| abstract |
The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives of formula (I) (wherein: R1 represents hydrogen or methoxy; R2 represents methoxy, ethoxy, 2-methoxyethoxy, 3-methoxypropoxy, 2-ethoxyethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, 2-hydroxyethoxy, 3-hydroxypropoxy, 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethoxy, 3-(N,N-dimethylamino)propoxy, 2-morpholinoethoxy, 3-morpholinopropoxy, 4-morpholinobutoxy, 2-piperidinoethoxy, 3-piperidinopropoxy, 4-piperidinobutoxy, 2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethoxy, 3-(piperazin-1-yl)propoxy, 4-(piperazin-1-yl)butoxy, 2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)ethoxy, 3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propoxy or 4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)butoxy; the phenyl group bearing (R3)2 is selected from: 2-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl, 4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl, 2,4-difluorophenyl, 4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl, 2-fluoro-4-methylphenyl, 2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl, 4-bromo-3-hydroxyphenyl, 4-fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl, 4-chloro-3-hydroxyphenyl, 3-hydroxy-4-methylphenyl, 3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl and 4-cyano-2-fluorophenyl); and salts thereof, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as active ingredient. 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. |