Peng Jingjing, Ding Xiaoyu, Chen Celia X J, Shih Pei-Yu, Meng Qingyuan, Ding Xiao, Zhang Man, Aliper Alex, Ren Feng, Lu Hongfu, Zhavoronkov Alex
Insilico Medicine Shanghai Ltd, Suite 901, Tower C, Changtai Plaza, 2889 Jinke Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201203, China.
Insilico Medicine Taiwan Ltd, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
ACS Med Chem Lett. 2024 Oct 30;15(11):2032-2041. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00434. eCollection 2024 Nov 14.
Hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) negatively affects T cell activation and proliferation and is a promising target for immunotherapy. Although HPK1 inhibitors have shown promising efficacy in preclinical models, none have been approved for clinical use. One significant challenge in developing an HPK1 inhibitor is the difficulty in designing a potent inhibitor with good kinase selectivity and pharmacokinetic properties. Here, we report a series of spiro HPK1 inhibitors with good potency and selectivity. Specifically, compound exhibited potent HPK1 inhibition (IC = 2.67 nM), adequate selectivity toward the MAP4K family (>100-fold), and good selectivity against selected kinases (>300-fold). Compound demonstrated moderate clearance and reasonable oral exposure in mice and rats. Notably, compound possessed good antitumor efficacy in the CT26 murine colon cancer and a synergistic effect when combined with anti-PD-1. These exciting preclinical results support the continued development of this class of HPK1 inhibitors.
造血祖细胞激酶1(HPK1)对T细胞活化和增殖具有负面影响,是免疫治疗的一个有前景的靶点。尽管HPK1抑制剂在临床前模型中已显示出有前景的疗效,但尚无一种被批准用于临床。开发HPK1抑制剂的一个重大挑战是难以设计出具有良好激酶选择性和药代动力学特性的强效抑制剂。在此,我们报道了一系列具有良好效力和选择性的螺环HPK1抑制剂。具体而言,化合物表现出强效的HPK1抑制作用(IC = 2.67 nM),对MAP4K家族具有足够的选择性(>100倍),对选定激酶具有良好的选择性(>300倍)。化合物在小鼠和大鼠中显示出适度的清除率和合理的口服暴露量。值得注意的是,化合物在CT26小鼠结肠癌中具有良好的抗肿瘤疗效,并且与抗PD-1联合使用时具有协同作用。这些令人振奋的临床前结果支持继续开发这类HPK1抑制剂。