| abstract |
This invention relates to cyclic combination therapies utilizing, in combination with progestins, estrogens, or both, compounds which are progesterone receptor antagonists of the general structure:wherein: R1 and R2 are H, CORA, or NRBCORA, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic; or R1 and R2 fuse to form 3 to 8 membered spirocyclic alkyl, alkenyl or heterocyclic rings; RA is H or optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or aminoalkyl groups; RB is H or alkyl; R3 is H, OH, NH2, CORC or alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; RC is H, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or aminoalkyl; R4 is H, halogen, CN, NO2, alkyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, amino or aminoalkyl; R5 is benzene or 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R6 is H or alkyl; G1 is O, NR7, or CR7R8; G2 is CO or CR7R8; provided that when G1 is O, G2 is CR7R8, and G1 and G2 cannot both be CR7R8; R7 and R8 are H or an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic moiety; or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These methods may be used for contraception or treatment and/or prevention of secondary amenorrhea, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis; polycystic ovary syndrome, carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the endometrium, ovary, breast, colon, prostate, or minimization of side effects or cyclic menstrual bleeding. Additional uses of the invention include stimulation of food intake. |