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Nature ; 564(7736): 439-443, 2018 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30405246

ABSTRACT

Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is a receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum that propagates innate immune sensing of cytosolic pathogen-derived and self DNA1. The development of compounds that modulate STING has recently been the focus of intense research for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases and as vaccine adjuvants2. To our knowledge, current efforts are focused on the development of modified cyclic dinucleotides that mimic the endogenous STING ligand cGAMP; these have progressed into clinical trials in patients with solid accessible tumours amenable to intratumoral delivery3. Here we report the discovery of a small molecule STING agonist that is not a cyclic dinucleotide and is systemically efficacious for treating tumours in mice. We developed a linking strategy to synergize the effect of two symmetry-related amidobenzimidazole (ABZI)-based compounds to create linked ABZIs (diABZIs) with enhanced binding to STING and cellular function. Intravenous administration of a diABZI STING agonist to immunocompetent mice with established syngeneic colon tumours elicited strong anti-tumour activity, with complete and lasting regression of tumours. Our findings represent a milestone in the rapidly growing field of immune-modifying cancer therapies.


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Benzimidazoles/chemistry , Benzimidazoles/pharmacology , Colonic Neoplasms/drug therapy , Colonic Neoplasms/immunology , Drug Design , Membrane Proteins/agonists , Animals , Benzimidazoles/administration & dosage , Benzimidazoles/therapeutic use , Humans , Ligands , Membrane Proteins/immunology , Mice , Models, Molecular , Nucleotides, Cyclic/metabolism
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