New Water-Soluble Duocarmycin Derivatives: Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of A-Ring Pyrrole Compounds Bearing β-Heteroarylacryloyl Groups
摘要:
A series of A-ring pyrrole compounds of duocarmycin bearing 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacryloyl groups were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro anticellular activity against HeLa S-3 cells and in vivo antitumor activity against murine sarcoma 180 in mice. Most of the Li 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacrylates displayed in vitro anticellular activity equivalent to that of 4'-methoxycinnamates, Among the 8-O-[(N-methylpiperazinyl)carbonyl] derivatives of 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacrylates, compound 15b having a (4-methoxy-3,5-pyrimidinyl)acryloyl as segment-B (Seg-B) showed remarkably potent in vivo antitumor activity and low peripheral blood toxicity compared with the A-ring pyrrole derivatives having the trimethoxyindole skeleton in Seg-B, which were equal to 8-O-[(N-methylpiperazinyl)carbonyl] derivatives of 4'-methoxycinnamates. Moreover, these 8-O-[(N-methylpiperazinyl)carbonyl] derivatives of 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacrylates had high aqueous solubility.
Provided are DC-89 derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents Cl or Br, R represents hydrogen or COR.sup.1, and W represents ##STR2## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of the present invention have excellent anti-tumor activity and are useful as anti-tumor agents.
A series of A-ring pyrrole compounds of duocarmycin bearing 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacryloyl groups were synthesized and evaluated for in vitro anticellular activity against HeLa S-3 cells and in vivo antitumor activity against murine sarcoma 180 in mice. Most of the Li 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacrylates displayed in vitro anticellular activity equivalent to that of 4'-methoxycinnamates, Among the 8-O-[(N-methylpiperazinyl)carbonyl] derivatives of 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacrylates, compound 15b having a (4-methoxy-3,5-pyrimidinyl)acryloyl as segment-B (Seg-B) showed remarkably potent in vivo antitumor activity and low peripheral blood toxicity compared with the A-ring pyrrole derivatives having the trimethoxyindole skeleton in Seg-B, which were equal to 8-O-[(N-methylpiperazinyl)carbonyl] derivatives of 4'-methoxycinnamates. Moreover, these 8-O-[(N-methylpiperazinyl)carbonyl] derivatives of 4'-methoxy-beta-heteroarylacrylates had high aqueous solubility.