosage form will be administered to a patient and the specific active ingredients in the dosage form. Further provided herein are anhydrous pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising one or more compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. The compositions and single unit dosage forms can take the form of solutions or syrups (optionally with a flavoring agent), suspensions (optionally with a flavoring agent), emulsions, tablets (e.g., chewable tablets), pills, capsules, granules, powder (optionally for reconstitution), taste-masked or sustained-release formulations and the like.

Pharmaceutical compositions provided herein that are suitable for oral administration can be presented as discrete dosage forms, such as, but are not limited to, tablets, caplets, capsules, granules, powder, and liquids. Such dosage forms contain predetermined amounts of active ingredients, and may be prepared by methods of pharmacy well known to those skilled in the art.

Examples of excipients that can be used in oral dosage forms provided herein include, but are not limited to, binders, fillers, disintegrants, and lubricants.

Biomarkers

In certain embodiments, the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 is used as a biomarker for SMA. In certain embodiments, the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 is used as a biomarker for SMA. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In other embodiments, the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 is used as a biomarker for an SMA patient being treated with a compound, such as disclosed herein. In other embodiments, the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 is used as a biomarker for an SMA patient being treated with a compound, such as disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In some embodiments, a change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and a corresponding change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 is a biomarker for a patient being treated with a compound, such as disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In a specific embodiment, an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and a corresponding decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, after the administration of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein), indicates that the compound may be effective to treat SMA. In another specific embodiment, a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 and a corresponding increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN2, after the administration of a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein), indicates that the compound will not be effective to treat SMA. In accordance with these embodiments, an SMN primer(s) and/or an SMN probe described below can be used in assays, such as PCR (e.g., qPCR) and RT-PCR (e.g., RT-qPCR or endpoint RT-PCR) to assess and/or quantify the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 gene and/or SMN2 gene that does or does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2.

In one embodiment, provided herein are SMN primers and/or SMN probes (e.g., a forward primer having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13; and/or a reverse primer having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12; and/or an SMN probe such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) for amplifying nucleic acids encoding or encoded by human SMN1 and/or SMN2. These primers can be used as primers in, e.g., RT-PCR (such as RT-PCR, endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR as described herein or as known to one skilled in the art), PCR (such as qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, and as probes in hybridization assays, such as a Northern blot and/or a Southern blot assay. As utilized in the Biological Examples herein, endpoint RT-PCR is a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction that is carried out for a certain number of amplification cycles (or until starting materials are exhausted) following by a quantification of each of the DNA products using, e.g., gel electrophoretic separation, staining with a fluorescent dye, quantification of fluorescence and the like.

SEQ ID NO. 1 hybridizes to DNA or RNA comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 22 to 40 of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, SEQ ID NO. 2 hybridizes to DNA or RNA comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 4 to 26 of the firefly luciferase coding sequence; SEQ ID NO. 7 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequences (e.g., the sense strand of DNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 32 to 54 of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and nucleotides 1 to 4 of exon 8 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, SEQ ID NO. 8 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequences (e.g., the sense strand of DNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding, in order, to nucleotides 87 to 111 of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and nucleotides 1 to 3 of exon 8 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, SEQ ID NO. 9 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequences (e.g., the antisense strand of DNA or RNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 39 to 62 of exon 8 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, SEQ ID NO. 11 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequences (e.g., the sense strand of DNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 43 to 63 of exon 6 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, SEQ ID NO. 12 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequences (e.g., the antisense strand of DNA or RNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 51 to 73 of exon 8 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, and SEQ ID NO. 13 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequence (e.g., the sense strand of DNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 22 to 46 of exon 6 of SMN1 and/or SMN2.

Accordingly, an oligonucleotide corresponding to SEQ ID NO. 9, 11, 12 and/or 13 can be used in an amplification reaction to amplify nucleic acids encoding or encoded by human SMN1 and/or SMN2 lacking exon 7 of human SMN1 and/or SMN2 and nucleic acid encoding or encoded by human SMN1 and/or SMN2 and includes exon 7 of human SMN1 and/or SMN2. In contrast, an oligonucleotide corresponding to SEQ ID NO. 8 in conjunction with a downstream reverse primer (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) can be used to amplify nucleic acids encoding or encoded by human SMN1 and/or SMN2 lacking exon 7 of human SMN1 and/or SMN2 and an oligonucleotide corresponding to SEQ ID NO. 1 and 7 in conjunction with a downstream reverse primer (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) can be used to amplify nucleic acids encoding or encoded by human SMN1 and/or human SMN2 and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2.

SEQ ID NO. 3 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequences (e.g., the sense strand of DNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding, in order, to nucleotides 50 to 54 of exon 7 of human SMN1 and/or SMN2 and nucleotides 1 to 21 of exon 8 of human SMN1 and/or SMN2, and SEQ ID NO. 10 hybridizes to nucleic acid sequences (e.g., the sense strand of DNA) comprising nucleotides corresponding to nucleotides 7 to 36 of exon 8 of human SMN1 and/or SMN2. SEQ ID NO. 3 is useful as a probe to detect mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, described herein or described in International Publication No. WO 2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833 (each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety) and to detect mRNA that is transcribed from human SMN1 and/or SMN2 and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2. In addition, SEQ ID NO. 10 is useful as a probe to detect mRNA that is transcribed from the minigene that does or does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and to detect mRNA that is transcribed from human SMN1 and/or SMN2, described herein or as described in International Publication No. WO2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In a specific embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to determine whether a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof) enhances the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from an SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene.

In another embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to monitor the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in a patient sample. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another embodiment, a primer and/or probe described below in the Biological Examples (e.g., SMN primers such as SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13 and/or SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12, and/or SMN probes such as a SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) is used in an assay, such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, PCR, qPCR, rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot (e.g., an assay such as described below in the Biological Examples), to monitor a patient's response to a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof). In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

A sample (e.g., a blood sample, PBMC sample, or tissue sample, such as a skin or muscle tissue sample) from a patient can be obtained using techniques known to one skilled in the art and the primers and/or probes described in the Biological Examples below can be used in assays (e.g., PCR, RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, qPCR, endpoint RT-PCR, rolling circle amplification, Northern blot and Southern blot) to determine the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 genes (e.g., the amount of mRNA that includes exon 7 of SMN2 transcribed from the SMN2 gene). A sample derived from a patient refers to a sample that is processed and/or manipulated after being obtained from the patient using techniques known to one skilled in the art. For example, a sample from a patient can be processed to, e.g., extract RNA, using techniques known to one of skill in the art. A sample from a patient can be processed to, e.g., extract RNA and the RNA is reversed transcribed to produce cDNA. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

The amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the human SMN1 and SMN2 genes and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the human SMN1 and SMN2 genes and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 can be differentiated from each other by, e.g., size of the RNA or DNA fragment generated from SMN1 and SMN2 mRNA that includes exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 and from SMN1 and SMN2 mRNA that does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with an SMN probe described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components, e.g., of an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR), rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with an SMN probe described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR), rolling circle amplification and, as applicable, Northern blot or Southern blot; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

The amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the human SMN1 and SMN2 genes and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the human SMN1 and SMN2 genes and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 can be differentiated from each other by, e.g., size of the RNA or DNA fragment generated from SMN1 and SMN2 mRNA that includes exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 and from SMN1 and SMN2 mRNA that does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with an SMN probe described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR), rolling circle amplification, or Northern blot or Southern blot; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, as applicable; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

The amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the human SMN1 and SMN2 genes and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the human SMN1 and SMN2 genes and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 can be differentiated from each other by, e.g., size of the RNA or DNA fragment generated from SMN1 and SMN2 mRNA that includes exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2 and from SMN1 and SMN2 mRNA that does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, comprising: (a) contacting a patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from a patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for e.g., an RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2. In certain embodiments, the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In a specific embodiment, the patient is an SMA patient.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from an SMA patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from an SMA patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from an SMA patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from an SMA patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from an SMA patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR) or PCR (e.g., qPCR), wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for assessing an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the SMN1 and/or patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is assessed 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 16 hours, 20 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring a SMA patient's responsiveness to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to a SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 8, 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to the administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date indicates that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR), or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) contacting an SMA patient sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) or a sample derived from an SMA patient (e.g., a blood sample or tissue sample that has been processed to extract RNA) with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, wherein the sample is from or derived from a patient administered a compound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein); and (b) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a method for monitoring an SMA patient's response to a compound, comprising: (a) administering a compound to an SMA patient; (b) contacting a sample (e.g., blood sample or tissue sample) obtained or derived from the patient with a forward SMN primer described below (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 11 or 13) and/or a reverse SMN primer described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 9 or 12) and/or an SMN probe (SEQ ID NO. 10) along with applicable components for, e.g., RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification; and (c) detecting the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, wherein (1) (i) an increase in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) a decrease in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., from the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is responsive to the compound and that the compound may be or is beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient; and (2) (i) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, and (ii) no change or no substantial change in the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in the patient sample relative to the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 in an analogous sample (e.g., the same type of tissue sample) from the patient prior to administration of the compound or a certain number of doses of the compound, or a certain earlier date, indicate that the patient is not responsive to the compound and that the compound is not beneficial and/or of therapeutic value to the patient. In certain embodiments, the patient's response is monitored 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more after administration of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the patient has received 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein. In some embodiments, the patient's response is monitored after the administration of 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, or 50-100 doses of a compound, such as a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein.

In specific embodiments, the SMA in the patient is caused by an inactivating mutation or deletion in the SMN1 gene on both chromosomes, resulting in a loss of SMN1 gene function.

Kits

In one aspect, provided herein are pharmaceutical or assay kits comprising an SMN primer or probe described herein, in one or more containers, and instructions for use. In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises, in a container, one or more SMN reverse primers (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 and/or 12) and/or one or more SMN forward primers (SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 and/or 13)) and instructions for use. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises, in one container, an SMN reverse primer (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12), an SMN forward primer (SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13)) and instructions for use.

In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises, in separate containers, one SMN reverse primer (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12) in one container, another SMN forward primer (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13)) in another container, and instructions for use.

In certain embodiments, applicable components needed for a PCR (e.g., qPCR), RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, such as polymerase, deoxynucleoside triphosphates, etc., are included in such kits. In some embodiments, components needed for hybridization are included in such kits. A pharmaceutical or assay kit containing such primers can be used in PCR and RT-PCR to, e.g.,: (i) assess whether a therapeutic agent (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof) enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene, (ii) monitor the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, and/or (iii) monitor a subject's response to a therapeutic agent (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof).

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 1, in a container, and the reverse primer with the sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 2, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by a human SMN1 minigene or human SMN2 minigene, such as described those described herein or in International Publication No. WO 2009/151546 or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0086833, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 7, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 9, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In another specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 8, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 9, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by the endogenous human SMN2 gene. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 7, in a container, the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 8, in another container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 9, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 11, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 12, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 11, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 9, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 13, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 12, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 13, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 9, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 1, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 9, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In a specific embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises the forward primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 1, in a container, and the reverse primer with the nucleotide sequence found in SEQ ID NO. 12, in another container. In certain embodiments, these primers are used in RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR), PCR (e.g., qPCR) or rolling circle amplification for amplifying nucleotide sequences encoded by endogenous human SMN1 and SMN2 genes. In other embodiments, these primers are used as probes in, e.g., hybridization assays, such as Southern blot or Northern blot.

In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises an SMN probe described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10), in one container. In other embodiments, the probe is used in, e.g., a hybridization assay, such as a Southern blot or Northern blot. In a specific embodiment, the probe is used in RT-qPCR or qPCR. In certain embodiments, components needed for a PCR (e.g., qPCR), RT-PCR (e.g., endpoint RT-PCR and/or RT-qPCR) or rolling circle amplification, such as polymerase, deoxynucleoside triphosphates, primers, etc., are included in such kits. In some embodiments, components needed for hybridization are included in such kits.

In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises an SMN reverse primer (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 or 12) in one container, an SMN forward primer (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 or 13) in another container, and an SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 or 10) in another container, and instructions for use. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical or assay kit comprises one or more SMN reverse primers (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 2, 9 and/or 12) in one container, one or more SMN forward primers (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 1, 7, 8, 11 and/or 13) in another container, and one or more SMN probe (e.g., SEQ ID NO. 3 and/or 10) in another container, and instructions for use.

In certain embodiments, components needed to run a PCR, RT-PCR or rolling circle amplification, such as polymerase, deoxynucleoside triphosphates, etc., are included in such kits. A pharmaceutical or assay kit containing such probes and/or primers can be used in PCR and RT-PCR to, e.g.,: (i) assess whether a therapeutic agent (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof) enhances inclusion of exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 into mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene, (ii) monitor the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and includes exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2 and the amount of mRNA that is transcribed from the SMN1 and/or SMN2 gene and does not include exon 7 of SMN1 and/or SMN2, and/or (iii) monitor a subject's response to a therapeutic agent (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof).

In another aspect, provided herein is a pharmaceutical kit comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof, in a container, and instructions for use of the compound or form thereof. In a specific embodiment, provided herein is a pharmaceutical kit comprising a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent, and instructions for use. In another specific embodiment, provided herein is a pharmaceutical kit comprising a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent, and instructions for use. In one embodiment, the instructions for use explain one, two or more of the following: the dose, route of administration, frequency of administration and side effects of administration of a compound of Formula (I) or a form thereof to a subject.

General Synthetic Methods

As disclosed herein, general methods for preparing the compounds of Formula (I) or a form thereof as described herein are available via standard, well-known synthetic methodology. Many of the starting materials are commercially available or, when not available, can be prepared using the routes described below using techniques known to those skilled in the art. The synthetic schemes provided herein comprise multiple reaction steps, each of which is intended to stand on its own and can be carried out with or without any preceding or succeeding step(s). In other words, each of the individual reactions steps of the synthetic schemes provided herein in isolation is contemplated.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is an aryl or heteroaryl monocyclic or bicyclic ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme A below.

Compound A1 (where X represents various reactive groups which may be used to prepare R 1 substituents via functional group substitution reactions using techniques known to a person of ordinary skill in the art) can be regioselectively formylated by treatment with a Lewis acid (such as MgCl 2 and the like) and paraformaldehyde in a suitable solvent (such as acetonitrile or THF and the like) to afford Compound A2. Compound A2 is reacted with Compound A3, where R is a C 1-4 alkyl group (such as methyl, ethyl, t-butyl and the like), and in the presence of condensation reagents (such as piperidine/acetic acid and the like) will undergo Knoevenagel condensation followed by lactone formation to afford Compound A4.

Compound A3 can be prepared by combining a mixture of acetic acid ester (such as t-butyl acetate and the like) and a base (such as LiHMDS and the like) in a suitable solvent (such as THF and the like) with Compound A5, wherein R 2 represents an aryl, heterocycle or heteroaryl and L represents a leaving group.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a bicyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme B below.

Compound B2, an optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl ring system containing an amidine-like moiety (such as but not limited to 2-aminopyridine, 2-aminopyrimidine, 2-aminopyrazine, 3-aminopyridazine, 2-aminothiazole, 4-aminothiazole, 4-aminopyrimidine and the like) is reacted with Compound B1 (where R represents a C 1 -4alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl and the like) in a suitable solvent (such as EtOH and the like) to give Compound B3. Compound B3, is reacted with Compound A2, and in the presence of condensation reagents (such as piperidine/acetic acid and the like), will undergo Knoevenagel condensation followed by lactone formation to afford Compound B4.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a bicyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme C below.

Compound C1 (where R represents a C 1-4 alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl and the like) is reacted with Compound C2, an optionally substituted aniline (where Y can be OH, NH 2 , or SH; and, where the aniline ring may have one or more carbon atom ring members replaced with one or more nitrogen atoms, thus making Compound C2 an optionally substituted ring system such as a pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine and the like), and in a suitable solvent (such as EtOH or acetonitrile and the like) affords Compound C3. Compound C3 is reacted with Compound A2, and in the presence of condensation reagents (such as piperidine/acetic acid and the like), will undergo Knoevenagel condensation followed by lactone formation to afford Compound C4.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a monocyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme D below.

Compound D1 (where R represents a C 1-4 alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl and the like) is reacted with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of an organic base (such as triethylamine and the like) and a suitable solvent (such as pyridine and the like) to give Compound D2. Compound D2 is reacted with Compound D3, an a-bromoketone (where W represents a C 1-4 alkyl or halo-C 1-4 alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl and the like), and in an appropriate solvent (such as DMF and the like), undergoes a tandem alkylation dehydrative condensation to give Compound D4. Compound D4 is reacted with Compound A2, and in the presence of condensation reagents (such as piperidine/acetic acid and the like), will undergo Knoevenagel condensation followed by lactone formation to afford Compound D5.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a monocyclic or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme E below.

Compound A2 is reacted with acetic anhydride, and in the presence of an organic base (such as triethylamine and the like), undergoes Aldol condensation/lactone formation to afford Compound E1. Compound E1 is brominated with an appropriate brominating reagent (such as Br 2 or NBS) to afford Compound E2. Compound E2 is reacted with a boronic acid (where Z represents B(OH) 2 and the like) or a trialkyl stannane (where Z represents SnBu 3 and the like), and in the presence of a palladium catalyst (such as tetrakis (triphenylphosphine)palladium(0), bis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(II) dichloride, palladium acetate and the like) and an appropriate phospine ligand will undergo Suzuki or Stille cross coupling to give Compound A4.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a monocyclic or bicyclic aryl-amino or heteroaryl-amino, can be prepared as described in Scheme F below.

Compound E2 is reacted with Compound F1, where Ar represents an optionally substituted monocyclic or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl ring system such as an optionally substituted aniline or amino-heteroaryl, in the presence of a palladium catalyst (such as tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) and the like), phosphine ligand (such as xantphos and the like), and an inorganic base (such as cesium carbonate and the like) in an appropriate solvent (such as 1,4-dioxane or toluene and the like) to afford Compound F2.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a bicyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme G below.

Compound A2 is reacted with ethyl acetoacetate, and in the presence of condensation reagents (such as piperidine/acetic acid and the like), will undergo Knoevenagel condensation followed by lactone formation to afford Compound G1. The α-methyl group of Compound G1 can be selectively brominated with an appropriate brominating reagent (such as Br 2 or NBS and the like) to afford Compound G2. Compound G2 is reacted with Compound B2, an optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl ring system containing an amidine-like moiety (such as but not limited to 2-aminopyridine, 2-aminopyrimidine, 2-aminopyrazine, 3-aminopyridazine, 2-aminothiazole, 4-aminothiazole, 4-aminopyrimidine and the like) in a suitable solvent (such as acetonitrile and the like) to give Compound B4.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a bicyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme H below.

Compound G2 is reacted with Compound H1, an optionally substituted monocyclic heteroaryl ring system containing a ketimine-like moiety (such as but not limited to 2-methylpyridine, 2-methylpyrimidine, 2-methylpyrazine, 3-methylpyridazine and the like), and in a suitable solvent (such as acetonitrile and the like), undergoes a tandem alkylation dehydrative cyclization reaction to give Compound H2.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a bicyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme I below.

Compound E2 is reacted with trimethylsilylacetylene and an organic base (such as triethylamine and the like) in the presence of copper(I) iodide and a palladium catalyst (such as tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride, palladium acetate and the like) and, in the presence of an appropriate phospine ligand undergoes a Sonogashira coupling. The resulting trimethylsilylacetylene product when treated with an inorganic base (such as potassium carbonate and the like) in an appropriate solvent (such as methanol and the like) yields Compound I1. Compound I1 can undergo an additional Sonogashira coupling with Compound 12, an iodo-hydroxy-substituted monocyclic heteroaryl ring system (where the heteroaryl ring may have one or more additional nitrogen atom ring members, thus making Compound 12 an iodo-hydroxy-substituted ring system such as a pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine and the like, and where the iodo and hydroxy substituents are in an ortho orientation with respect to one another, such as 2-iodopyridin-3-ol, 4-iodopyridin-3-ol and the like) to give Compound 13.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme J below.

Compound I1 is reacted with Compound J1, a chloro-iodo-substituted monocyclic heteroaryl ring system (where the heteroaryl ring may have one or more additional nitrogen atom ring members, thus making Compound J1 a chloro-iodo-substituted ring system such as a pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine and the like, and where the chloro- and iodo-substituents are in an ortho orientation with respect to one another, such as 2-chloro-3-iodopyridine or 4-chloro-3-iodopyridine and the like), and an organic base (such as triethylamine and the like) in the presence of copper(I) iodide and a palladium catalyst (such as tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (II) dichloride, palladium acetate and the like) and, in the presence of an appropriate phospine ligand undergoes a Sonogashira coupling to afford Compound J2. Compound J2 treated with sodium hydrosulfide in a suitable solvent (such as EtOH and the like) affords Compound J3.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is an optionally substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazole ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme K below.

Compound A2 is reacted with ethyl cyanoacetate, and in the presence of condensation reagents (such as piperidine/acetic acid and the like) will undergo Knoevenagel condensation followed by lactone formation to afford Compound K1. Compound K1 is reacted with hydroxylamine in a suitable solvent (such as CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give Compound K2. Compound K2 is reacted with Compound K3 (where W represents a C 1-4 alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl group), and in the presence of an organic base (such as triethylamine and the like), affords an 0-acyl-hydroxyamidine intermediate, that undergoes dehydrative cyclization at elevated temperatures (>100° C.) to yield Compound K4.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a monocyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme L below.

Compound G1 is reacted with dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal and an organic base (such as pyrrolidine and the like) to give an enaminone intermediate, which is then reacted with hydrazine in the presence of an organic acid (such as acetic acid and the like) to afford Compound L1. Compound L1 is reacted with Compound L2 (where W represents a C 1-4 alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl group and L represents a leaving group (such as I or Br and the like), in a suitable solvent (such as DMF and the like), in the presence of an inorganic base (such as Cs 2 CO 3 and the like), and an optional catalyst (such as CuI and the like) to afford Compound L3.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a monocyclic heteroaryl ring system, can be prepared as described in Scheme M below.

Compound E1 can be regioselectively iodinated with an appropriate iodinating agent (such as iodine or bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene and the like) in an appropriate solvent (such as CHCl 3 and the like). Compound M1, when treated with hexabutylditin in the presence of a palladium catalyst (such as tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0), bis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(II) dichloride, palladium acetate and the like) in an appropriate solvent (such as 1,4-dioxane or toluene), affords Compound M2. Compound M2 is reacted with 5-iodoimidazole, in the presence of a catalyst (such as tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride, palladium acetate and the like) and a cocatalyst (such as CuI and the like), in an appropriate solvent (such as 1,4-dioxane or toluene and the like) to afford Compound M3. Compound M3 is reacted with Compound L2 (where W represents a C 1-4 alkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl group and L represents a leaving group (such as I or Br and the like), in a suitable solvent (such as DMF and the like), in the presence of an inorganic base (such as Cs 2 CO 3 and the like), and an optional catalyst (such as CuI and the like) to afford Compound M4.

Compounds of Formula (I), wherein R 2 is a monocyclic or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl ring system and R 3 is hydrogen or alkyl, can be prepared as described in Scheme N below.

Compound N1 is treated under the conditions for ester hydrolysis (such as aqueous NaOH), to afford Compound N2. Compound N2 is reacted with Compound N3 (where R represents a hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl group), and in the presence of a coupling reagent (such as N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride and the like) and an organic base (such as triethylamine and the like), undergoes ester formation followed by Knoevenagel condensation to give Compound N4.

To describe in more detail and assist in understanding, the following non-limiting examples are offered to more fully illustrate the scope of compounds described herein and are not to be construed as specifically limiting the scope thereof. Such variations of the compounds described herein that may be now known or later developed, which would be within the purview of one skilled in the art to ascertain, are considered to fall within the scope of the compounds as described herein and hereinafter claimed. These examples illustrate the preparation of certain compounds. Those of skill in the art will understand that the techniques described in these examples represent techniques, as described by those of ordinary skill in the art, that function well in synthetic practice, and as such constitute preferred modes for the practice thereof. However, it should be appreciated that those of skill in the art should, in light of the present disclosure, appreciate that many changes can be made in the specific methods that are disclosed and still obtain a like or similar result without departing from the spirit and scope of the present description.

Other than in the following examples of the embodied compounds, unless indicated to the contrary, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, reaction conditions, experimental data, and so forth used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified by the term “about”. Accordingly, all such numbers represent approximations that may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by a reaction or as a result of variable experimental conditions. Therefore, within an expected range of experimental reproducibility, the term “about” in the context of the resulting data, refers to a range for data provided that may vary according to a standard deviation from the mean. As well, for experimental results provided, the resulting data may be rounded up or down to present data consistently, without loss of significant figures. At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the scope of the claims, each numerical parameter should be construed in light of the number of significant digits and rounding techniques used by those of skill in the art.

While the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope of the present description are approximations, the numerical values set forth in the examples set forth below are reported as precisely as possible. Any numerical value, however, inherently contains certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective testing measurements.

As used above, and throughout the present description, the following abbreviations, unless otherwise indicated, shall be understood to have the following meanings:

Preparation of Cpd 4

A mixture of 2-aminobenzenethiol (5.34 mL, 50 mmol) and 3-ethoxy-3-iminopropanoate hydrochloride (9.75 g, 50 mmol) in EtOH (50 mL) was heated at 70° C. for 16 h. The mixture was partitioned in EtOAc (200 mL) and water (200 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (10% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the title compound (6.0 g, 54%) as a yellow oil. MS m/z 222.1 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.05 (1H, d, J=8.1Hz), 7.91 (1H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.51 (1H, t, J=8 Hz), 7.43 (1H, t, J=8 Hz), 4.28 (2H, q, J=7.2 Hz), 4.22 (2H, s), 1.33 (3H, t, J=7.1Hz).

A mixture of 4-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (10 g, 71.4 mmol), 1-boc-piperazine (15.3 g, 82.2 mmol), and DMSO (100 mL) was heated at 100° C. for 27 h. The reaction mixture was diluted in an aqueous K 2 CO 3 solution and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with H 2 O and brine, dried over MgSO 4 , filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was triturated with hexane/ether (1:1), yielding the title compound (18.8 g, 86%) as a yellow solid. MS m/z 307.2 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 11.50 (1H, s), 9.60 (1H, s), 7.36 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 6.27 (1H, d, J=2 Hz), 6.45 (1H, dd, J=9 Hz, 2 Hz), 3.58 (4H, m), 3.42 (4H, m), 1.49 (9H, s).

Step A: tert-Butyl 4-(4-formyl-3-hydroxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (49 mg, 0.16 mmol) and ethyl 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)acetate (35 mg, 0.16 mmol) were combined with piperidine (10 μL, 0.1 mmol) and acetic acid (6 μL, 0.1 mmol) in EtOH (1 mL). The mixture was heated at reflux for 1 h. After cooling the mixture to room temperature, a precipitate formed. The solid was collected by vacuum filtration, washed with 1:1 EtOH:H 2 O (1 mL) and dried under vacuum to afford tert-butyl 4-(3-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate. Step B: tert-butyl 4-(3-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate was suspended in 4N HCl in 1,4-dioxane (1 mL). After stirring the mixture for 30 min at room temperature, the solvent was removed with a stream of nitrogen, to give the title compound (40 mg, 69%) as a yellow powder: m.p. 250° C. (decomp.); MS m/z 364.4 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 9.26 (2H, br s), 9.14 (1H, s), 8.16 (1H, d, J=7.9 Hz), 8.04 (1H, d, J=8.1 Hz), 7.93 (1H, d, J=9.0 Hz), 7.56 (1H, m), 7.47 (1H, m), 7.16 (1H, dd, J=8.9 Hz, 2.3 Hz), 7.09 (1H, d, J=2.3 Hz), 3.76-3.74 (4H, m), 3.25-3.23 (4H, m).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 1 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Preparation of Cpd 5

Step A: To a solution of 1-(3-chlorophenyl)thiourea (5.09 g, 27.2 mmol) in acetic acid (100 mL) was added bromine (1.82 mL, 35.4 mmol) dropwise at 60° C. The mixture was heated at 80° C. for 2 h and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. Diethyl ether was added to the mixture to produce a precipitate. The solid was collected and dried to give 4-chlorobenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine (5.7 g, 79%). MS m/z 185.9 [M+H] + .

Step B: To a mixture of 4-chlorobenzo[d]thiazol-2-amine (4.78 g, 25.8 mmol) and copper(II) chloride (4.16 g, 31 mmol) in CH 3 CN (25 mL) was added t-butyl nitrite (4.61 mL, 38.8 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction mixture was heated at 60° C. for 30 min, then the solvent was removed from the mixture. The residue was suspended in water, collected by filtration and dried to give 2,4-dichlorobenzo[d]thiazole. (5.3 g, 81%). MS m/z 205.9 [M+H] + .

Step C: To a mixture of t-butyl acetate (4.93 mL, 36.6 mmol) and 2,4-dichlorobenzo[d]thiazole (5 g, 24.4 mmol) in toluene (20 mL) was added lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (1M in THF, 66 mL, 66 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Excess reagent was quenched with the addition of aqueous saturated NH 4 Cl. The aqueous mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-5% EtOAC in hexanes) to give the title compound (5.9 g, 85%) as a yellow oil. MS m/z 282.1 [M−H] − . 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.75 (1H, d, J=8.2 Hz), 7.47 (1H, d, J=7.7 Hz), 7.29 (1H, t, J=7.9 Hz), 4.15 (2H, s), 1.48 (9H, s).

Step A: Following the procedure found in Example 1, Part 3, tert-Butyl 4-(4-formyl-3-hydroxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (49 mg, 0.16 mmol), tert-butyl 2-(4-chlorobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)acetate (35 mg, 0.16 mmol), piperidine (10 μL, 0.1 mmol) and acetic acid (6 μL, 0.1 mmol) in EtOH (1 mL) gave tert-butyl 4-(3-(4-chlorobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate. Step B: Following the procedure found in Example 1, Part 3, tert-butyl 4-(3-(4-chlorobenzo [d]thiazol-2-yl)-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate and 4N HCl in 1,4-dioxane (1 mL) gave the title compound (62 mg, 97%) as a yellow powder: m.p. 290° C. (decomp.); MS m/z 398.1 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 9.18 (2H, br s), 9.09 (1H, s), 8.14 (1H, dd, J=8.0 Hz, 1.0 Hz), 7.99 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 7.65 (1H, dd, J=7.7 Hz, 1.0 Hz), 7.44 (1H, t, J=7.8 Hz), 7.17 (1H, dd, J=9.0 Hz, 2.4 Hz), 7.09 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 3.77-3.74 (4H, m), 3.25-3.23 (4H, m). As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 2 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Preparation of Cpd 68

Step A: A mixture of 3-chloro-2-nitrophenol (18.95 g, 100 mmol) and Pd/C (10%, 0.50 g) in MeOH (300 mL) was stirred under H 2 (1 atm). After 15 h, the mixture was filtered through Celite. The filtrate was concentrated to give a brown solid, which was washed with CH 2 Cl 2 to give 2-amino-3-chlorophenol (7.39 g, 52%) as a light brown solid. MS m/z 144.1 [M+H] + .

Step B: To a solution of 2-amino-3-chlorophenol (2.0 g, 14 mmol) in EtOH (30 mL) was added ethyl 3-ethoxy-3-iminopropanoate hydrochloride (3.01 g, 15.4 mmol). After heating at 80° C. for 2 d, the mixture was concentrated. The residue was partitioned between EtOAc and water. The organic layer was concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give ethyl 2-(4-chlorobenzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)acetate (3.17 g, 94%) as an off-white solid. MS m/z 240.1 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 7.75 (1H, dd, J=8.0 Hz, 0.9 Hz), 7.49 (1H, dd, J=8.0 Hz, 0.9 Hz), 7.43 (1H, t, J=8.0 Hz), 4.28 (2H, s), 4.16 (2H, q, J=7.2 Hz), 1.21 (3H, t, J=7.2 Hz).

To a solution of ethyl 2-(4-chlorobenzo[d]oxazol-2-yl) acetate (72 mg, 0.3 mmol, prepared according to Example 1) and 2-hydroxy-4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)benzaldehyde (66 mg, 0.3 mmol, prepared following the procedure in Example 1, Part 2) in CH 3 CN (0.5 mL) were added piperidine (3 uL, 0.03 mmol) and AcOH (3.4 uL, 0.06 mmol). After heating at 90° C. for 2 h, the mixture was cooled to room temperature. The product was collected by vacuum filtration, washed with CH 3 CN and dried to give the title compound (92 mg, 78%) as a yellow solid: m.p. 229-231° C.; MS m/z 396.2, 398.2 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.91 (1H, s), 8.79 (1H, d, J=9.1Hz), 7.76 (1H, dd, J=8.2 Hz, 0.9 Hz), 7.50 (1H, dd, J=8.0 Hz, 0.8 Hz), 7.42 (1H, t, J=8.0 Hz), 7.08 (1H, dd, J=9.0 Hz, 2.4 Hz), 6.90 (1H, d, J=2.3 Hz), 3.49 (4H, m), 2.43 (4H, m), 2.26 (3H, s).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 3 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

A mixture of ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate (5.4 mL, 40 mmol) and 5-methylpyridin-2-amine (5.18 g, 48 mmol) in EtOH (100 mL) was heated at 70° C. for 6 h. The mixture was partitioned in EtOAc (300 mL) and an aqueous saturated NaHCO 3 solution (300 mL). The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (70% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the title compound (1.6 g, 19%) as a brown oil. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.31 (1H, s), 7.74 (1H, s), 7.39 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 7.08 (1H, d, J=9.2 Hz), 4.10 (2H, q, J=7.1 Hz), 3.75 (2H, s), 2.27 (3H, s), 1.20 (3H, t, J=7.1 Hz).

Step A: Following the procedure in Example 6, Step C, tert-butyl 4-(3-fluoro-4-formyl-5-hydroxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (65 mg, 0.2 mmol), ethyl 2-(6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)acetate (22 mg, 0.2 mmol), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (35 μL, 0.2 mmol) and acetic acid (11 μL, 0.2 mmol) in EtOH (1 mL) gave tert-butyl 4-(5-fluoro-3-(6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate.

Step B: Following the procedure in Example 6, Step D, tert-butyl 4-(5-fluoro-3-(6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate and trifluoroacetic acid (1 mL) gave the title compound (18 mg, 24%) as a yellow powder: m.p. 265-270° C.; MS m/z 379.2 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.60 (1H, s), 8.42 (2H, m), 7.49 (1H, d, J=9.1Hz), 7.16 (1H, dd, J=9.3 Hz, 1.6 Hz), 6.93 (1H, dd, J=11.6 Hz, 2.2 Hz), 6.75 (1H, d, J=1.9 Hz), 3.33-3.31 (4H, m), 2.82-2.80 (4H, m), 2.28 (3H, s). As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 7 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Step A: A solution of 3-fluoropyridin-2-amine (1.0 g, 8.92 mmol) was dissolved in CH 3 CN (300 mL) at 0° C. N-Bromosuccinimide (800 mg, 4.5 mmol) was added to the solution. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 20 min, then at room temperature for 20 min. The mixture was cooled to 0° C. Additional N-bromosuccinimide (800 mg, 4.5 mmol) was added. The mixture warmed to room temperature over 40 minutes. An aqueous NaHSO 3 solution was added to the mixture to quench excess reagent, then the solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc, then washed with aqueous K 2 CO 3 . The organic layer was dried over MgSO 4 , then filtered and concentrated under vacuum. Trituration of the residue with 2:1 hexanes:ether yielded 5-bromo-3-fluoropyridin-2-amine (1.18 g, 69%) as a white solid. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.93 (1H, d, J=2 Hz), 7.37 (1H, dd, J=9.5 Hz, 2 Hz), 4.66 (2H, br s), 2.77 (3H, s).

Step B: A solution of dimethylzinc (15 mL, 1.2 M in toluene, 18 mmol) was added to a mixture of 5-bromo-3-fluoropyridin-2-amine (1.48 g, 7.75 mmol) and [1,1′-bis (diphenylphosphino)-ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) complex with dichloromethane (150 mg, 0.18 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (30 mL). The mixture was heated at 95° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and quenched with MeOH. The mixture was diluted with aqueous saturated NH 4 OH and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried over MgSO 4 , filtered and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (20% acetone in CH 2 Cl 2 ), followed by trituration with hexane to give 3-fluoro-5-methylpyridin-2-amine (668 mg, 68%) as a tan solid. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.69 (1H, s), 7.06 (1H, dd, J=11.5 Hz, 1.5 Hz), 4.43 (2H, br s), 2.21 (3H, s).

Step A: Into a mixture of 4-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.4 g, 10 mmol) and ethyl 3-oxobutanoate (1.3 g, 10 mmol) was added a few drops of piperidine. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 min. A precipitate formed and was collected by vacuum filtration. The solid was washed with ethanol and aqueous HCl (1 N), filtered and dried to give 3-acetyl-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (1.96 g, 95%) as a pale yellow solid. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): 8 8.51 (1H, s), 7.68 (1H, m), 7.13-7.07 (2H, m), 2.73 (3H, s).

Step B: Into a solution of 3-acetyl-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (1.96 g, 9.5 mmol) in CHCl 3 (20 mL) was added dropwise a solution of bromine (1.6 g, 10 mmol) in CHCl 3 (10 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and filtered. The solid was washed with CHCl 3 and dried to give the title compound (1.96 g, 72%) as a pale yellow solid. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.63 (1H, s), 7.72 (1H, m), 7.17-7.10 (2H, m), 4.73 (2H, s).

Step A: A mixture of 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (500 mg, 1.75 mmol), 3-fluoro-5-methylpyridin-2-amine (240 mg, 1.9 mmol) and EtOH (3 mL) was heated at 95° C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between CH 2 Cl 2 and aqueous K 2 CO 3 . The organic layer was dried over MgSO 4 , filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was triturated with 1:1 hexane/acetone, yielding 7-fluoro-3-(8-fluoro-6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one (412 mg, 75%) as an orange solid. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.85 (1H, s), 8.50 (1H, d, J=2.5 Hz), 7.77 (1H, m), 7.63 (1H, dd, J=9 Hz, 6 Hz), 7.11 (1H, dd, J=9 Hz, 2 Hz), 7.07 (1H, td, J=8.5 Hz, 2.5 Hz), 6.80 (1H, d, J=6 Hz), 2.34 (3H, s).

Step B: A mixture of 7-fluoro-3-(8-fluoro-6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one (120 mg, 0.38 mmol), (S)-2-methylpiperazine (75 mg, 0.75 mmol) and DMSO (900 μL) was heated at 80° C. for 15 h. The mixture was diluted with an aqueous saturated NaHCO 3 solution, causing the product to precipitate from solution. The mixture was filtered. The solid material was purified by silica gel column chromatography (10% MeOH in CH 2 Cl 2 ), yielding the title compound (133 mg, 89%) as a yellow solid: m.p. 250-255° C.; MS m/z 393.3 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.73 (1H, s), 8.52 (1H, d, J=3 Hz), 8.31 (1H, s), 7.72 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.09 (1H, d, J=12 Hz), 7.02 (1H, dd, J=9 Hz, 2 Hz), 6.88 (1H, d, J=2 Hz), 3.81 (2H, m), 2.96 (1H, m), 2.73 (3H, m), 2.39 (1H, t, J=11Hz), 2.31 (1H, br s), 2.28 (3H, s), 1.04 (3H, d, J=6 Hz).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 36 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Step A: A mixture of 2-amino-5-bromopyrimidine (2.75 g, 15.8 mmol) and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (7.58 g, 34.8 mmol) in pyridine (30 mL) was stirred at 70° C. overnight, then the solvent was removed. The residue was partitioned between EtOAc and aqueous HCl (1 N). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organics were dried over NaSO 4 , then filtered and concentrated to give 2-[bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-bromopyrimidine (5.5 g, 93%) as a white solid. MS m/z 398.2 [M+Na] + .

Step B: A mixture of 2-[bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-bromopyrimidine (3.0 g, 8.0 mmol), dimethylzinc (1.2 M×8.0 mL, 9.6 mmol) and [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) (130 mg, 0.16 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (30 mL) was stirred at 110° C. for 16 h under Argon. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with saturated NH 4 Cl, water and brine. The organic layer was dried over NaSO 4 , concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-35% EtOAc in hexanes) to give a white solid, which was dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid (5.0 mL). After 5 min, the solvent was removed and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and an aqueous saturated NaHCO 3 solution. The organic layer was dried over NaSO 4 , filtered and concentrated to give the title compound (0.7 g, 80%) as a white solid. MS m/z 110.1 [M+H] + .

Step A: Following the procedure in Example 36, Part 3, 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (0.855 g, 3.0 mmol) and 5-methylpyrimidin-2-amine (0.327 g, 3.0 mmol) in EtOH (6.0 mL) gave 7-fluoro-3-(6-methylimidazo [1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (0.37 g, 42%) as a pale yellow solid. MS m/z 296.2 [M+H] + .

Step B: Following the procedure in Example 36, Part 3, 7-fluoro-3-(6-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (80 mg, 0.21 mmol) and N-methyl piperizine (93 mg, 1.08 mmol) in DMSO (0.5 mL) gave the title compound (66 mg, 84%) as a yellow solid: m.p.>300° C.; MS m/z 362.2 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.83 (1H, dd, J=2.4 Hz, 1.1Hz), 8.75 (1H, s), 8.44 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 8.39 (1H, s), 7.71 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.02 (1H, dd, J=8.8 Hz, 2.2 Hz), 6.86 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 3.32-3.28 (4H, m), 2.86-2.75 (4H, m), 2.30 (3H, s).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 39 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Preparation of Cpd 480

2-Chloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (1.34 g, 10 mmol) was stirred with ammonium hydroxide (30%, 15 mL) at 100° C. in a sealed tube overnight. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered. The solid was washed with water and dried to give the title compound (0.95 g, 80%) as a white solid.

Step A: Following the procedure in Example 36, Part 3, 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (1.32 g, 4.1 mmol) and 5-fluoropyrimidin-2-amine (0.465 g, 4.1 mmol) in EtOH (12.0 mL) gave 7-fluoro-3-(6-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one (0.85 g, 70%) as a pale yellow solid. MS m/z 300.1 [M+H] + .

Step B: Following the procedure in Example 36, Part 3, 7-fluoro-3-(6-fluoroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one (70 mg, 0.23 mmol) and N-methyl piperizine (46 mg, 0.46 mmol) in DMSO (0.5 mL) gave the title compound (55 mg, 63%) as a yellow solid: m.p. 275-280° C.; MS m/z 380.8 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, methanol-d 4 ): δ 8.95 (1H, dd, J=3.8 Hz, 2.8 Hz), 8.65 (1H, s), 8.61 (1H, d, J=2.8 Hz), 8.53 (1H, s), 7.62 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.02 (1H, dd, J=8.7 Hz, 2.4 Hz), 6.86 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 3.51 (4H, br s), 2.81 (4H, br s), 2.50 (3H, br s).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 40 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Preparation of Cpd 117

Step A: A mixture of 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (2.85 g, 10 mmol, prepared in Example 36, Part 2) and 2-aminothiazole (1.0 g, 10 mmol) in EtOH (20 mL) was stirred at 95° C. for 6 h. After cooling to room temperature, ethyl acetate was added, causing a precipitate to form. The mixture was filtered. The solid was washed with ethyl acetate and dried, affording 6-(7-fluoro-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole hydrobromide salt (1.82 g, 64%) as a tan solid. MS m/z 287.1 [M+H] + .

Step B: A mixture of 6-(7-fluoro-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole hydrobromide salt (286 mg, 1.0 mmol) and 1-methylpiperazine (1.0 mL, 3.0 mmol) in DMSO (1.5 mL) was stirred at 110° C. for 2 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water, producing a precipitate. The precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration, washed with water, dried and purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-10% MeOH in CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give the title compound (185 mg, 51%) as a yellow solid: m.p. 256-258° C.; MS m/z 367.2 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.53 (1H, s), 8.31 (1H, s), 7.94 (1H, d, J=4.4 Hz), 7.64 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.26 (1H, d, J=4.4 Hz), 7.02 (1H, dd, J=8.8 Hz, 2.5 Hz), 6.87 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 3.45-3.23 (4H, m), 2.47-2.39 (4H, m), 2.22 (3H, s).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 41 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Preparation of Cpd 429

Preparation of 5-ethylthiazol-2-amine

Into a mixture of butyraldehyde (10.8 g, 0.15 mol) and urea (22.8 g, 0.3 mol) in CHCl 3 (75 mL) at 0° C. was added sulfuryl chloride (13.5 mL, 0.166 mol) dropwise. The mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 1 h, then the solvent was removed. EtOH (200 mL) was added to the residue, then the mixture was heated at reflux overnight and the solvent was removed. The residue was suspended in water (200 mL) and collected by vacuum filtration to give the title compound (9.5 g, 40%) as a light brown solid. MS m/z 129.1 [M+H] + .

Step A: Following the procedure in Example 41, Step A, 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (0.76 g, 2.7 mmol) and 5-ethylthiazol-2-amine (0.35 g, 2.7 mmol) in EtOH (20 mL) gave 3-(2-ethylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-6-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (0.55 g, 66%) as a tan solid. MS m/z 315.2 [M+H] + .

Step B: Following the procedure in Example 41, Step B, 3-(2-ethylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-6-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (42 mg, 0.13 mmol) and 2,6-cis-dimethylpiperizine (30 mg, 0.26 mmol) in DMSO (0.25 mL) gave the title compound (3.8 mg, 7%) as a yellow solid: m.p. 251-253° C.; MS m/z 409.4 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, methanol-d 4 ) δ 8.32 (1H, s), 8.21 (1H, s), 7.56-7.48 (2H, m), 7.00 (1H, dd, J=9.0 Hz, 2.4 Hz), 6.82 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 3.82 (2H, dd, J=12.5 Hz, 2.4 Hz), 3.00-2.89 (2H, m), 2.82 (2H, qd, J=7.5, 1.4 Hz), 2.43 (2H, dd, J=12.5 Hz, 10.9 Hz), 1.34 (3H, t, J=7.4 Hz), 1.18 (6H, d, J=6.6 Hz).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 42 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Preparation of Cpd 536

Step A: A mixture of 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (0.684 g, 2.4 mmol, prepared in Example 36, Part 2) and 3,5-dimethylpyrazin-2-amine (0.246 g, 2.0 mmol) in CH 3 CN (10 mL) was stirred at 120° C. in a sealed tube for 20 min. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with Et 2 O to produce a precipitate. The solid was collected by vacuum filtration, washed with Et 2 O and dried to give 3-(6,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (0.7 g, 90%) as a tan solid. MS m/z 310.1 [M+H] + .

Step B: 3-(6,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (100 mg, 0.25 mmol) was stirred with (R)-2-methylpiperazine (52 mg, 0.52 mmol) in DMSO (0.5 mL) with K 2 CO 3 (0.14 g, 1.0 mmol) at 120° C. for 2 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water to produce a precipitate. The solid was collected by vacuum filtration and purified by silica gel chromatography (10% MeOH in CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give the title compound (64 mg, 64%) as a yellow solid. MS m/z 390.2 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.74 (1H, s), 8.45 (1H, s), 7.77 (1H, s), 7.51 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 6.88 (1H, dd, J=8.8 Hz, 2.5 Hz), 6.77 (1H, d, J=2.5 Hz), 3.77-3.67 (2H, m), 3.21-3.14 (2H, m), 3.06-2.92 (3H, m), 2.91 (3H, s), 2.64-2.56 (1H, m), 2.48 (3H, s), 1.20 (3H, d, J=6.3 Hz).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 43 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Preparation of Cpd 607

Into a solution of 5-methylpyrazin-2-amine (0.51 g, 4.72 mmol) and ferrocene (0.263 g, 1.42 mmol) in DMSO (12 mL) was added sulfuric acid (12 mL) and a solution of CF 3 I in DMSO (2.4 M, 5.9 mL, 14.2 mmol). Aqueous hydrogen peroxide (30%, 0.94 mL) was added dropwise to the mixture. After stirring for 30 min at room temperature, excess reagent was quenched with ice water. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried over NaSO 4 , filtered, concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-20% EtOAc in CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give the title compound (86 mg, 8%) as a white solid. MS m/z 219.1 [M+H] + .

Step A: Following the procedure in Example 43, Step A, 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (138 g, 0.49 55 mmol) and 5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-amine (86 g, 0.49 mmol) in CH 3 CN (1.0 mL) gave 7-fluoro-3-(6-methyl-8-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (44 mg, 20%) as a tan solid. Step B: Following the procedure in Example 43, Step B, 7-fluoro-3-(6-methyl-8-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo [1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (44 mg, 0.10 mmol) and 1,4-diazepane (44 mg, 0.44 mmol) in DMSO (0.25 mL) gave the title compound (43 mg, 99%) as a yellow solid: m.p.>300° C.; MS m/z 444.2 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.79 (1H, s), 8.59 (1H, s), 8.09 (1H, s), 7.50 (1H, d, J=9.1Hz), 6.69 (1H, dd, J=8.8 Hz, 2.2 Hz), 6.57 (1H, d, J=1.9 Hz), 3.70-3.61 (4H, m), 3.10-3.01 (2H, m), 2.88-2.83 (2H, m), 2.55 (3H, s), 2.03-1.90 (2H, m).

Preparation of Cpd 712

A mixture of 3-methylpyrazin-2-amine (109 mg, 1.0 mmol) and N-chlorosuccinimide (136 mg, 1.0 mmol) in CH 2 Cl 2 (6.0 mL) was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was washed with aqueous K 2 CO 3 (2.0 M, 6.0 mL). The organic layer was dried over NaSO 4 , filtered, concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-35% EtOAc in hexanes) to give the title compound (136 mg, 80%) as a white solid. MS m/z 144.0 [M+H] + .

Step A: Following the procedure in Example 43, Step A, 60 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (0.233 g, 0.81 mmol) and 5-chloro-3-methylpyrazin-2-amine (0.117 g, 0.81 mmol) in CH 3 CN (3.0 mL) gave 3-(6-chloro-8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (0.18 g, 67%) as a tan solid. MS m/z 330.1 [M+H] + .

Step B: Following the procedure in Example 43, Step B, 3-(6-chloro-8-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-2-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one hydrobromide (67 mg, 0.2 mmol), N-methyl homopiperizine (28 mg, 0.24 mmol) and triethylamine (100 mg, 1.0 mmol) in DMSO (0.5 mL) gave the title compound (70 mg, 83%) as a yellow solid: m.p. 212-218° C.; MS m/z 424 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, methanol-d 4 ) δ 8.71 (1H, s), 8.55 (1H, s), 8.42 (1H, d, J=0.9 Hz), 7.56 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 6.84 (1H, dd, J=8.8 Hz, 2.5 Hz), 6.67 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 3.86-3.77 (2H, m), 3.65 (2H, t, J=6.3 Hz), 3.16 (2H, d, J=1.6 Hz), 3.04 (2H, br s), 2.89-2.82 (3H, m), 2.69 (3H, s), 2.27-2.14 (2H, m).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 45 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Step A: A mixture of 2,4-difluoro-6-hydroxybenzaldehyde (8 g, 50.6 mmol), ethyl acetoacetate (6.4 mL, 50.7 mmol) and piperidine (240 μL, 2.43 mmol) was heated at 50° C. for 15 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and then suspended in ether. The mixture was filtered. The solid material was purified by silica gel column chromatography (50-70% CH 2 Cl 2 in hexanes), yielding 3-acetyl-5,7-difluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (4.45 g, 39%) as an off-white solid. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.69 (1H, s), 6.93 (1H, dt, J=9 Hz, 2 Hz), 6.84 (1H, td, J=9 Hz, 2 Hz), 2.72 (3H, s).

Step B: A mixture of 3-acetyl-5,7-difluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (4.25 g, 19.0 mmol), tetrabutylammonium tribromide (9.85 g, 20.4 mmol) and THF (77 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 3 h, then the solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was triturated with 1:1 hexane/CH 2 Cl 2 , yielding the title compound (3.31 g, 57%) as an off-white solid: MS m/z [303.0, 305.0][M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.80 (1H, s), 6.96 (1H, m), 6.87 (1H, td, J=8.5 Hz, 2.5 Hz), 4.69 (2H, s).

Step A: A mixture of 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-5,7-difluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (160 mg, 0.53 mmol), 4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-amine (100 mg, 0.62 mmol), and EtOH (1 mL) was heated at 80° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between CH 2 Cl 2 and an aqueous saturated NaHCO 3 solution. The organic layer was dried over MgSO 4 , filtered, and was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (CH 2 Cl 2 ), followed by trituration with 2:1 hexane/acetone, yielding 5,7-difluoro-3-(7-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one (92 mg, 47%) as a white solid. 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.98 (1H, s), 8.64 (1H, s), 8.27 (1H, d, J=7.5 Hz), 7.95 (1H, s), 7.01 (1H, dd, J=7 Hz, 1.5 Hz), 6.96 (1H, d, J=9 Hz), 6.86 (1H, td, J=9 Hz, 2.5 Hz).

Step B: A mixture of 5,7-difluoro-3-(7-(trifluoromethyl) imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one (60 mg, 0.16 mmol), cis-2,6-dimethylpiperazine (27 mg, 0.24 mmol) and DMSO (300 μL) was heated at 80° C. for 15 h. The addition of an aqueous saturated NaHCO 3 solution resulted in the formation of a precipitate. The precipitate was collected by vacuum filtration and purified by silica gel column chromatography (5% MeOH in CH 2 Cl 2 ), yielding the title compound (58 mg, 79%) as a yellow solid: m.p. 210-219° C.; MS m/z 461.3 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.85 (1H, d, J=7 Hz), 8.72 (1H, s), 8.65 (1H, s), 8.08 (1H, s), 7.20 (1H, dd, J=7 Hz, 2 Hz), 6.96 (1H, dd, J=9 Hz, 2 Hz), 6.78 (1H, d, J=1.5 Hz), 3.88 (2H, d, J=12 Hz), 2.76 (2H, m), 2.37 (2H, t, J=11Hz), 2.31 (1H, br s), 1.04 (6H, d, J=6.5 Hz).

As shown in Table 1 below, additional compounds disclosed herein may be prepared according to Example 56 by substituting the appropriate starting materials, reagents and reaction conditions.

Step A: 2,6-Dimethylpyrimidin-4-ol (5.0 g, 40 mmol) was dissolved in aqueous NaOH solution (50 mL, 1 M, 50 mmol). To the solution was added iodine (10.2 g, 40 mmol). The mixture was gradually heated to 80° C. and stirred for 2 h. After cooling the mixture to room temperature, acetic acid was added to adjust the pH ˜6. A precipitate formed and was collected by filtration. The solid was washed with water and dried to give 5-iodo-2,6-dimethylpyrimidin-4-ol (6.51 g, 65%). MS m/z 251.2 [M+H] + .

Step B: 5-Iodo-2,6-dimethylpyrimidin-4-ol (4.6 g, 18.4 mmol) was combined with phosphorus oxychloride (15 mL). The mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 2 h, then the solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 and washed with an aqueous saturated NaHCO 3 solution and brine. The organic layer was concentrated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-10% EtOAc in CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give the title compound (3.86 g, 78%) as colorless oil that solidified on standing. MS m/z 269.2 [M+H] + .

Step A: A mixture of 3-bromo-7-fluorocoumarin (1.82 g, 7.5 mmol, prepared in Example 38, Step A), ethynyltrimethylsilane (0.88 g, 9.0 mmol), copper(I) iodide (0.071 g, 0.38 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (0.26 g, 0.38 mmol), triethylamine (1.52 g, 15.0 mmol) and CH 3 CN (15 mL) was stirred under an Argon atmosphere at room temperature for 12 h, then the solvent was removed. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-50% EtOAc in hexanes) to give 7-fluoro-3-((trimethylsilyl)ethynyl)-2H-chromen-2-one as white solid, used directly for the next step. MS m/z 261.2 [M+H] + .

Step B: The intermediate obtained in Step A was dissolved in MeOH (50 mL) and cooled in an ice-water bath. K 2 CO 3 (1.55 g, 11.25 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1.5 h. Saturated aqueous NH 4 Cl (200 mL) was added to produce a precipitate. The precipitate was collected, washed with water, dried and purified by silica gel column chromatography (0-10% EtOAc in CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give 3-ethynyl-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (1.14 g, 81% two steps) as white needles. MS m/z 189.2 [M+H] + .

Step C: A mixture of 3-ethynyl-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (376 mg, 2.0 mmol), 4-chloro-5-iodo-2,6-dimethylpyrimidine (590 mg, 2.2 mmol), copper(I) iodide (19 mg, 0.1 mmol), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (70 mg, 0.1 mmol), triethylamine (404 mg, 4.0 mmol) and CH 3 CN (4.0 mL) was stirred at 50° C. under an Argon atmosphere overnight, then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (5% MeOH in CH 2 Cl 2 ) to give 3-((4-chloro-2,6-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)ethynyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (92 mg, 14%). MS m/z 329.3 [M+H] + .

Step D: 3-((4-Chloro-2,6-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)ethynyl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (92 mg, 0.28 mmol) was stirred with sodium hydrosulfide (47 mg, 0.84 mmol) in EtOH (2.0 mL) at 80° C. for 1 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (8 mL) to produce a precipitate. The precipitate was collected, washed with water and dried to give 3-(2,4-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one as white powder (66 mg, 73%). MS m/z 327.3 [M+H] + .

Step E: 3-(2,4-Dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)-7-fluoro-2H-chromen-2-one (66 mg, 0.2 mmol), piperazine (43 mg, 0.5 mmol) in DMSO (0.5 mL) was stirred at 80° C. for 6 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (6 mL) to produce a precipitate. The precipitate was collected, washed with water and dried to give the title compound (75 mg, 96%) as yellow powder: m.p. 275° C. (decomp.); MS m/z 393.1 [M+H] + ; 1 H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 8.65 (1H, s), 8.15 (1H, s), 7.60 (1H, d, J=8.83 Hz), 7.05 (1H, dd, J=9.0 Hz, 2.4 Hz), 6.89 (1H, d, J=2.5 Hz), 3.38-3.33 (4H, m), 2.84-2.79 (4H, m), 2.74 (3H, s), 2.66 (3H, s).

Step A: Into a stirred solution of 1H-pyrazole (6.95 g, 0.1 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (16 g, 0.4 mol) in water (400 mL0 was added bromine (48 g, 0.3 mol) dropwise over 1 h. The mixture was stirred for 1 h, and then filtered. The cake was washed with water and dried to give 3,4,5-tribromo-1H-pyrazole (25.2 g, 81%). MS m/z 302.9 [M+H] + .

Step B: Into a mixture of 3,4,5-tribromo-1H-pyrazole (1.54 g, 5.1 mmol) and K 2 CO 3 (2.1 g, 15.3 mmol) in acetone (20 mL) was added chloroacetone (0.52 g, 5.6 mmol) dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, then partitioned between water and CH 2 Cl 2 . The organic layer was dried over Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated to give 1-(3,4,5-tribromo-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)propan-2-one (1.80 g, 99%). MS m/z 361.0 [M+H] + .

Step C: A mixture of 1-(3,4,5-tribromo-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)propan-2-one (3.6 g, 10.0 mmol), tributyl(1-ethoxyvinyl)stannane (3.5 mL, 10.0 mmol) and bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) dichloride (0.35 g, 0.5 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (25 mL) was stirred at 100° C. overnight. The reaction was cooled to room temperature, and then filtered through Celite. The filtrate was concentrated and partitioned between THF (100 mL) and aqueous 1 N HCl (100 mL). The mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 1 h. The organic layer was separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried over Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with CH 2 Cl 2 to give 1-(5-acetyl-3,4-dibromo-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)propan-2-one (1.1 g, 34%). MS m/z 325.0 [M+H] + .

Step D: A mixture of 1-(5-acetyl-3,4-dibromo-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)propan-2-one (3.24 g, 10 mmol) and ammonium acetate (7.7 g, 100 mmol) in acetic acid (10 mL) was stirred at 120° C. for 30 min. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (150 mL). The mixture was stirred for 20 min and filtered. The solid was dried and chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with CH 2 Cl 2 to give 2,3-dibromo-4,6-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (1.55 g, 50%). MS m/z 305.9 [M+H] + .

Step E: Into a solution of 2,3-dibromo-4,6-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (1.55 g, 5.1 mmol) in THF (50 mL) at 0° C. was added a solution of i-PrMgCl (2.7 mL of a 2.0 M solution in THF, 5.4 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min and excess reagent was quenched with the addition of methanol (25 mL). The mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and water. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over Na 2 SO 4 , concentrated and chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with 0-35% EtOAc in hexanes to provide 2-bromo-4,6-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (0.95 g, 80%). MS m/z 228.1 [M+H] + .

Step F: A mixture of 2-bromo-4,6-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (0.226 mg, 1.0 mmol), hexamethyldistannane (0.397 g, 1.2 mmol) and tetrakis(triphen