A potent bivalent Smac mimetic (SM-1200) achieving rapid, complete, and durable tumor regression in mice

J Med Chem. 2013 May 23;56(10):3969-79. doi: 10.1021/jm400216d. Epub 2013 May 7.

Abstract

We have designed, synthesized, and evaluated a series of new compounds based upon our previously reported bivalent Smac mimetics. This led to the identification of compound 12 (SM-1200), which binds to XIAP, cIAP1, and cIAP2 with Ki values of 0.5, 3.7, and 5.4 nM, respectively, inhibits cell growth in the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer and SK-OV-3 ovarian cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 11.0 and 28.2 nM, respectively. Compound 12 has a much improved pharmacokinetic profile over our previously reported bivalent Smac mimetics and is highly effective in induction of rapid and durable tumor regression in the MDA-MB-231 xenograft model. These data indicate that compound 12 is a promising Smac mimetic and warrants extensive evaluation as a potential candidate for clinical development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • Area Under Curve
  • Azocines / pharmacokinetics
  • Azocines / pharmacology
  • Azocines / therapeutic use*
  • Blotting, Western
  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry
  • Carrier Proteins / pharmacology
  • Caspase 3 / metabolism
  • Caspase 9 / metabolism
  • Cell Death / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / chemistry
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / pharmacology
  • Phenylenediamines / pharmacokinetics
  • Phenylenediamines / pharmacology
  • Phenylenediamines / therapeutic use*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein / metabolism
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • Azocines
  • Carrier Proteins
  • DIABLO protein, rat
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • N3,N3'-(-cyclohexane-1,4-diyl)bis(N8-benzhydryl-5-(2-(methylamino)propanamido)-6-oxooctahydropyrrolo(1,2-a)(1,5)diazocine-3,8(4H)-dicarboxamide)
  • Phenylenediamines
  • X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein
  • Caspase 3
  • Caspase 9