EP4568674A1 - Combination of anticancer agents comprising a bifunctional compound with g12d mutant kras inhibitory activity - Google Patents
Combination of anticancer agents comprising a bifunctional compound with g12d mutant kras inhibitory activityInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to combinations of specific anti-cancer compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the same, for use in treatment of cancers, such as pancreatic, colorectal and lung cancers.
- KRAS Philadelphia rat sarcoma virus
- K-Ras a protein that provides instructions for making a protein called K-Ras, a part of the RAS/MAPK pathway.
- the protein relays signals from outside the cell to the cell's nucleus. These signals instruct the cell to grow and divide (proliferate) or to mature and take on specialized functions (differentiate).
- KRAS mutations have been implicated in various malignancies, including cancer, such as lung adenocarcinoma, mucinous adenoma, ductal carcinoma of the pancreas and colorectal cancer.
- Colorectal cancer is a cancer with a high morbidity and fatality, with about 1.4 million new cases being reported per year in the world (World Cancer Report 2014).
- the most effective means for treating colorectal cancer is a surgery, whereas chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and the like have recently been significantly advanced.
- Large scale clinical trials performed mainly in Europe and America have revealed that a combination chemotherapy in which several types of anticancer agents are combined is efficacious for colorectal cancer and contributes to regression of a tumor and prolongation of the prognosis (J. Clin. Oncol., 22, p.229-237, 2004).
- a molecular target drug such as an anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) antibody or an anti-EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) antibody
- VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
- EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
- NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer
- Surgical therapy is considered until a certain stage, but surgery is rarely adopted after that stage and chemotherapy or radiotherapy then become a main therapy.
- adenocarcinoma and squamous cell cancer are classified as the most typical type of NSCLC. These tumors follow a similar clinical course, but adenocarcinoma is characterized by localization in the lung periphery.
- Pancreatic cancer mainly including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a cancer with a very poor prognosis having a five years survival rate of 10% or less (CA Cancer J. Clin., 2016, 66, p.7-30), and about 340,000 new cases are reported per year in the world (GLOBOCAN 2012).
- the most effective therapy for treating pancreatic cancer is a surgery.
- the cancer has often metastasized since early detection is difficult, and the cancer is often not operable. If not operable, chemotherapy or radiotherapy is adopted but the survival rate is not so good.
- the FOLFIRINOX therapy (multidrug treatment of three chemotherapy agents of 5-FU, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin, plus levofolinate) is used as a standard therapy of pancreatic cancer.
- the subject patient has to be cautiously selected, for example, the therapy is to be applied only to patients of an ECOG performance status of 1 or less (J. Clin. Oncol., 2018, 36, p.2545-2556).
- an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, Erlotinib has been approved in a combination therapy with Gemcitabine.
- the extension of the overall survival is only about two weeks as compared with Gemcitabine alone and no satisfying therapeutic effect has been achieved.
- RAS proteins are low molecular weight guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins of about 21 kDa constituted of 188-189 amino acids, and include four main types of proteins (KRAS (KRAS 4A and KRAS 4B), NRAS, and HRAS) produced by three genes of a KRAS gene, an NRAS gene, and an HRAS gene.
- GTP guanosine triphosphate
- RAS proteins are divided into an active GTP-binding type and an inactive GDP-binding type.
- a RAS protein is activated by replacement of guanosine diphosphate (GDP) with GTP due to, for example, ligand stimulation to a membrane receptor, such as EGFR.
- GDP guanosine diphosphate
- the active RAS binds to effector proteins as much as twenty, such as RAF, PI3K, and RALGDS, to activate the downstream signal cascade.
- the active RAS is converted to the inactive type by replacement of GTP with GDP due to the intrinsic GTP hydrolysis (GTPase) activity.
- GTPase activity is enhanced by a GTPase-activating protein (GAP).
- GAP GTPase-activating protein
- Substitution of an amino acid by spontaneous mutation of the RAS gene results in a constant activated state due to hypofunction of RAS as GTPase or hyporeactivity to GAP, and then, signals are continuously sent downstream.
- the excessive signalling may cause carcinogenesis or cancer growth acceleration.
- pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma occurs through a weakly heteromorphic stage and a subsequent highly heteromorphic stage in the pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN), and mutation of the KRAS gene has already been recognized in an initial stage of PanIN. Subsequently, abnormality occurs in INK4A, p53, and SMAD4 which are tumor suppression genes, leading to malignancy (Nature Rev. Cancer, 2010, 10, p.683-695).
- KRAS plays a critical role in the processes of carcinogenesis and development of pancreatic cancer.
- KRAS G12C mutation As a mutation of a KRAS gene, KRAS G12C mutation, KRAS G12D mutation, and the like are known. G12C mutant KRAS frequently occurs in non-small-cell lung cancer, but occurs few percent in pancreatic cancer (Cancer Cell 2014, 25, p.272-281), and a therapeutic agent against another KRAS mutation is desired. G12D mutant KRAS is seen in about 34% of the cases of pancreatic cancer, and this rate is reported to be the highest in KRAS mutations (Nat. Rev. Cancer, 2018, 18, p.767-777).
- WO 2016/049565, WO 2016/049568 and WO 2017/172979 disclose certain KRAS inhibitors and state that the agents are useful for a cancer with a mutation in the codon 12 of KRAS.
- the G12D mutation is one of such mutations, but any effect on the G12D mutant KRAS cancer is not described.
- bifunctional compounds collectively called as PROTAC (proteolysis-targeting chimera) or SNIPER (specific and nongenetic lAP-dependent protein eraser) are found and are expected as one novel technique of drug development modality (Drug. Discov. Today Technol., 2019, 31, pl5-27).
- Such a bifunctional compound promotes formation of a composite of the target protein and an E3 ligase in a cell, and degradation of the target protein is induced by using the ubiquitin-proteasome system.
- the ubiquitin-proteasome system is one of intercellular protein degradation mechanisms.
- a protein called E3 ligase recognizes a protein to be degraded to convert the protein into ubiquitin, whereby degradation by proteasome is promoted.
- E3 ligases Six hundred (600) or more E3 ligases are present in an organism, and are roughly divided into four types of HECT-domain E3s, U-box E3s, monomeric RING E3s, and multi-subunit E3s.
- E3 ligases used as a bifunctional degradation inducer which are called PROTAC, SNIPER, or the like are currently limited, and typical examples thereof include Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL), celebron (CRBN), inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP), and mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2).
- VHL Von Hippel-Lindau
- CRBN celebron
- IAP inhibitor of apoptosis protein
- MDM2 mouse double minute 2 homolog
- VHL is reported in WO 2013/106643
- CRBN is reported in WO 2015/160845.
- the bifunctional compounds are compounds in which a ligand of a target protein and a ligand of an E3 ligase are bound via a linker, and some bifunctional compounds for degrading a KRAS protein have been reported (Cell. Chem. Biol., 2020, 27, pl9-31, ACS Cent. Sci., 2020, 6, pl367-1375, US 2018/0015087, WO 2019/195609, WO 2020/018788).
- the compound of the formula (I) as defined herein is a bifunctional compound, and it has a degradation-inducing action on a G12D mutant KRAS protein and a G12D mutant KRAS inhibition activity, and can be used with an anti-cancer agent in the treatment of cancer.
- a compound of formula (I) and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor, and prodrugs thereof allows for a potent synergistic effect in the treatment of cancer.
- a second aspect of the invention is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises administration of an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP
- An alternative second aspect of the invention is an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises administration of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention.
- a CDK4/6 inhibitor e.g., an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor
- prodrugs thereof e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor
- a third aspect of the invention is a pharmaceutical composition
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a
- a fourth aspect of the invention is a pharmaceutical composition
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for use in the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (
- a fifth aspect of the invention is a method of treating cancer comprising administering, to a patient in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, and a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK
- a sixth aspect of the invention is the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP
- a seventh aspect of the invention is a kit-of-parts comprising:
- composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, which components (A) and (B) are each provided in a form that is suitable for administration in conjunction with the other, for use in the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6
- An eighth aspect of the invention is the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR
- references to the "treatment of" a particular condition take their normal meanings in the field of medicine.
- the terms may refer to achieving a reduction in the severity of one or more clinical symptom associated with the condition or to increase longevity in the patient being treated.
- references to patients will refer to a living subject being treated, including mammalian (e.g. human) patients.
- the treatment is in a mammal (e.g. a human).
- the term therapeutically effective amount will refer to an amount of a compound that confers a therapeutic effect on the treated patient.
- the effect may be objective (i.e. measurable by some test or marker) or subjective (i.e. the subject gives an indication of and/or feels an effect).
- said therapeutic effect may be observed as a reduction in the volume of one or more of those tumours.
- compounds of formula (I) and the anti-cancer agents as described herein may exist as solids, and thus the scope of the invention includes all amorphous, crystalline and part crystalline forms thereof, and may also exist as oils. Where such compounds exist in crystalline and part crystalline forms, such forms may include hydrates and solvates, which are included in the scope of the invention. The compounds may also exist in solution.
- a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises administration of an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises administration of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention.
- the compound of formula (I) as referred to herein is a compound selected from the group consisting of:
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(oxan-4-yl)oxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy)methyl]phenyl ⁇ -lH-l,2,3- triazol-l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N- ⁇ (lR)-2-hydroxy-l-[4-(4-methyl-l,3- thiazol-5-yl) phenyl ]ethyl ⁇ -L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(oxan-4-yl)oxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy)methyl]phenyl ⁇ -lH-l,2,3- triazol-l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[(lR)-2-hydroxy-l- ⁇ 4-[4- (hydroxymethyl)-l,3-thiazol-5-yl] phenyl ⁇ ethyl]-L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4- [( IS, 4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1] hepta n-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- 1 H-i ndazol-4-yl)-2- [(oxa n-4-yl)oxy]q ui nazol I n-8-y l ⁇ oxy) methyl ] phenyl ⁇ -lH- 1,2, 3- triazol- l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N- ⁇ (lR)-2-hydroxy-l-[4-(2-oxo- 1,3- oxazolid in-3-yl) phenyl ]ethyl ⁇ -L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(oxan-4-yl)oxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy)methyl]phenyl ⁇ -lH-l,2,3- triazol-l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N- ⁇ (lR)-2-hydroxy-l-[4-(l-methyl-lH- py razol-5-yl) phenyl ]ethyl ⁇ -L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(oxan-4-yl)oxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy)methyl]phenyl ⁇ -lH-l,2,3- triazol-l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-N- ⁇ (lR)-l-[4-(l-ethyl-lH-pyrazol-5-yl)phenyl]-2- hydroxyethyl ⁇ -4-hydroxy-L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- 1 H-i ndazol-4-yl)-2- [(2S)-2-methoxypropoxy]qu I nazol in-8-yl ⁇ oxy) methyl] phenyl ⁇ - lH-l,2,3-triazol-l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N- ⁇ (lR)-2-hydroxy-l-[4-(4- methyl-l,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl ⁇ -L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(2S)-2-methoxypropoxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy)methyl]phenyl ⁇ - lH-l,2,3-triazol-l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-N- ⁇ (lR)-l-[4-(l-ethyl-lH-pyrazol-5- yl) phenyl ]-2-hydroxyethyl ⁇ -4-hydroxy-L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6- Cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl- lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(2S)-2-methoxypropoxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy)methyl]phenyl ⁇ - lH-l,2,3-triazol-l-yl)-3-methylbutanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N- ⁇ (lR)-2-hydroxy-l-[4-(4- methyl-l,3-oxazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethyl ⁇ -L-prol inamide.
- the compound of formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of: (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ (7M)-6-cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5- diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl-lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(oxan-4- yl)oxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy) methyl ]phenyl ⁇ -lH-l, 2, 3-triazol-l-yl)-3- methyl butanoyl]-4-hydroxy-N- ⁇ (lR)-2-hydroxy-l-[4-(4-methyl-l,3-thiazol-5- y I) phenyl]ethyl ⁇ -L-prol inamide,
- the compound of formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of:
- the compound of formula (I) and the anti-cancer agent may have tautomers or geometrical isomers depending on the type of the substituent.
- the compound of the formula (I) and the anti-cancer agent may sometimes be described only as one of the isomers, but the present invention includes tautomers or geometrical isomers other than the one described, and includes separated isomers or mixtures thereof.
- the compound of formula (I) may have one or more asymmetric carbon atom and, accordingly, may exist in the form of specific enantiomers and diastereomers thereof.
- the present invention includes separated enantiomers and diastereomers of the compound of the formula (I) or mixtures thereof.
- the enantiomers of chiral compounds having one or more asymmetric carbon atom may be given "(R)” and "(S)” labels in respect of each point of chirality based on methods known in the art (e.g. using Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules).
- references to a specific stereoisomer of the compound of formula (I) may refer to the specific stereoisomer (e.g. the specific enantiomer or diastereoisomer indicated) being present in the substantial absence of other stereoisomers (i.e. stereoisomers have a different configuration at one or more of the relevant points of chirality).
- the compound in the relevant configuration may be present in an enantiomeric excess (e.e.) or diastereomeric excess (d.e.), as appropriate, of at least 60% (such as at least 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, or 98% or, particularly, at least 99%, for example at least 99.9%).
- the compound of formula (I) may have axial chirality, which may refer to compounds having one or more axis about which a set of substituents is held in a spatial arrangement that is not superposable on its mirror image. For the avoidance of doubt, all axial arrangements of such compounds are within the scope of the invention.
- the enantiomers of axially chiral compounds may be given "M” and "P” labels based on methods known in the art (e.g. using Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules, with the added rule that the two "near” substituents have higher priority than the far ones).
- references to a specific axial stereoisomer of the compound of formula (I) may refer to the specific stereoisomer (e.g. the isomer with M-axial chirality) being present in the substantial absence of the corresponding opposite stereoisomer (e.g. the isomer with P-chirality).
- the compound of formula (I) the axial stereoisomer e.g. the M-axial isomer
- the axial stereoisomer have a purity of at least 70% (e.g. at least 80%, 90%, 95%, or 99%) relative to the other axial stereoisomers (e.g. relative to the P-axially chiral isomer).
- compounds referred to as having a specific stereochemistry at a defined position may also have stereochemistry at one or more other positions, and so may exist as mixtures of enantiomers or diastereoisomers in relation to the stereochemistry at those positions.
- the present invention includes pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs (which may be referred to as precursors) of the compound represented by the formula (I) and the anti-cancer agent.
- a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug will include compounds having a group that can be converted into an amino group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, or the like by solvolysis or under physiological conditions. Examples of groups that may be used to form a prodrug include groups described in Prog. Med., 1985, 5, p.2157-2161 or in 'Tyakuhin no Kaihatsu (development of pharmaceuticals)", Vol.7, Bunshi-sekkei (molecular design), Hirokawa Shoten, 1990, p.163-198. Prodrugs include ester and carbamate derivatives.
- Prodrugs may be referred to as precursors of the active compounds (i.e. compounds of formula (I) and the anti-cancer agent), which may refer to compounds that are metabolised to form active compounds in vivo.
- salts include acid addition salts and base addition salts.
- Such salts may be formed by conventional means, for example by reaction of a free acid or a free base form of a compound comprised in the formulations of the invention with one or more equivalents of an appropriate acid or base, optionally in a solvent, or in a medium in which the salt is insoluble, followed by removal of said solvent, or said medium, using standard techniques (e.g. by rotary evaporation under reduced pressure, by freeze-drying or by filtration). Salts may also be prepared by exchanging a counter-ion of a compound comprised in the formulations of the invention in the form of a salt with another counter-ion, for example using a suitable ion exchange resin.
- Example salts include salts shown in P. Heinrich Stahl, Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts Properties, Selection, and Use, Wiley-VCH, 2008. Specific examples include an acid addition salt with an inorganic acid, such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, or phosphoric acid, or with an organic acid, such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, mandelic acid, tartaric acid, dibenzoiltartaric acid, ditoluoyltartaric acid, citric acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, aspartic acid, or glutamic acid, a salt with an inorganic metal, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, or aluminum, a salt with an organic
- the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of formula (I) and/or of the anti-cancer agent is a hydrochloride (HCI) salt.
- the present invention also includes various hydrates, solvates, crystal polymorphism substances, and amorphous solid forms of the compound of the formula (I) and the anticancer agents, and salts thereof.
- the present invention also includes compounds labeled with various radioactive or non-radioactive isotopes.
- the "amorphous solid forms" include both a form showing no peak in the powder X- ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and a form having a low crystallinity.
- the anti-cancer agents are the anti-cancer agents.
- the anti-cancer agent is selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof.
- CDK4/6 inhibitor refers to cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitors and includes Palbociclib, ribociclib and abemaciclib.
- the anti-cancer agent is a CDK4/6 inhibitor.
- the CDK4/6 agonist is Palbociclib.
- Palbociclib refers to the compound having the name 6-acetyl-8-cyclopentyl-5-methyl- 2-[(5-piperazin-l-ylpyridin-2-yl)amino]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one, and the following structure.
- SHP2 inhibitor refers to inhibitors of the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2, encoded by PTPN11, and includes TNO155, JAB-3068, RMC-4630 and RLY-1971.
- the anti-cancer agent is an SHP2 inhibitor.
- the SHP2 inhibitor is TNO155.
- TNO155 refers to the compound having the name (3S,4S)-8-[6-amino-5-[(2-amino-3- chloro-4-pyridinyl)thio]-2-pyrazinyl]-3-methyl-2-oxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decan-4-amine, and the following structure:
- EGFR inhibitor refers to inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and includes both tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) (such as afatinib, erlotinib or gefitinib) and monoclonal antibodies (such as cetuximab or necitumumab).
- TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitors
- the tyrosine kinase inhibitors bind to the tyrosine kinase domain in the EGFR and inhibit the activity of the EGFR; while monoclonal antibodies bind to the extracellular component of the EGFR and prevent the epidermal growth factor from binding to its own receptor, therefore preventing cell division.
- the anti-cancer agent is an EGFR inhibitor.
- the EGFR. inhibitor is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
- the tyrosine kinase inhibitor is afatinib.
- Afatinib refers to the compound having the name (E)-N-[4-(3-chloro-4-fluoroanilino)- 7-[(3S)-oxolan-3-yl]oxyquinazolin-6-yl]-4-(dimethylamino)but-2-enamide, and the following structure:
- the EGFR inhibitor is cetuximab.
- mTOR inhibitor refers to a class of drugs that inhibit the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), which is a serine/threonine-specific protein kinase that belongs to the family of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) related kinases (PIKKs). mTOR regulates cellular metabolism, growth, and proliferation by forming and signaling through two protein complexes, mTORCl and mTORC2.
- mTOR includes Everolimus, Sirolimus, Temsirolimus, Ridaforolimus, Umirolimus, and Zotarolimus.
- the anti-cancer agent is an mTOR inhibitor.
- the mTOR inhibitor is Everolimus.
- Everolimus refers to the compound having the name (lR,9S,12S,15R,16E,18R,19R,21R,23S,24E,26E,28E,30S,32S,35R)-l,18-dihydroxy- 12-[(2R)-l-[(lS,3R,4R)-4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-3-methoxycyclohexyl]propan-2-yl]- 19,30-dimethoxy-15,17,21,23,29,35-hexamethyl-ll,36-dioxa-4- azatricyclo[30.3.1.04,9]hexatriaconta-16,24,26,28-tetraene-2,3,10,14,20-pentone, and the following structure:
- immune checkpoint inhibitor refers to inhibitors of immune checkpoint signaling that restricts immune system functions. Thus, immune checkpoint inhibitors may lead to activation, proliferation and/or increase in signaling of T cells.
- immuno checkpoint inhibitors include anti-PD-1 antibodies (such as nivolumab (OPDIVO; BMS- 936558), pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDATM; MK-3475), pidilizumab (CT-011), cemiplimab (LIBTAYO, REGN2810), spartalizumab (PDR001), MEDI0680 (AMP- 514), dostarlimab (TSR-042), cetrelimab (JNJ 63723283), toripalimab (JS001), AMP-224 (GSK- 2661380), PF-06801591, tislelizumab (BGB-A317), ABBV-181, BI 754091, or SHR- 1210), and anti-PD-1 antibodies (such as
- the anti-cancer agent is an immune checkpoint inhibitor.
- the immune checkpoint inhibitor is an anti-PD-1 antibody.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody is Nivolumab.
- Nivolumab is a human immunoglobulin G4 monoclonal antibody, which binds to the programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor and has the following CAS number: 946414-94- 4.
- PI3K inhibitor refers to a class of drugs that inhibit phosphatidylinositol-3- kinase.
- PI3K inhibitors include idelalisib, copanlisib, duvelisib, alpelisib, umbralisib, leniolisib.
- the anti-cancer agent is a PI3K inhibitor.
- the PI3K inhibitor is Alpelisib.
- Alpelisib refers to the compound having the name "(2S)-Nl- ⁇ 4-Methyl-5-[2-(l,l,l- trifluoro-2-methyl-2-propanyl)-4-pyridinyl]-l,3-thiazol-2-yl ⁇ -l,2- pyrrolidinedicarboxamide", and the following structure:
- SOS1 inhibitor refers to inhibitors of the RAS guanine nucleotide exchange factor SOS1.
- SOS1 inhibitors include BI-3406 and MRTX0902.
- the anti-cancer agent is an SOS1 inhibitor.
- the SOS1 inhibitor is MRTX0902.
- MRTX0902 refers to the compound having the name "(R)-2-Methyl-3-(l-((4-methyl- 7-morpholinopyrido-[3,4-d]pyridazin-l-yl)amino)ethyl) benzonitrile", CAS number: 2654743-22-1, and the following structure:
- AURK inhibitor refers to inhibitors of Aurora kinase.
- AUK inhibitors include Aurora kinase A inhibitors and Aurora kinase B inhibitors.
- AURK inhibitors include Alisertib, Barasertib, Danusertib, AT9283, PF-03814735, AMG 900.
- the anti-cancer agent is an AURK inhibitor.
- the AURK inhibitor is a AURK A inhibitor.
- the AURK A inhibitor is Alisertib.
- Alisertib refers to the compound having the name "4- ⁇ [9-Chloro-7-(2-fluoro-6- methoxyphenyl)-5H-pyrimido[5,4-d][2]benzazepin-2-yl]amino ⁇ -2-methoxybenzoic acid", and the following structure:
- the anti-cancer agent is selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and prodrugs thereof.
- the anti-cancer agent is selected from the group consisting of a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, an AURK inhibitor, and prodrugs thereof.
- G12D Mutation represents a mutation in which the amino acid residue corresponding to the codon 12 in a wild type protein is converted from glycine to aspartic acid.
- G12D Mutant KRAS represents KRAS having the "G12D mutation”.
- G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer is a G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer, and, for example, is a cancer in which KRAS G12D mutation occurs and a cancer which has a high positive rate for G12D mutant KRAS.
- Pantenatic cancer is a malignant tumor occurring in the pancreas. Examples thereof include pancreatic ductal carcinoma and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In an embodiment, “pancreatic cancer” is pancreatic ductal carcinoma, and in an embodiment, “pancreatic cancer” is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
- Colorectal cancer is a malignant tumor occurring in the large intestine.
- lung cancer is a malignant tumor occurring in the lung.
- the cancer is a metastatic, locally advanced, recurrent, and/or refractory cancer.
- the cancer is a cancer of a patient who has previously untreated in respect of the relevant condition (i.e. has no medical history of previous treatment for the condition), which patient (or, specifically, the relevant cancer) may be referred to as being treatment naive.
- the cancer is a cancer of a patient who has received treatment (i.e. a different treatment, being a treatment other than that defined in the first aspect of the invention) for the relevant condition and has failed to respond or has not responded adequately to that treatment.
- treatment i.e. a different treatment, being a treatment other than that defined in the first aspect of the invention
- the cancer is defined as being refractory to treatment (i.e. a treatment resistant cancer, being a cancer that does not respond or does not respond adequately to other medical treatments, which will refer to medical treatments other than those defined in the first aspect of the invention).
- the refractory cancer may present resistance to treatment from the start of the medical treatment, or resistance by the cancer cells may be acquired during the course of the previous medical treatment(s).
- the cancer is a refractory cancer with respect to therapy with a compound of formula (I) absent the combination as defined in the first aspect of the invention (i.e. wherein previous therapy included a compound of formula (I)) but wherein the treatment did not comprise treatment with an anti-cancer agent selected from a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor, and prodrugs thereof.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor, and prodrugs thereof.
- the cancer is pancreatic cancer.
- the pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal carcinoma or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
- the cancer is colorectal cancer.
- the colorectal cancer is colon cancer or rectal cancer.
- the cancer is lung cancer.
- the lung cancer is small cell lung cancer or non-small cell lung cancer.
- the cancer is a G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer.
- the G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer is G12D mutant KRAS-positive pancreatic cancer.
- the G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer is a G12D mutant KRAS-positive colorectal cancer.
- the G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer is a G12D mutant KRAS-positive lung cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises administration of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention.
- the second aspect of the invention may have any of the particular features and embodiments described herein for the first aspect of the invention, including all combinations thereof.
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an
- compositions of the third aspect of the invention may have any of the particular features and embodiments described herein for the other (e.g. the first and second) aspects of the invention, including all combinations thereof.
- Suitable pharmaceutical compositions may be commercially available or otherwise are described in the literature, such as, Remington, The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 19th ed., Mack Printing Company, Easton, Pennsylvania (1995), and Martindale - The Complete Drug Reference (35 th Edition), and the documents referred to therein, the relevant disclosures in all of which documents are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Otherwise, the preparation of suitable compositions, and in particular combined preparations including both a compound of formula (I) and an anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, may be achieved by the skilled person using routine techniques.
- references to pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s) may be understood to include pharmaceutically acceptable, diluents, carriers and/or adjuvants, as known to those skilled in the art.
- the pharmaceutical composition may be for administration in accordance with one or more of the modes of administration as described herein.
- compositions as described herein may comprise one or more dose of the compound of formula (I) and/or the anti-cancer agent as described herein, or may comprise partial doses of such components (in which case multiple such compositions may be administered in the course of treatments as described herein).
- compositions as described herein may also be referred to as pharmaceutical formulations.
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for use in the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor,
- compositions of the fourth aspect of the invention may have any of the particular features and embodiments described herein for the other (e.g. the first to third) aspects of the invention, including all combinations thereof.
- the two active ingredients i.e. the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
- the two compounds or compositions are administered (optionally repeatedly) prior to, after, and/or at the same time as, administration of the other component.
- the terms “administered simultaneously” and “administered at the same time as” include that individual doses of a compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an anticancer agent (as defined in the first aspect of the invention), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are administered within 2 hours (e.g. within 60 minutes, 45 minutes, 30 minutes, 20 minutes or 10 minutes) of each other.
- the two compounds or compositions are administered (optionally repeatedly) sequentially.
- the terms “administered sequentially” include that individual doses of a compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an anti-cancer agent (as defined in the first aspect of the invention), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are administered at a time interval between 2 hour and 7 days (e.g. 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days or 6 days) of each other.
- the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same) may be administered before administration of the anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same).
- the anti-cancer agent or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same) may be administered before the formulation comprising the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same).
- the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same) and the formulation comprising the anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same) are administered sequentially, such as wherein the second drug is administered after confirming that the treatment with the first drug is effective.
- Methods for determining the effectiveness of the first drug are known to the skilled person.
- compounds and pharmaceutical formulations as defined herein may be administered either by oral administration with a tablet, pill, capsule, granule, powder, liquid, or other agent or by parenteral administration with an intraarticular, intravenous, intramuscular, or other injection, a transmucosal agent, or an inhalant.
- a tablet, powder, granular, or other agent is used as a solid composition for oral administration.
- one or two or more active ingredients are mixed with at least one inactive excipient.
- the composition may contain an inactive additive, for example, a lubricant, a disintegrator, a stabilizer, a dissolution aid according to an ordinary method.
- a tablet or pill may be coated with a sugar coating or a film soluble in the stomach or intestine, as needed.
- Liquid compositions for oral administration include a pharmaceutically acceptable emulsion, solution, suspension, syrup, or elixir agent, and contain a generally used inactive diluent, for example, purified water or EtOH (ethanol).
- the liquid composition may contain, in addition to the inactive diluent, an adjuvant, such as a solubilizer, a wetting agent, or a suspending agent, a sweetening agent, a flavor, a fragrant, or a preservative.
- the injection agents for parenteral administration include a sterile aqueous or nonaqueous solution, suspension, or emulsion agent.
- aqueous solvent include distilled water for injection or physiological saline.
- nonaqueous solvent is an alcohol, such as EtOH.
- Such a composition may further contain an isotonizing agent, a preservative, a wetting agent, an emulsifier, a dispersant, a stabilizer, or a dissolution aid. These are sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacteria keeping filter, incorporation of a microbicide, or irradiation.
- such a composition can be produced as a sterile solid composition, which is dissolved or suspended in sterile water or a sterile solvent for injection before use.
- the transmucosal agent such as an inhalant or a transnasal agent
- a solid, liquid, or semi-solid form and can be produced according to a conventionally known method.
- a known excipient and in addition, a pH modifier, a preservative, a surfactant, a lubricant, a stabilizer, a thickener, or the like may be appropriately added.
- the administration can be performed by using an appropriate device for inhalation or insufflation.
- the agent can be administered using a known device, such as a metering and administering inhalation device, or an atomizer, as a compound alone or a powder of a mixture formulated, or as a solution or a suspension in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- a dry powder inhaler or the like may be for a single administration or multiple administrations, and dry powder or powder-containing capsule can be used.
- the agent may be used in a form of a pressurized aerosol spray or the like using an appropriate ejection agent, for example, a suitable gas, such as a chlorofluoroalkane or carbon dioxide.
- the compounds and compositions as described herein are administered orally, intraarticularly, intravenously, intramuscularly, transmucosaly, or by inhalation. In a particular embodiment, the compounds and compositions as described herein are administered intravenously.
- the compound of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally, intraarticularly, intravenously, intramuscularly, transmucosaly or by inhalation, such as intravenously.
- the anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally, intraarticularly, intravenously, intramuscularly, transmucosaly or by inhalation, such as orally or intravenously (as determined by the anti-cancer agent used).
- the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are administered simultaneous or sequentially, via the same administration route (e.g. intravenously).
- the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are administered sequentially, via different administration routes.
- the compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may be administered intravenously and the anti-cancer agent, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, administered orally.
- references herein to uses, compounds for use, methods, combinations, compositions and kits-of parts shall include references to agents used therein being in a therapeutically effective amount thereof.
- the daily dose of the compound of formula (I) and/or the anti-cancer agent may be appropriately about 0.001 to 100 mg/kg body weight, preferably 0.1 to 30 mg/kg body weight, further preferably 0.1 to 10 mg/kg body weight, and the dose is given at once or is divided into two to four times in a day (e.g. two, three, or four times a day).
- the daily dose of the compound of formula (I) and/or the anti-cancer agent may be appropriately about 0.0001 to 10 mg/kg body weight, and is given at once or is divided into multiple times in a day (e.g. two, three, or four times a day).
- the daily dose of a transmucosal agent is about 0.001 to 100 mg/kg body weight, and is given at once or is divided into multiple times in a day (e.g. two, three, or four times a day).
- a fifth aspect of the invention is a method of treating cancer comprising administering, to a patient in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the first aspect of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, and a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and
- the method of the fifth aspect of the invention may have any of the particular features and embodiments described above for the other (e.g. the first to fourth) aspects of the invention, including all combinations thereof.
- a sixth aspect of the invention is the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP
- the use of the sixth aspect of the invention may have any of the particular features and embodiments described above for the other (e.g. the first to fifth) aspects of the invention, including all combinations thereof.
- kit-of-parts comprising:
- composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to the first aspect of the invention, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, which components (A) and (B) are each provided in a form that is suitable for administration in conjunction with the other, for use in the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6
- components being administered in conjunction with each other we include that such components are administered, sequentially, separately or simultaneously, as part of a medical intervention directed towards treatment of the relevant disease or disorder, as described herein.
- kit-of-parts comprising:
- kits-of-parts of the seventh aspect of the invention may have any of the particular features and embodiments described above for the other (e.g. the first to sixth) aspects of the invention, including all combinations thereof.
- a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the first aspect of the invention, and an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor), and prodrugs thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of cancer.
- an anti-cancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor (e.g., a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune
- the use of the eighth aspect of the invention may have any of the particular features and embodiments described above for the other (e.g. the first to seventh) aspects of the invention, including all combinations thereof.
- compositions, combination products and kits as described herein may be prepared in accordance with standard and/or accepted pharmaceutical practice.
- a process for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition as described herein comprises bringing into association a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an anti-cancer agent, both as described herein, with one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient.
- references to bringing into association will mean that the two components are rendered suitable for administration in conjunction with each other.
- the two components of the kit-of-parts may be:
- compositions comprising the same may be commercially available from sources known to those skilled in the art.
- the compound of the formula (I) and a salt thereof can be produced by applying various known synthetic methods using characteristics based on the basic structure or the type of substituent thereof.
- an appropriate protective group a group that can be easily converted to the functional group
- the protective group include protective groups described in P. G. M. Wuts and T. W. Greene, "Greene's Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis", 5th edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014, and a group appropriately selected from the protective groups is used depending on the reaction conditions.
- a reaction is carried out with the protective group introduced, and then the protective group is removed, as required, whereby a desired compound can be obtained.
- a prodrug of the compound of the formula (I) can be produced by introducing a special group in a process from a raw material to an intermediate as for the above protective group, or by further carrying out a reaction using the compound of the formula (I) obtained.
- This reaction can be carried out by applying a method known to a person skilled in the art, such as common esterification, amidation, or dehydration.
- the isolation and purification are performed by applying a common chemical operation, such as extraction, fractional crystallization or various types of fraction chromatography.
- an optical isomer can be obtained by a general optical resolution method of a racemate (for example, fractional crystallization for inducing a racemate to a diastereomer salt with an optically active base or acid, chromatography using a chiral column or the like or the like) and can also be produced from an appropriate optically active raw material compound.
- a general optical resolution method of a racemate for example, fractional crystallization for inducing a racemate to a diastereomer salt with an optically active base or acid, chromatography using a chiral column or the like or the like
- the compound of the formula (I) or an intermediate thereof sometimes has an axial chirality and is obtained as a mixture of axial stereoisomers, and each axial stereoisomer can be isolated by separation using a common separation operation, for example, octadecylsilyl (ODS) column chromatography or silica gel column chromatography.
- ODS octadecylsilyl
- Treatments as described herein may have the advantage that they may be more efficacious than, be less toxic than, be longer acting than, be more potent than, produce fewer side effects than and/or have a better treatment profile than treatments for the same conditions as known in the prior art.
- the compound of the formula (I) has a degradation-inducing action on a G12D mutant KRAS protein and a G12D mutant KRAS inhibition activity, and can be used with an anticancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor, and prodrugs thereof, to act synergistically in the treatment of cancer, and in particular a G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer.
- an anticancer agent selected from the group consisting of a CDK4/6 inhibitor, an SHP2 inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, a mTOR inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a PI3K inhibitor, an SOS1 inhibitor, and an AURK inhibitor, and prodrugs thereof, to act synergistically in the treatment of cancer, and in particular a G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer.
- the production method of the compound of the formula (I) will be described in further detail below based on Examples. Note that the present invention is not to be limited to the compounds described in the following Examples. The production methods of raw material compounds are also shown in the Production Examples. The production method of the compound of the formula (I) is not limited only to the production methods of specific Examples described below, and the compound of the formula (I) can also be produced by a combination of the production methods or a method that is obvious to a person skilled in the art.
- aqueous sodium hydroxide solution means an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution of 1 mol/L.
- DIPEA N,N-diisopropylethylamine tBuOK: potassium tert-butoxide
- HATU l-[bis(di methylamino) methylene]- lH-l,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b] pyridinium 3-oxide hexafluorophosphate
- PdCl2(dppf) CH2Cl2 [ 1, l'-bis(d I phenyl phosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloridedichloromethane adduct
- Pd/C palladium on carbon
- the organic layer was washed with aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then concentrated under reduced pressure until the total volume of the solution became about 400 mL.
- the mixture was divided into layers, the aqueous layer was extracted with CHCI3, and the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate.
- the insoluble materials were removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure.
- the residue was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), and sodium borohydride (350 mg) was added under ice-bath cooling. The mixture was stirred under ice-bath cooling for 1 hour. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with CHCI3. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The insoluble materials were removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure.
- the reaction mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours under ice-bath cooling, and diluted with CH2CI2, washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution.
- the organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.
- the insoluble materials were removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give sulfoxide.
- the obtained sulfoxide was mixed with (S)-2-methoxypropanol (45 mg) and THF (4 mL).
- KOtBu 80 mg
- Petroleum ether (550 mL) was added to the resulting residue for trituration (0°C, 2 hours), and then 4-bromo-6-fluoro-2-(triphenylmethyl)-2H-indazole (508.98 g) was obtained as a solid by collecting by filtration and drying under reduced pressure.
- bis(tri-tert-butyiphosphine)palladium(0) (18 mg) was added to a mixture of 4-methyl-l,3-oxazole-5-carboxylic acid (178 mg), tetra-n- butylammonium chloride (195 mg), tert-butyl (4R)-4-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl- l,3-oxazolidine-3-carboxylate (250 mg), cesium carbonate (344 mg) and DMF (2.5 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 170°C for 30 minutes under microwave irradiation.
- PEx represents “production example”
- PSyn indicates which other production example was also prepared using the same method as the "PEx” in the same row of the table (i.e. the "PEx” was prepared using the same method as the method used to prepare the production example number indicated in the "PSyn” column).
- the asterisk indicates that the compound is a single axial stereoisomer.
- Example 1 (4R)-l-[(2S)-2-(4- ⁇ 4-[( ⁇ 6-cyclopropyl-4-[(lS,4S)-2,5- diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl]-7-(6-fluoro-5-methyl-lH-indazol-4-yl)-2-[(oxan-4- yl)oxy]quinazolin-8-yl ⁇ oxy)methyl]phenyl ⁇ -lH-l,2,3-triazol-l-yl)-3- methyl butanoyl ]-4-hydroxy-N- ⁇ (lR)-2-hydroxy-l-[4-(4-methy 1-1, 3-thiazol-5- yl) phenyl ]ethyl ⁇ -L-prolinamide
- the resulting reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to the residue.
- the mixture was extracted three times with CHCh/MeOH (5/1), and then, the combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate.
- the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting crude product was purified by ODS column chromatography (MeCN/0.1% aqueous formic acid solution). Saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to fractions containing the target compound, and the mixture was extracted three times with CHCh/MeOH (5/1). The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure.
- This compound was prepared using a method analogous to the method provided for Example 5 below.
- the resulting reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and CHCh/MeOH (9/1) were added to the residue.
- the mixture was extracted three times with CHCh/MeOH (9/1), and then, the combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate.
- the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting crude product was purified by ODS column chromatography (MeCN/0. 1% aqueous formic acid solution). Saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to fractions containing the target compound, and the mixture was extracted three times with CHCh/MeOH (9/1). The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure.
- the resulting reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and ice, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, and CHCh/MeOH (10/1) were added to the residue. The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes, and then extracted with CHCh/MeOH (10/1), and then, the combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting product was dissolved in MeOH and concentrated, dried under reduced pressure to give the title compound (73 mg) as a solid.
- This compound was prepared using a method analogous to the method provided for
- Example Al In vivo combination therapy with molecular targeted agents in human KRAS G12D mutation positive KP-4 pancreatic cancer cell line-derived xenograft mice
- KP-4 cells Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources Cell Bank, Cat# JCRB0182
- RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air.
- 6-8-week-old female nude mice BALB/c nude mice, from Beijing Vital River Laboratory Animal Technology Co., Ltd
- KP-4 cells Ix lO 7
- DPBS containing 50% BD Matrigel (Corning Incorporated)
- TGI (%) [ l-(Ti-Tl)/ (Vi-Vl)] x lOO;
- Ti is the average tumor volume of a treatment group on a given day
- Tl is the average tumor volume of the treatment group on the first day of treatment
- VI is the average tumor volume of the vehicle control group on the same day with Ti
- VI is the average tumor volume of the vehicle group on the first day of treatment.
- Example 1 showed anti-tumor activity in mice bearing human pancreatic cancer cells with KRAS G12D mutation in combination with Palbociclib or TNO155, suggesting that the combination with a compound of Example 1 is superior to Palbociclib or TNO155 monotherapy for the treatment of G12D mutant KRAS-positive pancreatic cancer.
- Example A2 In vivo combination therapy with molecular targeted agents in human KRAS G12D mutation positive KP-4 pancreatic cancer cell line-derived xenograft mice
- KP-4 cells Japanese Collection of Research Bioresources Cell Bank, Cat# JCRB0182
- RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air.
- 7-8-week-old female nude mice BALB/c nude mice, from Beijing Vital River Laboratory Animal Technology Co., Ltd
- KP-4 cells IxlO 7
- DPBS containing 50% BD Matrigel (Corning Incorporated)
- Solvent A was prepared by mixing 4% by volume of ethanol, 1% by volume of 50% (2-hydroxypropyl)-p-cyclodextrin, 9% by volume of HCQ-40 in 5% glucose solution.
- the compound of Example 1 was dissolved in it.
- Alpelisib (a PI3K alpha inhibitor) was dissolved in 0.5% MC / 0.5% tween 80 (Solvent B).
- MRTX0902 (a SOS1 inhibitor) was dissolved in 10% DMSQ/90% (20% SBE-p-CD in saline) (Solvent C).
- Alisertib (an Aurora A inhibitor) was dissolved in 10% 2-hydroxypropyl-p- cyclodextrin / 1% sodium bicarbonate (Solvent D). The tumor size and the body weight were measured twice to three times a week. The tumor volume was calculated using the following formula.
- Example 1 showed anti-tumor activity in mice bearing human pancreatic cancer cells with KRAS G12D mutation in combination with Alpelisib, MRTX0902 or Alisertib, suggesting that the combination with a compound of Example 1 is superior to Alpelisib, MRTX0902 or Alisertib monotherapy for the treatment of G12D mutant KRAS-positive pancreatic cancer.
- Example B In vivo combination therapy with molecular targeted agents in human KRAS G12D mutation positive AsPC-1 pancreatic cancer cell line-derived xenograft mice
- AsPC-1 cells (American Type Culture Collection, Cat# CRL-1682) were cultured in RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% FBS at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air. 6-8-week-old female nude mice (BALB/c nude mice, from Beijing Vital River Laboratory Animal Technology Co., Ltd) were inoculated subcutaneously with AsPC-1 cells (Ix lO 6 ) in 0.2 mL of DPBS (containing 50% BD Matrigel (Corning Incorporated)) for tumor development. Animals were randomized and treatment started on day 17 after tumor inoculation, when average tumor size reached approximately 200 mm 3 . Animals were assigned into groups using Excel-based randomization software performing stratified randomization based upon their tumor volumes.
- Example 1 showed anti-tumor activity in mice bearing human pancreatic cancer cells with KRAS G12D mutation in combination with Afatinib or Everolimus, suggesting that the combination with a compound of Example 1 is superior to Afatinib or Everolimus monotherapy for the treatment of G12D mutant KRAS-positive pancreatic cancer.
- Example C In vivo combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitor in mixed xenograft model from human KRAS G12D mutation positive HPAC pancreatic cancer cell line and human CD3-oositive T cells HPAC cells (ATCC, Cat# CRL-2119) were cultured in RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% FBS at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air.
- CD3-positive T cells were obtained from peripheral blood mononuclear cells using the CD3 MACS isolation procedure according to manufacturer's instructions (Miltenyi Biotec, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany).
- CD3-positive T cells were expanded by culture with mitomycin C (final 25 pg/mL)-treated HPAC cells for 10 days in total, in RPMI-1640 supplemented with FBS and IL-2 (final 10 ng/mL).
- 6-week old male NOD-scid mice NOD/ShiJic-scid mice, from CLEA Japan, Inc
- NOD/ShiJic-scid mice were inoculated subcutaneously with 0.1 mL DPBS containing HPAC cells (5x l0 6 ) and CD3-positive T cells (Ix lO 5 ) that were previously co-cultured with mitomycin C-treated HPAC cells for tumor development.
- Animals were randomized and treatment started on 7 days after tumor inoculation, when average tumor size reached approximately 50 mm 3 .
- Example 1 showed anti-tumor activity in mice bearing human pancreatic cancer cells with KRAS G12D mutation in combination with Nivolumab, suggesting that the combination with a compound of Example 1 is superior to Nivolumab monotherapy for the treatment of G12D mutant KRAS-positive pancreatic cancer.
- Example D In vivo combination therapy with molecular targeted agents in human KRAS G12D mutation positive GP5d colorectal cancer cell line-derived xenograft mice
- GP5d cells (ECACC, Cat# 95090715) were cultured in DMEM medium supplemented with 2mM glutamine and 10% fetal bovine serum at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air.
- 7-8-week-old female nude mice (BALB/c nude mice, from Beijing Vital River Laboratory Animal Technology Co., Ltd) were inoculated subcutaneously with GP5d cells (3x l0 6 ) in 0.2 mL of DPBS (containing 50% BD Matrigel (Corning Incorporated)) for tumor development. Animals were randomized and treatment started on day 10 after tumor inoculation, when average tumor size reached approximately 150-180 mm 3 .
- Solvent A was prepared by mixing 4% by volume of ethanol, 1% by volume of 50% (2- hydroxypropyl)-p-cyclodextrin, 9% by volume of HCQ-40 in 5% glucose solution.
- the compound of Example 1 was dissolved in it.
- Alpelisib (a PI3K alpha inhibitor) was dissolved in 0.5% MC / 0.5% tween 80 (Solvent B).
- MRTX0902 (a SOS1 inhibitor) was dissolved in 10% DMSO/90% (20% SBE-g-CD in saline) (Solvent C).
- Alisertib (an Aurora A inhibitor) was dissolved in 10% 2-hydroxypropyl-p-cyclodextrin / 1% sodium bicarbonate (Solvent D). The tumor size and the body weight were measured twice to three times a week. The tumor volume was calculated using the following formula.
- Example 1 showed anti-tumor activity in mice bearing human colorectal cancer cells with KRAS G12D mutation in combination with Alpelisib, MRTX0902 or Alisertib, suggesting that the combination with a compound of Example 1 is superior to Alpelisib, MRTX0902 or Alisertib monotherapy for the treatment of G12D mutant KRAS-positive colorectal cancer.
- Example E In vivo combination therapy with Cetuximab in human KRAS G12D mutation positive GP5d colorectal cancer cell line-derived xenograft mice
- GP5d cells (ECACC, Cat# 95090715) were cultured in DMEM medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% penicillin-streptomycin solution at 37°C in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air.
- 5-week-old male nude mice BALB/c nude mice, from Charles River Laboratories Japan, Inc.
- GP5d cells 2.6x l0 6
- DPBS containing 50% Cultrex Basement Membrane Extract (R&D Systems)
- Example 1 showed anti-tumor activity in mice bearing human colorectal cancer cells with KRAS G12D mutation in combination with Cetuximab, suggesting that the combination with a compound of Example 1 is superior to Cetuximab monotherapy for the treatment of G12D mutant KRAS-positive colorectal cancer.
- the present invention is excellent in anti-tumor activity, and can be used for the treatment of G12D mutant KRAS-positive cancer, in particular, G12D mutant KRAS- positive pancreatic, colorectal and/or lung cancer, and the like.
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