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Deregulation of the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Met has been implicated in several human cancers and is an attractive target for small molecule drug discovery. Herein, we report the discovery of a structurally diverse series of carbon-linked quinoline triazolopyridinones, which demonstrates nanomolar inhibition of c-Met kinase activity. This novel series of inhibitors exhibits favorable pharmacokinetics as well as potent inhibition of HGF-mediated c-Met phosphorylation in a mouse liver pharmacodynamic model.
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Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/síntesis química , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/antagonistas & inhibidores , Piridonas/síntesis química , Quinolinas/síntesis química , Triazoles/síntesis química , Animales , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Factor de Crecimiento de Hepatocito/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Microsomas Hepáticos/efectos de los fármacos , Microsomas Hepáticos/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Fosforilación , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/metabolismo , Piridonas/farmacología , Quinolinas/farmacología , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Triazoles/farmacologíaRESUMEN
mTOR is a critical regulator of cellular signaling downstream of multiple growth factors. The mTOR/PI3K/AKT pathway is frequently mutated in human cancers and is thus an important oncology target. Herein we report the evolution of our program to discover ATP-competitive mTOR inhibitors that demonstrate improved pharmacokinetic properties and selectivity compared to our previous leads. Through targeted SAR and structure-guided design, new imidazopyridine and imidazopyridazine scaffolds were identified that demonstrated superior inhibition of mTOR in cellular assays, selectivity over the closely related PIKK family and improved in vivo clearance over our previously reported benzimidazole series.
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Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , Piridazinas/química , Piridinas/química , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Bencimidazoles/química , Sitios de Unión , Unión Competitiva , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Diseño de Fármacos , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Semivida , Humanos , Imidazoles/química , Masculino , Ratones , Microsomas Hepáticos/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Inhibidores de las Quinasa Fosfoinosítidos-3 , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacocinética , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Piridazinas/síntesis química , Piridazinas/farmacocinética , Piridinas/síntesis química , Piridinas/farmacocinética , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/metabolismoRESUMEN
Compound 1, (7-methoxy-N-((6-(3-methylisothiazol-5-yl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazin-3-yl)methyl)-1,5-naphthyridin-4-amine) is a potent, selective inhibitor of c-Met (mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor), a receptor tyrosine kinase that is often deregulated in cancer. Compound 1 displayed desirable pharmacokinetic properties in multiple preclinical species. Glutathione trapping studies in liver microsomes resulted in the NADPH-dependent formation of a glutathione conjugate. Compound 1 also exhibited very high in vitro NADPH-dependent covalent binding to microsomal proteins. Species differences in covalent binding were observed, with the highest binding in rats, mice, and monkeys (1100-1300 pmol/mg/h), followed by dogs (400 pmol/mg/h) and humans (144 pmol/mg/h). This covalent binding to protein was abolished by coincubation with glutathione. Together, these in vitro data suggest that covalent binding and glutathione conjugation proceed via bioactivation to a chemically reactive intermediate. The cytochrome (CYP) P450 enzymes responsible for this bioactivation were identified as cytochrome P450 3A4, 1A2, and 2D6 in human and cytochrome P450 2A2, 3A1, and 3A2 in rats. The glutathione metabolite was detected in the bile of rats and mice, thus demonstrating bioactivation occurring in vivo. Efforts to elucidate the structure of the glutathione adduct led to the isolation and characterization of the metabolite by NMR and mass spectrometry. The analytical data confirmed conclusively that the glutathione conjugation was on the 4-C position of the isothiazole ring. Such P450-mediated bioactivation of an isothiazole or thiazole group has not been previously reported. We propose a mechanism of bioactivation via sulfur oxidation followed by glutathione attack at the 4-position with subsequent loss of water resulting in the formation of the glutathione conjugate. Efforts to reduce bioactivation without compromising potency and pharmacokinetics were undertaken in order to minimize the potential risk of toxicity. Because of the exemplary pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) properties of the isothiazole group, initial attempts were focused on introducing alternative metabolic soft spots into the molecule. These efforts resulted in the discovery of 7-(2-methoxyethoxy)-N-((6-(3-methyl-5-isothiazolyl)[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazin-3-yl)methyl)-1,5-naphthyridin-4-amine (compound 2), with the major metabolic transformation occurring on the naphthyridine ring alkoxy substituent. However, a glutathione conjugate of compound 2 was produced in vitro and in vivo in a manner similar to that observed for compound 1. Furthermore, the covalent binding was high across species (360, 300, 529, 208, and 98 pmol/mg/h in rats, mice, dogs, monkeys, and humans, respectively), but coincubation with glutathione reduced the extent of covalent binding. The second viable alternative in reducing bioactivation involved replacing the isothiazole ring with bioisosteric heterocycles. Replacement of the isothiazole ring with an isoxazole or a pyrazole reduced the bioactivation while retaining the desirable PK/PD characteristics of compounds 1 and 2.
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Naftiridinas/metabolismo , Piridazinas/metabolismo , Tiazoles/metabolismo , Animales , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Sistema Enzimático del Citocromo P-450/metabolismo , Perros , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Glutatión/química , Humanos , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Ratones , Microsomas Hepáticos/metabolismo , Conformación Molecular , Naftiridinas/química , Naftiridinas/farmacocinética , Naftiridinas/toxicidad , Unión Proteica , Piridazinas/química , Piridazinas/farmacocinética , Piridazinas/toxicidad , Ratas , Factores de Riesgo , Espectrometría de Masa por Ionización de Electrospray , Tiazoles/química , Tiazoles/toxicidadRESUMEN
Deregulation of the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Met has been implicated in several human cancers and is an attractive target for small molecule drug discovery. We previously showed that O-linked triazolopyridazines can be potent inhibitors of c-Met. Herein, we report the discovery of a related series of N-linked triazolopyridazines which demonstrate nanomolar inhibition of c-Met kinase activity and display improved pharmacodynamic profiles. Specifically, the potent time-dependent inhibition of cytochrome P450 associated with the O-linked triazolopyridazines has been eliminated within this novel series of inhibitors. N-linked triazolopyridazine 24 exhibited favorable pharmacokinetics and displayed potent inhibition of HGF-mediated c-Met phosphorylation in a mouse liver PD model. Once-daily oral administration of 24 for 22days showed significant tumor growth inhibition in an NIH-3T3/TPR-Met xenograft mouse efficacy model.
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Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/farmacología , Apoptosis/fisiología , Neovascularización Fisiológica/fisiología , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Supervivencia Celular , Humanos , Ratones , Ratones Desnudos , Fosforilación , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
Tumorigenesis is a multistep process in which oncogenes play a key role in tumor formation, growth, and maintenance. MET was discovered as an oncogene that is activated by its ligand, hepatocyte growth factor. Deregulated signaling in the c-Met pathway has been observed in multiple tumor types. Herein we report the discovery of potent and selective triazolopyridazine small molecules that inhibit c-Met activity.
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/antagonistas & inhibidores , Piridazinas/síntesis química , Triazoles/síntesis química , Animales , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Factor de Crecimiento de Hepatocito/fisiología , Técnicas In Vitro , Ratones , Microsomas Hepáticos/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Fosforilación , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/química , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/metabolismo , Piridazinas/química , Piridazinas/farmacocinética , Piridazinas/farmacología , Ratas , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Triazoles/química , Triazoles/farmacocinética , Triazoles/farmacologíaRESUMEN
We have previously shown N-arylnaphthamides can be potent inhibitors of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFRs). N-Alkyl and N-unsubstituted naphthamides were prepared and found to yield nanomolar inhibitors of VEGFR-2 (KDR) with an improved selectivity profile against a panel of tyrosine and serine/threonine kinases. The inhibitory activity of this series was retained at the cellular level. Naphthamides 3, 20, and 22 exhibited good pharmacokinetics following oral dosing and showed potent inhibition of VEGF-induced angiogenesis in the rat corneal model. Once-daily oral administration of 22 for 14 days led to 85% inhibition of established HT29 colon cancer and Calu-6 lung cancer xenografts at doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg, respectively.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Células Endoteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Naftalenos/farmacología , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Administración Oral , Animales , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/química , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Neovascularización de la Córnea/sangre , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Diseño de Fármacos , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Femenino , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Inyecciones Intravenosas , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Desnudos , Microsomas Hepáticos/efectos de los fármacos , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Naftalenos/síntesis química , Naftalenos/química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Estereoisomerismo , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
A series of naphthyl-based compounds were synthesized as potential inhibitors of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors. Investigations of structure-activity relationships led to the identification of a series of naphthamides that are potent inhibitors of the VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase family. Numerous analogues demonstrated low nanomolar inhibition of VEGF-dependent human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) proliferation, and of these several compounds possessed favorable pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles. In particular, compound 48 demonstrated significant antitumor efficacy against established HT29 human colon adenocarcinoma xenografts implanted in athymic mice. A full account of the preparation, structure-activity relationships, pharmacokinetic properties, and pharmacology of analogues within this series is presented.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Células Endoteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Naftalenos/farmacología , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Receptores de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Administración Oral , Animales , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/química , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Neovascularización de la Córnea/sangre , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Diseño de Fármacos , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Femenino , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Inyecciones Intravenosas , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Desnudos , Microsomas Hepáticos/efectos de los fármacos , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Naftalenos/síntesis química , Naftalenos/química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Estereoisomerismo , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines and 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-1(2H)-ones were identified as potent and selective inhibitors of KDR. The discovery, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships of these novel inhibitors are reported. In vitro metabolism and pharmacokinetic profiles of the most interesting compounds are discussed.
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Inhibidores Enzimáticos/aislamiento & purificación , Isoquinolinas/química , Isoquinolinas/aislamiento & purificación , Tetrahidroisoquinolinas/química , Tetrahidroisoquinolinas/aislamiento & purificación , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Línea Celular , Química Farmacéutica/métodos , Diseño de Fármacos , Endotelio Vascular/citología , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Masculino , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
The MET receptor tyrosine kinase is involved in cell growth, survival, and invasion. Clinical studies with small molecule MET inhibitors have shown the role of biomarkers in identifying patients most likely to benefit from MET-targeted therapy. AMG 337 is an oral, small molecule, ATP-competitive, highly selective inhibitor of the MET receptor. Herein, we describe AMG 337 preclinical activity and mechanism of action in MET-dependent tumor models. These studies suggest MET is the only therapeutic target for AMG 337. In an unbiased tumor cell line proliferation screen (260 cell lines), a closely related analogue of AMG 337, Compound 5, exhibited activity in 2 of 260 cell lines; both were MET-amplified. Additional studies examining the effects of AMG 337 on the proliferation of a limited panel of cell lines with varying MET copy numbers revealed that high-level focal MET amplification (>12 copies) was required to confer MET oncogene addiction and AMG 337 sensitivity. One MET-amplified cell line, H1573 (>12 copies), was AMG 337 insensitive, possibly because of a downstream G12A KRAS mutation. Mechanism-of-action studies in sensitive MET-amplified cell lines demonstrated that AMG 337 inhibited MET and adaptor protein Gab-1 phosphorylation, subsequently blocking the downstream PI3K and MAPK pathways. AMG 337 exhibited potency in pharmacodynamic assays evaluating MET signaling in tumor xenograft models; >90% inhibition of Gab-1 phosphorylation was observed at 0.75 mg/kg. These findings describe the preclinical activity and mechanism of action of AMG 337 in MET-dependent tumor models and indicate its potential as a novel therapeutic for the treatment of MET-dependent tumors. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(7); 1568-79. ©2016 AACR.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Antineoplásicos/química , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Femenino , Amplificación de Genes , Humanos , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones , Necrosis , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias/patología , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
Deregulation of the receptor tyrosine kinase mesenchymal epithelial transition factor (MET) has been implicated in several human cancers and is an attractive target for small molecule drug discovery. Herein, we report the discovery of compound 23 (AMG 337), which demonstrates nanomolar inhibition of MET kinase activity, desirable preclinical pharmacokinetics, significant inhibition of MET phosphorylation in mice, and robust tumor growth inhibition in a MET-dependent mouse efficacy model.
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Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/antagonistas & inhibidores , Piridonas/síntesis química , Piridonas/farmacología , Triazoles/síntesis química , Triazoles/farmacología , Animales , Antineoplásicos/farmacocinética , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Diseño de Fármacos , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Humanos , Ratones , Modelos Moleculares , Piridonas/farmacocinética , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Triazoles/farmacocinética , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
The overexpression of c-Met and/or hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), the amplification of the MET gene, and mutations in the c-Met kinase domain can activate signaling pathways that contribute to cancer progression by enabling tumor cell proliferation, survival, invasion, and metastasis. Herein, we report the discovery of 8-fluorotriazolopyridines as inhibitors of c-Met activity. Optimization of the 8-fluorotriazolopyridine scaffold through the combination of structure-based drug design, SAR studies, and metabolite identification provided potent (cellular IC50 < 10 nM), selective inhibitors of c-Met with desirable pharmacokinetic properties that demonstrate potent inhibition of HGF-mediated c-Met phosphorylation in a mouse liver pharmacodynamic model.
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Descubrimiento de Drogas , Neoplasias de la Próstata/tratamiento farmacológico , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-met/antagonistas & inhibidores , Quinolinas/farmacología , Triazoles/farmacología , Animales , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Diseño de Fármacos , Factor de Crecimiento de Hepatocito/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Microsomas Hepáticos/efectos de los fármacos , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Fosforilación/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacocinética , Quinolinas/química , Quinolinas/farmacocinética , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Distribución Tisular , Triazoles/química , Triazoles/farmacocinética , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
In acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), the FLT3 receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) is highly expressed with 30% of patients expressing a mutated, constitutively active form of this protein. To inhibit this receptor, VX-322 was developed and found to be very potent against both the FLT3 and c-KIT RTKs with enzyme K(i) values of <1 nM and a cellular IC(50) between 1 and 5 nM. It was efficacious in a FLT3-ITD dependent myeloproliferative mouse model, doubling survival compared to other FLT3 inhibitors, with 25% of the mice cured. Upon treatment of primary AML patient blast cells, the dual inhibition of FLT3 and c-KIT was superior to inhibitors targeting a single RTK. Thus, this compound may represent an improved pharmacologic and selectivity profile that could be effective in the treatment of AML.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamiento farmacológico , Morfolinas/farmacología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-kit/antagonistas & inhibidores , Triazoles/farmacología , Tirosina Quinasa 3 Similar a fms/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Trasplante de Neoplasias , Suero , Células Tumorales CultivadasRESUMEN
A class of 2-acyliminobenzimidazoles has been developed as potent and selective inhibitors of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). Structure based design facilitated the rapid development of structure-activity relationships (SAR) and the optimization of kinase selectivity. Introduction of an optimally placed polar substituent was key to solving issues of metabolic stability and led to the development of potent, selective, orally bioavailable ALK inhibitors. Compound 49 achieved substantial tumor regression in an NPM-ALK driven murine tumor xenograft model when dosed qd. Compounds 36 and 49 show favorable potency and PK characteristics in preclinical species indicative of suitability for further development.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Antineoplásicos/farmacocinética , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacocinética , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas Receptoras/antagonistas & inhibidores , Administración Oral , Quinasa de Linfoma Anaplásico , Animales , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/metabolismo , Disponibilidad Biológica , Línea Celular Tumoral , Estabilidad de Medicamentos , Humanos , Imidazoles/química , Imidazoles/metabolismo , Imidazoles/farmacocinética , Imidazoles/farmacología , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Microsomas Hepáticos/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/metabolismo , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Ratas , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas Receptoras/química , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas Receptoras/metabolismo , Especificidad por SustratoRESUMEN
A high-throughput screen of our compound archive revealed a novel class of dual FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3)/c-KIT inhibitors. With the help of molecular modeling, this class was rapidly optimized for both potency against FLT3 and FLT3/c-KIT and excellent potency in cell-based assays, leading to dose-dependent cell death in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) patient blast samples. Ultimately, the AML patient blast data defined the preferred target profile as we designed and evaluated a set of FLT3 selective and FLT3/c-KIT dual molecules. Further optimization for pharmacokinetic properties resulted in the selection of the dual FLT3/c-KIT inhibitor, N(3)-(4-(trans-4-morpholinocyclohexyl)phenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diamine, VX-322 (compound 37), to move forward to preclinical evaluation.