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  2. Discovery and Synthesis of a Phosphoramidate Prodrug of a Pyrrolo[2,1-f][triazin-4-amino] Adenine C-Nucleoside (GS-5734) for the Treatment of Ebola and Emerging Viruses

Discovery and Synthesis of a Phosphoramidate Prodrug of a Pyrrolo[2,1-f][triazin-4-amino] Adenine C-Nucleoside (GS-5734) for the Treatment of Ebola and Emerging Viruses

  • J Med Chem. 2017 Mar 9;60(5):1648-1661. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01594.
Dustin Siegel 1 Hon C Hui 1 Edward Doerffler 1 Michael O Clarke 1 Kwon Chun 1 Lijun Zhang 1 Sean Neville 1 Ernest Carra 1 Willard Lew 1 Bruce Ross 1 Queenie Wang 1 Lydia Wolfe 1 Robert Jordan 1 Veronica Soloveva 2 John Knox 1 Jason Perry 1 Michel Perron 1 Kirsten M Stray 1 Ona Barauskas 1 Joy Y Feng 1 Yili Xu 1 Gary Lee 1 Arnold L Rheingold 3 Adrian S Ray 1 Roy Bannister 1 Robert Strickley 1 Swami Swaminathan 1 William A Lee 1 Sina Bavari 2 Tomas Cihlar 1 Michael K Lo 4 Travis K Warren 2 Richard L Mackman 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Gilead Sciences, Inc. , Foster City, California 94404, United States.
  • 2 United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) , Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States.
  • 3 University of California-San Diego , San Diego, California 92093, United States.
  • 4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia 30333, United States.
Abstract

The recent Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak in West Africa was the largest recorded in history with over 28,000 cases, resulting in >11,000 deaths including >500 healthcare workers. A focused screening and lead optimization effort identified 4b (GS-5734) with anti-EBOV EC50 = 86 nM in macrophages as the clinical candidate. Structure activity relationships established that the 1'-CN group and C-linked nucleobase were critical for optimal anti-EBOV potency and selectivity against host polymerases. A robust diastereoselective synthesis provided sufficient quantities of 4b to enable preclinical efficacy in a non-human-primate EBOV challenge model. Once-daily 10 mg/kg iv treatment on days 3-14 postinfection had a significant effect on viremia and mortality, resulting in 100% survival of infected treated Animals [ Nature 2016 , 531 , 381 - 385 ]. A phase 2 study (PREVAIL IV) is currently enrolling and will evaluate the effect of 4b on viral shedding from sanctuary sites in EBOV survivors.

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