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ArticleBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters2019

Discovery of IACS-8803 and IACS-8779, potent agonists of stimulator of interferon genes (STING) with robust systemic antitumor efficacy.

Casey R Ager, Huaping Zhang, Zhanlei Wei, Philip Jones, Michael A Curran, M Emilia Di Francesco

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Article in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Casey R AgerDepartment of Immunology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blv., Houston 77030, TX, USA; The University of Texas MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biochemical Sciences, Immunology Program, 1515 Holcombe Blv., Houston 77030, TX, USA.
Huaping ZhangWuXi AppTec (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., 666 Gaoxin Road, Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Hubei 430075, China.
Zhanlei WeiWuXi AppTec (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., 666 Gaoxin Road, Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Hubei 430075, China.
Philip JonesInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blv., Houston 77030, TX, USA.
Michael A CurranDepartment of Immunology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blv., Houston 77030, TX, USA; The University of Texas MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biochemical Sciences, Immunology Program, 1515 Holcombe Blv., Houston 77030, TX, USA.
M Emilia Di FrancescoInstitute for Applied Cancer Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blv., Houston 77030, TX, USA. Electronic address: medifrancesco@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USWuXi AppTec (China) · CN

Funding

Convalescent Plasma to Limit Coronavirus Associated ComplicationsUL1TR003167 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI KARP, DANIEL D, MCPHERSON, DAVID D · 2019 to 2023
$45.3M
Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS)TL1TR000369 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MCPHERSON, DAVID D · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR000369NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003167
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway by both exogenous and endogenous cytosolic DNA results in the production of interferon beta (IFN-β) and is required for the generation of cytotoxic T-cell priming against tumor antigens. In the clinical setting, pharmacological stimulation of the STING pathway has the potential to synergize with immunotherapy antibodies by boosting anti-tumor immune responses. We report the discovery of two highly potent cyclic dinucleotide STING agonists, IACS-8803 and IACS-8779, which show robust activation of the STING pathway in vitro and a superior systemic anti-tumor response in the B16 murine model of melanoma when compared to one of the clinical benchmark compounds.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic AgentsCell LineCytosolHeterocyclic CompoundsHumansImmunity, InnateImmunotherapyInterferon-betaMelanomaMelanoma, ExperimentalMembrane ProteinsMiceNucleotides, CyclicPhosphatesAntigens, NeoplasmAntineoplastic AgentsHeterocyclic CompoundsInterferon-betaMembrane ProteinsNucleotides, CyclicPhosphatesphosphorodithioic acidCyclic dinucleotideImmune responsePhosphorothioate estersSTING agonistsT-cell priming

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PMID31500996
PMCPMC6993876
OpenAlexW2969874193

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