Agents against drug-resistant tumor cells comprising a 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an aryl group which may be substituted; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each is a member selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an aralkyloxycarbonyl group, an aminocarbonyl group, a hydroxycarbonyl group, a formyl group, and a cyano group, each of which may be substituted; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom or a member selected from the group consisting of a lower alkyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, a formyl group, and a halogen atom; and R.sup.6 is a member selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and an aralkyloxycarbonyl group, each of which may be substituted and the alkyl moiety in each may also contain a double bond, a triple bond or a hetero atom and combinations thereof with anti-cancer agents.
抗耐药肿瘤细胞的药剂包括下述式(I)所代表的1,4-二氢
吡啶衍生物:
##STR1##
其中,R1是可以被取代的芳基基团;R2和R3,可以相同或不同,每个是从下列组中选择的一种成员:烷基基团、烷氧羰基基团、芳氧羰基基团、芳基烷氧羰基基团、
氨基羰基基团、羟基羰基基团、甲酰基基团和
氰基基团,每个基团可以被取代;R4和R5是氢原子或从下列组中选择的一种成员:低烷基基团、羟甲基基团、
氰基基团、
氨基基团、甲酰基基团和卤素原子;R6是从下列组中选择的一种成员:烷基基团、芳基烷基团、烷氧羰基基团和芳基烷氧羰基基团,每个基团可以被取代,每个烷基基团中也可以包含双键、三键或杂原子,以及与抗癌药物的组合。