CA2328927C — Benzamide derivatives for the treatment of diseases mediated by cytokines

USPTO Abstract

The invention concerns amide derivatives of Formula (I), wherein R3 is (1-6C)alkyl or halogeno; m is 1-3 and R1 is selected from substituents such as: (A) hydroxy, halogeno, (1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl; and (B) di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy-(2-6C)alkoxy, di-[(1-6C)alkyl]amino-(2-6C)alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, het-eroaryl-(1-6C)alkoxy, heterocyclyloxy and heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkoxy; p is 0-2 and R2 is a substituent such as hydroxy and halogeno; q is 0-4; and R4 is aryl or cycloalkyl which bears 1-3 substituents such as: (C) hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno and heterocyclyl; and (D) heteroaryl-(1-6C)alkoxy and heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkoxy, provided that a sustituent on R4 is selected from paragraph (C) only if at least one R1 group is selected from paragraph (B); processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated by cytokines.