| abstract |
This invention provides compounds of Formula (II), or (IIa) and or salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (II), or (IIa) and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, processes for making compounds for Formula (II), or (IIa) and intermediates useful in the preparation of same; and methods of modulating the androgen receptor, methods of treating diseases beneficially treated by an androgen receptor modulator (e.g., sarcopenia, prostate cancer, contraception, type II diabetes related disorders or diseases, anemia, depression, and renal disease) using compounds of Formula (I), (II), or (IIa). |