Discovery of (R)-1-(3-(4-Amino-3-(3-chloro-4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (CHMFL-EGFR-202) as a Novel Irreversible EGFR Mutant Kinase Inhibitor with a Distinct Binding Mode

J Med Chem. 2017 Apr 13;60(7):2944-2962. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01907. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

Abstract

On the basis of Ibrutinib's core pharmacophore, which was moderately active to EGFR T790M mutant, we discovered novel epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor compound 19 (CHMFL-EGFR-202), which potently inhibited EGFR primary mutants (L858R, del19) and drug-resistant mutant L858R/T790M. Compound 19 displayed a good selectivity profile among 468 kinases/mutants tested in the KINOMEscan assay (S score (1) = 0.02). In particular, it did not exhibit apparent activities against INSR and IGF1R kinases. The X-ray crystal structure revealed that this class of inhibitors formed a covalent bond with Cys797 in a distinct "DFG-in-C-helix-out" inactive EGFR conformation. Compound 19 displayed strong antiproliferative effects against EGFR mutant-driven nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines such as H1975, PC9, HCC827, and H3255 but not the wild-type EGFR expressing cells. In the H1975 and PC9 cell-inoculated xenograft mouse models, compound 19 exhibited dose-dependent tumor growth suppression efficacy without obvious toxicity. Compound 19 might be a potential drug candidate for EGFR mutant-driven NSCLC.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • ErbB Receptors / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • ErbB Receptors / chemistry
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics
  • ErbB Receptors / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / drug effects
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics
  • Lung Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Piperidines / chemistry*
  • Piperidines / pharmacokinetics
  • Piperidines / pharmacology
  • Piperidines / therapeutic use*
  • Point Mutation
  • Protein Conformation / drug effects
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Piperidines
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • ErbB Receptors