POLYSUBSTITUTED PYRROLES HAVING MICROTUBULE-DISRUPTING, CYTOTOXIC AND ANTITUMOR ACTIVITIES AND METHDS OF USE THEREOF

摘要

The present invention provides polysubstituted pyrrole compounds, pharmaceutically effective salts, prodrugs, solvates and hydrates thereof, having antimitotic, antiproliferative and cytotoxic activity, activity against cells expressing the drug efflux protein, P-glycoprotein, or cells expressing the &bgr;-&Igr;&Igr;&Igr; isotype of tubulin and antitumor activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing these compounds for inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells as well as their medical use, in particular for treating cancer, including drug resistant cancer.