Non-steroidal ligands for the glucocorticoid receptor, compositions and uses thereof

A compound according to the structural formula:

• or a pharmaceutically available salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof wherein:
• A, B and C are independently carbon, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur provided that at least one of A, B and C is nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur and that no more than one of A, B and C are oxygen or sulfur;
• W is carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur and, when W is other than carbon and nitrogen, one or more of R8, R9 and R10 is absent so that a normal valence on W is maintained;
• R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, acylamino, substituted acylamino, amino, alkylamino, substituted alkylamino, dialkylamino, substituted dialkylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted alkoxycarbonyl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, aryloxycarbonyl, substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, substituted carbamoyl, carboxy, cyano, halo, heteroalkyl or substituted heteroalkyl, heteroarylalkyl or substituted heteroarylalkyl;
• R2, R3, R5, R6, R6′ and R7 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, acylamino, substituted acylamino, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, substituted alkylamino, dialkylamino, substituted dialkylamino, alkylsulfonyl, substituted alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, substituted alkylsulfinyl, alkylthio, substituted alkylthio, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted alkoxycarbonyl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, aryloxycarbonyl, substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, substituted carbamoyl, carboxy, cyano, halo, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl or hydroxy;
• R2′, R3′, R5′, R7′ and R8 are absent or are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, acylamino, substituted acylamino, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, substituted alkylamino, dialkylamino, substituted dialkylamino, alkylsulfonyl, substituted alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, substituted alkylsulfinyl, alkylthio, substituted alkylthio, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted alkoxycarbonyl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, aryloxycarbonyl, substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, substituted carbamoyl, carboxy, cyano, halo, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl or hydroxy;
• R4 is absent or is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, acylamino, substituted acylamino, amino, alkylamino, substituted alkylamino, dialkylamino, substituted dialkylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted alkoxycarbonyl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, aryloxycarbonyl, substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, substituted carbamoyl, carboxy, cyano, halo, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroarylalkyl or substituted heteroarylalkyl;
• R9 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, substituted alkylamino, dialkylamino, substituted dialkylamino, carboxy, cyano, halo, oxo, thio, hydroxy or is absent;
• and
• R10 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, aryloxycarbonyl, substituted aryloxycarbonyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, substituted cycloheteroalkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl or is absent;
• R10 and R2 may bond directly to one another to form a ring, and an additional ring, which may itself be substituted with an alkyl, alkoxy, halo, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl, may fuse to the bond between R10 and R2;
• R11 and R12 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, acylamino, substituted acylamino, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, substituted alkylamino, dialkylamino, substituted dialkylamino, alkylsulfonyl, substituted alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfinyl, substituted alkylsulfinyl, alkylthio, substituted alkylthio, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, aryloxycarbonyl, substituted aryloxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, substituted carbamoyl, carboxy, cyano, halo, oxo, thio, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, substituted heteroarylalkyl or hydroxy;
• and
• one of the bonds in formula (I) that are shown with single and dashed lines is a double bond provided that normal valences of the atoms in the rings are satisfied.