Anthracycline glycosides, methods for the production thereof and therapeutical compositions containing same.

摘要

Compounds which in form of pharmaceutical preparations have an antitumor activity higher or comparable to those of conventional drugs, e.g. Daunorubicin and Doxorubicin. The compounds are of the formula
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wherein one of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, the other of R1 and R2 represents a formyl, hydroxymethyl or aminomethyl group, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy or acyloxy group, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of such compounds in which one of R1 and R2 represents an aminomethyl group, methods for preparation of said compounds and therapeutical compositions containing same.