Synthesis and biological analysis of prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted anticancer prodrugs

J Med Chem. 2010 Nov 11;53(21):7767-77. doi: 10.1021/jm100729b.

Abstract

Ligand-targeted therapeutics have increased in prominence because of their potential for improved potency and reduced toxicity. However, with the advent of personalized medicine, a need for greater versatility in ligand-targeted drug design has emerged, where each tumor-targeting ligand should be capable of delivering a variety of therapeutic agents to the same tumor, each therapeutic agent being selected for its activity on a specific patient's cancer. In this report, we describe the use of a prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeting ligand to deliver multiple unrelated cytotoxic drugs to human prostate cancer (LNCaP) cells. We demonstrate that the PSMA-specific ligand, 2-[3-(1, 3-dicarboxy propyl)ureido] pentanedioic acid, is capable of mediating the targeted killing of LNCaP cells with many different therapeutic warheads. These results suggest that flexibility can be designed into ligand-targeted therapeutics, enabling adaptation of a single targeting ligand for the treatment of patients with different sensitivities to different chemotherapies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Surface / metabolism*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II / metabolism*
  • Glutarates / chemical synthesis*
  • Glutarates / chemistry
  • Glutarates / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Male
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Prodrugs / chemical synthesis*
  • Prodrugs / chemistry
  • Prodrugs / pharmacology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Urea / analogs & derivatives*
  • Urea / chemical synthesis
  • Urea / chemistry
  • Urea / pharmacology

Substances

  • 2-(3-(1,3-dicarboxypropyl)ureido)pentanedioic acid
  • Antigens, Surface
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Glutarates
  • Ligands
  • Prodrugs
  • Urea
  • FOLH1 protein, human
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II