US Patent 11638762 Targeted delivery of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide salvage pathway inhibitors

Compounds and compositions are disclosed in which a NAMPT Drug Unit is linked to a targeting Ligand Unit through a Unit from which a NAMPT inhibitor compound or derivative thereof is released at the targeted site of action. Methods for treating diseases characterized by the targeted abnormal cells, such as cancer or an autoimmune disease, using the compounds and compositions of the invention are also disclosed.