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Eddy W Yue1, Richard Sparks1, Padmaja Polam1
1Incyte Corporation, 1801 Augustine Cut-Off, Wilmington, Delaware 19803, United States.
Abstract:
A data-centric medicinal chemistry approach led to the invention of a potent and selective IDO1 inhibitor 4f, INCB24360 (epacadostat). The molecular structure of INCB24360 contains several previously unknown or underutilized functional groups in drug substances, including a hydroxyamidine, furazan, bromide, and sulfamide. These moieties taken together in a single structure afford a compound that falls outside of "drug-like" space. Nevertheless, the in vitro ADME data is consistent with the good cell permeability and oral bioavailability observed in all species (rat, dog, monkey) tested. The extensive intramolecular hydrogen bonding observed in the small molecule crystal structure of 4f is believed to significantly contribute to the observed permeability and PK. Epacadostat in combination with anti-PD1 mAb pembrolizumab is currently being studied in a phase 3 clinical trial in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
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