Isoindolin-1-one and Isoindoline-1,3-dione substituted in the 2-position
with a 2,6-dioxo-3-hydroxypiperidin-5-yl group, which may be further substituted
in the 5-position with alkyl or halogeno, and in the 4-position with alkyl or a
nitrogen-containing group are inhibitors of, and thus useful in the treatment of
disease states mediated by, TNF. A typical embodiment is 2-(2,6-dioxo-3-hydroxy-5-fluoropiperidin-5-yl)-4-aminoisoindolin-1-one.