HDAC inhibitor compounds and methods of treatment
The instant invention describes hydrazide-containing compounds having therapeutic activity, and methods of treating disorders such as cancer, tumors and cell proliferation related disorders, or affect cell differentiation, dedifferentiation or transdifferentiation.
1. A compound according to Formula I, or a salt thereof:
wherein:
X is CH;
Y is C—R 3 ;
R 1 is H, halo, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, nitro, haloalkoxy,
R 2 is H, halo, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, nitro, haloalkoxy,
R 3 is optionally substituted heteroaryl, NMe 2 , t-Bu,
or aryl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halogen, haloalkyl, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxyl, hydroxylalkyl, carboxyl, formyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonylalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, aralkylaminocarbonyl, amido, alkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, carbamido, carbamyl, thioureido, thiocyanato, sulfoamido, sulfonylalkyl, or sulfonylaryl;
R 4 is H or OH;
R 5 is alkyl optionally substituted with cycloalkyl; and
R 6 and R 7 are each independently H or optionally substituted alkyl.
2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 4 are H.
3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 4 are H; and R 5 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or (cycloalkyl)alkyl.
4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 4 are H; and R 5 is n-Pr, n-Bu, n-pentyl, n-hexyl,
5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 4 are H; and R 5 is n-Bu,
6. The compound of claim 3 , wherein R 2 is alkoxy.
7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:
N′-butyl-4-(dimethylamino)benzohydrazide (RLS2-131);
N′-(cyclopentylmethyl)-4-(dimethylamino)benzohydrazide (RLS2-225);
4-(azidomethyl)-N′-butylbenzohydrazide (RLS2-312);
N′-pentylbiphenyl-4-carbohydrazide (RLS3-43)
N′-butyl-4-(pyrimidin-5-yl)benzohydrazide (SR-4369);
N′-butyl-2′,3′-difluorobiphenyl-4-carbohydrazide (SR-4370);
N′-butyl-3′-fluoro-5′-methylbiphenyl-4-carbohydrazide (SR-4372); and
ethyl 4′-(2-butylhydrazinecarbonyl)-6-fluorobiphenyl-3-carboxylate (SR-4373).
8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier:
wherein:
X is CH;
Y is C—R 3 ;
R 1 is H, halo, optionally substituted aryl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, nitro, haloalkoxy,
R 2 is H, halo, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, nitro, haloalkoxy,
R 3 is optionally substituted heteroaryl, NMe 2 , t-Bu,
or aryl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halogen, haloalkyl, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxyl, hydroxylalkyl, carboxyl, formyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkylcarbonylalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxy, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, aralkylaminocarbonyl, amido, alkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, arylsulfonylamino, carbamido, carbamyl, thioureido, thiocyanato, sulfoamido, sulfonylalkyl, or sulfonylaryl;
R 4 is H or OH;
R 5 is alkyl optionally substituted with cycloalkyl; and
R 6 and R 7 are each independently H or optionally substituted alkyl.
9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 8 further comprising an anti-cancer agent, a chemotherapeutic agent, or an anti-angiogenesis agent.
10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 wherein the chemotherapeutic is selected from daunorubicin, daunomycin, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, esorubicin, bleomycin, mafosfamide, ifosfamide, cytosine arabinoside, bis-chloroethylnitrosurea, busulfan, mitomycin C, actinomycin D, mithramycin, prednisone, hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, tamoxifen, dacarbazine, procarbazine, hexamethylmelamine, pentamethylmelamine, mitoxantrone, amsacrine, chlorambucil, methylcyclohexylnitrosurea, nitrogen mustards, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-azacytidine, hydroxyurea, deoxycoformycin, 4-hydroxyperoxycyclophosphoramide, 5-fluorouracil, 5-fluorodeoxyuridine, methotrexate, colchicine, vincristine, vinblastine, etoposide, trimetrexate, teniposide, cisplatin, and diethylstilbestrol.