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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2019

Designing Dual Inhibitors of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) and Bromodomain-4 (BRD4) by Tuning Kinase Selectivity.

Ellen Watts, David Heidenreich, Elizabeth Tucker, Monika Raab, Klaus Strebhardt, Louis Chesler, Stefan Knapp, Benjamin Bellenie, Swen Hoelder

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ellen WattsCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , U.K.
David HeidenreichInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University , Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 , D-60438 Frankfurt am Main , Germany.
Elizabeth TuckerPaediatric and Solid Tumour Biology and Therapeutics Group , The Institute of Cancer Research , 15 Cotswold Road , London SM2 5NG , U.K.
Monika RaabDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University , Theodor-Stern Kai 7 , 60590 Frankfurt am Main , Germany.
Klaus StrebhardtDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University , Theodor-Stern Kai 7 , 60590 Frankfurt am Main , Germany.
Louis CheslerPaediatric and Solid Tumour Biology and Therapeutics Group , The Institute of Cancer Research , 15 Cotswold Road , London SM2 5NG , U.K.
Stefan KnappInstitute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University , Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9 , D-60438 Frankfurt am Main , Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-6494
Benjamin BellenieCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , U.K.
Swen HoelderCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research , London SM2 5NG , U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-8636-1488
Institute of Cancer Research · GBGoethe University Frankfurt · DE

Funding

Cancer Research UK 11566Cancer Research UK 18339Cancer Research UK 22897Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concomitant inhibition of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and bromodomain-4 (BRD4) is a potential therapeutic strategy for targeting two key oncogenic drivers that co-segregate in a significant fraction of high-risk neuroblastoma patients, mutation of ALK and amplification of MYCN. Starting from known dual polo-like kinase (PLK)-1-BRD4 inhibitor BI-2536, we employed structure-based design to redesign this series toward compounds with a dual ALK-BRD4 profile. These efforts led to compound ( R)-2-((2-ethoxy-4-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)phenyl)amino)-7-ethyl-5-methyl-8-((4-methylthiophen-2-yl)methyl)-7,8-dihydropteridin-6(5 H)-one (16k) demonstrating improved ALK activity and significantly reduced PLK-1 activity, while maintaining BRD4 activity and overall kinome selectivity. We demonstrate the compounds' on-target engagement with ALK and BRD4 in cells as well as favorable broad kinase and bromodomain selectivity.

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Drug DesignAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorHumansProtein Kinase InhibitorsStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificityTranscription FactorsALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBRD4 protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsProtein Kinase InhibitorsTranscription Factors

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PMID30789735
PMCPMC6421522
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