The invention relates to new pyridylalkane, alkene, and alkine carboxamides substituted with an imide with a saturated or one or several-fold unsaturated hydrocarbon residue in the carboxylic acid group according to general formula (I), wherein the residue E is a cyclic imide, methods for the production of these compounds, medicaments containing these and their production as well as their therapeutic use, especially as cytostatic agents and immunosuppressive agents, for example in the treatment or prevention of various types of tumors, inhibition of abnormal cell growth and control of immune reactions, for example autoimmune diseases. ##STR00001##