212631-79-3Relevant articles and documents
Improved experimental procedure for the synthesis of the potent MEK inhibitor PD184352
Shpiro, Natalia,Marquez, Rodolfo
, p. 2265 - 2270 (2005)
An improved synthesis of the potent MEK inhibitor PD184352 (2-(2-Chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-N-cyclopropylmethoxy-3,4-difluoro-benzamide)) is herein reported. This new and reproducible protocol provides a simple and efficient way of generating gram quantities of PD184352 with minimal purification. Copyright Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Antiviral efficacy against influenza virus and pharmacokinetic analysis of a novel MEK-inhibitor, ATR-002, in cell culture and in the mouse model
Hamza, Hazem,Koch-Heier, Julia,Laure, Martin,Ludwig, Stephan,Planz, Oliver,Pleschka, Stephan,Quernheim, Martin,Schreiber, Andre,Müller, Christin,Müller, Gerhard
, (2020)
Antiviral therapies against influenza are required, especially for high-risk patients, severe influenza and in case of highly pathogenic influenza virus (IV) strains. However, currently, licensed drugs that target the virus directly are not very effective and often lead to the development of resistant IV variants. This may be overcome by targeting host cell factors that are required for IV propagation. IV induces a variety of host cell signaling cascades, such as the Raf/MEK/ERK kinase pathway. The activation of this pathway is necessary for IV propagation. MEK-inhibitors block the activation of the pathway on the bottleneck of the signaling cascade leading to impaired virus propagation. In the present study, we aimed to compare the antiviral potency and bioavailability of the MEK-inhibitor CI-1040 versus its major active metabolite ATR-002, in vitro as well as in the mouse model. In cell culture assays, an approximately 10-fold higher concentration of ATR-002 is required to generate the same antiviral activity as for CI-1040. Interestingly, we observed that considerably lower concentrations of ATR-002 were required to achieve a reduction of the viral load in vivo. Pharmacokinetic studies with ATR-002 and CI-1040 in mice have found the Cmax and AUC to be far higher for ATR-002 than for CI-1040. Our results thereby demonstrate the in vivo superiority of the active metabolite ATR-002 over CI-1040 as an antiviral agent despite its weaker cell membrane permeability. Therefore, ATR-002 is an attractive candidate for development as an efficient antiviral agent, especially given the fact that a treatment based on cellular pathway inhibition would be far less likely to lead to viral drug resistance.
The discovery of the benzhydroxamate MEK inhibitors CI-1040 and PD 0325901
Barrett, Stephen D.,Bridges, Alexander J.,Dudley, David T.,Saltiel, Alan R.,Fergus, James H.,Flamme, Cathlin M.,Delaney, Amy M.,Kaufman, Michael,LePage, Sophie,Leopold, Wilbur R.,Przybranowski, Sally A.,Sebolt-Leopold, Judith,Van Becelaere, Keri,Doherty, Annette M.,Kennedy, Robert M.,Marston, Dan,Howard Jr., W. Allen,Smith, Yvonne,Warmus, Joseph S.,Tecle, Haile
supporting information; experimental part, p. 6501 - 6504 (2009/10/01)
A novel series of benzhydroxamate esters derived from their precursor anthranilic acids have been prepared and have been identified as potent MEK inhibitors. 2-(2-Chloro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-N-cyclopropylmethoxy-3,4-difluoro-benzam ide, CI-1040, was the first MEK inhibitor to demonstrate in vivo activity in preclinical animal models and subsequently became the first MEK inhibitor to enter clinical trial. CI-1040 suffered however from poor exposure due to its poor solubility and rapid clearance, and as a result, development of the compound was terminated. Optimization of the diphenylamine core and modification of the hydroxamate side chain for cell potency, solubility, and exposure with oral delivery resulted in the discovery of the clinical candidate N-(2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-b enzamide PD 0325901.
5-SUBSTITUTED-2-PHENYLAMINO-BENZAMIDE AS MEK INHIBITOR
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Page/Page column 149, (2008/06/13)
An objective of the present invention is to provide compounds that exhibit strong MEK-inhibiting activity and are stable in vivo and soluble in water, which can be used as preventive or therapeutic agents for proliferative diseases. The compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are represented by the following formula (1): [where R1, R2, R3, R4, and X are the same as defined in the present patent application].
4-bromo or 4-iodo phenylamino benzhydroxamic acid derivatives and their use as MEK inhibitors
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, (2008/06/13)
Phenylamino benzhydroxamic acid derivatives of formula (I) where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are hydrogen or substituent groups such as alkyl, and where R7 is hydrogen or an organic radical, are potent inhibitors of MEK and, as such, are effective in treat
