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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2018

Introduction of a Methyl Group Curbs Metabolism of Pyrido[3,4- d]pyrimidine Monopolar Spindle 1 (MPS1) Inhibitors and Enables the Discovery of the Phase 1 Clinical Candidate N

Hannah L Woodward, Paolo Innocenti, Kwai-Ming J Cheung, Angela Hayes, Jennie Roberts, Alan T Henley, Amir Faisal, Grace Wing-Yan Mak, Gary Box, Isaac M Westwood and 15 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MPS1 inhibition as an anticancer strategy: where do we stand?Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2026
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  2. TTK Inhibition Alleviates Postinjury Neointimal Formation and Atherosclerosis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  4. The two sides of chromosomal instability: drivers and brakes in cancer.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024
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  7. Review on the Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential of Pyrido[2,3-Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  8. Studies of Interaction Mechanism between Pyrido [3,4-Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hannah L WoodwardCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Paolo InnocentiCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Kwai-Ming J CheungCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Angela HayesCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Jennie RobertsCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Alan T HenleyCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Amir FaisalCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Grace Wing-Yan MakCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Gary BoxCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Isaac M WestwoodCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Nora CroninDivision of Structural Biology , The Institute of Cancer Research , London SW3 6JB , United Kingdom.
Michael CarterCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Melanie ValentiCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Alexis De Haven BrandonCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Lisa O'FeeCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Harry SavilleCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Jessica SchmittCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Rosemary BurkeCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Fabio BroccatelliCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Rob L M van MontfortCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Florence I RaynaudCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Suzanne A EcclesCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Spiros LinardopoulosCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.
Julian BlaggCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7409-0323
Swen HoelderCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-8636-1488
Institute of Cancer Research · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 11566Cancer Research UK 22897
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monopolar spindle 1 (MPS1) occupies a central role in mitosis and is one of the main components of the spindle assembly checkpoint. The MPS1 kinase is an attractive cancer target, and herein, we report the discovery of the clinical candidate BOS172722. The starting point for our work was a series of pyrido[3,4- d]pyrimidine inhibitors that demonstrated excellent potency and kinase selectivity but suffered from rapid turnover in human liver microsomes (HLM). Optimizing HLM stability proved challenging since it was not possible to identify a consistent site of metabolism and lowering lipophilicity proved unsuccessful. Key to overcoming this problem was the finding that introduction of a methyl group at the 6-position of the pyrido[3,4- d]pyrimidine core significantly improved HLM stability. Met ID studies suggested that the methyl group suppressed metabolism at the distant aniline portion of the molecule, likely by blocking the preferred pharmacophore through which P450 recognized the compound. This work ultimately led to the discovery of BOS172722 as a Phase 1 clinical candidate.

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCells, CulturedClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMethylationMiceMicrosomes, LiverModels, MolecularMolecular StructureProtein ConformationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesBOS172722Cell Cycle ProteinsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrimidinesTriazolesTTK protein, human

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PMID30199249
PMCPMC6166229
OpenAlexW2890830652

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