The present invention relates to highly-pure pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione and pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, for example, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,l-ij]quinolin-l- yl)-4-(lH-indol-3-yl)-lH-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,l-ij]quinolin-l-yl)-4-(lH- indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and diastereomers thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing highly-pure pyrroloquinolinyl- pyrrole-2,5-dione and pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, for example, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H- pyrrolo[3,2,l-ij]quinolin-l-yl)-4-(lH-indol-3-yl)-lH-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H- pyrrolo[3,2,l-ij]quinolin-l-yl)-4-(lH-indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and diastereomers thereof.La présente invention concerne une pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione et une pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione de pureté élevée, par exemple la 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, la 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H- indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione et leurs sels, solvates et diastéréomères pharmaceutiquement acceptables. La présente invention concerne également des procédés de préparation de pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione et de pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione de pureté élevée, par exemple la 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, la 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione et leurs sels, solvates et diastéréomères pharmaceutiquement acceptables.