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DR ANTHONY MELVIN CRASTO Ph.D

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TAK-733……. clinical studies for cancer treatment.

TAK-733

CAS: 1035555-63-5

Synonym: TAK-733; TAK 733; TAK733.

IUPAC/Chemical name: 

(R)-3-(2,3-Dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-5-(2-fluoro-4-iodophenylamino)-8-methylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4,7(3H,8H)-dione

Chemical Formula: C17H15F2IN4O4

Exact Mass: 504.01060

Molecular Weight: 504.23

Elemental Analysis: C, 40.49; H, 3.00; F, 7.54; I, 25.17; N, 11.11; O, 12.69

Phase I clinical studies for cancer treatment.Takeda Pharmaceutical

Solid Tumors Therapy

Description of TAK-733: TAK-733 is an orally bioavailable small-molecule inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2 (MEK1/2) with potential antineoplastic activity. MEK inhibitor TAK-733 selectively binds to and inhibits the activity of MEK1/2, preventing the activation of MEK1/2-dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, which may result in the inhibition of growth factor-mediated cell signaling and tumor cell proliferation. MEK1/2 (MAP2K1/K2) are dual-specificity threonine/tyrosine kinases that play key roles in the activation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway and are often upregulated in a variety of tumor cell types.

Current developer: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

TAK-733 is being developed at Millennium Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of adult patients with advanced non-hematological malignancies. Phase I clinical trials are ongoing for the treatment of advanced metastatic melanoma. In preclinical studies, the compound has been shown to bind to and potently inhibit MEK.

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Discovery of TAK-733, a potent and selective MEK allosteric site inhibitor for the treatment of cancer

  • Takeda San Diego;10410 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, United States

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960894X11000941

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Scheme 3.

Synthesis of compounds 26 and 27 (Route 4). Reagents and conditions: (a) 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene, K2CO3, DMF; (b) (R)-O-((2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl)hydroxylamine or 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-amine, K2CO3 or Cs2CO3, DMF; (c) HCl, THF; (d) Selectfluor, CH3CN,DMF.

TAK-733 exhibited potent enzymatic and cell activity with an IC50 of 3.2 nM against constitutively active MEK enzyme and an EC50 of 1.9 nM against ERK phosphorylation in cells. TAK-733 did not inhibit any other kinases, receptors or ion channels that were tested with inhibitor concentrations up to 10 μM. TAK-733 was found to bind plasma protein moderately (ca. 97% for human and 96% for mouse), and exhibit high permeability and high microsomal stability across species. It did not inhibit P450s up to 30 μM.

The co-crystal structure of TAK-733 in the MEK1 allosteric site has been solved (Fig. 3). As predicted, the pyridone oxygen makes a hydrogen bond with the backbone NH of Ser212. The 2-fluoro-4-iodoaniline moeity sits in the deep lipophilic pocket. The pyrimidinone oxygen makes a hydrogen bond with Lys97, and the propanediol terminal hydroxyl interacts with both Lys97 and the ADP phosphate.

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Figure 3.

The X-ray co-crystal structure of TAK-733 in the MEK1 allosteric site.

(R)-3-(2,3-Dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-5-(2-fluoro-4-iodophenylamino)-8-methylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4,7(3H,8H)-dione

Molecular Weight: 504.23
TAK-733 Formula: C17H15F2IN4O4
CAS Number: 1035555-63-5

Biological Activity of TAK-733:

TAK-733 is an orally bioavailable small-molecule inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2 (MEK1/2) with potential antineoplastic activity. MEK inhibitor TAK-733 selectively binds to and inhibits the activity of MEK1/2, preventing the activation of MEK1/2-dependent effector proteins and transcription factors, which may result in the inhibition of growth factor-mediated cell signaling and tumor cell proliferation. MEK1/2 (MAP2K1/K2) are dual-specificity threonine/tyrosine kinases that play key roles in the activation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway and are often upregulated in a variety of tumor cell types.

References:

BRAF L597 mutations in melanoma are associated with sensitivity to MEK inhibitors.
Dahlman et al. Cancer Discov. 2012 Jul 13. PMID: 22798288.Discovery of TAK-733, a potent and selective MEK allosteric site inhibitor for the treatment of cancer.
Dong et al. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Mar 1;21(5):1315-9. PMID: 21310613.

 

Zhao Y * et al. Takeda California, San Diego, Millenium Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cambridge and IRIX Pharmaceuticals, Greenville, USA
Process Research and Kilogram Synthesis of an Investigational, Potent MEK Inhibitor.Org. Process Res. Dev. 2012;
16: 1652-1659

MEK kinases regulate the pathway that mediates proliferative and anti-apoptotic signaling factors that promote tumor growth and metastasis. TAK-733 is an MEK kinase inhibitor that entered phase I clinical trials for the treatment of cancer. A noteworthy feature of this short synthesis (25% yield overall) is the one-pot, three-step synthesis of the fluoropyridone D, in which the fluorine atom is present at the outset.
The reaction of F with the nosylate G gave a mixture of N- and O-alkylation products (8:1) from which the desired N-alkylation product was isolated by crystallization. The mixture of N-methyl pyrrolidine (NMP) and methanol used in the final deprotection step, helped to ensure formation of the desired polymorph. The nine-step discovery synthesis (3% overall yield) is also presented.

Information about this agent

TAK-733 is  currently in Phase I clinical trials and is being developed by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a part of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited).

   

References

1: Acquaviva J, Smith DL, Jimenez JP, Zhang C, Sequeira M, He S, Sang J, Bates RC, Proia DA. Overcoming acquired BRAF inhibitor resistance in melanoma via targeted inhibition of Hsp90 with ganetespib. Mol Cancer Ther. 2014 Feb;13(2):353-63. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-13-0481. Epub 2014 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 24398428.

2: Zhang Y, Xue D, Wang X, Lu M, Gao B, Qiao X. Screening of kinase inhibitors targeting BRAF for regulating autophagy based on kinase pathways. Mol Med Rep. 2014 Jan;9(1):83-90. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1781. Epub 2013 Nov 7. PubMed PMID: 24213221.

3: Nakamura A, Arita T, Tsuchiya S, Donelan J, Chouitar J, Carideo E, Galvin K, Okaniwa M, Ishikawa T, Yoshida S. Antitumor activity of the selective pan-RAF inhibitor TAK-632 in BRAF inhibitor-resistant melanoma. Cancer Res. 2013 Dec 1;73(23):7043-55. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-1825. Epub 2013 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 24121489.

4: Garraway LA, Baselga J. Whole-genome sequencing and cancer therapy: is too much ever enough? Cancer Discov. 2012 Sep;2(9):766-8. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-12-0359. PubMed PMID: 22969114.

5: Dahlman KB, Xia J, Hutchinson K, Ng C, Hucks D, Jia P, Atefi M, Su Z, Branch S, Lyle PL, Hicks DJ, Bozon V, Glaspy JA, Rosen N, Solit DB, Netterville JL, Vnencak-Jones CL, Sosman JA, Ribas A, Zhao Z, Pao W. BRAF(L597) mutations in melanoma are associated with sensitivity to MEK inhibitors. Cancer Discov. 2012 Sep;2(9):791-7. Epub 2012 Jul 13. PubMed PMID: 22798288; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3449158.

6: von Euw E, Atefi M, Attar N, Chu C, Zachariah S, Burgess BL, Mok S, Ng C, Wong DJ, Chmielowski B, Lichter DI, Koya RC, McCannel TA, Izmailova E, Ribas A. Antitumor effects of the investigational selective MEK inhibitor TAK733 against cutaneous and uveal melanoma cell lines. Mol Cancer. 2012 Apr 19;11:22. PubMed PMID: 22515704; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3444881.

7: Dong Q, Dougan DR, Gong X, Halkowycz P, Jin B, Kanouni T, O’Connell SM, Scorah N, Shi L, Wallace MB, Zhou F. Discovery of TAK-733, a potent and selective MEK allosteric site inhibitor for the treatment of cancer. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Mar 1;21(5):1315-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.01.071. Epub 2011 Jan 22. PubMed PMID: 21310613.

US8030317 Dec 18, 2007 Oct 4, 2011 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited MAPK/ERK kinase inhibitors
US20080255160 Dec 18, 2007 Oct 16, 2008 Qing Dong Mapk/erk kinase inhibitors
WO2008000020A1 Jun 27, 2007 Jan 3, 2008 Gary L Corino Improved process

EP1894932A1 Jun 10, 2005 Mar 5, 2008 Japan Tobacco, Inc. 5-amino-2,4,7-trioxo-3,4,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives and related compounds for the treatment of cancer
US20050222177 * Jul 29, 2004 Oct 6, 2005 Irm Llc Diseases with abnormal activation of the Abl, BCR-Abl, Bmx, CSK, TrkB, FGFR3, Fes, Lck, B-RAF, C-RAF, MKK6, alpha and beta SAPK2 kinases; antiproliferative; pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-7-carboxylic acid [3-phenylcarbamoyl-phenyl]-amides and pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine analogs

 

Aplaviroc, AK602, GSK-873140

Aplaviroc.svg

Aplaviroc

4-(4-{[(3R)-1-butyl-3-[(R)-cyclohexylhydroxymethyl]-2,5-dioxo- 1,4,9-triazaspiro[5.5]undecan-9-yl]methyl}phenoxy)benzoic acid

for the treatment of HIV infection

461023-63-2 of hydrochloride

461443-59-4 (free base)

873140
AK-602
GW-873140
ONO-4128

ono…….innovator

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Base
4-[4-[[(3R)-1-Butyl-3-[(R)-cyclohexylhydroxymethyl]-2,5-dioxo-1,4,9-triazaspiro[5.5]undec-9-yl]methyl]phenoxy]benzoic acid
(3R)-1-butyl-2,5-dioxo-3-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-1-cyclohexylmethyl]-9-[4-(4-carboxyphenyloxy)phenylmethyl]-1,4,9-triazaspiro[5.5]undecane
Molecular Formula: C33H43N3O6
Molecular Weight: 577.71
Percent Composition: C 68.61%, H 7.50%, N 7.27%, O 16.62%
References: CCR5 chemokine receptor antagonist; inhibits HIV entry by blocking interaction of viral coat protein gp120 with the receptor. Prepn: H. Habashita et al., WO 02074770 (2002 to Ono); eidem, US 04082584 (2004).
Study of CCR5 binding and mechanism of action: C. Watson et al., Mol. Pharmacol. 67, 1268 (2005).
Antiretroviral activity in immunodeficient mice: H. Nakata et al., J. Virol. 79, 2087 (2005). Clinical pharmacokinetics: K. K. Adkison et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 49, 2802 (2005).
Derivative Type: Hydrochloride
CAS Registry Number: 461023-63-2
Manufacturers’ Codes: AK-602; GW-873140; ONO-4128
Molecular Formula: C33H43N3O6.HCl
Molecular Weight: 614.17
Percent Composition: C 64.53%, H 7.22%, N 6.84%, O 15.63%, Cl 5.77%
Therap-Cat: Antiviral.

aplaviroc.png

Identifiers
CAS number 461023-63-2 Yes
ATC code None
PubChem CID 3001322
ChemSpider 2272720 Yes
UNII 98B425P30V Yes
KEGG D06557 Yes
ChEMBL CHEMBL1255794
Chemical data
Formula C33H43N3O6 
Mol. mass 577.711 g/mol

 

Aplaviroc (INN, codenamed AK602 and GSK-873140) is a CCR5 entry inhibitor developed for the treatment of HIV infection.[1][2] It is developed by GlaxoSmithKline.

In October 2005, all studies of aplaviroc were discontinued due to liver toxicity concerns.[3][4] Some authors have claimed that evidence of poor efficacy may have contributed to termination of the drug’s development;[5] the ASCENT study, one of the discontinued trials, showed aplaviroc to be under-effective in many patients even at high concentrations.[6]

Aplaviroc hydrochloride, an orally-effective, long-acting chemokine CCR5 receptor antagonist, had been under development by Ono and GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of HIV infection. In early 2006, the companies discontinued development of the antagonist based on reports of elevated liver function test values from clinical studies.

Originally developed at Ono, aplaviroc was licensed to GlaxoSmithKline in 2003 for development, manufacturing and marketing. GlaxoSmithKline also obtained rights to evaluate the agent in non-HIV conditions worldwide with the exception of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

A low-molecular-weight compound, aplaviroc prevents HIV viral infection by blocking the binding of the virus to the CCR5 receptor

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WO 2002074770

0r

http://www.google.com/patents/EP1378510A1?cl=en

Reference example 3(3)

    (3R)-1-butyl-2,5-dioxo-3-((1R)-1-hydroxy-1-cyclohexyl)-1,4,9-triazaspiro[5.5]undecane • hydrochloride

  • [0136]
    Figure 00560002

    TLC:Rf 0.32 (butanol:acetic acid:water = 4:2:1);
    NMR (CD3OD): δ 4.16 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 3.95 (m, 1H), 3.70 (m, 1H), 3.52 (m, 1H), 3.37 (m, 1H), 3.28 (m, 1H), 3.22-3.13 (m, 2H), 2.46-1.93 (m, 6H), 1.80-1.64 (m, 5H), 1.48-1.15 (m, 6H), 1.02-0.87 (m, 5H);
    Optical rotation:[α]D +1.22 (c 1.04, methanol, 26°C).

 

Example 9(54)

    (3R)-1-butyl-2,5-dioxo-3-((1R)-1-hydroxy-1-cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(4-(4-carboxyphenyloxy)phenylmethyl)-1,4,9-triazaspiro[5.5]undecane • hydrochloride

  • [0359]
    Figure 01740001

    TLC:Rf 0.43(chloroform:methanol = 5:1);
    NMR (CD3OD):δ 8.05 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.61 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.08 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 2H), 4.38 (s, 2H), 4.17 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 4.02 (m, 1H), 3.78 (m, 1H), 3.60-3.40 (m, 3H), 3.30-3.10 (m, 2H), 2.56-1.86 (m, 6H), 1.82-1.60 (m, 5H), 1.52-1.16 (m, 6H), 1.06-0.82 (m, 2H), 0.97 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H).

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http://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/single/articleFullText.htm?publicId=1860-5397-9-265

Owing to the special properties of piperazines (increased solubility and H-bond acceptor capability etc.) it is often considered to be a privileged structure and therefore occurs widely, for instance in GlaxoSmithKlines investigational anti-HIV drug aplaviroc (4.37) which, despite being a promising CCR5 receptor antagonist, was discontinued due to hepatotoxicity concerns. In this compound the spirodiketopiperazine unit (4.35) was designed to mimic a type-1 β-turn (4.36) as present in G-protein coupled receptors (Figure 14) [117].

[1860-5397-9-265-14]
Figure 14: Structural comparison between the core of aplaviroc (4.35) and a type-1 β-turn (4.36).

The synthesis of aplaviroc and its analogues can be accomplished via the use of an Ugi multicomponent reaction (Ugi-MCR) [118]. The procedure involved the condensation of piperidone 4.38 and butylamine (4.39) followed by reaction of the resulting imine with isocyanide 4.41 and interception of the nitrilium intermediate with the amino acid4.40 (Scheme 47) [119]. This sequence was completed by structural rearrangement and acid-mediated ring closure to produce the spirocyclic diketopiperazine 4.43. Following debenzylation this material was subjected to a reductive amination finally affording aplaviroc analogues (Scheme 47).

[1860-5397-9-265-i47]
Scheme 47: Examplary synthesis of an aplaviroc analogue via the Ugi-MCR.
  1. 117         Habashita, H.; Kokubo, M.; Hamano, S.; Hamanaka, N.; Toda, M.; Shibayama, S.; Tada, H.; Sagawa, K.; Fukushima, D.; Maeda, K.; Mitsuya, H. J. Med. Chem. 2006, 49, 4140–4152. doi:10.1021/jm060051s
  2. Dömling, A.; Huang, Y. Synthesis 2008, 2859–2883. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1257906
    ref 118
  3. Nishizawa, R.; Nishiyama, T.; Hisaichi, K.; Matsunaga, N.; Minamoto, C.; Habashita, H.; Takaoka, Y.; Toda, M.; Shibayama, S.; Tada, H.; Sagawa, K.; Fukushima, D.; Maeda, K.; Mitsuya, H.Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2007, 17, 727–731. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.10.084
    ref 119
Patent Submitted Granted
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WO1998031364A1 * Jan 20, 1998 Jul 23, 1998 Timothy Harrison 3,3-disubstituted piperidines as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
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References

  1.  Maeda, Kenji; Ogata, Hiromi; Harada, Shigeyoshi et al. (2004). “Determination of binding sites of a unique CCR5 inhibitor AK602 / ONO-4128/ GW873140 on human CCR5” (PDF). Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Archived from the original on November 3, 2005.
  2.  Nakata, Hirotomo; Maeda, Kenji; Miyakawa, Toshikazu et al. (February 2005). “Potent Anti-R5 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Effects of a CCR5 Antagonist, AK602/ONO4128/GW873140, in a Novel Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Nonobese Diabetic-SCID, Interleukin-2 Receptor γ-Chain-Knocked-Out AIDS Mouse Model”. Journal of Virology 79 (4): 2087–96.doi:10.1128/jvi.79.4.2087-2096.2005.
  3.  “Aplaviroc (GSK-873,140)”. AIDSmeds.com. October 25, 2005. Retrieved September 5, 2008.[dead link]
  4. Nichols WG, Steel HM, Bonny T et al. (March 2008). “Hepatotoxicity Observed in Clinical Trials of Aplaviroc (GW873140)”.Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 52 (3): 858–65. doi:10.1128/aac.00821-07. PMC 2258506. PMID 18070967.
  5.  Moyle, Graeme (December 19, 2006). “The Last Word on Aplaviroc: A CCR5 Antagonist With Poor Efficacy”. The Body.Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  6.  Currier, Judith; Lazzarin, Adriano; Sloan, Louis et al. (2008). “Antiviral activity and safety of aplaviroc with lamivudine/zidovudine in HIV-infected, therapy-naive patients: the ASCENT (CCR102881) study”. Antiviral Therapy (Lond.) 13 (2): 297–306.PMID 18505181.

Further reading

  • Horster, S; Goebel, FD (April 2006). “Serious doubts on safety and efficacy of CCR5 antagonists: CCR5 antagonists teeter on a knife-edge”. Infection 34 (2): 110–13. doi:10.1007/s15010-006-6206-1. PMID 16703305.

Beta carotene may protect people with common genetic risk factor for type-2 diabetes

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25 JAN 2013

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have found that for people harboring a genetic predisposition that is prevalent among Americans, beta carotene, which the body converts to a close cousin of vitamin A, may lower the risk for the most common form of diabetes, while gamma tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the American diet, may increase risk for the disease.

The scientists used a “big data” approach to hunt down interactions between gene variants previously associated with increased risk for type-2 diabetes and blood levels of substances previously implicated in type-2 diabetes risk. In people carrying a double dose of one such predisposing gene variant, the researchers pinpointed a highly statistically significant inverse association of beta carotene blood levels with type-2 diabetes risk, along with a suspiciously high positive association of gamma tocopherol with risk for the disease.

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New USP Requirements on Plastic Packaging Systems

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New USP Requirements on Plastic Packaging Systems

The USP describes in an article of the Pharmacopeial Forum the future requirements for plastic packaging systems. Here, the importance is laid on the selection of suitable, safe plastic materials and the verification of potential interactions. More information can be found here in the News.

GMP News: New USP Requirements on Plastic Packaging Systems

An interesting article from the USP on the future requirements for plastic packaging systems has been published in the Pharmacopoeial Forum 39(6).

In this article, the USP’s experts group provides an overview of the already existing and also the planned General Chapters on pharmaceutical plastic packaging systems. Together both chapters aim to describe a general and chemistry-based approach for the quality and safety of packaging systems and their starting materials for the construction of these packaging systems.

Among the key topics which are discussed, you can find:

  • a. The…

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SURAMIN

Suramin

A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult Onchocerca. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1643) It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties.

A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult Onchocerca. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1643) It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties. Suramin is manufactured by Bayer in Germany as Germanin®.

Also known as: Naphuride, Germanin, Naganol, Belganyl, Fourneau, Farma, Antrypol, Suramine, Naganin

8,8′-{Carbonylbis[imino-3,1-phenylenecarbonylimino(4-methyl-3,1-phenylene)carbonylimino]}di(1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid) …FREE FORM

8,8′-[Ureylenebis[m-phenylenecarbonylimino(4-methyl-m-phenylene)carbonylimino]]di(1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid) hexasodium salt

CAS  145-63-1 FREE FORM

129-46-4 of hexa sodium

LAUNCHED 1940 BAYER

Formula C51H40N6O23S6 
Mol. mass 1297.29

The molecular formula of suramin is C51H34N6O23S6. It is a symmetric molecule in the center of which lies ureaNH-CO-NH. Suramin contains eightbenzene rings, four of which are fused in pairs (naphthalene), four amide groups in addition to the one of urea and six sulfonate groups. When given as drug it usually contains six sodium ions that form a salt with the six sulfonate groups.

Suramin is a drug developed by Oskar Dressel and Richard Kothe of BayerGermany in 1916, and is still sold by Bayer under the brand nameGermanin.

Suramin sodium is a heparanase inhibitor that was first launched in 1940 by Bayer under the brand name Antrypol for the treatment of helminthic infection. It was later launched by Bayer for the treatment of trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness).

More recently, the product has entered early clinical development at Ohio State University for the treatment of platinum-pretreated patients with stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer, in combination with docetaxel or gemcitabine.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is conducting phase II clinical studies for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme and for the treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma.

According to the National Cancer Institute there are no active clinical trials (as of April 1, 2008). Completed and closed clinical trials are listed here:[1]

In addition to Germanin, the National Cancer Institute also lists the following “Foreign brand names”: 309 F or 309 Fourneau,[1] Bayer 205, Moranyl, Naganin, Naganine.

It is used for treatment of human sleeping sickness caused by trypanosomes.[2]

It has been used in the treatment of onchocerciasis.[3]

It has been investigated as treatment for prostate cancer.[4]

Also, suramin as treatment for autism is being evaluated. [5]

Suramin is administered by a single weekly intravenous injection for six weeks. The dose per injection is 1 g.

The most frequent adverse reactions are nausea and vomiting. About 90% of patients will get an urticarial rash that disappears in a few days without needing to stop treatment. There is a greater than 50% chance of adrenal cortical damage, but only a smaller proportion will require lifelongcorticosteroid replacement. It is common for patients to get a tingling or crawling sensation of the skin with suramin. Suramin will cause clouding of the urine which is harmless: patients should be warned of this to avoid them becoming alarmed.

Kidney damage and exfoliative dermatitis occur less commonly.

Suramin has been applied clinically to HIV/AIDS patients resulting in a significant number of fatal occurrences and as a result the application of this molecule was abandoned for this condition. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3548350

Suramin is also used in research as a broad-spectrum antagonist of P2 receptors[6][7] and agonist of Ryanodine receptors.[8]

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Its effect on telomerase has been investigated.[9]

It may have some activity against RNA viruses.[10]

In addition to antagonism of P2 receptors, Suramin inhibits the acitivation of heterotrimeric G proteins in a variety of other GPCRs with varying potency. It prevents the association of heteromeric G proteins and therefore the receptors Guanine exchange functionality (GEF). With this blockade the GDP will not release from the Gα subunit so it can not be replaced by a GTP and become activated. This has the effect of blocking downstream G protein mediated signaling of various GPCR proteins including Rhodopsin, the A1 Adenosine receptor, and the D2 dopamine receptor.[11]

A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult Onchocerca. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1643) It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties. Suramin is manufactured by Bayer in Germany as Germanin®.

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  1.  The formula of suramin was kept secret by Bayer for commercial reasons. But it was elucidated and published in 1924 by Fourneau and his team of the Pasteur Institute, and it is only on this date that its exact chemical composition was known. (E. Fourneau, J. and Th. Tréfouël and J. Vallée (1924). “Sur une nouvelle série de médicaments trypanocides”, C. R. Séances Acad. Sci. 178: 675.)
  2. Darsaud A, Chevrier C, Bourdon L, Dumas M, Buguet A, Bouteille B (January 2004). “Megazol combined with suramin improves a new diagnosis index of the early meningo-encephalitic phase of experimental African trypanosomiasis”Trop. Med. Int. Health 9 (1): 83–91.doi:10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01154.xPMID 14728611.
  3.  Anderson J, Fuglsang H (July 1978). “Further studies on the treatment of ocular onchocerciasis with diethylcarbamazine and suramin”Br J Ophthalmol 62 (7): 450–7.doi:10.1136/bjo.62.7.450PMC 1043255PMID 678497.
  4.  Ahles TA, Herndon JE, Small EJ, et al. (November 2004). “Quality of life impact of three different doses of suramin in patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate carcinoma: results of Intergroup O159/Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9480”. Cancer 101 (10): 2202–8.doi:10.1002/cncr.20655PMID 15484217.
  5.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-drug-treatment-autism-symptoms-mouse.html
  6.  Abbracchio MP, Burnstock G, Boeynaems JM, Barnard EA, Boyer JL, Kennedy C, Knight GE, Fumagalli M, Gachet C, Jacobson KA, Weisman GA. (september 2006). “International Union of Pharmacology LVIII: update on the P2Y G protein-coupled nucleotide receptors: from molecular mechanisms and pathophysiology to therapy”. Pharmacol Rev. 58 (3): 281–341.doi:10.1124/pr.58.3.3PMID 16968944.
  7.  Khakh BS, Burnstock G, Kennedy C, King BF, North RA, Séguéla P, Voigt M, Humphrey PP. (march 2001). “International union of pharmacology. XXIV. Current status of the nomenclature and properties of P2X receptors and their subunits”. Pharmacol Rev. 53 (1): 107–118.PMID 11171941.
  8.  Wolner I, Kassack MU, Ullmann H, Karel A, Hohenegger M (October 2005). “Use-dependent inhibition of the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor by the suramin analogue NF676”Br. J. Pharmacol. 146 (4): 525–33. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706359PMC 1751178.PMID 16056233.
  9.  Erguven M, Akev N, Ozdemir A, Karabulut E, Bilir A (August 2008). “The inhibitory effect of suramin on telomerase activity and spheroid growth of C6 glioma cells”Med. Sci. Monit. 14(8): BR165–73. PMID 18667993.
  10.  Mastrangelo E, Pezzullo M, Tarantino D, Petazzi R, Germani F, Kramer D, Robel I, Rohayem J, Bolognesi M, Milani M (2012) Structure-based inhibition of norovirus RNA-dependent RNA-polymerases. J Mol Biol
  11.  Beindl W, Mitterauer T, Hohenegger M, Ijzerman AP, Nanoff C, Freissmuth M. (August 1996).“Inhibition of receptor/G protein coupling by suramin analogues”ol. Pharmacology. 50 (2): 415–23. PMID 8700151.
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SURAMIN

Enterovirus-71 (EV71) is one of the major causative reagents for hand-foot-and-mouth disease. In particular, EV71 causes severe central nervous system infections and leads to numerous dead cases. Although several inactivated whole-virus vaccines have entered in clinical trials, no antiviral agent has been provided for clinical therapy. In the present work, we screened our compound library and identified that suramin, which has been clinically used to treat variable diseases, could inhibit EV71 proliferation with an IC50 value of 40μM. We further revealed that suramin could block the attachment of EV71 to host cells to regulate the early stage of EV71 infection, as well as affected other steps of EV71 life cycle. Our results are helpful to understand the mechanism for EV71 life cycle and provide a potential for the usage of an approved drug, suramin, as the antiviral against EV71 infection.

  • Suramin Hexasodium
  • 129-46-4

Synonyms

  • 309 F
  • Antrypol
  • BAY 205
  • Bayer 205
  • CI-1003
  • EINECS 204-949-3
  • Fourneau 309
  • Germanin
  • Moranyl
  • Naganin
  • Naganine
  • Naganinum
  • Naganol
  • Naphuride sodium
  • NF060
  • NSC 34936
  • SK 24728
  • Sodium suramin
  • Suramin Hexasodium
  • Suramin sodium
  • Suramina sodica
  • Suramina sodica [INN-Spanish]
  • Suramine sodique
  • Suramine sodique [INN-French]
  • Suramine sodium
  • Suraminum natricum
  • Suraminum natricum [INN-Latin]
  • UNII-89521262IH

Suramin Sodium, is an anticancer agent with a wide variety of activities.

Recently suramin was shown to inhibit FSH binding to its receptor (Daugherty, R. L.; Cockett, A. T. K.; Schoen, S. R. and Sluss, P. M. “Suramin inhibits gonadotropon action in rat testis: implications for treatment of advanced prostate cancer” J. Urol. 1992, 147, 727-732).

This activity causes, at least in part, the decrease in testosterone production seen in rats and humans that were administered suramin(Danesi, R.; La Rocca, R. V.; Cooper, M. R.; Ricciardi, M. P.; Pellegrini, A.; Soldani, P.; Kragel, P. J.; Paparelli, A.; Del Tacca, M.; Myers, C. E, “Clinical and experimental evidence of inhibition of testosterone production by suramin.” J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1996, 81, 2238-2246).

Suramin is the only non-peptidic small molecule that has been reported to be an FSH receptor binding antagonist.

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Suramin is 8,8′ – (carbonylbis(imino-3,1-phenylenecarbonylimino (4-methyl-3,1-phenylene) carbonylimino)) bis-1,3 ,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid (GB Patent No. 224849). This polyanionic compound has been used for many decades as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for try- panosomiasis. It was subsequently shown that suramin is able to block the activity of a variety of proteins like cellular and viral enzymes and growth factors (Mitsuya, M. et al. Science 226 : 172 (1984), Hosang, M. J. Cell. Biochem. 29 : 265 (1985), De Clercq, E. Cancer Lett. 8 : 9 (1979)).

 

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Title: Suramin Sodium

CAS Registry Number: 129-46-4

CAS Name: 8,8¢-[Carbonylbis[imino-3,1-phenylenecarbonylimino(4-methyl-3,1-phenylene)carbonylimino]]bis-1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid hexasodium salt

Additional Names: hexasodium sym-bis(m-aminobenzoyl-m-amino-p-methylbenzoyl-1-naphthylamino-4,6,8-trisulfonate) carbamide

Manufacturers’ Codes: Bayer 205; Fourneau 309

Trademarks: Antrypol (AstraZeneca); Germanin (Bayer); Moranyl (Specia); Naganol; Naphuride

Molecular Formula: C51H34N6Na6O23S6

Molecular Weight: 1429.17

Percent Composition: C 42.86%, H 2.40%, N 5.88%, Na 9.65%, O 25.75%, S 13.46%

Literature References: Discovered in 1917 by O. Dressel and R. Kothe: J. Dressel, J. Chem. Educ. 38, 620 (1961). Prepn: E. Fourneau et al., Compt. Rend. 178, 675 (1924); J. Trefouel, E. Fourneau, GB 224849 (1923); B. Heymann, Angew. Chem. 37, 585 (1924). Pharmacology, toxicology and clinical antiparasitic activity: F. Hawking, Adv. Pharmacol. Chemother. 15, 289-322 (1978). Inhibition of reverse transcriptase in vitro: E. De Clercq, Cancer Lett. 8, 9 (1979); vs HIV: H. Mitsuya et al., Science 226, 172 (1984). HPLC determn in plasma: R. W. Klecker, J. M. Collins, J. Liq. Chromatogr. 8, 1685 (1985). Pharmacokinetics: J. M. Collins et al., J. Clin. Pharmacol. 26, 22 (1986). Pharmacology and virustatic effect in AIDS: S. Broder et al., Lancet 2, 627 (1985); A. M. Levine et al., Ann. Intern. Med. 105, 32 (1986). Clinical trial in onchocerciasis: H. Schultz-Key et al., Trop. Med. Parasitol. 36, 244 (1985); in prostate cancer: C. Myers et al., J. Clin. Oncol. 10, 881 (1992). Review: Olenick in Antibiotics vol. 3,J. W. Corcoran, F. E. Hahn, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, New York, 1975) pp 699-703; R. La Rocca et al., Cancer Cells 2, 106-115 (1990).

Properties: White or slightly pink or cream-colored powder. Slightly bitter taste. Hygroscopic. Freely sol in water, in physiological saline; sparingly sol in 95% alcohol. Insol in benzene, ether, petr ether, chloroform. Aq solns are neutral to litmus. LD50 in mice (mg/kg): ~620 i.v. (Hawking).

Toxicity data: LD50 in mice (mg/kg): ~620 i.v. (Hawking)

Therap-Cat: Anthelmintic (Nematodes); antiprotozoal (Trypanosoma).

Therap-Cat-Vet: Antiprotozoal (Trypanosoma).

Keywords: Anthelmintic (Nematodes); Antiprotozoal (Trypanosoma); Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor.

Suramin Sodium

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