alisertib   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7790

Synonyms: MLN-8237
PDB Ligand
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Alisertib is a second generation, orally bioavailable and selective Aurora kinase A inhibitor.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 6
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 6
Topological polar surface area 105.93
Molecular weight 518.12
XLogP 5.03
No. Lipinski's rules broken 1
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES COc1cccc(c1C1=NCc2c(c3c1cc(Cl)cc3)nc(nc2)Nc1ccc(c(c1)OC)C(=O)O)F
Isomeric SMILES COc1cccc(c1C1=NCc2c(c3c1cc(Cl)cc3)nc(nc2)Nc1ccc(c(c1)OC)C(=O)O)F
InChI InChI=1S/C27H20ClFN4O4/c1-36-21-5-3-4-20(29)23(21)25-19-10-15(28)6-8-17(19)24-14(12-30-25)13-31-27(33-24)32-16-7-9-18(26(34)35)22(11-16)37-2/h3-11,13H,12H2,1-2H3,(H,34,35)(H,31,32,33)
InChI Key ZLHFILGSQDJULK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Alisertib was in Phase 2I clinical development for the treatment of relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (NCT01482962), but this study has been terminated (May 2015). A Phase 2 study for unresectable stage III-IV melanoma (NCT01316692) is still ongoing.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Since Aurora kinase A localises to spindle poles and spindle microtubules during mitosis, it is thought to regulate spindle assembly. Aberrant expression of Aurora kinases occurs in a wide variety of cancers, including colon and breast cancers. Inhibition of Aurora kinase A by alicertib appears to disrupt the assembly of the mitotic spindle apparatus culminating in the reduced cellular proliferation [1,3].