GDC-0575 (ARRY-575, RG7741)

GDC-0575 (ARRY-575, RG7741) is a highly-selective oral small-molecule Chk1 inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.2 nM.

GDC-0575 is significantly more potent in promoting DNA damage, replication stress and cell death than V158411, LY2603618, and MK-8776 in a panel of melanoma cell lines[1]. GDC-0575 abrogates DNA damage-induced S and G2-M checkpoints, exacerbates DNA double-strand breaks and induces apoptosis in STS cells. GDC-0575 has a synergistic or additive effect together with gemcitabine[2]. CHK1 inhibitor GDC-0575 in combination with AraC enhances the killing of primary acute myeloid leukemia cells ex vivo by inducing apoptosis[3].

GDC-0575 is active at 25 mg/kg as a single agent, but the efficacy is improved at the higher drug dose. GDC-0575 effectively blocks tumor growth in the D20 and C002 xenografts, and the effect is maintained for at least 10 days after the final dose is administered[1].

[1]. Oo ZY, et al. Endogenous Replication Stress Marks Melanomas Sensitive to CHEK1 Inhibitors In Vivo. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Mar 13. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-2701. [2]. Laroche-Clary A, et al. CHK1 inhibition in soft-tissue sarcomas: biological and clinical implications. Ann Oncol. 2018 Apr 1;29(4):1023-1029. [3]. Di Tullio A, et al. The combination of CHK1 inhibitor with G-CSF overrides cytarabine resistance in human acute myeloid leukemia. Nat Commun. 2017 Nov 22;8(1):1679.