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J Natl Cancer Inst ; 2024 May 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38710487

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Camonsertib is a selective oral inhibitor of ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) kinase with demonstrated efficacy in tumors with DNA damage response gene deficiencies. On-target anemia is the main drug-related toxicity typically manifesting after the period of dose-limiting toxicity evaluation. Thus dose/schedule optimization requires extended follow-up to assess prolonged treatment effects. METHODS: Long-term safety/tolerability and antitumor efficacy of three camonsertib monotherapy dose levels/schedules were assessed in the TRESR study dose-optimization phase: 160 mg once daily (QD) 3 days on/4 off (160 3/4; the preliminary recommended phase II dose [RP2D]) and two step-down groups of 120 mg QD 3/4 (120 3/4) and 160 mg QD 3/4, 2 weeks on/1 off (160 3/4, 2/1w). Safety endpoints included incidence of treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs), dose modifications, and transfusions. Efficacy endpoints included overall response rate, clinical benefit rate, progression-free survival, and circulating-tumor-DNA (ctDNA)-based molecular response rate. RESULTS: The analysis included 119 patients: 160 3/4 (n = 67), 120 3/4 (n = 25), and 160 3/4, 2/1w (n = 27) treated up to 117.1 weeks as of the data cutoff. The risk of developing grade 3 anemia was significantly lower in the 160 3/4, 2/1w group compared with the preliminary RP2D group (HR = 0.23, 2-sided P = .02), translating to reduced transfusion and dose reduction requirements. The intermittent weekly schedule did not compromise antitumor activity. CONCLUSION: The 160 3/4, 2/1w dose was established as an optimized regimen for future camonsertib monotherapy studies offering significantly reduced anemia incidence without any compromise to efficacy.

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Drug Metab Dispos ; 2024 Feb 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38378703

ABSTRACT

Camonsertib is a novel ATR kinase inhibitor in clinical development for advanced cancers targeting sensitizing mutations. This article describes the identification and biosynthesis of an N-glucuronide metabolite of camonsertib. This metabolite was first observed in human hepatocyte incubations and was subsequently isolated to determine the structure, evaluate its stability as part of bioanalytical method development and for use as a standard for estimating its concentration in Phase I samples. The N-glucuronide was scaled-up using a purified bacterial culture preparation and was subsequently isolated using preparative chromatography. The bacterial culture generated sufficient material of the glucuronide to allow for one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR structural elucidation and further bioanalytical characterization. The NOE data combined with the gradient HMBC experiment and molecular modeling, strongly suggests that the point of attachment of the glucuronide results in the formation of (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(5-(4-((1R,3r,5S)-3-hydroxy-8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)-6-((R)-3-methylmorpholino)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-1-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-carboxylic acid. Significance Statement This is the first report of a glucuronide metabolite of camonsertib formed by human hepatocyte incubations. This study reveals the structure of an N-glucuronide metabolite of camonsertib using detailed elucidation by one- and two-dimensional NMR after scale-up using a novel bacterial culture approach yielding significant quantities of a purified metabolite.

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Clin Cancer Res ; 30(4): 687-694, 2024 02 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38078898

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Camonsertib is a highly selective and potent inhibitor of ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) kinase. Dose-dependent anemia is a class-related on-target adverse event often requiring dose modifications. Individual patient risk factors for the development of significant anemia complicate the selection of a "one-size-fits-all" ATR inhibitor (ATRi) dose and schedule, possibly leading to suboptimal therapeutic doses in patients at low risk of anemia. We evaluated whether early predictors of anemia could be identified to ultimately inform a personalized dose-modification approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS: On the basis of preclinical observations and a mechanistic understanding of ATRi-related anemia, we identified several potential factors to explore in a multivariable linear regression modeling tool for predicting hemoglobin level ahead of day 22 (cycle 2) of treatment. RESULTS: In patients treated with camonsertib monotherapy (NCT04497116), we observed that hemoglobin decline is consistently preceded by reticulocytopenia, and dose- and exposure-dependent decreases in monocytes. We developed a nomogram incorporating baseline and day 8 hemoglobin and reticulocyte values that predicted the day 22 hemoglobin values of patients with clinically valuable concordance (within 7.5% of observations) 80% of the time in a cross-validation performance test of data from 60 patients. CONCLUSIONS: The prediction of future hemoglobin decrease, after a week of treatment, may enable a personalized, early dose modification to prevent development of clinically significant anemia and resulting unscheduled dose holds or transfusions.


Subject(s)
Anemia , Ataxia Telangiectasia , Humans , Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins , Nomograms , Anemia/drug therapy , Anemia/etiology , Hemoglobins
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Nat Med ; 29(6): 1400-1411, 2023 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37277454

ABSTRACT

Predictive biomarkers of response are essential to effectively guide targeted cancer treatment. Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinase inhibitors (ATRi) have been shown to be synthetic lethal with loss of function (LOF) of ataxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) kinase, and preclinical studies have identified ATRi-sensitizing alterations in other DNA damage response (DDR) genes. Here we report the results from module 1 of an ongoing phase 1 trial of the ATRi camonsertib (RP-3500) in 120 patients with advanced solid tumors harboring LOF alterations in DDR genes, predicted by chemogenomic CRISPR screens to sensitize tumors to ATRi. Primary objectives were to determine safety and propose a recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D). Secondary objectives were to assess preliminary anti-tumor activity, to characterize camonsertib pharmacokinetics and relationship with pharmacodynamic biomarkers and to evaluate methods for detecting ATRi-sensitizing biomarkers. Camonsertib was well tolerated; anemia was the most common drug-related toxicity (32% grade 3). Preliminary RP2D was 160 mg weekly on days 1-3. Overall clinical response, clinical benefit and molecular response rates across tumor and molecular subtypes in patients who received biologically effective doses of camonsertib (>100 mg d-1) were 13% (13/99), 43% (43/99) and 43% (27/63), respectively. Clinical benefit was highest in ovarian cancer, in tumors with biallelic LOF alterations and in patients with molecular responses. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT04497116 .


Subject(s)
Ataxia Telangiectasia , Ovarian Neoplasms , Female , Humans , Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy , Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacokinetics , DNA Damage , Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins/genetics , Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins/metabolism
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Mol Pharm ; 19(1): 172-187, 2022 01 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34890209

ABSTRACT

A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model was developed to describe the tissue distribution kinetics of a dendritic nanoparticle and its conjugated active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in plasma, liver, spleen, and tumors. Tumor growth data from MV-4-11 tumor-bearing mice were incorporated to investigate the exposure/efficacy relationship. The nanoparticle demonstrated improved antitumor activity compared to the conventional API formulation, owing to the extended released API concentrations at the site of action. Model simulations further enabled the identification of critical parameters that influence API exposure in tumors and downstream efficacy outcomes upon nanoparticle administration. The model was utilized to explore a range of dosing schedules and their effect on tumor growth kinetics, demonstrating the improved antitumor activity of nanoparticles with less frequent dosing compared to the same dose of naked APIs in conventional formulations.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Dendrimers/pharmacokinetics , Nanoparticles/metabolism , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacokinetics , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Cell Line, Tumor , Female , Humans , Mice , Mice, SCID , Neoplasm Transplantation , Tissue Distribution , Treatment Outcome
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Cancer Chemother Pharmacol ; 88(3): 451-464, 2021 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34080039

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Limited information is available regarding the drug-drug interaction (DDI) potential of molecular targeted agents and rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (hydroxydaunorubicin), vincristine (Oncovin), and prednisone (R-CHOP) therapy. The addition of the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib to R-CHOP therapy results in increased toxicity versus R-CHOP alone, including higher incidence of peripheral neuropathy. Vincristine is a substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1); drugs that inhibit P-gp could potentially cause increased toxicity when co-administered with vincristine through DDI. While the combination of the BTK inhibitor acalabrutinib and R-CHOP is being explored clinically, the DDI potential between these therapies is unknown. METHODS: A human mechanistic physiology-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model of vincristine following intravenous dosing was developed to predict potential DDI interactions with combination therapy. In vitro absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion and in vivo clinical PK parameters informed PBPK model development, which was verified by comparing simulated vincristine concentrations with observed clinical data. RESULTS: While simulations suggested no DDI between vincristine and ibrutinib or acalabrutinib in plasma, simulated vincristine exposure in muscle tissue was increased in the presence of ibrutinib but not acalabrutinib. Extrapolation of the vincristine mechanistic PBPK model to other P-gp substrates further suggested DDI risk when ibrutinib (area under the concentration-time curve [AUC] ratio: 1.8), but not acalabrutinib (AUC ratio: 0.92), was given orally with venetoclax or digoxin. CONCLUSION: Overall, these data suggest low DDI risk between acalabrutinib and P-gp substrates with negligible increase in the potential risk of vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy when acalabrutinib is added to R-CHOP therapy.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage , Models, Biological , Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/chemically induced , Vincristine/administration & dosage , Administration, Intravenous , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacokinetics , Area Under Curve , Caco-2 Cells , Computer Simulation , Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage , Cyclophosphamide/adverse effects , Cyclophosphamide/pharmacokinetics , Doxorubicin/administration & dosage , Doxorubicin/adverse effects , Doxorubicin/pharmacokinetics , Drug Interactions , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Prednisone/administration & dosage , Prednisone/adverse effects , Prednisone/pharmacokinetics , Rituximab/administration & dosage , Rituximab/adverse effects , Rituximab/pharmacokinetics , Tissue Distribution , Vincristine/adverse effects , Vincristine/pharmacokinetics , Young Adult
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CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol ; 9(10): 561-570, 2020 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32860732

ABSTRACT

Anticancer efficacy is driven not only by dose but also by frequency and duration of treatment. We describe a multiscale model combining cell cycle, cellular heterogeneity of B-cell lymphoma 2 family proteins, and pharmacology of AZD5991, a potent small-molecule inhibitor of myeloid cell leukemia 1 (Mcl-1). The model was calibrated using in vitro viability data for the MV-4-11 acute myeloid leukemia cell line under continuous incubation for 72 hours at concentrations of 0.03-30 µM. Using a virtual screen, we identified two schedules as having significantly different predicted efficacy and showed experimentally that a "short" schedule (treating cells for 6 of 24 hours) is significantly better able to maintain the rate of cell kill during treatment than a "long" schedule (18 of 24 hours). This work suggests that resistance can be driven by heterogeneity in protein expression of Mcl-1 alone without requiring mutation or resistant subclones and demonstrates the utility of mathematical models in efficiently identifying regimens for experimental exploration.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy , Macrocyclic Compounds/pharmacology , Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein/antagonists & inhibitors , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor/drug effects , Drug Administration Schedule , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , Humans , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology , Macrocyclic Compounds/administration & dosage , Macrocyclic Compounds/therapeutic use , Mice , Models, Animal , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays/methods
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Trends Pharmacol Sci ; 41(6): 390-408, 2020 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32359836

ABSTRACT

During drug discovery and prior to the first human dose of a novel candidate drug, the pharmacokinetic (PK) behavior of the drug in humans is predicted from preclinical data. This helps to inform the likelihood of achieving therapeutic exposures in early clinical development. Once clinical data are available, the observed human PK are compared with predictions, providing an opportunity to assess and refine prediction methods. Application of best practice in experimental data generation and predictive methodologies, and a focus on robust mechanistic understanding of the candidate drug disposition properties before nomination to clinical development, have led to maximizing the probability of successful PK predictions so that 83% of AstraZeneca drug development projects progress in the clinic with no PK issues; and 71% of key PK parameter predictions [64% of area under the curve (AUC) predictions; 78% of maximum concentration (Cmax) predictions; and 70% of half-life predictions] are accurate to within twofold. Here, we discuss methods to predict human PK used by AstraZeneca, how these predictions are assessed and what can be learned from evaluating the predictions for 116 candidate drugs.


Subject(s)
Drug Discovery , Pharmacokinetics , Humans
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Int J Pharm ; 566: 565-572, 2019 Jul 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31181305

ABSTRACT

The objective of the study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile after different subcutaneous (s.c.) administrations of nano- and microparticle suspensions of griseofulvin to mice. The solubility of the compound was determined as approximately 40 µM, at 37 °C, independent of particle size, stabilizer mixtures investigated and solvent used for measurement. The present in vivo studies demonstrated non-linear absorption kinetics (in peak concentration, Cmax) for griseofulvin up to 50 mg/kg after s.c. administration of nanocrystals and microsuspensions but linear increase in area under the curve (AUC) at all occasions investigated. Cmax was higher for smaller particles administered. Both investigated suspensions, at 10 and 50 mg/kg, showed significantly sustained plasma profiles compared to i.v. and p.o. administration. Administering 10 and 50 mg/kg of griseofulvin nanocrystals as 10 mL/kg, instead of 2.5 mL/kg, improved Cmax but AUC was unchanged. The present study showed that the bioavailability of griseofulvin, administered as nano- and microparticles, increased significantly after s.c. administration (60-100%) compared with p.o. dosing (17%). The drug is currently orally administered and clearly exposed to a significant first pass metabolism, i.e. an ideal candidate for an alternative administration route, like s.c. injection.


Subject(s)
Antifungal Agents/administration & dosage , Griseofulvin/administration & dosage , Nanoparticles/administration & dosage , Administration, Oral , Animals , Antifungal Agents/pharmacokinetics , Biological Availability , Delayed-Action Preparations/administration & dosage , Delayed-Action Preparations/pharmacokinetics , Female , Griseofulvin/pharmacokinetics , Injections, Subcutaneous , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Particle Size
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Anal Biochem ; 568: 78-88, 2019 03 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30408457

ABSTRACT

Adenosine is known to be an important signaling molecule in many physiological processes and has recently been shown to be an important molecule in oncology. A fit for purpose method has been developed for the quantification of adenosine in murine tumor samples using pre-column derivatization and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). To overcome adenosine quantification challenges, derivatization with dansyl chloride was employed. This derivatization technique, following protein precipitation and liquid-liquid extraction, improved the sensitivity and selectivity of adenosine in tumor samples through the reduction of endogenous interference and matrix effects. This method utilizes a mouse plasma calibration curve, qualified over a range of 0.019 µM-37 µM. The 15 min derivatization incubation time and 1 min chromatographic run time allow for higher throughput. The following established method overcomes challenges associated with the quantification of low molecular weight, polar, endogenous molecules, such as adenosine, using derivatization and LC-MS/MS. With the additional analysis of murine tumors, this method will contribute to the understanding of the impact adenosine plays in the tumor microenvironment and the bearing it has on targeted cancer therapies.


Subject(s)
Adenosine/blood , Brain Neoplasms/blood , Liver Neoplasms/blood , Adenosine/analogs & derivatives , Adenosine/chemistry , Animals , Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Calibration , Chromatography, Liquid , Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis , Mice , Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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J Pharmacol Exp Ther ; 362(1): 108-118, 2017 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28465372

ABSTRACT

LY2584702 is an inhibitor of p70 S6 kinase-1 previously developed for the treatment of cancer. In two phase 1 trials in oncology patients, significant reductions of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglyceride were observed. In the current study, we sought to understand the potential mechanism of action of this compound in regulating lipid metabolism. In Long Evans diet-induced obese (DIO) rats, oral administration of LY2584702 for 3-4 weeks led to robust reduction of LDL-C up to 60%. An unexpected finding of liver triglyceride (TG) increase implicated a metabolite of LY2584702, 4-aminopyrazolo[3,4-day]pyrimidine (4-APP), in modulation of lipid metabolism in these rats. We showed that low-dose 4-APP, when administered orally for 3-4 weeks to Long Evans DIO rats, produced lipoprotein profile changes that were strikingly similar to LY2584702. Kinetic studies suggested that both LY2584702 and 4-APP had no effect on chylomicron-TG secretion and only exerted a modest effect on hepatic very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-TG secretion. In human hepatoma HepG2 cells, 4-APP, but not LY2584702, increased LDL uptake. We hypothesize that generation of the 4-APP metabolite may contribute to the efficacy of LY2584702 in lowering LDL-C in rats and potentially in humans as well. This mechanism of LDL-C lowering may include inhibition of VLDL production and increase in LDL clearance.


Subject(s)
Adenine/analogs & derivatives , Hypolipidemic Agents/pharmacology , Obesity/blood , Pyrazoles/pharmacology , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , Adenine/pharmacology , Animals , Cholesterol, LDL/blood , Cholesterol, LDL/metabolism , Cholesterol, VLDL/biosynthesis , Cholesterol, VLDL/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects , Hep G2 Cells , Humans , Lipid Metabolism/drug effects , Lipoproteins, LDL/metabolism , Liver/drug effects , Liver/metabolism , Male , Rats , Rats, Long-Evans , Triglycerides/metabolism
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 26(19): 4824-4828, 2016 10 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27554445

ABSTRACT

Here we report on novel, potent 3,3-dimethyl substituted N-aryl piperidine inhibitors of microsomal prostaglandin E synthases-1(mPGES-1). Example 14 potently inhibited PGE2 synthesis in an ex vivo human whole blood (HWB) assay with an IC50 of 7nM. In addition, 14 had no activity in human COX-1 or COX-2 assays at 30µM, and failed to inhibit human mPGES-2 at 62.5µM in a microsomal prep assay. These data are consistent with selective mPGES-1-mediated reduction of PGE2. In dog, 14 had oral bioavailability (74%), clearance (3.62mL/(min*kg)) and volume of distribution (Vd,ss=1.6L/kg) values within our target ranges. For these reasons, 14 was selected for further study.


Subject(s)
Piperidines/chemistry , Piperidines/pharmacology , Prostaglandin-E Synthases/antagonists & inhibitors , A549 Cells , Animals , Crystallography, X-Ray , Dogs , Humans , Piperidines/pharmacokinetics , Rats , Species Specificity , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Xenobiotica ; 46(8): 667-76, 2016 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26586447

ABSTRACT

1. Idasanutlin (RG7388) is a potent p53-MDM2 antagonist currently in clinical development for treatment of cancer. The purpose of the present studies was to investigate the cause of marked decrease in plasma exposure after repeated oral administration of RG7388 in monkeys and whether the autoinduction observed in monkeys is relevant to humans. 2. In monkey liver and intestinal microsomes collected after repeated oral administration of RG7388 to monkeys, significantly increased activities of homologue CYP3A8 were observed (ex vivo). Investigation using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model suggested that the loss of exposure was primarily due to induction of metabolism in the gut of monkeys. 3. Studies in monkey and human primary hepatocytes showed that CYP3A induction by RG7388 only occurred in monkey hepatocytes but not in human hepatocytes, which suggests the observed CYP3A induction is monkey specific. 4. The human PK data obtained from the first cohorts confirmed the lack of relevant induction as predicted by the human hepatocytes and the PBPK modelling based on no induction in humans.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Macaca fascicularis/physiology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2/antagonists & inhibitors , Pyrrolidines/pharmacology , para-Aminobenzoates/pharmacology , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism , Humans , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2/metabolism , Pyrrolidines/metabolism , para-Aminobenzoates/metabolism
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J Med Chem ; 56(20): 7788-803, 2013 Oct 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24093940

ABSTRACT

The IAPs are key regulators of the apoptotic pathways and are commonly overexpressed in many cancer cells. IAPs contain one to three BIR domains that are crucial for their inhibitory function. The pro-survival properties of XIAP come from binding of the BIR domains to the pro-apoptotic caspases. The BIR3 domain of XIAP binds and inhibits caspase 9, while the BIR2 domain binds and inhibits the terminal caspases 3 and 7. While XIAP BIR3 inhibitors have previously been reported, they also inhibit cIAP1/2 and promote the release of TNFα, potentially limiting their therapeutic utility. This paper will focus on the optimization of selective XIAP BIR2 inhibitors leading to the discovery of highly potent benzodiazepinone 36 (IC50 = 45 nM), which has high levels of selectivity over XIAP BIR3 and cIAP1 BIR2/3 and shows efficacy in a xenograft pharmacodynamic model monitoring caspase activity while not promoting the release of TNFα in vitro.


Subject(s)
Heterocyclic Compounds/chemical synthesis , Heterocyclic Compounds/pharmacology , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/antagonists & inhibitors , Alanine/analogs & derivatives , Alanine/chemical synthesis , Alanine/pharmacokinetics , Alanine/pharmacology , Animals , Apoptosis/drug effects , Benzodiazepinones/chemical synthesis , Benzodiazepinones/pharmacokinetics , Benzodiazepinones/pharmacology , Blotting, Western , Caspase 3/metabolism , Caspase 7/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival/drug effects , Crystallography, X-Ray , Female , Heterocyclic Compounds/pharmacokinetics , Humans , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/chemistry , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Nude , Models, Chemical , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases , X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/chemistry , X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/metabolism , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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J Med Chem ; 56(20): 7772-87, 2013 Oct 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24083782

ABSTRACT

XIAP is a key regulator of apoptosis, and its overexpression in cancer cells may contribute to their survival. The antiapoptotic function of XIAP derives from its BIR domains, which bind to and inhibit pro-apoptotic caspases. Most known IAP inhibitors are selective for the BIR3 domain and bind to cIAP1 and cIAP2 as well as XIAP. Pathways activated upon cIAP binding contribute to the function of these compounds. Inhibitors selective for XIAP should exert pro-apoptotic effects through competition with the terminal caspases. This paper details our synthetic explorations of a novel XIAP BIR2-selective benzazepinone screening hit with a focus on increasing BIR2 potency and overcoming high in vivo clearance. These efforts led to the discovery of benzoxazepinone 40, a potent BIR2-selective inhibitor with good in vivo pharmacokinetic properties which potentiates apoptotic signaling in a manner mechanistically distinct from that of known pan-IAP inhibitors.


Subject(s)
Heterocyclic Compounds/chemical synthesis , Heterocyclic Compounds/pharmacology , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/antagonists & inhibitors , Alanine/analogs & derivatives , Alanine/chemical synthesis , Alanine/pharmacokinetics , Alanine/pharmacology , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology , Apoptosis/drug effects , Blotting, Western , Caspase 3/metabolism , Caspase 7/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival/drug effects , Crystallography, X-Ray , Female , Heterocyclic Compounds/pharmacokinetics , Humans , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/chemistry , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Nude , Models, Chemical , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , Oxazepines/chemical synthesis , Oxazepines/pharmacokinetics , Oxazepines/pharmacology , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Rats , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases , X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/chemistry , X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/metabolism , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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J Med Chem ; 55(17): 7920-39, 2012 Sep 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22894757

ABSTRACT

Lysophosphatidic acid is a class of bioactive phospholipid that mediates most of its biological effects through LPA receptors, of which six isoforms have been identified. The recent results from LPA1 knockout mice suggested that blocking LPA1 signaling could provide a potential novel approach for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Here, we report the design and synthesis of pyrazole- and triazole-derived carbamates as LPA1-selective and LPA1/3 dual antagonists. In particular, compound 2, the most selective LPA1 antagonist reported, inhibited proliferation and contraction of normal human lung fibroblasts (NHLF) following LPA stimulation. Oral dosing of compound 2 to mice resulted in a dose-dependent reduction of plasma histamine levels in a murine LPA challenge model. Furthermore, we applied our novel antagonists as chemistry probes and investigated the contribution of LPA1/2/3 in mediating the pro-fibrotic responses. Our results suggest LPA1 as the major receptor subtype mediating LPA-induced proliferation and contraction of NHLF.


Subject(s)
Drug Discovery , Lung/drug effects , Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid/antagonists & inhibitors , Administration, Oral , Animals , Fibroblasts/drug effects , Humans , Lung/cytology , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Mice , Pyrazoles/chemistry , Pyrazoles/pharmacology , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Drug Metab Dispos ; 39(11): 2085-92, 2011 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21835977

ABSTRACT

Assessment of time-dependent inhibition (TDI), especially CYP3A4, is an important parameter for preclinical and clinical development. The use of human liver microsomes (HLM) is the most common in vitro matrix to assess TDI, but this often leads to an overprediction of an actual effect observed clinically. Recently, the use of human hepatocytes has been hypothesized as a more relevant and possibly predictive matrix for the assessment of CYP3A4 TDI. Our work evaluates and optimizes three different human hepatocyte assays for the assessment of CYP3A4 TDI using pooled cryopreserved human hepatocytes. Using two of the optimized methods, the time-dependent inhibition kinetic parameters (K(I) and k(inact)) for four known CYP3A4 TDI (diltiazem, erythromycin, verapamil, and troleandomycin) were determined. When comparing TDI in HLM, the K(I) values from hepatocytes were in general 4- to 13-fold higher than that in HLM, whereas the k(inact) values in human hepatocytes were similar or slightly higher or lower depending on the inhibitor. The inactivation potency (k(inact)/K(I)) for four tested CYP3A4 inactivators in human hepatocytes was generally lower than that in HLM due to either lower affinity (K(I)) or lower inactivation rate (k(inact)) or both. When drug interactions were simulated with Simcyp using either HLM or human hepatocyte data, the predictions using the kinetic parameters from human hepatocytes resulted in a much better simulated change in pharmacokinetics compared with observed clinical data.


Subject(s)
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors , Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Hepatocytes/drug effects , Hepatocytes/enzymology , Cryopreservation , Diltiazem/pharmacology , Drug Interactions , Enzyme Activation/drug effects , Erythromycin/pharmacology , Humans , Microsomes, Liver/drug effects , Microsomes, Liver/metabolism , Pharmacokinetics , Risk Assessment/methods , Time Factors , Troleandomycin/pharmacology , Verapamil/pharmacology
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Toxicol Pathol ; 39(4): 664-77, 2011 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21551028

ABSTRACT

During routine safety evaluation of RO2910, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for HIV infection, histopathology findings concurrent with robust hepatocellular induction occurred in multiple organs, including a unique, albeit related, finding in the pituitary gland. For fourteen days, male and female rats were administered, by oral gavage vehicle, 100, 300, or 1000 mg/kg/day of RO2910. Treated groups had elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone and decreased total thyroxine, and hypertrophy in the liver, thyroid gland, and pituitary pars distalis. These were considered consequences of hepatocellular induction and often were dose dependent and more pronounced in males than in females. Hepatocellular centrilobular hypertrophy corresponded with increased expression of cytochrome P450s 2B1/2, 3A1, and 3A2 and UGT 2B1. Bilateral thyroid follicular cell hypertrophy occurred concurrent to increased mitotic activity and sometimes colloid depletion, which were attributed to changes in thyroid hormone levels. Males had hypertrophy of thyroid-stimulating hormone-producing cells (thyrotrophs) in the pituitary pars distalis. All findings were consistent with the well-established adaptive physiologic response of rodents to xenobiotic-induced hepatocellular microsomal enzyme induction. Although the effects on the pituitary gland following hepatic enzyme induction-mediated hypothyroidism have not been reported previously, other models of stress and thyroid depletion leading to pituitary stimulation support such a shared pathogenesis.


Subject(s)
Liver/enzymology , Pituitary Gland/drug effects , Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors/adverse effects , Thyroid Gland/drug effects , Xenobiotics/adverse effects , Administration, Oral , Animals , Cells, Cultured , Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism , Enzyme Induction , Female , Glucuronosyltransferase/metabolism , Hepatocytes/drug effects , Hepatocytes/enzymology , Homeostasis/drug effects , Hypothalamic Hormones/blood , Immunohistochemistry , Liver/pathology , Male , Mitosis/drug effects , Pituitary Gland/pathology , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors/metabolism , Sex Factors , Thyroid Gland/pathology , Thyrotropin/blood , Thyroxine/blood , Xenobiotics/metabolism
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Drug Metab Dispos ; 39(3): 373-82, 2011 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21148079

ABSTRACT

Reaction phenotyping using recombinant human cytochromes P450 (P450) has great utility in early discovery. However, to fully realize the advantages of using recombinant expressed P450s, the extrapolation of data from recombinant systems to human liver microsomes (HLM) is required. In this study, intersystem extrapolation factors (ISEFs) were established for CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 using 11 probe substrates, based on substrate depletion and/or metabolite formation kinetics. The ISEF values for CYP2C9, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 determined using multiple substrates were similar across substrates. When enzyme kinetics of metabolite formation for CYP1A2, 2C9, 2D6, and 3A4 were used, the ISEFs determined were generally within 2-fold of that determined on the basis of substrate depletion. Validation of ISEFs was conducted using 10 marketed drugs by comparing the extrapolated data with published data. The major isoforms responsible for the metabolism were identified, and the contribution of the predominant P450s was similar to that of previously reported data. In addition, phenotyping data from internal compounds, extrapolated using the rhP450-ISEF method, were comparable to those obtained using an HLM-based inhibition assay approach. Moreover, the intrinsic clearance (CL(int)) calculated from extrapolated rhP450 data correlated well with measured HLM CL(int). The ISEF method established in our laboratory provides a convenient tool in early reaction phenotyping for situations in which the HLM-based inhibition approach is limited by low turnover and/or unavailable metabolite formation. Furthermore, this method allows for quantitative extrapolation of HLM intrinsic clearance from rhP450 phenotyping data simultaneously to obtaining the participating metabolizing enzymes.


Subject(s)
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods , Microsomes, Liver/enzymology , Models, Biological , Pharmaceutical Preparations/metabolism , Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors , Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/genetics , Drug Interactions , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Humans , Isoenzymes/antagonists & inhibitors , Isoenzymes/genetics , Isoenzymes/metabolism , Kinetics , Microsomes, Liver/drug effects , Recombinant Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Reproducibility of Results
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