Bemcentinib

Overview

Bemcentinib is a selective small molecule inhibitor of Axl kinase, which showed activity to blocks tumor spread and prolongs survival in models of metastatic breast cancer. The receptor tyrosine kinase Axl may play an important role in cancer progression, invasion, metastasis, drug resistance, and patient mortality. R428 inhibits Axl with low nanomolar activity and blocked Axl-dependent events, including Akt phosphorylation, breast cancer cell invasion, and proinflammatory cytokine production. Pharmacologic investigations revealed favorable exposure after oral administration such that R428-treated tumors displayed a dose-dependent reduction in expression of the cytokine granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition transcriptional regulator Snail. In support of an earlier study, R428 inhibited angiogenesis in corneal micropocket and tumor models. R428 administration reduced metastatic burden and extended survival in MDA-MB-231 intracardiac and 4T1 orthotopic (median survival, >80 days compared with 52 days; P < 0.05) mouse models of breast cancer metastasis. Additionally, R428 synergized with cisplatin to enhance suppression of liver micrometastasis. Our results show that Axl signaling regulates breast cancer metastasis at multiple levels in tumor cells and tumor stromal cells and that selective Axl blockade confers therapeutic value in prolonging survival of animals bearing metastatic tumors.

Application

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Product Information

• Catalog No.: B0084-456603
• CAS No.: 1037624-75-1
• Molecular Formula: C30H34N8
• Molecular Weight: 506.658

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