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ArticleBiomolecules2025

The Novel Imiqualine EAPB02303 Is a Potent Drug for Treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Perla Makhoul, Rita Hleihel, Shaymaa Itani, Maguy Hamie, Stephanie Pagniagua-Gayraud, Cindy Patinote, Myriam Richaud, Raghida Abou Merhi, Marwan El-Sabban, Simon Galas and 3 more

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Article in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Cancers · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Perla MakhoulInstitut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0009-0008-3114-7888
Rita HleihelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 113-6044, Lebanon.
Shaymaa ItaniDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 113-6044, Lebanon.
Maguy HamieDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 113-6044, Lebanon.
Stephanie Pagniagua-GayraudInstitut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France.
Cindy PatinoteInstitut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5854-310X
Myriam RichaudInstitut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7720-8569
Raghida Abou MerhiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, GSBT Laboratory, Lebanese University, R. Hariri Campus, Hadath 1533, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-3299-8595
Marwan El-SabbanDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 113-6044, Lebanon.
Simon GalasInstitut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1717-1266
Carine Deleuze-MasquefaInstitut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4086-5178
Pierre-Antoine BonnetInstitut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, CNRS, ENSCM, Université de Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8579-4150
Hiba El HajjDepartment of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 113-6044, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-1069-0477

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although 60% of AML patients respond well to standard chemotherapy, most patients eventually relapse, develop chemoresistance, and do not survive more than five years. Targeted therapies, including analogs of imiquimod belonging to the family of imiqualines, emerged as promising agents against AML. Notably, the first-generation imiqualine EAPB0503 proved selective potency against nucleophosmin-1-mutant (NPM1c) AML. Recently, chemical modifications of EAPB0503 led to the development of the lead compound from the second generation, EAPB02303. Here, we demonstrate that EAPB02303 displays 200-fold greater potency, broader activity across AML subtypes, and, importantly, a distinct mechanistic profile when compared to EAPB0503. Unlike EAPB0503, which primarily targeted

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Antineoplastic AgentsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceNucleophosminPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic AgentsNPM1 protein, humanNucleophosminPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesacute myeloid leukemiaimiqualinesNPM1cPI3K/AKT/mTOR

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PMID40427634
PMCPMC12109066

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