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  2. Discovery of CBPD-268 as an Exceptionally Potent and Orally Efficacious CBP/p300 PROTAC Degrader Capable of Achieving Tumor Regression

Discovery of CBPD-268 as an Exceptionally Potent and Orally Efficacious CBP/p300 PROTAC Degrader Capable of Achieving Tumor Regression

  • J Med Chem. 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02124.
Zhixiang Chen 1 Mi Wang 1 Dimin Wu 1 Longchuan Bai 1 Tianfeng Xu 1 Hoda Metwally 1 Yu Wang 1 Donna McEachern 1 Lijie Zhao 1 Ruiting Li 2 John Takyi-Williams 2 Meilin Wang 2 Lu Wang 2 Qiuxia Li 2 Bo Wen 2 Duxin Sun 2 Shaomeng Wang 1
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Affiliations

  • 1 The Rogel Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
  • 2 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Abstract

CBP/p300 proteins are key epigenetic regulators and promising targets for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate Cancer and other types of human cancers. Herein, we report the discovery and characterization of CBPD-268 as an exceptionally potent, effective, and orally efficacious PROTAC degrader of CBP/p300 proteins. CBPD-268 induces CBP/p300 degradation in three androgen receptor-positive prostate Cancer cell lines, with DC50 ≤ 0.03 nM and Dmax > 95%, leading to potent cell growth inhibition. It has an excellent oral bioavailability in mice and rats. Oral administration of CBPD-268 at 0.3-3 mg/kg resulted in profound and persistent CBP/p300 depletion in tumor tissues and achieved strong antitumor activity in the VCaP and 22Rv1 xenograft tumor models in mice, including tumor regression in the VCaP tumor model. CBPD-268 was well tolerated in mice and rats and displayed a therapeutic index of >10. Taking these results together, CBPD-268 is a highly promising CBP/p300 degrader as a potential new Cancer therapy.

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