Glucocorticoid receptor modulators to treat cervical cancer

1. A method of treating a subject hosting a cervical cancer tumor, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent and an effective amount of non-steroidal selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator (SGRM) to reduce the tumor load of the cervical cancer tumor, wherein the SGRM has the formula:

wherein

L 1 and L 2 are members independently selected from a bond and unsubstituted alkylene;

R 1 is a member selected from unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted heteroalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, —OR 1A , NR 1C R 1D , —C(O)NR 1C R 1D , and —C(O)OR 1A , wherein

R 1A is a member selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted alkyl and unsubstituted heteroalkyl,

R 1C and R 1D are members independently selected from unsubstituted alkyl and unsubstituted heteroalkyl,

wherein R 1C and R 1D are optionally joined to form an unsubstituted ring with the nitrogen to which they are attached, wherein said ring optionally comprises an additional ring nitrogen;

R 2 has the formula:

wherein

R 2G is a member selected from hydrogen, halogen, unsubstituted alkyl, unsubstituted heteroalkyl, unsubstituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, —CN, and —CF 3 ;

J is phenyl;

t is an integer from 0 to 5;

X is —S(O 2 )-; and

R 5 is phenyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R 5A groups, wherein

R 5A is a member selected from hydrogen, halogen, —OR 5A1 , S(O 2 )NR 5A2 R 5A3 , —CN, and unsubstituted alkyl, wherein

R 5A1 is a member selected from hydrogen and unsubstituted alkyl, and

R 5A2 and R 5A3 are members independently selected from hydrogen and unsubstituted alkyl,

or salts and isomers thereof,

and wherein tumor load is assessed by one or more of assaying expression of a tumor specific biomarker, measuring tumor size by an imaging-based technique, measuring tumor load by a functional imaging technique, and measuring tumor load by a metabolic imaging technique.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of taxanes, alkylating agents, topoisomerase inhibitors, endoplasmic reticulum stress inducing agents, antimetabolites, mitotic inhibitors and combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is a taxane.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of nab-paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), gemcitabine, cisplatin and capecitabine.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the SGRM has the formula:

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein tumor load is assessed by assaying expression of a tumor specific biomarker.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said tumor specific biomarker is selected from alpha actinin-4 and pyruvate kinase isozyme M1/M2.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein tumor load is assessed by measuring tumor size by an imaging-based technique.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein tumor load is assessed by measuring tumor load by a functional imaging technique or by a metabolic imaging technique.

10. A method of treating a subject hosting a cervical cancer tumor, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent and an effective amount of non-steroidal selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator (SGRM) to reduce the tumor load of the cervical cancer tumor, wherein the SGRM has the formula:

wherein

R 1 is a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, optionally substituted with 1-4 groups each independently selected from R 1a ;

each R 1a is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, N-oxide, and C 3-8 cycloalkyl;

ring J is selected from the group consisting of an aryl ring and a heteroaryl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 4 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;

each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, halogen, C 1-6 haloalkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 haloalkoxy, C 1-6 alkyl-C 1-6 alkoxy, CN, OH, NR 2a R 2b , C(O)R 2a , C(O)OR 2a , C(O)NR 2a R 2b , SR 2a , S(O) 2 R 2a , S(O) 2 R 2a , C 3-8 cycloalkyl, and C 3-8 heterocycloalkyl having from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S;

alternatively, two R 2 groups on adjacent ring atoms are combined to form a heterocycloalkyl ring having from 5 to 6 ring members and from 1 to 3 heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, wherein the heterocycloalkyl ring is optionally substituted with from 1 to 3 R 2c groups;

R 2a , R 2b and R 2c are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C 1-6 alkyl;

each R 3a is independently halogen; and

subscript n is an integer from 0 to 3,

or salts and isomers thereof,

and wherein tumor load is assessed by one or more of assaying expression of a tumor specific biomarker, measuring tumor size by an imaging-based technique, measuring tumor load by a functional imaging technique, and measuring tumor load by a metabolic imaging technique.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the SGRM has the formula:

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of taxanes, alkylating agents, topoisomerase inhibitors, endoplasmic reticulum stress inducing agents, antimetabolites, mitotic inhibitors and combinations thereof.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is a taxane.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of nab-paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), gemcitabine, cisplatin and capecitabine.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein tumor load is assessed by assaying expression of a tumor specific biomarker.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein said tumor specific biomarker is selected from alpha actinin-4 and pyruvate kinase isozyme M1/M2.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein tumor load is assessed by measuring tumor size by an imaging-based technique.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein tumor load is assessed by measuring tumor load by a functional imaging technique or by a metabolic imaging technique.