1. Academic Validation
  2. Optimization of a Novel Binding Motif to (E)-3-(3,5-Difluoro-4-((1R,3R)-2-(2-fluoro-2-methylpropyl)-3-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)phenyl)acrylic Acid (AZD9496), a Potent and Orally Bioavailable Selective Estrogen Receptor Downregulator and Antagonist

Optimization of a Novel Binding Motif to (E)-3-(3,5-Difluoro-4-((1R,3R)-2-(2-fluoro-2-methylpropyl)-3-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)phenyl)acrylic Acid (AZD9496), a Potent and Orally Bioavailable Selective Estrogen Receptor Downregulator and Antagonist

  • J Med Chem. 2015 Oct 22;58(20):8128-40. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00984.
Chris De Savi 1 2 Robert H Bradbury 1 Alfred A Rabow 1 Richard A Norman 3 Camila de Almeida 1 David M Andrews 1 Peter Ballard 1 David Buttar 1 Rowena J Callis 3 Gordon S Currie 1 Jon O Curwen 1 Chris D Davies 1 Craig S Donald 1 Lyman J L Feron 1 Helen Gingell 3 Steven C Glossop 1 Barry R Hayter 1 Syeed Hussain 3 Galith Karoutchi 1 Scott G Lamont 1 Philip MacFaul 1 Thomas A Moss 1 Stuart E Pearson 1 Michael Tonge 3 Graeme E Walker 3 Hazel M Weir 1 Zena Wilson 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Oncology iMed, AstraZeneca, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield SK10 4TG, U.K.
  • 2 Oncology iMed, AstraZeneca R&D Boston, 35 Gatehouse Drive, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States.
  • 3 Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield SK10 4TG, U.K.
Abstract

The discovery of an orally bioavailable selective Estrogen Receptor downregulator (SERD) with equivalent potency and preclinical pharmacology to the intramuscular SERD fulvestrant is described. A directed screen identified the 1-aryl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole motif as a novel, druglike ER ligand. Aided by crystal structures of novel ligands bound to an ER construct, medicinal chemistry iterations led to (E)-3-(3,5-difluoro-4-((1R,3R)-2-(2-fluoro-2-methylpropyl)-3-methyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)phenyl)acrylic acid (30b, AZD9496), a clinical candidate with high oral bioavailability across preclinical species that is currently being evaluated in phase I clinical trials for the treatment of advanced Estrogen Receptor (ER) positive breast Cancer.

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