ANTITUMOR ANTHRACENDERIVATE

摘要

PCT No. PCT/GB92/00646 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 22, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 22, 1993 PCT Filed Apr. 10, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/18469 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 1992.Compounds of formula (I) (I) in which R1 is CH=CHR, CH=NNHR, CH=N-A-N(O)R'R'' or CH2-NH-A-N(O)R'R'' and R2 is separately selected from hydrogen, CH=CHR, CH=NNHR, CH=N-A-(O)R'R'' and CH2-NH-A-N(O)R'R'', wherein A is a C2-4 alkylene group with a chain length between N or NH and N(O)R'R'' of at least 2 carbon atoms, R is a thiazolyl or imidazolyl group in which the tertiary nitrogen atom is in N-oxide form, and R' and R'' are each separately selected from C1-4 alkyl groups and C2-4 hydroxyalkyl and C3-4 dihydroxyalkyl groups in which the carbon atom attached to the nitrogen atom does not carry a hydroxy group and no carbon atom is substituted by two hydroxy groups, or R' and R'' together are a C2-6 alkylene group which with the nitrogen atom to which R' and R'' are attached forms a heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 atoms in the ring, and R3, R4, R 5 and R6 are each separately selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno, amino, C1-4 alkoxy and C2-8 alkanoyloxy, and physiologically acceptable salts thereof are of value in the treatment of cancer.