Novel Retinoid Derivatives and an Anti-Cancer Pharmaceutical Composition Comprising Said Compounds
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(19) & (11) EP 1 390 343 B1 (12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION (45) Date of publication and mention (51) Int Cl.: of the grant of the patent: C07C 235/78 (2006.01) 14.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/42 (86) International application number: (21) Application number: 02728253.2 PCT/KR2002/001014 (22) Date of filing: 29.05.2002 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/096857 (05.12.2002 Gazette 2002/49) (54) NOVEL RETINOID DERIVATIVES AND AN ANTI-CANCER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAID COMPOUNDS NEUE RETINOIDDERIVATE UND EINE PHARMAZEUTISCHE ANTI-KREBS- ZUSAMMENSETZUNG, DIE DIESE VERBINDUNGEN ENTHÄLT NOUVEAUX DERIVES DE RETINOIDE ET COMPOSITION PHARMACEUTIQUE ANTI-CANCER RENFERMANT LESDITS COMPOSES (84) Designated Contracting States: • HAN, Hye-Sook AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU 50-44 Jungkok-dong MC NL PT SE TR Seoul 143-220 (KR) Designated Extension States: • KIM, So-Mi AL LT LV MK RO SI 306-501 Deayoudealim Apt. Cheju-si 690-012 (KR) (30) Priority: 29.05.2001 KR 2001029813 • KIM, Dong-Myong 20.03.2002 KR 2002015016 1330-1207 Mokdongshinsigaji Apt. Seoul 158-076 (KR) (43) Date of publication of application: •OH, Deok-Kun 25.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/09 301-103 Jugong Apt. Kyunggi-do 427-040 (KR) (73) Proprietor: Chebigen Co., Ltd. • PARK, Jong-Sup Seoul 135-080 (KR) 1-2202 Wooseong Apt. Seoul 135-270 (KR) (72) Inventors: •BAE, Tae-Sung • UM, Soo-Jong 139, Sooryong 108-102 Parktown Seoan Apt. Jeonlabuk-do 576-922 (KR) Kyunggi-do 463-020 (KR) • SIN, Hong-Sig (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, 103-1602 Woobang Apt. Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Seoul 151-010 (KR) Anwaltssozietät • RHO, Young-Soy Leopoldstrasse 4 3-1008 Dongsin Apt. 80802 München (DE) Jeonlabuk-do 561-210 (KR) • PARK, Si-Ho (56) References cited: 115-1202 Songchenjugong Apt. EP-A1- 0 030 009 EP-A2- 0 124 877 Jeonlabuk-do 561-300 (KR) EP-A2- 0 261 911 WO-A-83/02558 • KWON, Youn-Ja WO-A-91/01301 GB-A- 1 449 027 302-804 Nutimaul 3-danji US-A- 4 087 409 US-A- 4 266 056 Kyunggi-do 463-010 (KR) US-A- 4 281 138 US-A- 4 310 546 • PARK, Myoung-Soon US-A- 4 595 696 US-A- 5 047 066 78-87 Sinkok-dong Kyunggi-do 480-070 (KR) Note: Within nine months of the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to that patent, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations. Notice of opposition shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention). EP 1 390 343 B1 Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) (Cont. next page) EP 1 390 343 B1 • CLIFFORD, JOHN L. ET AL: "Effects of novel • LANDSTEINER, K. ET AL.: "Serological studies phenylretinamides on cell growth and apoptosis on azoproteins. Antigens containing in bladder cancer" CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, azocomponents with aliphatic side chains* page" BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION , 10(4), 391-395 JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, vol. CODEN: CEBPE4; ISSN: 1055-9965, 2001, 59, 1934, pages 751-768, XP002325686 JPTOKYO XP002325685 • SWANSON, BRIAN N. ET AL: "Biotransformation and biological activity of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide derivatives in rodents" JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS , 219(3), 632-7 CODEN: JPETAB; ISSN: 0022-3565, 1981, XP008046063 2 EP 1 390 343 B1 Description TECHNICAL FIELD 5 [0001] The present invention relates to novel retinoid derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having anti-cancer activity and anti-cancer pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingrediant. BACKGROUND ART 10 [0002] There have been developed many particular chemical substances for the prevention and treatment of cancer. Representative examples of such anti-cancer substances include vitamin A (retinol) and retinoids. US PAT NO. 4,310,546 discloses N-(4-acyloxyphenyl) -all-trans-retinamide, US PAT NO. 4,323,581 discloses N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-all-trans -retinamide, and US PAT NO. 4,665,098 discloses N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide known as fenretimide. [0003] Retinoids are involved in cell differentiation and individual development by binding to RAR(retinoic acid receptor) 15 or RXR(retinoid X receptor), which exist in a nucleus of a cell, to assist transcriptional activity of RAR/RXR. These compounds are known to exert anti-cancer effects by indirectly interacting with the transcriptional activator, AP-1(acti- vation protein-1) and inhibiting activity of AP-1 to prevent the expression of a target gene of AP-1, which is involved in the development and metastasis of cancer (Yang-Yen H. F., et al., New Biol. 3: 1206-1219, 1991). It is also known that retinols and retinoids suppress imprudent proliferation of cells and induce differentiation or apoptosis and thus will be 20 potentially used for the prevention and treatment of cancer (Hong W.K. and Itri L.M., Biol. Chem. Med., 2nd ed. edited by Sporn et al., New York: Raven Press ; 597 - 630, 1994). However, the therapeutic use of retinoids has been restricted because these compounds would be accompanied by undesirable side effects, for example skin irritation, toxication on organis, and deformation of organs, occurred by some of proteins activated by binding retinoids to their receptors, (Hathcock J.N., et al., Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 52, 183-202, 1990). 25 [0004] Recently, several retinoid derivatives have been found to exhibit improved anti -cancer efficacy over prior retinoids but show reduced side effects. US PAT NO. 6,117,845 discloses anti-cancer compounds represented by the formula: 30 35 [0005] Also, US PAT NO. 6,274,742 discloses N-homocysteine thiolactonyl retinamide compounds represented by the formula: 40 45 50 [0006] Clifford et al. (2001) Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 10, 391-395 discusses the effects of certain phenylretinamides on cell growth and apoptosis in bladder cancer. N-[4-hydroxyphenyl]retinamide, or 4HPR is highlighted in this regard. [0007] Swanson et al. (1981) J. Pharmacol. Exp. Therapeut. 210, 632-637 discusses the biotransformation and bio- logical activity of N-[4-hydroxyphenyl]retinamide derivatives, specifically O-alkyl and ester derivatives thereof, in rodents. 55 [0008] Some of the foregoing compounds are demonstrated to have relatively excellent anti-cancer effects with low side effects and are under clinical trials. Such representative examples include N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-all-trans-retinamide compounds. However, even N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-all-trans-retinamide compounds do not fulfill requirements for a anti -cancer drug in that these compounds stimulate tissues when being orally administered at a high dose, which would be 3 EP 1 390 343 B1 an inherent problem of retinoid family drugs. DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 5 [0009] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention is to provide novel retinoid derivatives that are structurally different from and exeret increased anti-cancer effects but reduced undesirable-side effects-over retinoid-compounds- known heretofore. [0010] In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there are provided a retinamide compound represented by the formula I: 10 15 20 Wherein X is NH or S; R1 and either one of R3 or R2, which may be identical or different, are each independently -OH, -RCOCO(CH2)mCH3, -RCO(CH2)mCHCH3CH3, RCO(CH2)mNR4CH3, -RCOCHOH(CH2)mCH3, -S(CH2)mCH3, -NH(CH2)mCH3, -RCOCH2(CH2)mCH3, -RCOCH2CHOH(CH2)mCH3, -RCOCH2(CH2)mCOOH, -RSO2CH2(CH2) mCH3, -RPO2(OH)CH2(CH2)mCH3 or -RCOCH(NHCOCH3)CH2CH2CONH2, in which each R is CH2, O, NH or S, R4 is H or C1-C6 alkyl, and each m is an integer of 0 to 5: and the remaining R2 or R3 which is not substituted is H, or 25 a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. [0011] In accordance with further aspect of the present invention, there is provided an anti-cancer composition com- prising a therapeutically effective amount of the above compound of the formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 30 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0012] The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjuction with the accompanying drawings. 35 Fig. 1 is the results of an MTT assay on the effects of various retinoid derivatives on proliferation of colon cancer cells HCT116 48 hours after being treated with the respective retinoid derivatives at different concentrations. Fig. 2 is the optically microscopic photographs (200X) of colon cancer cells HCT116 and breast cancer cells MCF- 7 48 hours after being treated with the respective retinoid derivatives at a concentration of 5 P M. These show the effects of the retinoid derivatives on the morphologies of cancer cells. 40 Fig. 3 is the electrophoretic results of chromosomal DNAs derived from colon cancer cells HCT116 and MCF-7 48 hours after being treated with the respective retinoid derivatives at a concentration of 5 P M for induction of apoptosis. The results show that the retinoid derivatives of the present invention resulted in ladder-shaped DNA bands that are due to DNA fragmentation. Fig. 4 is the microscopic photographs of nuclei in colon cancer cells HCT116 stained by DAPI 36 hours after being 45 treated with the respective retinoid derivatives at a concentration of 5 P M, showing nuclear condensation and fragmentation. Fig. 5 is the quantitative results of the sub-G1 contents, as measured by an FACS analysis, in colon cancer cells HCT116 and breast cancer cells MCF-7 to which the respective retinoid derivatives were treated at a concentration of 5 P M, showing the apoptosis levels of cancer cells. 50 Fig. 6 is the cleavage results of PARP and CPP-32, by a Western blotting analysis, derived from colon cancer cells HCT 116 to which the respective retinoid derivatives were treated.