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ArticleCommunications chemistry2025

Discovery of KRAS(G12D) selective degrader ASP3082.

Tomohiro Yoshinari, Takeyuki Nagashima, Hiroki Ishioka, Kohei Inamura, Yoshihiro Nishizono, Mamoru Tasaki, Kanako Iguchi, Atsushi Suzuki, Chikako Sato, Ayako Nakayama and 8 more

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Article in Communications chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Tomohiro YoshinariEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan. tomohiro.yoshinari@astellas.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8088-163X
Takeyuki NagashimaEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Hiroki IshiokaEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Kohei InamuraEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Yoshihiro NishizonoEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Mamoru TasakiEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Kanako IguchiEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Atsushi SuzukiEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Chikako SatoEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Ayako NakayamaEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5732-7547
Yasushi AmanoApplied Research & Operations, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7190-7537
Yukihiro TateishiApplied Research & Operations, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Yosuke YamanakaApplied Research & Operations, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Fumio OsakiApplied Research & Operations, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Masayasu YoshinoApplied Research & Operations, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Kazuyuki KuramotoEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.
Tomoyoshi ImaizumiEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1129-3019
Masahiko HayakawaEngineered Small Molecules, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) is one of the most frequently mutated oncogenes in multiple cancers. Multiple types of KRAS mutation are observed in various patients with cancer, and the KRAS(G12D) mutation is the most common. Although multiple covalent inhibitors of the KRAS(G12C) mutation have been identified and clinically validated to date, no drugs have been approved yet for other mutations, including G12D. Herein, we report the discovery and characterization of ASP3082, a KRAS(G12D)-selective degrader, and the crystal structure of the drug-induced ternary complex of KRAS(G12D)/ASP3082/VHL (von Hippel-Lindau). We have also demonstrated an efficient structure-based rational optimization approach, which could be applicable for the optimization of other bifunctional proximity-inducing drugs. ASP3082 effectively induces KRAS(G12D) protein degradation with remarkable selectivity, demonstrates highly efficacious and durable pharmacological activity, and induces tumor regression in multiple KRAS(G12D)-mutated cancer xenograft models. Our results suggest that ASP3082 is a potential therapeutic agent for KRAS(G12D)-mutated cancer, and is now under clinical investigation.

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PMID40849515
PMCPMC12375097

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