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US 12,617,867 · App. 17/280,129 · Granted May 5, 2026

Ligand-drug conjugate of exatecan analogue, preparation method therefor and application thereof

Inventors: Jianyan Xu (Shanghai, CN); Ying Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Xiaofeng Cai (Shanghai, CN); Bolei Qu (Shanghai, CN); Jindong Liang (Shanghai, CN); Lianshan Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Feng He (Shanghai, CN); Weikang Tao (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: JIANGSU HENGRUI MEDICINE CO., LTD.; SHANGHAI HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
C07K16/32A61K47/54A61K47/65A61K47/68A61K47/68037C07K16/18
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Patent No.
US 12,617,867
App. No.
17/280,129
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a ligand-drug conjugate of an exatecan analogue, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides a ligand-drug conjugate having a structure shown in formula (-D), a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition containing same, and use thereof in preparation of drugs for treating cancers by means of receptor regulation. The definition of each substituent in formula (-D) is the same as that in the description.

Claims (130)

1 . A ligand-drug conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, being a ligand-drug conjugate of formula (Pc-L-Y-Dr) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof:

wherein:

Y is —O—(CR a R b ) m —CR 1 R 2 —C(O)—;

R a and R b are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, deuterium atom, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, cyano, nitro, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl and heterocyclyl;

or, R a and R b together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

or, R 1 and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

or, R a and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

m is an integer from 0 to 4;

n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal;

Pc is an antibody; and L is a linker unit.

2 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , wherein n is 2 to 8, which can be an integer or a decimal.

3 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , wherein the linker unit -L- is

-

L

1

-

L

2

-

L

3

-

L

4

-

,

L 1 is selected from the group consisting of -(succinimide-3-yl-N)—W—C(O)—, —CH 2 —C(O)—NR 3 —W—C(O)-and-C(O)—W—C(O)—, wherein W is selected from the group consisting of C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-cycloalkyl and linear heteroalkyl comprising 1 to 8 atom(s), the heteroalkyl comprises 1 to 3 heteroatom(s) selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, wherein the C 1-8 alkyl, cycloalkyl and linear heteroalkyl are each independently optionally further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, amino, alkyl, chloroalkyl, deuterated alkyl, alkoxy and cycloalkyl;

L 2 is selected from the group consisting of —NR 4 (CH 2 CH 2 O)p 1 CH 2 CH 2 C(O)—, —NR 4 (CH 2 CH 2 O)p 1 CH 2 C(O)—, —S(CH 2 )p 1 C(O)— and a chemical bond, wherein p 1 is an integer from 1 to 20;

L 3 is a peptide residue composed of 2 to 7 amino acids, wherein the amino acids are optionally further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, amino, alkyl, chloroalkyl, deuterated alkyl, alkoxy and cycloalkyl;

L 4 is selected from the group consisting of —NR 5 (CR 6 R 7 ) t —, —C(O)NR 5 , —C(O)NR 5 (CH 2 ) t — and a chemical bond, wherein t is an integer from 1 to 6;

R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl;

R 6 and R 7 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl.

4 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 3 , wherein the linker unit

-

L

1

-

L

2

-

L

3

-

L

4

-

,

L 1 is

and s 1 is an integer from 2 to 8;

L 2 is a chemical bond;

L 3 is a tetrapeptide residue;

L 4 is —NR 5 (CR 6 R 7 ) t —, R 5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom and alkyl, R 6 and R 7 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom and alkyl, and t is 1 or 2.

5 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 3 , wherein the L 1 terminal of the linker unit -L- is connected to the ligand, and the L 4 terminal of the linker unit -L- is connected to Y.

6 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , being a ligand-drug conjugate of formula (Pc-L a -Y-Dr) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof:

wherein:

W is selected from the group consisting of C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-cycloalkyl and linear heteroalkyl comprising 1 to 8 atom(s), the heteroalkyl comprises 1 to 3 heteroatom(s) selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, wherein the C 1-8 alkyl, cycloalkyl and linear heteroalkyl are each independently optionally further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, amino, alkyl, chloroalkyl, deuterated alkyl, alkoxy and cycloalkyl;

L 2 is selected from the group consisting of —NR 4 (CH 2 CH 2 O)p 1 CH 2 CH 2 C(O)—, —NR 4 (CH 2 CH 2 O)p 1 CH 2 C(O)—, —S(CH 2 )p 1 C(O)— and a chemical bond, wherein p 1 is an integer from 1 to 20;

L 3 is a peptide residue composed of 2 to 7 amino acids, wherein the amino acids are optionally further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, amino, alkyl, chloroalkyl, deuterated alkyl, alkoxy and cycloalkyl;

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

or, R 1 and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

R 4 and R 5 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl;

R 6 and R 7 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl;

m is an integer from 0 to 4;

n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal;

Pc is an antibody.

7 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 6 , being a ligand-drug conjugate of formula (PC-L b -Y-Dr) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof:

wherein:

s 1 is an integer from 2 to 8;

Pc, R 1 , R 2 , and R 5 ˜R 7 are as defined in claim 6 ;

m is an integer from 0 to 4; and

n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal.

8 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of:

wherein:

n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal;

Pc is an antibody.

9 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , wherein Pc is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, and the antibody is selected from the group consisting of chimeric antibody, humanized antibody and fully humanized antibody.

10 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 9 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is selected from the group consisting of anti-HER2 (ErbB2) antibody, anti-EGFR antibody, anti-c-Met antibody, anti-HER3 (ErbB3) antibody, anti-HER4 (ErbB4) antibody, anti-CD20 antibody, anti-CD22 antibody, anti-CD30 antibody, anti-CD33 antibody, anti-CD44 antibody, anti-CD56 antibody, anti-CD70 antibody, anti-CD73 antibody, anti-CD105 antibody, anti-CEA antibody, anti-A33 antibody, anti-Cripto antibody, anti-EphA2 antibody, anti-G250 antibody, anti-MUCI antibody, anti-Lewis Y antibody, anti-VEGFR antibody, anti-GPNMB antibody, anti-Integrin antibody, anti-PSMA antibody, anti-Tenascin-C antibody, anti-SLC44A4 antibody, anti-Mesothelin antibody and antigen-binding fragments thereof.

11 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 9 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is selected from the group consisting of Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Nimotuzumab, Enoblituzumab, Emibetuzumab, Inotuzumab, Pinatuzumab, Brentuximab, Gemtuzumab, Bivatuzumab, Lorvotuzumab, cBR96 and Glematumamab, or antigen-binding fragments thereof.

12 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of:

wherein n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal.

13 . A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(s), diluent(s), or excipient(s).

14 . A method of treating or preventing a tumor, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a ligand-drug conjugate according to claim 1 .

15 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal;

Pc is an antibody.

16 . A ligand-drug conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof:

wherein n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal.

17 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 ,

wherein:

Y is —O—(CR a R b )m-CR 1 R 2 —C(O)—;

R a and R b are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, deuterium atom, halogen, and alkyl;

R 1 is a C 3-6 cycloalkylalkyl or C 3-6 cycloalkyl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, haloalkyl and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;

or, R 1 and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C 3-6 cycloalkyl;

m is 0 or 1.

18 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of:

19 . The ligand-drug conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof according to claim 1 , being a ligand-drug conjugate of formula (Pc-L-D1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof:

wherein:

R 1 is a C 3-6 cycloalkylalkyl or C 3-6 cycloalkyl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, haloalkyl and C 3-6 cycloalkyl;

or, R 1 and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C 3-6 cycloalkyl;

m is 0 or 1;

n is 1 to 10, which can be an integer or a decimal;

Pc is an antibody; and Lis a linker unit.

20 . A compound of formula (L a -Y-Dr):

or a tautomer, mesomer, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer thereof, or mixture thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein:

W is selected from the group consisting of C 1-8 alkyl, C 1-8 alkyl-cycloalkyl and linear heteroalkyl comprising 1 to 8 atom(s), the heteroalkyl comprises 1 to 3 heteroatom(s) selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, wherein the C 1-8 alkyl, cycloalkyl and linear heteroalkyl are each independently optionally further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, amino, alkyl, chloroalkyl, deuterated alkyl, alkoxy and cycloalkyl;

L 2 is selected from the group consisting of —NR 4 (CH 2 CH 2 O) p 1 CH 2 CH 2 C(O)—, —NR 4 (CH 2 CH 2 O)p 1 CH 2 C(O)—, —S(CH 2 )p 1 C(O)— and a chemical bond, wherein p 1 is an integer from 1 to 20;

L 3 is a peptide residue composed of 2 to 7 amino acids, wherein the amino acids are optionally further substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, amino, alkyl, chloroalkyl, deuterated alkyl, alkoxy and cycloalkyl;

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

or, R 1 and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

R 4 and R 5 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl;

R 6 and R 7 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl;

m is an integer from 0 to 4.

21 . The compound of formula (La-Y-Dr) according to claim 20 , being a compound of formula (L b -Y-Dr):

or a tautomer, mesomer, racemate, enantiomer, diastereomer thereof, or mixture thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,

wherein

R 1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl and heteroaryl;

or, R 1 and R 2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl;

R 5 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl;

R 6 and R 7 are identical or different and are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, deuterated alkyl and hydroxyalkyl;

s 1 is an integer from 2 to 8; m is an integer from 0 to 4.

22 . The compound of formula (La-Y-Dr) according to claim 20 , selected from the group consisting of:

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2021
From: XU, JIANYAN; ZHANG, YING; CAI, XIAOFENG; QU, BOLEI; LIANG, JINDONG; ZHANG, LIANSHAN; HE, FENG; TAO, WEIKANG
To: JIANGSU HENGRUI MEDICINE CO., LTD.; SHANGHAI HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
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