1. Academic Validation
  2. Discovery of TAK-733, a potent and selective MEK allosteric site inhibitor for the treatment of cancer

Discovery of TAK-733, a potent and selective MEK allosteric site inhibitor for the treatment of cancer

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Mar 1;21(5):1315-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.01.071.
Qing Dong 1 Douglas R Dougan Xianchang Gong Petro Halkowycz Bohan Jin Toufike Kanouni Shawn M O'Connell Nicholas Scorah Lihong Shi Michael B Wallace Feng Zhou
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Takeda San Diego, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
Abstract

A novel 5-phenylamino-8-methylpyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4,7(3H,8H)-dione series of MEK inhibitors has been developed using structure-based drug design. Lead optimization of this series led to the discovery of TAK-733. This was advanced to Phase I clinical studies for Cancer treatment.

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    Product Name
    Description
    Target
    Research Area
  • HY-13449
    99.48%, MEK Inhibitor
    MEK