Discovery of the Irreversible Covalent FGFR Inhibitor 8-(3-(4-Acryloylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl)-6-(2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one (PRN1371) for the Treatment of Solid Tumors.

Aberrant signaling of the FGF/FGFR pathway occurs frequently in cancers and is an oncogenic driver in many solid tumors. Clinical validation of FGFR as a therapeutic target has been demonstrated in bladder, liver, lung, breast, and gastric cancers. Our goal was to develop an irreversible covalent inhibitor of FGFR1-4 for use in oncology indications. An irreversible covalent binding mechanism imparts many desirable pharmacological benefits including high potency, selectivity, and prolonged target inhibition. Herein we report the structure-based design, medicinal chemistry optimization, and unique ADME assays of our irreversible covalent drug discovery program which culminated in the discovery of compound 34 (PRN1371), a highly selective and potent FGFR1-4 inhibitor.

Prolonged and tunable residence time using reversible covalent kinase inhibitors.

Drugs with prolonged on-target residence times often show superior efficacy, yet general strategies for optimizing drug-target residence time are lacking. Here we made progress toward this elusive goal by targeting a noncatalytic cysteine in Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) with reversible covalent inhibitors. Using an inverted orientation of the cysteine-reactive cyanoacrylamide electrophile, we identified potent and selective BTK inhibitors that demonstrated biochemical residence times spanning from minutes to 7 d. An inverted cyanoacrylamide with prolonged residence time in vivo remained bound to BTK for more than 18 h after clearance from the circulation. The inverted cyanoacrylamide strategy was further used to discover fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) kinase inhibitors with residence times of several days, demonstrating the generalizability of the approach. Targeting of noncatalytic cysteines with inverted cyanoacrylamides may serve as a broadly applicable platform that facilitates 'residence time by design', the ability to modulate and improve the duration of target engagement in vivo.

Novel hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole CCR5 antagonists.

Starting with a high-throughput screening lead, a novel series of CCR5 antagonists was developed utilizing an information-based approach. Improvement of pharmacokinetic properties for the series was pursued by SAR exploration of the lead template. The synthesis, SAR and biological profiles of the series are described.