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  2. Discovery of ERD-1233 as a Potent and Orally Efficacious Estrogen Receptor PROTAC Degrader for the Treatment of ER+ Human Breast Cancer

Discovery of ERD-1233 as a Potent and Orally Efficacious Estrogen Receptor PROTAC Degrader for the Treatment of ER+ Human Breast Cancer

  • J Med Chem. 2024 Nov 14;67(21):19010-19037. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01521.
Ranjan Kumar Acharyya 1 Rohan Kalyan Rej 1 Biao Hu 1 Zhixiang Chen 1 Dimin Wu 1 Jianfeng Lu 1 Hoda Metwally 1 Donna McEachern 1 Yu Wang 1 Wei Jiang 1 Longchuan Bai 1 Jelena Tošović 1 Christina L Gersch 1 Guozhang Xu 2 Weihong Zhang 2 WenXue Wu 2 E Scott Priestley 2 Zhihua Sui 2 Farzad Sarkari 3 Bo Wen 3 Duxin Sun 3 James M Rae 1 4 5 Shaomeng Wang 1 4 6 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
  • 2 SK Life Science Laboratories, 2500 Renaissance Blvd, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, United States.
  • 3 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
  • 4 Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
  • 5 The Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
  • 6 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Abstract

Despite the development of highly effective therapies for the treatment of Estrogen Receptor α (ERα)-positive human breast Cancer, clinical resistance to current therapies requires the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Herein, we report the discovery of ERD-1233 as a potent and orally efficacious ERα Degrader designed using the PROTAC technology. ERD-1233 was developed based on Lasofoxifene as the ER binding moiety and a novel Cereblon ligand through extensive optimization of the linker. ERD-1233 potently and effectively reduces the ERα protein in vitro and achieves excellent oral bioavailability in mice and rats. Oral administration of ERD-1233 effectively reduces ER protein in ER+ tumors and achieves tumor regression in the ER wild-type MCF-7 xenograft tumor model and strong tumor growth inhibition in the ESR1Y537S mutated model in mice. Our data demonstrate that ERD-1233 is a promising ER PROTAC degrader for extensive evaluation as a new therapy for the treatment of ER+ human breast Cancer.

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