Abstract: The present invention relates to novel thioridazine analogue compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 is OCH3 or NH2, particularly suitable to be used in the treatment of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia harboring the t(6;11)(q27;q23) KMT2A/AFDN rearrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having cytostatic activity against tumor cells. The compounds of the invention are of formula (I), or derivatives hereof, wherein R0, R1, R2, A, and X have defined meanings as described in claim 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having cytostatic activity against tumor cells. The compounds of the invention are of formula (I), or derivatives hereof, wherein R0, R1, R2, A, and X have defined meanings as described in claim 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein W, R1, R5 and R6 have a meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are allosteric enhancers of the A1 adenosine receptor and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions mediated by the A1 adenosine receptor. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for treatment of pain, in particular, chronic pain such as neuropathic pain, and inflammatory pain, cardiac disease or disorder such as cardiac disarrhythmias, e.g., peroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, angina, myocardial infarction and stroke, neurological disease or injury, sleep disorders, epilepsy and depression.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Q have a meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are allosteric modulators of the A1 adenosine receptor and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions mediated by the Al adenosine receptor. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for treatment of pain, in particular, chronic pain such as neuropathic pain; cardiac disease or disorder such as cardiac disarrhythmias, e.g., peroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, angina, myocardial infarction and stroke; neurological disease or injury; sleep disorder; epilepsy; and depression.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Q have a meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are allosteric modulators of the A1 adenosine receptor and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions mediated by the A1 adenosine receptor. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for treatment of pain, in particular, chronic pain such as neuropathic pain; cardiac disease or disorder such as cardiac disarrhythmias, e.g., peroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, angina, myocardial infarction and stroke; neurological disease or injury; sleep disorder; epilepsy; and depression.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Q have a meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are allosteric modulators of the A1 adenosine receptor and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions mediated by the A1 adenosine receptor. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for treatment of pain, in particular, chronic pain such as neuropathic pain; cardiac disease or disorder such as cardiac disarrhythmias, e.g., peroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, angina, myocardial infarction and stroke; neurological disease or injury; sleep disorder; epilepsy; and depression.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein W, R1, R5 and R6 have a meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are allosteric enhancers of the A1 adenosine receptor and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions mediated by the A1 adenosine receptor. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for treatment of pain, in particular, chronic pain such as neuropathic pain, and inflammatory pain, cardiac disease or disorder such as cardiac disarrhythmias, e.g., peroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, angina, myocardial infarction and stroke, neurological disease or injury, sleep disorders, epilepsy and depression.

Abstract: New fused thiophene compounds are provided and methods of using those compounds for a variety of therapeutic indications. Compounds of the invention are particularly useful for treatment of neuropathic pain.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of structural analogues of distamycin having the general formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) or (V) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, for the preparation of a medicament for the therapeutic treatment of ?-thalassaemia.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Q have a meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are allosteric modulators of the A1 adenosine receptor and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions mediated by the A1 adenosine receptor. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for treatment of pain, in particular, chronic pain such as neuropathic pain; cardiac disease or disorder such as cardiac disarrhythmias, e.g., peroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, angina, myocardial infarction and stroke; neurological disease or injury; sleep disorder; epilepsy; and depression.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Q have a meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are allosteric modulators of the A1 adenosine receptor and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions mediated by the A1 adenosine receptor. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for treatment of pain, in particular, chronic pain such as neuropathic pain; cardiac disease or disorder such as cardiac disarrhythmias, e.g., peroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, angina, myocardial infarction and stroke; neurological disease or injury; sleep disorder; epilepsy; and depression.

Abstract: New fused thiophene compounds are provided and methods of using those compounds for a variety of therapeutic indications. Compounds of the invention are particularly useful for treatment of neuropathic pain.

Abstract: New fused thiophene compounds are provided and methods of using those compounds for a variety of therapeutic indications. Compounds of the invention are particularly useful for treatment of neuropathic pain.

Abstract: The invention described herein relates to new combretastatin derivatives obtained by total synthesis and having the following general formula: in which the groups are as defined in the description here below. Said compounds, though chemically related to the structure of cis/trans-combretastatin, do not always bind tubulin, but nevertheless exhibit cytotoxic activity of interest in the oncological field as anticancer and/or antiangiogenic agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of structural analogues of distamycin having the general formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) or (V) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, for the preparation of a medicament for the therapeutic treatment of &bgr;-thalassaemia.

Abstract: Compounds which are acryloyl substituted distamycin derivatives of formula (I) wherein: n is 2, 3 or 4; m is 1 or 2; X and Y are the same or different and are selected, independently for each heterocyclic ring of the polyetherocyclic chain, from N and CH; R1 and R2, which are the same or different, are selected from hydrogen, halogen, and C1-C4 alkyl; R3 is hydrogen or halogen; B is selected from (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and —C≡N; wherein R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R10, R11, and R12 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; and R9 is hydrogen or hydroxy, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; provided that a) at least one of R4, R5 and R6 is alkyl b) at least one of the heterocyclic rings within the polyheterocyclic chain is other than pyrole; and c) X and Y are not both N for the same heterocyclic ring; are useful as antitumor agents.

Abstract: Compounds which are cinnamoyl distamycin derivatives of formula (I), wherein n is 2, 3, or 4; R0 is C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C3 haloalkyl; R1 and R2, which are the same or different, are selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms; and C1-C4 alkoxy; X is a halogen atom; Y and Z are the same or different and are selected, independently for each heterocyclic ring of the polyheterocyclic chain, from N and CH; B is selected from (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g)and (h) wherein R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; provided that at least one of the heterocyclic rings within the polyheterocyclic chain is other than pyrrole; are useful as antitumor agents.

Abstract: New fused thiophene compounds are provided and methods of using those compounds for a variety of therapeutic indications. Compounds of the invention are particularly useful for treatment of neuropathic pain.

Abstract: Compounds which are benzoheterocyclic distamycin derivatives of formula (I), wherein n is 2, 3 or 4; A is a heteroatom selected from O and S or is a group NR, wherein R is hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; B is CH or N; R1 is hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; G is selected from the group consisting of (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j), and —C≡N; wherein R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; T is a group of formula (II) or (III) as defined above, wherein p is 0 or 1; R2 and R3 are, independently from each other, hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, or C1-C4 alkoxy; R4 is C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C3 haloalkyl; X1 and X2 are halogen atoms or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; provided that at least one of R5, R6 and R7 is alkyl; are useful as antitumor agents.