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[2-({7-[2-(aminomethyl)pyridin-4-yl]-2-methyl-1-benzofuran-5-yl}methoxy)phenyl]acetic acid complement factor D inhibitor, MWL2DF9UJJ
Tarvicopan is an investigational small-molecule compound that acts as an inhibitor of complement factor D.
Mechanism and Clinical Context
Complement Factor D Inhibitor: It specifically targets factor D, a rate-limiting enzyme in the alternative pathway of the complement system. The complement system is a crucial part of the innate immune response, but its overactivation is linked to several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
({(12'aR)-12'-[(11S)-7,8-difluoro-6,11-dihydrodibenzo[b,e]thiepin-11-yl]-6',8'-dioxo-6',8',12',12'a-tetrahydro-1'H,4'H-spiro[cyclopropane-1,3'-[1,4]oxazino[3,4-c]pyrido[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin]-7'-yl}oxy)methyl methylcarbonate antiviral, GP 681, Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical, influenza A, INFLUENZA B, Cap-dependent endonuclease-IN-3, A72V8WPZ9F
Suraxavir marboxil (GP681) is an oral antiviral prodrug developed by Jiangxi Qingfeng Pharmaceutical for treating acute, uncomplicated influenza A and B virus infections.
Key Details
Mechanism of Action: It converts into its active metabolite, GP1707D07, which acts as a cap-dependent endonuclease (CEN) inhibitor by targeting the polymerase acidic (PA) protein subunit of the influenza virus RNA polymerase. This stops viral gene transcription and replication.
Administration: Designed as a single-dose oral therapy (typically evaluated at 40 mg).
Efficacy: In phase 3 clinical trials, a single dose administered within 48 hours of symptom onset reduced the median time to symptom alleviation to 42.0 hours (compared to 63.0 hours for placebo) and rapidly lowered viral load.
Safety Profile: Adverse events are mostly mild to moderate and comparable to placebo, with low rates of acquired resistance (such as I38T PA variants).
Mechanism of ActionRNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors
RegisteredInfluenza virus infections
28 Nov 2025Capital Medical University initiates enrolment in a phase III trial for Influenza virus infections (In children, In adults, In the elderly) in China (PO) (NCT07236814)
01 Aug 2025Jiangxi Kerui Pharmaceutical plans a phase III trial for Influenza virus infections (In Children) in August 2025 (PO, suspension) (NCT07113392)
Preparation of Compound of formula (10): Compound of formula (11) (388 mg, 1 mmol) was dissolved in 3 mL dichloromethane and added with 1 mL trifluoroacetic acid, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. TLC showed the reaction was complete, and the mixture was added with 3N sodium hydroxide solution to adjust pH=9-10. The mixture was extracted with dichloromethane, and organic phases were merged, washed with saturated salt solution, dried, and concentrated to give 270 mg solid, which was directly used in the next step.
Preparation of Compound of formula (8): Compound of formula (9) (1.0 g, 7.8 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, and dropwise added with 2.5M n-butyllithium solution (3.1 mL, 7.8 mmol) slowly at −78° C. and under nitrogen protection. After addition, the mixture was stirred and reacted at the temperature for 2 hours. Then allyl formate (0.94 g, 7.8 mmol) was dropwise added. After addition, the mixture was stirred and reacted for 2 hours, and TLC showed the raw materials were substantially completely reacted, and then the reaction mixture was poured into saturated ammonium chloride solution to quench, and then extracted with ethyl acetate (15 mL×3). The organic phases were merged, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated to dry to give 1.65 g oily product.
Preparation of Compound of formula (7): Compound of formula (8) (1.65 g, 7.8 mmol) was dissolved in 15 mL anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, and dropwise added with 1M diisobutylaluminum hydride solution (11.7 mL, 11.7 mmol) slowly at −78° C. and under nitrogen protection. After addition, the mixture was stirred and reacted at the temperature for 2 hours. TLC showed the raw materials were substantially completely reacted, and then the reaction mixture was poured into saturated potassium sodium tartrate solution to quench, and then extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL×3). The organic phases were merged, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated to dry to give 1.57 g oily product.
Preparation of Compound of formula (6): Compound of formula (7) (1.57 g, 7.4 mmol) was dissolved in 15 mL methanol, and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (140 mg, 0.74 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. TLC showed the raw materials were substantially completely reacted, and then the mixture was added with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution to adjust to be neutral, and concentrated. The residue was separated by column chromatography to give 0.86 g yellow oily product.
Preparation of Compound of formula (5): Compound of formula (10) (270 mg, 0.94 mmol) and Compound of formula (6) (255 mg, 1.13 mmol) were dissolved in 5 mL acetonitrile. 1M solution of tin tetrachloride in dichloromethane (1.4 mL, 1.41 mmol) was added dropwise under nitrogen protection and at −20° C. After addition, the mixture was stirred and reacted at the temperature for 3 hours. The mixture was added with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, stirred for 30 min, and stood to layer, and the aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic phases were merged, washed with saturated salt solution, dried, and concentrated to give 428 mg crude product.
Preparation of Compound of formula (4): Compound of formula (5) (428 mg, 0.89 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL tetrahydrofuran, and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (104 mg, 0.09 mmol) and morpholine (774 mg, 8.9 mmol) were added and reacted at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction was shown complete through TLC spot plate analysis. The mixture was concentrated, and the residue was separated by column chromatography to give 216 mg product.
Preparation of Compound of formula (3): Compound of formula (4) (216 mg, 0.61 mmol) and Compound of formula (12) (242 mg, 0.92 mmol) were reacted at 100° C. for 3 hours in 3 mL solution of T 3P in ethyl acetate under airtight condition. The mixture was cooled, diluted with saturated NaHCO3, and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were merged, dried and concentrated, and separated by column chromatography to give 200 mg crude product, which was separated by chiral column to give 40 mg product.
Preparation of Compound of formula (2): Compound of formula (3) (40 mg, 0.067 mmol) and lithium chloride (20 mg, 0.48 mmol) were reacted at 100° C. for 3 hours in 1 mL DMA. After the reaction finished, the mixture was diluted with 10 mL water, and added with 2N hydrochloric acid to adjust pH to 3-4. The mixture was filtered, and the solid was pumped to dry to give 25 mg product. 1HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3) δ: 7.05-7.15 (m, 5H), 6.85 (m, 1H), 6.70 (d, 1H, J=7.6 Hz), 5.78 (d, 1H, J=7.6 Hz), 5.3 (m, 2H), 4.69 (d, 1H, J=6.8 Hz), 4.17 (d, 1H, J=14 Hz), 4.09 (d, 1H, J=14 Hz), 3.90 (m, 1H), 3.69 (m, 1H), 3.44 (d, 1H, J=15.2 Hz), 0.95 (m, 1H), 0.74 (m, 3H); ESI-MS m/z (M+H) + 510.1.
Preparation of Compound of formula (1): Compound of formula (2) (40 mg, 0.08 mmol), chloromethyl methyl carbonate (25 mg, 0.2 mmol), potassium carbonate (28 mg, 0.2 mmol) and potassium iodide (3 mg, 0.02 mmol) were reacted at 60° C. for 5 hours in 1 mL N,N-dimethylacetamide. The reaction was shown complete through TLC spot plate analysis, the mixture was added with water to quench, and added with 1N diluted hydrochloric acid to adjust pH to 3-4. The solid was filtered, dried, and separated by column chromatography to give 35 mg product, which was the compound of formula (1), and the solid was analyzed to be amorphous and used as the starting material for preparing various crystal forms in subsequent embodiments. 1HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ: 7.40-7.42 (m, 2H), 7.25 (d, 1H, J=7.6 Hz), 7.15 (m, 1H), 7.10 (m, 1H), 7.00 (d, 1H, J=7.2 Hz), 6.84 (t, 1H, J=7.6 Hz), 5.75 (m, 4H), 5.43 (d, 1H, J=16.4 Hz), 4.57 (dd, 1H, J=3.2, 9.6 Hz), 3.96-4.03 (m, 3H), 3.73 (s, 3H), 3.51 (t, 1H, J=10.0 Hz), 3.41 (s, 1H), 0.75 (t, 2H, J=8.4 Hz), 0.50 (m, 2H); ESI-MS m/z (M+H) + 598.1.
Sumonerimod is a selective Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 ($\text{S1P}_1$) agonist developed primarily for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases (such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease).
Reference Example 72: Preparation of Intermediate I-74
ntermediate I-73 (4.3 g) was dissolved in dichloromethane (30 mL). The reaction mixture was cooled to -40 °C, and a dichloromethane solution (50 mL) of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS, 1.98 g, 11.1 mmol) was slowly added dropwise. After the addition was complete, the reaction mixture was heated to 0 °C and stirred at 0 °C for 2 h. The reaction mixture was washed with water (20 mL), the organic phase was separated, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the residue. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to obtain intermediate I-74.
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LC-MS(ESI)[M-H] -464。
[0396]Reference Example 73: Preparation of Intermediate I-75
Intermediate I-74 (1.0 g, 2.15 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of 1,4-dioxane and water (10 mL, 4:1) at room temperature, followed by the addition of methylboric acid (1.29 g, 21.46 mmol), potassium carbonate (0.89 g, 6.44 mmol), and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (243 mg, 0.21 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 90 °C for 7 h under argon protection. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the residue. The residue was dissolved in dichloromethane (20 mL), and water (10 mL) was added. The aqueous phase was separated and extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL × 2). The combined organic phases were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the residue. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to obtain intermediate I-75.
[0399]
LC-MS(ESI)[M-H] -400.0.
[0400]Reference Example 74: Preparation of Intermediate I-76
Intermediate I-75 (470 mg, 1.17 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (10 mL) at room temperature, and ethoxycarbonylmethylene triphenylphosphine (490 mg, 1.41 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80 °C for 15 h. After cooling the reaction solution to room temperature, the organic solvent was removed by concentration under reduced pressure to obtain the residue. The residue was purified by reversed-phase preparative liquid chromatography to obtain intermediate I-76.
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LC-MS(ESI)[M-H] -470.2.
[0404]Reference Example 75: Preparation of Intermediate I-77
Intermediate I-76 (110 mg, 0.23 mmol) was dissolved in ethyl acetate (2 mL), and PtO₂ (50 mg) was added
. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h under a hydrogen atmosphere. After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give intermediate I-77.
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LC-MS(ESI)[M+H] +474.2.
Example 16: Preparation of Compound 16
Intermediate I-77 (110 mg) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (2 mL), and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (29 mg, 0.70 mmol) and water (0.5 mL) were added. After stirring at room temperature for 3 h, the reaction solution was purified by preparative liquid chromatography to obtain compound 16.
Sosimerasib is an orally active KRASG12C inhibitor. Sosimerasib can be used in research related to non-small cell lung cancer.
Sosimerasib (also known as HBI-2438 or JMKX1899) is an orally active, covalent small molecule inhibitor that targets the KRAS G12C mutation. Developed natively in China, it secured conditional marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in February 2026, making it China's first domestically discovered and registered KRAS G12C inhibitor.
The drug is designed to selectively lock the mutant KRAS protein in its inactive, GDP-bound state, preventing downstream oncogenic signaling pathways that drive tumor growth.
Mechanism and Clinical Indications
Sosimerasib specifically binds to the cysteine residue at position 12 of the mutated KRAS protein. It has shown distinct clinical advantages, including central nervous system (CNS) penetration, which makes it effective against brain metastases. Its primary therapeutic applications include:
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): It is indicated for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC harboring the KRAS G12C mutation, particularly those who have progressed after receiving standard platinum-based chemotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) and Solid Tumors: It is being clinically evaluated as a monotherapy or combination treatment for other advanced solid tumors, showing promising anti-tumor activity in KRAS G12C-mutated colorectal cancer.
Efficacy Data
Data presented across recent oncology conferences highlight substantial therapeutic efficacy:
NSCLC Outcomes: In a pivotal Phase II trial involving 145 previously treated patients, a once-daily 500 mg dose of sosimerasib achieved an Objective Response Rate (ORR) of 52.4% and a Disease Control Rate (DCR) of 87.6%. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was documented at 7.2 months.
Colorectal Cancer Outcomes: Data from the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting for advanced CRC patients demonstrated a confirmed ORR of 31.6% and a median PFS of 8.3 months.
Safety and Side Effects
Sosimerasib possesses a manageable safety profile, with rare occurrences of treatment discontinuations (around 1.8% to 2.1%) due to toxicity. The most common treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) include:
Elevated liver enzymes (Alanine aminotransferase/ALT and Aspartate aminotransferase/AST increases)
Anaemia
Decreased white blood cell count or elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase
Commercial and Development Background
The compound was originally discovered by Shanghai Jiyu Pharmaceutical Technology. It is being co-developed and commercialized through partnerships with HUYA Bioscience International (Huyabio) and Zhejiang Hangyu Pharmaceutical. Within the Chinese market, it joins foreign-developed alternatives like sotorasib (Amgen) and adagrasib (Bristol Myers Squibb), marking a major milestone for independent biomedical innovation in the region. Ongoing Phase III trials are evaluating sosimerasib in combination regimens (such as with the FAK inhibitor IN10018) as a first-line treatment option.
Compound 25-3 (700 mg, 1 mmol) and cesium carbonate (977 mg, 3 mmol) were dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (20 mL), and compound 26-1 (432 mg, 3 mmol) was added thereto at room temperature (25° C.). After the addition was completed, under nitrogen atmosphere, the system was heated to 120° C. and stirred for 2 hours. The system was filtered and concentrated to obtain a crude product, the crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (dichloromethane/methanol (v/v)=1/10) to obtain compound 29-1.
MS (ESI) m/z (M+H) +=778.2.
Step 2: Preparation of Compound 29-2
Compound 29-1 (150 mg, 0.2 mmol), hydrochloric acid (6N, 7 mL) were added to a mixed solution of methanol (0.6 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (6 mL). The system was heated to 55° C. and stirred for 10 min. The system was concentrated to obtain crude product compound 29-2, which was directly used in the next reaction without further purification.
MS (ESI) m/z (M+H) +=634.2.
Step 3: Preparation of Compound 29
Compound 29-2 (140 mg, 0.2 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (10 mL), and the system was cooled to 0° C., triethylamine (0.3 mL, 2.1 mmol) and acryloyl chloride (27 mg, 0.3 mmol) were added dropwise thereto, the reaction was carried out at 0° C. for 0.5 hours. The system was quenched with methanol and then concentrated to obtain a crude product. The crude product was dissolved in methanol (5 mL), potassium carbonate (140 mg) was added thereto, after the addition was completed, the system was stirred at room temperature (20° C.) for 30 min. The pH of the system was adjusted to 6 with hydrochloric acid, the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL) and water (20 mL); and the organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to obtain a crude product, the crude product was purified by high performance liquid chromatography (separation conditions: chromatographic column Welch Xtimate® C18 21.2×250 mm, 10 μm; column temperature: 25° C., mobile phase: water (10 mM/L NH 4HCO 3)-acetonitrile; acetonitrile 40%-60% 9 min; flow rate 30 mL/min) to obtain compound 29.
MS (ESI) m/z (M+H) +=688.2.
Step 4: Preparation of Compounds 29A and 29B
Diastereoisomeric compound 29 was purified by SFC («Column_3»; mobile phase: [CO 2-ethanol (0.1% ammonia)]; ethanol %: 25%; flow rate: 60 mL/min; column temperature: 38° C.). After concentration, compound 29A and compound 29B were obtained.
Compound 29-2 (140 mg, 0.2 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (10 mL), and the system was cooled to 0° C., triethylamine (0.3 mL, 2.1 mmol) and acryloyl chloride (27 mg, 0.3 mmol) were added dropwise thereto, the reaction was carried out at 0° C. for 0.5 hours. The system was quenched with methanol and then concentrated to obtain a crude product. The crude product was dissolved in methanol (5 mL), potassium carbonate (140 mg) was added thereto, after the addition was completed, the system was stirred at room temperature (20° C.) for 30 min. The pH of the system was adjusted to 6 with hydrochloric acid, the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane (20 mL) and water (20 mL); and the organic phase was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated to obtain a crude product, the crude product was purified by high performance liquid chromatography (separation conditions: chromatographic column Welch Xtimate® C18 21.2×250 mm, 10 μm; column temperature: 25° C., mobile phase: water (10 mM/L NH 4HCO 3)-acetonitrile; acetonitrile 40%-60% 9 min; flow rate 30 mL/min) to obtain compound 29.
MS (ESI) m/z (M+H) +=688.2.
Step 4: Preparation of Compounds 29A and 29B
Diastereoisomeric compound 29 was purified by SFC («Column_3»; mobile phase: [CO 2-ethanol (0.1% ammonia)]; ethanol %: 25%; flow rate: 60 mL/min; column temperature: 38° C.). After concentration, compound 29A and compound 29B were obtained.
