申请人:Milton John
公开号:US20050143383A1
公开(公告)日:2005-06-30
A compound which is a benzo[a]phenazine-11-carboxamide derivative of formula (I)
wherein each of R
1
to R
4
, which are the same or different, is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C
1
-C
6
alkoxy which is unsubstituted or substituted, heteroaryloxy, C
1
-C
6
alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted, nitro, cyano, azido, amidoxime, CO
2
R
10
, CON(R
12
)
2
, OCON(R
12
), SR
10
, SOR
11
, SO
2
R
11
, SO
2
N(R
12
)
2
, N(R
2
)
2
, NR
10
SO
2
R
11
, N(SO
2
R
11
)
2
NR
10
(CH
2
)
n
CN, NR
10
COR
11
, OCOR
11
or COR
10
;
each of R
5
to R
7
, which are the same or different, is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C
1
-C
6
alkoxy, C
1
-C
6
alkyl, SR
10
and N(R
12
)
2
;
Q is C
1
-C
6
alkylene which is unsubstituted or substituted by (i) C
1
-C
6
alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted, (II) hydroxy, provided that the hydroxy group is not α to either of the N atoms adjacent to Q in formula (I), (iii) CO
2
R
10
, or (iv) CON(R
12
);
R
8
and R
9
, which are the same or different, are each hydrogen or C
1
-C
6
alkyl, or R
8
and R
9
together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a saturated 5- or 6-membered N-containing heterocyclic ring which may include one additional heteroatom selected from O, N and S, or one of R
8
and R
9
is an alkylene chain optionally interrupted by O, N or S, which is attached to a carbon atom on the alkylene chain represented by Q to complete a saturated 5- or 6-membered N-containing heterocyclic ring as defined above;
R
10
is hydrogen, C
1
-C
6
alkyl, C
3
-C
6
cycloalkyl, benzyl or phenyl;
R
11
is C
1
-C
6
alkyl, C
3
-C
6
cycloalkyl, benzyl or phenyl;
each R
12
, which are the same or different, is hydrogen, C
1
-C
6
alkyl cycloalkyl, benzyl or phenyl, or the two R
12
groups form, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached a 5- or 6-membered saturated N-containing heterocyclic ring which may include 1 or 2 additional heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; and n is 1, 2 or 3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
with the proviso that at least one of R
1
to R
4
is other than hydrogen.
These compounds are inhibitors of topoisomerase I and/or topoisomerase II and can be used to treat tumours, including tumours which express MDR.
化合物为公式(I)的苯并[a]菲噻嗪-11-羧酰胺衍生物,其中R1至R4中的每个基团,相同或不同,选自氢、卤素、羟基、未取代或取代的C1-C6烷氧基、杂环氧基、未取代或取代的C1-C6烷基、硝基、氰基、叠氮基、酰肟基、CO2R10、CON(R12)2、OCON(R12)、SR10、SOR11、SO2R11、SO2N(R12)2、N(R2)2、NR10SO2R11、N(SO2R11)2NR10(CH2)nCN、NR10COR11、OCOR11或COR10;R5至R7中的每个基团,相同或不同,选自氢、卤素、羟基、C1-C6烷氧基、C1-C6烷基、SR10和N(R12)2;Q为未取代或取代的C1-C6烷基,可以由(i)未取代或取代的C1-C6烷基,(ii)羟基,但羟基不在公式(I)中与相邻的N原子之一相邻,(iii)CO2R10,或(iv)CON(R12)取代;R8和R9,相同或不同,均为氢或C1-C6烷基,或者R8和R9与它们附着的氮原子一起形成饱和的5-或6-成员N-含杂环,其中可以包括来自O、N和S的一个额外的杂原子,或者R8和R9是由O、N或S随意中断的烷基链,它附着在由Q表示的烷基链上的碳原子上,以完成上述定义的饱和的5-或6-成员N-含杂环;R10为氢、C1-C6烷基、C3-C6环烷基、苄基或苯基;R11为C1-C6烷基、C3-C6环烷基、苄基或苯基;每个R12,相同或不同,为氢、C1-C6烷基环烷基、苄基或苯基,或两个R12基团与它们附着的氮原子一起形成一个5-或6-成员饱和N-含杂环,其中可以包括1或2个来自O、N和S的额外杂原子;n为1、2或3;或其药学上可接受的盐;但至少有一个R1至R4不是氢。这些化合物是拓扑异构酶I和/或拓扑异构酶II的抑制剂,可用于治疗肿瘤,包括表达MDR的肿瘤。