Adamantyl diamide derivatives and uses of same

A compound of formula (I):

• wherein:
• R1 is C2-C6alkyl, cycloalkyl, ketocycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl or heteroaryl, wherein each is optionally mono-, di-, or tri-substituted independently with alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoroalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-R3, —NHR3, —N(alkyl)R3, —C(O)NHR3, —C(O)N(alkyl)R3, —NHC(O)R3, —N(alkyl)C(O)R3, —OH or —OR3;
• and
• R2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, ketocycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl or heteroaryl, wherein each is optionally mono-, di-, or tri-substituted independently with alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoroalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyl-R3, —NHR3, —N(alkyl)R3, —C(O )NHR3, —C(O)N(alkyl)R3, —NHC(O)R3, —N(alkyl)C(O)R3, —OH or —OR3;
• wherein:
• R3 is C1-C6alkyl or C1-C6cycloalkyl, which is optionally substituted with halogen, C1-C3alkoxy, OH, —CN, —NH2, —NH(C1-C3alkyl), —N(C1-C3alkyl)2, C1-C3alkylheterocyclyl, C1-C3alkylcarbamate, —C(O)NH(C1-C3alkyl), —C(O)N(C1-C3alkyl)2, —NHC(O)—C1-C3alkyl, —N(C1-C3alkyl)-C(O)—C1-C3alkyl, OH, or —O—C1-C6alkyl;
• with the proviso that the compound of formula (I) is not:
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis(3-methoxy-benzamide);
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis(4-ethoxy-benzamide);
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis(4-methoxy-benzamide);
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzamide);
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis(2-iodo-benzamide);
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis-benzamide;
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis(3-nitrobenzamide);
• and
• N,N′-(1,3-adamantylene)bis-(3-pyridinecarboxamide);
• or
• a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.