Heterocyclic amides as kinase inhibitors

A compound according to Formula (I):

• wherein:
• R1 is (C1-C4)alkoxy-CH2—, phenyl(C1-C4)alkoxy-CH2—, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C4)alkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C1-C4)alkyl-group, or a substituted or unsubstituted 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl group further optionally substituted by halogen or (C1-C4)alkyl,
• wherein said substituted (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-alkyl-, or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl group is substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from hydroxyl, (benzyloxy)carbonyl)amino, cyano, halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, halo(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, cyano(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, (C1-C4)alkoxy-(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, (C1-C4)alkoxy-CO—, (C1-C4)alkylNHCO—, ((C1-C4)alkyl)((C1-C4)alkyl)NCO—, halo(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, optionally substituted (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-CO—, optionally substituted (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, optionally substituted phenyl-CO—, optionally substituted phenyl-SO2—, optionally substituted phenyl(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, optionally substituted 5-6 membered heteroaryl-CO—, and optionally substituted 9-10 membered heteroaryl-CO—,
• wherein said optionally substituted (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-CO—, optionally substituted (C3-C6)cycloalkyl-(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, optionally substituted phenyl-CO—, optionally substituted phenyl-SO2-, optionally substituted phenyl(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, optionally substituted 5-6 membered heteroaryl-CO—, or optionally substituted 9-10 membered heteroaryl-CO— is optionally substituted by 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, (C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, halo(C1-C4)alkyl, halo(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl and 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl;
• or
• said substituted (C2-C4)alkynyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl or 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl group is substituted by an optionally substituted phenyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl or 9-membered heteroaryl group,
• wherein said phenyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl or 9-membered heteroaryl group is optionally substituted by 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkyl-CO—, halo(C1-C4)alkyl, and halo(C1-C4)alkyl-CO—;
• R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, 5-6 membered oxygen-containing heterocycloalkyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, 9-membered heteroaryl, 9-10 membered carbocyclic-aryl, or 9-10 membered heterocyclic-aryl group,
• wherein said substituted phenyl, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl, 5-6 membered heterocycloalkyl, 5-6 membered heteroaryl, 9-membered heteroaryl, 9-10 membered carbocyclic-aryl, or 9-10 membered heterocyclic-aryl group is substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, (C1-C4)alkyl, halo(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy, halo(C1-C4)alkoxy, and cyano;
• R3 is H or halogen;
• or a salt thereof,
• provided the compound is not:
• cyclohexyl(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methanone.