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  2. Design and Structural Optimization of Orally Bioavailable SOS1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of KRAS-Driven Carcinoma

Design and Structural Optimization of Orally Bioavailable SOS1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of KRAS-Driven Carcinoma

  • J Med Chem. 2022 Nov 17. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01517.
Silong Zhang 1 2 Yu Zhang 1 Xin Chen 3 Juan Xu 2 4 Huaxiang Fang 2 Yuanyuan Li 3 2 Yi Liu 1 3 5 Huan He 1 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan430081, P. R. China.
  • 2 Wuhan Yuxiang Pharmaceutial Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan430200, P. R. China.
  • 3 School of Life Science and Technology & School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan430023, P. R. China.
  • 4 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi435003, P. R. China.
  • 5 State Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation and Membrane Process & Engineering Research Center of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Technology and Equipment (MOE), School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, P. R. China.
Abstract

KRAS mutations (G12C, G12D, etc.) are implicated in the oncogenesis and progression of many refractory cancers. Son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1) is a key regulator of KRAS to modulate KRAS from inactive to active states. Herein, we disclosed efficacy-improving tetra-cyclic quinazoline derivatives as an enhanced scaffold for inhibiting the SOS1-KRAS interaction. Compound 37, which conjugated 1-carbonitrile-cyclopropane to tetra-cyclic quinazoline, showed a twofold higher oral drug exposure and 2.5-fold longer half-life than BI-3406 in CD-1 mouse plasma. In a Mia-paca-2 xenograft model, 37 administrated alone inhibited tumor growth by 71%. Preclinical investigations demonstrated that 37 had a limited inhibition of CYP and hERG. Overall, our studies showed that 37 was a promising drug candidate for treatment of KRAS-driven Cancer.

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