New thiol and disulfide-containing maytansinoids bearing a mono or di-alkyl substitution on the α-carbon atom bearing the sulfur atom are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for the synthesis of these new maytansinoids and methods for the linkage of these new maytansinoids to cell-binding agents. The maytansinoid-cell-binding agent conjugates are useful as therapeutic agents, which are delivered specifically to target cells and are cytotoxic. These conjugates display vastly improved therapeutic efficacy in animal tumor models compared to the previously described agents.
本文介绍了一种新的含巯基和二
硫键的马丹霉素衍
生物,其α-碳原子上的
硫原子带有单烷基或双烷基取代基。同时,还揭示了合成这些新马丹霉素衍
生物和将其与细胞结合剂连接的方法。马丹霉素-细胞结合剂结合物可作为治疗剂,专门传递到靶细胞并具有细胞毒性。与先前描述的治疗剂相比,这些结合物在动物肿瘤模型中显示出极大的治疗效果。