The selective estrogen receptor downregulator GDC-0810 is efficacious in diverse models of ER+ breast cancer
- Seragon Pharmaceuticals, United States
- Genentech, United States
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, United States
- Vanderbilt University, United States
Abstract
ER-targeted therapeutics provide valuable treatment options for patients with ER+ breast cancer, however, current relapse and mortality rates emphasize the need for improved therapeutic strategies. The recent discovery of prevalent ERα mutations in relapsed tumors underscores a sustained reliance of advanced tumors on ERα signaling, and provides a strong rationale for continued targeting of ERα. Here we describe GDC-0810, a novel, non-steroidal, orally bioavailable selective ER downregulator (SERD), which was identified by prospectively optimizing ERα degradation, antagonism and pharmacokinetic properties. GDC-0810 induces a distinct ERα conformation, relative to that induced by currently approved therapeutics, suggesting a unique mechanism of action. GDC-0810 has robust in vitro and in vivo activity against a variety of human breast cancer cell lines and patient derived xenografts, including a tamoxifen-resistant model and those that harbor ERα mutations. GDC-0810 is currently being evaluated in Phase II clinical studies in women with ER+ breast cancer.
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Animal experimentation: Animal studies were conducted in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Academy Press (2006), conforming to California State legal and ethical practices and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC, Seragon and/or Genentech).
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The selective estrogen receptor downregulator GDC-0810 is efficacious in diverse models of ER+ breast cancer
eLife 5:e15828.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.15828
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