1. Academic Validation
  2. Discovery of Clinical Candidate 1-{[(2S,3S,4S)-3-Ethyl-4-fluoro-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy}-7-methoxyisoquinoline-6-carboxamide (PF-06650833), a Potent, Selective Inhibitor of Interleukin-1 Receptor Associated Kinase 4 (IRAK4), by Fragment-Based Drug Design

Discovery of Clinical Candidate 1-{[(2S,3S,4S)-3-Ethyl-4-fluoro-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy}-7-methoxyisoquinoline-6-carboxamide (PF-06650833), a Potent, Selective Inhibitor of Interleukin-1 Receptor Associated Kinase 4 (IRAK4), by Fragment-Based Drug Design

  • J Med Chem. 2017 Jul 13;60(13):5521-5542. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00231.
Katherine L Lee Catherine M Ambler David R Anderson Brian P Boscoe Andrea G Bree Joanne I Brodfuehrer Jeanne S Chang Chulho Choi Seungwon Chung Kevin J Curran Jacqueline E Day Christoph M Dehnhardt Ken Dower Susan E Drozda Richard K Frisbie Lori K Gavrin Joel A Goldberg Seungil Han Martin Hegen David Hepworth Heidi R Hope Satwik Kamtekar Iain C Kilty Arthur Lee Lih-Ling Lin Frank E Lovering Michael D Lowe John P Mathias Heidi M Morgan 1 Elizabeth A Murphy Nikolaos Papaioannou Akshay Patny Betsy S Pierce Vikram R Rao Eddine Saiah Ivan J Samardjiev Brian M Samas Marina W H Shen Julia H Shin Holly H Soutter Joseph W Strohbach Peter T Symanowicz Jennifer R Thomason John D Trzupek Richard Vargas Fabien Vincent Jiangli Yan 1 Christoph W Zapf Stephen W Wright
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Inc. , 1070 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States.
Abstract

Through fragment-based drug design focused on engaging the active site of IRAK4 and leveraging three-dimensional topology in a ligand-efficient manner, a micromolar hit identified from a screen of a Pfizer fragment library was optimized to afford IRAK4 inhibitors with nanomolar potency in cellular assays. The medicinal chemistry effort featured the judicious placement of lipophilicity, informed by co-crystal structures with IRAK4 and optimization of ADME properties to deliver clinical candidate PF-06650833 (compound 40). This compound displays a 5-unit increase in lipophilic efficiency from the fragment hit, excellent kinase selectivity, and pharmacokinetic properties suitable for oral administration.

Figures
Products