| abstract |
This invention provides compounds of formula I, Ia, Ib or Ic, or salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I, Ia, Ib or Ic, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, methods of modulating the androgen receptor, methods of treating diseases beneficially treated by an androgen receptor modulator (e.g., sarcopenia, prostate cancer, contraception, type 2 diabetes related disorders or diseases, anemia, depression, and renal disease) and processes for making compounds of formula I and intermediates useful in the preparation of same. |