2. Academic Validation
  3. Discovery of N-(1-Acryloylazetidin-3-yl)-2-(1 H-indol-1-yl)acetamides as Covalent Inhibitors of KRASG12C

Discovery of N-(1-Acryloylazetidin-3-yl)-2-(1 H-indol-1-yl)acetamides as Covalent Inhibitors of KRASG12C

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2019 Aug 20;10(9):1302-1308. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00258.
Youngsook Shin 1,  Joon Won Jeong 2,  Ryan P Wurz 1,  Pragathi Achanta 1,  Tara Arvedson 1,  Michael D Bartberger 1,  Iain D G Campuzano 1,  Ray Fucini 2,  Stig K Hansen 2,  John Ingersoll 1,  Jeffrey S Iwig 2,  J Russell Lipford 1,  Vu Ma 1,  David J Kopecky 1,  John McCarter 1,  Tisha San Miguel 1,  Christopher Mohr 1,  Sudi Sabet 2,  Anne Y Saiki 1,  Andrew Sawayama 2,  Steven Sethofer 2,  Christopher M Tegley 1,  Laurie P Volak 1,  Kevin Yang 1,  Brian A Lanman 1,  Daniel A Erlanson 2,  Victor J Cee 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Departments of Therapeutic Discovery, Oncology Research, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, Amgen Research, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States.
  • 2 Carmot Therapeutics, Inc. 740 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, California 94710, United States.
PMID: 31531201 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00258
Abstract

KRAS regulates many cellular processes including proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Point mutants of KRAS have long been known to be molecular drivers of Cancer. KRAS p.G12C, which occurs in approximately 14% of lung adenocarcinomas, 3-5% of colorectal cancers, and low levels in Other solid tumors, represents an attractive therapeutic target for covalent inhibitors. Herein, we disclose the discovery of a class of novel, potent, and selective covalent inhibitors of KRASG12C identified through a custom library synthesis and screening platform called Chemotype Evolution and structure-based design. Identification of a hidden surface groove bordered by H95/Y96/Q99 side chains was key to the optimization of this class of molecules. Best-in-series exemplars exhibit a rapid covalent reaction with cysteine 12 of GDP-KRASG12C with submicromolar inhibition of downstream signaling in a KRASG12C-specific manner.

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