A carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) inhibitor which comprises a compound of general formula: R—NH—CX—NH—(CH
2
)
n
—Ar-Q-SO
2
—NH
2
or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, derivative or prodrug thereof; wherein n=0, 1 or 2; Q is O or NH; X is O or S; and R comprises an organic substituent group.
A carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) inhibitor which comprises a compound of general formula: R-NH-CX-NH-(CH2)n-Ar-Q-SO2-NH2 or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, derivative or prodrug thereof; wherein n = 0, 1 or 2; Q is O or NH; X is O or S; and R comprises an organic substituent group.