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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2024

Advancing Cancer Immunotherapy through Engineering New PD-L1 Degraders: A Comprehensive Study from Small Molecules to PD-L1-Specific Peptide-Drug Conjugates.

Zekun Zeng, Zhiwei Yang, Chenghao Li, Shujing Liu, Wei Wei, Ye Zhou, Simeng Wang, Mengjun Sui, Mengdan Li, Shumei Lin and 2 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Novel PD-L1 Small-Molecule Inhibitors Advancing Cancer Immunotherapy.Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Zekun ZengInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Zhiwei YangMOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-6158-8803
Chenghao LiInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Shujing LiuInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Wei WeiDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P. R. China.
Ye ZhouInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Simeng WangInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Mengjun SuiInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Mengdan LiDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Shumei LinDepartment of Infectious Disease Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.
Yangyang ChengInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-4991-6610
Peng HouInternational Joint Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine of Shaanxi Province and Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-7010-7944

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the considerable achievements of antibodies targeting PD-1/PD-L1 in cancer immunotherapy, limitations in antitumor immune response and pharmacokinetics hinder their clinical adoption. Small molecules toward PD-L1 degradation signifies an innovative avenue to modulate PD-1/PD-L1 axis. Herein, we unveil a comprehensive engineering involving the development of new PD-L1 degraders based on the berberine (BBR) and palmatine (PMT) bioactive frameworks and explore their translational potential for cancer immunotherapy using a peptide-drug conjugate strategy. Chemical modifications at the O-9 position of PMT dramatically enhance the PD-L1 degradation capacity. Further conjugation of PMT degraders with an anti-PD-L1 peptide featuring disulfide linkers enables efficient GSH-specific prodrug activation, yielding synergistic immunotherapeutic benefits through both external PD-L1 blockade and internal PD-L1 degradation mechanisms. This work elucidates the compelling charm of the discovery and application of PD-L1 degraders, offering solutions to the challenges in advancing cancer immunotherapy in widespread clinics.

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B7-H1 AntigenImmunotherapyPeptidesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceNeoplasmsSmall Molecule LibrariesAntineoplastic AgentsB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanPeptidesSmall Molecule Libraries

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PMID39420825
PMCPMC11571110

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