Tandutinib (MLN518)S1043

Tandutinib has little activity against EGFR, FGFR, KDR, InsR, Src, Abl, PKC, PKA and MAPKs. Tandutinib inhibits IL-3-independent cell growth and FLT3-ITD autophosphorylation with an IC50 of 10-100 nM. Tandutinib also inhibits the proliferation of human leukemia Ba/F3 cells containing FLT3-ITD mutations with IC50 values of 10-30 nM, and the FLT3-ITD-positive Molm-13 and Molm-14 cells with an IC50 of 10 nM. In FLT3-ITD-positive Molm-14 cells but not the FLT3-ITD-negative THP-1 cells, Tandutinib treatment leads to significant apoptosis by 51% and 78% at 24 and 96 hours, respectively, due to specific FLT3 inhibition. ^[1] Tandutinib preferentially inhibits the growth of blast colonies from FLT3 ITD-positive compared with ITD-negative patients with AML, without affecting colony formation by normal human progenitor cells. ^[2]