Preclinical anticancer activity of the potent, oral Src inhibitor AZD0530.

AZD0530, an orally available Src inhibitor, demonstrated potent antimigratory and anti-invasive effects in vitro, and inhibited metastasis in a murine model of bladder cancer. Antiproliferative activity of AZD0530 in vitro varied between cell lines (IC(50) 0.2 ->10μM).

N-(5-chloro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-7-[2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)ethoxy]-5- (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yloxy)quinazolin-4-amine, a novel, highly selective, orally available, dual-specific c-Src/Abl kinase inhibitor.

Src family kinases (SFKs) are nonreceptor tyrosine kinases that are reported to be critical for cancer progression. We report here a novel subseries of C-5-substituted anilinoquinazolines that display high affinity and specificity for the tyrosine kinase domain of the c-Src and Abl enzymes. These compounds exhibit high selectivity for SFKs over a panel of recombinant protein kinases, excellent pharmacokinetics, and in vivo activity following oral dosing.

New heterocyclic analogues of 4-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)quinazolines as potent and selective c-Src kinase inhibitors.

A series of 5,7-disubstituted quinazolines, bearing 4-heteroaryl substituents such as 2-pyridinylamine or 2-pyrazinylamine, has been synthetised and evaluated as c-Src kinase inhibitors. Highly potent inhibition, high selectivity and physical properties suitable for oral dosing were achieved within this series: 23d and 42 were identified as sub-0.1muM inhibitors in a c-Src-driven cell proliferation assay and displayed adequate rat pharmacokinetics after oral administration.

Recent developments related to the EGFR as a target for cancer chemotherapy.

Inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor as a target for cancer chemotherapy has proven to be an effective treatment in both preclinical and clinical settings. Recent work has indicated that the presence of somatic mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor is a major determinant of the response to the tyrosine kinase inhibitors gefitinib and erlotinib. However, this is not the full story, and further work is needed to identify the factors underlying the response in those who do not carry mutations.

Discovery of a new class of anilinoquinazoline inhibitors with high affinity and specificity for the tyrosine kinase domain of c-Src.

Deregulated activity of the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase c-Src is believed to result in signal transduction, cytoskeletal and adhesion changes, ultimately promoting a tumor-invasive phenotype. We report here the discovery of a new class of anilinoquinazoline inhibitors with high affinity and specificity for the tyrosine kinase domain of the c-Src enzyme. Special attention was directed toward finding inhibitors selective against KDR tyrosine kinase in order to ensure that the in vivo profile of a specific Src inhibitor could be determined.