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作者: Williams, Juliet A. ; Schalm, Stefanie S. ; Chutake, Yogesh K. ; McDonald, Alice A. ; Chen, Dapeng ; Filiatrault, Jessica ; Dumont, Nancy ; Cho, Patricia ; Karnik, Rahul ; Qi, Jianfeng ; Weiss, Matthew M. ; Bollinger Martinez, Sarah ; Gollerkeri, Ashwin M. ; Dixit, Vaishali S. ; Sharma, Kirti ; Kuhn, Eric W. ; Mayo, Michele F. ; Breitkopf, Susanne B. ; Mainolfi, Nello ; Proctor, William R. ; Hu, Kan-Nian ; Growney, Joseph D.
Abstract:Murine double minute 2 (MDM2) is an E3 ligase that inhibits the tumor suppressor protein p53. Clinical trials employing small-molecule MDM2/p53 interaction inhibitors have demonstrated limited activity, underscoring an unmet need for a better approach to target MDM2. KT-253 is a highly potent and selective heterobifunctional degrader that overcomes the MDM2 feedback loop seen with small-molecule MDM2/p53 interaction inhibitors and induces apoptosis in a range of hematologic and solid tumor lines. A single intravenous dose of KT-253 triggered rapid apoptosis and sustained tumor regression in p53 wild-type acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia xenograft models. Additionally, a single intravenous dose of KT-253 in combination with standard-of-care venetoclax overcame venetoclax resistance in an acute myeloid leukemia xenograft model. The data herein define the therapeutic potential of KT-253 and support its clinical development in a range of hematologic and solid p53 wild-type malignancies, as a monotherapy and in combination with standard-of-care agents.