Improved Binding Affinity and Pharmacokinetics Enable Sustained Degradation of BCL6 In Vivo

J Med Chem. 2022 Jun 23;65(12):8191-8207. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02175. Epub 2022 Jun 2.

Abstract

The transcriptional repressor BCL6 is an oncogenic driver found to be deregulated in lymphoid malignancies. Herein, we report the optimization of our previously reported benzimidazolone molecular glue-type degrader CCT369260 to CCT373566, a highly potent probe suitable for sustained depletion of BCL6 in vivo. We observed a sharp degradation SAR, where subtle structural changes conveyed the ability to induce degradation of BCL6. CCT373566 showed modest in vivo efficacy in a lymphoma xenograft mouse model following oral dosing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carcinogenesis*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6 / metabolism

Substances

  • BCL6 protein, human
  • Bcl6 protein, mouse
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6