PF-06463922 is a potent and selective next-generation ROS1/ALK inhibitor capable of blocking crizotinib-resistant ROS1 mutations.
Oncogenic c-ros oncogene1 (ROS1) fusion kinases have been identified in a variety of human cancers and are attractive targets for cancer therapy. The MET/ALK/ROS1 inhibitor crizotinib (Xalkori, PF-02341066) has demonstrated promising clinical activity in ROS1 fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer. However, emerging clinical evidence has shown that patients can develop resistance by acquiring secondary point mutations in ROS1 kinase. In this study we characterized the ROS1 activity of PF-06463922, a novel, orally available, CNS-penetrant, ATP-competitive small-molecule inhibitor of ALK/ROS1. In vitro, PF-06463922 exhibited subnanomolar cellular potency against oncogenic ROS1 fusions and inhibited the crizotinib-refractory ROS1(G2032R) mutation and the ROS1(G2026M) gatekeeper mutation. Compared with crizotinib and the second-generation ALK/ROS1 inhibitors ceritinib and alectinib, PF-06463922 showed significantly improved inhibitory activity against ROS1 kinase. A crystal structure of the PF-06463922-ROS1 kinase complex revealed favorable interactions contributing to the high-affinity binding. In vivo, PF-06463922 showed marked antitumor activity in tumor models expressing FIG-ROS1, CD74-ROS1, and the CD74-ROS1(G2032R) mutation. Furthermore, PF-06463922 demonstrated antitumor activity in a genetically engineered mouse model of FIG-ROS1 glioblastoma. Taken together, our results indicate that PF-06463922 has potential for treating ROS1 fusion-positive cancers, including those requiring agents with CNS-penetrating properties, as well as for overcoming crizotinib resistance driven by ROS1 mutation.
Oncology Research Unit, helen.zou@pfizer.com.
Helen Y
HY
Zou
Oncology Research Unit.
Qiuhua
Q
Li
Oncology Research Unit.
Lars D
LD
Engstrom
Oncology Research Unit.
Melissa
M
West
Molecular Oncology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111; and.
Vicky
V
Appleman
Molecular Oncology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111; and.
Katy A
KA
Wong
Oncology Medicinal Chemistry.
Michele
M
McTigue
Oncology Medicinal Chemistry.
Ya-Li
YL
Deng
Oncology Medicinal Chemistry.
Wei
W
Liu
Oncology Medicinal Chemistry.
Alexei
A
Brooun
Oncology Research Unit.
Sergei
S
Timofeevski
Oncology Research Unit.
Scott R P
SR
McDonnell
Oncology Research Unit.
Ping
P
Jiang
Oncology Research Unit.
Matthew D
MD
Falk
Drug Safety Research and Development, and.
Patrick B
PB
Lappin
Drug Safety Research and Development, and.
Timothy
T
Affolter
Drug Safety Research and Development, and.
Tim
T
Nichols
Drug Safety Research and Development, and.
Wenyue
W
Hu
Pharmacokinetics-Dynamics-Metabolism, Pfizer Worldwide Research, La Jolla, CA 92121;
Justine
J
Lam
Oncology Medicinal Chemistry.
Ted W
TW
Johnson
Oncology Research Unit.
Tod
T
Smeal
Molecular Oncology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111; and Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111.
Al
A
Charest
Oncology Research Unit.
Valeria R
VR
Fantin
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D000631:Aminopyridines; D007769:Lactams; D047029:Lactams, Macrocyclic; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011725:Pyridines; D000077547:Crizotinib; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C062333:ROS1 protein, human; C000590786:lorlatinib
PF-06463922; ROS1; kinase inhibitor