ENPP1 inhibitors and their use for the treatment of cancer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11701371-B2
Application number	US-201816645300-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2018
Priority date	Sep 8, 2017
Publication date	Jul 18, 2023
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023

Abstract

Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for the inhibition of ENPP1. Aspects of the subject methods include contacting a sample with a ENPP1 inhibitor to inhibit cGAMP hydrolysis activity of ENPP1. In some cases, the ENPP1 inhibitor is cell impermeable. Also provided are compositions and methods for treating cancer. Aspects of the methods include administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a ENPP1 inhibitor to treat the subject for cancer. In certain cases, the cancer is a solid tumor cancer. Also provided are methods of administering radiation therapy to a subject either before or after administering an ENPP1 inhibitor. The radiation therapy can be administered at a dosage and/or frequency effective to reduce radiation damage to the subject. In certain cases, the method is performed in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent, or a checkpoint inhibitor, or both.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ENPP1 inhibitor of the formula:

wherein,
X is a hydrophilic head group selected from phosphonic acid, phosphonate, phosphonate ester, phosphate, phosphate ester, thiophosphate, thiophosphate ester, phosphoramidate and thiophosphoramidate;
L is selected from —CH 2 —, —(CH 2 ) 2 —, —(CH 2 ) 3 —, —(CH 2 ) 4 —, —(CH 2 ) 5 — and —(CH 2 ) 6 —;
Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently selected from CR 1 and N;
Z 3 and Z 4 are each independently selected from CR and N, wherein R is H, alkyl or substituted alkyl;
each R 1 is independently selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, heterocycle and substituted heterocycle;
R 2 and R 5 are each independently selected from H, OH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, —OCF 3 , halogen, amine, substituted amine, amide, heterocycle and substituted heterocycle;
R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from H, OH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, —OCF 3 , halogen, amine, substituted amine, amide, heterocycle and substituted heterocycle; or R 3 and R 4 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a fused ring selected from heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl and substituted aryl;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof.

2. The ENPP1 inhibitor of claim 1 , wherein:
X is selected from:

wherein:
R a and R b are each independently selected from aryl, alkyl, —CH 2 OC(O)R e , or —CH 2 OC(O)OR e ; and
wherein R e is alkyl.

3. The ENPP1 inhibitor of claim 2 , wherein the inhibitor is of the formula:

wherein,
Z 1 and Z 2 are each N;
Z 3 is N; and
Z 4 is CH or N.

4. The ENPP1 inhibitor of claim 1 , wherein X is

5. The ENPP1 inhibitor of claim 1 , wherein L is —(CH 2 ) 2 —.

6. The ENPP1 inhibitor of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the molecule represented by

is selected from:

7. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising:
a ENPP1 inhibitor of claim 1 ; and
a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

Assignees

• Univ Leland Stanford Junior

Inventors

• Li Lingyin
• Smith Mark
• Shaw Kelsey Erin
• Carozza Jacqueline Ann
• Boehnert Volker

Classifications

• A61K31/69

  Boron compounds · CPC title

• C07F9/65616

  containing the ring system [IMAGE cpc-sch-C07F-1006.gif] having three or more than three double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members, e.g. purine or analogs · CPC title

• C07F9/65583 Primary

  each of the hetero rings containing nitrogen as ring hetero atom · CPC title

• A61P35/00

  Antineoplastic agents · CPC title

• C07F9/00

  Compounds containing elements of Groups 5 or 15 of the Periodic Table · CPC title