DP-C-4 is a Cereblon-based dual PROTAC for simultaneous degradation of EGFR and PARP[1]. DP-C-4 (1-50 μM; 24 hours) has degradation effects on EGFR and PARP simultaneously in a dose-dependent manner in SW1990 cells[1]. [1]. Mengzhu Zheng, et al. Rational Design and Synthesis of Novel Dual PROTACs for Simultaneous Degradation of EGFR and PARP. J Med Chem. 2021 May 26.
PC-046 is a potent tubulin-binding agent, which was originally identified for development based on selective activity in deleted in pancreas cancer locus 4 (DPC4 SMAD4) deficient tumors. PC-046 has growth inhibitory activity in a variety of tumor types in vitro, and efficacy in SCID mice was shown in human tumor xenografts of MV-4-11 acute myeloid leukemia, MM.1S multiple myeloma, and DU-145 prostate cancer. Pharmacokinetic studies demonstrated relatively high oral bioavailability (71 %) with distribution to both plasma and bone marrow. No myelosuppression was seen in non-tumor bearing SCID mice given a single dose just under the acute lethal dose. The COMPARE algorithm in the NCI-60 cell line panel demonstrated that PC-046 closely correlated to other known tubulin destabilizing agents (correlation coefficients ≈0.7 for vincristine and vinblastine). Mechanism of action studies showed cell cycle arrest in metaphase and inhibition of tubulin polymerization. Overall, these studi......