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  2. Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Interacting Kinase (MNK) 1 and 2 and BCR-ABL1 Inhibitors Targeting Chronic Myeloid Leukemic Cells

Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Interacting Kinase (MNK) 1 and 2 and BCR-ABL1 Inhibitors Targeting Chronic Myeloid Leukemic Cells

  • J Med Chem. 2016 Apr 14;59(7):3063-78. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01712.
Joseph Cherian 1 Kassoum Nacro 1 Zhi Ying Poh 1 Samantha Guo 1 Duraiswamy A Jeyaraj 1 Yun Xuan Wong 1 Melvyn Ho 1 Hai Yan Yang 1 Joma Kanikadu Joy 1 Zekui Perlyn Kwek 1 Boping Liu 1 John Liang Kuan Wee 1 Esther H Q Ong 1 Meng Ling Choong 1 Anders Poulsen 1 May Ann Lee 1 Vishal Pendharkar 1 Li Jun Ding 1 Vithya Manoharan 1 Yun Shan Chew 1 Kanda Sangthongpitag 1 Sharon Lim 2 S Tiong Ong 2 Jeffrey Hill 1 Thomas H Keller 1
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Affiliations

  • 1 Experimental Therapeutics Centre , 13 Biopolis Way, Nanos, Singapore 138669.
  • 2 Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Graduate Medical School , 8 College Road, Singapore, Singapore 169857.
Abstract

Clinically used BCR-ABL1 inhibitors for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia do not eliminate leukemic stem cells (LSC). It has been shown that MNK1 and 2 inhibitors prevent phosphorylation of eIF4E and eliminate the self-renewal capacity of LSCs. Herein, we describe the identification of novel dual MNK1 and 2 and BCR-ABL1 inhibitors, starting from the known kinase inhibitor 2. Initial structure-activity relationship studies resulted in compound 27 with loss of BCR-ABL1 inhibition. Further modification led to orally bioavailable dual MNK1 and 2 and BCR-ABL1 inhibitors 53 and 54, which are efficacious in a mouse xenograft model and also reduce the level of phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E in the tumor tissues. Kinase selectivity of these compounds is also presented.

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