Preclinical studies of Flonoltinib Maleate, a novel JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor, in treatment of JAK2V617F-induced myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Abstract

Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) hyperactivation by JAK2V617F mutation leads to myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and targeting JAK2 could serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for MPNs. Here, we report that Flonoltinib Maleate (FM), a selective JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor, shows high selectivity for JAK2 over the JAK family. Surface plasmon resonance assays verified that FM had a stronger affinity for the pseudokinase domain JH2 than JH1 of JAK2 and had an inhibitory effect on JAK2 JH2V617F. The cocrystal structure confirmed that FM could stably bind to JAK2 JH2, and FM suppressed endogenous colony formation of primary erythroid progenitor cells from patients with MPNs. In several JAK2V617F-induced MPN murine models, FM could dose-dependently reduce hepatosplenomegaly and prolong survival. Similar results were observed in JAK2V617F bone marrow transplantation mice. FM exhibited strong inhibitory effects on fibrosis of the spleen and bone marrow. Long-term FM treatment showed good pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics with high drug exposure in tumor-bearing tissues and low toxicity. Currently, FM has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration of China (CXHL2000628), and this study will guide clinical trials for patients with MPNs.

• Authors: Mengshi Hu, Tao Yang, Linyu Yang, Lu Niu, Jinbing Zhu, Ailin Zhao, Mingsong Shi, Xue Yuan, Minghai Tang, Jianhong Yang, Heying Pei, Zhuang Yang, Qiang Chen, Haoyu Ye, Ting Niu, Lijuan Chen
• Journal: Blood cancer journal (Blood Cancer J) Vol. 12 Issue 3 Pg. 37 (03 07 2022) ISSN: 2044-5385 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 35256594 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2022. The Author(s).

Chemical References

• Maleates
• Protein Kinase Inhibitors
• FLT3 protein, human
• fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3
• JAK2 protein, human
• Janus Kinase 2

Topics

• Animals
• Humans
• Janus Kinase 2
• Maleates (therapeutic use)
• Mice
• Mutation
• Myeloproliferative Disorders (drug therapy, genetics, metabolism)
• Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Protein Kinase Inhibitors (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 (genetics)