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Come JH, Collier PN, Henderson JA, Pierce AC, Davies RJ, Le Tiran A, O'Dowd H, Bandarage UK, Cao J, Deininger D, Grey R, Krueger EB, Lowe DB, Liang J, Liao Y, Messersmith D, Nanthakumar S, Sizensky E, Wang J, Xu J, Chin EY, Damagnez V, Doran JD, Dworakowski W, Griffith JP, Jacobs MD, Khare-Pandit S, Mahajan S, Moody CS, Aronov AM. Design and Synthesis of a Novel Series of Orally Bioavailable, CNS-Penetrant, Isoform Selective Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase γ (PI3Kγ) Inhibitors with Potential for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). J Med Chem 2018; 61:5245-5256. [PMID: 29847724 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The lipid kinase phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ (PI3Kγ) has attracted attention as a potential target to treat a variety of autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis, due to its role in immune modulation and microglial activation. By minimizing the number of hydrogen bond donors while targeting a previously uncovered selectivity pocket adjacent to the ATP binding site of PI3Kγ, we discovered a series of azaisoindolinones as selective, brain penetrant inhibitors of PI3Kγ. This ultimately led to the discovery of 16, an orally bioavailable compound that showed efficacy in murine experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a preclinical model of multiple sclerosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jon H Come
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated , 50 Northern Avenue , Boston , Massachusetts 02210 , United States
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Saha S, Zhang L, Hoock T, Aronov A, Mahajan S, Boyd M, Come J, Damagnez V, Dworakowski W, Khare-Pandit S, LeTiran A, Moody C, O'Dowd H, Prezioso J, Roday S, Zhang XM. Abstract LB-B15: A novel PI3K gamma isoform selective small molecule kinase inhibitor demonstrates single agent anti-tumor activity and enhanced combination activity with checkpoint blockade in syngeneic mouse models of cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2015. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.targ-15-lb-b15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have generated impressive clinical responses, however, a number of patients and cancer types remain resistant to checkpoint blockade. Immunosuppressive cells such as Tregs and MDSCs in the tumor microenvironment are hypothesized to mediate this resistance. The gamma (γ) isoform of PI3K has long been known to modulate myeloid and lymphocyte cell migration and function, including trafficking of monocytic and granulocytic cells into inflamed tissues such as tumors. Here we report the identification and characterization of BVD-723, a PI3Kγ selective small molecule kinase inhibitor which demonstrated single agent and enhanced combination anti-tumor activity[xx]with either an anti-PD-1 or anti-CTLA-4 antibody. In a mouse syngeneic colon cancer model,[xx]BVD-723 in combination with anti-PD-1 or anti-CTLA-4 resulted in complete regression[xx]of tumors in 35% (7/20) and 60% (12/20) of animals treated with each antibody respectively [versus 0% (0/20) and 5% (1/20) with either antibody alone]. Interestingly, the anti-tumor activity was coupled with a decrease in tumor infiltrating Tregs, granulocytic MDSCs, CD4+ T cells and an increase in the CD8+/Treg ratio, suggesting that inhibition of PI3Kγ by BVD-723 promotes immune-reactivation in the tumor microenvironment. Additionally, BVD-723 demonstrated potent synergy with an anti-PD-1 antibody in a syngeneic mouse model of lymphoma. Single agent BVD-723 activity was also observed in syngeneic mouse models of pancreas, colon, lymphoma and bladder cancers. Results from completed safety pharmacology, toxicology and in vivo efficacy studies support clinical evaluation of BVD-723[xx]as a monotherapy or in combination with the checkpoint inhibitors in cancer.[xx]
Citation Format: Saurabh Saha, Linping Zhang, Thomas Hoock, Alex Aronov, Sudipta Mahajan, Michael Boyd, Jon Come, Veronique Damagnez, Wojciech Dworakowski, Suvarna Khare-Pandit, Arnaud LeTiran, Cameron Moody, Harwin O'Dowd, Joseph Prezioso, Setu Roday, Xiaoyan M. Zhang. A novel PI3K gamma isoform selective small molecule kinase inhibitor demonstrates single agent anti-tumor activity and enhanced combination activity with checkpoint blockade in syngeneic mouse models of cancer. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2015 Nov 5-9; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Ther 2015;14(12 Suppl 2):Abstract nr LB-B15.
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- Saurabh Saha
- 1BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc., Kansas City, MO
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- 2Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA
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Collier PN, Messersmith D, Le Tiran A, Bandarage UK, Boucher C, Come J, Cottrell KM, Damagnez V, Doran JD, Griffith JP, Khare-Pandit S, Krueger EB, Ledeboer MW, Ledford B, Liao Y, Mahajan S, Moody CS, Roday S, Wang T, Xu J, Aronov AM. Discovery of Highly Isoform Selective Thiazolopiperidine Inhibitors of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase γ. J Med Chem 2015; 58:5684-8. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Philip N. Collier
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., 50 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
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