New generation of selective androgen receptor degraders: our initial design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of new compounds with enzalutamide-resistant …

DJ Hwang, Y He, S Ponnusamy… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
DJ Hwang, Y He, S Ponnusamy, ML Mohler, T Thiyagarajan, IJ McEwan, R Narayanan
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2018ACS Publications
In our effort to find small-molecule treatments of advanced prostate cancers (PCs), a novel
series of indolyl and indolinyl propanamides (series II and III) were discovered as selective
androgen receptor degraders (SARDs). Initial studies of androgen receptor (AR) antagonist
(1) and agonist (2) propanamides yielded a tertiary aniline (3) with novel SARD activity but
poor metabolic stability. Cyclization to II and III produced submicromolar AR antagonism and
protein degradation selective to AR and AR splice variant (AR SV). II and III maintained …
In our effort to find small-molecule treatments of advanced prostate cancers (PCs), a novel series of indolyl and indolinyl propanamides (series II and III) were discovered as selective androgen receptor degraders (SARDs). Initial studies of androgen receptor (AR) antagonist (1) and agonist (2) propanamides yielded a tertiary aniline (3) with novel SARD activity but poor metabolic stability. Cyclization to II and III produced submicromolar AR antagonism and protein degradation selective to AR and AR splice variant (AR SV). II and III maintained potency against enzalutamide-resistant (Enz-R) mutant ARs and PC cells and were efficacious in Enz-R xenografts, suggesting their potential to treat advanced PCs. Design, synthesis, and biological activity of novel SARDs that could potentially be used for the treatment of a wide spectrum of PCs including castration-resistant, Enz-R, and/or AR SV-dependent advanced PCs that are often untreatable with known hormone therapies are discussed.
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