Allosteric EGFR inhibitors and methods of use thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12377080-B2
Application number	US-202017596720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2020
Priority date	Jun 21, 2019
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a compound of Formula (I), which acts as an allosteric inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound; and methods of treating or preventing kinase-mediated disorders, including cancer and other proliferation diseases.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:
R 1 is aryl or 5-to 6-membered heteroaryl;
R 2 is phenyl or pyridinyl, wherein the phenyl or pyridinyl is optionally substituted one or two times, independently, with C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, C 1 -C 3 haloalkoxy, halogen, OH, NO 2 , NH 2 , (CH 2 ) p OH, S(O) q H, S(O) q NH 2 , or CN;
W and Z are each independently N, CH, CF, or C-(C 1 -C 3 alkyl);
X and Y are each independently N, CH, or CR 3 ;
provided that at least one of W, X, Y, or Z is N, and provided that at least one of W, X, Y, or Z is CH or CR 3 ;
R 3 , for each occurrence, is halogen, OR 4 , NR 4 R 4 , SO 2 R 4 , SO 2 NHR 4 , NHSO 2 R 4 , C(O)OR 4 , C(O)NHR 4 , C(O)R 4 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 7 cycloalkenyl, C 6 -C 10 aryl, 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, or 5- to 7-membered heterocyclyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl are each optionally substituted one, two, or three times with R4, and wherein the aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl are each optionally substituted one, two, or three times with R 5 ;
R 4 , for each occurrence, is independently H, (CH 2 ) 0-3 —(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), (CH 2 ) 0-3 —(C 4 -C 7 cycloalkenyl), (CH 2 ) 0-3 —(C 6 -C 10 aryl), (CH 2 ) 0-3 -(5- to 6-membered heteroaryl), or (CH 2 ) 0-3 -(5- to 7-membered heterocyclyl), wherein the aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl are each optionally substituted one, two, or three times with R 5 ;
R 5 , for each occurrence, is independently C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, halogen, COOH, C(O)O(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), O(CH 2 ) 1 - 3 —OH, NH 2 , OH, CN, (CH 2 ) 0-3 —(C 6 -C 10 aryl), (CH 2 ) 0-3 -(5- to 6-membered heteroaryl), or (CH 2 ) 0-3 -(5- to 7-membered heterocyclyl), wherein the aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, halogen, NH 2 , NH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl) 2 , SO 2 NH 2 , (CH 2 ) 1-2 —OH, C(O)(CH 2 ) 1-2 —OH, and C(O)O(C 1 -C 6 alkyl);
n is 1 or 2;
p is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and
q is 0, 1, or 2.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is thiazolyl or pyridinyl.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is phenyl substituted one or two times, independently, with halogen or OH.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein:
n is 1 and X is CR 3 ;
n is 2 and X is CR 3 ;
n is 1 and Y is CR 3 ; or
n is 2 and Y is CR 3 .

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3 is:

6. The compound of claim 5 , wherein R 5 , for each occurrence, is independently halogen or 5- to 7-membered heterocyclyl wherein the heterocycle is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy.

7. The compound of claim 5 , wherein R 3 is selected from:

8. The compound of claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of:

9. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 , further comprising a second agent, wherein said second agent is an ATP-competitive EGFR inhibitor or an agent that prevents EGFR dimer formation in a subject.

11. A method of inhibiting a kinase, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the kinase to be inhibited is epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the EGFR to be inhibited contains one or more mutations selected from the group consisting of T790M, L718Q, L844V, V948R, L858R, I941R, and C797S.

14. A method of treating a kinase-mediated disorder, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the kinase-mediated disorder is resistant to an EGFR-targeted therapy selected from the group consisting of gefitinib, erlotinib, and osimertinib.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising administering to the subject a second agent, wherein said second agent is an ATP-competitive EGFR inhibitor or an agent that prevents EGFR dimer formation in the subject.

17. A method of treating cancer or a proliferation disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the cancer is lung cancer, breast cancer, glioma, squamous cell carcinoma, or prostate cancer.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising administering to the subject a second agent, wherein said second agent is an ATP-competitive EGFR inhibitor or an agent that prevents EGFR dimer formation in the subject.

20. A kit comprising a compound capable of inhibiting EGFR activity that is a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and instructions for use in treating cancer.

Assignees

• Dana Farber Cancer Inst Inc

Inventors

• Cullis Courtney A
• Gipson Krista E
• Hu Yongbo
• Huang Shih-Chung
• Gray Nathanael S
• Scott David A
• Gero Thomas
• Heppner David
• Beyett Tyler
• To Ciric
• Eck Michael

Classifications

• C07D471/04

  Ortho-condensed systems · CPC title

• A61K39/3955

  against proteinaceous materials, e.g. enzymes, hormones, lymphokines · CPC title

• A61K31/506

  not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings · CPC title

• A61K31/496

  Non-condensed piperazines containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. rifampin, thiothixene or sparfloxacin · CPC title

• A61K31/444

  containing a six-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring heteroatom, e.g. amrinone · CPC title