8 - carbamoyl - 2 - (2,3- di substituted pyrid - 6 - yl) -1,2,3,4 -tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives as apoptosis - inducing agents for the treatment of cancer and immune and autoimmune diseases
Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which Bcl-xL proteins are expressed, eg cancer. X is heteroaryl; Y