摘要 |
The present invention describes cyclopropylindole cytotoxic prodrugs of formulas (I), (II) and (III) as shown in the specification. The present invention is also directed to a method for the site-specific treatment of neoplastic diseases in a mammal which method includes the following steps: (i) administering to an afflicted mammal an effective amount of a targeting agent- enzyme donor peptide conjugate wherein the targeting agent is selected from the group of antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, adhesion molecules and tumor cell surface binding ligands; (ii) administering to the afflicted mammal an effective amount of an enzyme acceptor dimer thereby forming active enzymatic sites at a tumor cell surface; and (iii) administering to the afflicted mammal a therapeutically effective amount of an enzyme-activateable, cytotoxic pro-drug thereby releasing the cytotoxic drug at the tumor site.
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