Compounds for treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to novel compounds having anti-cancer activity, methods of making these compounds, and their use for treating cancer and drug-resistant tumors, e.g. melanoma, metastatic melanoma, drug resistant melanoma, prostate cancer and drug resistant prostate cancer.
1. A compound represented by the structure of formula XI:
wherein
X is NH;
Q is O, NH or S; and
A is substituted or unsubstituted single-, fused- or multiple-ring, aryl or (hetero)cyclic ring systems; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated N-heterocycles; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated S-heterocycles; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated O-heterocycles; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons; or substituted or unsubstituted or saturated or unsaturated mixed heterocycles;
wherein said A ring is optionally substituted by 1-5 substituents which are independently O-alkyl, O-haloalkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, haloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, —CH 2 CN, NH 2 , hydroxyl, —(CH 2 ) i NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) i NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) i N(CH 3 ) 2 , —OC(O)CF 3 , C 1 -C 5 linear or branched alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, —OCH 2 Ph, —NHCO-alkyl, COOH, —C(O)Ph, C(O)O-alkyl, C(O)H, —C(O)NH 2 or NO 2 ; and
i is an integer between 0-5.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein said compound is represented by the structure of formula VIII:
R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen, O-alkyl, O-haloalkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, haloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, —CH 2 CN, NH 2 , hydroxyl, —(CH 2 ) i NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) i NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) i N(CH 3 ) 2 , —OC(O)CF 3 , C 1 -C 5 linear or branched alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, —OCH 2 Ph, —NHCO-alkyl, COOH, —C(O)Ph, C(O)O-alkyl, C(O)H, —C(O)NH 2 or NO 2 ;
Q is S, O or NH;
i is an integer between 0-5; and
n is an integer between 1-3.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein said compound is represented by the structure of formula XI(b):
wherein R 4 and R 5 are independently hydrogen, O-alkyl, O-haloalkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, haloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, —CH 2 CN, NH 2 , hydroxyl, —(CH 2 ) i NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) i NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) i N(CH 3 ) 2 , —OC(O)CF 3 , C 1 -C 5 linear or branched alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, —OCH 2 Ph, —NHCO-alkyl, COOH, —C(O)Ph, C(O)O-alkyl, C(O)H, —C(O)NH 2 or NO 2 ;
i is an integer from 0-5; and
n is an integer between 1-4.
4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein said compound is represented by the structure of formula XI(c):
wherein R 4 and R 5 are independently hydrogen, O-alkyl, O-haloalkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, haloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, —CH 2 CN, NH 2 , hydroxyl, —(CH 2 ) i NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) i NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) i N(CH 3 ) 2 , —OC(O)CF 3 , C 1 -C 5 linear or branched alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, —OCH 2 Ph, —NHCO-alkyl, COOH, —C(O)Ph, C(O)O-alkyl, C(O)H, —C(O)NH 2 or NO 2 ;
i is an integer from 0-5; and
n is an integer between 1-4.
5. The compound of claim 4 , wherein said compound is compound 55, represented by the structure:
6. The compound of claim 2 , wherein said compound is (2-(phenylamino)thiazol-4-yl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone (5a), (2-(p-tolylamino)thiazol-4-yl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone (5b), (2-(p-fluorophenylamino)thiazol-4-yl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone (5c), (2-(4-chlorophenylamino)thiazol-4-yl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone (5d), or (2-(phenylamino)- 1 H-imidazol-4-yl)(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)methanone (5e).
7. The compound according to claim 1 or its isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, tautomer, hydrate, N-oxide, or combinations thereof.
8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 7 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
9. A method of treating, suppressing or reducing the severity of, reducing the risk of, or inhibiting cancer comprising administering a compound according to claim 1 to a subject having cancer under conditions effective to treat the cancer.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said cancer is selected from the group consisting of prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, renal cancer, CNS cancer, and combinations thereof.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said cancer is melanoma cancer.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein said cancer is metastatic melanoma.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein said cancer is prostate cancer.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein said cancer is ovarian cancer.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein said administering is carried out in combination with another cancer therapy.
16. A method of treating a drug resistant tumor or tumors comprising administering a compound according to claim 1 to a subject suffering from cancer under conditions effective to treat the drug resistant tumor or tumors.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein said tumor is melanoma cancer tumor.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein said tumor is metastatic melanoma tumor.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein said tumor is prostate cancer tumor.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein said tumor is ovarian cancer tumor.
21. The method according to 16 , wherein said administering is carried out in combination with another cancer therapy.
22. A method of destroying a cancerous cell comprising providing a compound according to claim 1 and contacting the cancerous cell with the compound under conditions effective to kill the cancer cell.
23. A compound represented by the structure of formula XI:
wherein
X is a bond;
Q is NH
A is substituted or unsubstituted single-, fused- or multiple-ring, aryl or (hetero)cyclic ring systems; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated N-heterocycles; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated S-heterocycles; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated O-heterocycles; substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons; or substituted or unsubstituted or saturated or unsaturated mixed heterocycles;
wherein said A ring is optionally substituted by 1-5 substituents which are independently O-alkyl, O-haloalkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 , CN, —CH 2 CN, NH 2 , hydroxyl, —(CH 2 ) i NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) i NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) i N(CH 3 ) 2 , —OC(O)CF 3 , C 1 -C 5 linear or branched alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, —OCH 2 Ph, —NHCO-alkyl, COOH, —C(O)Ph, C(O)O-alkyl, C(O)H, —C(O)NH 2 or NO 2 ; and
i is an integer between 0-5.
24. The compound of claim 23 , represented by the structure of formula XI(e):
wherein R 4 and R 5 are independently hydrogen, O-alkyl, O-haloalkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, haloalkyl, CF 3 , CN, —CH 2 CN, NH 2 , hydroxyl, —(CH 2 ) i NHCH 3 , —(CH 2 ) i NH 2 , —(CH 2 ) i N(CH 3 ) 2 , —OC(O)CF 3 , C 1 -C 5 linear or branched alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, —OCH 2 Ph, —NHCO-alkyl, COOH, —C(O)Ph, C(O)O-alkyl, C(O)H, —C(O)NH 2 or NO 2 ;
i is an integer from 0-5; and
n is an integer between 1-4.
25. The compound according to claim 24 or its isomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, tautomer, hydrate, N-oxide, or combinations thereof.
26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to claim 25 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
27. A method of treating, suppressing or reducing the severity of, reducing the risk of, or inhibiting cancer comprising administering a compound according to claim 24 to a subject having cancer under conditions effective to treat the cancer.
28. The method of claim 27 , wherein said cancer is selected from the group consisting of prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, renal cancer, CNS cancer, and combinations thereof.
29. The method of claim 27 , wherein said administering is carried out in combination with another cancer therapy.
30. A method of treating a drug resistant tumor or tumors comprising administering a compound according to claim 24 to a subject suffering from cancer under conditions effective to treat the drug resistant tumor or tumors.
31. The method of claim 30 , wherein said tumor is melanoma cancer tumor.
32. The method of claim 30 , wherein said tumor is metastatic melanoma tumor.
33. The method of claim 30 , wherein said tumor is prostate cancer tumor.
34. The method of claim 30 , wherein said tumor is ovarian cancer tumor.
35. The method according to 30 , wherein said administering is carried out in combination with another cancer therapy.
36. A method of destroying a cancerous cell comprising providing a compound according to claim 24 and contacting the cancerous cell with the compound under conditions effective to kill the cancer cell.