NVP-HDM201 disrupts both human and murine TP53- MDM2 interactions, with nanomolar cellular IC50 values, blocking TP53 degradation.
NVP-HDM201 is an imidazolopyrrolidinone analogue, showing a very advantageous in vivo profile. NVP-HDM201 has recently entered Phase 1 clinical trials in cancer patients[2]. Constitutive PB mutagenesis in Arf−/− mice provides a collection of spontaneous tumors with characterized insertional genetic landscapes. Tumors are allografted in large cohorts of mice to assess the pharmacologic effects of NVP-HDM201. Sixteen out of 21 allograft models are sensitive to NVP-HDM201 but ultimately relapse under treatment. A comparison of tumors with acquired resistance to NVP-HDM201 and untreated tumors identified 87 genes that are differentially and significantly targeted by the PB transposon[1]. NVP-HDM201 administered either daily at a low dose or once at a high dose revealed a differentiated engagement of the p53 molecular response. In contrast to the daily low dose treatment regimen, the single high dose NVP-HDM201 regimen results in a rapid and dramatic induction of p53-dependent PUMA expression and apoptosis. This is consistent with the finding that a single high dose NVP-HDM201 treatment, administered orally or intravenously, results in a robust and sustained tumor regression. Overall, both daily and once every 3 weeks dosing regimen shows comparable long term efficacy in preclinical studies. The ongoing clinical trial is currently designed to compare both dosing regimens with regard to efficacy and tolerability.
