The invention relates to chemical compounds of the formula (I),
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which possess ALK5 (TGFβR1) inhibitory activity and are accordingly useful for their anti-cancer activity and thus in methods of treatment of the human or animal body. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of said chemical compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the production of an anti-cancer effect in a warm-blooded animal such as man.