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Discovery of (S)-1-((2′,6-Bis(difluoromethyl)-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)oxy)-2,4-dimethylpentan-2-amine (BMS-986176/LX-9211): A Highly Selective, CNS Penetrable, and Orally Active Adaptor Protein-2 Associated Kinase 1 Inhibitor in Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
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Article
Author
Luo, Guanglin; Chen, Ling; Kostich, Walter A.; Hamman, Brian; Allen, Jason; Easton, Amy; Bourin, Clotilde; Gulianello, Michael; Lippy, Jonathan; Nara, Susheel; Maishal, Tarun Kumar; Thiyagarajan, Kamalraj; Jalagam, Prasadrao; Pattipati, Sreenivasulu Naidu; Dandapani, Kumaran; Dokania, Manoj; Vattikundala, Pradeep; Sharma, Vivek; Elavazhagan, Saravanan; Verma, Manoj Kumar; Das, Manish Lal; Wagh, Santosh; Balakrishnan, Anand; Johnson, Benjamin M.; Santone, Kenneth S.; Thalody, George; Denton, Rex; Saminathan, Hariharan; Holenarsipur, Vinay K.; Kumar, Anoop; Rao, Abhijith; Putlur, Siva Prasad; Sarvasiddhi, Sarat Kumar; Shankar, Ganesh; Louis, Justin V.; Ramarao, Manjunath; Conway, Charles M.; Li, Yu-Wen; Pieschl, Rick; Tian, Yuan; Hong, Yang; Ditta, Jonathan; Mathur, Arvind; Li, Jianqing; Smith, Daniel; Pawluczyk, Joseph; Sun, Dawn; Yip, Shiuhang; Wu, Dauh-Rurng; Vetrichelvan, Muthalagu; Gupta, Anuradha; Wilson, Alan; Gopinathan, Suma; Wason, Suman; Bristow, Linda; Albright, Charles F.; Bronson, Joanne J.; Macor, John E.; Dzierba, Carolyn D.
Source
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry; March 2022, Vol. 65 Issue: 6 p4457-4480, 24p
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00222623; 15204804
Abstract
Recent mouse knockout studies identified adapter protein-2 associated kinase 1 (AAK1) as a viable target for treating neuropathic pain. Potent small-molecule inhibitors of AAK1 have been identified and show efficacy in various rodent pain models. (S)-1-((2′,6-Bis(difluoromethyl)-[2,4′-bipyridin]-5-yl)oxy)-2,4-dimethylpentan-2-amine (BMS-986176/LX-9211) (34) was identified as a highly selective, CNS penetrant, potent AAK1 inhibitor from a novel class of bi(hetero)aryl ethers. BMS-986176/LX9211 (34) showed excellent efficacy in two rodent neuropathic pain models and excellent central nervous system (CNS) penetration and target engagement at the spinal cord with an average brain to plasma ratio of 20 in rat. The compound exhibited favorable physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties, had an acceptable preclinical toxicity profile, and was chosen for clinical trials. BMS-986176/LX9211 (34) completed phase I trials with good human pharmacokinetics and minimum adverse events and is currently in phase II clinical trials for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04455633) and postherpetic neuralgia (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04662281).