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#36963492   2023/03/22 To Up

Structure and RAF family kinase isoform selectivity of type II RAF inhibitors tovorafenib and naporafenib.

Upon activation by RAS, RAF family kinases initiate signaling through the MAP kinase cascade to control cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation. Among RAF isoforms (ARAF, BRAF, and CRAF), oncogenic mutations are by far most frequent in BRAF. The BRAF mutation drives more than half of all malignant melanoma and is also found in many other cancers. Selective inhibitors of BRAF (vemurafenib, dabrafenib, encorafenib) are used clinically for these indications, but they are not effective inhibitors in the context of oncogenic RAS, which drives dimerization and activation of RAF, nor for malignancies driven by aberrantly dimerized truncation/fusion variants of BRAF. By contrast, a number of "type II" RAF inhibitors have been developed as potent inhibitors of RAF dimers. Here, we compare potency of type II inhibitors tovorafenib (TAK-580) and naporafenib (LHX254) in biochemical assays against the three RAF isoforms and describe crystal structures of both compounds in complex with BRAF. We find that tovorafenib and naporafenib are most potent against CRAF but markedly less potent against ARAF. Crystal structures of both compounds with BRAF or WT BRAF reveal the details of their molecular interactions, including the expected type II-binding mode, with full occupancy of both subunits of the BRAF dimer. Our findings have important clinical ramifications. Type II RAF inhibitors are generally regarded as pan-RAF inhibitors, but our studies of these two agents, together with recent work with type II inhibitors belvarafenib and naporafenib, indicate that relative sparing of ARAF may be a property of multiple drugs of this class.
Emre Tkacik, Kunhua Li, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Del Pino, Byung Hak Ha, Javier Vinals, Eunyoung Park, Tyler S Beyett, Michael J Eck

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#30622172   2019/01/08 To Up

Brain Distribution and Active Efflux of Three panRAF Inhibitors: Considerations in the Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases.

Targeted inhibition of RAF and MEK by molecularly targeted agents has been employed as a strategy to block aberrant mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling in melanoma. While the use of BRAF and MEK inhibitors, either as a single agent or in combination, improved efficacy in BRAF-mutant melanoma, initial responses are often followed by relapse due to acquired resistance. Moreover, some BRAF inhibitors are associated with paradoxical activation of the MAPK pathway, causing the development of secondary malignancies. The use of panRAF inhibitors, i.e., those that target all isoforms of RAF, may overcome paradoxical activation and resistance. The purpose of this study was to perform a quantitative assessment and evaluation of the influence of efflux mechanisms at the blood-brain barrier (BBB), in particular, Abcb1/P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and Abcg2/breast cancer resistance protein (Bcrp), on the brain distribution of three panRAF inhibitors: CCT196969 [1-(3-(-butyl)-1-phenyl-1-pyrazol-5-yl)-3-(2-fluoro-4-((3-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-b]pyrazin-8-yl)oxy)phenyl)urea], LY3009120 1-(3,3-Dimethylbutyl)-3-(2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-(7-methyl-2-(methylamino)pyrido(2,3-d)pyrimidin-6-yl)phenyl)urea, and MLN2480 [4-pyrimidinecarboxamide, 6-amino-5-chloro--[(1)-1-[5-[[[5-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]amino]carbonyl]-2-thiazolyl]ethyl]-]. In vitro studies using transfected Madin-Darby canine kidney II cells indicate that only LY3009120 and MLN2480 are substrates of Bcrp, and none of the three inhibitors are substrates of P-gp. The three panRAF inhibitors show high nonspecific binding in brain and plasma. In vivo studies in mice show that the brain distribution of CCT196969, LY3009120, and MLN2480 is limited, and is enhanced in transgenic mice lacking P-gp and Bcrp. While MLN2480 has a higher brain distribution, LY3009120 exhibits superior in vitro efficacy in patient-derived melanoma cell lines. The delivery of a drug to the site of action residing behind a functionally intact BBB, along with drug potency against the target, collectively play a critical role in determining in vivo efficacy outcomes.
Gautham Gampa, Minjee Kim, Afroz S Mohammad, Karen E Parrish, Ann C Mladek, Jann N Sarkaria, William F Elmquist

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A brain-penetrant RAF dimer antagonist for the noncanonical BRAF oncoprotein of pediatric low-grade astrocytomas.

Activating mutations or structural rearrangements in BRAF are identified in roughly 75% of all pediatric low-grade astrocytomas (PLGAs). However, first-generation RAF inhibitors approved for adult melanoma have poor blood-brain penetrance and are only effective on tumors that express the canonical BRAFV600E oncoprotein, which functions as a monomer. These drugs (type I antagonists that target the "DFG-in" conformation of the kinase) fail to block signaling via KIAA1549:BRAF, a truncation/fusion BRAF oncoprotein which functions as a dimer and is found in the most common form of PLGA.
Yu Sun, John A Alberta, Catherine Pilarz, David Calligaris, Emily J Chadwick, Shakti H Ramkissoon, Lori A Ramkissoon, Veronica Matia Garcia, Emanuele Mazzola, Liliana Goumnerova, Michael Kane, Zhan Yao, Mark W Kieran, Keith L Ligon, William C Hahn, Levi A Garraway, Neal Rosen, Nathanael S Gray, Nathalie Y Agar, Sara J Buhrlage, Rosalind A Segal, Charles D Stiles

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