Discovery of dual-targeted molecules based on Olaparib and Rigosertib for triple-negative breast cancer with wild-type BRCA.

PARP inhibitors (PARPis) demonstrate significant potential efficacy in the clinical treatment of BRCA-mutated triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, a majority of patients with TNBC do not possess BRCA mutations, and therefore cannot benefit from PARPis. Previous studies on multi-targeted molecules derived from PARPis or disruptors of RAF-RAF pathway have offered an alternative approach to develop novel anti-TNBC agents. Hence, to broaden the application of PARP inhibitors for TNBC patients with wild-type BRCA, a series of dual-targeted molecules were constructed via integrating the key pharmacophores of Olaparib (Ola) and Rigosertib into a single entity. Subsequent studies exhibited that the resulting compounds 13a-14c obtained potential anti-proliferative activity against BRCA-defected or wild-type TNBC cells. Among them, an optimal compound 13b showed good inhibitory activity toward PARP-1, displayed approximately 34-fold higher inhibitory activity than that of Ola in MDA-MB-231 cells, and exerted multi-functional mechanisms to induce apoptosis. Moreover, 13b displayed superior antitumor efficacy (TGI, 61.3 %) than the single administration of Ola (TGI, 38.5 %), 11b (TGI, 51.8 %) or even their combined administration (TGI, 56.7 %), but did not show significant systematic toxicity. These findings suggest that 13b may serve as a potential candidate for BRCA wild-type TNBC.

Liu Z ，Mao S ，Dai L ，Huang R ，Hu W ，Yu C ，Yang Y ，Cao G ，Huang X ... -  《-》

H-Ferritin-nanocaged olaparib: a promising choice for both BRCA-mutated and sporadic triple negative breast cancer.

Mazzucchelli S ，Truffi M ，Baccarini F ，Beretta M ，Sorrentino L ，Bellini M ，Rizzuto MA ，Ottria R ，Ravelli A ，Ciuffreda P ，Prosperi D ，Corsi F ... -  《Scientific Reports》

Discovery of novel PARP/PI3K dual inhibitors with high efficiency against BRCA-proficient triple negative breast cancer.

Co-targeting PARP and PI3K by PARP/PI3K dual inhibitors has been recognized as a promising chemotherapeutic strategy for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) in our previous work. To further explore novel and more potent PARP/PI3K dual inhibitors, a series of compounds were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their pharmacological properties, resulting in the candidate compound 12, a potent and highly selective PARP/PI3K dual inhibitor. Compared to Olaparib, compound 12 exhibits a superior antiproliferative profile against BRCA-proficient MDA-MB-468 cells. In MDA-MB-468 cell-derived xenograft model, compound 12 displayed excellent antitumor efficacy at a dose of 50 mg/kg, which is considerably more efficacious than the single administration of Olaparib or BKM120. Furthermore, compound 12 displayed good metabolic stability and high safety. Taken together, these results suggest that compound 12 as a novel PARP/PI3K dual inhibitor is worthy for further study.

Wang J ，He G ，Li H ，Ge Y ，Wang S ，Xu Y ，Zhu Q ... -  《-》

Discovery, mechanism and metabolism studies of 2,3-difluorophenyl-linker-containing PARP1 inhibitors with enhanced in vivo efficacy for cancer therapy.

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) is overexpressed in a variety of cancers, especially breast and ovarian cancers, and tumor cell lines deficient in breast cancer gene 1/2 (BRCA1/2) are highly sensitive to PARP1 inhibition. In this study, with the help of molecular docking, we identified a novel series of 2,3-difluorophenyl-linker analogues (15-54) derived from olaparib (1) as PARP1 inhibitors. Lead optimization led to the identification of 47, which showed high selectivity and high potency against PARP1 enzyme (IC50 = 1.3 nM), V-C8 cells (IC50 = 0.003 nM), Capan-1 cells (IC50 = 7.1 nM) and MDA-MB-436 cells (IC50 = 0.2 nM). Compound 47 had more potent PARP1-DNA trapping and double-strand breaks (DSBs)-induction activities than 1 and induced G2/M arrest and caspase-dependent apoptosis. Compound 47 (50 mg/kg, 94.2%) had a more beneficial effect on tumor growth inhibition than 1 (100 mg/kg, 65.0%) in a BRCA1-mutated xenograft model and significantly inhibited tumor growth (40 mg/kg, 48.1%) in a BRCA2-mutated xenograft model, with no negative influence on the body weight of the mice. Collectively, these data demonstrated that 47 might be an excellent drug candidate for the treatment of cancer, especially for BRCA-deficient tumors.

Chen W ，Guo N ，Qi M ，Dai H ，Hong M ，Guan L ，Huan X ，Song S ，He J ，Wang Y ，Xi Y ，Yang X ，Shen Y ，Su Y ，Sun Y ，Gao Y ，Chen Y ，Ding J ，Tang Y ，Ren G ，Miao Z ，Li J ... -  《-》

Discovery of potent 2,4-difluoro-linker poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 inhibitors with enhanced water solubility and in vivo anticancer efficacy.

Chen WH ，Song SS ，Qi MH ，Huan XJ ，Wang YQ ，Jiang H ，Ding J ，Ren GB ，Miao ZH ，Li J ... -  《-》