This invention relates to a class of heterocycles and their metal complexes, and is particularly concerned with the use of these compounds in the preparation of prodrugs or as prodrugs that may be activated under hypoxic conditions by enzymes or by therapeutic ionising radiation, in the treatment of cancer. The invention also relates to the use of these heterocycles and the corresponding metal complexes in the preparation of medicaments and to compositions including the heterocycles or their metal complexes and to methods for preparing these compounds.
本发明涉及一类杂环及其
金属络合物,特别关注这些化合物在制备前药或作为前药的使用,这些前药可以在缺
氧条件下通过酶或治疗性电离辐射激活,用于治疗癌症。该发明还涉及这些杂环和相应的
金属络合物在制备药物中的应用,以及包括这些杂环或其
金属络合物的组合物和制备这些化合物的方法。