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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C23H20N6O
Molecular Weight 396.4445
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MOCETINOSTAT

SMILES

NC1=CC=CC=C1NC(=O)C2=CC=C(CNC3=NC(=CC=N3)C4=CC=CN=C4)C=C2

InChI

InChIKey=HRNLUBSXIHFDHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C23H20N6O/c24-19-5-1-2-6-21(19)28-22(30)17-9-7-16(8-10-17)14-27-23-26-13-11-20(29-23)18-4-3-12-25-15-18/h1-13,15H,14,24H2,(H,28,30)(H,26,27,29)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C23H20N6O
Molecular Weight 396.4445
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: http://adisinsight.springer.com/drugs/800020983 | http://mirati.com/programs/mocetinostat/ | http://meetinglibrary.asco.org/content/117882-132

Mocetinostat is an rationally designed, orally available, Class 1-selective, small molecule, 2-aminobenzamide HDAC inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. Mocetinostat binds to and inhibits Class 1 isoforms of HDAC, specifically HDAC 1, 2 and 3, which may result in epigenetic changes in tumor cells and so tumor cell death; although the exact mechanism has yet to be defined, tumor cell death may occur through the induction of apoptosis, differentiation, cell cycle arrest, inhibition of DNA repair, upregulation of tumor suppressors, down regulation of growth factors, oxidative stress, and autophagy, among others. It is undergoing clinical trials for treatment of various cancers including bladder cancer, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, non-small cell lung cancer. Fatigue, weight loss or anorexia were most common treatment-related adverse events.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.15 µM [IC50]
0.29 µM [IC50]
1.66 µM [IC50]
0.59 µM [IC50]
Conditions
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
161 ng/mL
60 mg/m² single, oral
dose: 60 mg/m²
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MOCETINOSTAT plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1000 ng × h/mL
60 mg/m² single, oral
dose: 60 mg/m²
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MOCETINOSTAT plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
10.9 h
60 mg/m² single, oral
dose: 60 mg/m²
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MOCETINOSTAT plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Neutropenic infection...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Neutropenic infection (grade 5, 4.3%)
Sources:
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
DLT: Nausea, Vomiting...
Dose limiting toxicities:
Nausea (grade 3, 25%)
Vomiting (grade 3, 25%)
Abdominal pain (grade 3, 25%)
Diarrhea (grade 3, 25%)
Fatigue (grade 3, 25%)
Fatigue (grade 4, 25%)
Deep vein thrombosis (grade 3, 25%)
Mental status changes (grade 3, 25%)
Sources:
90 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
MTD
Dose: 90 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 90 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Neutropenic infection grade 5, 4.3%
Disc. AE
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Abdominal pain grade 3, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Deep vein thrombosis grade 3, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Diarrhea grade 3, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Fatigue grade 3, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Mental status changes grade 3, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Nausea grade 3, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Vomiting grade 3, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Fatigue grade 4, 25%
DLT
110 mg 3 times / week multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 110 mg, 3 times / week
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Evaluation of the pharmacodynamic effects of MGCD0103 from preclinical models to human using a novel HDAC enzyme assay.
2008 Jun 1
Histone deacetylase inhibitors in lymphoma and solid malignancies.
2008 Mar
New clinical developments in histone deacetylase inhibitors for epigenetic therapy of cancer.
2009 Jun 1
Chemical phylogenetics of histone deacetylases.
2010 Mar
Optimization of the in vitro cardiac safety of hydroxamate-based histone deacetylase inhibitors.
2011 Jul 14
Epigenetic modulation of MAGE-A3 antigen expression in multiple myeloma following treatment with the demethylation agent 5-azacitidine and the histone deacetlyase inhibitor MGCD0103.
2011 May
Natural indoles, indole-3-carbinol and 3,3'-diindolymethane, inhibit T cell activation by staphylococcal enterotoxin B through epigenetic regulation involving HDAC expression.
2014 Jan 1
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Starting dose of 85 mg three times per week for four weeks. Dose escalation to 110 mg three times per week was permitted beginning with cycle 2 in patients who failed to achieve a complete response.
Route of Administration: Oral
The inhibitory activity of MGCD0103 reaches the maximum plateau at 6 μM, and the maximal inhibitable enzyme pool affected by MGCD0103 is 75% of the total enzyme activity in HCT116 cells.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
MGCD-0103
Preferred Name English
MOCETINOSTAT
INN   USAN   WHO-DD  
INN   USAN  
Official Name English
BENZAMIDE, N-(2-AMINOPHENYL)-4-(((4-(3-PYRIDINYL)-2-PYRIMIDINYL)AMINO)METHYL)-
Systematic Name English
Mocetinostat [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
mocetinostat [INN]
Common Name English
N-(2-Aminophenyl)-4-({[4-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl]amino}methyl)benzamide
Systematic Name English
MOCETINOSTAT [USAN]
Common Name English
MGCD0103
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EU-Orphan Drug EU/3/07/526
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 435414
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 441514
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NCI_THESAURUS C1946
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Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID80222945
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USAN
UU-107
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL272980
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SMS_ID
100000141555
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PUBCHEM
9865515
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EVMPD
SUB93367
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NCI_THESAURUS
C62521
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WIKIPEDIA
MOCETINOSTAT
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FDA UNII
A6GWB8T96J
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INN
9086
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DRUG BANK
DB11830
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CAS
726169-73-9
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Related Record Type Details
TARGET->NON-INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor but with no activity to HDAC8. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
NOT CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT
TARGET -> INHIBITOR
Potent HDAC inhibitor with most potency for HDAC1 in a cell-free assay.
INHIBITOR
IC50
TARGET->NON-INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor but had no activity to HDAC5. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
NOT CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT
TARGET -> INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor with a 2- to 10- fold selectivity against HDAC11. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
TARGET->NON-INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor but with no activity to HDAC7. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
NOT CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT
TARGET->NON-INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor but had no activity to HDAC4. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
NOT CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT
TARGET -> INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor with a 2- to 10- fold selectivity against HDAC3. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
TARGET -> INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor with a 2- to 10- fold selectivity against HDAC2. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
TARGET->NON-INHIBITOR
Mocetinostat (MGCD0103) is a potent HDAC inhibitor with no activity to HDAC6. Phase 2.
INHIBITOR
NOT CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT
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ACTIVE MOIETY