Lessons from (<i>S</i>)-6-(1-(6-(1-Methyl-1<i>H</i>-pyrazol-4-yl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-<i>b</i>]pyridazin-3-yl)ethyl)quinoline (PF-04254644), an Inhibitor of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase c-Met with High Protein Kinase Selectivity but Broad Phosphodiesterase Family Inhibition Leading to Myocardial Degeneration in Rats
作者:J. Jean Cui、Hong Shen、Michelle Tran-Dubé、Mitchell Nambu、Michele McTigue、Neil Grodsky、Kevin Ryan、Shinji Yamazaki、Shirley Aguirre、Max Parker、Qiuhua Li、Helen Zou、James Christensen
DOI:10.1021/jm400926x
日期:2013.9.12
The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/c-Met signaling axis is deregulated in many cancers and plays important roles in tumor invasive growth and metastasis. An exclusively selective c-Met inhibitor (S)-6-(1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol -4-yl) - [1,2,4] triazolo [4,3-b pyridazin- 3-yl) ethyl) quinoline (8) was discovered from a highly selective high-throughput screening hit. via structure-based drug design and medicinal chemistry lead optimization. Compound 8 had many attractive properties meriting preclinical evaluation. Broad off-target screens identified 8 as a pan-phosphodiesterase (PDE) family inhibitor, which was implicated in a sustained increase in heart rate, increased cardiac output, and decreased contractility indices, as well as myocardial degeneration in in vivo safety evaluations in rats. Compound 8 was terminated as a preclinical candidate because of a narrow therapeutic window in cardio-related safety. The learning from multiparameter lead optimization and strategies to avoid the toxicity attrition at the late stage of drug discovery are discussed.