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Yasutaka Hoashi, Takafumi Takai, Yohei Kosugi, Masato Nakashima, Masaharu Nakayama, Keisuke Hirai, Osamu Uchikawa, Tatsuki Koike
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Hefeng Zhang, Xia Peng, Yang Dai, Jingwei Shao, Yinchun Ji, Yiming Sun, Bo Liu, Xu Cheng, Jing Ai, Wenhu Duan
Summary: Compound 13c is a highly potent and orally bioavailable Axl inhibitor, showing inhibition of both Axl superfamily kinases and the oncogenic kinase Met. It exhibits significant antitumor efficacy in Axl-driven and Met-driven tumor models, making it a promising therapeutic candidate for cancer treatment.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Shingpan Chan, Yunong Zhang, Jie Wang, Qiuchun Yu, Xia Peng, Jian Zou, Licheng Zhou, Li Tan, Yunxin Duan, Yang Zhou, Hoon Hur, Jing Ai, Zhen Wang, Xiaomei Ren, Zhang Zhang, Ke Ding
Summary: The study describes the discovery of 3-aminopyrazole derivatives as potent and selective AXL kinase inhibitors. One representative compound, 6li, showed strong inhibitory activity against AXL enzymatic activity and demonstrated significant antitumor efficacy in vitro and in vivo.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Toshiya Ito, Kazutomo Kinoshita, Masaki Tomizawa, Shojiro Shinohara, Hiroki Nishii, Masayuki Matsushita, Kazuo Hattori, Yasunori Kohchi, Masami Kohchi, Tadakatsu Hayase, Fumio Watanabe, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Tanaka, Shino Kuramoto, Kenji Takanashi, Nobuhiro Oikawa
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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Arindom Pal, Sadakatali Gori, Seung-wan Yoo, Ajit G. Thomas, Ying Wu, Jacob Friedman, Lukas Tenora, Harshit Bhasin, Jesse Alt, Norman Haughey, Barbara S. Slusher, Rana Rais
Summary: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) can carry pathological cargo and play an active role in disease progression. A series of prodrugs have been synthesized to overcome the poor oral pharmacokinetics (PK) of the potent nSMase2 inhibitor DPTIP, leading to the discovery of a potential DPTIP prodrug with clinical translation.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Mladen Koravovic, Anand Mayasundari, Gordana Tasic, Fatemeh Keramatnia, Timothy R. Stachowski, Huarui Cui, Sergio C. Chai, Barbara Jonchere, Lei Yang, Yong Li, Xiang Fu, Ryan Hiltenbrand, Leena Paul, Vibhor Mishra, Jeffery M. Klco, Martine F. Roussel, William CK. Pomerantz, Marcus Fischer, Zoran Rankovic, Vladimir Savic
Summary: An X-ray structure of a CLICK chemistry-based BET PROTAC bound to BRD2(BD2) inspired the synthesis of JQ1 derived heterocyclic amides. These compounds displayed improved profiles compared to JQ1 and birabresib as potent BET inhibitors. A specific compound 1q (SJ1461) showed excellent affinity to both BRD4 and BRD2 and high potency in acute leukaemia and medulloblastoma cell lines. The co-crystal structure of 1q with BRD4-BD1 revealed polar interactions, explaining the observed affinity improvements. Furthermore, pharmacokinetic studies suggested that the heterocyclic amide moiety improved drug-like features. Our study led to the discovery of the potent and orally bioavailable BET inhibitor 1q (SJ1461) as a promising candidate for further development.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
James S. Scott, Darren Stead, Bernard Barlaam, Jason Breed, Rodrigo J. Carbajo, Elisabetta Chiarparin, Natalie Cureton, Paul R. J. Davey, David I. Fisher, Eric T. Gangl, Tyler Grebe, Ryan D. Greenwood, Sudhir Hande, Holia Hatoum-Mokdad, Samantha J. Hughes, Thomas A. Hunt, Tony Johnson, Stefan L. Kavanagh, Teresa C. M. Klinowska, Carrie J. B. Larner, Mandy Lawson, Andrew S. Lister, David Longmire, Stacey Marden, Thomas M. McGuire, Caroline McMillan, Lindsay McMurray, Christopher J. Morrow, J. Willem M. Nissink, Thomas A. Moss, Daniel H. O'Donovan, Radoslaw Polanski, Stephen Stokes, Kumar Thakur, Dawn Trueman, Caroline Truman, Michael J. Tucker, Haixia Wang, Nicky Whalley, Dedong Wu, Ye Wu, Bin Yang, Wenzhan Yang
Summary: In this study, we optimized a series of selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) antagonists for the treatment of ER+ breast cancer. Through structure-based design and the use of modeling and NMR, we obtained a highly potent series of basic SERDs with promising physicochemical properties. By forming a zwitterion, we successfully eliminated hERG activity and identified compound 38 as a highly potent SERD capable of effectively degrading ER alpha.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Peng He, Aiwu Bian, Ying Miao, Wangrui Jin, Huang Chen, Jia He, Liting Li, Yue Sun, Jiangnan Ye, Zhengfang Yi, Wenbo Zhou, Yihua Chen
Summary: This study reports the discovery of a series of novel STAT3 dual phosphorylation inhibitors with an indole-containing tetra-aromatic heterocycle scaffold. The optimal compound 4c showed desirable ADME properties and highly potent antitumor activities in vitro and in vivo. It has the potential to be a useful treatment option for pancreatic cancer as a STAT3 dual phosphorylation inhibitor.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Kevin B. Teuscher, Kenneth M. Meyers, Qiangqiang Wei, Jonathan J. Mills, Jianhua Tian, Joseph Alvarado, Jiqing Sai, Mayme Van Meveren, Taylor M. South, Tyson A. Rietz, Bin Zhao, William J. Moore, Gordon M. Stott, William P. Tansey, Taekyu Lee, Stephen W. Fesik
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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Shuo Yuan, Bo Wang, Qing-Qing Dai, Xiao-Nan Zhang, Jing-Ya Zhang, Jia-Hui Zuo, Hui Liu, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Guo-Bo Li, Shaomeng Wang, Hong-Min Liu, Bin Yu
Summary: YS-370 is a highly effective P-gp inhibitor capable of reversing multidrug resistance and achieving good results when administered orally. The inhibitor does not alter the expression or subcellular localization of P-gp, but increases the intracellular accumulation of drugs.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Summary: HAE is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease. BCX7353 is the only small molecule approved by the FDA for prophylactic treatment of HAE attacks in patients 12 years and older. During the discovery of BCX7353, a novel series of small molecules containing a quaternary carbon as potent PKal inhibitors were also identified.
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(2023)
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Summary: Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8), a kinase subunit of the Mediator complex, is involved in regulating RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription and plays a role in oncogenic control. CDK8 deregulation is associated with human diseases, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and advanced solid tumors. In this study, an azaindole series of CDK8 inhibitors were successfully optimized using a structure-based generative chemistry approach. Compound 23, the most promising inhibitor, demonstrated robust tumor growth inhibition in multiple in vivo models after oral administration.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Chenyu Zhu, Shuyin Ze, Ronghui Zhou, Xinyu Yang, Haojie Wang, Xiaolei Chai, Meimiao Fang, Mingyao Liu, Yonghui Wang, Weiqiang Lu, Qiong Xie
Summary: Recent studies and clinical evidence have shown that adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) antagonists have great potential in cancer immunotherapy. Through screening, compound 38, a pyridinone derivative, was identified as a potent A2AR antagonist with good stability and high bioavailability. Furthermore, compound 38 effectively enhanced the activation of T cells in vitro and demonstrated excellent antitumor activity in vivo, making it a promising candidate for cancer immunotherapy.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Summary: Recent studies and clinical evidence have shown that adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) antagonists have great potential as novel approaches for cancer immunotherapy. Through the screening of a compound library, a pyridinone hit compound with weak A2AR antagonistic activity was identified, and further studies led to the discovery of a series of pyridinone derivatives with strong potency. Compound 38 demonstrated potent A2AR antagonistic activity, good metabolic stability, and excellent oral bioavailability, and also effectively enhanced the activation and killing ability of T cells. In addition, it exhibited excellent in vivo antitumor activity, making it a promising candidate for cancer immunotherapy.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
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