92014-01-2Relevant articles and documents
Concise synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-Aryl-3-Anilinobenzo[b]thiophene derivatives as potent apoptosis-inducing agents
Romagnoli, Romeo,Preti, Delia,Hamel, Ernest,Bortolozzi, Roberta,Viola, Giampietro,Brancale, Andrea,Ferla, Salvatore,Morciano, Giampaolo,Pinton, Paolo
, (2021/05/06)
Many clinically used agents active in cancer chemotherapy exert their activity through the induction of cell death (apoptosis) by targeting microtubules, altering protein function or inhibiting DNA synthesis. The benzo[b]thiophene scaffold holds a pivotal place as a pharmacophore for the development of anticancer agents, and, in addition, this scaffold has many pharmacological activities. We have developed a flexible method for the construction of a new series of 2-aryl-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyanilino)-6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophenes as potent antiproliferative agents, giving access to a wide range of substitution patterns at the 2-position of the 6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene common intermediate. In the present study, all the synthesized compounds retained the 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyanilino)-6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene moiety, and the structure–activity relationship was examined by modification of the aryl group at its 2-position with electron-withdrawing (F) or electron-releasing (alkyl and alkoxy) groups. We found that small substituents, such as fluorine or methyl, could be placed in the para-position of the 2-phenyl ring, and these modifications only slightly reduced antiproliferative activity relative to the unsubstituted 2-phenyl analogue. Compounds 3a and 3b, bearing the phenyl and para-fluorophenyl at the 2-position of the 6-methoxybenzo[b]thiophene nucleus, respectively, exhibited the greatest antiproliferative activity among the tested compounds. The treatment of both Caco2 (not metastatic) and HCT-116 (metastatic) colon carcinoma cells with 3a or 3b triggered a significant induction of apoptosis as demonstrated by the increased expression of cleaved-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), receptor-interacting protein (RIP) and caspase-3 proteins. The same effect was not observed with non-transformed colon 841 CoN cells. A potential additional effect during mitosis for 3a in metastatic cells and for 3b in non-metastatic cells was also observed.
Nickel-catalyzed and Li-mediated regiospecific C-H arylation of benzothiophenes
Canivet, Jér?me,Grousset, Léonie,Hisler, Ga?lle,Mohr, Yorck,Quadrelli, Elsje Alessandra,Roux, Yoann,Wisser, Florian M.
, p. 3155 - 3161 (2020/06/19)
A nickel-based catalytic system for the regiospecific C2-H arylation of benzothiophene has been established. NiCl2(bpy) is used as a catalyst in combination with LiHMDS as a base in dioxane. The catalytic system is applicable to a variety of functionalized benzothiophenes, as well as other heteroarenes including thiophene, benzodithiophene, benzofuran and selenophene in combination with iodo aryl electrophiles. The role of LiHMDS as a uniquely potent base and a postulated mechanism are discussed. The applicability of this system is finally demonstrated for the synthesis of an intermediate of an active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Discovery of LSZ102, a potent, orally bioavailable selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) for the treatment of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
Tria, George S.,Abrams, Tinya,Baird, Jason,Burks, Heather E.,Firestone, Brant,Gaither, L. Alex,Hamann, Lawrence G.,He, Guo,Kirby, Christina A.,Kim, Sunkyu,Lombardo, Franco,Macchi, Kaitlin J.,McDonnell, Donald P.,Mishina, Yuji,Norris, John D.,Nunez, Jill,Springer, Clayton,Sun, Yingchuan,Thomsen, Noel M.,Wang, Chunrong,Wang, Jianling,Yu, Bing,Tiong-Yip, Choi-Lai,Peukert, Stefan
supporting information, p. 2837 - 2864 (2018/04/23)
In breast cancer, estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) positive cancer accounts for approximately 74% of all diagnoses, and in these settings, it is a primary driver of cell proliferation. Treatment of ERα positive breast cancer has long relied on endocrine therapies such as selective estrogen receptor modulators, aromatase inhibitors, and selective estrogen receptor degraders (SERDs). The steroid-based anti-estrogen fulvestrant (5), the only approved SERD, is effective in patients who have not previously been treated with endocrine therapy as well as in patients who have progressed after receiving other endocrine therapies. Its efficacy, however, may be limited due to its poor physicochemical properties. We describe the design and synthesis of a series of potent benzothiophene-containing compounds that exhibit oral bioavailability and preclinical activity as SERDs. This article culminates in the identification of LSZ102 (10), a compound in clinical development for the treatment of ERα positive breast cancer.
