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  2. Discovery of INCB3284, a Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable hCCR2 Antagonist

Discovery of INCB3284, a Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable hCCR2 Antagonist

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2011 Mar 31;2(6):450-4. doi: 10.1021/ml200030q.
Chu-Biao Xue 1 Hao Feng 1 Ganfeng Cao 1 Taisheng Huang 1 Joseph Glenn 1 Rajan Anand 1 David Meloni 1 Ke Zhang 1 Lingquan Kong 1 Anlai Wang 1 Yingxin Zhang 1 Changsheng Zheng 1 Michael Xia 1 Lihua Chen 1 Hiroyuki Tanaka 1 Qi Han 1 D J Robinson 1 Dilip Modi 1 Lou Storace 1 Lixin Shao 1 Vaqar Sharief 1 Mei Li 1 Laurine G Galya 1 Maryanne Covington 1 Peggy Scherle 1 Sharon Diamond 1 Tom Emm 1 Swamy Yeleswaram 1 Nancy Contel 1 Kris Vaddi 1 Robert Newton 1 Greg Hollis 1 Steven Friedman 1 Brian Metcalf 1
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Affiliation

  • 1 Incyte Corporation , Experimental Station E336, Wilmington, Delaware 19880, United States.
Abstract

We report the identification of 13 (INCB3284) as a potent human CCR2 (hCCR2) antagonist. INCB3284 exhibited an IC50 of 3.7 nM in antagonism of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 binding to hCCR2, an IC50 of 4.7 nM in antagonism of chemotaxis activity, an IC50 of 84 μM in inhibition of the hERG potassium current, a free fraction of 58% in protein binding, high selectivity over Other chemokine receptors and G-protein-coupled receptors, and acceptable oral bioavailability in rodents and primates. In human clinical trials, INCB3284 exhibited a pharmacokinetic profile suitable for once-a-day dosing (T 1/2 = 15 h).

Keywords

CCR2; antagonist; chemokine; hERG; oral absorption.

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