PD 166326 is a pyridopyrimidine-type inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinases that inhibits c-abl (IC50 = 8 nM) and Bcr/Abl-dependent cell growth (IC50 = 0.4 nM).1,2 In addition to targeting a select group of receptor tyrosine kinases, PD 166326 also potently inhibits c-src (IC50 = 6 nM).2 Orally administered PD 166326 is well tolerated and effectively blocks Bcr/Abl kinase activity in vivo.3 Moreover, PD 166326 affects a distinct set of kinases from those targeted by imatinib mesylate (STI571) and can reduce the growth of some imatinib-resistant cells both in vitro and in vivo in animal models of chronic myelogenous leukemia.2,4,3
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Wisniewski, D., Lambek, C.L., Liu, C., et al. Characterization of potent inhibitors of the Bcr-Abl and the c-kit receptor tyrosine kinases. Cancer Res 62(15) 4244-4255 (2002).
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Huron, D.R., Gorre, M.E., Kraker, A.J., et al. A novel pyridopyrimidine inhibitor of abl kinase is a picomolar inhibitor of Bcr-abl-driven K562 cells and is effective against STI571-resistant Bcr-abl mutants. Clin Cancer Res 9(4) 1267-1273 (2003).
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Wolff, N.C., Veach, D.R., Tong, W.P., et al. PD166326, a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has greater antileukemic activity than imatinib mesylate in a murine model of chronic myeloid leukemia. Blood 105(10) 3995-4003 (2005).
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Azam, M., Nardi, V., Shakespeare, W.C., et al. Activity of dual SRC-ABL inhibitors highlights the role of BCR/ABL kinase dynamics in drug resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103(24) 9244-9249 (2006).