Patent ID: 8754106

Claim:
A combination comprising: (a) a compound having the formula an N-oxide, salt, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each dashed line (represented by - - - - -) represents an optional double bond; X is N, CH and where X bears a double bond it is C; R 1 is —OR 7 , —NH—SO 2 R 8 ; R 2 is hydrogen, and where X is C or CH, R 2 may also be C 1-6 alkyl; R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxyC 1-6 alkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl; R 4 is aryl or Het; n is 3, 4, 5, or 6; R 5 represents halo, C 1-6 alkyl, hydroxy, C 1-6 alkoxy, polyhaloC 1-6 alkyl, phenyl, or Het; R 6 represents C 1-6 alkoxy, or dimethylamino; R 7 is hydrogen; aryl; Het; C 3-7 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with C 1-6 alkyl; or C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with C 3-7 cycloalkyl, aryl or with Het; R 8 is aryl; Het; C 3-7 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with C 1-6 alkyl; or C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with C 3-7 cycloalkyl, aryl or with Het; aryl as a group or part of a group is phenyl optionally substituted with one, two or three substituents selected from halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 alkoxyC 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkylcarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-C 1-6 alkylamino, azido, mercapto, polyhaloC 1-6 alkyl, polyhaloC 1-6 alkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, 4-C 1-6 alkylpiperazinyl, 4-C 1-6 alkylcarbonylpiperazinyl, and morpholinyl; wherein the morpholinyl and piperidinyl groups may be optionally substituted with one or with two C 1-6 alkyl radicals; Het as a group or part of a group is a 5 or 6 membered saturated, partially unsaturated or completely unsaturated heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms each independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, said heterocyclic ring being optionally condensed with a benzene ring; and wherein said Het as a whole is optionally substituted with one, two or three substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 alkoxyC 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkylcarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-C 1-6 alkylamino, azido, mercapto, polyhaloC 1-6 alkyl, polyhaloC 1-6 alkoxy, C 3-7 cycloalkyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, 4-C 1-6 alkylpiperazinyl, 4-C 1-6 alkylcarbonylpiperazinyl, and morpholinyl; wherein the morpholinyl and piperidinyl groups may be optionally substituted with one or with two C 1-6 alkyl radicals; and (b) another anti-HCV compound.