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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1998
Kenichi Kurihara, Yokohama, JP;
Rie Shinei, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Tanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Keiichi Ajito, Yokohama, JP;
Kaori Miyajima, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Tabata, Yokohama, JP;
Shohei Yasuda, Shinjuku-Ku, JP;
Kuniaki Tatsuta, Shinjuku-Ku, JP;
Tsuneo Okonogi, Yokohama, JP;
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo-To, JP;
Abstract
Compounds represented by the following formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The compounds have progesterone receptor binding inhibitory activity and, hence, can be used as therapeutic and prophylactic agents for progesterone-related diseases. Specifically, they are useful as abortifacients, oral contraceptive pills, carcinostatic agents for breast cancer and ovarian cancer, therapeutic agents for endometriosis, meningioma, and myeloma, and therapeutic and prophylactic agents for osteoporosis and climacteric disturbance.