abstract |
The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): wherein: ring C is 9 or 10-membered bicyclic heteroaromatic group containing at least one nitrogen atom in the ring attached to Z and optionally containing a further 1-3 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, with the proviso that ring C is not a quinazoline, quinoline or cinnoline group; either any one of G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 is nitrogen and the other four are -CH-; or G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 are all -CH-; Z is -O-, NH-, -S-, CH2- or a direct bond, Z is linked to any one of G1, G2, G3 and G4; n is an integer from 0 to 5; any of the substituents R1 may be attached at any free carbon atom of the indole, azaindole or indazole group; m is an integer from 0 to 2; R?b, R1 and R2¿ are as defined herein and salts thereof, which are useful for the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in warm-blooded animals. The compounds of formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof inhibit the effects of VEGF, a property of value in the treatment of a number of disease states including cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. |