What Does It Take to Develop Structurally Complex Molecules by Total Synthesis? Rapid Process Development and GMP Manufacturing of E7130 Drug Substance for First-in-Human Clinical Study
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Abstract
Process development of E7130 Drug Substance, which is a novel anticancer drug candidate, is described. To accomplish rapid delivery of such a large and structurally complex drug substance for first-in-human (FIH) clinical trial, close collaboration among medicinal chemistry, process chemistry, and academia teams was required. The successful establishment of a suitable synthetic route in a concise time frame while negotiating challenging chemical reactions (e.g., asymmetric catalytic Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi (NHK) reaction and Zr/Ni-mediated ketone coupling reaction) is described herein. Experience with the development of eribulin mesylate was helpful in anticipating and overcoming the chemical and logistical challenges encountered in the E7130 project. Based on this background, more than 10 g of E7130 Drug Substance has been successfully manufactured under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) controls within 1.5 years after the medicinal chemistry team succeeded in the first total synthesis.
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The journal Organic Process Research & Development serves as a communication tool between industrial chemists and chemists working in universities and research institutes. As such, it reports original work from the broad field of industrial process chemistry but also presents academic results that are relevant, or potentially relevant, to industrial applications. Process chemistry is the science that enables the safe, environmentally benign and ultimately economical manufacturing of organic compounds that are required in larger amounts to help address the needs of society. Consequently, the Journal encompasses every aspect of organic chemistry, including all aspects of catalysis, synthetic methodology development and synthetic strategy exploration, but also includes aspects from analytical and solid-state chemistry and chemical engineering, such as work-up tools,process safety, or flow-chemistry. The goal of development and optimization of chemical reactions and processes is their transfer to a larger scale; original work describing such studies and the actual implementation on scale is highly relevant to the journal. However, studies on new developments from either industry, research institutes or academia that have not yet been demonstrated on scale, but where an industrial utility can be expected and where the study has addressed important prerequisites for a scale-up and has given confidence into the reliability and practicality of the chemistry, also serve the mission of OPR&D as a communication tool between the different contributors to the field.