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Rej RK, Hu B, Chen Z, Acharyya RK, Wu D, Metwally H, McEachern D, Wang Y, Jiang W, Bai L, Nishimura LS, Gersch CL, Wang M, Wen B, Sun D, Carlson K, Katzenellenbogen JA, Xu G, Zhang W, Wu W, Priestley ES, Sui Z, Rae JM, Wang S. Discovery of ERD-12310A as an Exceptionally Potent and Orally Efficacious PROTAC Degrader of Estrogen Receptor α (ERα). J Med Chem 2024; 67:20933-20965. [PMID: 39585895 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2024]
Abstract
Inhibition of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) signaling is an established therapeutic approach for the treatment of ER-positive (ER+) breast cancers, but new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed to overcome clinical resistance. In the present study, we describe the discovery and extensive evaluation of ERD-12310A as an exceptionally potent and orally efficacious PROTAC degrader of ERα. ERD-12310A achieved a DC50 value of 47 pM and is 10 times more potent than ARV-471. ERD-12310A displayed an improved pharmacokinetic profile in mice and rats over ARV-471. ERD-12310A attained tumor regression in the ER+, estrogen-dependent MCF-7 breast cancer xenograft model with wild-type ER and is more potent than ARV-471. Importantly, ERD-12310A achieved strong tumor growth inhibition in MCF-7 xenograft tumors harboring the clinically relevant ESR1Y537S mutation, which confers resistance to traditional antiestrogens. Our data position ERD-12310A as a promising candidate for further development as a potential therapy for ER+ breast cancer.
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- Rohan Kalyan Rej
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana 61801, United States
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- SK Life Science Laboratories, 2500 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia 09406, United States
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- SK Life Science Laboratories, 2500 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia 09406, United States
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- SK Life Science Laboratories, 2500 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia 09406, United States
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- SK Life Science Laboratories, 2500 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia 09406, United States
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- SK Life Science Laboratories, 2500 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia 09406, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, United States
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Fominova K, Diachuk T, Granat D, Savchuk T, Vilchynskyi V, Svitlychnyi O, Meliantsev V, Kovalchuk I, Litskan E, Levterov VV, Badlo VR, Vaskevych RI, Vaskevych AI, Bolbut AV, Semeno VV, Iminov R, Shvydenko K, Kuznetsova AS, Dmytriv YV, Vysochyn D, Ripenko V, Tolmachev AA, Pavlova O, Kuznietsova H, Pishel I, Borysko P, Mykhailiuk PK. Oxa-spirocycles: synthesis, properties and applications. Chem Sci 2021; 12:11294-11305. [PMID: 34667540 PMCID: PMC8447932 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03615g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A general approach to a new generation of spirocyclic molecules – oxa-spirocycles – was developed. The key synthetic step was iodocyclization. More than 150 oxa-spirocyclic compounds were prepared. Incorporation of an oxygen atom into the spirocyclic unit dramatically improved water solubility (by up to 40 times) and lowered lipophilicity. More potent oxa-spirocyclic analogues of antihypertensive drug terazosin were synthesized and studied in vivo. A general practical approach to a new generation of spirocyclic molecules – oxa-spirocycles – is developed.![]()
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- Kateryna Fominova
- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Murmanska St. 5 02094 Kyiv Ukraine
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- National Technical University of Ukraine, Igor Sikorsky Kiev Polytechnic Institute Prosp. Peremohy 37 03056 Kyiv Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Murmanska St. 5 02094 Kyiv Ukraine
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Murmanska St. 5 02094 Kyiv Ukraine
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org.,National Technical University of Ukraine, Igor Sikorsky Kiev Polytechnic Institute Prosp. Peremohy 37 03056 Kyiv Ukraine
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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- Bienta Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.bienta.net
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- Bienta Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.bienta.net
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- Enamine Ltd Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine http://www.enamine.net http://www.mykhailiukchem.org
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Cernak T, Gesmundo NJ, Dykstra K, Yu Y, Wu Z, Shi ZC, Vachal P, Sperbeck D, He S, Murphy BA, Sonatore L, Williams S, Madeira M, Verras A, Reiter M, Lee CH, Cuff J, Sherer EC, Kuethe J, Goble S, Perrotto N, Pinto S, Shen DM, Nargund R, Balkovec J, DeVita RJ, Dreher SD. Microscale High-Throughput Experimentation as an Enabling Technology in Drug Discovery: Application in the Discovery of (Piperidinyl)pyridinyl-1H-benzimidazole Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase 1 Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2017; 60:3594-3605. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tim Cernak
- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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