Discovery of an Orally Active and Liver-Targeted Prodrug of 5-Fluoro-2′-Deoxyuridine for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Autor: Youmei Peng, Junbiao Chang, Yafeng Wang, Qingduan Wang, Jinfeng Kang, Jinhua Jiang, Ertong Li, Bingjie Liu, Longyu Li, Wenquan Yu, Jie Wu, Qinghua Yang, Jingmin Zhang
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 59:3661-3670
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
Popis: We report a series of novel O-(substituted benzyl) phosphoramidate prodrugs of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Through structure optimization, the o-methylbenzyl analog (1t) was identified as an orally bioavailable and liver-targeted lead compound. This lead prodrug is well-tolerated at a dose up to 3 g/kg in Kuming mice via oral administration. An efficacy study demonstrated that it possesses good inhibitory effect (61.67% and 72.50%, respectively) on tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model. A metabolism study in Sprague-Dawley rats suggested that 1t can release the desired 5'-monophosphate in the liver with high liver-targeting index.
Databáze: OpenAIRE