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A compound, or a therapeutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

• 2-(benzyloxy)-4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)-2-(2-phenylethoxy)benzamide;
• 2-benzyl-4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 2-benzyl-4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 2-benzyl-4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((4-((3-morpholin-4-ylpropyl)amino)-3-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)-2-(2-phenylethyl)benzamide;
• 2-(benzylamino)-4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-methoxy-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((4-((3-(dimethylamino)propyl)amino)-3-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl)-2-(1H-indol-6-yloxy)benzamide;
• N-[(3-{[chloro(difluoro)methyl]sulfonyl}-4-{[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]amino}phenyl)sulfonyl]-4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)benzamide;
• 4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)-2-(phenoxymethyl)benzamide;
• 4-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((4-((3-morpholin-4-ylpropyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)-2-phenoxybenzamide;
• 5-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((3-nitro-4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino)phenyl)sulfonyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-2-carboxamide;
• 5-(4-((4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((4-((3-(dimethylamino)propyl)amino)-3-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-2-carboxamide;
• 4-(4-((4′-chloro-4-(2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy)-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-((4-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)-3-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl)-2-phenoxybenzamide;
• 4-{4-[1-(4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)-N-({4-[(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino]-3-nitrophenyl}sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-{4-[1-(4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)-N-({4-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)amino]-3-nitrophenyl}sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-{4-[1-(4′-chloro-1,14′-biphenyl-2-yl)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)-N-({4-[(3-morpholin-4-ylpropyl)amino]-3-nitrophenyl}sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-{4-[(1R)-1-(4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}sulfonyl)benzamide;
• 4-{4-[(1S)-1-(4′-chloro-1,1′-biphenyl-2-yl)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2-(1H-indol-4-yloxy)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}sulfonyl)benzamide;
• and
• 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({4-[(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino]-3-nitrophenyl}sulfonyl)-2-(pyridin-3-ylamino)benzamide.