Apoptosis-inducing agents for the treatment of cancer and immune and autoimmune diseases

摘要

Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.

主权项

1. A method of treating a cancer selected from the group consisting of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoblastic leukemia, follicular lymphoma, a lymphoid malignancy of T cell or B cell origin, myelogenous leukemia, myeloma and breast cancer in a patient, said method comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.