The invention provides novel substituted 3-pyridyl indoles and indazoles and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention also provides methods of use of substituted 3-pyridyl indoles and indazoles and pharmaceutical compositions thereof as inhibitors of lyases, e.g., the 17&agr;-hydroxylase-C17,20-lyase enzyme. The invention further provides methods for the treatment of cancer in a subject, comprising administering a substituted 3-pyridyl indoles and indazoles or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a substituted 3-pyridyl indoles and indazoles to a subject. The cancer can be, e.g., prostate cancer or breast cancer.
本发明提供了新型的取代的3-
吡啶基
吲哚和
吲唑以及其制药组合物。本发明还提供了使用取代的3-
吡啶基
吲哚和
吲唑以及其制药组合物作为裂解酶
抑制剂(例如17α-羟基化酶-C17,20-裂解酶酶)的方法。本发明还提供了治疗受试者癌症的方法,包括向受试者施用取代的3-
吡啶基
吲哚和
吲唑或包含取代的3-
吡啶基
吲哚和
吲唑的制药组合物。癌症可以是前列腺癌或乳腺癌。