A quinoxalinone derivative of the formula (I): <;CHEM>; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein; X is NH, S or the like; Y is O or the like; the partial structure <;CHEM>; is, for example, the formula: <;CHEM>; B1, B2, ....., Bn-1 and Bn, (in which n is 4 , 5 or 6) are each independently CH, N or the like; B'1, B'2, ....., B'n-1 and B'n (in which n is 4, 5 or 6) are each independently hydrogen or the like; and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or the like.