Shanghaitech University

Quanju Zhao

Yan Li

Biao Jiang

Ning Sun

Jinju Chen

Ying Kong

Chaowei Ren

Xiaobao Yang

Xing Qiu

Qianqian Yin

Renhong Sun

Xiaoling Song

Linyi Liu

The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I) and their anti-tumor uses, and their intermediates of formula (III), intermediates of formula (IV), and uses of the intermediates. The compound of formula (I) has a degrading effect on a specific target protein, which is mainly composed of three parts. The first part is a small molecule compound (SMBP, Small Molecules Binding Protein) that can bind to a protein, the second part LIN is a linker, and the three-part ULM is a ubiquitin ligand (ULM, Ubiquitin Ligase Binding Moiety), wherein SMBP is covalently bound to LIN, and LIN is covalently bound to ULM. A series of compounds designed and synthesized in the present disclosure have a wide range of pharmacological activities, including the functions of degrading specific proteins and/or inhibiting activities of specific proteins, and thus can be used in related tumor treatments.

Target protein degradation compounds, their anti-tumor use, their intermediates and use of intermediates

The present disclosure provides a compound of formula (I) targeting and degrading BCR-ABL protein and its use in the field of antitumor. The compound of formula (I) shows degradation and inhibitory effects on BCR-ABL target protein, which is mainly comprised of four moieties, wherein the first moiety (BCR-ABL-TKIs) is compound moiety with BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibited activity; the second moiety (the LIN) is link units; the third moiety (the ULM) is a small molecule ligand for VHL or CRBN proteases with ubiquitination; and the four moiety (the group A) is carbonyl group that covalently binds to BCR-ABL-TKIs and LIN, and the LIN is further covalently bonded to ULM. A series of compounds designed and synthesized by the present disclosure shows extensive pharmacological effective, which function to degrade BCR-ABL protein and inhibit BCR-ABL effective, and can be utilized for treating relevant tumor. 

Compounds targeting and degrading BCR-ABL protein and its antitumor application

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