APOPTOSIS-INDUCING COMPOUNDS

摘要

The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an apoptosis-inducing amount of a compound having general formula (I), wherein: (i) R1 represents an unsubstituted C6 or C10 aryl group; or a C6 aryl group substituted with Me or OMe; (ii) A represents O, S or S partially oxidized to sulfoxide; (iii) the cyclic group labelled F represents an unsubstituted C6 or C10 aryl-fused group or a C5 heteroaryl-fused group (nitrogen as heteroatom) or a benzo-fused system substituted with ethoxycarbonyl function; (iv) and Y represents the group (A) wherein R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen; or methyl; or Y represents the group CH3 or a (CH2)2CH3 group; or an unsubstituted C5 heteroaryl group (nitrogen as heteroatom). The compositions may be used for the treatment of tumours or other cancerous conditions, such as CML (chronic myeloid leukaemia), AML, in AIDS-related lymphomas (such as Karpowski's sarcoma, a sub-cutaneous lymphoma) and used as apoptotic agents in the treatment of cancers generally.