Abstract

The bromodomain-containing protein BRD9 has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target. In the present study, we successfully identified a number of highly potent BRD9 degraders by using two different cereblon ligands developed in our laboratory. Further optimization led to the discovery of CW-3308 as a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable BRD9 degrader. It displayed degradation potency (DC50) < 10 nM and efficiency (Dmax) > 90% against BRD9 in the G401 rhabdoid tumor and HS-SY-II synovial sarcoma cell lines and had a high degradation selectivity over BRD7 and BRD4 proteins. CW-3308 achieved 91% of oral bioavailability in mice. A single oral dose efficiently reduced the BRD9 protein by >90% in the synovial sarcoma HS-SY-II xenograft tumor tissue. Oral administration effectively inhibited HS-SY-II xenograft tumor growth in mice. CW-3308 is a promising lead compound for further optimization and extensive evaluation for the treatment of synovial sarcoma, rhabdoid tumor, and other BRD9-dependent human diseases.

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