1.2 多靶点 ALK 抑制剂
APG-2449(见图9) 是一种口服活性ALK/ROS1/FAK 抑制剂,对激酶的抑制效果优越 [31-33](见表 7)。在携带野生型或 ALK/ROS1 突变体的 NSCLC 小鼠中,APG-2449 表现出强大的抗肿瘤活性,其体内药动学和药效学之间存在相关性。在 FAK 靶点中,APG-2449 可减少 CD44+和醛脱氢酶 1阳性(ALDH1+ ) 癌症干细胞群,包括对卡铂不敏感的卵巢肿瘤,使卵巢异种移植肿瘤对紫杉醇增敏。综上所述,APG-2449 在人类NSCLC 和卵巢肿瘤模型中都具有有效且持久的抗肿瘤活性 [31]。目前,一项关于 APG-2449 I期临床试验(NCTO3917043) 正在进行中,以评估其在晚期实体瘤中的安全性和初步疗效 [34]。
APG-2449(见图9) 是一种口服活性ALK/ROS1/FAK 抑制剂,对激酶的抑制效果优越 [31-33](见表 7)。在携带野生型或 ALK/ROS1 突变体的 NSCLC 小鼠中,APG-2449 表现出强大的抗肿瘤活性,其体内药动学和药效学之间存在相关性。在 FAK 靶点中,APG-2449 可减少 CD44+和醛脱氢酶 1阳性(ALDH1+ ) 癌症干细胞群,包括对卡铂不敏感的卵巢肿瘤,使卵巢异种移植肿瘤对紫杉醇增敏。综上所述,APG-2449 在人类NSCLC 和卵巢肿瘤模型中都具有有效且持久的抗肿瘤活性 [31]。目前,一项关于 APG-2449 I期临床试验(NCTO3917043) 正在进行中,以评估其在晚期实体瘤中的安全性和初步疗效 [34]。
WX-0593(Iruplinalkib)(见图 10)是齐鲁制药有 限公司开发的第二代 ALK 和 ROS1 酪氨酸激酶抑制剂,具有有效性、选择性、口服活性、耐受性良好 等优势 [35-38]。激酶以及细胞数据表明(见表 8、9), WX-0593 能有效抑制激酶以及细胞的抗增殖活性 [39]。 WX-0593 在 ALK 阳性和 ROS1 阳性 NSCLCⅠ期临 床试验(NCT03389815)中显示出明显的安全性和有效性。值得注意的是,出于安全性考虑,在Ⅰ期研究中已经实施了引入期,并且确定了 WX-0593 推荐的 Ⅱ期剂量(RP2D)为 180 mg·d-1 口服一次,引入期为 60 mg·d- 1 口服一次 [40]。Ⅱ期 INTELLECT 研究显示,WX-0593 的 ORR 和 PFS 优于或类似于其他 第二代 ALK-TKIs(例如 Ceritinib 和 Brigatinib)[41-44]。
化合物(+)-81(见图 11)是一种 ALK/EGFR 双抑制剂,可阻断 EGFR 和 ALK 的磷酸化 [45]。化合物 (+)-81 分别抑制 ALK/EGFR 突变体,对H1975细胞中的EGFRL858R/T790M 和 BaF3 细胞中的 EML4-ALK 的 IC50 分别为 3 nmol·L- 1 、2 nmol·L- 1 (见表 10)。在与 EGFR 结合中,嘧啶环中的氮原子与 Met793 形 成氢键;在与 ALK 的结合中,嘧啶上的氯原子与磺 酰基上的氧原子分别与 Glu1197、Met1199 形成氢键 相互作用,这些结果表明该化合物对 EGFR 和 ALK 激酶均具有良好的抑制活性。此外,化合物(+)-81 还能诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡和 G0/G1 细胞周期阻滞,抑制 肿瘤细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭,在多种肿瘤模型中显著 抑制肿瘤生长。这些结果突出了化合物(+)-81 在非小细胞肺癌中抑制 ALK 重排和 EGFR 突变的分化潜力。
化合物 C01 是一种 ROS1 和 ALK 双重抑制剂(见表 11),螺旋衍生物化合物 C01 对激酶以及细胞具有显著的活性 [46]。此外,分子对接研究表明(见图 12),引入螺旋基团可以降低 ROS1G2032R 溶剂区具有庞大侧链(精氨酸)的空间位阻,氨基吡啶支架与关键氨基酸残基之间形成两个氢键,氨基上的 NH 与 Glu2027 形成氢键,吡啶上的 N 与 Met2029 形成氢键,这解释了化合物 C01 对耐药突变体的敏感性。这些结果为产生抗 Crizotinib 耐 药的 ROS1/ALK 双抑制剂研究指明了方向。
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结论与展望
综上所述,第一,获得批准的药物可能仍然 存在一些问题,比如耐药性问题,新的化合物有 望找到解决问题的方法;第二,不断发现新的耐 药机制,因此,与相关靶点或配体的未知机制需要更多的研究;第三,除了 ALK 抑制剂的开发 外,与其他靶点如 MET、ROS1 或 FAK 等双靶点或三靶点抑制剂的开发,还有许多相对靶点等待探索。因此,ALK 抑制剂的持续发展是有希望 的,并且有潜力解决耐药性问题。
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