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  2. Discovery of CJ-2360 as a Potent and Orally Active Inhibitor of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Capable of Achieving Complete Tumor Regression

Discovery of CJ-2360 as a Potent and Orally Active Inhibitor of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Capable of Achieving Complete Tumor Regression

  • J Med Chem. 2020 Nov 25;63(22):13994-14016. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01550.
Jianyong Chen 1 2 Yunlong Zhou 2 Xuyuan Dong 1 Liu Liu 1 Longchuan Bai 1 Donna McEachern 1 Sally Przybranowski 1 Chao-Yie Yang 1 Jeanne Stuckey 3 Xiaoqin Li 4 Bo Wen 4 Ting Zhao 4 Siwei Sun 4 Duxin Sun 4 Lingling Jiao 2 Yu Jing 2 Ming Guo 2 Dajun Yang 2 Shaomeng Wang 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Rogel Cancer Center and Departments of Internal Medicine, Pharmacology, and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
  • 2 Ascentage Pharma (Jiangsu), Medical City Avenue, QB3 Building First Floor, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province 225300, China.
  • 3 Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
  • 4 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Abstract

We report herein the discovery of a class of potent small-molecule inhibitors of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) containing a fused indoloquinoline scaffold. The most promising compound CJ-2360 has an IC50 value of 2.2 nM against wild-type ALK and low-nanomolar potency against several clinically reported ALK mutants. This compound is capable of achieving complete tumor regression in the ALK-positive KARPAS-299 xenograft model with oral administration in mice. CJ-2360 represents a promising ALK inhibitor for advanced preclinical development.

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