INDOLINONE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF
Indolinone derivative compounds that act as EWS-PLI1 transcription factor inhibitors are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions of the indolinone derivatives, methods of synthesizing the same, methods of treating using same, and assays for identifying the inhibitors of EWS-FLI1 oncoprotein.
1 . A compound having a structure of Formula (I):
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, Cl, —CN and —CF 3 ;
A is selected from the group consisting of H and C 1-6 alkyl;
D is selected from the group consisting of —OH and —O(C 1-6 alkyl);
R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, and C 1-6 alkyl, or wherein R 5 and taken together form a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl ring;
R 12 is independently selected from the group consisting of C 3-8 cycloalkyl and
and
R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, CF 3 , C 1-6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, —O(aryl), —O(heteroaryl), —CO 2 H, —CO 2 (C 1-6 alkyl), —NHSO 2 (C 1-6 alkyl), —NHSO 2 (aryl), —NHCONH(C 1-6 alkyl), —NHCON(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —N(C 1-6 alkyl)CONH 2 , —N(C 1-6 alkyl)CONH(C 1-6 alkyl), —N(C 1-6 alkyl)CON(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , —SO 2 (C 1-6 alkyl), —SO 2 NH 2 , —SO 2 NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —SO 2 N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 , C 3-8 cycloalkyl, and C 3-8 heterocycloalkyl.
2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 9 is selected from the group consisting of aziridinyl, azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, and morpholinolyl.
3 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 9 is selected from the group consisting of isopropyl and cyclopropyl.
4 . The compound of claim 1 , having a structure of Formula (Ia):
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and Cl; R 7 , R 8 , R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and halogen; and
R 9 is independently selected from the group consisting C 3-8 cycloalkyl and C 3-8 heterocycloalkyl.
5 . The compound of claim 4 , wherein
R 1 and R 4 are Cl and R 2 and R 3 are H.
6 . The compound of claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of:
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or solvate thereof.
7 . The compound of claim 6 , selected from the group consisting of:
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or solvate thereof.
8 . The compound of claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of:
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or solvate thereof.
9 . The compound of claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of:
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or solvate thereof.
10 . The compound of claim 1 , having the structure:
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or solvate thereof.
11 . The compound of claim 1 , having the structure:
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or solvate thereof.
12 . The compound of claim 1 , having the structure:
or a stereoisomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or solvate thereof.
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22 . A method for treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 .
23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of Ewing's sarcoma, prostate cancer, glioblastoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, head & neck cancer, melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, and uterine cancer.
24 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the subject is further administered with an additional compatible pharmaceutically active material for combination therapy selected from the group consisting of vinblastine, vincristine, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, bisantrene, mitoxantrone, etoposide, teniposide, actinomycin D, mithomycin C, mitramycin, methotrexate, docetaxel, paclitaxel, adriamycin, cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, vorinostat, romidepsin, panobinostat, valproic acid, belinostat, mocetinostat, givinostat, trichostatin A, ZM447439, hesperadin, VX-680, 5-azacytidine, 5-azadeoxy cytidine, procaine, 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine.
25 . A method of killing or inhibiting the growth of a neoplastic cell is provided, the method comprising contacting the cell with an effective amount of the compound of claim 1 .
26 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the subject is further administered with an additional compatible pharmaceutically active material for combination therapy selected from the group consisting of vinblastine, vincristine, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, bisantrene, mitoxantrone, etoposide, teniposide, actinomycin D, mithomycin C, mitramycin, methotrexate, docetaxel, paclitaxel, adriamycin, cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, vorinostat, romidepsin, panobinostat, valproic acid, belinostat, mocetinostat, givinostat, trichostatin A, ZM447439, hesperadin, VX-680, 5-azacytidine, 5-azadeoxy cytidine, procaine, 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine.
27 . A method for inhibiting proliferation of a cell, the method comprising:
contacting the cell with an effective amount of the compound claim 1 ,
wherein the cell overexpresses an ETS gene or comprises an ETS fusion gene.
28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the subject is further administered with an additional compatible pharmaceutically active material for combination therapy selected from the group consisting of vinblastine, vincristine, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, bisantrene, mitoxantrone, etoposide, teniposide, actinomycin D, mithomycin C, mitramycin, methotrexate, docetaxel, paclitaxel, adriamycin, cyclosporine A, tacrolimus, vorinostat, romidepsin, panobinostat, valproic acid, belinostat, mocetinostat, givinostat, trichostatin A, ZM447439, hesperadin, VX-680, 5-azacytidine, 5-azadeoxy cytidine, procaine, 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine.
29 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the ETS gene or the ETS fusion gene is selected from the group consisting of FLI1, ERG, ETV1, and ETV4.