preclinical characterization of loxo-783 (lox-22783), a
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Preclinical characterization of LOXO-783 (LOX-22783), a highly potent, mutant-
selective and brain-penetrant allosteric PI3Kα H1047R inhibitor
Presented at: AACR-NCI-EORTC VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOLECULAR TARGETS AND CANCER
THERAPEUTICS Date: October 7, 2021
Preclinical characterization of LOXO-783 (LOX-22783), a highly potent, mutant-selective and brain-penetrant allosteric PI3Kα H1047R inhibitor
Anke Klippel1, Rui Wang1, Loredana Puca1, Andrew Lee Faber3, Weihua Shen3, Shripad V. Bhagwat3, Kannan Karukurichi1, Feiyu Fred Zhang4, Carmen Perez5, Ramón Rama-Garda5, Ana Ramos5, Yi Zheng3, Zahid Bonday3, James Thomas3, Harold B. Brooks3, Lisa J. Kindler3, Sarah M. Bogner3, Parisa Zolfaghari1, Mark Hicks II1, Sophie Callies6, Brian Mattioni6, Laurie LeBrun2, Jim Durbin6, Erin Anderson2, Christopher G. Mayne2, Edward A. Kesicki1, Gabrielle Kolakowski2, Steven W. Andrews2, Barbara J. Brandhuber2
1Loxo Oncology at Lilly, New York, NY, USA; 2Loxo Oncology at Lilly, Boulder, CO, USA; 3Loxo Oncology at Lilly, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 4Eli Lilly and Company, San Diego, CA, USA; 5Eli Lilly and Company, Alcobendas, Spain; 6Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Presenting author - Anke Klippel
I have the following financial relationships to disclose:Employee of Loxo Oncology at Lilly and stock-holder of Eli Lilly and Company
I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my presentation
• Phosphoinositide 3-kinase alpha (PI3Kα) H1047R mutations are activating oncogenic events that occur in ~15% of
breast cancers and less commonly in other cancers.
• All approved and investigational PI3Kα inhibitors inhibit both wild-type and mutated PI3Kα with approximate equal
potency. As a result, their efficacy is potentially limited by on-target wild-type PI3Kα mediated toxicity including
dose-limiting hyperglycemia as well as cutaneous and GI toxicity.
• Here we describe the preclinical profile of LOXO-783, a potent, highly mutant-selective and brain-penetrant
allosteric PI3Kα H1047R inhibitor.
Background
LOXO-783 is a potent, highly mutant-selective, & brain penetrant allosteric PI3Kα H1047R inhibitor
LOXO-783 Alpelisib Inavolisib(GDC-0077)
Cell AlphaLISA
pAKT (pS473)
IC50 (nM)
PI3KαH1047R
T47D 3 64 14
SUM185PE 1.3 43 14
MDA-MB-453 5 49 16
PI3Kα WT SK-BR-3 286 128 NT
WT Selectivity ~90x 2.4x NE
Cell proliferation
IC50 (nM)
PI3KαH1047R
T47D 4 396 72
SUM185PE 3.2 356 44
MDA-MB-453 9 727 57
PI3Kα WT SK-BR-3 >300 285 104
WT Selectivity Upper bound of selectivity NE 1x 1.7x
Other propertiesCNS penetrance
Predicted to achieve meaningful brain
exposure
Target occupancy 1-3 h <10 mins <10 mins
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Breast cancer cell lines used - T47D: PI3KαH1047R/WT (ER+, HER2-); MDA-MB-453: PI3KαH1047R/WT (ER-, HER2-); SUM185PE: PI3KαH1047R/H1047R (ER-, HER2-); SK-BR-3: PI3KαWT/WT (ER-, HER2+) NT: not tested; NE: not estimable
LOXO-783 (Tested at 3 µM)
PI3K isoform Residual enzyme activity(reference normal: 100%)
PI3Kα-H1047R(p110αH1047R/p85α) 5%
PI3Kβ(p110β/p85α) 110%
PI3Kγ(p110γ) 85%
PI3Kδ(p110δ/p85α) 103%
LOXO-783 has excellent selectivity for PI3Kα H1047Rover other PI3K isoforms and non-lipid kinases
• LOXO-783 is exquisitely selective for PI3Kα H1047R – complete enzymatic activity of PI3Kβ, PI3Kγ, PI3Kδ is preserved despite a high concentration of LOXO-783 (3 µM)
• LOXO-783 had no hits in panels of 17 lipid kinases or 368 non-lipid kinases
LOXO-783 selectively inhibits proliferation of PI3KαH1047R cells, but not other PI3Kα mutant or WT breast cancer cells in contrast to alpelisib
TGX-221 = p110β-specific inhibitor EC50 values adjusted for fetal bovine serum (FBS)-protein binding
• LOXO-783 has single digit nanomolar (<5 nM) potency inhibiting proliferation of H1047R breast cancer cell lines, markedly higher cellular potency than alpelisib (150-320 nM)
• LOXO-783 does not inhibit other PI3Kα WT/K111N mutant cell lines, or PTENmut cell lines, in contrast to alpelisib
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Cell Line (Alteration) LOXO-783 (EC50 nM)
PI3Kα H1047R cell lines
T47D (H1047R/WT) 2-3
SUM185PE (H1047R/H1047R) 2-3
MDA-MB-453 (H1047R/WT) 3-4
PI3Kα K111N, WT, or PTENmut cell lines
SK-BR-3 (WT/WT) 552
BT-474 (K111N/WT) 413
ZR-75-1 (WT/WT, PTENmut) 563
Mutant cell lines
Wild-type cell lines
LOXO-783 selectively inhibits PI3Kα signaling in PI3Kα H1047R mutant cell lines
Cell Line(Alteration)
LOXO-783pAKT inhibition
EC50 (nM)
Selectivity(H1047R : WT)
PI3Kα H1047R cell line
T47D (H1047R/WT) 1.5 - 2.5 NA
PI3Kα K111N or WT cell lines
SK-BR-3 (WT/WT) >1000 (max. tested) >400 - 666x
BT-474 (K111N/WT) >1000 (max. tested) >400 - 666x
• No inhibition of PI3K signaling in WT cells at high LOXO-783 concentrations• LOXO-783 potency in PI3Kα H1047R-mutant cells is not impacted by the presence or absence of WT allele
Treatment time: 4h Treatment time: 4h
pS6 (S235/236)
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LOXO-783 demonstrates marked efficacy and a wide therapeutic index in a PI3Kα H1047R breast cancer PDX model
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Vehicle ControlAlpelisib, 40 mpk, QDLOXO-783, 75 mpk, BIDLOXO-783, 150 mpk, BIDBaseline Tumor…..
ns Not Significant
• LOXO-783 shows significant tumor regression in a PDX model derived from a heavily pretreated breast cancer patient with no response to abemaciclib and fulvestrant combination treatment
• LOXO-783 significantly reduced tumor volume compared to the vehicle control at all dose levels
CTG-3401 PDX (H1047R+/-, ER+, HER2-) Body Weight Change
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*p≤0.001 compared to vehicle control on day 27. Alpelisib is used at the human equivalent dose for this mouse strain (athymic nude). Data are mean ± SEM
Vehicle Control, QD x 14, POAlpelisib, 30 mpk, QD x 14, POAlpelisib, 50 mpk, QD x 14, POLOXO-783, 75 mpk, BID x 14, POLOXO-783, 150 mpk, BID x 14, POLOXO-783, 225 mpk, BID x 14, PO
*p<0.05 compared to alpelisib on day 14. All treatments significantly (p<0.05) reduced tumor volume compared to the vehicle control on day 14. **p<0.05 compared to vehicle. Data are mean ± SEM
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LOXO-783 achieves significant tumor regression in PI3Kα H1047R breast cancer xenografts without any increases in insulin or C-peptide
SUM185PE (PI3Kα H1047R/H1047R)
*Alpelisib exposure at 50 mpk dose in NSG mice is ~2x higher than human exposure at approved dose
• LOXO-783 shows greater efficacy than alpelisib at doses that do not cause any increase in plasma insulin or C-peptide
Plasma Insulin (ng/mL), NSG Mice(24 Days Repeat Dosing)
Plasma C-peptide (ng/mL), NSG Mice(24 Days Repeat Dosing)
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LOXO-783 demonstrates brain penetration in vivo
LOXO-783 CNS free brain penetrance in Rat
LOXO-783 is predicted to achieve meaningful brain target coverage of PI3Kα H1047R
LOXO-783 free brain exposure in NGS Mice
PI3Kα H1047R cell IC90
PI3Kα H1047R cell IC50
Brain and plasma were collected from 3 animals/group/timepoint and test article concentration was determined via LC/MS/MS
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LOXO-783, 117 mpk, PO
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LOXO-783 has intracranial efficacy in preclinical models
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Vehicle Control
Alpelisib, 30 mpk, QD
LOXO-783, 75 mpk, BID
LOXO-783, 150 mpk, BID
• LOXO-783 has dose-dependent tumor growth inhibition that exceeds alpelisib administered at maximum tolerated dose
Vehicle ControlAlpelisib, 30 mpk, QDLOXO-783, 75 mpk, BIDLOXO-783, 150 mpk, BID
Presenter: Anke Klippel, [email protected]
Conclusions
• LOXO-783 is a potent, highly mutant-selective and brain-penetrant allosteric PI3Kα H1047R inhibitor
• LOXO-783 does not inhibit wild-type PI3Kα, other PI3K isoforms, or other kinases
• LOXO-783 causes significant tumor regressions in several ER+, HER2-, PI3Kα H1047R-mutant
breast cancer models without causing significant weight loss or any increase in insulin or C-peptide
• An IND submission is planned for 2022