Discovery of 5-[5-fluoro-2-oxo-1,2- dihydroindol-(3Z)-ylidenemethyl]-2,4- dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid (2-diethylaminoethyl)amide, a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting vascular endothelial and platelet-derived growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase

J Med Chem. 2003 Mar 27;46(7):1116-9. doi: 10.1021/jm0204183.

Abstract

To improve the antitumor properties and optimize the pharmaceutical properties including solubility and protein binding of indolin-2-ones, a number of different basic and weakly basic analogues were designed and synthesized. 5-[5-Fluoro-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroindol-(3Z)-ylidenemethyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylic acid (2-diethylaminoethyl)amide (12b or SU11248) has been found to show the best overall profile in terms of potency for the VEGF-R2 and PDGF-Rbeta tyrosine kinase at biochemical and cellular levels, solubility, protein binding, and bioavailability. 12b is currently in phase I clinical trials for the treatment of cancers.

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Biological Availability
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Indoles / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Pyrroles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry
  • Pyrroles / pharmacology
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Solubility
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Sunitinib
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Indoles
  • Pyrroles
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
  • Sunitinib