Glasdegib (PF-04449913)

Glasdegib

• Molecular FormulaC₂₁H₂₂N₆O
• Average mass374.439 Da
• Urea, N-[(2R,4R)-2-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-1-methyl-4-piperidinyl]-N’-(4-cyanophenyl)- [ACD/Index Name]
  гласдегиб [Russian] [INN]
  غلاسديغيب [Arabic] [INN]
  格拉德吉 [Chinese] [INN]

FACT SHEET   https://www.pfizer.com/files/news/asco/Glasdegib-Fact-Sheet-6JUNE2018.pdf

Glasdegib (PF-04449913) is an experimental cancer drug developed by Pfizer. It is a small molecule inhibitor of the Sonic hedgehog pathway, which is overexpressed in many types of cancer. It inhibits smoothened receptor, as do most drug in its class.^[1]

Four phase II clinical trials are in progress. One is evaluating the efficacy of glasdegib in treating myelofibrosis in patients who were unable to control the disease with ruxolitinib.^[2] Another is a combination trial of glasdenib with ARA-C, decitabine, daunorubicin, or cytarabine for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.^[3] The third is for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.^[4] The fourth administers glasdegib to patients at high risk for relapse after stem cell transplants in acute lymphoblastic or myelogenous leukemia.^[5]

• OriginatorPfizer
• DeveloperGrupo Espanol de Trasplante Hematopoyetico y Terapia Celular; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Pfizer
• ClassAntineoplastics; Benzimidazoles; Phenylurea compounds; Piperidines; Small molecules
• Mechanism of ActionHedgehog cell-signalling pathway inhibitors; SMO protein inhibitors

• Orphan Drug StatusYes – Acute myeloid leukaemia; Myelodysplastic syndromes
• New Molecular EntityYes

Highest Development Phases

• Phase IIIAcute myeloid leukaemia
• Phase IIChronic myeloid leukaemia; Colorectal cancer; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Myelofibrosis; Non-small cell lung cancer
• Phase I/IIChronic myelomonocytic leukaemia; Glioblastoma; Graft-versus-host disease
• Phase ICancer; Haematological malignancies
• No development reportedSolid tumours

Most Recent Events

• 20 Apr 2018Phase-III clinical trials in Acute myeloid leukaemia (Combination therapy, First-line therapy) in Japan (PO) (NCT03416179)
• 02 Apr 2018Pfizer terminates a phase II trial in Myelofibrosis (Second-line therapy or greater) in USA, Japan, Austria, France, Spain and United Kingdom (PO) (NCT02226172) (EudraCT2014-001048-40)
• 06 Feb 2018Phase-I/II clinical trials in Glioblastoma (Newly diagnosed) in Spain (PO) (EudraCT2017-002410-31)

SYNTHESIS

Discovery of PF-04449913, a Potent and Orally Bioavailable Inhibitor of Smoothened

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ml2002423

Inhibitors of the Hedgehog signaling pathway have generated a great deal of interest in the oncology area due to the mounting evidence of their potential to provide promising therapeutic options for patients. Herein, we describe the discovery strategy to overcome the issues inherent in lead structure 1 that resulted in the identification of Smoothened inhibitor 1-((2R,4R)-2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-3-(4-cyanophenyl)urea (PF-04449913, 26), which has been advanced to human clinical studies

1-((2R,4R)-2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-3-(4-cyanophenyl)urea (26)

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/ml2002423/suppl_file/ml2002423_si_001.pdf

Product was purified by Companion (ReadySep 40g, silica gel packed) with CH3OH/CH2Cl2 from 1-5% to give the title compound as an off-white solid 915mg (73%). LC-MS 375.3.

1H NMR(acetone-D6): δ 1.81 (m, 2H), 1.9- 2.05 (m, 2H), 2.10 (m, 1H), 2.17 (s, 3H), 2.52 (m, 1H), 2.94 (m, 1H), 3.86 (m, 1H), 4.2 (m, 1H), 6.4 (d, 1H), 7.16 (m, 2H), 7.52 (m, 2H), 7.60 (m, 2H), 7.62 (m, 2H), 8.46 (s, 1H).

The dihydrochloride salt was prepared by adding 4M HCl in dioxane (1.22mL, 4.86 mmol) to a solution of 1-((2R,4R)-2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-3-(4- cyanophenyl)urea (910 mg’s, 2.43mmol) in methanol (10mL). The mixture was stirred at at 230C for 10 minutes. The solution was concentrated to give a white solid, 1082 mg’s as the 2 .HCl monohydrate salt. M.P. > 125 0C with dehydration above 130 0C. Analytical calculated for free base C21H22N6O: C 67.38%, H 5.88%, N 22.46%; Found: C 67.16%, H 5.54%, N 22.18%. Purity of the dihydrochloride monohydrate salt was determined to be > 99.9% by analytical HPLC using a Xbridge C18; 3.5µm column and eluting with 95:5 0.1% Perchloric Acid (HClO4) solution in water and acetonitrile, over a gradient of 25 minutes, with and ending solvent ratio of 5:95. Enantiomeric purity of the dihydrochloride monohydrate salt was > 99.9% by chiral HPLC using a Chiralcel OJ column and eluting with 96:4 Heptane:Ethanol(with 0.1% diethylamine).

Syn 2

Development of a Concise, Asymmetric Synthesis of a Smoothened Receptor (SMO) Inhibitor: Enzymatic Transamination of a 4-Piperidinone with Dynamic Kinetic Resolution

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ol403630g

A concise, asymmetric synthesis of a smoothened receptor inhibitor (1) is described. The synthesis features an enzymatic transamination with concurrent dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of a 4-piperidone (4) to establish the two stereogenic centers required in a single step. This efficient reaction affords the desired anti amine (3) in >10:1 dr and >99% ee. The title compound is prepared in only five steps with 40% overall yield.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/ol403630g/suppl_file/ol403630g_si_001.pdf

1-((2R,4R)-2-(1H-Benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-3-(4-cyanophenyl)urea (1)

1 as white solids3 (27.1 g, 99.5 wt%, 90.0% corrected yield, > 99.0 UPLC area% purity): m.p. 223–224 °C; UPLC tR 2.11 min; 1 H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 12.39 (s, 1H), 8.94 (s, 1H), 7.69 (m, 2 H), 7.57 (m, 3 H), 7.43 (m, 1 H), 7.13 (m, 2H), 6.75 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.08 (m, 1H), 3.63 (dd, J = 10.3, 3.5 Hz, 1H), 2.89 (dt, J = 12.0, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 2.40 (td, J = 11.9, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 1.98–2.10 (m, 1H), 1.83–1.95 (m, 2H), 1.72 (m, 1H); 13C NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 155.7, 153.9, 144.8, 142.7, 134.3, 133.2, 121.8, 120.9, 119.4, 118.5, 117.3, 111.2, 102.4, 58.6, 49.9, 43.7, 42.4, 36.0, 29.8. HRMS (EI) calcd. for C21H23N6O [M+H]+ : 375.1928; Found 375.1932.

To the crude solution of 3 in DMSO-H2O (UPLC assay ~55.0 mg/mL, 104 mL, ~5.74 g of 3, 24.9 mmol) from the enzymatic transamination reaction (vide supra) was added THF (57.0 mL) followed by 17 (mixture with imidazole, 9.31 gm, 74.0 wt%, 31.2 mmol). The mixture was then stirred at rt for three hours. Once the reaction was complete (<1 % of 3 remaining by UPLC), methanol (10.1 mL, 249 mmol) was added followed by 2-MeTHF (57.0 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous was extracted with 2-MeTHF (57.0 mL). The combined organic layers were then washed with 2 × 50.0 mL water and 2 × 50.0 mL of 10% aqueous NaCl solution. The organic solution was then concentrated under vacuum and the solvent was switched to acetonitrile to give a slurry with a final volume of ~90.0 mL. The slurry was stirred at rt for three hours and filtered, and the solids were washed with 2 × 10.0 mL of acetonitrile and dried in oven at 60 °C for two hours. The solids (~7.90 gm) were then slurried in 70.0 mL of acetonitrile. The slurry was heated to 60 °C for two hours, cooled to rt, filtered, and the solids were dried in oven under vacuum at 60 °C for 12 hours to give 1 as white solids (7.64 g, 98.0 wt%, 80.0% corrected yield, > 98 UPLC area% purity). The analytical data were identical to that obtained with method A.

References

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2. Munchhof MJ, Li Q, Shavnya A, et al. Discovery of PF-04449913, a potent and orally bioavailable inhibitor of smoothened. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2012;3(2):106-111.

3. Clement V, Sanchez P, de Tribolet N, et al. Hedgehog-GLI1 signaling regulates human glioma growth, cancer stem cell self-renewal, and tumorigenicity. Curr Biol. 2007;17(2):165-172.

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9. Kantarjian HM, Thomas XG, Dmoszynska A, et al. Multicenter, randomized, open-label, phase III trial of decitabine versus patient choice, with physician advice, of either supportive care or low-dose cytarabine for the treatment of older patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Journal of Clinical Oncology: Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2012; 30(21): 2670-7.

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Glasdegib

Clinical data
Synonyms	PF-04449913
Identifiers
IUPAC name[show]
CAS Number	1095173-27-5
ChemSpider	28518072
KEGG	D10636
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H22N6O
Molar mass	374.45 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image

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