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  2. Targeting KRAS Mutant Cancers via Combination Treatment: Discovery of a Pyridopyridazinone pan-RAF Kinase Inhibitor

Targeting KRAS Mutant Cancers via Combination Treatment: Discovery of a Pyridopyridazinone pan-RAF Kinase Inhibitor

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2021 Apr 21;12(5):791-797. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00063.
Malcolm P Huestis 1 Matthew R Durk 2 Charles Eigenbrot 3 Paul Gibbons 1 Thomas L Hunsaker 4 Hank La 2 Dennis H Leung 5 Wendy Liu 1 Shiva Malek 6 Mark Merchant 4 John G Moffat 7 Christine S Muli 5 Christine J Orr 4 Brendan T Parr 1 Frances Shanahan 6 Christopher J Sneeringer 7 Weiru Wang 3 Ivana Yen 6 Jianping Yin 3 Joachim Rudolph 1 Michael Siu 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Discovery Chemistry, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
  • 2 Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
  • 3 Structural Biology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
  • 4 Translational Oncology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
  • 5 Small Molecule Pharmaceutical Sciences, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
  • 6 Molecular Oncology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
  • 7 Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.
Abstract

Structure-based optimization of a set of aryl urea Raf inhibitors has led to the identification of Type II pan-RAF inhibitor GNE-9815 (7), which features a unique pyrido[2,3-d]pyridazin-8(7H)-one hinge-binding motif. With minimal polar hinge contacts, the pyridopyridazinone hinge binder moiety affords exquisite kinase selectivity in a lipophilic efficient manner. The improved physicochemical properties of GNE-9815 provided a path for oral dosing without enabling formulations. In vivo evaluation of GNE-9815 in combination with the MEK Inhibitor cobimetinib demonstrated synergistic MAPK pathway modulation in an HCT116 xenograft mouse model. To the best of our knowledge, GNE-9815 is among the most highly kinase-selective Raf inhibitors reported to date.

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Products
  • Cat. No.
    Product Name
    Description
    Target
    Research Area
  • HY-142160
    98.28%, RAF抑制剂
    Raf