To provide therapeutic methods for treating
kidney diseases.SOLUTION: There are provided therapeutic methods for treating
kidney diseases, using compounds of Formula (A) in combination with a second therapeutic agent. (In the formula: each R is independently selected from a group comprising H,
alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,
aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl,
halogen, -OH, CN, cycloalkyl, -O-
alkyl, -O-cycloalkyl, -O-
aryl, -
aryl-O-aryl, -CF3, -C(H)F2, alkylene-CF3, alkylene-C(H)F2, -SO2-
alkyl, -O-alkylene-O-alkyl, -heterocyclyl-L-R4, and heteroaryl-L-R4; and only one R is -heterocyclyl-L-R4 or -heteroaryl-L-R4). The second therapeutic agent is selected from an immunomodulator, a calcineurin inhibitor, a renin angiotensin
aldosterone system inhibitor, an antiproliferative agent, an alkylating agent, and the like.SELECTED DRAWING: None