Pacritinib

Pacritinib
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(16E)-11-[2-(1-Pyrrolidinyl)ethoxy]-14,19-dioxa-5,7,26-triazatetracyclo[19.3.1.12,6.18,12]heptacosa-1(25),2(26),3,5,8,10,12(27),16,21,23-decaene
Clinical data
  • Investigational
Oral
Identifiers
None
PubChem CID 46216796
ChemSpider 28518965
ChEMBL CHEMBL2035187
Synonyms SB1518
Chemical data
Formula C28H32N4O3
472.58 g/mol

Pacritinib (INN, codenamed SB1518) is a Janus kinase inhibitor that is being developed for the treatment of myelofibrosis. It mainly inhibits Janus kinase 2 (JAK2). The drug is in Phase III clinical trials as of 2013.[1] The drug was discovered in Singapore at the labs of S*BIO Pte Ltd. It is a potent JAK2 inhibitor with activity of IC50 = 23 nM for the JAK2WT variant and 19 nM for JAK2V617F with very good selectivity against JAK1 and JAK3 (IC50 = 1280 and 520 nM, respectively)[2] [3]The drug is acquired by Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) and Baxter international and could effectively address an unmet medical need for patients living with myelofibrosis who face treatment-emergent thrombocytopenia on marketed JAK inhibitors.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "JAK-Inhibitoren: Neue Wirkstoffe für viele Indikationen". Pharmazeutische Zeitung (in German) (21). 2013.
  2. ↑ William, A. D.; Lee, A. C. -H.; Blanchard, S. P.; Poulsen, A.; Teo, E. L.; Nagaraj, H.; Tan, E.; Chen, D.; Williams, M.; Sun, E. T.; Goh, K. C.; Ong, W. C.; Goh, S. K.; Hart, S.; Jayaraman, R.; Pasha, M. K.; Ethirajulu, K.; Wood, J. M.; Dymock, B. W. (2011). "Discovery of the Macrocycle 11-(2-Pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethoxy)-14,19-dioxa-5,7,26-triaza-tetracyclo[19.3.1.1(2,6).1(8,12)]heptacosa-1(25),2(26),3,5,8,10,12(27),16,21,23-decaene (SB1518), a Potent Janus Kinase 2/Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-3 (JAK2/FLT3) Inhibitor for the Treatment of Myelofibrosis and Lymphoma". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 54 (13): 4638–58. doi:10.1021/jm200326p. PMID 21604762.
  3. ↑ Poulsen, A.; William, A.; Blanchard, S. P.; Lee, A.; Nagaraj, H.; Wang, H.; Teo, E.; Tan, E.; Goh, K. C.; Dymock, B. (2012). "Structure-based design of oxygen-linked macrocyclic kinase inhibitors: Discovery of SB1518 and SB1578, potent inhibitors of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) and Fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3)". Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 26 (4): 437–50. doi:10.1007/s10822-012-9572-z. PMID 22527961.
  4. ↑ http://www.pmlive.com/pharma_news/baxter_licenses_cancer_drug_from_cti_in_$172m_deal_519143