Discovery of a 5<i>H</i>-Benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-<i>b</i>]pyridin-5-one (MK-2461) Inhibitor of c-Met Kinase for the Treatment of Cancer
作者:Jason D. Katz、James P. Jewell、David J. Guerin、Jongwon Lim、Christopher J. Dinsmore、Sujal V. Deshmukh、Bo-Sheng Pan、C. Gary Marshall、Wei Lu、Michael D. Altman、William K. Dahlberg、Lenora Davis、Danielle Falcone、Ana E. Gabarda、Gaozhen Hang、Harold Hatch、Rachael Holmes、Kaiko Kunii、Kevin J. Lumb、Bart Lutterbach、Robert Mathvink、Naim Nazef、Sangita B. Patel、Xianlu Qu、John F. Reilly、Keith W. Rickert、Craig Rosenstein、Stephen M. Soisson、Kerrie B. Spencer、Alexander A. Szewczak、Deborah Walker、Wenxian Wang、Jonathan Young、Qinwen Zeng
DOI:10.1021/jm200112k
日期:2011.6.23
c-Met is a transmembrane tyrosine kinase that mediates activation of several signaling pathways implicated in aggressive cancer phenotypes. In recent years, research into this area has highlighted c-Met as an attractive cancer drug target, triggering a number of approaches to disrupt aberrant c-Met signaling. Screening efforts identified a unique class of 5H-benzo[4,5]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-5-one kinase inhibitors, exemplified by 1. Subsequent SAR studies led to the development of 81 (MK-2461), a potent inhibitor of c-Met that was efficacious in preclinical animal models of tumor suppression. In addition, biochemical studies and X-ray analysis have revealed that this unique class of kinase inhibitors binds preferentially to the activated (phosphorylated) form of the kinase. This report details the development of 81 and provides a description of its unique biochemical properties.