Patent ID: 7056929
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: C07D

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a living animal body afflicted with a cancer selected from lung and ovarian carcinoma, comprising the step of administering to the living animal body an amount of a compound selected from those of formula (I): wherein: X and Y, which may be the same or different, represent, independently of one another, a group selected from: it being understood that the substituents X and Y may be present on either of the two adjacent benzene rings, R R R W represents a group of formula —CH(R alternatively, one of R 5 and R 6 represents, independently of the other, a group as defined hereinbefore and the other represents a group selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, linear or branched (C 1 –C 6 )alkoxy, linear or branched (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl-carbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, aryl-(C 1 –C 6 )alkyl-carbonyloxy (wherein the alkyl moiety is linear or branched), and amino optionally substituted by one or two, identical or different, linear or branched (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl, R R its enantiomers, diastereoisomers and N-oxides, or addition salts thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base, which is effective for alleviation of the cancer, wherein: aryl being understood to mean phenyl or naphthyl optionally containing one or more, identical or different, substituents selected from hydroxy, halogen, carboxy, nitro, amino, linear or branched (C 1 –C 6 )alkylamino, di(C 1 –C 6 )alkylamino wherein each alkyl moiety may be linear or branched, linear or branched (C 1 –C 6 )alkoxy, linear or branched (C 1 –C 6 )acyl and linear or branched (C 1 –C 6 )alkyl-carbonyloxy, and optical isomers thereof.