Synonyms: BWA522 | compound 28 [PMID: 37556600]
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: BWA-522 is an orally active cereblon-targeting PROTAC degrader of the androgen receptor (AR) [2]. It was designed for potential to treat advanced prostate cancer. BWA-522 binds to the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the AR using a warhead derived from the antagonist EPI-002 (ralaniten) [1]. Exploiting the NTD is proposed as a strategy to target both wild type ARs and mutated ARs that have no ligand-binding domain (LBD) and that are therefore unsusceptible to androgen-competitive antagonist drugs.
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References |
1. Myung JK, Banuelos CA, Fernandez JG, Mawji NR, Wang J, Tien AH, Yang YC, Tavakoli I, Haile S, Watt K et al.. (2013)
An androgen receptor N-terminal domain antagonist for treating prostate cancer. J Clin Invest, 123 (7): 2948-60. [PMID:23722902] |
2. Zhang B, Liu C, Yang Z, Zhang S, Hu X, Li B, Mao M, Wang X, Li Z, Ma S et al.. (2023)
Discovery of BWA-522, a First-in-Class and Orally Bioavailable PROTAC Degrader of the Androgen Receptor Targeting N-Terminal Domain for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. J Med Chem, 66 (16): 11158-11186. [PMID:37556600] |