Naoki Miyamoto, Yuya Oguro, Terufumi Takagi
Dec 15, 2012
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Abstract
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway has been implicated in tumor angiogenesis, and inhibition of the VEGF pathway is considered an efficacious method for treating cancer. Herein, we describe synthetic studies of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives as VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) kinase inhibitors. The imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine scaffold was designed and synthesized as a hinge binder according to the previously reported crystal structure of pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine 1 with VEGFR2. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that meta-substituted 6-phenoxy-imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives had potent affinity for VEGFR2. In particular, N-[3-(imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-6-yloxy)phenyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide (6b) exhibited strong inhibitory activity against VEGFR2 with an IC(50) value of 7.1 nM, and it inhibited platelet-derived growth factor receptor β kinase with an IC(50) value of 15 nM.