| abstract |
This invention relates to benzo (4, 5) thieno (2, 3-d) pyrimidin-4-one compounds, their 5,6-dihydro and 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro derivatives and their use for the treatment of a steroid hormone dependent disease or disorder, preferably for a steroid hormone dependent disease or disorder requiring the inhibition of a 17-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme, most preferably of the 17beta HSD type 1, type 2 or type 3 enzyme. The steroid hormone dependent disease of disorder is selected from the group consisting of breast cancer, prostate carcinoma, ovarioan cancer, uterine cancer, endometrial cancer and endometrial hyperplasia, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, uterine leiomyoma, adenomyosis, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, prostadynia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis, acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, androgenic alopecia, precocious puberty, adrenal hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian syndrome, urinary dysfunction, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, colon cancer, tissue wounds, skin wrinkles and cataracts. |