Substituted aminothiazoles as DGK zeta inhibitors for immunoactivation

Description

[0001] The present invention covers substituted aminothiazole compounds of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds, and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of diacylglycerol kinase zeta (DGKzeta, DGKζ) regulated disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

[0002] The compounds of general formula (I) inhibit DGKζ and, by this, enhance T cell mediated immune response. This is a new strategy to use the patient's own immune system to overcome immunoevasive strategies utilized by many neoplastic disorders, respectively cancer and by this enhancing anti-tumor immunity. Furthermore, said compounds are used in particular to treat disorders such as viral infections or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signaling.

[0003] The present invention further relates to the use of the compounds of general formula (I) for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for enhancement of T cell mediated immune response.

[0004] The present invention further relates to the use of the compounds of general formula (I) for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of cancer.

[0005] The present invention further relates to the use of the compounds of general formula (I) for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of virus infections, lymphoproliferative disorders, asthma, eye diseases, and type 2 diabetes / insulin resistance.Background

[0006] Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) represent a family of enzymes that catalyze phosphorylation of the membrane lipid sn-1,2 diacylglycerol (DAG) to form phosphatidic acid (PA) (T.O. Eichmann and A. Lass, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 2015, 72, 3931-3952). In T cells, DAG is formed downstream of the T cell receptor (TCR) after activation of the gamma 1 isoform of phospholipase C (PLCγ1) and cleavage of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate (PIP2) into DAG and an additional second messenger, inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) (S. Krishna and X.-P. Zhong, Front. Immunol. 2013, 4, 178). Whereas, IP3 is important in facilitating release of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum, DAG interacts with other proteins important in TCR signal transduction, such as Protein kinase Cθ (E. J. Quann et al., Nat. Immunol. 2011, 12 (7), 647-654) and the Ras activating protein RasGRP1 (S. Krishna and X.-P. Zhong, Front. Immunol. 2013, 4, 178). Although, three isoforms of DGK are known to be present within T cells [DGKα (DGKalpha), DGKδ (DGKdelta), and DGKζ (DGKzeta)], only two, DGKα and DGKζ, are thought to play an important role in facilitating DAG metabolism downstream of the TCR (R. P. Joshi and G. A. Koretzky, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2013, 14 (4), 6649-6673).

[0007] Targeting the activity of DGKζ in T cells, either by germline deletion, or with chemical inhibitors, results in enhanced and sustained signaling downstream of T cells, as assessed by prolonged phosphorylation of downstream molecules, such as extracellular signal-related kinases 1 / 2 (ERK1 / 2) and NFκB (X.-P.-Zhong et al., Nat. Immunol. 2003, 4, 882-890; B. A. Olenchock et al., Nat. Immunol. 2006, 7 (11), 1174-1181; M. J. Riese et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2011, 286, 5254-5265; E. M. Wesley et al., ImmunoHorizons 2018, 2 (4), 107-118).

[0008] Deletion of DGKζ in T cells leads to enhanced production of effector cytokines, such as IL2, IFNγ and enhanced proliferation (X.-P. Zhong et al., Nat. Immunol. 2003, 4, 882-890; B. A. Olenchock et al., Nat. Immunol. 2006, 7 (11), 1174-1181, E. M. Riese et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2011, 286, 5254-5264).

[0009] Adoptive transfer of DGKζ deficient T cell reduced leukaemia burden after inoculation of C1498.SIY leukaemia cells compared to control. Also, DGKζ deficient T cells are at least partially resistant to PD1 mediated inhibitory signals (W. Jing et al., Cancer Res. 2017, 77 (20), 5676-5686). In addition, DGKζ deficient mice have reduced tumor sizes compared to control after orthotopic tumor injection of a pancreatic tumor model (E. M. Wesley et al., ImmunoHorizons, 2018, 2 (4), 107-118). Also, S. Wee et al. inoculated C57BL / 6 mice with a variety of syngeneic tumor cell lines - MC38 colon carcinoma, B16F1 melanoma, and C1498 leukemia - and analysed survival and tumor growth between mice deficient in DGKζ in the presence or absence of anti-PD1 treatment. DGKζ- / - mice suppressed growth of subcutaneously implanted tumor cells in the three model systems and the combination of DGKζ-deficiency and anti-PD1 was additive in tumor control (S. Wee et al., Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; Cancer Res. 2019, 79 (13 Suppl): Abstract nr 936).

[0010] These findings suggest that DGKζ might serve as a useful target for enhancing T cell anti-tumor activity.

[0011] Additionally, the adoptive transfer of CAR (chimeric antigen receptor)-T cells deficient in DGKζ demonstrated increased efficacy compared to wild type CAR T cells in the treatment of murine mesothelioma (M. J. Riese et al., Cancer Res. 2013, 73 (12), 3566-3577) and a glioblastoma xenograft mouse model in combination with DGKα knockout (I.-Y. Jung et al., Cancer Res. 2018, 78 (16), 4692-4703).

[0012] Also, DGKζ-deficient mice mounted a more robust immune response to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection than did wild-type mice (X.-P. Zhong et al., Nat. Immunol. 2003, 4, 882-890).

[0013] DGKζ is also relevant in natural killer (NK) cells. Upon stimulation through multiple activating receptors, NK cells from mice lacking DGKζ display increased cytokine production and degranulation in an ERK-dependent manner. Additionally, they have improved cytotoxic functions against tumor cell lines. (E. Yang et al. J. Immunol. 2016, 197(3), 934-41.)

[0014] Apart from immune-cell regulation, DGKζ also plays a role in cancer, mediating numerous aspects of cancer cell progression including proliferation, apoptosis, survival, invasion and tumorigenicity, e.g. in osteosarcoma, colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, glioma and leukemia models (W. Yu et al., Front. Oncol. 2019, 8:655; K. Cai et al., BMC Cancer 2014 ,14:208; J. Diao et al., Mol. Neurobiol. 2016; 53, 5425-35; H. Li et al. Pharmazie 2019, 74(7): 418-422).

[0015] In addition, DGKζ knock-out diminished both airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in mice and also reduced bronchoconstriction of human airway samples in vitro by blocking T helper 2 (TH2) differentiation (B. A. Singh et al., Sci. Signal. 2019, 12: eaax3332).

[0016] Taken together, the findings from these studies argue that restraining DGKζ activity in T cells and tumor cells may prove valuable in generating more vigorous immune responses against pathogens and tumors and in ameliorating Th2 driven (auto-) immune diseases (in re-balancing the immune-system).

[0017] Furthermore, inhibition of DGKα has the potential to reverse the life-threatening Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) -associated immunopathology that occurs in X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP-1) patients (E. Ruffo et al., Sci. Transl. Med. 2016, 8: (321):321ra7; S. Velnati et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2019, 164, 378-390). Based on the underlying mode of action, it can be assumed that inhibition of DGKζ would have a similar effect.

[0018] The DGKα-inhibitor II (R59949) could suppress retinal neovascularization and protect retinal astrocytes in an Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy Model (L. Yang et al., J. Mol. Neurosci. 2015, 56, 78-88). Also, based on the underlying mode of action, it can be assumed that inhibition of DGKζ would have a similar effect.

[0019] In a DGKζ knock-out mouse it was shown that DGKζ deficiency increases protection against insulin resistance (B. Benziane et al., J. Lipid Res. 2017, 58 (12), 2324-2333).

[0020] In summary, inhibiting DGKζ activity has a therapeutic potential in targeting tumors directly as well as addressing virus infections, lymphoproliferative disorders, asthma, eye diseases, and type 2 diabetes / insulin resistance.Prior Art

[0021] WO2020 / 006016 and WO2020 / 006018 describe Naphthyridinone compounds as T cell activators, which inhibit the activity of DGKα and / or DGKζ, for treatment of viral infections and proliferative disorders, such as cancer. WO2021 / 041588 describes pyridopyrimidinonyl compounds as T cell activators, which inhibit the activity of DGKα and / or DGKζ, for treatment of viral infections and proliferative disorders, such as cancer.

[0022] 2,4,5-trisubstituted triazole derivatives featuring a substituted amino group attached to C-2 of the thiazole core have been disclosed in published patent applications in various technical contexts but not in the context of DGK inhibition.

[0023] WO 2014 / 181287 discloses heterocyclyl compounds as inhibitors of Interleukin 17 and Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha.

[0024] WO 2014 / 173904 discloses compounds having antibacterial activity.

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[0046] WO 2021 / 043966 discloses substituted five-membered nitrogen containing heteroaryl compounds as inhibitors of the NOD-like receptor (NLR) family, pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3).

[0047] 2,4,5-trisubstituted triazole derivatives structurally related to the compounds of the present invention but yet structurally distinct have also been disclosed in several scientific publications.

[0048] D. Kikelj and U. Urleb, Science of Synthesis (2002), 11, 627-833, is a general review on the synthesis of thiazoles. By far most of the specific compounds disclosed are, besides having the thiazole core in common with the compounds of the present invention, structurally distant from these. Several indivdual compounds disclosed therein, namely those disclosed on pp 651, 681-683, and 719, and including {4-methyl-2-[methyl(phenyl)amino]-1,3-thiazol-5-yl}(phenyl)methanone, are somewhat structurally related to the compounds of the present invention but yet structurally distinct.

[0049] 2,4,5-trisubstituted triazole derivatives structurally related to the compounds of the present invention but yet structurally distinct have also been disclosed in several journal articles.

[0050] None of the journal articles listed below, which also disclose some compounds which are somewhat structurally related to the compounds of the present invention but yet structurally distinct, disclose a therapeutic of pharmaceutical application of the compounds disclosed therein.

[0051] S. Titus et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 5465-5467, disclose a four-component synthesis of 4-hydrazinothiazole derivatives.

[0052] T. N. Birkinshaw et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1988, 2209-2212, disclose spectrometric and chemical studies on 5-acyl and 5-nitroso-2-(N,N-disubstituted amino)thiazoles.

[0053] R. A. Funnell et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1987, 2311-2315 disclose a study on the formation of isomeric 2-(N,N-disubstituted amino) thiazol-5-yl ketones.

[0054] J. C. Brindley et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1987, 1153-1158 disclose the conversion of N'-substituted N-acyl and N-imidoyl thioureas into 2-(N,N-disubstituted amino) thiazol-5-yl ketones.

[0055] G. D. Meakins et al., J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 1984, 837-838, disclose a chemical reaction unexpectedly yieding 5-benzoyl-4-methyl-2-(N-methyl-N-phenylamino)thiazole.

[0056] K. Akiba et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1975, 7, 459-462, disclose the synthesis of certain 2-arylaminothiazoles by 1,3-cycloaddition of 4-aryl-3-arylimino-5-imino-1,2-4-thiadiazolidine (also known as Hector's base) and acetylenes.

[0057] Finally, three structures which are somewhat structurally related to the compounds of the present invention but yet structurally distinct, are disclosed in the database Chemical Abstracts Registry (CAS Registry ®< ), all without a reference and without a technical application, having the CAS Registry numbers 1349635-19-3, 1349215-57-1, and 1348293-02-6.

[0058] However, the state of the art does not describe: the specific substituted aminothiazole compounds of general formula (I) of the present invention as described and defined herein, i.e. compounds having a 2-aminothiazole core bearing: an optionally substituted 5-membered heteroaroyl group attached to C-5, a -NH 2 or methyl group attached to C-4, and (i) an optionally substituted phenyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group and (ii) an alkyl group laterally substituted with a group -S(=O) 2 -NH 2 , or, particularly, -C(=O)-NH 2 , both (i) and (ii) being attached to the nitrogen atom attached to C-2, said laterally substituted alkyl group being essential for potent inhibition of DGKζ as shown in comparative experiments, infra, or stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, salts thereof, or mixtures of same, as described and defined herein, and as hereinafter referred to as "compounds of general formula (I)" or "compounds of the present invention", or their pharmacological activity.

[0059] It is desirable to provide novel compounds having prophylactic and therapeutic properties.

[0060] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds used for prophylactic and therapeutic use in DGKζ regulated disorders in a T cell immune-stimulatory or immune-modifing manner. DGKζ regulated disorders comprise conditions with dysregulated immune responses, particularly in an immunologically supressed tumor microenvironment in cancer, autoimmune diseases, viral infections as well as other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signalling. Said compounds can be used as sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.

[0061] It has now been found, and this constitutes the basis of the present invention, that the compounds of the present invention have surprising and advantageous properties.

[0062] In particular, the compounds of the present invention have surprisingly been found to effectively inhibit the DGKζ protein and, by this, enhance T-cell mediated immunity. Accordingly, they provide novel structures for the treatment diseases of mammals, including humans, in particular of cancers, and may therefore be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, for example.DESCRIPTION of the INVENTION

[0063] In accordance with a first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I): in which : R 1< represents a phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, - (CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-, -O-CF 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CF 2 -O-, and -O-CF 2 -CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, and C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy; R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -haloalkyl, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ); R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, or R 5< and R 6< , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a group selected from -C(=O)-NH 2 and -S(=O) 2 -NH 2 ; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (5- or 6-membered heteroaryl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-OR 17< , -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ), -C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself, and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group within said (5- or 6-membered heteroaryl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group and said 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group itself, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- and (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, and wherein said phenyl and said 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, and the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, or R 10< and R 11< , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (cyano)-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (phenoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group, the bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl and the monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups, including the phenyl groups within said (phenoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- groups, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, or R 15< and R 16< , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy; R 17< represents a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group; R 18< and R 19< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group; R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, and wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl and bicyclic 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 3 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same. DEFINITIONS

[0064] The term "substituted" means that one or more hydrogen atoms on the designated atom or group are replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency under the existing circumstances is not exceeded. Combinations of substituents and / or variables are permissible.

[0065] The term "optionally substituted" means that the number of substituents can be equal to or different from zero. Unless otherwise indicated, it is possible that optionally substituted groups are substituted with as many optional substituents as can be accommodated by replacing a hydrogen atom with a non-hydrogen substituent on any available carbon or nitrogen atom. Commonly, it is possible for the number of optional substituents, when present, to be 1, 2, 3 or 4, in particular 1, 2 or 3.

[0066] When groups in the compounds according to the invention are substituted, it is possible for said groups to be mono-substituted or poly-substituted with substituent(s), unless otherwise specified. Within the scope of the present invention, the meanings of all groups which occur repeatedly are independent from one another. It is possible that groups in the compounds according to the invention are substituted with one, two or three identical or different substituents, particularly with one substituent.

[0067] As used herein, an oxo substituent represents an oxygen atom, which is bound to a carbon atom or to a sulfur atom via a double bond.

[0068] Should a composite substituent be composed of more than one part, e.g. (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl)-, it is possible for a given part to be attached at any suitable position of said composite substituent, e.g. it is possible for the C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy part to be attached to any suitable carbon atom of the C 1 -C 6 -alkyl part of said (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-(C 1 -C 6 -alkyl)- group. A hyphen at the beginning or at the end of such a composite substituent indicates the point of attachment of said composite substituent to the rest of the molecule. Should a ring, comprising carbon atoms and optionally one or more heteroatoms, such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atoms for example, be substituted with a substituent, it is possible for said substituent to be bound at any suitable position of said ring, be it bound to a suitable carbon atom and / or to a suitable heteroatom.

[0069] The term "comprising" when used in the specification includes "consisting of".

[0070] If within the present text any item is referred to as "as mentioned herein", it means that it may be mentioned anywhere in the present text.

[0071] The terms as mentioned in the present text have the following meanings: The term "halogen atom" means a fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atom, particularly a fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom.

[0072] The term "C 1 -C 6 -alkyl" means a linear or branched, saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbon atoms, e.g. a methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 1-methylbutyl, 1-ethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, neo-pentyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, 1-methylpentyl, 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 4-methylpentyl, 1-ethylbutyl, 2-ethylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylbutyl, 2,2-dimethylbutyl, 3,3-dimethylbutyl, 2,3-dimethylbutyl, 1,2-dimethylbutyl or 1,3-dimethylbutyl group, or an isomer thereof. Particularly, said group has 1, 2, 3 or 4 carbon atoms ("C 1 -C 4 -alkyl"), e.g. a methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl isobutyl, or tert-butyl group, more particularly 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms ("C 1 -C 3 -alkyl"), e.g. a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl group, more particularly 1 or 2 carbon atoms ("C 1 -C 2 -alkyl"), e.g. a methyl or ethyl group.

[0073] The term "C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl" means a linear or branched, saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon group in which the term "C 1 -C 4 -alkyl" is defined supra, and in which 1 or 2 hydrogen atoms are replaced with a hydroxy group, e.g. a hydroxymethyl, 1-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 1,2-dihydroxyethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropan-2-yl, 2-hydroxypropan-2-yl, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl, 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl, 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl, 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl, 1-hydroxybutyl, 2-hydroxybutyl, 3-hydroxybutyl, 4-hydroxybutyl group, or an isomer thereof.

[0074] The term "C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl" means a linear or branched, saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon group in which the term "C 1 -C 6 -alkyl" is as defined supra, and in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced, identically or differently, with a halogen atom. Particularly, said halogen atom is a fluorine atom. Said C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl group is, for example, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl or 1,3-difluoropropan-2-yl.

[0075] The term "C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy" means a linear or branched, saturated, monovalent group of formula (C 1 -C 6 -alkyl)-O-, in which the term "C 1 -C 6 -alkyl" is as defined supra, e.g. a methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, sec-butoxy, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy, pentyloxy, isopentyloxy or n-hexyloxy group, or an isomer thereof.

[0076] The term "C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy" means a linear or branched, saturated, monovalent C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy group, as defined supra, in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms is replaced, identically or differently, with a halogen atom. Particularly, said halogen atom is a fluorine atom. Said C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy group is, for example, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy or pentafluoroethoxy.

[0077] The term "C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl" means a linear or branched, monovalent hydrocarbon group, which contains one or two double bonds, and which has 3 or 4 carbon atoms. Said alkenyl group is, for example, a prop-2-en-1-yl (or "allyl"), prop-1-en-1-yl, but-3-enyl, but-2-enyl or but-1-enyl group.

[0078] The term "C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl" means a linear or branched, monovalent hydrocarbon group which contains one triple bond, and which contains 3 or 4 carbon atoms. Said C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl group is, for example, a prop-1-ynyl, prop-2-ynyl (or "propargyl"), but-1-ynyl, but-2-ynyl or but-3-ynyl group.

[0079] The term "C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl" means a saturated, monovalent, monocyclic hydrocarbon ring which contains 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 carbon ring atoms ("C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl"). Said C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl group is for example, a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl group.

[0080] The term "bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl" means a spirocycloalkyl, fused C 6 -C 10 -cycloalkyl or bridged C 7 -C 10 -cycloalkyl group as defined below: The term "spirocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated, monovalent C 5 -C 11 hydrocarbon group in which the two rings share one common ring carbon atom, and wherein said bicyclic hydrocarbon group contains 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 carbon atoms, it being possible for said spirocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms except the spiro carbon atom. Said spirocycloalkyl group is, for spiro[2.6]nonyl, spiro[3.3]heptyl, spiro[3.4]octyl, spiro[3.5]nonyl, spiro[3.6]decyl, spiro[4.4]nonyl, spiro[4.5]decyl, spiro[4.6]undecyl or spiro[5.5]undecyl. The term "fused C 6 -C 10 -cycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon group, in which the two rings share two adjacent ring atoms, such as bicyclo[4.2.0]octyl, octahydropentalenyl or decalinyl. The term "bridged C 7 -C 10 -cycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon group which the two rings share two common ring atoms which are not adjacent, e.g. bicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl (also known as norbornyl).

[0081] The term "bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl" means a spirocycloalkyl, fused C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl or bridged C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl group as defined below: The term "spirocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated, monovalent C 5 -C 11 hydrocarbon group in which the two rings share one common ring carbon atom, and wherein said bicyclic hydrocarbon group contains 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 carbon atoms, it being possible for said spirocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms except the spiro carbon atom. Said spirocycloalkyl group is, for spiro[2.6]nonyl, spiro[3.3]heptyl, spiro[3.4]octyl, spiro[3.5]nonyl, spiro[3.6]decyl, spiro[4.4]nonyl, spiro[4.5]decyl, spiro[4.6]undecyl or spiro[5.5]undecyl. The term "fused C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon group, in which the two rings share two adjacent ring atoms, such as bicyclo[4.2.0]octyl, octahydropentalenyl or decalinyl. The term "bridged C 5 -C 10 -cycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated, monovalent hydrocarbon group which the two rings share two common ring atoms which are not adjacent, e.g. bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl or bicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl (also known as norbornyl).

[0082] The term "monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl" means a monocyclic, saturated heterocycle with 4, 5, 6 or 7 ring atoms in total, which contains one or two identical or different ring heteroatoms from the series N, O and S.

[0083] Said monocyclic heterocycloalkyl group, without being limited thereto, can be a 4-membered ring, such as azetidinyl, oxetanyl or thietanyl, for example; or a 5-membered ring, such as tetrahydrofuranyl, 1,3-dioxolanyl, thiolanyl, pyrrolidinyl, imidazolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, 1,1-dioxidothiolanyl, 1,2-oxazolidinyl, 1,3-oxazolidinyl or 1,3-thiazolidinyl, for example; or a 6-membered ring, such as tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, dithianyl, thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, 1,3-dioxanyl, 1,4-dioxanyl or 1,2-oxazinanyl, for example, or a 7-membered ring, such as azepanyl, 1,4-diazepanyl or 1,4-oxazepanyl, for example.

[0084] The term "monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group" means a monocyclic, saturated heterocycle with 4, 5, 6 or 7 ring atoms in total, which contains one ring nitrogen atom and optionally one further ring heteroatom from the series N, O and S.

[0085] Said monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, without being limited thereto, can be a 4-membered ring, such as azetidinyl, for example; or a 5-membered ring, such as pyrrolidinyl, imidazolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, 1,2-oxazolidinyl, 1,3-oxazolidinyl or 1,3-thiazolidinyl, for example; or a 6-membered ring, such as piperidinyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, or 1,2-oxazinanyl, for example, or a 7-membered ring, such as azepanyl, 1,4-diazepanyl or 1,4-oxazepanyl, for example.

[0086] The term "monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed" means a monocyclic, saturated heterocycle with 4, 5, 6 or 7 ring atoms in total, which contains one ring nitrogen atom and optionally one further ring heteroatom from the series N, O and S, in which two adjacent ring carbon atoms may be shared with a benzene ring optionally fused thereto, such group being one of the aforementioned monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups, such as pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, and the like, or benzocondensed groups e.g. 3,4-dihydroquinolin-1(2H)-yl, 3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl, 1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl or 2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-1-yl.

[0087] The term "bicyclic 6-11 membered heterocycloalkyl" means a 6- to 11-membered heterospirocycloalkyl, a 6- to 10-membered fused heterocycloalkyl or a 7- to 10-membered bridged heterocycloalkyl group as defined below: The term "6- to 11-membered heterospirocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated heterocycle with 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 ring atoms in total, in which the two rings share one common ring carbon atom, which "heterospirocycloalkyl" contains one or two identical or different ring heteroatoms from the series: N, O, S; it being possible for said heterospirocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms, except the spiro carbon atom, or, if present, a nitrogen atom. Said heterospirocycloalkyl group is, for example, azaspiro[2.3]hexyl, azaspiro[3.3]heptyl, oxaazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, thiaazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, oxaspiro[3.3]heptyl, oxazaspiro[5.3]nonyl, oxazaspiro[4.3]octyl, azaspiro[4,5]decyl, oxazaspiro [5.5]undecyl, diazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, thiazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, thiazaspiro[4.3]octyl, azaspiro[5.5]undecyl, or one of the further homologous scaffolds such as spiro[3.4]-, spiro[4.4]-, spiro[2.4]-, spiro[2.5]-, spiro[2.6]-, spiro[3.5]-, spiro[3.6]-, spiro[4.5]- and spiro[4.6]-. The term "6- to 10-membered fused heterocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated heterocycle with 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 ring atoms in total, in which the two rings share two adjacent ring atoms, which "fused heterocycloalkyl" contains one or two identical or different ring heteroatoms from the series: N, O, S; it being possible for said fused heterocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms or, if present, a nitrogen atom. Said fused heterocycloalkyl group is, for example, azabicyclo[3.3.0]octyl, azabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl, diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl, oxazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl, thiazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl or azabicyclo[4.4.0]decyl. The term "7- to 10-membered bridged heterocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated heterocycle with 7, 8, 9 or 10 ring atoms in total, in which the two rings share two common ring atoms which are not adjacent, which "bridged heterocycloalkyl" contains one or two identical or different ring heteroatoms from the series: N, O, S; it being possible for said bridged heterocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms, except the spiro carbon atom, or, if present, a nitrogen atom. Said bridged heterocycloalkyl group is, for example, azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, oxazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, thiazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, azabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, oxazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, thiazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, oxazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, thiazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, oxazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, thiazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, diazabicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, oxazabicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, thiaza-bicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, azabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl, diazabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl, oxazabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl, thiazabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl or azabicyclo[4.2.2]decyl.

[0088] The term "bicyclic nitrogen containing 6-11 membered heterocycloalkyl" means a heterospirocycloalkyl, fused heterocycloalkyl or bridged heterocycloalkyl group as defined supra, however containing one ring nitrogen atom and optionally one or two further ring heteroatoms from the series N, O and S; it being possible for said bicyclic nitrogen containing 6-11 membered heterocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via a nitrogen atom or any one of the carbon atoms, except a spiro carbon atom.

[0089] The term "bicyclic 5-11 membered heterocycloalkyl" means a 5-11 membered heterospirocycloalkyl, a 5-11 membered fused heterocycloalkyl or a 5-11 membered bridged heterocycloalkyl group as defined below: The term "5-11 membered heterospirocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated heterocycle with 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 ring atoms in total, in which the two rings share one common ring carbon atom, which "heterospirocycloalkyl" contains one or two identical or different ring heteroatoms from the series: N, O, S; it being possible for said heterospirocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms, except the spiro carbon atom, or, if present, a nitrogen atom. Said heterospirocycloalkyl group is, for example, azaspiro[2.2]pentyl, azaspiro[2.3]hexyl, azaspiro[3.3]heptyl, oxaazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, thiaazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, oxaspiro[3.3]heptyl, oxazaspiro[5.3]nonyl, oxazaspiro[4.3]octyl, azaspiro[4,5]decyl, oxazaspiro [5.5]undecyl, diazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, thiazaspiro[3.3]heptyl, thiazaspiro[4.3]octyl, azaspiro[5.5]undecyl, or one of the further homologous scaffolds such as spiro[3.4]-, spiro[4.4]-, spiro[2.4]-, spiro[2.5]-, spiro[2.6]-, spiro[3.5]-, spiro[3.6]-, spiro[4.5]- and spiro[4.6]-. The term "5-11 membered fused heterocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated heterocycle with 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 ring atoms in total, in which the two rings share two adjacent ring atoms, which "fused heterocycloalkyl" contains one or two identical or different ring heteroatoms from the series: N, O, S; it being possible for said fused heterocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms or, if present, a nitrogen atom. Said fused heterocycloalkyl group is, for example, azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl, azabicyclo[3.3.0]octyl, azabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl, diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl, oxazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl, thiazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonyl or azabicyclo[4.4.0]decyl. The term "5-11 membered bridged heterocycloalkyl" means a bicyclic, saturated heterocycle with 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 ring atoms in total, in which the two rings share two common ring atoms which are not adjacent, which "bridged heterocycloalkyl" contains one or two identical or different ring heteroatoms from the series: N, O, S; it being possible for said bridged heterocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via any one of the carbon atoms, except the spiro carbon atom, or, if present, a nitrogen atom. Said bridged heterocycloalkyl group is, for example, azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, oxazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, thiazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl, azabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, oxazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, thiazabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, oxazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, thiazabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl, azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, oxazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, thiazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl, azabicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, diazabicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, oxazabicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, thiaza-bicyclo[4.2.1]nonyl, azabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl, diazabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl, oxazabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl, thiazabicyclo[3.3.2]decyl or azabicyclo[4.2.2]decyl.

[0090] The term "bicyclic nitrogen containing 5-11 membered heterocycloalkyl" means a 5-11 membered heterospirocycloalkyl, 5-11 membered fused heterocycloalkyl or 5-11 membered bridged heterocycloalkyl group as defined supra, however containing one ring nitrogen atom and optionally one or two further ring heteroatoms from the series N, O and S; it being possible for said bicyclic nitrogen containing 5-11 membered heterocycloalkyl group to be attached to the rest of the molecule via a nitrogen atom or any one of the carbon atoms, except a spiro carbon atom.

[0091] The term "heteroaryl" means a monovalent, monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring having 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 ring atoms (a "5- to 10-membered heteroaryl" group), which contains at least one ring heteroatom and optionally one, two or three further ring heteroatoms from the series: N, O and / or S, and which is bound via a ring carbon atom, or, if valency allows as e.g. in pyrrol-1-yl, a nitrogen atom.

[0092] Said heteroaryl group can be a 5-membered heteroaryl group, such as, for example, thienyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, triazolyl, thiadiazolyl or tetrazolyl; or a 6-membered heteroaryl group, such as, for example, pyridinyl (herein also referred to as pyridyl), pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl or triazinyl; or a 9-membered heteroaryl group, such as, for example, benzofuranyl, benzothienyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzotriazolyl, thiazolopyridinyl, indazolyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, indolizinyl or purinyl; or a 10-membered heteroaryl group, such as, for example, quinolinyl, quinazolinyl, isoquinolinyl, cinnolinyl, phthalazinyl, quinoxalinyl or pteridinyl.

[0093] In general, and unless otherwise mentioned, the heteroaryl or heteroarylene groups include all possible isomeric forms thereof, e.g.: tautomers and positional isomers with respect to the point of linkage to the rest of the molecule. Thus, for some illustrative non-restricting examples, the term pyridinyl includes pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl and pyridin-4-yl; or the term thienyl includes thien-2-yl and thien-3-yl.

[0094] The term "C 1 -C 6 ", as used in the present text, e.g. in the context of the definition of "C 1 -C 6 -alkyl", "C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl", "C 1 -C 6 -hydroxyalkyl", "C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy" or "C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy" means an alkyl group having a finite number of carbon atoms of 1 to 6, i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbon atoms.

[0095] Further, as used herein, the term "C 3 -C 7 ", as used in the present text, e.g. in the context of the definition of "C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl", means a cycloalkyl group having a finite number of carbon atoms of 3 to 7, i.e. 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 carbon atoms.

[0096] When a range of values is given, said range encompasses each value and sub-range within said range.

[0097] For example: "C 1 -C 6 " encompasses C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , C 4 , C 5 , C 6 , C 1 -C 6 , C 1 -C 5 , C 1 -C 4 , C 1 -C 3 , C 1 -C 2 , C 2 -C 6 , C 2 -C 5 , C 2 -C 4 , C 2 -C 3 , C 3 -C 6 , C 3 -C 5 , C 3 -C 4 , C 4 -C 6 , C 4 -C 5 , and C 5 -C 6 ; "C 2 -C 6 " encompasses C 2 , C 3 , C 4 , C 5 , C 6 , C 2 -C 6 , C 2 -C 5 , C 2 -C 4 , C 2 -C 3 , C 3 -C 6 , C 3 -C 5 , C 3 -C 4 , C 4 -C 6 , C 4 -C 5 , and C 5 -C 6 ; "C 3 -C 6 " encompasses C 3 , C 4 , C 5 , C 6 , C 3 -C 6 , C 3 -C 5 , C 3 -C 4 , C 4 -C 6 , C 4 -C 5 , and C 5 -C 6 .

[0098] As used herein, the term "leaving group" means an atom or a group of atoms that is displaced in a chemical reaction as stable species taking with it the bonding electrons. In particular, such a leaving group is selected from the group comprising: a halogen atom, in particular a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodide atom, being displaced as halide, in particular fluoride, chloride, bromide or iodide; (methylsulfonyl)oxy, [(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(nonafluorobutyl)sulfonyl]oxy, (phenylsulfonyl)oxy, [(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(4-bromophenyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(4-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(4-isopropylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy, [(4-tert-butylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy and [(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy.

[0099] As used herein, the term "dipolar aprotic solvent" means a solvent selected from acetone, acetonitrile, priopionitrile, dimethylsulfoxide, diethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,N-diethylformamide, N,N-diethylacetamide, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone, 1-methyl-2-piperidinone and 1-ethyl-2-piperidinone, or mixtures thereof. Particularly, said dipolar aprotic solvent is acetonitrile, dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide or 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.

[0100] As used herein, the term "room temperature" means a temperature in the range from 15 °C to 25 °C.

[0101] It is possible for the compounds of general formula (I) to exist as isotopic variants. The invention therefore includes one or more isotopic variant(s) of the compounds of general formula (I), particularly deuterium-containing compounds of general formula (I).

[0102] The term "Isotopic variant" of a compound or a reagent is defined as a compound exhibiting an unnatural proportion of one or more of the isotopes that constitute such a compound.

[0103] The term "Isotopic variant of the compound of general formula (I)" is defined as a compound of general formula (I) exhibiting an unnatural proportion of one or more of the isotopes that constitute such a compound.

[0104] The expression "unnatural proportion" means a proportion of such isotope which is higher than its natural abundance. The natural abundances of isotopes to be applied in this context are described in "Isotopic Compositions of the Elements 1997", Pure Appl. Chem., 70(1), 217-235, 1998.

[0105] Examples of such isotopes include stable and radioactive isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, such as 2< H (deuterium), 3< H (tritium), 11< C, 13< C, 14< C, 15< N, 17< O, 18< O, 32< P, 33< P, 33< S, 34< S, 35< S, 36< S, 18< F, 36< Cl, 82< Br, 123< I, 124< I, 125< I, 129< I and 131< I, respectively.

[0106] With respect to the treatment and / or prophylaxis of the disorders specified herein the isotopic variant(s) of the compounds of general formula (I) preferably contain deuterium ("deuterium-containing compounds of general formula (I)"). Isotopic variants of the compounds of general formula (I) in which one or more radioactive isotopes, such as 3< H or 14< C, are incorporated are useful e.g. in drug and / or substrate tissue distribution studies. These isotopes are particularly preferred for the ease of their incorporation and detectability. Positron emitting isotopes such as 18< F or 11< C may be incorporated into a compound of general formula (I). These isotopic variants of the compounds of general formula (I) are useful for in vivo imaging applications. Deuterium-containing and 13< C-containing compounds of general formula (I) can be used in mass spectrometry analyses in the context of preclinical or clinical studies.

[0107] Isotopic variants of the compounds of general formula (I) can generally be prepared by methods known to a person skilled in the art, such as those described in the schemes and / or examples herein, by substituting a reagent for an isotopic variant of said reagent, preferably for a deuterium-containing reagent. Depending on the desired sites of deuteration, in some cases deuterium from D 2 O can be incorporated either directly into the compounds or into reagents that are useful for synthesizing such compounds. Deuterium gas is also a useful reagent for incorporating deuterium into molecules. Catalytic deuteration of olefinic bonds and acetylenic bonds is a rapid route for incorporation of deuterium. Metal catalysts (i.e. Pd, Pt, and Rh) in the presence of deuterium gas can be used to directly exchange deuterium for hydrogen in functional groups containing hydrocarbons. A variety of deuterated reagents and synthetic building blocks are commercially available from companies such as for example C / D / N Isotopes, Quebec, Canada; Cambridge Isotope Laboratories Inc., Andover, MA, USA; and CombiPhos Catalysts, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA.

[0108] The term "deuterium-containing compound of general formula (I)" is defined as a compound of general formula (I), in which one or more hydrogen atom(s) is / are replaced by one or more deuterium atom(s) and in which the abundance of deuterium at each deuterated position of the compound of general formula (I) is higher than the natural abundance of deuterium, which is about 0.015%. Particularly, in a deuterium-containing compound of general formula (I) the abundance of deuterium at each deuterated position of the compound of general formula (I) is higher than 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% or 80%, preferably higher than 90%, 95%, 96% or 97%, even more preferably higher than 98% or 99% at said position(s). It is understood that the abundance of deuterium at each deuterated position is independent of the abundance of deuterium at other deuterated position(s).

[0109] The selective incorporation of one or more deuterium atom(s) into a compound of general formula (I) may alter the physicochemical properties (such as for example acidity [C. L. Perrin, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 4490], basicity [C. L. Perrin et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 9641], lipophilicity [B. Testa et al., Int. J. Pharm., 1984, 19(3), 271]) and / or the metabolic profile of the molecule and may result in changes in the ratio of parent compound to metabolites or in the amounts of metabolites formed. Such changes may result in certain therapeutic advantages and hence may be preferred in some circumstances. Reduced rates of metabolism and metabolic switching, where the ratio of metabolites is changed, have been reported (A. E. Mutlib et al., Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 2000, 169, 102). These changes in the exposure to parent drug and metabolites can have important consequences with respect to the pharmacodynamics, tolerability and efficacy of a deuterium-containing compound of general formula (I). In some cases deuterium substitution reduces or eliminates the formation of an undesired or toxic metabolite and enhances the formation of a desired metabolite (e.g. Nevirapine: A. M. Sharma et al., Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2013, 26, 410; Efavirenz: A. E. Mutlib et al., Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 2000, 169, 102). In other cases the major effect of deuteration is to reduce the rate of systemic clearance. As a result, the biological half-life of the compound is increased. The potential clinical benefits would include the ability to maintain similar systemic exposure with decreased peak levels and increased trough levels. This could result in lower side effects and enhanced efficacy, depending on the particular compound's pharmacokinetic / pharmacodynamic relationship. ML-337 (C. J. Wenthur et al., J. Med. Chem., 2013, 56, 5208) and Odanacatib (K. Kassahun et al., WO2012 / 112363) are examples for this deuterium effect. Still other cases have been reported in which reduced rates of metabolism result in an increase in exposure of the drug without changing the rate of systemic clearance (e.g. Rofecoxib: F. Schneider et al., Arzneim. Forsch. / Drug. Res., 2006, 56, 295; Telaprevir: F. Maltais et al., J. Med. Chem., 2009, 52, 7993). Deuterated drugs showing this effect may have reduced dosing requirements (e.g. lower number of doses or lower dosage to achieve the desired effect) and / or may produce lower metabolite loads.

[0110] A compound of general formula (I) may have multiple potential sites of attack for metabolism. To optimize the above-described effects on physicochemical properties and metabolic profile, deuterium-containing compounds of general formula (I) having a certain pattern of one or more deuterium-hydrogen exchange(s) can be selected. Particularly, the deuterium atom(s) of deuterium-containing compound(s) of general formula (I) is / are attached to a carbon atom and / or is / are located at those positions of the compound of general formula (I), which are sites of attack for metabolizing enzymes such as e.g. cytochrome P 450 .

[0111] In another embodiment the present invention concerns a deuterium-containing compound of general formula (I) having 1, 2, 3 or 4 deuterium atoms, particularly with 1, 2 or 3 deuterium atoms.

[0112] Where the plural form of the word compounds, salts, polymorphs, hydrates, solvates and the like, is used herein, this is taken to mean also a single compound, salt, polymorph, isomer, hydrate, solvate or the like.

[0113] By "stable compound' or "stable structure" is meant a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.

[0114] The compounds of the present invention optionally contain one or more asymmetric centres, depending upon the location and nature of the various substituents desired. It is possible that one or more asymmetric carbon atoms are present in the (R) or (S) configuration, which can result in racemic mixtures in the case of a single asymmetric centre, and in diastereomeric mixtures in the case of multiple asymmetric centres. In certain instances, it is possible that asymmetry also be present due to restricted rotation about a given bond, for example, the central bond adjoining two substituted aromatic rings of the specified compounds.

[0115] Preferred isomers are those which produce the more desirable biological activity. These separated, pure or partially purified isomers or racemic mixtures of the compounds of this invention are also included within the scope of the present invention. The purification and the separation of such materials can be accomplished by standard techniques known in the art.

[0116] The optical isomers can be obtained by resolution of the racemic mixtures according to conventional processes, for example, by the formation of diastereoisomeric salts using an optically active acid or base or formation of covalent diastereomers. Examples of appropriate acids are tartaric, diacetyltartaric, ditoluoyltartaric and camphorsulfonic acid. Mixtures of diastereoisomers can be separated into their individual diastereomers on the basis of their physical and / or chemical differences by methods known in the art, for example, by chromatography or fractional crystallisation. The optically active bases or acids are then liberated from the separated diastereomeric salts. A different process for separation of optical isomers involves the use of chiral chromatography (e.g., HPLC columns using a chiral phase), with or without conventional derivatisation, optimally chosen to maximise the separation of the enantiomers. Suitable HPLC columns using a chiral phase are commercially available, such as those manufactured by Daicel, e.g., Chiracel OD and Chiracel OJ, for example, among many others, which are all routinely selectable. Enzymatic separations, with or without derivatisation, are also useful. The optically active compounds of the present invention can likewise be obtained by chiral syntheses utilizing optically active starting materials.

[0117] In order to distinguish different types of isomers from each other reference is made to IUPAC Rules Section E (Pure Appl Chem 45, 11-30, 1976).

[0118] The present invention includes all possible stereoisomers of the compounds of the present invention as single stereoisomers, or as any mixture of said stereoisomers, e.g. (R)- or (S)-isomers, in any ratio. Isolation of a single stereoisomer, e.g. a single enantiomer or a single diastereomer, of a compound of the present invention is achieved by any suitable state of the art method, such as chromatography, especially chiral chromatography, for example.

[0119] Further, it is possible for some of the compounds of the present invention to exist as tautomers. For example, the compounds of the present invention may contain a pyridone moiety and can exist as a pyridone, or as an hydroxypyridine, or even a mixture in any amount of the two tautomers, namely :

[0120] The present invention includes all possible tautomers of the compounds of the present invention as single tautomers, or as any mixture of said tautomers, in any ratio.

[0121] Further, the compounds of the present invention can exist as N-oxides, which are defined in that at least one nitrogen of the compounds of the present invention is oxidised. The present invention includes all such possible N-oxides.

[0122] The present invention also covers useful forms of the compounds of the present invention, such as hydrates, solvates, salts, in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and / or co-precipitates.

[0123] The compounds of the present invention can exist as a hydrate, or as a solvate, wherein the compounds of the present invention contain polar solvents, in particular water, methanol or ethanol for example, as structural element of the crystal lattice of the compounds. It is possible for the amount of polar solvents, in particular water, to exist in a stoichiometric or non-stoichiometric ratio. In the case of stoichiometric solvates, e.g. a hydrate, hemi-, (semi-), mono-, sesqui-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- etc. solvates or hydrates, respectively, are possible. The present invention includes all such hydrates or solvates.

[0124] Further, it is possible for the compounds of the present invention to exist in free form, e.g. as a free base, or as a free acid, or as a zwitterion, or to exist in the form of a salt. Said salt may be any salt, either an organic or inorganic addition salt, particularly any pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic addition salt, which is customarily used in pharmacy, or which is used, for example, for isolating or purifying the compounds of the present invention.

[0125] The term "pharmaceutically acceptable salt" refers to an inorganic or organic acid addition salt of a compound of the present invention. For example, see S. M. Berge et al., "Pharmaceutical Salts," J. Pharm. Sci. 1977, 66, 1-19.

[0126] A suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compounds of the present invention may be, for example, an acid-addition salt of a compound of the present invention bearing a nitrogen atom, in a chain or in a ring, for example, which is sufficiently basic, such as an acid-addition salt with an inorganic acid, or "mineral acid", such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydroiodic, sulfuric, sulfamic, bisulfuric, phosphoric, or nitric acid, for example, or with an organic acid, such as formic, acetic, acetoacetic, pyruvic, trifluoroacetic, propionic, butyric, hexanoic, heptanoic, undecanoic, lauric, benzoic, salicylic, 2-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)-benzoic, camphoric, cinnamic, cyclopentanepropionic, digluconic, 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic, nicotinic, pamoic, pectinic, 3-phenylpropionic, pivalic, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic, itaconic, trifluoromethanesulfonic, dodecylsulfuric, ethanesulfonic, benzenesulfonic, para-toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, 2-naphthalenesulfonic, naphthalinedisulfonic, camphorsulfonic acid, citric, tartaric, stearic, lactic, oxalic, malonic, succinic, malic, adipic, alginic, maleic, fumaric, D-gluconic, mandelic, ascorbic, glucoheptanoic, glycerophosphoric, aspartic, sulfosalicylic, or thiocyanic acid, for example.

[0127] Further, another suitably pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a compound of the present invention which is sufficiently acidic, is an alkali metal salt, for example a sodium or potassium salt, an alkaline earth metal salt, for example a calcium, magnesium or strontium salt, or an aluminium or a zinc salt, or an ammonium salt derived from ammonia or from an organic primary, secondary or tertiary amine having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, such as ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, ethyldiisopropylamine, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, dicyclohexylamine, dimethylaminoethanol, diethylaminoethanol, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, procaine, dibenzylamine, N-methylmorpholine, arginine, lysine, 1,2-ethylenediamine, N-methylpiperidine, N-methyl-glucamine, N,N-dimethyl-glucamine, N-ethyl-glucamine, 1,6-hexanediamine, glucosamine, sarcosine, serinol, 2-amino-1,3-propanediol, 3-amino-1,2-propanediol, 4-amino-1,2,3-butanetriol, or a salt with a quarternary ammonium ion having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, such as tetramethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, tetra(n-propyl)ammonium, tetra(n-butyl)ammonium, N-benzyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium, choline or benzalkonium.

[0128] Those skilled in the art will further recognise that it is possible for acid addition salts of the claimed compounds to be prepared by reaction of the compounds with the appropriate inorganic or organic acid via any of a number of known methods. Alternatively, alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of acidic compounds of the present invention are prepared by reacting the compounds of the present invention with the appropriate base via a variety of known methods. The present invention includes all possible salts of the compounds of the present invention as single salts, or as any mixture of said salts, in any ratio.

[0129] In the present text, in particular in the "Experimental Section", for the synthesis of intermediates and of examples of the present invention, when a compound is mentioned as a salt form with the corresponding base or acid, the exact stoichiometric composition of said salt form, as obtained by the respective preparation and / or purification process, is, in most cases, unknown. Unless specified otherwise, suffixes to chemical names or structural formulae relating to salts, such as "hydrochloride", "trifluoroacetate", "sodium salt", or "x HCl", "x CF 3 COOH", "x Na +< ", for example, mean a salt form, the stoichiometry of which salt form not being specified.

[0130] This applies analogously to cases in which synthesis intermediates or example compounds or salts thereof have been obtained, by the preparation and / or purification processes described, as solvates, such as hydrates, with (if defined) unknown stoichiometric composition.

[0131] Furthermore, the present invention includes all possible crystalline forms, or polymorphs, of the compounds of the present invention, either as single polymorph, or as a mixture of more than one polymorph, in any ratio.

[0132] The term "prodrugs" here designates compounds which themselves can be biologically active or inactive, but are converted (for example metabolically or hydrolytically) into compounds according to the invention during their residence time in the body.

[0133] The invention further includes all possible cyclodextrin clathrates, i.e. alpha-, beta-, or gamma-cyclodextrins, hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrins, methylbetacyclodextrins.

[0134] In accordance with a second embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, and C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy; R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl and oxadiazolyl, optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), - C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ); R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, or R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo and methyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< ) N)-C 2 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, and wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 10< orand R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (cyano)-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group, the bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl and the monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups, including the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 17< represents a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group; R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, - N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ) R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0135] In accordance with a third embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy and -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted with one methyl group, R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a group selected from wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< and R 4b< represent, independently from each other, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), - C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ); R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy and C 1 -C 2 -alkyl; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 2 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, - C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl-(C=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl-(C=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, and wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -fluoroalkyl, (cyano)-C 1 -C 2 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, or a group selected from methyl and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and CH 3 -C(=O)-; R 17< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl and phenyl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy and phenyl, said phenyl itself being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and wherein said phenyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy and trifluoromethoxy; R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0136] In accordance with a fourth embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, - OR 9< , -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and -OR 9< ; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C 1 -fluoroalkyl, nd wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C 1 -fluoroalkyl; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group, and wherein the phenyl and pyridinyl groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy; R 20< represents a group selected from benzyl and phenyl, wherein said phenyl group, and the phenyl group within said benzyl group, is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0137] In accordance with a fifth embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R' is attached; R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , - C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and -OR 9< ; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl- and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and (benzyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from methyl and trifluoromethyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (benzyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and trifluoromethyl; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group; Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)=, -C(CN)= or -N=, and R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0138] In accordance with a sixth embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached; R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), or R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group; Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)= or -N=, and R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from difluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0139] In accordance with a seventh embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached; R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), or R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group; Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)= or -N=, and R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from difluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0140] In accordance with an eigth embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, - (CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-, -O-CF 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CF 2 -O-, and -O-CF 2 -CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, and C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy; R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -haloalkyl, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ); R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, or R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a group selected from -C(=O)-NH 2 and -S(=O) 2 -NH 2 ; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 6 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-OR 17< , -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 6- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy; R 17< represents a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group; R 18< and R 19< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group; R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl and bicyclic 6- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl and C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 3 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0141] In accordance with a ninth embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, and C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy; R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl and isothiazolyl, optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ); R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, or R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-OR 17< , -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 2 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substitueted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 17< represents a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group; R 18< and R 19< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0142] In accordance with a tenth embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted with one methyl group, R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 ; R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a group selected from -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ); R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy and C 1 -C 2 -alkyl; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group; R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-OR 17< , -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group; R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -fluoroalkyl and C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and CH 3 -C(=O)-; R 17< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 18< and R 19< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from optionally substituted C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, unsubstituted C 4 -C 6 -alkyl, prop-2-ynyl, methoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, wherein said C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 26< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same. FURTHER EMBODIMENTS OF THE FIRST ASPECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

[0143] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, and C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0144] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0145] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, and C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0146] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -(CH 2 ) 4 -, -(CH 2 ) 2 -O-, -(CH 2 ) 3 -O-, -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -, -O-CH 2 -O-, -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0147] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy and -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted with one methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0148] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy and -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0149] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, or R 1< represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted with one methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0150] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0151] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy and -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0152] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy and -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0153] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0154] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, -N(R 5< )(R 6< ), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH 2 ) 3 -, -O-CH 2 -O- and -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0155] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0156] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl group together form a bivalent group -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0157] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group -O-CF 2 -O-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0158] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0159] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0160] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a phenyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0161] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0162] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R1 is attached, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0163] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached; and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0164] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached; Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)=, -C(CN)= or -N=, and R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0165] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached; Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)= or -N=, and R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from difluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0166] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached; Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)= or -N=; R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy and C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0167] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached, Y 1< represents -C(H)= or-C(F)=, and R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a group selected from difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0168] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 1< is attached, and R 28< represents a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0169] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group selected from wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R1 is attached, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0170] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1< represents a group selected from wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R1 is attached, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0171] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0172] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0173] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0174] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0175] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 99:1 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0176] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 98:2 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0177] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 95:5 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0178] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 90:10 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0179] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group and in a ratio of about 80:20 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0180] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group , in a ratio of about 50:50, that is, racemic mixtures in case of compounds featuring no further element of chirality, wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0181] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0182] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0183] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0184] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 99:1 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0185] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 98:2 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0186] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 95:5 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0187] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 90:10 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0188] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 80:20 and higher, in favour of wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0189] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers isomeric mixtures of compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 2< represents a group in a ratio of about 50:50, that is, racemic mixtures in case of compounds featuring no further element of chirality, wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R 2< is attached; R 7< represents a methyl group; R 8< represents a -C(=O)-NH 2 group, and tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0190] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 3< represents a group selected from methyl and -NH 2 , and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0191] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 3< represents a -NH 2 group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0192] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 3< represents a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0193] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl and oxadiazolyl, optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), - C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0194] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl and isothiazolyl, optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0195] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group selected from wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< and R 4b< represent, independently from each other, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), - C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0196] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11) and -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0197] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, -OR 9< , -N(R 10< )(R 11< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0198] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a group selected from -N(R 10< )(R 11< ), -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), -C(=O)-OR 17< , phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11) and -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16); and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0199] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents an isoxazolyl group substituted with one phenyl group, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0200] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, - OR 9< , -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and -OR 9< , and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0201] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, - OR 9< , -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0202] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and -OR 9< , and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0203] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , - C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and -OR 9< , and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0204] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, ((R 10< )(R 11< )N)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< , - C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0205] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and -OR 9< , and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0206] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), or R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0207] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4a< represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R 9< )O)-(C 1 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, -OR 9< and -C(=O)-N(R 15< )(R 16< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0208] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 4< represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R 4< is attached, and wherein R 4b< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0209] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, or R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0210] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0211] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0212] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy and C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0213] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 5< and R 6< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0214] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 5< and R 6< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy and C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0215] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 7< represents a hydrogen atom, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0216] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 7< represents a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0217] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 7< represents an ethyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0218] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 7< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0219] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo and methyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0220] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-OR 17< , -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0221] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 2 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, - C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0222] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-OR 17< , -C(R 18< )(R 19< )-C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0223] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl-, -C(=O)-N(R 20< )(R 21< ) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0224] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl- and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group; and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0225] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C 2 -alkyl- and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0226] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 9< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, benzyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0227] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 2 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, and wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0228] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 2 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, nd wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, a and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0229] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0230] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< ) N)-C 2 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0231] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 2 -C 3 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, ((R 22< )(R 23< )N)-C 2 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0232] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0233] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl-(C=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl-(C=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, and wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0234] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl-(C=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- and the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl-(C=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, and wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0235] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0236] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0237] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0238] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0239] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C 1 -fluoroalkyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or threetimes, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C 1 -fluoroalkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0240] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C 1 -fluoroalkyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0241] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or threetimes, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C 1 -fluoroalkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0242] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and (benzyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from methyl and trifluoromethyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (benzyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or threetimes, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and trifluoromethyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0243] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and (benzyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from methyl and trifluoromethyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (benzyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0244] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 10< and R 11< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or threetimes, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and trifluoromethyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0245] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (cyano)-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group, the bicyclic C 5 -C 11 -cycloalkyl and the monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups, including the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0246] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 1S< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (cyano)-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -haloalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 7 -cycloal kyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 3 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, the C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group, the bicyclic C 3 -C 11 -cycloalkyl and the monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups, including the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)- group, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0247] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0248] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substitueted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0249] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -hydroxyalkyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 3 -alkyl)-, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substitueted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0250] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0251] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -fluoroalkyl, (cyano)-C 1 -C 2 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, or a group selected from methyl and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and CH 3 -C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0252] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -fluoroalkyl, (cyano)-C 1 -C 2 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, or a group selected from methyl and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0253] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and CH 3 -C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0254] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -fluoroalkyl and C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, or R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and CH 3 -C(=O)-; and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0255] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, C 1 -C 3 -fluoroalkyl and C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0256] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and CH 3 -C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0257] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a group selected from oxo, methyl and CH 3 -C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0258] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy)-C 2 -C 3 -alkyl-, (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, and the C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl within said (C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group, and wherein the phenyl and pyridinyl groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0259] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, (C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy)-C 2 -alkyl-, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0260] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 15< and R 16< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C 3 -C 5 -cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0261] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 17< represents a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0262] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 17< represents a C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0263] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 17< represents a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0264] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 17< represents a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0265] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 17< represents an ethyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0266] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 18< and R 19< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0267] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 18< and R 19< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0268] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 18< and R 19< both represent a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0269] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 18< and R 19< both represent a hydrogen atom, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0270] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 18< represents a hydrogen atom and R 19< represents a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0271] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0272] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0273] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0274] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0275] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), and in which R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0276] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< and R 21< , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0277] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0278] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 -alkynyl, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 6 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, wherein C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkyl, bicyclic C 6 -C 11 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 6- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0279] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0280] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl and phenyl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy and phenyl, said phenyl itself being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and wherein said phenyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy and trifluoromethoxy, R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0281] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 3 -alkyl and phenyl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy and phenyl, said phenyl itself being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and wherein said phenyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and in which R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group; and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0282] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)- and C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0283] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a group selected from benzyl and phenyl, wherein said phenyl group, and the phenyl group within said benzyl group, is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and in which R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0284] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from optionally substituted C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, unsubstituted C 4 -C 6 -alkyl, prop-2-ynyl, methoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, wherein said C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0285] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from optionally substituted C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, unsubstituted C 4 -C 6 -alkyl, prop-2-ynyl, methoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, wherein said C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0286] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ); R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-; R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0287] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from optionally substituted C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, unsubstituted C 4 -C 6 -alkyl, prop-2-ynyl, methoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, wherein said C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, or R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0288] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from optionally substituted C 1 -C 3 -alkyl, unsubstituted C 4 -C 6 -alkyl, prop-2-ynyl, methoxy, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C 1 -C 3 -alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C 1 -C 3 -alkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ), C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, wherein said C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, adamantyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), R 21< represents a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0289] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 20< and R 21< ,together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, C 3 -C 4 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 2 -haloalkoxy, -N(R 22< )(R 23< ) and -C(=O)-N(R 24< )(R 25< ), and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0290] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl and (C 1 -C 2 -alkyl)-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0291] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 22< and R 23< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from methyl and (CH 3 )-C(=O)-, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0292] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 2 -alkyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0293] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 24< and R 25< represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0294] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a group selected from C 1 -C 2 -alkyl, C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy and C 1 -C 2 -fluoroalkoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0295] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0296] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: R 26< represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a group selected from difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0297] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)=, -C(CN)= or -N=, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0298] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: Y 1< represents -C(H)=, -C(F)= or -N=, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0299] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: Y 1< represents -C(H)= or -C(F)=, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0300] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: Y 1< represents -C(H)=, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0301] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: Y 1< represents -C(F)=, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0302] In a further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers compounds of formula (I), supra, in which: Y 1< represents -N=, and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, and mixtures of same.

[0303] In a particular further embodiment of the first aspect, the present invention covers combinations of two or more of the above mentioned embodiments under the heading "further embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention".

[0304] The present invention covers any sub-combination within any embodiment or aspect of the present invention of compounds of general formula (I), supra.

[0305] The present invention covers the compounds of general formula (I) which are disclosed in the Example Section of this text, infra.

[0306] The compounds of general formula (I) of the present invention can be converted to any salt, preferably pharmaceutically acceptable salts, as described herein, by any method which is known to the person skilled in the art. Similarly, any salt of a compound of general formula (I) of the present invention can be converted into the free compound, by any method which is known to the person skilled in the art.

[0307] Compounds of general formula (I) of the present invention demonstrate a valuable pharmacological spectrum of action, which could not have been predicted. Compounds of the present invention have surprisingly been found to effectively inhibit DGKζ and it is possible therefore that said compounds be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, preferably conditions with dysregulated immune responses, particularly cancer or other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signaling, in mammals, including humans.

[0308] Disorders and conditions particularly suitable for treatment with an DGKζ inhibitor of the present invention are liquid and solid tumours, such as cancers of the breast, respiratory tract, brain, reproductive organs, digestive tract, urinary tract, eye, liver, skin, head and neck, thyroid, parathyroid and their distant metastases. Those disorders also include lymphomas, sarcomas, and leukaemias.

[0309] Examples of breast cancers include, but are not limited to, triple negative breast cancer, invasive ductal carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, ductal carcinoma in situ, and lobular carcinoma in situ.

[0310] Examples of cancers of the respiratory tract include, but are not limited to, small-cell and non-small-cell lung carcinoma, as well as bronchial adenoma and pleuropulmonary blastoma.

[0311] Examples of brain cancers include, but are not limited to, brain stem and hypophtalmic glioma, cerebellar and cerebral astrocytoma, glioblastoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma, as well as neuroectodermal and pineal tumour.

[0312] Tumours of the male reproductive organs include, but are not limited to, prostate and testicular cancer.

[0313] Tumours of the female reproductive organs include, but are not limited to, endometrial, cervical, ovarian, vaginal, and vulvar cancer, as well as sarcoma of the uterus.

[0314] Examples of ovarian cancer include, but are not limited to serous tumour, endometrioid tumour, mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, granulosa cell tumour, Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour and arrhenoblastoma.

[0315] Examples of cervical cancer include, but are not limited to squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumour, glassy cell carcinoma and villoglandular adenocarcinoma.

[0316] Tumours of the digestive tract include, but are not limited to, anal, colon, colorectal, esophageal, gallbladder, gastric, pancreatic, rectal, small-intestine, and salivary gland cancers.

[0317] Examples of esophageal cancer include, but are not limited to esophageal cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas, as well as squamous cell carcinomas, leiomyosarcoma, malignant melanoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and lymphoma.

[0318] Examples of gastric cancer include, but are not limited to intestinal type and diffuse type gastric adenocarcinoma.

[0319] Examples of pancreatic cancer include, but are not limited to ductal adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinomas and pancreatic endocrine tumours.

[0320] Tumours of the urinary tract include, but are not limited to, bladder, penile, kidney, renal pelvis, ureter, urethral and human papillary renal cancers.

[0321] Examples of kidney cancer include, but are not limited to renal cell carcinoma, urothelial cell carcinoma, juxtaglomerular cell tumour (reninoma), angiomyolipoma, renal oncocytoma, Bellini duct carcinoma, clear-cell sarcoma of the kidney, mesoblastic nephroma and Wilms' tumour. Examples of bladder cancer include, but are not limited to transitional cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sarcoma and small cell carcinoma.

[0322] Eye cancers include, but are not limited to, intraocular melanoma and retinoblastoma.

[0323] Examples of liver cancers include, but are not limited to, hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cell carcinomas with or without fibrolamellar variant), cholangiocarcinoma (intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma), and mixed hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma.

[0324] Skin cancers include, but are not limited to, squamous cell carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, malignant melanoma, Merkel cell skin cancer, and non-melanoma skin cancer.

[0325] Head-and-neck cancers include, but are not limited to, squamous cell cancer of the head and neck, laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal cancer, salivary gland cancer, lip and oral cavity cancer and squamous cell.

[0326] Lymphomas include, but are not limited to, AIDS-related lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and lymphoma of the central nervous system.

[0327] Sarcomas include, but are not limited to, sarcoma of the soft tissue, osteosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, lymphosarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma.

[0328] Leukemias include, but are not limited to, acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and hairy cell leukemia.

[0329] The term "treating" or "treatment" as stated throughout this document is used conventionally, for example the management or care of a subject for the purpose of combating, alleviating, reducing, relieving, improving the condition of a disease or disorder, such as a carcinoma.

[0330] The compounds of the present invention can be used in particular in therapy and prevention, i.e. prophylaxis, of tumour growth and metastases, especially in solid tumours of all indications and stages with or without pre-treatment of the tumour growth.

[0331] Generally, the use of chemotherapeutic agents and / or anti-cancer agents in combination with a compound or pharmaceutical composition of the present invention will serve to: 1. yield better efficacy in reducing the growth of a tumour or even eliminate the tumour as compared to administration of either agent alone, 2. provide for the administration of lesser amounts of the administered chemotherapeutic agents, 3. provide for a chemotherapeutic treatment that is well tolerated in the patient with fewer deleterious pharmacological complications than observed with single agent chemotherapies and certain other combined therapies, 4. provide for treating a broader spectrum of different cancer types in mammals, especially humans, 5. provide for a higher response rate among treated patients, 6. provide for a longer survival time among treated patients compared to standard chemotherapy treatments, 7. provide a longer time for tumour progression, and / or 8. yield efficacy and tolerability results at least as good as those of the agents used alone, compared to known instances where other cancer agent combinations produce antagonistic effects.

[0332] In addition, the compounds of general formula (I) of the present invention can also be used in combination with radiotherapy and / or surgical intervention.

[0333] In a further disclosure, the compounds of general formula (I) of the present invention can be used in combination with radiation: i.e. radiation treatment sensitizes cancers to anti-tumor immune responses by induction of tumor cell death and subsequent presentation of tumor neoantigens to tumor-reactive Tcells. As DGKζ is enhancing the antigen specific activation of T cells, the overall effect results in a much stronger cancer cell attack as compared to irradiation treatment alone.

[0334] The present disclosure also provides a method of killing a tumor, wherein conventional radiation therapy is employed previous to administering one or more of the compounds of the present invention.

[0335] The compounds of the present invention can be administered as the sole pharmaceutical agent or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active ingredients where the combination causes no unacceptable adverse effects. The present invention also covers such pharmaceutical combinations. For example, the compounds of the present invention can be combined with: 131I-chTNT, abarelix, abemaciclib, abiraterone, acalabrutinib, aclarubicin, adalimumab, adotrastuzumab emtansine, afatinib, aflibercept, aldesleukin, alectinib, alemtuzumab, alendronic acid, alitretinoin, alpharadin, altretamine, amifostine, aminoglutethimide, hexyl aminolevulinate, amrubicin, amsacrine, anastrozole, ancestim, anethole dithiolethione, anetumab ravtansine, angiotensin II, antithrombin III, apalutamide, aprepitant, arcitumomab, arglabin, arsenic trioxide, asparaginase, atezolizumab, avelumab, axicabtagene ciloleucel, axitinib, azacitidine, basiliximab, belotecan, bendamustine, besilesomab, belinostat, bevacizumab, bexarotene, bicalutamide, bisantrene, bleomycin, blinatumomab, bortezomib, bosutinib, buserelin, brentuximab vedotin, brigatinib, busulfan, cabazitaxel, cabozantinib, calcitonine, calcium folinate, calcium levofolinate, capecitabine, capromab, carbamazepine carboplatin, carboquone, carfilzomib, carmofur, carmustine, catumaxomab, celecoxib, celmoleukin, cemiplimab, ceritinib, cetuximab, chlorambucil, chlormadinone, chlormethine, cidofovir, cinacalcet, cisplatin, cladribine, clodronic acid, clofarabine, cobimetinib, copanlisib, crisantaspase, crizotinib, cyclophosphamide, cyproterone, cytarabine, dacarbazine, dactinomycin, daratumumab, darbepoetin alfa, dabrafenib, dasatinib, daunorubicin, decitabine, degarelix, denileukin diftitox, denosumab, depreotide, deslorelin, dianhydrogalactitol, dexrazoxane, dibrospidium chloride, dianhydrogalactitol, diclofenac, dinutuximab, docetaxel, dolasetron, doxifluridine, doxorubicin, doxorubicin + estrone, dronabinol, durvalumab, eculizumab, edrecolomab, elimusertib (BAY1895344), elliptinium acetate, elotuzumab, eltrombopag, enasidenib, endostatin, enocitabine, enzalutamide, epirubicin, epitiostanol, epoetin alfa, epoetin beta, epoetin zeta, eptaplatin, eribulin, erlotinib, esomeprazole, estradiol, estramustine, ethinylestradiol, etoposide, everolimus, exemestane, fadrozole, fentanyl, filgrastim, fluoxymesterone, floxuridine, fludarabine, fluorouracil, flutamide, folinic acid, formestane, fosaprepitant, fotemustine, fulvestrant, gadobutrol, gadoteridol, gadoteric acid meglumine, gadoversetamide, gadoxetic acid, gallium nitrate, ganirelix, gefitinib, gemcitabine, gemtuzumab, Glucarpidase, glutoxim, GM-CSF, goserelin, granisetron, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, histamine dihydrochloride, histrelin, hydroxycarbamide, I-125 seeds, lansoprazole, ibandronic acid, ibritumomab tiuxetan, ibrutinib, idarubicin, ifosfamide, imatinib, imiquimod, improsulfan, indisetron, incadronic acid, ingenol mebutate, inotuzumab ozogamicin, interferon alfa, interferon beta, interferon gamma, iobitridol, iobenguane (123I), iomeprol, ipilimumab, irinotecan, Itraconazole, ixabepilone, ixazomib, lanreotide, lansoprazole, lapatinib, lasocholine, lenalidomide, lenvatinib, lenograstim, lentinan, letrozole, leuprorelin, levamisole, levonorgestrel, levothyroxine sodium, lisuride, lobaplatin, lomustine, lonidamine, lutetium Lu 177 dotatate, masoprocol, medroxyprogesterone, megestrol, melarsoprol, melphalan, mepitiostane, mercaptopurine, mesna, methadone, methotrexate, methoxsalen, methylaminolevulinate, methylprednisolone, methyltestosterone, metirosine, midostaurin, mifamurtide, miltefosine, miriplatin, mitobronitol, mitoguazone, mitolactol, mitomycin, mitotane, mitoxantrone, mogamulizumab, molgramostim, mopidamol, morphine hydrochloride, morphine sulfate, mvasi, nabilone, nabiximols, nafarelin, naloxone + pentazocine, naltrexone, nartograstim, necitumumab, nedaplatin, nelarabine, neratinib, neridronic acid, netupitant / palonosetron, nivolumab, pentetreotide, nilotinib, nilutamide, nimorazole, nimotuzumab, nimustine, nintedanib, niraparib, nitracrine, nivolumab, obinutuzumab, octreotide, ofatumumab, olaparib, olaratumab, omacetaxine mepesuccinate, omeprazole, ondansetron, oprelvekin, orgotein, orilotimod, osimertinib, oxaliplatin, oxycodone, oxymetholone, ozogamicine, p53 gene therapy, paclitaxel, palbociclib, palifermin, palladium-103 seed, palonosetron, pamidronic acid, panitumumab, panobinostat, pantoprazole, pazopanib, pegaspargase, PEG-epoetin beta (methoxy PEG-epoetin beta), pembrolizumab, pegfilgrastim, peginterferon alfa-2b, pemetrexed, pentazocine, pentostatin, peplomycin, Perflubutane, perfosfamide, Pertuzumab, picibanil, pilocarpine, pirarubicin, pixantrone, plerixafor, plicamycin, poliglusam, polyestradiol phosphate, polyvinylpyrrolidone + sodium hyaluronate, polysaccharide-K, pomalidomide, ponatinib, porfimer sodium, pralatrexate, prednimustine, prednisone, procarbazine, procodazole, propranolol, quinagolide, rabeprazole, racotumomab, radium-223 chloride, radotinib, raloxifene, raltitrexed, ramosetron, ramucirumab, ranimustine, rasburicase, razoxane, refametinib, regorafenib, ribociclib, risedronic acid, rhenium-186 etidronate, rituximab, rolapitant, romidepsin, romiplostim, romurtide, rucaparib, samarium (153Sm) lexidronam, sargramostim, sarilumab, satumomab, secretin, siltuximab, sipuleucel-T, sizofiran, sobuzoxane, sodium glycididazole, sonidegib, sorafenib, stanozolol, streptozocin, sunitinib, talaporfin, talimogene laherparepvec, tamibarotene, tamoxifen, tapentadol, tasonermin, teceleukin, technetium (99mTc) nofetumomab merpentan, 99mTc-HYNIC-[Tyr3]-octreotide, tegafur, tegafur + gimeracil + oteracil, temoporfin, temozolomide, temsirolimus, teniposide, testosterone, tetrofosmin, thalidomide, thiotepa, thymalfasin, thyrotropin alfa, tioguanine, tisagenlecleucel, tislelizumab, tocilizumab, topotecan, toremifene, tositumomab, trabectedin, trametinib, tramadol, trastuzumab, trastuzumab emtansine, treosulfan, tretinoin, trifluridine + tipiracil, trilostane, triptorelin, trametinib, trofosfamide, thrombopoietin, tryptophan, ubenimex, valatinib, valrubicin, vandetanib, vapreotide, vemurafenib, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, vinflunine, vinorelbine, vismodegib, vorinostat, vorozole, yttrium-90 glass microspheres, zinostatin, zinostatin stimalamer, zoledronic acid, zorubicin.

[0336] The compounds of the invention can further be combined with other reagents targeting the immune system, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, e.g. aPD-1 / -L1 axis antagonists. PD-1, along with its ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2, function as negative regulators of T cell activation. PD-L1 is overexpressed in many cancers and overexpression of PD-1 often occurs concomitantly in tumor infiltrating T cells. This results in attenuation of T cell activation and evasion of immune surveillance, which contributes to impaired antitumor immune responses. (M. E. Keir et al., Annu. Rev. Immunol. 2008, 26, 677-704).

[0337] In accordance with a further aspect, the present invention covers combinations comprising one or more of the compounds of general formula (I), as described herein, or stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures of same, and one or more immune checkpoint inhibitors. Preferably, the immune checkpoint inhibitor is a aPD-1 / -L1 axis antagonist.

[0338] The compounds of the invention can further be combined with inhibitors of DGKα, such as those inhibitors of DGKα disclosed in WO2020 / 006016, WO2020 / 006018 and WO 2021 / 041588. As DGKα in T cells operates in a similar fashion as DGKζ, a dual inhibition profoundly enhances T cell effector functions compared with cells with deletion of either DGK isoform alone or wild-type cells. (M. J. Riese et al. Cancer Res. (2013), 73(12); p. 3566-77).

[0339] The compounds of the invention can further be combined with chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells), such as Axicabtagen-Ciloleucel or Tisagenlecleucel. The activity of CAR-T cells can be suppressed by the tumor micro environment (TME). Knock out of DGKs by techniques such as Crispr had been shown to enhance CAR-T cell activity in a suppressive TME (I. Y. Jung et al., Mol. Cells 2018, 41 (8), 717-723).

[0340] In accordance with a further aspect, the present invention covers combinations comprising one or more compounds of general formula (I), as described herein, or stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures of same, with chimeric antigen receptor T cells, (CAR-T cells), CAR-NKT cells or CAR-NK cells.

[0341] Preferably, the chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) are Axicabtagen-Ciloleucel or Tisagenlecleucel.

[0342] The present invention further provides the use of the compounds according to the invention for expansion of T cells including CAR-T and tumor infiltrated lymphocytes ex-vivo.

[0343] In accordance with a further aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), as described herein, or stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures of same, for use in the expansion of T cells including CAR-T cells, CAR-NKT cells or CAR-NK cells and tumor infiltrated lymphocytes ex-vivo.

[0344] Hence, the present invention also relates to the use of the compounds according to the invention for the expansion of T cells, including CAR-T cell, CAR-NKT cells or CAR-NK cells and tumor infiltrated lymphocytes, ex-vivo.

[0345] The present invention also comprises an ex-vivo method for the expansion of T cells, including CAR-T cells, CAR-NKT cells or CAR-NK cells and tumor infiltrated lymphocytes, contacting said T cells with compounds according to the invention.

[0346] Compounds of the present invention can be utilized to inhibit, block, reduce or decrease DGKζ activity resulting in the modulation of dysregulated immune responses e.g. to block immunosuppression and increase immune cell activation and infiltration in the context of cancer and cancer immunotherapy that will eventually lead to reduction of tumour growth.

[0347] The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a variety of other disorders wherein DGKζ is involved such as, but not limited to, disorders with dysregulated immune responses, inflammation, vaccination for infection & cancer, virus infections, lymphoproliferative disorders, asthma, eye diseases, and type 2 diabetes / insulin resistance.

[0348] These disorders have been well characterized in humans, but also exist with a similar etiology in other mammals, and can be treated by administering pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention.

[0349] In accordance with a further aspect, the present invention covers compounds of general formula (I), as described supra, or stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures of same, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular cancer or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signaling.

[0350] The pharmaceutical activity of the compounds according to the invention can be explained by their activity as DGKζ inhibitors.

[0351] In accordance with a further aspect, the present invention covers the compounds of general formula (I), as described supra, or stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures of same, for the use in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular cancer or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signaling, particularly liquid and solid tumours.

[0352] In accordance with a further aspect, the present invention covers use of a compound of general formula (I), as described supra, or stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, and salts thereof, particularly pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or mixtures of same, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, preferably a medicament, for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases, in particular cancer or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signaling, particularly liquid and solid tumours.

[0353] In accordance with a further aspect, the present invention covers pharmaceutical compositions, in particular a medicament, comprising a compound of general formula (I), as described supra, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, a salt thereof, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a mixture of same, and one or more excipients), in particular one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s). Conventional procedures for preparing such pharmaceutical compositions in appropriate dosage forms can be utilized.

[0354] The present invention furthermore covers pharmaceutical compositions, in particular medicaments, which comprise at least one compound according to the invention, conventionally together with one or more pharmaceutically suitable excipients, and to their use for the above mentioned purposes.

[0355] It is possible for the compounds according to the invention to have systemic and / or local activity. For this purpose, they can be administered in a suitable manner, such as, for example, via the oral, parenteral, pulmonary, nasal, sublingual, lingual, buccal, rectal, vaginal, dermal, transdermal, conjunctival, otic route or as an implant or stent.

[0356] For these administration routes, it is possible for the compounds according to the invention to be administered in suitable administration forms.

[0357] For oral administration, it is possible to formulate the compounds according to the invention to dosage forms known in the art that deliver the compounds of the invention rapidly and / or in a modified manner, such as, for example, tablets (uncoated or coated tablets, for example with enteric or controlled release coatings that dissolve with a delay or are insoluble), orally-disintegrating tablets, films / wafers, films / lyophylisates, capsules (for example hard or soft gelatine capsules), sugar-coated tablets, granules, pellets, powders, emulsions, suspensions, aerosols or solutions. It is possible to incorporate the compounds according to the invention in crystalline and / or amorphised and / or dissolved form into said dosage forms.

[0358] Parenteral administration can be effected with avoidance of an absorption step (for example intravenous, intraarterial, intracardial, intraspinal or intralumbal) or with inclusion of absorption (for example intramuscular, subcutaneous, intracutaneous, percutaneous or intraperitoneal). Administration forms which are suitable for parenteral administration are, inter alia, preparations for injection and infusion in the form of solutions, suspensions, emulsions, lyophylisates or sterile powders.

[0359] Examples which are suitable for other administration routes are pharmaceutical forms for inhalation [inter alia powder inhalers, nebulizers], nasal drops, nasal solutions, nasal sprays; tablets / films / wafers / capsules for lingual, sublingual or buccal administration; suppositories; eye drops, eye ointments, eye baths, ocular inserts, ear drops, ear sprays, ear powders, ear-rinses, ear tampons; vaginal capsules, aqueous suspensions (lotions, mixturae agitandae), lipophilic suspensions, emulsions, ointments, creams, transdermal therapeutic systems (such as, for example, patches), milk, pastes, foams, dusting powders, implants or stents.

[0360] The compounds according to the invention can be incorporated into the stated administration forms. This can be effected in a manner known per se by mixing with pharmaceutically suitable excipients. Pharmaceutically suitable excipients include, inter alia, fillers and carriers (for example cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose (such as, for example, Avicel ®< ), lactose, mannitol, starch, calcium phosphate (such as, for example, Di-Cafos ®< )), ointment bases (for example petroleum jelly, paraffins, triglycerides, waxes, wool wax, wool wax alcohols, lanolin, hydrophilic ointment, polyethylene glycols), bases for suppositories (for example polyethylene glycols, cacao butter, hard fat), solvents (for example water, ethanol, isopropanol, glycerol, propylene glycol, medium chain-length triglycerides fatty oils, liquid polyethylene glycols, paraffins), surfactants, emulsifiers, dispersants or wetters (for example sodium dodecyl sulfate), lecithin, phospholipids, fatty alcohols (such as, for example, Lanette ®< ), sorbitan fatty acid esters (such as, for example, Span ®< ), polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters (such as, for example, Tween ®< ), polyoxyethylene fatty acid glycerides (such as, for example, Cremophor ®< ), polyoxethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, glycerol fatty acid esters, poloxamers (such as, for example, Pluronic ®< ), buffers, acids and bases (for example phosphates, carbonates, citric acid, acetic acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide solution, ammonium carbonate, trometamol, triethanolamine), isotonicity agents (for example glucose, sodium chloride), adsorbents (for example highly-disperse silicas), viscosity-increasing agents, gel formers, thickeners and / or binders (for example polyvinylpyrrolidone, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose-sodium, starch, carbomers, polyacrylic acids (such as, for example, Carbopol ®< ); alginates, gelatine), disintegrants (for example modified starch, carboxymethylcellulose-sodium, sodium starch glycolate (such as, for example, Explotab ®< ), cross- linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, croscarmellose-sodium (such as, for example, AcDiSol ®< )), flow regulators, lubricants, glidants and mould release agents (for example magnesium stearate, stearic acid, talc, highly-disperse silicas (such as, for example, Aerosil ®< )), coating materials (for example sugar, shellac) and film formers for films or diffusion membranes which dissolve rapidly or in a modified manner (for example polyvinylpyrrolidones (such as, for example, Kollidon ®< ), polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate phthalate, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates such as, for example, Eudragit ®< )), capsule materials (for example gelatine, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), synthetic polymers (for example polylactides, polyglycolides, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates (such as, for example, Eudragit ®< ), polyvinylpyrrolidones (such as, for example, Kollidon ®< ), polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl acetates, polyethylene oxides, polyethylene glycols and their copolymers and blockcopolymers), plasticizers (for example polyethylene glycols, propylene glycol, glycerol, triacetine, triacetyl citrate, dibutyl phthalate), penetration enhancers, stabilisers (for example antioxidants such as, for example, ascorbic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, sodium ascorbate, butylhydroxyanisole, butylhydroxytoluene, propyl gallate), preservatives (for example parabens, sorbic acid, thiomersal, benzalkonium chloride, chlorhexidine acetate, sodium benzoate), colourants (for example inorganic pigments such as, for example, iron oxides, titanium dioxide), flavourings, sweeteners, flavour- and / or odour-masking agents.

[0361] The present invention furthermore relates to a pharmaceutical composition which comprise at least one compound according to the invention, conventionally together with one or more pharmaceutically suitable excipient(s), and to their use according to the present invention.

[0362] In accordance with another aspect, the present invention covers pharmaceutical combinations, in particular medicaments, comprising at least one compound of general formula (I) of the present invention and at least one or more further active ingredients, in particular for the treatment and / or prophylaxis of cancer or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signaling, particularly liquid and solid tumours.

[0363] Particularly, the present invention covers a pharmaceutical combination, which comprises: one or more first active ingredients, in particular compounds of general formula (I) as defined supra, and one or more further active ingredients, in particular in particular immune checkpoint inhibitors.

[0364] The term "combination" in the present invention is used as known to persons skilled in the art, it being possible for said combination to be a fixed combination, a non-fixed combination or a kit-of-parts.

[0365] A "fixed combination" in the present invention is used as known to persons skilled in the art and is defined as a combination wherein, for example, a first active ingredient, such as one or more compounds of general formula (I) of the present invention, and a further active ingredient are present together in one unit dosage or in one single entity. One example of a "fixed combination" is a pharmaceutical composition wherein a first active ingredient and a further active ingredient are present in admixture for simultaneous administration, such as in a formulation. Another example of a "fixed combination" is a pharmaceutical combination wherein a first active ingredient and a further active ingredient are present in one unit without being in admixture.

[0366] A non-fixed combination or "kit-of-parts" in the present invention is used as known to persons skilled in the art and is defined as a combination wherein a first active ingredient and a further active ingredient are present in more than one unit. One example of a non-fixed combination or kit-of-parts is a combination wherein the first active ingredient and the further active ingredient are present separately. It is possible for the components of the non-fixed combination or kit-of-parts to be administered separately, sequentially, simultaneously, concurrently or chronologically staggered.

[0367] Based upon standard laboratory techniques known to evaluate compounds useful for the treatment of cancer or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant DGKζ signaling, by standard toxicity tests and by standard pharmacological assays for the determination of treatment of the conditions identified above in mammals, and by comparison of these results with the results of known active ingredients or medicaments that are used to treat these conditions, the effective dosage of the compounds of the present invention can readily be determined for treatment of each desired indication. The amount of the active ingredient to be administered in the treatment of one of these conditions can vary widely according to such considerations as the particular compound and dosage unit employed, the mode of administration, the period of treatment, the age and sex of the patient treated, and the nature and extent of the condition treated.

[0368] The total amount of the active ingredient to be administered will generally range from about 0.001 mg / kg to about 200 mg / kg body weight per day, and preferably from about 0.01 mg / kg to about 20 mg / kg body weight per day. Clinically useful dosing schedules will range from one to three times a day dosing to once every four weeks dosing. In addition, it is possible for "drug holidays", in which a patient is not dosed with a drug for a certain period of time, to be beneficial to the overall balance between pharmacological effect and tolerability. It is possible for a unit dosage to contain from about 0.5 mg to about 1500 mg of active ingredient, and can be administered one or more times per day or less than once a day. The average daily dosage for administration by injection, including intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous and parenteral injections, and use of infusion techniques will preferably be from 0.01 to 200 mg / kg of total body weight. The average daily rectal dosage regimen will preferably be from 0.01 to 200 mg / kg of total body weight. The average daily vaginal dosage regimen will preferably be from 0.01 to 200 mg / kg of total body weight. The average daily topical dosage regimen will preferably be from 0.1 to 200 mg administered between one to four times daily. The transdermal concentration will preferably be that required to maintain a daily dose of from 0.01 to 200 mg / kg. The average daily inhalation dosage regimen will preferably be from 0.01 to 100 mg / kg of total body weight.

[0369] Of course the specific initial and continuing dosage regimen for each patient will vary according to the nature and severity of the condition as determined by the attending diagnostician, the activity of the specific compound employed, the age and general condition of the patient, time of administration, route of administration, rate of excretion of the drug, drug combinations, and the like. The desired mode of treatment and number of doses of a compound of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester or composition thereof can be ascertained by those skilled in the art using conventional treatment tests.General syntheses of compounds of the present invention

[0370] The compounds according to the invention of general formula (I) can be prepared according to the following Schemes 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The schemes and procedures described below illustrate synthetic routes to the compounds of general formula (I) of the invention and are not intended to be limiting. It is clear to the person skilled in the art that the order of transformations as exemplified in Schemes 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 can be modified in various ways. The order of transformations exemplified in these schemes is therefore not intended to be limiting. In addition, modification of any of the substituents, R 1< , R 2< , R 3< or R 4< can be achieved before and / or after the exemplified transformations. These modifications can be such as the introduction of protecting groups, cleavage of protecting groups, reduction or oxidation of functional groups, halogenation, metallation, substitution, or coupling reactions such as amide couplings (couplings of carboxylic acids with amines) or transition metal catalysed coupling reactions (such as the well-known Suzuki coupling) known to the person skilled in the art. These transformations include those which introduce a functionality which allows for further modification of substituents. Appropriate protecting groups and their introduction and cleavage are well-known to the person skilled in the art (see for example T.W. Greene and P.G.M. Wuts in Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3rd edition, Wiley 1999). Specific examples are described in the subsequent paragraphs.

[0371] Suitable routes for the preparation of compounds of formulae (I-a) and (I-b), which are sub-sets of general formula (I), which when taken together they form, and of further sub-sets (I-c), (I-d), (I-e), (I-f) and (I-g) of general formula (I), are described in Schemes 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

[0372] Compounds of formula (I-a), which constitutes a sub-set of general formula (I) in which R 3< represents an amino group, can be prepared from isothiocyanates of formula (II), in which R 1< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and ketones of formula (III), in which R 4< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and in which LG 1< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, more preferably a bromine atom, by reacting with cyanamide (IV), in the presence of a non-nucleophilic base, preferably 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene (herein also being referred to as DBU, CAS-RN 6674-22-2), in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably acetonitrile, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 50 °C, preferably 15°C to 30°C, more preferably at room temperature, for a time in the range from 1 hour to 100 hours, preferably from 1 hour to 10 hours, more preferably from 2 hours to 4 hours, to give intermediate compounds of formula (V-a). Said intermediate compounds of formula (V-a) can subsequently be reacted with compounds of formula (VI), in which R 2< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and in which LG 2< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, or a (methylsulfonyl)oxy or [(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy group, more preferably a bromine atom, in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature in the range from 60°C to 120 °C, preferably 80°C to 100°C, more preferably 90°C, for a time in the range from 30 minutes to 24 hours, preferably from 1 hour to 4 hours, more preferably 2 hours, to give compounds of the present invention, of formula (I-a). Said conversion of intermediate compounds of formula (V-a) into compounds of the present invention of formula (I-a) by reacting with compounds of formula (VI) can also be accomplished advantageously in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 60 °C, preferably 10°C to 40°C, more preferably at room temperature as defined herein, for a time in the range from 6 hours to 48 hours, preferably from 12 hour to 24 hours. As indicated in the introductory paragraph of this section, substituents, e.g. those attached to R 1< and R 4< , can be modified by various methods known to the person skilled in the art during this synthesis route or on the final step. Specific examples are described in the Experimental Section.

[0373] As shown in Scheme 1b, the conversion of isothiocyanates of formula (II), ketones of formula (III) and cyanamide (IV) into intermediate compounds of formula (V-a) as specified above can also be performed in two steps, in which isothiocyanates of formula (II), in which R 1< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), are reacted with cyanamide (IV) in the presence of a base, such as an alkali hydroxide, preferably potassium hydroxide, in an aliphatic alcohol of the formula C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-OH, preferably methanol or ethanol, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 60 °C, preferably 10°C to 40°C, more preferably at room temperature as defined herein, for a time in the range from 15 minutes to 2 hours, preferably for 30 minutes, to give the corresponding carbamimidothioate salts of formula (VII), in which M +< represents an alkali metal cation, which can be reacted with ketones of formula (III), in which R 4< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and in which LG 1< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, more preferably a bromine atom, in an aliphatic alcohol of the formula C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-OH, preferably methanol or ethanol, at a temperature in the range from 40°C to 100 °C, preferably from 60°C to 90°C, for a time in the range from 1 minutes to 4 hours, preferably for 2 hours, to give the intermediate compounds of formula (V-a). Specific examples are described in the Experimental Section.

[0374] Compounds of formula (I-b), which constitutes a sub-set of general formula (I) in which R 3< represents a methyl group, can be prepared from isothiocyanates of formula (II), in which R 1< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and ketones of formula (III), in which R 4< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and in which LG 1< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, more preferably a bromine atom, by reacting with a salt of ethanimidamide of formula (VIII), in which X -< represents a monovalent anion, preferably chloride, bromide, iodide or acetate, more preferably chloride, in the presence of a non-nucleophilic base, preferably 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene (herein also being referred to as DBU, CAS-RN 6674-22-2), in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably acetonitrile, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 50 °C, preferably 15°C to 30°C, more preferably at room temperature, for a time in the range from 1 hour to 100 hours, preferably from 1 hour to 10 hours, more preferably from 2 hours to 4 hours, to give intermediate compounds of formula (V-b). Said intermediate compounds of formula (V-b) can subsequently be reacted with compounds of formula (VI), in which R 2< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and in which LG 2< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, or a (methylsulfonyl)oxy or [(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy group, more preferably a bromine atom, in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature in the range from 60°C to 120 °C, preferably 80°C to 100°C, more preferably 90°C, for a time in the range from 30 minutes to 24 hours, preferably from 1 hour to 4 hours, more preferably 2 hours, to give compounds of the present invention, of formula (I-b).

[0375] Compounds of formulae (II), (III), (IV), (VI), and (VIII) are largely commercially available or can be prepared using methods known to the person skilled in the art, see e.g. F. Calderon et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2017, 60 (16), 6880 - 6896, for the preparation of isothiocyanates of formula (II), or Y. Xing et al. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2017, 2017 (4), 781 - 785; A. Wu et al. Tetrahedron 2013, 69 (31), 6392 - 6398, for the preparation of ketones of formula (III); see also the synthesis protocols of Intermediates 9, 10 and 11 in the Experimental Section.

[0376] Alternatively, compounds of formulae (I-c), (I-d), (I-e), (I-f) and (I-g), which constitute various sub-sets of general formula (I) in which R 3< represents an amino group, can be prepared from precursors in which the R 4< group is not present from the start (Schemes 3, 4, and 5), or is substituted with a group not covered within the definition of R 4< (such as a carboxy group), which however allows for establishing diverse R 4< groups from a common precursor (Scheme 6)

[0377] As shown in Scheme 3, compounds of formula (I-c), which constitutes a sub-set of general formula (I) in which R 3< represents an amino group and in which R 4< represents an isoxazolyl group, can be prepared, in some analogy to Scheme 1a, by reacting isothiocyanates of formula (II), in which R 1< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), with cyanamide (IV), followed by silyl ethynyl ketones of formula (III-a), in which LG 1< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, more preferably a bromine atom, in the presence of a non-nucleophilic base, preferably 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene (herein also being referred to as DBU, CAS-RN 6674-22-2), in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably acetonitrile, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 50 °C, preferably 15°C to 30°C, more preferably at room temperature, for a time in the range from 1 hour to 10 hours, preferably from 2 hours to 4 hours, to give intermediate compounds of formula (V-c), featuring a terminal alkyne. Said intermediate compounds of formula (V-c) can subsequently be reacted with compounds of formula (VI), in which R 2< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and in which LG 2< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, or a (methylsulfonyl)oxy or [(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy group, more preferably a bromine atom, in the presence of a base such as potassium carbonate, in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 60 °C, preferably 10°C to 40°C, more preferably at room temperature as defined herein, for a time in the range from 6 hours to 48 hours, preferably from 12 hour to 24 hours, to give intermediate compounds of formula (IX). Said intermediate compounds of formula (IX) can be converted into compounds of formula (I-c) by reacting with N-hydroxy imidoyl chlorides of formula (X), in which R 4a< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), in a mixture of DMSO, tetrahydrofuran and tert-butanol as a solvent, in the presence of copper(II)sulfate pentahydrate, (+)-ascorbic acid and potassium carbonate, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 50 °C, preferably 20°C to 40°C, for a time in the range from 2 hours to 3 days. Alternatively, this reaction can be achieved in the presence of triethylamine, in tetrahydrofuran as a solvent, without the addition of copper salts. Specific examples are given in the Experimental section. Upon replacement of said N-hydroxy imidoyl chlorides of formula (X) with azides, compounds of the invention in which R 4< represents a substituted 1,2,3-triazolyl group can be obtained. Specific examples are described in the Experimental Section.

[0378] The order of the last two steps can be reversed, that is, the alkyne group present in the intermediate compounds of formula (V-c) can be first reacted with said N-hydroxy imidoyl chorides of formula (X), to give intermediate compounds of formula (V-d), followed by the introduction of the R 2< group by reacting with compounds of formula (VI) as described above.

[0379] Silyl ethynyl ketones of formula (III-a) are largely commercially available or can be prepared using methods known to the person skilled in the art. Also, N-hydroxy imidoyl chorides of formula (X) are known to the person skilled in the art; for a synthesis protocol see Intermediates 41 and 72-76, in the Experimental section below.

[0380] As shown in Scheme 4, compounds of formula (I-d), which constitutes a sub-set of general formula (I) in which R 3< represents an amino group and in which R 4< represents an oxadiazolyl group, can be prepared, in some analogy to Scheme 1a, by reacting isothiocyanates of formula (II), in which R 1< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), with cyanamide (IV), followed by pyruvate esters of formula (III-b), in which LG 1< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, more preferably a bromine atom, and in which R A< represents a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group, preferably methyl or ethyl, in the presence of a non-nucleophilic base, preferably 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene (herein also being referred to as DBU, CAS-RN 6674-22-2), in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably acetonitrile, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 50 °C, preferably 15°C to 30°C, more preferably at room temperature, for a time in the range from 2 hours to 48 hours, preferably from 12 hours to 20 hours, to give intermediate compounds of formula (V-e), featuring a carboxylic ester group. Said carboxylic ester group can be reacted subsequently with N-hydroxy amidines of formula (XI), in which R 4b< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), to give intermediate compounds of formula (V-f). Said intermediate compounds of formula (V-f) can subsequently be reacted with compounds of formula (VI), in which R 2< has the meaning as given for general formula (I), and in which LG 2< represents a leaving group as defined herein, preferably a chlorine, bromine, or iodine atom, or a (methylsulfonyl)oxy or [(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]oxy group, more preferably a bromine atom, in the presence of a base such as potassium carbonate, in a dipolar aprotic solvent as defined herein, preferably N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature in the range from 0°C to 60 °C, preferably 10°C to 40°C, more preferably at room temperature as defined herein, for a time in the range from 6 hours to 48 hours, preferably from 12 hour to 24 hours, to give compounds of formula (I-d). Specific examples are described in the Experimental Section.

[0381] Pyruvate esters of formula (III-b) are largely commercially available or can be prepared using methods known to the person skilled in the art. Also, N-hydroxy amidines of formula (XI) are known to the person skilled in the art; for a synthesis protocol see Intermediates 64 and 67, in the Experimental section below.

[0382] As shown in Scheme 5, compounds of formula (I-e), which constitutes a sub-set of general formula (I) in which R 3< represents an amino group, in which R 4< represents an oxadiazolyl group, and in which R 2< ' has the meaning as given for R 2< in general formula (I) with the proviso that R 8< represents a group -C(=O)-NH 2 , can be prepared from 2,4-dichlorothiazole (XII) by reacting with a strong base, such as lithium diisopropylamide, followed by an oxalate ester of formula (XIII), in which R A< , independently from each other, represents a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl group, preferably methyl or ethyl, in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, at a temperature in the range from -80°C to -50 °C, preferably -70°C, to give dichlorothiazole derivatives of formula (X...

Claims

1. A compound of general formula (I): in which: R1 represents a phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C1-C6-alkyl, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkoxy)-, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, -N(R5)(R6), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH2)3-, -(CH2)4-, - (CH2)2-O-, -(CH2)3-O-, -CH2-O-CH2-, -(CH2)2-O-CH2-, -O-CH2-O-, -O-CH2-CH2-O-, -O-CF2-O-, -O-CH2-CF2-O-, and -O-CF2-CF2-O-, or R1 represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C3-alkyl, and C1-C3-alkoxy; R2 represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R2 is attached; R3 represents a group selected from methyl and -NH2; R4 represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from C1-C6-alkyl, ((R9)O)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, ((R10)(R11)N)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C4-C3-alkyl)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11), -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16), -C(=O)-OR17, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, ((R22)(R23)N)-C1-C3-alkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11) and -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16); R5 and R6 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C4-cycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, or R5 and R6, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C1-C4-alkyl, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C4-cycloalkyl and C1-C4-alkoxy; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group; R8 represents a group selected from -C(=O)-NH2 and -S(=O)2-NH2; R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C6-alkyl, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (5- or 6-membered heteroaryl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C4-hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C3-alkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, ((C1-C3-alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C2-C3-alkyl-, -C(R18)(R19)-C(=O)-OR17, -C(R18)(R19)-C(=O)-N(R20)(R21), -C(=O)-N(R20)(R21), C3-C7-cycloalkyl, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C7-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, cyano, C1-C2-alkyl and C1-C2-haloalkyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself, and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group within said (5- or 6-membered heteroaryl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- group and said 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group itself, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy; R10 and R11 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C4-hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C3-alkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, ((R22)(R23)N)-C2-C3-alkyl, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C7-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- and (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl and C1-C2-haloalkyl, nd wherein said phenyl and said 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, and the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, a or R10 and R11, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, -N(R22)(R23), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group; R15 and R16 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-hydroxyalkyl, (cyano)-C1-C4-alkyl-, (C1-C4-alkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C1-C4-haloalkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (phenoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, bicyclic C5-C11-cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, the C3-C7-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- group, the bicyclic C5-C11-cycloalkyl and the monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C1-C4-alkyl, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C4-cycloalkyl and C1-C4-alkoxy, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups, including the phenyl groups within said (phenoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl- and (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- groups, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, or R15 and R16, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C1-C4-alkyl, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C4-cycloalkyl and C1-C4-alkoxy; R17 represents a C1-C4-alkyl group; R18 and R19 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4-alkyl group; R20 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C4-alkenyl, C3-C4-alkynyl, C1-C3-alkoxy, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, bicyclic C5-C11-cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C1-C6-alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C1-C3-alkoxy, -N(R22)(R23), C3-C7-cycloalkyl, bicyclic C5-C11-cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, bicyclic 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, dimethylamino and trifluoromethoxy, and wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, bicyclic C5-C11-cycloalkyl, adamantyl, monocyclic 4-to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl and bicyclic 5- to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C1-C4-alkyl, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C4-cycloalkyl and C1-C4-alkoxy, and wherein said phenyl, naphthyl and 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, -N(R22)(R23) and -C(=O)-N(R24)(R25), R21 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4-alkyl group, or R20 and R21, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally benzocondensed, and which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (C1-C4-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C4-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkoxy, -N(R22)(R23) and -C(=O)-N(R24)(R25); R22 and R23 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl and (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, and R24 and R25 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4-alkyl group, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein: R1 represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkoxy)-, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, -N(R5)(R6), wherein the phenyl groups in said (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- and (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkoxy)-groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH2)3-, -(CH2)4-, -(CH2)2-O-, -(CH2)3-O-, -CH2-O-CH2-, -O-CH2-O-, -O-CH2-CH2-O- and -O-CF2-O-, or R1 represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl, and C1-C2-alkoxy; R2 represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R2 is attached; R3 represents a group selected from methyl and -NH2; R4 represents a 5-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl and oxadiazolyl, optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, ((R9)O)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, ((R10)(R11)N)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11), -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16), - C(=O)-OR17, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11) and -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16); R5 and R6 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl and (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, or R5 and R6, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from oxo, hydroxy, C1-C2-alkyl and (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group; R8 represents a -C(=O)-NH2 group; R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C3-hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C2-alkoxy)-C2-alkyl-, ((C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C2-alkyl-, -C(=O)-N(R20)(R21), C3-C7cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C7-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo and methyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from cyano, methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy; R10 and R11 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-haloalkyl, C2-C3-hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C2-alkoxy)-C2-alkyl-, ((R22)(R23)N)-C2-alkyl, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-C(=O)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C7-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- and (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl and C1-C2-haloalkyl, and wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R10 and R11, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group, or a bicyclic nitrogen containing 5- to 10-membered heterocycloalkyl group, which are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-haloalkyl, (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C1-C2-alkoxy, -N(R22)(R23), and a monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group; R15 and R16 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-hydroxyalkyl, (cyano)-C1-C4-alkyl-, (C1-C4-alkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C1-C4-haloalkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, bicyclic C5-C11-cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)-, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, the C3-C7-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C7cycloalkyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- group, the bicyclic C5-C11-cycloalkyl and the monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C1-C2-alkyl, (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)- and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups, including the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C1-C3-alkyl)- group, are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R15 and R16, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from oxo, C1-C2-alkyl and (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-; R17 represents a C1-C4-alkyl group; R20 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein said C1-C6-alkyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C1-C3-alkoxy, -N(R22)(R23), C3-C7-cycloalkyl, monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl substituents themselves being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, and wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl and monocyclic 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted one or two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C1-C2-alkyl and (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, and wherein said phenyl and 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-haloalkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy, C1-C2-haloalkoxy, -N(R22)(R23) and -C(=O)-N(R24)(R25), R21 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group, or R20 and R21, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-haloalkyl, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C4-cycloalkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy, C1-C2-haloalkoxy, - N(R22)(R23) and -C(=O)-N(R24)(R25); R22 and R23 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl and (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, and R24 and R25 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

3. The compound according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: R1 represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one, two, or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from hydroxy, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkoxy)-, C1-C2-fluoroalkoxy and -N(R5)(R6), or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group selected from -(CH2)3-, -O-CH2-O- and -O-CF2-O-, or R1 represents a pyrazolyl group optionally substituted with one methyl group, R2 represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R2 is attached; R3 represents a group selected from methyl and -NH2; R4 represents a group selected from wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4a and R4b represent, independently from each other, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, ((R9)O)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, ((R10)(R11)N)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (C3-C7-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11), - C(=O)-N(R15)(R16), -C(=O)-OR17, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl, wherein the phenyl group and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl and pyridazinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl, -OR9, -N(R10)(R11) and -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16); R5 and R6 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group, or R5 and R6, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy and C1-C2-alkyl; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group; R8 represents a -C(=O)-NH2 group; R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, benzyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, C2-hydroxyalkyl, (C1-C2-alkoxy)-C2-alkyl-, ((C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C2-alkyl-, - C(=O)-N(R20)(R21) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R10 and R11 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl-(C=O)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C5-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- and the C3-C7-cycloalkyl within the C3-C7-cycloalkyl-(C=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl and C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, and wherein the phenyl groups within said (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)- and (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-O-C(=O)- groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R10 and R11, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl and (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-; R15 and R16 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C3-fluoroalkyl, (cyano)-C1-C2-alkyl-, (C1-C4-alkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C1-C2-fluoroalkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, phenyl and a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl, wherein C3-C5-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C5-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, or a group selected from methyl and cyclopropyl, and wherein the phenyl and the 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups selected from pyrazolyl, pyridinyl and pyrimidinyl are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy, or R15 and R16, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted once with a fluorine atom or a group selected from oxo, C1-C2-alkyl and CH3-C(=O)-; R17 represents a C1-C2-alkyl group; R20 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C3-alkyl and phenyl, wherein said C1-C3-alkyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from hydroxy, C1-C3-alkoxy and phenyl, said phenyl itself being optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and wherein said phenyl group is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy and trifluoromethoxy; R21 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group; or R20 and R21, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a halogen atom or a group selected from cyano, oxo, hydroxy, C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, benzyl, (C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)- and C3-C4-cycloalkyl, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

4. The compound according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: R1 represents a phenyl or pyridinyl group optionally substituted, one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or two substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms of said phenyl or pyridinyl group together form a bivalent group -O-CF2-O-; R2 represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R2 is attached; R3 represents a group selected from methyl and -NH2; R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4a represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R9)O)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, ((R10)(R11)N)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, - OR9, -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4b represents a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl and -OR9; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group; R8 represents a -C(=O)-NH2 group; R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, benzyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, (C1-C2-alkoxy)-C2-alkyl-, ((C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C2-alkyl-, -C(=O)-N(R20)(R21) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R10 and R11 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, C3-C7-cycloalkyl and (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C5-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C1-fluoroalkyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (phenyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R10 and R11, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and C1-fluoroalkyl; R15 and R16 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, (C1-C4-alkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C1-C2-fluoroalkoxy)-C2-C3-alkyl-, (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)-, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C3-C5-cycloalkyl, and the C3-C5-cycloalkyl within said (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-C2-alkyl)- group are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group, and wherein the phenyl and pyridinyl groups are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from methyl, trifluoromethyl and methoxy; R20 represents a group selected from benzyl and phenyl, wherein said phenyl group, and the phenyl group within said benzyl group, is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, and R21 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

5. The compound according to claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein: R1 represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R1 is attached; R2 represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R2 is attached; R3 represents a group selected from methyl and -NH2; R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4a represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R9)O)-(C1-alkyl)-, ((R10)(R11)N)-(C1-alkyl)-, (C3-C5-cycloalkyl)-(C1-alkyl)-, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, -OR9, - C(=O)-N(R15)(R16) and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4b represents a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C5-cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano, C1-C2-alkyl and -OR9; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group; R8 represents a -C(=O)-NH2 group; R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, benzyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, (C1-C2-alkoxy)-C2-alkyl-, ((C1-C2-alkyl)-C(=O)-O)-C2-alkyl- and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R10 and R11 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl and (benzyl)-O-C(=O)-, wherein C3-C7-cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from methyl and trifluoromethyl, and wherein the phenyl group within said (benzyl)-O-C(=O)- group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and a methyl group, or R10 and R11, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, represent a monocyclic nitrogen containing 4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl group which is optionally substituted one, two or three times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom or a group selected from cyano, methyl and trifluoromethyl; R15 and R16 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl, (C1-C4-alkoxy)-C2-alkyl-, (C1-C2-fluoroalkoxy)-C2-alkyl-, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C3-C5-cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group; Y1 represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)=, -C(CN)= or -N=, and R26 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from methyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

6. The compound according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein: R1 represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R1 is attached; R2 represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R2 is attached; R3 represents a group selected from methyl and -NH2; R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4a represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R9)O)-(C1-alkyl)-, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, -OR9 and -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16), or R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4b represents a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C5-cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group; R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C2-alkyl group; R8 represents a -C(=O)-NH2 group; R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, benzyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R15 and R16 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C3-C5-cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group; Y1 represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)= or -N=, and R26 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from difluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

7. The compound according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein: R1 represents a group wherein "**" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R' is attached; R2 represents a group wherein "*" indicates the point of attachment to the nitrogen atom to which R2 is attached; R3 represents a group -NH2; R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4a represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from ((R9)O)-(C1-alkyl)-, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, -OR9 and -C(=O)-N(R15)(R16), or R4 represents a group wherein "#" indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group to which R4 is attached, and wherein R4b represents a group selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C5-cycloalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom and a methyl group; R7 represents a methyl group; R8 represents a -C(=O)-NH2 group; R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, benzyl, C1-C2-fluoroalkyl and phenyl, wherein the phenyl group within said benzyl group and said phenyl group itself are optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom, or a group selected from cyano and methyl; R15 and R16 represent, independently from each occurrence, a hydrogen atom or a group selected from C1-C2-alkyl, C3-C5-cycloalkyl, phenyl and pyridinyl, wherein C3-C5-cycloalkyl is optionally substituted one or two times, each substituent independently selected from a fluorine atom and a methyl group; Y1 represents -C(H)=, -C(F)=, -C(Cl)= or -N=, and R26 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom, or a group selected from difluoromethyl, methoxy, benzyloxy, difluoromethoxy and trifluoromethoxy, or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

8. The compound according to claim 1, which is selected from the group consisting of: rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-benzyloxyisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-phenylisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , (R)- 2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-phenylisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , (S)-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-phenylisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-bromoisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , (R)-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-bromoisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , (S)-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-bromoisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(3-pyridyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(4-pyridyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-ethyl 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]isoxazole-3-carboxylate , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-phenyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-[(cis)-2-fluorocyclopropyl]isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide, rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(morpholine-4-carbonyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-pyrimidin-5-yl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-cyclopropyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(4-pyridyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(2,2-difluoroethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(azetidine-1-carbonyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3-pyridyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-cyclobutyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(cyclopropylmethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-cyclopropylcyclopropyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-cyclopentyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(2-tert-butoxyethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(piperidine-1-carbonyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(2-pyridyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-[2-(trifluoromethoxy)ethyl]isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylcyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (R)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylcyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (S)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylcyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (R)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (S)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-difluorocyclopentyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-isopropyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(cyanomethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(2-methoxy-1-methyl-ethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(2,2-dimethylcyclopentyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(cis-3-fluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylcyclopentyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide, rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-[2-fluoro-1-(fluoromethyl)ethyl]isoxazole-3-carboxamide , 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(2,2-difluoro-1-methyl-ethyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(trans-3-fluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-dimethylcyclopentyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide (mixture of stereoisomers), rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylcyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (R)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylcyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (S)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(1-methylcyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (R)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (S)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-cyclopentyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (R)-5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-cyclopentyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , (S)- 5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-3,4-difluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]-N-cyclopentyl-isoxazole-3-carboxamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-cyclopentylisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(difluoromethoxy)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-isopropyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-phenylisothiazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide, rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino) propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-tert-butyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(3-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-cyclopropyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-cyclopentyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[[cyclopentyl(methyl)amino]methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[[(1-methylcyclopentyl)amino]methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[(cyclopentylamino)methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(1-piperidylmethyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[(4-cyanophenoxy)methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(hydroxymethyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-[5-[4-amino-2-(N-(2-amino-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-4-fluoro-anilino)thiazole-5-carbonyl]isoxazol-3-yl]methyl N-phenylcarbamate , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(2-fluorophenyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(2-pyridyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(2-methoxyphenyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(6-methoxy-3-pyridyl)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide, rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(1-phenyltriazole-4-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[(3-fluoroazetidin-1-yl)methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[(3,3-difluoroazetidin-1-yl)methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[(4,4-difluoro-1-piperidyl)methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , 2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[(4,4-difluoro-3-methyl-1-piperidyl)methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide (mixture of stereoisomers), 2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-[(3-fluoropyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl]isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide (mixture of stereoisomers), rac-2-(N-[4-Amino-5-(3-hydroxyisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide, rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(cyclobutoxy)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-[3-(cyclobutylmethoxy)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , rac-2-(N-[4-Amino-5-[3-(4,4-difluorocyclohexoxy)isoxazole-5-carbonyl]thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , and rac-2-(N-[4-amino-5-(3-isopropoxyisoxazole-5-carbonyl)thiazol-2-yl]-4-fluoro-anilino)propanamide , or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a salt thereof, or a mixture of same.

9. A compound of general formula (I) according to any one of claims 1 to 8 for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease.

10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of general formula (I) according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

11. A pharmaceutical combination comprising: • one or more compounds of general formula (I) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and • one or more immune checkpoint inhibitors.

12. A pharmaceutical combination according to claim 11, wherein the immune checkpoint inhibitor is an aPD-1 / -L1 axis antagonist.

13. A pharmaceutical combination according to claim 11, wherein the immune checkpoint inhibitor is an inhibitor of DGKα.

14. A compound for use according to claim 9, wherein the disease is cancer or a condition with dysregulated immune response or a disorder associated with aberrant DGKζ signalling.