Mono and bis alkylamino-anthracyclines

Abstract

An anthracycline glycoside of general formula 1: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methoxy group; R.sub.2 is hydrogen or hydroxy group, A and B both represent hydrogen or one of A and B is hydrogen and the other is hydroxy or a group of formula --OSO.sub.2 R.sub.5 in which R.sub.5 is C1-C4 alkyl or aryl optionally substituted by C1-C4 alkyl, nitro, amino, methoxy or halogen; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or a group of formula 2 and R.sub.4 is a group of formula 2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --X 2 in which n is 2 or 3 and X is hydroxy group, a halogen or a group of formula --OSO.sub.2 R.sub.5 in which R.sub.5 is as defined above and with the proviso that if R.sub.2, X and A are an hydroxy group and R.sub.3 .dbd.H, n must be 3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Compounds of the invention have activity as antitumor agents. Processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical composition containing them are also disclosed.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.