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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2004
Nan Zhang, Bayside, NY (US);
Semiramis Ayral-kaloustian, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Thai Nguyen, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Nan Zhang, Bayside, NY (US);
Semiramis Ayral-Kaloustian, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Thai Nguyen, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Wyeth Holdings Corporation, Madison, NJ (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to certain 5-arylpyrimidine compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and compositions containing said compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said compounds are anti-cancer agents useful for the treatment of cancer in mammals. This invention further relates to a method of treating or inhibiting the growth of cancerous tumor cells and associated diseases in a mammal and further provides a method for the treatment or prevention of cancerous tumors that express multiple drug resistance (MDR) or are resistant because of MDR, in a mammal in need thereof which method comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of said compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of treating or inhibiting the growth of cancerous tumor cells and associated diseases in a mammal in need thereof by promotion of microtubule polymerization which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of said compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.