Introduction: The redox characteristics of 1,2,4-benzotriazine-1,4-dioxides (BTDOs) make them potential radiosensitizing agents for hypoxic cells in solid human cancers. Tirapazamine (TPZ) is the most clinically tested BTDO radiosensitizer, despite its toxicity at effective doses. To date, no BTDOs have been developed as diagnostic markers of tissue hypoxia.
Hypothesis: TPZ analogues with appropriate reporting groups can act as potential radiosensitizers and hypoxia selective diagnostics.
Experimental And Results: 3-Chloro-1,2,4-benzotriazine 1-oxide was substituted at the C3 position to afford 3-(2-hydroxyethoxyethyl)-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine-1-oxide, which was oxidized to 3-(2-hydroxyethoxyethyl)-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine-1,4-dioxide (HO-EOE-TPZ) or converted to 3-(2-tosyloxyethoxyethyl)-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine-1,4-dioxide (Tos-EOE-TPZ). Tos-EOE-TPZ was intended for use as a synthon for preparing 3-(2-azidoethoxyethyl)-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine-1,4-dioxide (N-EOE-TPZ) and 3-(2-iodoethoxyethyl)-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine-1,4-dioxide (I-EOE-TPZ). The logP values (-0.69 to 0.61) for these molecules bracketed that of TPZ (-0.34). Cell line dependent cytotoxicities (IC) in air were in the 10-100 μM range, with Hypoxia Cytotoxicity Ratios (HCR; IC-air/IC-hypoxia) of 5-10. LUMO calculations indicated that these molecules are in the optimal redox range for radiosensitization, offering cell-line-specific Relative Radiosensitization Ratios (RRSR; SER/OER) of 0.58-0.88, compared to TPZ (0.67-0.76).
Conclusion: The LUMO, IC, HCR and RRSR values of 3-(2-substituted ethoxyethyl)-amino-1,2,4-benzotriazine-1,4-dioxides are similar to the corresponding values for TPZ, supporting the conclusion that these TPZ analogues are potentially useful as hypoxia-activated radiosensitizers. Further studies into their biodistributions in animal models are being pursued to determine the in vivo potential in hypoxia management.
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