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  2. Phenoxyphenyl sulfone N-formylhydroxylamines (retrohydroxamates) as potent, selective, orally bioavailable matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors

Phenoxyphenyl sulfone N-formylhydroxylamines (retrohydroxamates) as potent, selective, orally bioavailable matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors

  • J Med Chem. 2002 Jan 3;45(1):219-32. doi: 10.1021/jm0103920.
Carol K Wada 1 James H Holms Michael L Curtin Yujia Dai Alan S Florjancic Robert B Garland Yan Guo H Robin Heyman Jamie R Stacey Douglas H Steinman Daniel H Albert Jennifer J Bouska Ildiko N Elmore Carole L Goodfellow Patrick A Marcotte Paul Tapang Douglas W Morgan Michael R Michaelides Steven K Davidsen
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Affiliation

  • 1 Cancer Research Area, Abbott Laboratories, Department 47J, Building AP10, 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6100, USA. carol.wada@abbott.com
Abstract

A novel series of sulfone N-formylhydroxylamines (retrohydroxamates) have been investigated as Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP) inhibitors. The substitution of the ether linkage of ABT-770 (5) with a sulfone group 13a led to a substantial increase in activity against MMP-9 but was accompanied by a loss of selectivity for inhibition of MMP-2 and -9 over MMP-1 and diminished oral exposure. Replacement of the biphenyl P1' substituent with a phenoxyphenyl group provided compounds that are highly selective for inhibition of MMP-2 and -9 over MMP-1. Optimization of the substituent adjacent to the retrohydroxamate center in this series led to the clinical candidate ABT-518 (6), a highly potent, selective, orally bioavailable MMP Inhibitor that has been shown to significantly inhibit tumor growth in animal Cancer models.

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