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作者: Sinkevicius, Kerstin W. ; Mehdizadeh, Sadaf ; Abreu Blanco, Maria ; Esposito, Dominic ; Simanshu, Dhirendra K. ; Larsen, Erik K. ; Wallace, Eli ; Dyba, Marcin ; Wong, Kwok-Kin ; Ranieri, Michela ; Denson, John-Paul ; Stephen, Andrew G. ; Jeknic, Stevan ; Yang, Yue ; Alexander, Patrick A. ; Zhang, Zuhui ; Nissley, Dwight V. ; Beltran, Pedro J. ; Turner, David M. ; Meynardie, Mary ; Maciag, Anna E. ; Chan, Albert H. ; Wang, Keshi ; Smith, Brian P. ; Singh, Devansh ; Rabara, Dana ; Setoodeh, Saman ; Xu, Rui ; Lin, Ken ; McCormick, Frank ; Ju, Jin Hyun ; Sharma, Alok K. ; Stice, James P. ; Lightstone, Felice C. ; Wang, Bin
Abstract:Approved inhibitors of KRASG12C prevent oncogenic activation by sequestering the inactive, GDP-bound (OFF) form rather than directly binding and inhibiting the active, GTP-bound (ON) form. This approach provides no direct target coverage of the active protein. Expectedly, adaptive resistance to KRASG12C (OFF)-only inhibitors is observed in association with increased expression and activity of KRASG12C(ON). To provide optimal KRASG12C target coverage, we have developed BBO-8520, a first-in-class, direct dual inhibitor of KRASG12C(ON) and (OFF) forms. BBO-8520 binds in the Switch-II/Helix3 pocket, covalently modifies the target cysteine, and disables effector binding to KRASG12C(ON). BBO-8520 exhibits potent signaling inhibition in growth factor–activated states, in which current (OFF)-only inhibitors demonstrate little measurable activity. In vivo, BBO-8520 demonstrates rapid target engagement and inhibition of signaling, resulting in durable tumor regression in multiple models, including those resistant to KRASG12C(OFF)-only inhibitors. BBO-8520 is in phase 1 clinical trials in patients with KRASG12C non–small cell lung cancer.Significance: BBO-8520 is a first-in-class direct, small molecule covalent dual inhibitor that engages KRASG12C in the active (ON) and inactive (OFF) conformations. BBO-8520 represents a novel mechanism of action that allows for optimal target coverage and delays the emergence of adaptive resistance seen with (OFF)-only inhibitors in the clinic.See related commentary by Zhou and Westover, p. 455