The present invention is related to oxindole derivatives of structure (I),
compositions containing the same, and methods of use and manufacture of
the same. Such compounds generally are useful pharmacologically as agents
in those disease states alleviated by the alteration of mitogen activated
signaling pathways in general, and in particular in the inhibition or
antagonism of protein kinases, which pathologically involve aberrant
cellular proliferation. Such disease states include tumor growth,
restenosis, atherosclerosis, pain and thrombosis. In particular, the
present invention relates to a series of substituted oxindole compounds,
which exhibit Trk family protein tyrosine kinase inhibition, and which
are useful in cancer therapy and chronic pain indications.