ABSTRACT
We report the discovery of a series of 4-aryl-2-aminoalkylpyrimidine derivatives as potent and selective JAK2 inhibitors. High throughput screening of our in-house compound library led to the identification of hit 1, from which optimization resulted in the discovery of highly potent and selective JAK2 inhibitors. Advanced lead 10d demonstrated a significant dose-dependent pharmacodynamic and antitumor effect in a mouse xenograft model. Based upon the desirable profile of 10d (XL019) it was advanced into clinical trials.
Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Janus Kinase 2/antagonists & inhibitors , Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy , Proline/analogs & derivatives , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Crystallography, X-Ray , Dogs , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Haplorhini , High-Throughput Screening Assays , Janus Kinase 2/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Nude , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology , Proline/administration & dosage , Proline/chemistry , Proline/pharmacology , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/administration & dosage , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemistry , Pyrimidines/administration & dosage , Pyrimidines/chemistry , Rats , Structure-Activity Relationship , Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysABSTRACT
A series of subtype selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P(1)) antagonists are disclosed. Our high-throughput screening campaign revealed hit 1 for which an increase in potency and mouse oral exposure was achieved with minor modifications to the chemical scaffold. In vivo efficacy revealed that at high doses compounds 12 and 15 inhibited tumor growth. Further optimization of our lead series led to the discovery of proline derivatives 37 (XL541) and 38 which had similar efficacy as our first generation analogues at significantly lower doses. Analogue 37 displayed excellent pharmacokinetics and oral exposure in multiple species.
