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  2. Discovery and optimization of novel constrained pyrrolopyridone BET family inhibitors

Discovery and optimization of novel constrained pyrrolopyridone BET family inhibitors

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2018 Jun 1;28(10):1804-1810. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.04.020.
Steven D Fidanze 1 Dachun Liu 2 Robert A Mantei 3 Lisa A Hasvold 3 John K Pratt 3 George S Sheppard 3 Le Wang 3 James H Holms 3 Yujia Dai 3 Ana Aguirre 3 Andrew Bogdan 3 Justin D Dietrich 3 Jasmina Marjanovic 3 Chang H Park 3 Charles W Hutchins 3 Xiaoyu Lin 3 Mai H Bui 3 Xiaoli Huang 3 Denise Wilcox 3 Leiming Li 3 Rongqi Wang 3 Peter Kovar 3 Terrance J Magoc 3 Ganesh Rajaraman 3 Daniel H Albert 3 Yu Shen 3 Warren M Kati 3 Keith F McDaniel 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 AbbVie Inc., 1 North Waukegan Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064, United States. Electronic address: steve.fidanze@abbvie.com.
  • 2 AbbVie Inc., 1 North Waukegan Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064, United States. Electronic address: dachun.liu@abbvie.com.
  • 3 AbbVie Inc., 1 North Waukegan Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064, United States.
Abstract

Novel conformationally constrained BET bromodomain inhibitors have been developed. These inhibitors were optimized in two similar, yet distinct chemical series, the 6-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-ones (A) and the 1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-ones (B). Each series demonstrated excellent activity in binding and cellular assays, and lead compounds from each series demonstrated significant efficacy in in vivo tumor xenograft models.

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