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Ref Type | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
PMID | (25145672) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Wang S, Sun W, Zhao Y, McEachern D, Meaux I, Barriere C, Stuckey JA, Meagher JL, Bai L, Liu L, Hoffman-Luca CG, Lu J, Shangary S, Yu S, Bernard D, Aguilar A, Dos-Santos O, Besret L, Guerif S, Pannier P, Gorge-Bernat D, Debussche L | ||||||||||||
Title | SAR405838: an optimized inhibitor of MDM2-p53 interaction that induces complete and durable tumor regression. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Blocking the oncoprotein murine double minute 2 (MDM2)-p53 protein-protein interaction has long been considered to offer a broad cancer therapeutic strategy, despite the potential risks of selecting tumors harboring p53 mutations that escape MDM2 control. In this study, we report a novel small-molecule inhibitor of the MDM2-p53 interaction, SAR405838 (MI-77301), that has been advanced into phase I clinical trials. SAR405838 binds to MDM2 with K(i) = 0.88 nmol/L and has high specificity over other proteins. A cocrystal structure of the SAR405838:MDM2 complex shows that, in addition to mimicking three key p53 amino acid residues, the inhibitor captures additional interactions not observed in the p53-MDM2 complex and induces refolding of the short, unstructured MDM2 N-terminal region to achieve its high affinity. SAR405838 effectively activates wild-type p53 in vitro and in xenograft tumor tissue of leukemia and solid tumors, leading to p53-dependent cell-cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. At well-tolerated dose schedules, SAR405838 achieves either durable tumor regression or complete tumor growth inhibition in mouse xenograft models of SJSA-1 osteosarcoma, RS4;11 acute leukemia, LNCaP prostate cancer, and HCT-116 colon cancer. Remarkably, a single oral dose of SAR405838 is sufficient to achieve complete tumor regression in the SJSA-1 model. Mechanistically, robust transcriptional upregulation of PUMA induced by SAR405838 results in strong apoptosis in tumor tissue, leading to complete tumor regression. Our findings provide a preclinical basis upon which to evaluate SAR405838 as a therapeutic agent in patients whose tumors retain wild-type p53. |
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Gene Name | Source | Synonyms | Protein Domains | Gene Description | Gene Role |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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SAR405838 | MI-77301|MI-773|MI773|SAR-405838 | MDM2 Inhibitor 23 | SAR405838 (MI-77301) binds to MDM2 and inhibits MDM2-p53 interaction, resulting in activation of wild-type p53 signaling and decreased tumor growth (PMID: 25145672, PMID: 30585255, PMID: 31619389). |
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Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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TP53 wild-type | acute leukemia | sensitive | SAR405838 | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, SAR405838 inhibited growth of TP53 wild-type acute leukemia cells in culture and resulted in tumor regression in cell line xenograft models (PMID: 25145672). | 25145672 |
TP53 wild-type | prostate cancer | sensitive | SAR405838 | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, SAR405838 inhibited growth of TP53 wild-type prostate cancer cells in culture and resulted in tumor regression in cell line xenograft models (PMID: 25145672). | 25145672 |
TP53 wild-type | colon cancer | sensitive | SAR405838 | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, SAR405838 inhibited growth of TP53 wild-type colon cancer cells in culture and resulted in tumor regression in cell line xenograft models (PMID: 25145672). | 25145672 |