| abstract |
The present invention relates to the synthesis of a novel class of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-ones of formula (I), alternatively represented by the tautomer (II), that are potent inhibitors of the class of enzymes known as cyclin dependent kinases, which relate to the catalytic subunits cyclin dependent kinase 1-8 and their regulatory subunits know as cyclins A-H, K, N, and T. This invention also provides a novel method of treating cancer or other proliferative diseases by administering a therapeutically effective amount of one of these compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form thereof. Alternatively, one can treat cancer or other proliferative diseases by administering a therapeutically effective combination of one of the compounds of the present invention and one or more other known anti-cancer or anti-proliferative agents. |