Patent 7115619 was granted and assigned to Cancer Research Technology Limited on October, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention pertains to certain N8,N13-disubstituted quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium salts of formula (Q−) which inhibit telomerase wherein: p is an integer from 0 to 4; q is an integer from 0 to 3; r is an integer from 0 to 4; each RA is —H or a ring substituent; each RB is —H or a ring substituent; each RC is —H or a ring substituent; RN8 is a nitrogen substituent; RN13 is a nitrogen substituent; and, Q is an anion. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit telomerase, to regulate cell proliferation, and in the treatment of proliferative conditions, such as cancer.