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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2000
Peng Cho Tang, Moraga, CA (US);
Gerald McMahon, San Francisco, CA (US);
G. Davis Harris, Jr., San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Lipson, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sugen, Inc., South San Franscisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a class of indolylquinone compounds that inhibit GRB-2 adaptor protein function, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for ameliorating the symptoms of cell proliferative disorders associated with GRB-2 adaptor protein function using these compounds. The present invention further relates to methods for treating insulin-related disorders, such as diabetes, insulin resistance, insulin deficiency and insulin allergy, and for ameliorating the symptoms of insulin-related disorders, using certain indolylquinone compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present invention also relates to novel synthetic methods for the preparation of mono- and bis-indolylquinone compounds.