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Discovery and preclinical evaluations of WX-0593, a novel ALK inhibitor targeting crizotinib-resistant mutations

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2022 Jun 15:66:128730. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128730.
Xile Liu 1 Lu Zhang 1 Haiwen Wan 1 Zhenzhen Zhu 1 Jing Jin 1 Yuxin Qin 1 Weifeng Mao 1 Kang Yan 1 Douglas Fang 1 Wen Jiang 1 Lihong Hu 1 Jinhua Chen 1 Kevin Chen 1 Shuhui Chen 1 Jian Li 1 Shuyong Zhao 2 Shansong Zheng 2 Long Zhang 2 Charles Z Ding 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 WuXi AppTec, 288 Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, People's Republic of China.
  • 2 Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Small Molecular Targeted Drugs, Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., No. 243 Gong Ye Bei Road, Jinan, Shandong Province 250100, People's Republic of China.
  • 3 WuXi AppTec, 288 Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: charles_ding@wuxiapptec.com.
Abstract

ALK gene rearrangements are oncogenic drivers in approximately 5% of NSCLC. Crizotinib, a first generation ALK inhibitor, is widely prescribed for ALK-positive NSCLC in clinic. Resistance to crizotinib and Other ALK inhibitors has been problematic. Addressing resistance, here we describe discovery and development of a novel, proprietary spirocyclic diamine-substituted aryl phosphine oxide series of inhibitors, which led to the identification of WX-0593 (16a) as a potent ALK inhibitor. WX-0593 inhibited the activity of both wild type and resistant mutants of ALK in vitro, showed strong antitumor activity in a crizotinib-resistant mouse PDX model. WX-0593 is currently under development in phase II/III clinical trials.

Keywords

ALK; ALK inhibitor; Crizotinib resistance; Phosphine oxide.

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