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Preferred IUPAC name N-{1-piperidin-4-yl}-4-sulfanylbutanamide | |
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Chemical formula | C17H22Cl2N2O3S |
Molar mass | 405.33 g·mol |
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K-Ras(G12C) inhibitor 6 is an irreversible inhibitor of oncogenic K-Ras(G12C), subverting the native nucleotide preference to favour GDP over GTP. Its family of inhibitors allosterically control GTP affinity and effector interactions by fitting inside a "pocket", or binding site, of mutant K-Ras. It is the most frequently mutated oncogene.
Investigators and pathologists previously thought that K-Ras is undruggable. However, Kevan M. Shokat and his colleagues, in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at the University of California, recently reported a novel discovery of "Achilles heel" on K-RAs, and believed that it has real translational implications for patients with K-RAs mutation.
In recent years, significant research efforts have focused on finding effective inhibitors for the Kras-G12C mutation. For instance, sotorasib (Lumakras) became the first FDA-approved targeted therapy for the treatment of patients with NSCLC harboring the Kras-G12C mutation in 2021. Adagrasib (MRTX849) is another inhibitor that has shown promising results in clinical trials.
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- "Sotorasib is First KRAS Inhibitor Approved by FDA - NCI". www.cancer.gov. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- Dhillon, Sohita (February 2023). "Adagrasib: First Approval". Drugs. 83 (3): 275–285. doi:10.1007/s40265-023-01839-y. ISSN 1179-1950. PMID 36763320.