Scaffold hopping enables direct access to more potent PROTACs with in vivo activity

Authors: George M. Burslem, Daniel P. Bondeson, Craig M. Crews
Year: 2020
Journal: Chemical Communications
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02201b

Abstract: Herein we employ a scaffold hopping approach to enhance the activity of a previously reported BCR-Abl PROTAC. This represents a significant advance in the PROTAC field since it can abrogate the need to optimize the linker to access a more potent degrader. The new PROTAC demonstrates a >10 fold increase in ability to induce degradation and demonstrates in vivo activity.