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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2024

Discovery of SD-436: A Potent, Highly Selective and Efficacious STAT3 PROTAC Degrader Capable of Achieving Complete and Long-Lasting Tumor Regression.

Renqi Xu, Haibin Zhou, Longchuan Bai, Donna McEachern, Dimin Wu, Ranjan Kumar Acharyya, Mi Wang, Jelena Tošović, Chao-Yie Yang, Krishnapriya Chinnaswamy and 7 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 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Evolving CRBN ligands enhance the drug-like properties of protein degraders.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  2. STAT3 signaling inhibitors for cancer treatment.Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2026
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  8. A Scalable Design for Proximity-Inducing Molecules.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  11. STAT3 axis in cancer and cancer stem cells: From oncogenesis to targeted therapies.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Renqi XuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Haibin ZhouDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Longchuan BaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Donna McEachernDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Dimin WuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Ranjan Kumar AcharyyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1562-0216
Mi WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Jelena TošovićDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5531-7193
Chao-Yie YangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5445-0109
Krishnapriya ChinnaswamyLife Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Jennifer L MeagherLife Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Jeanne A StuckeyLife Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Cai LiuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Meilin WangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Bo WenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.
Duxin SunDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6406-2126
Shaomeng WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8782-6950

Funding

XenograftP30CA046592 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI THEODORE S LAWRENCE · 1988 to 2026
$178.2M
Small-molecule STAT3 degradersR01CA244509 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WANG, SHAOMENG · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046592NCI NIH HHS R01 CA244509
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STAT3 is an attractive therapeutic target for cancer and other human diseases. We have previously reported the discovery of potent, selective, and efficacious PROTAC STAT3 degraders SD-36 and SD-91. In this study, we have designed and synthesized a novel series of STAT3 degraders using a new, high-affinity STAT3 ligand with excellent chemical stability and cereblon ligands. Our efforts led to the discovery of SD-436, a highly potent and selective STAT3 degrader. A single intravenous administration of SD-436 at 5 mg/kg effectively induces rapid, complete, and durable depletion of STAT3 in mouse native and xenograft tumor tissues. SD-436 achieves complete and long-lasting tumor regression even with a weekly dosing schedule in leukemia and lymphoma xenograft models in mice. SD-436 represents a promising STAT3 degrader for advanced preclinical development as a new therapy for the treatment of human cancers and other human diseases.

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Antineoplastic AgentsSTAT3 Transcription FactorAnimalsCell Line, TumorDrug DiscoveryFemaleHumansMiceProteolysisStructure-Activity RelationshipXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic AgentsSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID39509603
PMCPMC12981319

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