Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel 3-pyrrolo[b] cyclohexylene-2-dihydroindolinone derivatives as potent receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.08.037

A novel series of 3-pyrrolo[b]cyclohexylene-2-dihydroindolinone derivatives targeting VEGFR-2, PDGFR-β and c-Kit kinases were designed and synthesized. The molecular design was based on the SAR features of indolin-2-ones as kinase inhibitors. SAR study of the series allowed us to identify compounds possessing more potent inhibitory activities against the three kinases than sunitinb with IC₅₀ values in the low nanomolar range in vitro. Additionally, some compounds also showed favorable antiproliferative activities against a panel of cancer cell lines (BXPC-3, T24, BGC, HEPG2 and HT29).