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The Discovery of VX-745: A Novel and Selective p38? Kinase Inhibitor.

ABSTRACT: The synthesis of novel, selective, orally active 2,5-disubstituted 6H-pyrimido[1,6-b]pyridazin-6-one p38? inhibitors is described. Application of structural information from enzyme-ligand complexes guided the selection of screening compounds, leading to the identification of a novel class of p38? inhibitors containing a previously unreported bicyclic heterocycle core. Advancing the SAR of this series led to the eventual discovery of 5-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenylthio)-6H-pyrimido[1,6-b]pyridazin-6-one (VX-745). VX-745 displays excellent enzyme activity and selectivity, has a favorable pharmacokinetic profile, and demonstrates good in vivo activity in models of inflammation.

SUBMITTER: Duffy JP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4018046 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Discovery of VX-745: A Novel and Selective p38α Kinase Inhibitor.

Duffy John P JP Harrington Edmund M EM Salituro Francesco G FG Cochran John E JE Green Jeremy J Gao Huai H Bemis Guy W GW Evindar Ghotas G Galullo Vincent P VP Ford Pamella J PJ Germann Ursula A UA Wilson Keith P KP Bellon Steven F SF Chen Guanging G Taslimi Paul P Jones Peter P Huang Cassey C Pazhanisamy S S Wang Yow-Ming YM Murcko Mark A MA Su Michael S S MS

ACS medicinal chemistry letters 20110728 10

The synthesis of novel, selective, orally active 2,5-disubstituted 6H-pyrimido[1,6-b]pyridazin-6-one p38α inhibitors is described. Application of structural information from enzyme-ligand complexes guided the selection of screening compounds, leading to the identification of a novel class of p38α inhibitors containing a previously unreported bicyclic heterocycle core. Advancing the SAR of this series led to the eventual discovery of 5-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenylthio)-6H-pyrimido[1 ...[more]

PMID: 24900264

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The Discovery of VX-745: A Novel and Selective p38? Kinase Inhibitor.

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