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Definitions

• the present invention relates to compounds which act as mTOR inhibitors, their use and their synthesis.
• PI3K phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
• mTOR the mammalian target of rapamycin
• FRAP FKBP12 and rapamycin associated protein
• RAFT1 rapamycin and FKBP12 target 1
• RAPT1 rapamycin target 1
• SEP sirolimus effector protein
• mTOR is a mammalian serine/threonine kinase of approximately 289 kDa in size and a member of the evolutionary conserved eukaryotic TOR kinases (refs. 1-4).
• the mTOR protein is a member of the PI3-kinase like kinase (PIKK) family of proteins due to its C-terminal homology (catalytic domain) with PI3-kinase and the other family members, e.g. DNA-PKcs (DNA dependent protein kinase), ATM (Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated).
• mTOR In addition to a catalytic domain in the C- terminus, mTOR contains a FKBP12/rapamycin complex binding domain (FRB). At the N- terminus up to 20 HEAT (Huntingtin, EF3, alpha regulatory subunit of PP2A and TOR) motifs are found whilst more C-terminal is a FAT (FRAP-ATM-TRRAP) domain, and at the extreme C-terminus of the protein an additional FAT domain is found (FAT-C) (refs. 5,6).
• FAT FAT
• TOR has been identified as a central regulator of both cell growth (size) and proliferation, which is in part governed by translation initiation.
• S6K1 S6- kinase
• Cap-dependant translation is regulated by the phosphorylation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (elF4E)-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1 (PHAS-1)). This modification prevents PHAS-1 binding elF4E, thereby permitting formation of an active elF4F translation complex (reviewed in refs. 10,11,12).
• PI3K/AKT signalling cascade lies upstream of mTOR and this has been shown to be deregulated in certain cancers and results in growth factor independent activation in, for example, PTEN deficient cells.
• mTOR lies at the axis of control for this pathway and inhibitors of this kinase (e.g. sirolimus (rapamycin or RapamuneTM) and everolimus (RAD001 or CerticanTM)) are already approved for immunosuppression and drug eluting stents (reviewed in refs. 13, 14), and are now receiving particular interest as novel agents for cancer treatment.
• sirolimus rapamycin or RapamuneTM
• everolimus RAD001 or CerticanTM
• Tumour cell growth arises from the deregulation of normal growth control mechanisms such as the loss of tumour suppressor function(s).
• One such tumour suppressor is the phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome ten (PTEN).
• PTEN phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome ten
• MMAC multiple advanced cancers
• PI3K converts phosphatidylinositol 4,5, bisphosphate (PIP2) to phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5, triphosphate (PIP3) whilst PTEN is responsible for removing the 3' phosphate from PIP3 producing PIP2.
• PIP3-K and PTEN act to maintain an appropriate level of PIP3 which recruits and thus activates AKT (also known as PKB) and the downstream signalling cascade that is then initiated. In the absence of PTEN, there is inappropriate regulation of this cascade, AKT becomes effectively constitutively activated and cell growth is deregulated.
• mTOR rapamycin
• rapamycin potently inhibits proliferation or growth of cells derived from a range of tissue types such as smooth muscle, T-cells as well as cells derived from a diverse range of tumour types including rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, glioblastoma and medulloblastoma, small cell lung cancer, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma and breast and prostate carcinoma (reviewed in ref. 20).
• Rapamycin has been approved and is in clinical use as an immunosuppressant, its prevention of organ rejection being successful and with fewer side effects than previous therapies (refs. 20, 21). Inhibition of mTOR by rapamycin and its analogues (RAD001, CCI-779) is brought about by the prior interaction of the drug with the FK506 binding protein, FKBP12. Subsequently, the complex of FKBP12/rapamycin then binds to the FRB domain of mTOR and inhibits the downstream signalling from mTOR.
• kinase domain directed inhibitor of mTOR may be a more effective inhibitor of mTOR.
• rapamycin and its derivatives have been shown to potentiate the cytotoxicity of a number of chemotherapies including cisplatin, camptothecin and doxorubicin (reviewed in ref. 20). Potentiation of ionising radiation induced cell killing has also been observed following inhibition of mTOR (ref. 24)
• chemotherapies including cisplatin, camptothecin and doxorubicin
• the first aspect of the present invention provides a compound of formula I: and isomers, salts, solvates, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof, wherein: one of X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 is N, and the others are CH;
• R N1 and R N2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a nitrogen- containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms;
• R N3 and R N4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a nitrogen- containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms.
• a second aspect of the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the first aspect and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
• a third aspect of the present invention provides a compound of the first aspect for use in a method of treatment of the human or animal body.
• a fourth aspect of the present invention provides the use of a compound of formula II:
• R N1 and R N2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a nitrogen- containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms; R N3 and R N4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a nitrogen- containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms.
• a compound as defined in the fourth aspect of the invention in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of: cancer, immuno-suppression, immune tolerance, autoimmune disease, inflammation, bone loss, bowel disorders, hepatic fibrosis, hepatic necrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, restinosis, cardiac allograft vasculopathy, psoriasis, beta-thalassaemia, and ocular conditions such as dry eye.
• mTOR inhibitors may also be effective as antifungal agents
• Another further aspect of the invention provides for the use of a compound as defined in the fourth aspect of the invention in the preparation of a medicament for use as an adjunct in cancer therapy or for potentiating tumour cells for treatment with ionizing radiation or chemotherapeutic agents.
• Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms refers to a 4 to 8 membered heterocylic ring containing at least one nitrogen ring atom. Examples of these groups include, but are not limited to:
• N 1 azetidine (C 4 ), pyrrolidine (tetrahydropyrrole) (C 5 ), pyrroline (e.g., 3-pyrroline,
• N 2 imidazolidine (C 5 ), pyrazolidine (diazolidine) (C 5 ), imidazoline (C 5 ), pyrazoline
• N 1 S 1 thiazoline (C 5 ), thiazolidine (C 5 ), thiomorpholine (C 6 );
• Alkyl refers to a monovalent moiety obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from a carbon atom of a hydrocarbon compound having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms (unless otherwise specified), which may be aliphatic or alicyclic, and which may be saturated or unsaturated (e.g. partially unsaturated, fully unsaturated).
• alkyl includes the sub-ciasses alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkyenyl, cylcoalkynyl, etc., discussed below.
• the prefixes denote the number of carbon atoms, or range of number of carbon atoms.
• the term "Ci -4 alkyl”, as used herein, pertains to an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
• groups of alkyl groups include Ci -4 alkyl ("lower alkyl"), Ci -7 alkyl, and Ci_2o alkyl.
• the first prefix may vary according to other limitations; for example, for unsaturated alkyi groups, the first prefix must be at least 2; for cyclic alkyl groups, the first prefix must be at least 3; etc.
• Examples of (unsubstituted) saturated alkyl groups include, but are not limited to, methyl (C 1 ), ethyl (C 2 ), propyl (C 3 ), butyl (C 4 ), pentyl (C 5 ), hexyl (C 6 ), heptyl (C 7 ), octyl (C 8 ), nonyl (C 9 ), decyl (Ci 0 ), undecyl (Cn), dodecy! (Ci 2 ), tridecyl (Ci 3 ), tetradecy! (C 14 ), pentadecyl (C 15 ), and eicodecyi (C 20 ).
• Examples of (unsubstituted) saturated linear alkyl groups include, but are not limited to, methyl (C 1 ), ethyl (C 2 ), n-propyl (C 3 ), n-butyl (C 4 ), n-pentyl (amyl) (C 5 ), n-hexyl (C 6 ), and n- heptyl (C 7 ).
• Examples of (unsubstituted) saturated branched alkyl groups include iso-propyl (C 3 ), iso-butyl (C 4 ), sec-butyl (C 4 ), tert-butyl (C 4 ), iso-pentyl (C 5 ), and neo-pentyl (C 5 ).
• Alkenyl refers to an alkyl group having one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. Examples of groups of alkenyl groups include C 2-4 alkenyl, C 2-7 alkenyl , C 2-20 alkenyl .
• Alkynyl The term "alkynyl", as used herein, pertains to an alky! group having one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds. Examples of groups of alkynyl groups include C 2-4 alkynyl, C 2-7 alkynyl, C 2 -20 alkynyl.
• Cycloalkyl refers to an alkyl group which is also a cyclyl group; that is, a monovalent moiety obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from an alicyclic ring atom of a carbocyclic ring of a carbocyclic compound, which carbocyclic ring may be saturated or unsaturated (e.g. partially unsaturated, fully unsaturated), which moiety has from 3 to 20 carbon atoms (unless otherwise specified), including from 3 to 20 ring atoms.
• cycloalkyl includes the sub-classes cycloaikenyl and cycloalkynyl.
• each ring has from 3 to 7 ring atoms.
• groups of cycloalkyl groups include C 3-20 cycloalkyl, C 3 . 15 cycloalkyl, C 3-10 cycloalkyl, C 3-7 cycloalkyl.
• cycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, those derived from: saturated monocyclic hydrocarbon compounds: cyclopropane (C 3 ), cyclobutane (C 4 ), cyclopentane (C 5 ), cyclohexane (C 6 ), cycloheptane (C 7 ), methylcyclopropane (C 4 ), dimethylcyclopropane (C 5 ), methylcyclobutane (C5), dimethylcyclobutane (C 6 ), methylcyclopentane (C 6 ), dimethylcyclopentane (C 7 ), methylcyclohexane (C 7 ), dimethylcyclohexane (C 8 ), menthane (C 10 ); unsaturated monocyclic hydrocarbon compounds: cyclopropene (C 3 ), cyclobutene (C 4 ), cyclopentene (C 5 ), cyclohexene (C 6 ), methylcyclopropene (C
• Heterocyclyl refers to a monovalent moiety obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from a ring atom of a heterocyclic compound, which moiety has from 3 to 20 ring atoms (unless otherwise specified), of which from 1 to 10 are ring heteroatoms.
• each ring has from 3 to 7 ring atoms, of which from 1 to 4 are ring heteroatoms.
• the prefixes e.g. C 3-2O , C 3-7 , C 5 . 6 , etc.
• the term "C 5 . 6 heterocyclyl”, as used herein, pertains to a heterocyclyl group having 5 or 6 ring atoms.
• groups of heterocyclyl groups include C 3 .
• monocyclic heterocyclyl groups include, but are not limited to, those derived from:
• N 1 aziridine (C 3 ), azetidine (C 4 ), pyrrolidine (tetrahydropyrrole) (C 5 ), pyrroline (e.g., 3-pyrroline, 2,5-dihydropyrrole) (C 5 ), 2H-pyrrole or 3H-pyrrole (isopyrrole, isoazole) (C 5 ), piperidine (C 6 ), dihydropyridine (C 6 ), tetrahydropyridine (C 6 ), azepine (C 7 );
• O 1 oxirane (C 3 ), oxetane (C 4 ), oxolane (tetrahydrofuran) (C 5 ), oxole (dihydrofuran) (C 5 ), oxane (tetrahydropyran) (C 6 ), dihydropyran (C 6 ), pyran (C 6 ), oxepin (C 7 );
• N 2 imidazolidine (C 5 ), pyrazolidine (diazolidine) (C 5 ), imidazoline (C 5 ), pyrazoline (dihydropyrazole) (C 5 ), piperazine (C 6 );
• NiO 1 tetrahydrooxazole (C 5 ), dihydrooxazole (C 5 ), tetrahydroisoxazole (C 5 ), dihydroisoxazole (C 5 ), morpholine (C 6 ), tetrahydrooxazine (C 6 ), dihydrooxazine (C 6 ), oxazine (C 6 ); NiS 1 : thiazoli ⁇ e (C 5 ), thiazolidine (C 5 ), thiomorpholine (C 6 );
• O 1 S 1 oxathiole (C 5 ) and oxathiane (thioxane) (C 6 ); and,
• N 1 O 1 S 1 oxathiazine (C 6 ).
• substituted (non-aromatic) monocyclic heterocyclyl groups include those derived from saccharides, in cyclic form, for example, furanoses (C 5 ), such as arabinofuranose, lyxofuranose, ribofuranose, and xylofuranse, and pyranoses (C 6 ), such as allopyranose, altropyranose, glucopyranose, mannopyranose, gulopyranose, idopyranose, galactopyranose, and talopyranose.
• furanoses C 5
• arabinofuranose such as arabinofuranose, lyxofuranose, ribofuranose, and xylofuranse
• pyranoses C 6
• allopyranose altropyranose
• glucopyranose glucopyranose
• mannopyranose gulopyranose
• idopyranose galactopyr
• Spiro-C 3-7 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl refers to a C 3-7 cycloalkyl or C 3-7 heterocyclyl ring joined to another ring by a single atom common to both rings.
• Cs- 20 aryl The term "C 5-2 o aryl" as used herein, pertains to a monovalent moiety obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from an aromatic ring atom of a C 5-2 O aromatic compound, said compound having one ring, or two or more rings (e.g., fused), and having from 5 to 20 ring atoms, and wherein at least one of said ring(s) is an aromatic ring.
• each ring has from 5 to 7 ring atoms.
• the ring atoms may be all carbon atoms, as in "carboaryl groups” in which case the group may conveniently be referred to as a "C 5-2O carboaryl” group.
• C 5 - 2 0 aryl groups which do not have ring heteroatoms include, but are not limited to, those derived from benzene (i.e. phenyl) (C 6 ), naphthalene (C 1 0), anthracene (Ci 4 ), phenanthrene (Ci 4 ), and pyrene (Ci 6 ).
• the ring atoms may include one or more heteroatoms, including but not limited to oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur, as in "heteroaryl groups".
• the group may conveniently be referred to as a "C 5-2O heteroaryl” group, wherein "C 5 . 2 o" denotes ring atoms, whether carbon atoms or heteroatoms.
• each ring has from 5 to 7 ring atoms, of which from 0 to 4 are ring heteroatoms.
• C 5-2 O heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited to, C 5 heteroaryl groups derived from furan (oxole), thiophene (thiole), pyrrole (azole), imidazole (1 ,3-diazole), pyrazole (1 ,2-diazole), triazole, oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole, oxadiazole, tetrazole and oxatriazole; and C 6 heteroaryl groups derived from isoxazine, pyridine (azine), pyridazine (1 ,2-diazine), pyrimidine (1 ,3-diazine; e.g., cytosine, thymine, uracil), pyrazine (1 ,4-diazine) and triazine.
• C 5 heteroaryl groups derived from furan (oxole), thiophene (thio
• the heteroaryl group may be bonded via a carbon or hetero ring atom.
• C 5-2 o heteroaryl groups which comprise fused rings include, but are not limited to, C 9 heteroaryl groups derived from benzofuran, isobenzofuran, benzothiophene, indole, isoindole; Cio heteroaryl groups derived from quinoline, isoquinoline, benzodiazine, pyridopyridine; C 14 heteroaryl groups derived from acridine and xanthene.
• Halo -F, -Cl, -Br, and -I.
• Ether -OR, wherein R is an ether substituent, for example, a C 1-7 alkyl group (also referred to as a C 1-7 alkoxy group), a C 3-2 O heterocyclyl group (also referred to as a C 3 . 2 o heterocyclyloxy group), or a C 5-20 aryl group (also referred to as a C 5-20 aryloxy group), preferably a Ci -7 alkyl group.
• R is an ether substituent, for example, a C 1-7 alkyl group (also referred to as a C 1-7 alkoxy group), a C 3-2 O heterocyclyl group (also referred to as a C 3 . 2 o heterocyclyloxy group), or a C 5-20 aryl group (also referred to as a C 5-20 aryloxy group), preferably a Ci -7 alkyl group.
• acyl groups include, but are not limited to,
• Amido (carbamoyl, carbamyl, aminocarbonyl, carboxamide): -C( O)NR 1 R 2 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently amino substituents, as defined for amino groups.
• R 1 and R 2 are independently amino substituents, for example, hydrogen, a Ci -7 alkyl group (also referred to as Ci -7 alkylamino or di-Ci -7 alkylamino), a C 3-20 heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-2O aryl group, preferably H or a Ci -7 alkyl group, or, in the case of a "cyclic" amino group, R 1 and R 2 , taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms.
• a Ci -7 alkyl group also referred to as Ci -7 alkylamino or di-Ci -7 alkylamino
• C 3-20 heterocyclyl group or a C 5-2O aryl group, preferably H or a Ci -7 alkyl group
• R 1 and R 2 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms.
• amino groups include, but are not limited to, -NH 2 , -NHCH 3 , -NHCH(CH 3 ) 2 , -N(CH 3 ) 2 , -N(CH 2 CH 3 ) 2 , and -NHPh.
• cyclic amino groups include, but are not limited to, aziridinyl, azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidino, piperazinyl, perhydrodiazepinyl, morpholino, and thiomorpholino.
• the cylic amino groups may be substituted on their ring by any of the substituents defined here, for example carboxy, carboxylate and amido.
• R 1 is an amide substituent, for example, hydrogen, a Ci -7 alkyl group, a C 3-20 heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-20 aryl group, preferably H or a Ci -7 alkyl group, most preferably H
• R 2 is an acyl substituent, for example, a Ci -7 alkyl group, a C 3-20 heterocyclyl group, or a C
• R 1 and R 2 may together form a cyclic structure, as in, for example, succinimidyl, maleimidyl, and phthalimidyl: succinimidyl maleimidyl phthalimidyl
• R 2 and R 3 are independently amino substituents, as defined for amino groups, and R1 is a ureido substituent, for example, hydrogen, a C 1-7 a!kyl group, a C 3 . 2 oheterocyclyl group, or a C 5-2 oaryl group, preferably hydrogen or a Ci -7 alkyl group.
• Acyloxy (reverse ester): -OC( O)R, wherein R is an acyloxy substituent, for example, a Ci- 7 alkyl group, a C 3-2O heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-2O aryl group, preferably a C 1-7 alkyl group.
• R is an acyloxy substituent, for example, a Ci- 7 alkyl group, a C 3-2O heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-2O aryl group, preferably a C 1-7 alkyl group.
• R is a thioether substituent, for example, a C 1-7 alkyl group (also referred to as a C 1-7 alkylthio group), a C 3-20 heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-2O aryl group, preferably a Ci -7 alkyl group.
• Ci -7 alkylthio groups include, but are not limited to, -SCH 3 and -SCH 2 CH 3 .
• R is a sulfoxide substituent, for example, a Ci -7 alkyl group, a C 3-2O heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-20 aryl group, preferably a Ci -7 alkyl group.
• Sulfonyl (sulfone): -S( O) 2 R, wherein R is a sulfone substituent, for example, a C 1-7 alkyl group, a C 3-20 heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-20 aryl group, preferably a C 1-7 aikyl group.
• R is a sulfone substituent, for example, a C 1-7 alkyl group, a C 3-20 heterocyclyl group, or a C 5-20 aryl group, preferably a C 1-7 aikyl group.
• Thioamido (thiocarbamyl): -C( S)NR 1 R 2 , wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently amino substituents, as defined for amino groups.
• R 1 is an amino substituent, as defined for amino groups
• R is a sulfonamino substituent, for example, a C h alky! group, a C 3 . 2 oheterocyclyl group, or a C 5-2 oaryl group, preferably a C 1-7 alkyi group.
• the groups that form the above listed substituent groups e.g. C 1-7 alkyl, C 3 . 20 heterocyclyl and C 5-20 aryl, may themselves be substituted.
• the above definitions cover substituent groups which are substituted.
• one of X 1 , X 2 and X 4 (where present) is N, and more preferably one of X 1 and X 2 is N. It is most preferred that X 1 is N.
• R ⁇ and R" 2 R N1 and R N2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, preferably form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring having from 5 to 7 ring atoms.
• Preferred optionally substituted groups include, but are not limited, to morpholino, thiomorpholino, piperadinyl, piperazinyl (preferably N-substituted), homopiperazinyl (preferably N-substituted) and pyrrolidinyl.
• An additional preferred optionally substituted group is oxazepanyl.
• More preferred groups are morpholino and pyrrolidinyl, with morpholino being the most preferred. These groups are preferably unsubstituted. In some embodiments, they may be substituted by one or more Ci -4 alkyl groups (e.g. methyl). A preferred group may be (3-methyl-morpholin-4-yl).
• R N3 and R N4 preferably, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring having from 5 to 7 ring atoms.
• Preferred optionally substituted groups include, but are not limited, to morpholino, thiomorpholino, piperadinyl, piperazinyl (preferably N-substituted), homopiperazinyl (preferably N-substituted) and pyrrolidinyl.
• the groups may bear 1, 2 or more substituents and these substituents may be in any position.
• More preferred groups are morpho ⁇ no (e.g. 3, 5-dimethyl-morpholino) and piperadinyl (e.g. 4-amido-piperadinyl, 2-methyl-piperadinyl, 4-hydroxy-piperadinyl).
• morpho ⁇ no e.g. 3, 5-dimethyl-morpholino
• piperadinyl e.g. 4-amido-piperadinyl, 2-methyl-piperadinyl, 4-hydroxy-piperadinyl.
• a particularly preferred set of groups are those defined by formula III:
• R 1 is either:
• NR N5 R N6 where R N5 and R m are independently selected from H, optionally substituted C 1-7 alkyl, optionally substituted C 3-2 O heterocyclyl and optionally substituted C 5-20 aryl, or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms; or(ii) OR 01 , where R° 1 is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted Ci -7 alkyl, optionally substituted C 3-20 heterocyclyl and optionally substituted C 5-20 aryl.
• R N5 and R N6 may have the same preferences as R N3 and R N4 , except for being another group of formula II.
• R ⁇ is preferably selected from optionally substituted C 5-20 aryl.
• R is selected from:
• a reference to carboxylic acid (-COOH) also includes the anionic (carboxylate) form (-COO ' ), a salt or solvate thereof, as well as conventional protected forms.
• a reference to an amino group includes the protonated form (-N + HR 1 R 2 ), a salt or solvate of the amino group, for example, a hydrochloride salt, as well as conventional protected forms of an amino group.
• a reference to a hydroxyl group also includes the anionic form (-0 " ), a salt or solvate thereof, as well as conventional protected forms of a hydroxyl group.
• Certain compounds may exist in one or more particular geometric, optical, enantiomeric, diasteriomeric, epimeric, stereoisomeric, tautomeric, conformational, or anomeric forms, including but not limited to, cis- and frans-forms; E- and Z-forms; c-, t-, and r-forms; endo- and exo-forms; R-, S-, and mes ⁇ -forms; D- and /.-forms; d- and /-forms; (+) and (-) forms; keto-, enol-, and enolate-forms; syn- and anti-forms; synclinal- and anticlinal-forms; ⁇ - and ⁇ -forms; axial and equatorial forms; boat-, chair-, twist-, envelope-, and halfchair-forms; and combinations thereof, hereinafter collectively referred to as "isomers” (or "isomeric forms").
• the compound is in crystalline form, it may exist in a number of different polymorphic forms.
• isomers are structural (or constitutional) isomers (i.e. isomers which differ in the connections between atoms rather than merely by the position of atoms in space).
• a reference to a methoxy group, -OCH 3 is not to be construed as a reference to its structural isomer, a hydroxymethyl group, -CH 2 OH.
• a reference to ortho-chlorophenyl is not to be construed as a reference to its structural isomer, meta-chlorophenyl.
• a reference to a class of structures may well include structurally isomeric forms falling within that class (e.g., C 1-7 alkyl includes n-propyl and /so-propyl; butyl includes n-, iso-, sec-, and ferf-butyl; methoxyphenyl includes ortho-, meta-, and para-methoxyphenyl).
• C 1-7 alkyl includes n-propyl and /so-propyl
• butyl includes n-, iso-, sec-, and ferf-butyl
• methoxyphenyl includes ortho-, meta-, and para-methoxyphenyl
• keto-, enol-, and enolate-forms as in, for example, the following tautomeric pairs: keto/enol, imine/enamine, amide/imino alcohol, amidine/amidine, nitroso/oxime, thioketone/enethiol, ⁇ /-nitroso/hyroxyazo, and nitro/aci-nitro.
• H may be in any isotopic form, including 1 H, 2 H (D), and 3 H (T); C may be in any isotopic form, including 12 C, 13 C, and 14 C; O may be in any isotopic form, including 16 O and 18 O; and the like.
• a reference to a particular compound includes all such isomeric forms, including (wholly or partially) racemic and other mixtures thereof.
• Methods for the preparation (e.g. asymmetric synthesis) and separation (e.g. fractional crystallisation and chromatographic means) of such isomeric forms are either known in the art or are readily obtained by adapting the methods taught herein, or known methods, in a known manner.
• a reference to a particular compound also includes ionic, salt, solvate, and protected forms of thereof, for example, as discussed below, as well as its different polymorphic forms. It may be convenient or desirable to prepare, purify, and/or handle a corresponding salt of the active compound, for example, a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts are discussed in ref. 25.
• a salt may be formed with a suitable cation.
• suitable inorganic cations include, but are not limited to, alkali metal ions such as Na + and K + , alkaline earth cations such as Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ , and other cations such as Al 3+ .
• Suitable organic cations include, but are not limited to, ammonium ion (i.e., NH 4 + ) and substituted ammonium ions (e.g., NH 3 R + , NH 2 R 2 + , NHR 3 + , NR 4 + ).
• suitable substituted ammonium ions are those derived from: ethylamine, diethylamine, dicyclohexylamine, triethylamine, butylamine, ethylenediamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, piperazine, benzylamine, phenylbenzylamine, choline, meglumine, and tromethamine, as well as amino acids, such as lysine and arginine.
• An example of a common quaternary ammonium ion is N(CH 3 ) 4 + .
• a salt may be formed with a suitable anion.
• suitable inorganic anions include, but are not limited to, those derived from the following inorganic acids: hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydroiodic, sulfuric, sulfurous, nitric, nitrous, phosphoric, and phosphorous.
• Suitable organic anions include, but are not limited to, those derived from the following organic acids: acetic, propionic, succinic, gycolic, stearic, palmitic, lactic, malic, pamoic, tartaric, citric, gluconic, ascorbic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, phenylacetic, glutamic, aspartic, benzoic, cinnamic, pyruvic, salicyclic, sulfanilic,
• suitable polymeric anions include, but are not limited to, those derived from the following polymeric acids: tannic acid, carboxymethyl cellulose.
• solvate is used herein in the conventional sense to refer to a complex of solute (e.g. active compound, salt of active compound) and solvent. If the solvent is water, the solvate may be conveniently referred to as a hydrate, for example, a mono-hydrate, a di-hydrate, a tri-hydrate, etc. It may be convenient or desirable to prepare, purify, and/or handle the active compound in a chemically protected form.
• chemically protected form pertains to a compound in which one or more reactive functional groups are protected from undesirable chemical reactions, that is, are in the form of a protected or protecting group (also known as a masked or masking group or a blocked or blocking group).
• a protected or protecting group also known as a masked or masking group or a blocked or blocking group.
• the aldehyde or ketone group is readily regenerated by hydrolysis using a large excess of water in the presence of acid.
• an amine group may be protected, for example, as an amide or a urethane, for example, as: a methyl amide (-NHCO-CH 3 ); a benzyloxy amide (-NHCO-OCH 2 C 6 H 5 , - NH-Cbz); as a t-butoxy amide (-NHCO-OC(CH 3 ) 3 , -NH-Boc); a 2-biphenyl-2-propoxy amide (-NHCO-OC(CHs) 2 C 6 H 4 C 6 H 5 , -NH-Bpoc), as a 9-fluorenylmethoxy amide (-NH- Fmoc), as a 6-nitroveratryloxy amide (-NH-Nvoc), as a 2-trimethylsilylethyloxy amide (- NH-Teoc), as a 2,2,2-trichloroethyloxy amide (-NH-Troc), as an allyloxy amide (-NH-NH-
• a carboxylic acid group may be protected as an ester for example, as: an Ci_ 7 alkyl ester (e.g. a methyl ester; a f-butyl ester); a Ci -7 haloalkyl ester (e.g. a Ci -7 trihaloalkyl ester); a triCi -7 alkylsilyl-C 1-7 alkyl ester; or a Cs -20 aryl-Ci -7 alkyl ester (e.g. a benzyl ester; a nitrobenzyl ester); or as an amide, for example, as a methyl amide.
• an Ci_ 7 alkyl ester e.g. a methyl ester; a f-butyl ester
• a Ci -7 haloalkyl ester e.g. a Ci -7 trihaloalkyl ester
• a prodrug as used herein, pertains to a compound which, when metabolised (e.g. in vivo), yields the desired active compound.
• the prodrug is inactive, or less active than the active compound, but may provide advantageous handling, administration, or metabolic properties.
• some prodrugs are esters of the active compound (e.g. a physiologically acceptable metabolically labile ester).
• Examples of such metabolically labile esters include those wherein R is Ci -2 oalkyl (e.g. -Me, -Et); C 1-7 aminoalkyl (e.g.
• acyloxy-Ci -7 alkyl e.g. acyloxy methyl; acyloxyethyl; e.g.
• pivaloyloxymethyl acetoxymethyl; 1-acetoxyethyl; 1-(1- methoxy-1 -methyl)ethyl-carbonxyloxyethyl; 1 -(benzoyloxy)ethyl; isopropoxy- carbonyloxymethyl; 1-isopropoxy-carbonyloxyethyl; cyclohexyl-carbonyloxymethyl; 1 -cyclohexyl-carbonyloxyethyl; cyclohexyloxy-carbonyloxymethyl; 1 -cyclohexyloxy- carbonyloxyethyl; (4-tetrahydropyranyloxy) carbony I oxy methyl; 1-(4- tetrahydropyranyloxy)carbonyloxyethyl;
• prodrug forms include phosphonate and glycolate salts.
• hydroxy groups (-OH)
• Such a group can be cleared by phosphotase enzymes during metabolism to yield the active drug with the hydroxy group.
• prodrugs are activated enzymatically to yield the active compound, or a compound which, upon further chemical reaction, yields the active compound.
• the prodrug may be a sugar derivative or other glycoside conjugate, or may be an amino acid ester derivative.
• Formula 3 by treatment with POCI 3 and N,N-diiospropylamine, for example.
• Compounds of Formula 3 can be synthesized from compounds of Formula 4: Formula 4 by treatment with potassium cyanate and ammonium chloride, for example.
• the present invention provides active compounds, specifically, active in inhibiting the activity of mTOR.
• active refers to compounds which are capable of inhibiting mTOR activity, and specifically includes both compounds with intrinsic activity (drugs) as well as prodrugs of such compounds, which prodrugs may themselves exhibit little or no intrinsic activity.
• the present invention further provides a method of inhibiting the activity of mTOR in a cell, comprising contacting said cell with an effective amount of an active compound, preferably in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable composition.
• a method may be practised in vitro or in vivo.
• a sample of cells may be grown in vitro and an active compound brought into contact with said cells, and the effect of the compound on those cells observed.
• effect the inhibition of cellular growth in a certain time or the accumulation of cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle over a certain time may be determined.
• the active compound is found to exert an influence on the cells, this may be used as a prognostic or diagnostic marker of the efficacy of the compound in methods of treating a patient carrying cells of the same cellular type.
• treatment in the context of treating a condition, pertains generally to treatment and therapy, whether of a human or an animal (e.g. in veterinary applications), in which some desired therapeutic effect is achieved, for example, the inhibition of the progress of the condition, and includes a reduction in the rate of progress, a halt in the rate of progress, amelioration of the condition, and cure of the condition. Treatment as a prophylactic measure (i.e. prophylaxis) is also included.
• prophylactic measure i.e. prophylaxis
• adjunct as used herein relates to the use of active compounds in conjunction with known therapeutic means. Such means include cytotoxic regimes of drugs and/or ionising radiation as used in the treatment of different cancer types.
• adjunct anti-cancer agents include, but are not limited to, the following: alkylating agents: nitrogen mustards, mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, melphalan, chlorambucil: Nitrosoureas: carmustine (BCNU), lomustine (CCNU), semustine (methyl-CCNU), ethylenimine/methylmelamine, thriethylenemelamine (TEM), triethylene thiophosphoramide (thiotepa), hexamethylmelamine (HMM, altretamine): Alkyl sufonates; busulfan; Triazines, dacarbazine (DTIC): Antimetabolites; folic acid analogs, methotrexate, trimetrexate, pyrimidine analogs, 5-fluorouracil, fluorodeoxyuridine, gemcitabine, cytosine arabinoside (AraC, cytarabine), 5-a
• driamycin mitoxantrone, idarubicin, bleomycins, plicamycin (mithramycin), mitomycin C, dactinomycin: Enzymes; L-asparaginase, RNAse A: Biological response modifiers; interferon-alpha, IL-2, G-CSF, GM-CSF: Differentiation Agents; retinoic acid derivatives: Radiosensitizers;, metronidazole, misonidazole, desmethylmisonidazole, pimonidazole, etanidazole, nimorazole, RSU 1069, EO9, RB 6145, SR4233, nicotinamide, 5- bromodeozyuridine, 5-iododeoxyuridine, bromodeoxycytidine: Platinium coordination complexes; cisplatin, carboplatin: Anthracenedione; mitoxantrone, AQ4N Sub
• Active compounds may also be used as part of an in vitro assay, for example, in order to determine whether a candidate host is likely to benefit from treatment with the compound in question.
• the present invention provides active compounds which are anticancer agents or adjuncts for treating cancer.
• active compounds which are anticancer agents or adjuncts for treating cancer.
• One of ordinary skill in the art is readily able to determine whether or not a candidate compound treats a cancerous condition for any particular cell type, either alone or in combination.
• cancers include, but are not limited to, lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, bowel cancer, colon cancer, breast carinoma, ovarian carcinoma, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, liver cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, pancreas cancer, brain cancer, sarcoma, osteosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, melanoma and leukemias.
• Any type of cell may be treated, including but not limited to, lung, gastrointestinal (including, e.g., bowel, colon), breast (mammary), ovarian, prostate, liver (hepatic), kidney (renal), bladder, pancreas, brain, and skin.
• gastrointestinal including, e.g., bowel, colon
• breast mammary
• ovarian prostate
• liver hepatic
• kidney renal
• bladder pancreas
• brain and skin.
• the active compound or pharmaceutical composition comprising the active compound may be administered to a subject by any convenient route of administration, whether systemically/ peripherally or at the site of desired action, including but not limited to, oral (e.g. by ingestion); topical (including e.g. transdermal, intranasal, ocular, buccal, and sublingual); pulmonary (e.g. by inhalation or insufflation therapy using, e.g. an aerosol, e.g.
• vaginal parenteral, for example, by injection, including subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular, intravenous, intraarterial, intracardiac, intrathecal, intraspinal, intracapsular, subcapsular, intraorbital, intraperitoneal, intratracheal, subcuticular, intraarticular, subarachnoid, and intrasternal; by implant of a depot, for example, subcutaneously or intramuscularly.
• the subject may be a eukaryote, an animal, a vertebrate animal, a mammal, a rodent (e.g. a guinea pig, a hamster, a rat, a mouse), murine (e.g.
• a mouse canine (e.g. a dog), feline (e.g. a cat), equine (e.g. a horse), a primate, simian (e.g. a monkey or ape), a monkey (e.g. marmoset, baboon), an ape (e.g. gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutang, gibbon), or a human.
• canine e.g. a dog
• feline e.g. a cat
• equine e.g. a horse
• a primate e.g. a monkey or ape
• a monkey e.g. marmoset, baboon
• an ape e.g. gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutang, gibbon
• gibbon e.g. gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutang, gibbon
• the active compound While it is possible for the active compound to be administered alone, it is preferable to present it as a pharmaceutical composition (e.g., formulation) comprising at least one active compound, as defined above, together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants, excipients, diluents, fillers, buffers, stabilisers, preservatives, lubricants, or other materials well known to those skilled in the art and optionally other therapeutic or prophylactic agents.
• a pharmaceutical composition e.g., formulation
• pharmaceutically acceptable carriers e.g., adjuvants, excipients, diluents, fillers, buffers, stabilisers, preservatives, lubricants, or other materials well known to those skilled in the art and optionally other therapeutic or prophylactic agents.
• the present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions, as defined above, and methods of making a pharmaceutical composition comprising admixing at least one active compound, as defined above, together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, buffers, adjuvants, stabilisers, or other materials, as described herein.
• pharmaceutically acceptable refers to compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgement, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of a subject (e.g. human) without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
• a subject e.g. human
• Each carrier, excipient, etc. must also be “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation.
• Suitable carriers, diluents, excipients, etc. can be found in standard pharmaceutical texts. See, for example, refs. 27 to 29.
• the formulations may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form and may be prepared by any methods well known in the art of pharmacy. Such methods include the step of bringing into association the active compound with the carrier which constitutes one or more accessory ingredients. In general, the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing into association the active compound with liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both, and then if necessary shaping the product.
• Formulations may be in the form of liquids, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, elixirs, syrups, tablets, losenges, granules, powders, capsules, cachets, pills, ampoules, suppositories, pessaries, ointments, gels, pastes, creams, sprays, mists, foams, lotions, oils, boluses, electuaries, or aerosols.
• Formulations suitable for oral administration may be presented as discrete units such as capsules, cachets or tablets, each containing a predetermined amount of the active compound; as a powder or granules; as a solution or suspension in an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid; or as an oil-in-water liquid emulsion or a water-in-oil liquid emulsion; as a bolus; as an electuary; or as a paste.
• a tablet may be made by conventional means, e.g. compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessory ingredients.
• Compressed tablets may be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the active compound in a free-flowing form such as a powder or granules, optionally mixed with one or more binders (e.g. povidone, gelatin, acacia, sorbitol, tragacanth, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose); fillers or diluents (e.g. lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, calcium hydrogen phosphate); lubricants (e.g. magnesium stearate, talc, silica); disintegrants (e.g.
• Molded tablets may be made by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered compound moistened with an inert liquid diluent.
• the tablets may optionally be coated or scored and may be formulated so as to provide slow or controlled release of the active compound therein using, for example, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose in varying proportions to provide the desired release profile.
• Tablets may optionally be provided with an enteric coating, to provide release in parts of the gut other than the stomach.
• Formulations suitable for topical administration may be formulated as an ointment, cream, suspension, lotion, powder, solution, past, gel, spray, aerosol, or oil.
• a formulation may comprise a patch or a dressing such as a bandage or adhesive plaster impregnated with active compounds and optionally one or more excipients or diluents.
• Formulations suitable for topical administration in the mouth include losenges comprising the active compound in a flavored basis, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth; pastilles comprising the active compound in an inert basis such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia; and mouthwashes comprising the active compound in a suitable liquid carrier.
• Formulations suitable for topical administration to the eye also include eye drops wherein the active compound is dissolved or suspended in a suitable carrier, especially an aqueous solvent for the active compound.
• Formulations suitable for nasal administration wherein the carrier is a solid, include a coarse powder having a particle size, for example, in the range of about 20 to about 500 microns which is administered in the manner in which snuff is taken, i.e. by rapid inhalation through the nasal passage from a container of the powder held close up to the nose.
• Suitable formulations wherein the carrier is a liquid for administration as, for example, nasal spray, nasal drops, or by aerosol administration by nebuliser include aqueous or oily solutions of the active compound.
• Formulations suitable for administration by inhalation include those presented as an aerosol spray from a pressurised pack, with the use of a suitable propellant, such as dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, dichoro-tetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide, or other suitable gases.
• a suitable propellant such as dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, dichoro-tetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide, or other suitable gases.
• Formulations suitable for topical administration via the skin include ointments, creams, and emulsions.
• the active compound When formulated in an ointment, the active compound may optionally be employed with either a paraffinic or a water-miscible ointment base.
• the active compounds may be formulated in a cream with an oil-in-water cream base.
• the aqueous phase of the cream base may include, for example, at least about 30% w/w of a polyhydric alcohol, i.e., an alcohol having two or more hydroxyl groups such as propylene glycol, butane-1 ,3-diol, mannitol, sorbitol, glycerol and polyethylene glycol and mixtures thereof.
• the topical formulations may desirably include a compound which enhances absorption or penetration of the active compound through the skin or other affected areas. Examples of such dermal penetration enhancers include dimethylsulfoxide and related analogues.
• the oily phase may optionally comprise merely an emulsifier (otherwise known as an emulgent), or it may comprises a mixture of at least one emulsifier with a fat or an oil or with both a fat and an oil.
• an emulsifier otherwise known as an emulgent
• a hydrophilic emulsifier is included together with a lipophilic emulsifier which acts as a stabiliser. It is also preferred to include both an oil and a fat.
• the emulsifier(s) with or without stabiliser(s) make up the so-called emulsifying wax
• the wax together with the oil and/or fat make up the so-called emulsifying ointment base which forms the oily dispersed phase of the cream formulations.
• Suitable emulgents and emulsion stabilisers include Tween 60, Span 80, cetostearyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, glyceryl monostearate and sodium lauryl sulphate.
• the choice of suitable oils or fats for the formulation is based on achieving the desired cosmetic properties, since the solubility of the active compound in most oils likely to be used in pharmaceutical emulsion formulations may be very low.
• the cream should preferably be a non-greasy, non-staining and washable product with suitable consistency to avoid leakage from tubes or other containers.
• Straight or branched chain, mono- or dibasic alkyl esters such as di-isoadipate, isocetyl stearate, propylene glycol diester of coconut fatty acids, isopropyl myristate, decyl oleate, isopropyl palmitate, butyl stearate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate or a blend of branched chain esters known as Crodamol CAP may be used, the last three being preferred esters. These may be used alone or in combination depending on the properties required. Alternatively, high melting point lipids such as white soft paraffin and/or liquid paraffin or other mineral oils can be used.
• Formulations suitable for rectal administration may be presented as a suppository with a suitable base comprising, for example, cocoa butter or a salicylate.
• Formulations suitable for vaginal administration may be presented as pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or spray formulations containing in addition to the active compound, such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.
• Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include aqueous and nonaqueous isotonic, pyrogen-free, sterile injection solutions which may contain anti-oxidants, buffers, preservatives, stabilisers, bacteriostats, and solutes which render the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which may include suspending agents and thickening agents, and liposomes or other microparticulate systems which are designed to target the compound to blood components or one or more organs.
• suitable isotonic vehicles for use in such formulations include Sodium Chloride Injection, Ringer's Solution, or Lactated
• the concentration of the active compound in the solution is from about 1 ng/ml to about 10 ⁇ g/ml, for example from about 10 ng/ml to about 1 ⁇ g/ml.
• the formulations may be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose sealed containers, for example, ampoules and vials, and may be stored in a freeze-dried (lyophilised) condition requiring only the addition of the sterile liquid carrier, for example water for injections, immediately prior to use. Extemporaneous injection solutions and suspensions may be prepared from sterile powders, granules, and tablets. Formulations may be in the form of liposomes or other microparticulate systems which are designed to target the active compound to blood components or one or more organs.
• appropriate dosages of the active compounds, and compositions comprising the active compounds can vary from patient to patient. Determining the optimal dosage will generally involve the balancing of the level of therapeutic benefit against any risk or deleterious side effects of the treatments of the present invention.
• the selected dosage level will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the activity of the particular compound, the route of administration, the time of administration, the rate of excretion of the compound, the duration of the treatment, other drugs, compounds, and/or materials used in combination, and the age, sex, weight, condition, general health, and prior medical history of the patient.
• the amount of compound and route of administration will ultimately be at the discretion of the physician, although generally the dosage will be to achieve local concentrations at the site of action which achieve the desired effect without causing substantial harmful or deleterious side-effects.
• Administration in vivo can be effected in one dose, continuously or intermittently (e.g., in divided doses at appropriate intervals) throughout the course of treatment. Methods of determining the most effective means and dosage of administration are well known to those of skill in the art and will vary with the formulation used for therapy, the purpose of the therapy, the target cell being treated, and the subject being treated. Single or multiple administrations can be carried out with the dose level and pattern being selected by the treating physician.
• a suitable dose of the active compound is in the range of about 100 ⁇ g to about 250 mg per kilogram body weight of the subject per day.
• the active compound is a salt, an ester, prodrug, or the like
• the amount administered is calculated on the basis of the parent compound and so the actual weight to be used is increased proportionately.
• Mass spectra were recorded on a Finnegan LCQ instrument in positive ion mode.
• Mobile phase A 0.1% aqueous formic acid.
• Mobile phase B Acetonitrile; Flowrate 2 ml/min; Gradient - starting at 95% A/5% B for 1 minute, rising to 98% B after 5 minutes and holding for 3 minutes before returning to the starting conditions.
• Reactions were carried out using a Personal ChemistryTM Emrys Optimiser microwave synthesis unit with robotic arm.
• Power range between. 0-300 W at 2.45 GHz.
• Pressure range between 0-20 bar; temperature increase between 2-5°C/sec; temp range 60-250 0 C.
• mTOR protein was isolated from HeLa cell cytoplasmic extract by immunoprecipitation, and activity determined essentially as described previously using recombinant PHAS-1 as a substrate (ref. 21). All the compounds tested exhibited IC 50 values less than 15 ⁇ M.
• the following compounds exhibited IC 50 values less than 1.5 ⁇ M: 4c, 4d, 4h, 4n, 4o, 4y, 4ab, 4af, 4ag, 4ah, 5e, 5g, 5h, 5k, 5m, 5z.
• Gingras et al., Genes Dev, 13, 1422-1437 (1999) 12
• Gingras et al., Genes Dev, 15, 807-826 (2001)

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