This invention relates to certain 5-arylpyrimidine compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and compositions containing said compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said compounds are anti-cancer agents useful for the treatment of cancer in mammals. This invention further relates to a method of treating or inhibiting the growth of cancerous tumor cells and associated diseases in a mammal and further provides a method for the treatment or prevention of cancerous tumors that express multiple drug resistance (MDR) or are resistant because of MDR, in a mammal in need thereof which method comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of said compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of treating or inhibiting the growth of cancerous tumor cells and associated diseases in a mammal in need thereof by promotion of microtubule polymerization which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of said compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
这项发明涉及某些5-芳基
嘧啶化合物或其药用盐,以及含有所述化合物或其药用盐的组合物,其中所述化合物是抗癌剂,可用于治疗哺乳动物的癌症。该发明还涉及一种治疗或抑制哺乳动物体内癌细胞和相关疾病生长的方法,并进一步提供了一种治疗或预防表达多药耐药性(MDR)或因MDR耐药的癌症肿瘤的方法,该方法包括向所述哺乳动物体内施用所述化合物或其药用盐的有效量。更具体地,本发明涉及通过促进微管聚合来治疗或抑制哺乳动物体内癌细胞和相关疾病的方法,该方法包括向所述哺乳动物体内施用所述化合物及其药用盐的有效量。