Bristol-Myers Squibb Compnay

Bristol-Myers Company

Bristol-Myers Squibb

David Willner

Ivo Monkovic

Robert S Greenfield

Gary R Braslawsky

Pamela A Trail

Sandra J Hofstead

H Dalton King

Takushi Kaneko

Provided are drug/ligand compounds of Formula (I): ##STR1## (I) in which

Thioether conjugates

Provided are drug/ligand compounds of Formula (I): ##STR1## in which D is a drug moiety;

The present invention provides novel N-substituted hydrazine bifunctional compounds, novel N-substituted hydrazone derivatives of a cytotoxic reagent incorporating the bifunctional compounds, novel conjugates containing at least one cytotoxic reagent molecule reacted with the bifunctional compound and bound to a molecule reactive with a target cell population, methods for their production, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for delivering cytotoxic reagents to a target population of cells. The hydrazone bonds of the conjugates of the invention permit the release of free cytotoxic reagent from the conjugates in the acidic external or internal environment of the target cells. The bifunctional compounds, derivatives, conjugates and methods of the invention are useful in antibody-or ligand-mediated drug delivery systems for the preferential killing of a target cell population to treat diseases such as cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.

Bifunctional linking compounds, conjugates and methods for their

The present invention provides novel N-substituted hydrazine bifunctional compounds, novel N-subhstituted hydrazone derivatives of a cytotoxic reagent incorporating the bifunctional compounds, novel conjugates containing at least one cytotoxic reagent molecule reacted with the bifunctional compound and bound to a molecule reactive with a target cell population, methods for their production, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for delivering cytotoxic reagents to a target population of cells. The hydrazone bonds of the conjugates of the invention permit the release of free cytotoxic reagent from the conjugates in the acidic external or internal environment of the target cells. The bifunctional compounds, derivatives, conjugates and methods of the invention are useful in antibody-or ligand-mediated drug delivery systems for the perferential killing of a target cell population to treat diseases such as cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.

Novel substituted benzamides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and A are as defined herein are useful in the treatment of emesis, and particularly chemotherapy-induced emesis in cancer patients. Some of the compounds are also useful in disorders relating to impaired gastric motility.

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David Willner