Design, synthesis, and evaluation of orally active 4-(2,4-difluoro-5-(methoxycarbamoyl)phenylamino)pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazines as dual vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 inhibitors

J Med Chem. 2005 Jun 16;48(12):3991-4008. doi: 10.1021/jm0501275.

Abstract

A series of substituted 4-(2,4-difluoro-5-(methoxycarbamoyl)phenylamino)pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazines was identified as potent and selective inhibitors of the tyrosine kinase activity of the growth factor receptors VEGFR-2 (Flk-1, KDR) and FGFR-1. The enzyme kinetics associated with the VEGFR-2 inhibition of compound 50 (K(i) = 52 +/- 3 nM) confirmed that the pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazine analogues are competitive with ATP. Several analogues demonstrated low-nanomolar inhibition of VEGF- and FGF-dependent human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) proliferation. Replacement of the C6-ester substituent of the pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazine core with heterocyclic bioisosteres, such as substituted 1,3,5-oxadiazoles, afforded compounds with excellent oral bioavailability in mice (i.e., 50 F(po) = 79%). Significant antitumor efficacy was observed with compounds 44, 49, and 50 against established L2987 human lung carcinoma xenografts implanted in athymic mice. A full account of the synthesis, structure-activity relationships, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetic properties of analogues within the series is presented.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Biological Availability
  • Blood Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Drug Design
  • Endothelium, Vascular / cytology
  • Humans
  • Hydroxamic Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Hydroxamic Acids / chemistry
  • Hydroxamic Acids / pharmacology
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • Microsomes, Liver / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Oxadiazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Oxadiazoles / chemistry
  • Oxadiazoles / pharmacology
  • Protein Binding
  • Pyrroles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry
  • Pyrroles / pharmacology
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / chemistry
  • Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1
  • Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / chemistry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Triazines / chemical synthesis*
  • Triazines / chemistry
  • Triazines / pharmacology
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / chemistry
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • 2,4-difluoro-5-(5-isopropyl-6-(5-(methylsulfonylmethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyrrolo(2,1-f)(1,2,4)triazin-4-ylamino)-N-methoxybenzamide
  • 5-(6-(5-(difluoro(methylsulfonyl)methyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-5-isopropylpyrrolo(2,1-f)(1,2,4)triazin-4-ylamino)-2,4-difluoro-N-methoxybenzamide
  • 5-(6-(5-(difluoromethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)-5-isopropylpyrrolo(2,1-f)(1,2,4)triazin-4-ylamino)-2,4-difluoro-N-methoxybenzamide
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Blood Proteins
  • Hydroxamic Acids
  • Oxadiazoles
  • Pyrroles
  • Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor
  • Triazines
  • FGFR1 protein, human
  • Fgfr1 protein, mouse
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2