NOVEL INDOLE DERIVATIVES USEFUL TO TREAT ESTROGEN-RELATED NEOPLASMS AND DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention relates to novel indole derivatives of formula (I), useful in down-regulating estrogen receptor expression. Also included are methods for the treatment of neoplasms or of controlling the growth of a neoplasm in a patient afflicted with a neoplastic disease, espe- <IMG> cially estrogen-dependent neoplasms (I) such as those associated with breast, ovarian and cervical tissue. Another embodiment of the present invention is a method of prophylactically treating a patient at risk of developing neoplastic disease state. Also provided is a method for treating autoimmune diseases. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions of the novel indole derivatives.