Telaglenastat hydrochloride

Telaglenastat (CB-839) hydrochloride is a first-in-class, selective, reversible and orally active glutaminase 1 (GLS1) inhibitor. Telaglenastat hydrochloride selectively inhibits GLS1 splice variants KGA (kidney-type glutaminase ) and GAC ( glutaminase C) compared to GLS2. The IC₅₀ s are 23 nM and 28 nM for endogenous glutaminase in mouse kidney and brain, respectively. Telaglenastat hydrochloride inudces autophagy and has antitumor activity ^[1].

In Vivo, Telaglenastat (CB-839) (200 mg/kg; p.o.; twice daily for 28 days) has antitumor activity in xenograft models of TNBC^[1].

In Vitro, Telaglenastat (CB-839) (0.1-1000 nM; 72 hours) has antiproliferative activity in HCC1806 and MDA-MB-231 cells with IC50s of 49 nM and 26 nM, respectively^[1]. Telaglenastat (CB-839) (1 μM; 72 hours) activates caspase 3/7 and induces apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 and HCC1806 cells^[1].

References:
[1]. Gross MI, et al. Antitumor activity of the glutaminase inhibitor CB-839 in triple-negative breast cancer. Mol Cancer Ther. 2014 Apr;13(4):890-901.
[2]. Biancur DE, et al. Compensatory metabolic networks in pancreatic cancers upon perturbation of glutaminemetabolism. Nat Commun. 2017 Jul 3;8:15965.
[3]. Zhou WJ, et al. Estrogen inhibits autophagy and promotes growth of endometrial cancer by promoting glutamine metabolism. Cell Commun Signal. 2019 Aug 20;17(1):99.