Novel and orally active 5-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyrimidine derivatives as selective FLT3 inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Oct 15;18(20):5472-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.09.031. Epub 2008 Sep 11.

Abstract

5-(1,3,4-Oxadiazol-2-yl)pyrimidine derivative 1 was identified as a new class of FLT3 inhibitor from our compound library. With the aim of enhancement of antitumor activity of 2 prepared by minor modification of 1, structure optimization of side chains at the 2-, 4-, and 5-positions of the pyrimidine ring of 2 was performed to improve the metabolic stability. Introduction of polar substituents on the 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl group contributed to a significant increase in the metabolic stability. As a result, a series of compounds showed increased efficacy against MOLM-13 xenograft model in mice by oral administration.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / methods*
  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Mice
  • Mice, SCID
  • Models, Chemical
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Oxadiazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Oxadiazoles / pharmacology
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 / chemistry

Substances

  • Oxadiazoles
  • Pyrimidines
  • Flt3 protein, mouse
  • fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3