- Indole derivatives with vascular damaging activity
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The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, —CN, a hydrocarbyl group or a group of Formula (II); wherein W is aryl or a heterocyclic group, R4 is independently select from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, amino, alkanoylamino, —OPO3H2, or a hydrocarbyl group, wherein the amino group is optionally substituted by an amino acid residue and the hydroxy group is optionally esterified or two R4 groups together form an optionally substituted cyclic or heterocyclic group; X is selected from Μ(y) S+—, +—O—+, —+S(O)+—, —+S(O2)+— and —+NH—; p is an integer from 0 to 4; and q is an integer from 1 to 4; R3 and R10 are independently selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl or a group of Formula (IV): wherein Y is selected from +NH+—, —Μ(Y)OΜ(Y)— or a bond; Z is selected from +NH+—, —+Oν—, —+C(O)+— or a bond; r is an integer from 0 to 4; t is an integer from 0 to 1; R6 is hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group or a group of Formula (V): wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 6, and; R7 and R8 are independently selected from hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group; and R11 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; or a salt or solvate thereof; provided that: I) when R1 is an unsubstituted phenylthio group (Ph—S—), R2 is H, R10 is H and R11 is H then R3 is neither H nor —C(O)—O—CH2CH3; and ii) R1, R2 and R3 are not all hydrogen. Such compounds are predicted to cause the selective destruction of tumour vasculature. They may therefore be used to inhibit and/or reverse, and/or alleviate symptoms of angiogenesis and/or any disease state associated with angiogenesis.
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