Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of 6,7-Disubstituted 4-Anilinoquinoline-3-carbonitriles. The Design of an Orally Active, Irreversible Inhibitor of the Tyrosine Kinase Activity of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 (HER-2)
作者:Allan Wissner、Elsebe Overbeek、Marvin F. Reich、M. Brawner Floyd、Bernard D. Johnson、Nellie Mamuya、Edward C. Rosfjord、Carolyn Discafani、Rachel Davis、Xiaoqing Shi、Sridhar K. Rabindran、Brian C. Gruber、Fei Ye、William A. Hallett、Ramaswamy Nilakantan、Ru Shen、Yu-Fen Wang、Lee M. Greenberger、Hwei-Ru Tsou
DOI:10.1021/jm020241c
日期:2003.1.1
A series of of 6,7-disubstituted-4-anilinoquinoline-3-carbonitrile derivatives that function as irreversible inhibitors of EGFR and HER-2 kinases have been prepared. These inhibitors have, at the 6-position, butynamide, crotonamide, and methacrylamide Michael acceptors bearing water-solublilizing substituents. These compounds were prepared by acylation of 6-amino-4-(arylamino)quinoline-3-carbonitriles with unsaturated acid chlorides or mixed anhydrides. We performed competitive reactivity studies showing that attaching a dialkylamino group onto the end of the Michael acceptor results in compounds with greater reactivity due to intramolecular catalysis of the Michael addition. This, along with improved water-solubility results in compounds with enhanced biological properties. We present molecular modeling results consistent with the proposed mechanism of inhibition. One compound, 5 (EKB-569), which shows excellent oral in vivo activity, was selected for further studies and is currently in phase I clinical trials for the treatment of cancer.