The present invention is directed to substituted 1-benzoyl-3-cyano-pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines and analogs thereof as defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds of the invention are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention can be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
SUBSTITUTED 1-BENZOYL-3-CYANO-PYRROLO 1,2-A| QUINOLINES AND ANALOGS AS ACTIVATORS OF CASPASES AND INDUCERS OF APOPTOSIS