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  2. Discovery of TNI-97 as a Highly Selective, Orally Bioavailable HDAC6 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Discovery of TNI-97 as a Highly Selective, Orally Bioavailable HDAC6 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

  • J Med Chem. 2025 Jul 24;68(14):14333-14356. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00278.
Siyuan Wang 1 Meidi Luo 1 Qihao Xu 1 Rongxian Guo 2 Wenchao Zhang 1 Bo Li 1 Han Qin 1 Leyan Wei 1 Yifei Cui 1 Jinyu Sha 1 Shanshan Shao 1 Xintian Yu 1 Linxiang Zhao 1 Pinghua Sun 3 Changjun Bai 4 Jiachen Wen 1 Dan Liu 1 4
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
  • 2 Laboratory of Functional Microbiology and Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China.
  • 3 Institute for Safflower Industry Research, Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Phytomedicine Resource and Utilization (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmacy, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
  • 4 Qingdao Seawit Life Science Co., Ltd., Qingdao 226221, China.
Abstract

Triple-negative breast Cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype characterized by limited treatment options. PANoptosis, a newly identified programmed cell death pathway, offers therapeutic strategies for TNBC. ACY-1215 has demonstrated preliminary efficacy in patients with TNBC and HR+/HER2- metastatic breast Cancer. However, its moderate target engagement and suboptimal selectivity may limit its clinical efficacy. In this study, a series of potent HDAC6-selective inhibitors bearing a 5-pyrazolyl-benzotriazole scaffold has been developed. Compound TNI-97 demonstrated potent HDAC6 inhibitory activity and great isoform selectivity. TNI-97 elicited PANoptotic cell death in MDA-MB-453 cell models in vitro and in vivo. TNI-97 exhibited a TGI of 91% in MDA-MB-453 CDX as monotherapy and a TGI of 92% in 4T1 CDA when combined with paclitaxel. The discovery of TNI-97 holds promise for the development of more potent HDAC6 inhibitors as PANoptotic inducers and TNBC drug candidates.

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