The present invention relates to certain purines of the following formulae, which act as
topoisomerase II catalytic inhibitors: wherein: J is independently: —H or —NRN1RN2; X is independently: —O—, or —S—; Q is independently: a
covalent bond, C1-7alkylene, C2-7alkenylene, C2-7alkynylene, C3-7cycloalkylene, C3-7cycloalkenylene, or C3-7cycloalkynylene; T is independently: a group A1 or a group A2; A1 is independently: C6-14carboaryl, C5-14heteroaryl, C3-12carbocyclic, or C3-12heterocyclic; and is independently unsubstituted or substituted; A2 is independently: —H, —CN, —OH, or —O(C═O)—C1-7
alkyl; RN is independently —H or a
nitrogen ring
substituent; R8 is independently —H or a ring
substituent; either: each of RN1 and RN2 is independently —H or a
nitrogen substituent; or: RN1 and RN2 taken together with the
nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a ring having from 3 to 7 ring atoms; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, amides, esters, ethers, N-oxides, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof. These compounds are useful in combination with
topoisomerase II poisons, such as anthracyclines and epipodophyllotoxins, in the treatment of proliferative conditions (e.g.,
cancer). These compounds are also useful in the treatment of
tissue damage associated with
extravasation of a
topoisomerase II poison, such as an
anthracycline or an
epipodophyllotoxin.