Camptothecin derivative for treating or preventing cancer and antibody-drug conjugate thereof
AssigneeChengdu Brilliant Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
InventorsTonghui CHEN, Jun XU, Tong WANG, Xuerong FANG, Jianyu LIAO, Haoxi HUANG
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Abstract
The present invention relates to camptothecin derivatives, their linker-payload conjugates, and antibody-drug conjugates, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters, solvates, tautomers, stereoisomers, prodrugs, or isotopically labeled forms thereof, for use in the treatment or prevention of cancer. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the camptothecin derivatives, their linker-payload conjugates, or antibody-drug conjugates; methods for the preparation of the same; and the use thereof.
Claims38
An antibody-drug conjugate of formula (I):
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof,
- wherein:
- Ab is an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof;
- L1 is each independently a linker unit;
- L2 is each independently a linking unit selected from the group consisting of:
- —(CRmRn)t-(LM)0−1-(CH2CH2O)s—(CRmRn)t—CO—,
- —(CRmRn)t-LM-(CRmRn)t-(LM)0−1-LN-LM-(CH2O)s—(CRmRn)t—CO—,
- —(CRmRn)t-LM-(CRmRn)t—N(Rp)—(CRmRn)t—N(Rp)—(CRmRn)t—CO—, and
- —(CRmRn)t-LM-CH(Rp)—CO—, wherein the —CO— terminus of L2 is connected to L3, and the other terminus of L2 is connected to L1, and
- wherein,
- Rm and Rn are each independently H or C1-6 alkyl,
- LM is each independently —NH—CO— or —CO—NH—,
- LN is each independently —(CH2CH2O)m—(CH2)t—, —(CH2)t—(OCH2CH2)m—, -(3- to 8-membered heteroarylene)-(CH2)t—(OCH2CH2)m, or —(OCH2CH2)m—(CH2)t-(3- to 8-membered heteroarylene)-,
- Rp is each independently —CO—(CH2CH2O)m—CH3 or —(CH2)t-LM-(CH2CH2O)m—CH3, and
- s and t are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, and
- m is each independently 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8;
- L3 is each independently an amino acid residue, a short peptide chain consisting of 2-10 amino acid residues, or —NH—(CH2)p—CO—;
- L4 is each independently a bond or a spacer unit;
- D is each independently a small molecule drug moiety derived from a compound of formula (II);
- wherein,
- R1 is:
- H;
- halogen;
- CN;
- OH;
- SH;
- C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, or C2-6 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH and amino;
- —(CH2)p—(C3-8 cycloalkyl) or —(CH2)p—(C3-8 heterocycloalkyl), wherein the cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl are each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH, amino, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 hydroxyalkyl, C1-6 cyanoalkyl and C1-6 aminoalkyl;
- —(CH2)p—(C1-6 alkoxy);
- —(CH2)p—(C1-6 alkylthio);
- —(CH2)p—NRaRb;
- —(CH2)p—CH═NRa;
- —NH—CO—Ra;
- —NH—CO—(CH2)p—CH(OH)—Ra;
- —NH—(CH2)p—(CH═CH)—Ra;
- or —COOH;
- R2 and R3 are each independently halogen, cyano, NO2, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 hydroxyalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, —NH—CO—(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl), or NRaRb;
- or R2 and R3, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic group;
- R4 is H or C3-8 cycloalkyl, preferably H;
- Ra and Rb are each independently H, C1-6 alkyl, —CO—(C1-6 alkyl), —SO—(C1-6 alkyl), —SO2—(C1-6 alkyl), or —(CH2)q—(C3-8 cycloalkyl), wherein the alkyl and the cycloalkyl are each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH and amino, and wherein the cycloalkyl is further optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 hydroxyalkyl, C1-6 cyanoalkyl and C1-6 aminoalkyl;
- and
- p and q are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;
- wherein D is linked to L4 via R1 or R3, or via the oxygen from the hydroxy shown in formula (II);
- and
- n is an integer from 0 to 10, preferably an integer from 0 to 8.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein R2 is a halogen, preferably fluorine.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein R3 is C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, halogen, cyano, —NH2, —NH—CO—(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl), or NO2;
- preferably, R3 is C1-6 alkyl, halogen, —NH2, —NH—CO—(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl), or NO2;
- or, R3 is halogen, cyano, NO2, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6hydroxyalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, or NRaRb, wherein Ra and Rb are each independently H, C1-6 alkyl, —SO—(C1-6 alkyl), —SO2—(C1-6 alkyl), or —(CH2)q(C3-8 cycloalkyl), wherein the alkyl and the cycloalkyl are each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH and amino;
- preferably, R3 is C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, halogen, cyano, —NH2 or NO2;
- more preferably, R3 is C1-6 alkyl, halogen, —NH2 or NO2;
- or, R3 is C1-6 alkyl or NRaRb, wherein Ra and Rb are each independently H or —CO—(C1-6 alkyl), wherein the alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more OH groups;
- or, R3 is C1-6 alkyl, —NH2 or —NH—CO—(CH2OH), preferably R3 is C1-6 alkyl or —NH—CO—(CH2OH);
- or R3 is C1-6 alkyl.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein R2 and R3, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic group containing N, O or S as a heteroatom, such as dioxolane.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein D is connected to L4 via a nitrogen or oxygen atom in R1 or R3, or via the oxygen atom from hydroxy shown in formula (II), for example, through an amide bond, an aminomethyl ether bond, or a carbamate bond.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein D is a moiety selected from the following:
- No.
- Structure
- 1′
- 2′
- STI-A-6′
- 3′
- 4′
- STI-A2′
- 5′
- 6′
- STI-E-05′
- 7′
- 8′
- STI-F-8′
- 9′
- STI-F2′
- 10′
- STI-F-03c-1′
- 11′
- STI-G1′
- 12′
- STI-G03′
- 13′
- STI-G2-06c′
- 14′
- STI-G2′
- 15′
- STI-D′
- 16′
- STI-F′
- 17′
- STI-F6′
- 18′
- STI-F7′
- 19′
- STI-F13′
- 20′
- STI-G4′
- 21′
- SIT-F12R′
- 22′
- STI-F10′
- P1′
- STI-F5′
- P2′
- STI-F8′
- P3′
- STI-F14′
- P4′
- STI-F15′
- P5′
- STI-F17′
- P6′
- STI-F18′
- P7′
- STI-G5′
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein L1 is each independently:
- preferably
- more preferably
- wherein position 1 is connected to Ab, and position 2 is connected to L2.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein L2 is each independently a linking unit selected from the group consisting of:
- —(CH2)t-(LM)0−1-(CH2CH2O)s—(CH2)t—CO—, —(CH2)t-LM-(CH2)t-(LM)0−1-LN-LM-(CH2O)s—(CH2)t—CO—, —(CH2)t-LM-(CH2)t—N(Rp)—(CH2)t—N(Rp)—(CH2)t—CO—, and (CH2)t-LM-CH(Rp)—CO—,
- wherein the —CO— terminus of L2 is connected to L3, and the other terminus of L2 is connected to L1.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein L2 is each independently a linking unit selected from the group consisting of:
- —(CH2)t—(CH2CH2O)s—(CH2)t—CO—,
- —(CH2)t—CO—NH—(CH2CH2O)s—(CH2)t—CO—, —(CH2)t—NH—CO—(CH2CH2O)s—(CH2)t—CO—,
- —(CH2)t—CO—NH—(CH2)t-(3- to 8-membered heteroarylene)-(CH2)t—(OCH2CH2)m—NH—CO—(CH2O)—(CH2)t—CO—,
- —(CH2)t—CO—NH—(CH2)t—NH—CO—(CH2CH2O)m—(CH2)t—NH—CO—(CH2O)—(CH2)t—CO—,
- —(CH2)t—CO—NH—(CH2)t—NH—CO—(CH2)t—(OCH2CH2)m—NH—CO—(CH2O)—(CH2)t—CO—,
- —(CH2)t—NH—CO—(CH2)t—N(Rp)—(CH2)t—N(Rp)—(CH2)t—CO—,
- —(CH2)t—CO—NH—(CH2)t—N(Rp)—(CH2)t—N(Rp)—(CH2)t—CO—, or
- —(CH2)t—CO—NH—CH(Rp)—CO— or —(CH2)t—NH—CO—CH(Rp)—CO—,
- wherein the —CO— terminus of L2 is connected to L3, and the other terminus of L2 is connected to L1.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein L3 is each independently an amino acid residue, a short peptide chain consisting of 2-6 amino acid residues, or —NH—(CH2)p—CO—, wherein p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;
- preferably, the amino acid is selected from the group consisting of glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), valine (Val), phenylalanine (Phe), citrulline (Cit), lysine (Lys) and asparagine (Asn);
- for example, L3 is Gly-Gly-Phe-Gly, Val-Ala, Phe-Lys, or Lys.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein L4 is each independently a bond,
- preferably a bond,
- more preferably
- wherein position 1 is connected to L3 and position 2 is connected to D.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein:
- L1 is each independently:
- preferably
- more preferably
- wherein position 1 is connected to Ab, and position 2 is connected to L2;
- L2 is each independently a linking unit of the formula —(CH2CH2O)x—(CH2)y—CO—, wherein the —CO— terminus is connected to L3 and the other terminus is connected to L1, and wherein x is an integer from 0 to 5, y is an integer from 1 to 5, and x+y≤6;
- preferably, L2 is —(CH2)—CO—, —(CH2)2—CO—, —(CH2)3—CO—, —(CH2)4—CO—, —(CH2)5—CO—, —(CH2)6—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)—(CH2)—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)—(CH2)2—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)—(CH2)3—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)—(CH2)4—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)—(CH2)5—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)2—(CH2)—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)2—(CH2)2—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)2—(CH2)3—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)2—(CH2)4—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)3—(CH2)—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)3—(CH2)2—CO—, —(CH2CH2O)3—(CH2)3—CO—;
- more preferably, L2 is each independently —(CH2)5—CO— or —(CH2CH2O)3—(CH2)2—CO—;
- L3 is each independently an amino acid residue, a short peptide chain consisting of 2-6 amino acid residues, or —NH—(CH2)p—CO—, wherein p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;
- preferably, the amino acid is selected from the group consisting of glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), valine (Val), phenylalanine (Phe), citrulline (Cit), lysine (Lys) and asparagine (Asn);
- for example, L3 is Gly-Gly-Phe-Gly, Val-Cit, Val-Ala, Phe-Lys, Val-Lys, Ala-Ala-Ala, Ala-Ala-Asn, or —NH—(CH2)2—CO—;
- and
- L4 is each independently a bond,
- wherein position 1 is connected to L3 and position 2 is connected to D.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein the -L1-L2-L3-L4- moiety is each independently selected from the group consisting of:
- wherein position 1 is connected to Ab, and position 2 is connected to D.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein the -L1-L2-L3-L4-D moiety is each independently selected from:
- No.
- Structure
- 23′
- STI-A3′
- 24′
- STI-F3′
- 25′
- STI-F4′
- 26′
- STI-G′
- 27′
- STI-G3′
- 28′
- STI-F1002′
- 29′
- STI-F1001′
- 30′
- STI-F1003′
- 31′
- STI-F1004′
- 32′
- STI-F1006
- 33′
- STI-F1010
- 34′
- STI-F1011
- 35′
- STI-F1012
- 36′
- STI-F1013
- 37′
- STI-F1014
- 38′
- STI-F1015
- 39′
- STI-F1018
- 40′
- STI-F1019
- 41′
- STI-G1001
- 42′
- STI-F1031
- 43′
- STI-F1034
- 44′
- STI-F1035
- 45′
- STI-F1043
- wherein position 1 represents the point of attachment to Ab.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein Ab is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to a tumor cell surface antigen;
- for example, an anti-Her2 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and/or an anti-FRα antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof;
- in particular, Ab is farletuzumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and/or trastuzumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, wherein the antibody-drug conjugate is selected from the group consisting of:
- Name
- Structure
- Fa-ADC1
- Fa-ADC2
- Fa-ADC3
- Fa-ADC4
- Fa-ADC5
- Fa-ADC6
- Tra-ADC7
- Tra-ADC8
- Tra-ADC9
- Tra-ADC10
- Tra-ADC11
- Tra-ADC12
- Tra-ADC13
- Tra-ADC14
- Tra-ADC15
- Tra-ADC16
- Tra-ADC17
- Tra-ADC18
- Tra-ADC19
- Tra-ADC20
- wherein, in Fa-ADCs, mAb represents farletuzumab;
- in Tra-ADCs, mAb represents trastuzumab, and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.
The antibody-drug conjugate according to any one of the preceding claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof, which has an average DAR selected from any value within the range from 1.0 to 10.0, preferably has an average DAR selected from any value within the range from 2.0 to 8.0, and more preferably has an average DAR selected from any value within the range from 6.0 to 8.0.
A compound of formula (II):
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, solvate, tautomer, stereoisomer, prodrug, or isotopically labeled form thereof,
- wherein,
- R1 is:
- H;
- halogen;
- CN;
- OH;
- SH;
- C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, or C2-6 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH and amino;
- —(CH2)p—(C3-8 cycloalkyl) or —(CH2)p—(C3-8 heterocycloalkyl), wherein the cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl are each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH, amino, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 hydroxyalkyl, C1-6 cyanoalkyl and C1-6 aminoalkyl;
- —(CH2)p—(C1-6 alkoxy);
- —(CH2)p—(C1-6 alkylthio);
- —(CH2)p—NRaRb;
- —(CH2)p—CH═NRa;
- —NH—CO—Ra;
- —NH—CO—(CH2)p—CH(OH)—Ra;
- —NH—(CH2)p—(CH═CH)—Ra;
- or —COOH;
- R2 and R3 are each independently halogen, cyano, NO2, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 hydroxyalkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, —NH—CO—(C1-6 hydroxyalkyl), or NRaRb;
- or R2 and R3, together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic group;
- R4 is H or C3-8 cycloalkyl, preferably H;
- Ra and Rb are each independently H, C1-6 alkyl, —CO—(C1-6 alkyl), —SO—(C1-6 alkyl), —SO2—(C1-6 alkyl), or —(CH2)q—(C3-8 cycloalkyl), wherein the alkyl and the cycloalkyl are each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, OH, SH and amino, and wherein the cycloalkyl is further optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, C1-6 hydroxyalkyl, C1-6 cyanoalkyl and C1-6 aminoalkyl;
- and
- p and q are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.