Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of (R)-8-((Tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)pyrido[2,3- d]pyrimidin-7-ones as Novel Selective ACK1 Inhibitors to Combat Acquired Resistance to the Third-Generation EGFR Inhibitor

J Med Chem. 2023 May 25;66(10):6905-6921. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00319. Epub 2023 May 3.

Abstract

Activated Cdc42-associated kinase 1 (ACK1) alterations have been considered to mediate bypass acquired resistance to the third-generation EGFR inhibitors (ASK120067 and osimertinib) in NSCLC. Despite many efforts to develop ACK1 small molecule inhibitors, no selective inhibitors have entered clinical trials. We used structure-based drug design to obtain a series of (R)-8-((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl)pyrido [2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-ones as novel selective ACK1 inhibitors. One of the representative compounds, 10zi, potently inhibited ACK1 kinase with an IC50 of 2.1 nM, while sparing SRC kinase (IC50 = 218.7 nM). Further, 10zi displayed good kinome selectivity in a profiling of 468 kinases. In the ASK120067-resistant lung cancer cell line (67R), 10zi dose-dependently inhibited the phosphorylation of ACK1 and downstream AKT pathway and showed a strong synergistic anti-tumor effect in combination with ASK120067 in vitro. Additionally, 10zi also exhibited reasonable PK profiles with an oral bioavailability of 19.8% at the dose of 10 mg/kg, which provided a promising lead for further development of new anticancer drugs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • ErbB Receptors / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases*
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • src-Family Kinases
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • ErbB Receptors
  • EGFR protein, human