申请人:Pharmacia & Upjohn S.p.A.
公开号:US05856333A1
公开(公告)日:1999-01-05
The present invention relates to substituted camptothecin derivatives of formula (I) wherein the symbol - - - - represents a single or double bond; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined under (a) or (b) below: (a) R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, each independently, hydrogen; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl; phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; an optionally substituted phenyl ring; --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6 wherein one of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or benzyl and the other is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl, an optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxycarbonyl, an optionally substituted benzoyl, phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl, an optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxycarbonyl, an optionally substituted phenoxycarbonyl or phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxycarbonyl, or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, combined together with the nitrogen atom to which they are linked, form a 4-7 membered saturated, optionally substituted, heteromonocyclic ring residue; COOR.sub.8 wherein R.sub.8 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl or phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; or COR.sub.9 wherein Rg is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, an optionally substituted phenyl ring or NR.sub.10 R.sub.11 wherein R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 are, each independently, hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or an optionally substituted phenyl ring; or (b) R.sub.1 and R.sub.3, combined together, form a 5-8 membered, optionally substituted, carbomonocyclic ring, and R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl; R.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl or phenyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; X is hydrogen,C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyloxy, benzoyloxy, amino, hydroxy, nitro, halogen or it is a methylenedioxy group linked to the positions 10 and 11 of the molecule, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are useful in therapy as antitumor agents. ##STR1##
本发明涉及式(I)的取代喜树碱衍生物,其中符号——表示单键或双键;R.sub.1,R.sub.2和R.sub.3如下定义的(a)或(b):(a)R.sub.1和R.sub.2分别是氢;C.sub.1-C.sub.4烷基;C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基;苯基C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基;可选择取代的苯环;-NR.sub.5 R.sub.6,其中R.sub.5和R.sub.6中的一个是氢,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基或苄基,另一个是氢,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷酰基,可选择取代的C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷氧羰基,可选择取代的苯甲酰基,苯基C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷酰基,可选择取代的C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷氧羰基,可选择取代的苯氧羰基或苯基C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷氧羰基,或R.sub.5和R.sub.6与它们连接的氮原子结合在一起形成4-7成员饱和的、可选择取代的、杂单环环残基;COOR.sub.8,其中R.sub.8是氢,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基或苯基C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基;或COR.sub.9,其中Rg是C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基,苯基C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,可选择取代的苯环或NR.sub.10 R.sub.11,其中R.sub.10和R.sub.11分别是氢或C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基;以及R.sub.3是氢,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基或可选择取代的苯环;或(b)R.sub.1和R.sub.3结合在一起形成5-8成员的、可选择取代的、碳单环环,R.sub.2是氢,C.sub.1-C.sub.4烷基或C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基;R.sub.4是氢,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基或苯基C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基;X是氢,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷氧基,C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷氧基,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷酰氧基,苯甲酰氧基,氨基,羟基,硝基,卤素或它是与分子的10和11位置相连的亚甲二氧基基团,以及其药学上可接受的盐。本发明的化合物在治疗中作为抗肿瘤剂是有用的。