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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 60, Issue 7, Pages 2853-2868Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01774
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [EN 381/2-3]
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) [56607676]
- Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), Egypt [3579]
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The activation of the NF-kappa B transcription factor is a major adaptive response induced upon treatment with EGFR kinase inhibitors, leading to the emergence of resistance in nonsmall cell lung cancer and other tumor types. To suppress this survival mechanism, we developed new thiourea quinazoline derivatives that are dual inhibitors of both EGFR kinase and the NF-kappa B activity. Optimization of the hit compound, identified in a NF-kappa B reporter gene assay, led to compound 9b, exhibiting a cellular IC50 for NF-kappa B inhibition of 0.3 mu M While retaining a potent EGFR kinase inhibition (IC50 = 60 nM). The dual inhibitors showed a higher potency than gefitinib to inhibit cell growth of EGFR-overexpressing tumor cell lines in vitro and in a xenograft model in vivo, while no signs of toxicity were observed. An investigation of the molecular mechanism of NF-kappa B suppression revealed that the dual inhibitors depleted the transcriptional coactivator CREB-binding protein from the NF-kappa B complex in the nucleus.
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