Abstract:
:Invasion and metastasis are responsible for 90% of cancer-related mortality. Herein, we report on our quest for novel, clinically relevant inhibitors of local invasion, based on a broad screen of natural products in a phenotypic assay. Starting from micromolar chalcone hits, a predictive QSAR model for diaryl propenones was developed, and synthetic analogues with a 100-fold increase in potency were obtained. Two nanomolar hits underwent efficacy validation and eADMET profiling; one compound was shown to increase the survival time in an artificial metastasis model in nude mice. Although the molecular mechanism(s) by which these substances mediate efficacy remain(s) unrevealed, we were able to eliminate the major targets commonly associated with antineoplastic chalcones.
journal_name
Eur J Med Chemjournal_title
European journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Roman BI,De Ryck T,Patronov A,Slavov SH,Vanhoecke BW,Katritzky AR,Bracke ME,Stevens CVdoi
10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.06.029subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-08-28 00:00:00pages
627-39eissn
0223-5234issn
1768-3254pii
S0223-5234(15)30104-5journal_volume
101pub_type
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