Astex Therapeutics Limited

Stephen Murray Yule

Christopher William Murray

Neil Thomas Thompson

John Francis Lyons

Neil Gallagher

Neil James Gallagher

The invention provides combinations comprising (or consisting essentially of) one or more ancillary compound(s) and a compound of the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates and N-oxides thereof; wherein Ris hydroxy or hydrogen; Ris hydroxy; methoxy or hydrogen; provided that at least one of Rand Ris hydroxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; optionally substituted Chydrocarbyl and optionally substituted Chydrocarbyloxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; a group &#x2014;(O)&#x2014;Rwhere n is 0 or 1 and Ris an optionally substituted acyclic Chydrocarbyl group or a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 ring members; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; amino; and optionally substituted mono- or di-Chydrocarbyl-amino; or Rand Rtogether form a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 7 ring members; and NRRforms an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 ring members are heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. The combinations have activity as Hsp90 and/or glycogen synthase kinase-3 and/or cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors.

Pharmaceutical combinations

The invention provides combinations comprising (or consisting essentially of) one or more ancillary compound(s) and a compound of the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates and N-oxides thereof; wherein Ris hydroxy or hydrogen; Ris hydroxy; methoxy or hydrogen; provided that at least one of Rand Ris hydroxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; optionally substituted Chydrocarbyl and optionally substituted Chydrocarbyloxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; a group &#x2014;(O)&#x2014;Rwhere n is 0 or 1 and Ris an optionally substituted acyclic Chydrocarbyl group or a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 ring members; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; amino; and optionally substituted mono- or di-Chydrocarbyl-amino; or Rand Rtogether form a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 7 ring members; and NRRforms an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 ring members are heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. The combinations have activity as Hsp90 and/or glycogen synthase kinase-3 and/or cyclin dependent kinase and/or aurora kinase inhibitors.

The invention provides combinations comprising (or consisting essentially of) one or more ancillary compound(s) and a compound of the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates and N-oxides thereof; wherein Ris hydroxy or hydrogen; Ris hydroxy; methoxy or hydrogen; provided that at least one of Rand Ris hydroxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; optionally substituted Chydrocarbyl and optionally substituted Chydrocarbyloxy; Ris selected from hydrogen; a group &#x2014;(O)&#x2014;Rwhere n is 0 or 1 and Ris an optionally substituted acyclic Chydrocarbyl group or a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 ring members; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; amino; and optionally substituted mono- or di-Chydrocarbyl-amino; or Rand Rtogether form a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 7 ring members; and NRRforms an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 ring members are heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. The combinations have activity as Hsp90 inhibitors.

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Stephen Murray Yule