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Self-stabilizing linker conjugates

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Assignee: SEATTLE GENETICS INCPriority: May 15, 2012Filed: Jun 1, 2015Published: Nov 12, 2015
Est. expiryMay 15, 2032(~5.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
C07D 207/36C07D 207/40C07K 5/06052A61K 47/65C07K 7/02A61K 47/48338A61K 47/68031
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Abstract

The present invention provides Ligand-Drug Conjugates, Drug-Linkers, Linkers, and Ligand-Linker Conjugates comprising a self-stabilizing linker assembly component.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compound having the formula: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         D′ is a Drug unit, Detection unit or Stability unit; 
         L O  is an optional secondary linker assembly that is present; and 
         BU is a Basic unit; 
         HE is a hydrolysis enhancer unit comprising an electron withdrawing group; 
         the circle represents a scaffold, wherein the scaffold is a C 1-8  alkylene, C 1-8  heteroalkylene, C 6-10  arylene, or C 4-10  heteroarylene, and optionally having a functional group from a reactive site suitable for attachment to L O ; 
         the subscripts m, q and r are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of m+q+r is 0, 1 or 2, and provided that if m+q+r is 0, the scaffold is a C 6-10  arylene or C 4-10  heteroarylene; 
         the subscripts a and b are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of a+b is 1; and 
         Q and Z are hydrogen or halogen provided at least one of Q and Z is halogen, 
         or having the formula: 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         BU is a Basic unit; 
         HE is a hydrolysis enhancer unit comprising an electron withdrawing group; 
         the circle represents a scaffold, wherein the scaffold is a C 1-8  alkylene, C 1-8  heteroalkylene, C 6-10  arylene, or C 4-10  heteroarylene, optionally having a functional group from a reactive site suitable for attachment to A, W, or Y; 
         the subscripts m, q and r are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of m+q+r is 0, 1 or 2, and provided that if m+q+r is 0, the scaffold is a C 6-10  arylene or C 4-10  heteroarylene; 
         the subscript a and b are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of a+b is 1; 
         —W— is an optional Cleavable unit, 
         the subscript w′ is 0 or 1; 
         —Y— is an optional Spacer unit, 
         the subscript y′ is 0 or 1; 
         -A- is a Stretcher unit; 
         -A′-is an optional Stretcher unit component at the terminus of A, 
         the subscript a′ is 0 or 1; 
         and each subscript u independently ranges from 1 to 20, wherein when u ranges from 2 to 20, A is present, and when u is 1, A is present or absent; and 
         Q and Z are hydrogen or halogen, provided at least one of Q and Z is halogen. 
       
     
     
         2 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         D′ is a Drug unit; 
         L O  is a secondary linker assembly; and 
         BU is a Basic unit; 
         HE is a hydrolysis enhancer unit comprising an electron withdrawing group; 
         the circle represents a scaffold, wherein the scaffold is a C 1-8  alkylene, C 1-8  heteroalkylene, C 6-10  arylene, or C 4-10  heteroarylene, and optionally having a functional group from a reactive site suitable for attachment to L O ; 
         the subscript r is 1; and 
         the subscript a is 1, 
       
       or has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         the subscript a is 1; 
         —W— is an optional Cleavable unit, 
         the subscript w′ is 0 or 1; 
         —Y— is an optional Spacer unit, 
         the subscript y′ is 0 or 1; 
         -A- is a Stretcher unit; 
         -A′-is an optional Stretcher unit component at the terminus of A, 
         the subscript a′ is 0 or 1; 
         the subscript u ranges from 1 to 20, wherein when u ranges from 2 to 20, A is present, and when u is 1, A is present or absent; and 
         BU, HE, the subscripts a and r and the circle are as previously defined. 
       
     
     
         3 . The compound of  claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein a is 1, 
       
       or has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein u ranges from 1 to 8, 
       
       and wherein
 T is —(C(R 9 )(R 10 ))—, and the subscript c is 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein 
 R 9  and R 10  are, in each occurrence, independently selected from the group consisting of H and C 1-3  alkyl; 
 R 11  and R 12  are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-6  alkyl and a suitable protecting group, or taken together are a suitable protecting group, or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached define a C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl; and 
 the subscript a is 1, and the subscript u ranges from 1 to 8. 
 
     
     
         4 . The compound of  claim 3  wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         the subscript u is 1, 2, 3 or 4. 
       
     
     
         5 . The compound of  claim 3  or  4 , wherein at least one of R 11  and R 12  is a suitable acid-labile protecting group. 
     
     
         6 . The compound of  claim 5  wherein the acid-labile protecting group is t-butyloxycarbonyl (BOC). 
     
     
         7 . The compound of  claim 4  wherein the compound has the structure of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein M is a suitable counteranion and D′ is a Drug unit. 
       
     
     
         8 . The compound of  claim 7  wherein —W— is -Val-Cit-, -Phe-Lys- or Val-Ala-. 
     
     
         9 . The compound of  claim 7  wherein the subscript y is 1 and —Y— has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein the wavy line adjacent to the nitrogen atom indicates covalent binding of that heteroatom to W and the # adjacent to the carbonyl indicates covalent binding of its carbon atom to RG or adjacent to the oxygen atom indicates covalent binding of that heteroatom atom to D′. 
       
     
     
         10 . The compound of  claim 7  wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein D′ is a Drug Unit. 
       
     
     
         11 . The compound of  claim 10  wherein the Drug unit D′ is an auristatin drug. 
     
     
         12 . The compound of  claim 11  wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         13 . The compound of  claim 7  wherein the subscript w is 1 and the subscript y is 0 (i.e., Y is absent), W is Val-Cit-, -Phe-Lys- or Val-Ala- and D′ is a Drug unit. 
     
     
         14 . A compound having the formula: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         RG is a reactive group comprising a reactive site at the terminus of L O  that is suitable for attaching L O  to a Drug unit, Detection unit or Stability unit; 
         L O  is an optional secondary linker assembly that is present; 
         BU is a Basic unit; 
         HE is a hydrolysis enhancer unit comprising an electron withdrawing group; 
         the circle represents a scaffold, wherein the scaffold is a C 1-8  alkylene, C 1-8  heteroalkylene, C 6-10  arylene, or C 4-10  heteroarylene, and optionally having a functional group from a reactive site suitable for attachment to L O ; 
         the subscripts m, q and r are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of m+q+r is 0, 1 or 2, and provided that if m+q+r is 0, the scaffold is a C 6-10  arylene or C 4-10  heteroarylene; 
         the subscripts a and b are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of a+b is 1; and 
         Q and Z are hydrogen or halogen provided at least one of Q and Z is halogen, 
         or having the formula of: 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         RG is a reactive group comprising a reactive site at the terminus of 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       that is suitable for attaching a Drug unit, Detection unit or Stability unit to one of Y, W and A/A′, depending on the presence or absence of Y and/or W;
 BU is a Basic unit; 
 HE is a hydrolysis enhancer unit comprising an electron withdrawing group; 
 the circle represents a scaffold, wherein the scaffold is a C 1-8  alkylene, C 1-8  heteroalkylene, C 6-10  arylene, or C 4-10  heteroarylene, optionally having a functional group from a reactive site suitable for attachment to A, W, or Y; 
 the subscripts m, q and r are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of m+q+r is 0, 1 or 2, and provided that if m+q+r is 0, the scaffold is a C 6-10  arylene or C 4-10  heteroarylene; 
 the subscript a and b are each 0 or 1, provided the sum of a+b is 1; 
 —W— is an optional Cleavable unit, 
 the subscript w′ is 0 or 1; 
 —Y— is an optional Spacer unit, 
 the subscript y′ is 0 or 1; 
 -A- is a Stretcher unit; 
 -A′-is an optional Stretcher unit component at the terminus of A, 
 the subscript a′ is 0 or 1; 
 and each subscript u independently ranges from 1 to 20, wherein when u ranges from 2 to 20, A is present, and when u is 1, A is present or absent; and 
 Q and Z are hydrogen or halogen, provided at least one of Q and Z is halogen. 
 
     
     
         15 . The compound of  claim 14 , wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         RG is a reactive group comprising a reactive site at the terminus of L O  that is suitable for attaching L O  to a Drug unit; 
         L O  is an optional secondary linker assembly that is present; and 
         BU is a Basic unit; 
         HE is a hydrolysis enhancer comprising an electron withdrawing group; 
         the circle represents a scaffold, wherein the scaffold is a C 1-8  alkylene, C 1-8  heteroalkylene, C 6-10  arylene, or C 4-10  heteroarylene, and optionally having a functional group from a reactive site suitable for attachment to L O ; 
         the subscript r is 1; and 
         the subscript a is 1, 
       
       or has the formula: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         the subscript a is 1; 
         —W— is an optional Cleavable unit, 
         the subscript w′ is 0 or 1; 
         —Y— is an optional Spacer unit, 
         the subscript y′ is 0 or 1; 
         -A- is a Stretcher unit; 
         -A′-is an optional Stretcher unit component at the terminus of A, 
         the subscript a′ is 0 or 1; and 
         the subscript u ranges from 1 to 20, wherein when u ranges from 2 to 20, A is present, and when u is 1, A is present or absent. 
       
     
     
         16 . The compound of  claim 15  wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein a is 1, 
         or has the formula 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein u ranges from 1 to 8, 
       
       and wherein
 T is —(C(R 9 )(R 10 ))—, and the subscript c is 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein 
 R 9  and R 10  are, in each occurrence, independently selected from the group consisting of H and C 1-3  alkyl; 
 R 11  and R 12  are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-6  alkyl and a suitable protecting group, or taken together are a suitable protecting group, or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached define a C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl. 
 
     
     
         17 . The compound of  claim 16  wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein 
         u is 1, 2, 3 or 4. 
       
     
     
         18 . The compound of  claim 15  or  16  wherein at least one of R 11  and R 12  is a suitable acid-labile protecting group. 
     
     
         19 . The compound of  claim 18  wherein the acid-labile protecting group is t-butyloxycarbonyl (BOC). 
     
     
         20 . The compound of  claim 17  wherein the compound has the structure of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein M is a suitable counteranion. 
       
     
     
         21 . The compound of  claim 20  wherein the subscript w is 1 and —W— is -Val-Cit-,-Phe-Lys- or Val-Ala-. 
     
     
         22 . The compound of  claim 20  wherein the subscript y is 1 and —Y— has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein the wavy line adjacent to the nitrogen indicates covalent binding of that heteroatom to W and the # adjacent to the carbonyl indicates covalent binding of its carbon atom to RG. 
       
     
     
         23 . The compound of  claim 20  wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         24 . The compound of  claim 20  wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         25 . A compound having the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, 
       
       and wherein
 T is —(C(R 9 )(R 10 ))—, and the subscript c is 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein 
 R 9  and R 10  are, in each occurrence, independently selected from the group consisting of H and C 1-3  alkyl; and 
 R 11  and R 12  are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-6  alkyl and a suitable protecting group, or taken together form a suitable protecting group, or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached define a C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl. 
 
     
     
         26 . The compound of  claim 25 , wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof, wherein the subscript c is 1 or 2. 
       
     
     
         27 . The compound of  claim 26 , wherein T is —CH 2 —. 
     
     
         28 . The compound of  claim 26 , wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a suitably protected form and/or salt thereof. 
       
     
     
         29 . The compound of  claim 25 ,  26 ,  27  or  28 , wherein at least one of R 11  and R 12  is a suitable acid-labile protecting group. 
     
     
         30 . The compound of  claim 29 , wherein the acid-labile protecting group is t-butyloxycarbonyl (BOC). 
     
     
         31 . The compound of  claim 28 , wherein the compound has the formula of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         32 . The compound of  claim 28 , wherein the compound has the formula of:

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