CRA-026440: a potent, broad-spectrum, hydroxamic histone deacetylase inhibitor with antiproliferative and antiangiogenic activity in vitro and in vivo

• Published in: Molecular cancer therapeutics 2006-07, Vol.5 (7), p.1693-1701
• Main Authors: Cao, Z Alexander, Bass, Kathryn E, Balasubramanian, Sriram, Liu, Liang, Schultz, Brian, Verner, Erik, Dai, Yuqin, Molina, Rafael A, Davis, Jack R, Misialek, Shawn, Sendzik, Martin, Orr, Christine J, Leung, Ling, Callan, Ondine, Young, Peter, Dalrymple, Stacie A, Buggy, Joseph J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acetylation; angiogenesis; Angiogenesis Inhibitors - chemistry; Angiogenesis Inhibitors - pharmacokinetics; Angiogenesis Inhibitors - pharmacology; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents - chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacokinetics; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation - drug effects; CRA-026440; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 - drug effects; deacetylase; Enzyme Inhibitors - chemistry; Enzyme Inhibitors - pharmacokinetics; Enzyme Inhibitors - pharmacology; Female; Gene Expression - drug effects; Gene Expression Profiling; histone; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; Histones - drug effects; Humans; Hydroxamic Acids - chemistry; Hydroxamic Acids - pharmacology; Indoles - chemistry; Indoles - pharmacology; inhibitor; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Neoplasms - blood supply; Neoplasms - enzymology; Neoplasms - genetics; Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose - adverse effects; Tubulin - drug effects; Tubulin - metabolism; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
• ISSN: 1535-7163; 1538-8514
• DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-06-0042

CRA-026440 is a novel, broad-spectrum, hydroxamic acid–based inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC) that shows antitumor and antiangiogenic activities in vitro and in vivo preclinically. CRA-026440 inhibited pure recombinant isozymes HDAC1, HDAC2, HDAC3/SMRT, HDAC6, HDAC8, and HDAC10 in the nanomolar range. Treatment of cultured tumor cell lines grown in vitro with CRA-026440 resulted in the accumulation of acetylated histone and acetylated tubulin, leading to an inhibition of tumor cell growth and the induction of apoptosis. CRA-026440 inhibited ex vivo angiogenesis in a dose-dependent manner. CRA-026440 parenterally given to mice harboring HCT116 or U937 human tumor xenografts resulted in a statistically significant reduction in tumor growth. CRA-026440, when used in combination with Avastin, achieved greater preclinical efficacy in HCT 116 colorectal tumor model. Inhibition of tumor growth was accompanied by an increase in the acetylation of α-tubulin in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and an alteration in the expression of many genes in the tumors, including several involved in angiogenesis, apoptosis, and cell growth. These results reveal CRA-026440 to be a novel HDAC inhibitor with potent antitumor activity. [Mol Cancer Ther 2006;5(7):1693–701]