The Evolution of the Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor Drug Discovery Program at Abbott Laboratories
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in several pathologies. At Abbott Laboratories, the matrix metalloproteinases inhibitor drug discovery program has focused on the discovery of a potent, selective, orally bioavailable MMP inhibitor for the treatment of cancer. The program evolved from early succinate-based inhibitors to utilizing in-house technology such as SAR by NMR to develop a novel class of biaryl hydroxamate MMP inhibitors. The metabolic instability of the biaryl hydroxamates led to the discovery of a new class of N-formylhydroxylamine (retrohydroxamate) biaryl ethers, exemplified by ABT-770 ( 16). Toxicity issues with this pre-clinical candidate led to the discovery of another novel class of retrohydroxamate MMP inhibitors, the phenoxyphenyl sulfones such as ABT-518 ( 19j). ABT-518 is a potent, orally bioavailable, selective inhibitor of MMP-2 and 9 over MMP-1 that has been evaluated in Phase I clinical trials in cancer patients.
Keywords: biaryl hydroxamate; mmp inhibitor; mmps; n-formylhydroxylamine; retrohydroxamate
Document Type: Review Article
Affiliations: Abbott Laboratories, Dept. R47J, Bldg. AP10, 100 Abbott Park Rd., Abbott Park, IL 60064-6100, USA
Publication date: 01 August 2004
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