Claims for Patent: 10,155,002

Summary for Patent: 10,155,002

Title:	Aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted benzene compounds
Abstract:	The present invention relates to aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted benzene compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
Inventor(s):	Kevin Wayne Kuntz, Richard Chesworth, Kenneth William Duncan, Heike Keilhack, Natalie Warholic, Christine Klaus, Sarah Kathleen Knutson, Timothy James Nelson Wigle, Masashi Seki, Syuji Shirotori, Satoshi Kawano
Assignee:	Eisai R&D Management Co Ltd , Epizyme Inc
Application Number:	US15/346,677
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 10,155,002
Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating soft tissue sarcoma, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein X1 is N or CR11; X2 is N or CR13; Z is NR7R8, OR7, S(O)nR7, or CR7R8R14, in which n is 0, 1, or 2; each of R1, R5, R9, and R10, independently, is H or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; each of R2, R3, and R4, independently, is -Q1-T1, in which Q1 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T1 is H, halo, hydroxyl, COOH, cyano, or RS1, in which RS1 is C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and RS1 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, oxo, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; R6 is C6-C10 aryl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more -Q2-T2, wherein Q2 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T2 is H, halo, cyano, —ORa, —NRaRb, —(NRaRbRc)+A−, —C(O)Ra, —C(O)ORa, —C(O)NRaRb, —NRbC(O)Ra, —NRbC(O)ORa, —S(O)2Ra, —S(O)2NRaRb, or RS2, in which each of Ra, Rb, and Rc, independently is H or RS3, A− is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion, each of RS2 and RS3, independently, is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or Ra and Rb, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 or 1 additional heteroatom, and each of RS2, RS3, and the 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring formed by Ra and Rb, is optionally substituted with one or more -Q3-T3, wherein Q3 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker each optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T3 is selected from the group consisting of halo, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, ORc, COORd, —S(O)2Rd, —NRdRe, and —C(O)NRdRe, each of Rd and Re independently being H or C1-C6 alkyl, or -Q3-T3 is oxo; or any two neighboring -Q2-T2, together with the atoms to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered ring optionally containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; R7 is -Q4-T4, in which Q4 is a bond, C1-C4 alkyl linker, or C2-C4 alkenyl linker, each linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T4 is H, halo, cyano, NRfRg, —ORf, —C(O)Rf, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)NRfRg, —C(O)NRfORg, —NRfC(O)Rg, —S(O)2Rf, or RS4, in which each of Rf and Rg, independently is H or RS5, each of RS4 and RS5, independently is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and each of RS4 and RS5 is optionally substituted with one or more -Q5-T5, wherein Q5 is a bond, C(O), C(O)NRk, NRkC(O), S(O)2, or C1-C3 alkyl linker, Rk being H or C1-C6 alkyl, and T5 is H, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or S(O)qRq in which q is 0, 1, or 2 and Rq is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and T5 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl except when T5 is H, halo, hydroxyl, or cyano; or -Q5-T5 is oxo; each of R8, R11, R12, and R13, independently, is H, halo, hydroxyl, COOH, cyano, RS6, ORS6, or COORS6, in which RS6 is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, or di-C1-C6 alkylamino, and RS6 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, and di-C1-C6 alkylamino; or R7 and R8, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 to 2 additional heteroatoms, or R7 and R8, together with the C atom to which they are attached, form C3-C8 cycloalkyl or a 4 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms, and each of the 4 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl rings or C3-C8 cycloalkyl formed by R7 and R8 is optionally substituted with one or more -Q6-T6, wherein Q6 is a bond, C(O), C(O)NRm, NRmC(O), S(O)2, or C1-C3 alkyl linker, Rm being H or C1-C6 alkyl, and T6 is H, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or S(O)pRp in which p is 0, 1, or 2 and Rp is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and T6 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl except when T6 is H, halo, hydroxyl, or cyano; or -Q6-T6 is oxo; and R14 is absent, H, or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein: X1 is N or CR11; X2 is N or CR13; Z is NR7R8, OR7, SR7, or CR7R8R14; each of R1, R5, R9, and R10, independently, is H or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; each of R2, R3, and R4, independently, is -Q1-T1, in which Q1 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T1 is H, halo, hydroxyl, COOH, cyano, or RS1, in which RS1 is C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and RS1 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, oxo, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; R6 is C6-C10 aryl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more -Q2-T2, wherein Q2 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T2 is H, halo, cyano, —ORa, —NRaRb, —(NRaRbRc)+A−, —C(O)Ra, —C(O)ORa, —C(O)NRaRb, —NRbC(O)Ra, —NRbC(O)ORa, —S(O)2Ra, —S(O)2NRaRb, or RS2, in which each of Ra, Rb, and Rc, independently is H or RS3, A− is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion, each of RS2 and RS3, independently, is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or Ra and Rb, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 or 1 additional heteroatom, and each of RS2, RS3, and the 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring formed by Ra and Rb, is optionally substituted with one or more one or more -Q3-T3, wherein Q3 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker each optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T3 is selected from the group consisting of halo, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, ORd, COORd, —S(O)2Rd, —NRdRe, and —C(O)NRdRe, each of Rd and Re independently being H or C1-C6 alkyl, or -Q3-T3 is oxo; or any two neighboring -Q2-T2, together with the atoms to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered ring optionally containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; provided that -Q2-T2 is not H; R7 is -Q4-T4, in which Q4 is a bond, C1-C4 alkyl linker, or C2-C4 alkenyl linker, each linker optionally substituted with halo, cyano, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy, and T4 is H, halo, cyano, NRfRg, —ORf, —C(O)Rf, —C(O)ORf, —C(O)NRfRg, —C(O)NRfORg, —NRfC(O)Rg, —S(O)2Rf, or RS4, in which each of Rf and Rg, independently is H or RS5, each of RS4 and RS5, independently is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and each of RS4 and RS5 is optionally substituted with one or more -Q5-T5, wherein Q5 is a bond, C(O), C(O)NRk, NRkC(O), S(O)2, or C1-C3 alkyl linker, Rk being H or C1-C6 alkyl, and T5 is H, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or S(O)qRq in which q is 0, 1, or 2 and Rq is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and T5 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl except when Ts is H, halo, hydroxyl, or cyano; or -Q5-T5 is oxo; provided that R7 is not H; each of R8, R11, R12, and R13, independently, is H, halo, hydroxyl, COOH, cyano, RS6, ORS6, or COORS6, in which RS6 is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, or di-C1-C6 alkylamino, and RS6 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, and di-C1-C6 alkylamino; or R7 and R8, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 to 2 additional heteroatoms, or R7 and R8, together with the C atom to which they are attached, form C3-C8 cycloalkyl or a 4 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 1 to 3 heteroatoms, and each of the 4 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl rings or C3-C8 cycloalkyl formed by R7 and R8 is optionally substituted with one or more -Q6-T6, wherein Q6 is a bond, C(O), C(O)NRm, NRmC(O), S(O)2, or C1-C3 alkyl linker, Rm being H or C1-C6 alkyl, and T6 is H, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or S(O)pRp in which p is 0, 1, or 2 and Rp is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, and T6 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl except when T6 is H, halo, hydroxyl, or cyano; or -Q6-T6 is oxo; and R14 is absent, H, or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the compound is of Formula (II): wherein Q2 is a bond or methyl linker, T2 is H, halo, —ORa, —NRaRb, —(NRaRbRc)+A−, or —S(O)2NRaRb, R7 is piperidinyl, tetrahydropyran, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl, each optionally substituted with one -Q5-T5 and R8 is ethyl. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula (Ia): 5. The method of claim 1, wherein R6 is phenyl substituted with one or more -Q2-T2. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein R6 is 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl containing 1-3 additional heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S and optionally substituted with one or more -Q2-T2. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein R6 is pyridinyl, pyrazolyl, pyrimidinyl, quinolinyl, tetrazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, furyl, or thienyl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more -Q2-T2. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein T2 is —NRaRb or —C(O)NRaRb, in which each of Ra and Rb, independently is H or C1-C6 alkyl, or Ra and Rb, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 or 1 additional heteroatom, the C1-C6 alkyl and the 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl ring being optionally substituted with one or more -Q3-T3. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein Q2 is C1-C3 alkyl linker optionally substituted with halo or hydroxyl. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein R7 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl or 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more -Q5-T5. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein R7 is piperidinyl, tetrahydropyran, tetrahydro-2H-thiopyranyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl, each optionally substituted with one or more -Q5-T5. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more -Q5-T5 are oxo; or when Q5 is a bond, T5 is amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, or 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl; or when Q5 is CO, S(O)2, or NHC(O), T5 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, or 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl; or when Q5 is C1-C3 alkyl linker, T5 is H, C6-C10 aryl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, 4 to 12-membered heterocycloalkyl, or S(O)qRq. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein R11 is H. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein each of R2 and R4, independently is H or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, di-C1-C6 alkylamino, or C6-C10 aryl. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein R1 is H. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein R12 is H, methyl, ethyl, ethenyl, or halo. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein R8 is H, methyl, or ethyl. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein Z is NR7R8 or CR7R8R14 wherein R7 and R8, together with the atom to which they are attached, form a ring selected from the group consisting of piperidinyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, and cyclohexenyl, each optionally substituted with one -Q6-T6. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein R13 is H or methyl. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula (Ie): 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula (Ig): wherein R2, R4 and R12 are each, independently C1-6 alkyl. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein R6 is C6-C10 aryl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, each of which is optionally, independently substituted with one or more -Q2-T2, wherein Q2 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker, and T2 is H, halo, cyano, —ORa, —NRaRb, —(NRaRbRc)+A−, —C(O)NRaRb, —NRbC(O)Ra, —S(O)2Ra, or RS2, in which each of Ra and Rb, independently is H or RS3, each of RS2 and RS3, independently, is C1-C6 alkyl, or Ra and Rb, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 or 1 additional heteroatom, and each of RS2, RS3, and the 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring formed by Ra and Rb, is optionally, independently substituted with one or more -Q3-T3, wherein Q3 is a bond or C1-C3 alkyl linker and T3 is selected from the group consisting of halo, C1-C6 alkyl, 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, ORd, —S(O)2Rd, and —NRdRe, each of Rd and Re independently being H or C1-C6 alkyl, or -Q3-T3 is oxo; or any two neighboring -Q2-T2, together with the atoms to which they are attached form a 5- or 6-membered ring optionally containing 1-4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein the compound is of Formula (IIa): 24. The method of claim 23, wherein Ra and Rb, together with the N atom to which they are attached, form a 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring having 0 or 1 additional heteroatoms to the N atom and the ring is optionally substituted with one or more -Q3-T3, wherein the heterocycloalkyl is azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, imidazolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, triazolidinyl, tetrahyrofuranyl, piperidinyl, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, piperazinyl, or morpholinyl. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein R7 is C3-C8 cycloalkyl or 4 to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more -Q5-T5. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein R7 is piperidinyl, tetrahydropyran, tetrahydro-2H-thiopyranyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, pyrrolidinyl, or cycloheptyl, each optionally substituted with one or more -Q5-T5. 27. The method of claim 26, R8 is H or C1-C6 alkyl which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxyl, COOH, C(O)O—C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, C1-C6 alkoxyl, amino, mono-C1-C6 alkylamino, and di-C1-C6 alkylamino. 28. The method of claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from Compounds 13, 1, 2, 11, 12, 17, 20, 21, 36, 42, 43, 44, 59, 65, 67, 68, 69, 73, 75, 76, 78, 80, 82, 83, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 97, 103, 105, 138 and 141, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. 29. A method of treating soft tissue sarcoma, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.