1392804-15-7Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Near infrared imaging of Mer tyrosine kinase (: MERTK) using MERi-SiR reveals tumor associated macrophage uptake in metastatic disease
Miller, Miles A.,Kim, Eunha,Cuccarese, Michael F.,Plotkin, Alec L.,Prytyskach, Mark,Kohler, Rainer H.,Pittet, Mikael J.,Weissleder, Ralph
, p. 42 - 45 (2017/12/27)
The receptor tyrosine kinase Mer (MERTK) is a promising drug target in cancer, where it can influence the metastasis-promoting signaling of both tumor cells and immune cells alike; however, no small molecule probes currently exist to selectively image Mer. In this work, we design and synthesize a selective near-infrared fluorescent molecular probe of Mer (MERi-SiR). Confocal microscopy of metastases in mice reveals predominant probe accumulation in Mer-expressing tumor-associated macrophages.
THE METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF TUMORS
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This invention is in the area of improved therapeutic combinations for and methods of treating selected cancers using specific Mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK) inhibitors in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In one aspect, an improved treatment for select cancers is disclosed using specific Mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK) inhibitors, for example UNC2371, in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, for example, a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) inhibitor, a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) inhibitor, or a programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL-1) inhibitor.
UNC2025, a potent and orally bioavailable MER/FLT3 dual inhibitor
Zhang, Weihe,Deryckere, Deborah,Hunter, Debra,Liu, Jing,Stashko, Michael A.,Minson, Katherine A.,Cummings, Christopher T.,Lee, Minjung,Glaros, Trevor G.,Newton, Dianne L.,Sather, Susan,Zhang, Dehui,Kireev, Dmitri,Janzen, William P.,Earp, H. Shelton,Graham, Douglas K.,Frye, Stephen V.,Wang, Xiaodong
supporting information, p. 7031 - 7041 (2014/11/08)
We previously reported a potent small molecule Mer tyrosine kinase inhibitor UNC1062. However, its poor PK properties prevented further assessment in vivo. We report here the sequential modification of UNC1062 to address DMPK properties and yield a new potent and highly orally bioavailable Mer inhibitor, 11, capable of inhibiting Mer phosphorylation in vivo, following oral dosing as demonstrated by pharmaco-dynamic (PD) studies examining phospho-Mer in leukemic blasts from mouse bone marrow. Kinome profiling versus more than 300 kinases in vitro and cellular selectivity assessments demonstrate that 11 has similar subnanomolar activity against Flt3, an additional important target in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), with pharmacologically useful selectivity versus other kinases examined.
PYRROLOPYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER
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The ectopic expression of Mer receptor tyrosine kinase (Mer) has been identified as a tumor cell survival gene product in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) cells and a potential cause of ALL chemoresistance. Hence, we investigated whether the development of small molecule Mer inhibitors was possible. A first aspect of the present invention is a compound (sometimes referred to as an active compound herein) of Formula I, IA, or IB.
