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  2. Discovery, Optimization, and in Vivo Evaluation of Benzimidazole Derivatives AM-8508 and AM-9635 as Potent and Selective PI3Kδ Inhibitors

Discovery, Optimization, and in Vivo Evaluation of Benzimidazole Derivatives AM-8508 and AM-9635 as Potent and Selective PI3Kδ Inhibitors

  • J Med Chem. 2016 Jan 14;59(1):431-47. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01651.
Youngsook Shin Julia Suchomel Mario Cardozo Jason Duquette Xiao He Kirk Henne Yi-Ling Hu Ron C Kelly John McCarter Lawrence R McGee Julio C Medina Daniela Metz Tisha San Miguel Deanna Mohn Thuy Tran Christine Vissinga Simon Wong Sharon Wannberg Douglas A Whittington 1 John Whoriskey Gang Yu Leeanne Zalameda Xuxia Zhang Timothy D Cushing
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  • 1 Department of Therapeutic Discovery, Amgen Inc. , 360 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States.
Abstract

Lead optimization efforts resulted in the discovery of two potent, selective, and orally bioavailable PI3Kδ inhibitors, 1 (AM-8508) and 2 (AM-9635), with good pharmacokinetic properties. The compounds inhibit B cell receptor (BCR)-mediated Akt phosphorylation (pAKT) in PI3Kδ-dependent in vitro cell based assays. These compounds which share a benzimidazole bicycle are effective when administered in vivo at unbound concentrations consistent with their in vitro cell potency as a consequence of improved unbound drug concentration with lower unbound clearance. Furthermore, the compounds demonstrated efficacy in a Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) study in rats, where the blockade of PI3Kδ activity by inhibitors 1 and 2 led to effective inhibition of antigen-specific IgG and IgM formation after immunization with KLH.

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