Discovery of Aryl Aminoquinazoline Pyridones as Potent, Selective, and Orally Efficacious Inhibitors of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase c-Kit.
Hu, E., Tasker, A., White, R.D., Kunz, R.K., Human, J., Chen, N., Burli, R., Hungate, R., Novak, P., Itano, A., Zhang, X., Yu, V., Nguyen, Y., Tudor, Y., Plant, M., Flynn, S., Xu, Y., Meagher, K.L., Whittington, D.A., Ng, G.Y.(2008) J Med Chem 51: 3065-3068
- PubMed: 18447379 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jm800188g
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3CP9, 3CPB, 3CPC - PubMed Abstract: 
Inhibition of c-Kit has the potential to treat mast cell associated fibrotic diseases. We report the discovery of several aminoquinazoline pyridones that are potent inhibitors of c-Kit with greater than 200-fold selectivity against KDR, p38, Lck, and Src. In vivo efficacy of pyridone 16 by dose-dependent inhibition of histamine release was demonstrated in a rodent pharmacodynamic model of mast cell activation.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799, USA. ehu@amgen.com