Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of imatinib of the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a cancer that expresses breast cancer resistant protein (BCRP) in a human subject in need of such a treatment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination comprising N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl) -benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine and an epothiione derivative; pharmaceutical composition comprising said combination; method of treatment comprising said combination; and commercial packages comprising said combination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R1 is a heterocyclic radical or an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic radical; G is C1-C7-alkylene, —C(?O)—, or C1-C6-alkylene-C(?O)— wherein the carbonyl group is attached to the piperazine moiety; Q is —NH— or —O—, with the proviso that Q is —O— if G is —C(?O)— or C1-C6-alkylene-C(?O)—; and X is either not present or C1-C7-alkylene, with the proviso that a heterocyclic radical R1 is bonded via a ring carbon atom if X is not present; or a salt thereof, which is useful for treating anti-proliferative diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates to 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein the symbols and substituents are as defined in the description, to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives and to the use of such derivatives—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment especially of a proliferative disease, such as a tumour.

Abstract: The invention relates to 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein the symbols and substituents are as defined in the description, to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives and to the use of such derivatives—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment especially of a proliferative disease, such as a tumor.

Abstract: The invention relates to 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein the symbols and substituents are as defined in the description, to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives and to the use of such derivatives-alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds-for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment especially of a proliferative disease, such as a tumour

Abstract: The invention relates to 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein the symbols and substituents are as defined in the description, to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives and to the use of such derivatives—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment especially of a proliferative disease, such as a tumour.

Abstract: The present invention relates to angiogenesis inhibitors, in particular receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and their use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, angiogenesis and disorders depending on angiogenesis such as tumour forming cancers. It also relates to a method of inhibiting angiogenesis or treating a vascular anomaly in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal an amount of an Eph receptor inhibitor which is effective for inhibiting angiogenesis or for treating the vascular anomaly in the mammal. Further, the present invention relates to the use of compounds for the treatment of angiogenesis related disorders involving a protein kinase, preferably a tyrosine kinase, and to some specific forms of said compounds as a medicament. Compounds useful in the practice of the invention have the general formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises a first active ingredient which is a vasculostatic compound and a second active ingredient which decreases the activity of the epidermal growth factor (EGF), in particular, for the delay of progression or treatment of a disease associated with deregulated angiogenesis, especially a proliferative disease; a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a combination; a commercial package comprising such a combination as a combined preparation; and to a method of treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially a human.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of imatinib of the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a cancer that expresses breast cancer resistant protein (BCRP) in a human subject in need of such a treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of formula I 1

Abstract: The invention relates to 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein the symbols and substituents are as defined in the description, to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives and to the use of such derivatives-alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds-for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment especially of a proliferative disease, such as a tumour.

Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) a signal transduction inhibitor selected from a PDGF (platelet-derived growth factor) receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor and an active ingredient which decreases the activity of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) an epothilone derivative of formula (I) in which compound A represents O or NRn, wherein Rn is hydrogen or lower alkyl, R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and Z is O or a bond, and optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for simultaneous, separate or sequential use, in particular, for the delay of progression or treatment of a proliferative disease; a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a combination; the use of such a combination for the preparation of a medicament for the delay of progression or treatment of a proliferative disease; a commercial package comprising such a combination as a combined preparation; and to a method of treatment of a warm-blooded animal.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein r is 0 to 2, n is 0 to 2; m is 0 to 4; R1 and R2 (i) are in each case a lower alkyl, or (ii) together form a bridge in subformula I* or (iii) together form a bridge in subformula I** wherein one or two of the ring members T1, T2, T3, and T4 are nitrogen, and the remainder are in each case CH; A, B, D, and E are N or CH, wherein not more than 2 of these radicals are N; G is lower alkylene, acyloxy- or hydroxy-lower alkylene, —CH2—O—, —CH2—S—, —CH2—NH—, oxa, thia, or imino; Q is methyl; R is H or lower alkyl; X is imino, oxa, or thia; Y is aryl, pyridyl, or (un)substituted cycloalkyl; and Z is mono- or disubstited amino, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, etheritied or esterified hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl, amidino, guanidino, mercapto, sulfo, phenylthio, p

Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises a first active ingredient which is a vasculostatic compound and a second active ingredient which decreases the activity of the epidermal growth factor (EGF), in particular, for the delay of progression or treatment of a disease associated with deregulated angiogenesis, especially a proliferative disease; a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a combination; a commercial package comprising such a combination as a combined preparation; and to a method of treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially a human.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, 1

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the treatment of cancer, particularly breast cancer, with a combination an aromatase inhibitor, such as letrozole, and a compound that inhibits the tyrosine kinase activity of epidermal growth factor (EGF). Methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions are included in the disclosure.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein r is 0 to 2, n is 0 to 2; m is 0 to 4; R1 and R2 (i) are in each case a lower alkyl, or (ii) together form a bridge in subformula I* or (iii) together form a bridge in subformula I** wherein one or two of the ring members T1, T2, T3, and T4 are nitrogen, and the remainder are in each case CH; A, B, D, and E are N or CH, wherein not more than 2 of these radicals are N; G is lower alkylene, acyloxy- or hydroxy-lower alkylene, —CH2—O—, —CH2—S—, —CH2—NH—, oxa, thia, or imino; Q is methyl; R is H or lower alkyl; X is imino, oxa, or thia; Y is aryl, pyridyl, or (un)substituted cycloalkyl; and Z is mono- or disubstited amino, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, etherified or esterified hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl, amidino, guanidino, mercapto, sulfo, phenylthio, p

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, 1

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein r is 0 to 2, n is 0 to 2; m is 0 to 4; R1 and R2 (i) are in each case a lower alkyl, or (ii) together form a bridge in subformula I* (I*) or (iii) together form a bridge in subformula I** (I**), wherein one or two of the ring members T1, T2, T3, and T4 are nitrogen, and the remainder are in each case CH; A, B, D, and E are N or CH, wherein not more than 2 of these radicals are N; G is lower alkylene, acyloxy- or hydroxy-lower alkylene, —CH2—O—, —CH2—S—, —CH2—NH—, oxa, thia, or imino; Q is methyl; c is H or lower alkyl; X is imino, oxa, or thia; Y is aryl, pyridyl, or (un)substituted cycloalkyl; and Z is mono- or disubstited amino, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, etherified or esterified hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl, amidino, guanidino, mercapto, sulfo, p