The invention provides processes of preparing 3-substituted 1-(chloromethyl)-1,2-dihydro-3H-[ring fused indol-5-yl(amine-derived)] compounds of formula (I) and its analogues, or a physiologically functional derivative thereof, (I), wherein A and B together may represent a fused optionally substituted benzene, naphthalene, pyridine, furan or a pyrrole ring, where the optional substituents are represented by Y; X is halogen or OSO2R , and W is selected from NO2, NHOH, N(R3)2NHR3, NHCO2R3, N(phthaloyl) or NH2, or W is further selected from the group (a) , wherein J is selected from OH or R, and P is a group which is a substrate suitable for a nitroreductase or carboxypeptidase enzyme. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of formula (I) prepared by the processes of the invention as cytotoxins for cancer therapy and as prodrugs for gene-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy (GDEPT) and antibody-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy (ADEPT).
该发明提供了制备公式(I)及其类似物的3-取代1-(
氯甲基)-1,2-二氢-3H-[环融合
吲哚-5-基(衍生自胺基)]化合物的过程,或其生理功能衍
生物,其中A和B一起可以表示一个融合的可选取代苯、
萘、
吡啶、
呋喃或
吡咯环,其中可选取代基由Y表示;X为卤素或OSO2R,W从
NO2、NHOH、N(R3)2NHR3、NHCO2R3、N(
邻苯二甲酰基)或NH2中选择,或W进一步从群(a)中选择,其中J从OH或R中选择,P是适用于硝基还原酶或羧肽酶的底物基团。该发明还涉及通过该发明的过程制备的公式(I)化合物作为抗癌细胞毒素以及
基因导向酶-前药疗法(G
DEPT)和
抗体导向酶-前药疗法(A
DEPT)的前药的用途。