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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2026

Discovery of CTX-439: A Potent and Selective CDK12 Inhibitor as a Prospective Anti-Cancer Drug.

Kenichiro Shimokawa, Koji Ono, Moriteru Asano, Takaharu Hirayama, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Toshio Tanaka, Hiroshi Banno, Nobuki Sakauchi, Yasuhiro Hirata, Jun Fujimoto and 15 more

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Kenichiro ShimokawaResearch, Chordia Therapeutics, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1982-0407
Koji OnoResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Moriteru AsanoResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Takaharu HirayamaResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Hidekazu TokuharaAxcelead Drug Discovery Partners, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.
Toshio TanakaResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Hiroshi BannoAxcelead Drug Discovery Partners, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.
Nobuki SakauchiResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Yasuhiro HirataResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Jun FujimotoResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8857-2059
Hironori KokuboResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6237-1013
Ryo MizojiriResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3675-5272
Douglas R CaryResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3940-6078
Masahiro ItoResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-535X
Hironobu MaezakiResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Yasuhiro ImaedaResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-9751
Hiroshi TanakaAxcelead Drug Discovery Partners, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.
Noriko UchiyamaResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Tomoya SameshimaResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3580-3095
Mitsuyo KondoResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Tomohiro KawamotoResearch, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
Midori SugiyamaResearch, Chordia Therapeutics, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.
Hiroko YamakawaResearch, Chordia Therapeutics, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.
Daisuke MorishitaResearch, Chordia Therapeutics, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.
Yasuyoshi ArikawaResearch, Chordia Therapeutics, Inc., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0012, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) is a transcription-associated kinase critical in regulating transcription, mRNA splicing, translation, cell cycle progression, and DNA damage repair (DDR) pathways. CDK12 is a notable therapeutic target in cancer owing to its regulation of key DDR genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are essential in maintaining genomic stability. In this study, we describe the lead optimization of a 1,4-

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Cancer therapyCDK12 inhibitorCTX-439Drug developmentLead optimization

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PMID42445040
PMCPMC13358977

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