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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Inhibition of the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) family of adaptor proteins is an attractive strategy for targeting transcriptional regulation of key oncogenes, such as c-MYC. Starting with the screening hit 1, a combination of structure-activity relationship and protein structure-guided drug design led to the discovery of a differently oriented carbazole 9 with favorable binding to the tryptophan, proline, and phenylalanine (WPF) shelf conserved in the BET family. Identification of an additional lipophilic pocket and functional group optimization to optimize pharmacokinetic (PK) properties culminated in the discovery of 18 (BMS-986158) with excellent potency in binding and functional assays. On the basis of its favorable PK profile and robust in vivo activity in a panel of hematologic and solid tumor models, BMS-986158 was selected as a candidate for clinical evaluation.

Discovery and Preclinical Pharmacology of an Oral Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal (BET) Inhibitor Using Scaffold-Hopping and Structure-Guided Drug Design.,Gavai AV, Norris D, Delucca G, Tortolani D, Tokarski JS, Dodd D, O'Malley D, Zhao Y, Quesnelle C, Gill P, Vaccaro W, Huynh T, Ahuja V, Han WC, Mussari C, Harikrishnan L, Kamau M, Poss M, Sheriff S, Yan C, Marsilio F, Menard K, Wen ML, Rampulla R, Wu DR, Li J, Zhang H, Li P, Sun D, Yip H, Traeger SC, Zhang Y, Mathur A, Zhang H, Huang C, Yang Z, Ranasinghe A, Everlof G, Raghavan N, Tye CK, Wee S, Hunt JT, Vite G, Westhouse R, Lee FY J Med Chem. 2021 Oct 14;64(19):14247-14265. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00625., Epub 2021 Sep 20. PMID:34543572^[2]

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