Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an inhibitor of ras farnesylation of formula (I) wherein, R1 is for example H and further values as defined in the specification; R2 is for example H and further values as defined in the specification; R3 is for example H or a substituent having values as defined in the specification; p is 0-3 in which R3 values can be the same or different; L is a linking moiety for example —CO—NH2— and further values as defined in the specification; A is selected from phenyl; naphthyl; a 5-10 membered monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl ring containing up to 5 heteroatoms where the heteroatoms are independently selected from O, N and S; or a —S—S— dimer thereof when R2=H; or an enantiomer, diastereoisomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or solvate thereof together with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier. A particular use is cancer therapy.

Abstract: A two component system for therapeutic treatment of a host, having a first component comprising a targeting moiety capable of binding with a tumour associated antigen, linked to a mutated enzyme capable of converting a prodrug into an antineoplastic drug, and a second component comprising a prodrug convertible under the influence of the mutated enzyme to the antineoplastic drug. The mutated enzyme is a mutated form of a natural host enzyme which recognizes its natural substrate by an ion pair interaction with the substrate, wherein the mutated enzyme and prodrug have structures such that the polarity of the mutated enzyme/prodrug ion pair interaction is reversed relative to the natural host enzyme/natural substrate ion pair interaction. The first component is substantially non-immunogenic in the host and the prodrug second component is not significantly convertible into antineoplastic drug in the host by natural unmutated host enzyme.

Abstract: The invention relates to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, amino, (1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy, hydroxy-(1-4C)alkyl or fluoro-(1-4C)alkyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl, (3-4C)alkynyl, hydroxy-(2-4C)alkyl, halogeno-(2-4C)alkyl or cyano-(1-4C)alkyl; Ar is optionally-substituted phenylene, thiophenediyl, thiazolediyl, pyridinediyl or pyrimidinediyl; and R.sup.3 includes a group of the formula --NHCH(CO.sub.2 H)--A.sup.1 --Y.sup.1 wherein A.sup.1 is (1-6C)alkylene and Y.sup.1 is carboxy, tetrazol-5-yl, N-?(1-4C)alkylsulphonyl!carbamoyl, N(phenylsulphonyl)carbamoyl, tetrazol-5-ylthio, tetrazol-5-ylsulphinyl or tetrazol-5-ylsulphonyl; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or esters thereof; to processes for their manufacture; to pharmaceutical compositions containing them; and to their use as anti-cancer agents.

Abstract: Cyclopentaquinazoline of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, amino, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl or C.sub.1-4 fluoroalkyl;wherein R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.3-4 alkenyl, C.sub.3-4 alkynyl, C.sub.2-4 hydroxyalkyl, C.sub.2-4 halogenoalkyl or C.sub.1-4 cyanoalkyl;Ar.sup.1 is phenylene, thiophenediyl, thiazolediyl, pyridinediyl or pyrimidinediyl which may optionally bear one or two substituents selected from halogeno, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, C.sub.1-4 alkyl and C.sub.1-4 alkoxy; andwherein R.sup.3 is a group of the formula:--A.sup.1 --Ar.sup.2 --A.sup.2 --Y.sup.1in which A.sup.1, A.sub.2, Y.sup.1 and Ar.sub.2 are defined in claim 1;or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester there of are of therapeutic value particularly in the treatment of cancer.