SUBSTITUTED PURINE AND 7-DEAZAPURINE COMPOUNDS
The present invention relates to substituted purine and 7-deazapurine compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer and neurological disorders, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
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2 . A method of treating cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a DOT1L inhibitor.
3 . A method of treating hematological cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a DOT1L inhibitor.
4 . A method of treating leukemia comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a DOT1L inhibitor.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the leukemia is acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia or mixed lineage leukemia.
6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the leukemia is a MLL-rearranged leukemia.
7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the leukemia is a leukemia characterized by a partial tandem duplication of the MLL gene (MLL-PTD).