Discovery of a novel class of dimeric Smac mimetics as potent IAP antagonists resulting in a clinical candidate for the treatment of cancer (AZD5582).

A series of dimeric compounds based on the AVPI motif of Smac were designed and prepared as antagonists of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs). Optimization of cellular potency, physical properties, and pharmacokinetic parameters led to the identification of compound 14 (AZD5582), which binds potently to the BIR3 domains of ...
cIAP1, cIAP2, and XIAP (IC50 = 15, 21, and 15 nM, respectively). This compound causes cIAP1 degradation and induces apoptosis in the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line at subnanomolar concentrations in vitro. When administered intravenously to MDA-MB-231 xenograft-bearing mice, 14 results in cIAP1 degradation and caspase-3 cleavage within tumor cells and causes substantial tumor regressions following two weekly doses of 3.0 mg/kg. Antiproliferative effects are observed with 14 in only a small subset of the over 200 cancer cell lines examined, consistent with other published IAP inhibitors. As a result of its in vitro and in vivo profile, 14 was nominated as a candidate for clinical development.
Mesh Terms:
Alkynes, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Biomimetic Materials, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Dimerization, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Discovery, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, Humans, Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, Mice, Molecular Conformation, Neoplasms, Oligopeptides, Structure-Activity Relationship, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
J Med Chem
Date: Dec. 27, 2013
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