HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS HEDGEHOG SIGNALING PATHWAY INHIBITORS

摘要

This invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I). The compounds of the invention are hedgehog pathway antagonists. Specifically, the compounds of the invention are useful as Smoothened (SMO) inhibitors. The invention also contemplates the use of the compounds for treating conditions treatable by the inhibition of the Hedgehog pathway and SMO, for example cancer.