Application of ATR kinase inhibitor in treatment of spinal glioma

By using the ATR kinase inhibitor AZD6738, the sensitivity of spinal cord glioma to radiotherapy is increased, and the problem of slow progress in spinal cord glioma treatment is solved, and more effective spinal cord glioma treatment is achieved.

CN119656177AActive Publication Date: 2025-03-21BEIJING NEUROSURGICAL INST +1
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CN202411766947.3
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CN · China
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Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2025-03-21
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2044-12-04

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Technical Problem

The treatment of spinal cord glioma is slow, and there is a lack of standardized treatment guidelines. Moreover, due to the particularity of the spinal cord and the narrow operating space, the treatment is difficult, which is prone to postoperative complications and reduces the patient's quality of life.

Method used

The ATR kinase inhibitor AZD6738 is used as a drug for treating spinal cord gliomas, thereby improving the therapeutic effect by increasing the sensitivity of spinal cord gliomas to radiotherapy.

Benefits of technology

Experiments have confirmed that AZD6738 has a therapeutic effect on spinal cord glioma and can significantly enhance the sensitivity of spinal cord glioma to radiation therapy, providing a new direction for the clinical treatment of spinal cord glioma.

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Abstract

The invention provides an application of an ATR kinase inhibitor in treatment of spinal glioma. Experiments prove that the ATR kinase inhibitor AZD6738 has a treatment effect on the spinal glioma, meanwhile, the sensitivity of the spinal glioma to radiotherapy can be improved, a new direction is provided for clinical treatment of the spinal glioma, and the ATR kinase inhibitor AZD6738 has a wide application prospect.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of biomedicine, and specifically relates to the application of ATR kinase inhibitors in treating spinal cord gliomas. Background Art

[0002] Spinal gliomas mainly include ependymal tumors, oligodendrogliomas, astrocytomas, and glioblastoma multiforme. The incidence rate is relatively low among central nervous system tumors, accounting for 8%-10% of all primary intraspinal tumors, and the annual incidence rate is about 0.22 / 100,000. Due to the particularity and rarity of spinal gliomas, research progress has been slow, and there is still a lack of large-scale clinical trials and standardized treatment guidelines. In addition, compared with intracranial space-occupying lesions, the intraspinal operation space is narrower and the spinal cord has important physiological functions, which increases the difficulty of treating spinal gliomas, and is more likely to cause various complications after surgery, reduce the quality of life of patients, and bring a heavy burden to patients. Therefore, it is of great significance to actively explore the best treatment method for spinal gliomas. Summary of the invention

[0003] To make up for the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides the use of an ATR kinase inhibitor in the treatment of spinal cord glioma.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solution.

[0005] The first aspect of the present invention provides a drug for treating spinal cord glioma / enhancing the radiotherapy sensitivity of spinal cord glioma, wherein the drug comprises an ATR kinase inhibitor.

[0006] Furthermore, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738.

[0007] Furthermore, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0008] Furthermore, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0009] Furthermore, the drug also includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

[0010] Furthermore, the dosage form of the pharmaceutical composition includes solid preparations, semisolid preparations or liquid preparations.

[0011] Furthermore, the solid preparation includes tablets, lozenges, capsules, pills or granules.

[0012] Furthermore, the semisolid preparation includes cream, gel, ointment or emulsion.

[0013] Furthermore, the liquid preparation includes a solution or a suspension.

[0014] The second aspect of the present invention provides the use of an ATR kinase inhibitor in the preparation of a medicament for treating spinal cord glioma.

[0015] Furthermore, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738.

[0016] Furthermore, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0017] Furthermore, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0018] Furthermore, the medicine also includes other active drugs.

[0019] Furthermore, the other active drugs include methotrexate, cytarabine, palbociclib, temozolomide, and doxorubicin.

[0020] The third aspect of the present invention provides the use of an ATR kinase inhibitor in the preparation of a drug for enhancing the radiotherapy sensitivity of spinal cord glioma.

[0021] Furthermore, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738.

[0022] Furthermore, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0023] Furthermore, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0024] Furthermore, the drug also includes other drugs that enhance the sensitivity of spinal glioma to radiotherapy.

[0025] Furthermore, the other drugs that enhance the radiotherapy sensitivity of spinal glioma include metronidazole, misonidazole, nitroimidazole, benzamide, nicotinamide, cisplatin, mitomycin, tenizamine, nitrosourea, and mercaptopurine.

[0026] The fourth aspect of the present invention provides the use of an ATR kinase inhibitor in inhibiting the growth of spinal cord glioma cells or in the preparation of a medicament for inhibiting the growth of spinal cord glioma cells.

[0027] Furthermore, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738.

[0028] Furthermore, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0029] Furthermore, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0030] The fifth aspect of the present invention provides a method for regulating the growth of spinal glioma cells in vitro, the method comprising administering an ATR kinase inhibitor.

[0031] Furthermore, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738.

[0032] Furthermore, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0033] Furthermore, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

[0034] Advantages and beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0035] The present application experimentally confirms that the ATR kinase inhibitor AZD6738 has a therapeutic effect on spinal cord gliomas and can increase the sensitivity of spinal cord gliomas to radiotherapy, providing a new direction for the clinical treatment of spinal cord gliomas and having broad application prospects.

[0036] Biomaterial Deposit Information

[0037] SCA-S02:

[0038] Scientific description: human cells; depository: General Microbiology Center of China Microbiological Culture Collection Administration (CGMCC); deposit address: No. 3, Yard No. 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing; deposit date: January 22, 2024; deposit number: CGMCC NO.45809.

[0039] SCA-S09:

[0040] Scientific description: human cells; depository: General Microbiology Center of China Microbiological Culture Collection Administration (CGMCC); deposit address: No. 3, Yard No. 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing; deposit date: January 22, 2024; deposit number: CGMCC NO.45810.

[0041] SCA-S10:

[0042] Scientific description: human cells; depository: General Microbiology Center of China Microbiological Culture Collection Administration (CGMCC); deposit address: No. 3, Yard No. 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing; deposit date: January 22, 2024; deposit number: CGMCC NO.45811.

[0043] SCA-S12:

[0044] Scientific description: human cells; depository: General Microbiology Center of China Microbiological Culture Collection Administration (CGMCC); deposit address: No. 3, Yard No. 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing; deposit date: January 22, 2024; deposit number: CGMCC NO.45812.

[0045] SCA-S41:

[0046] Scientific description: human cells; depository: General Microbiology Center of China Microbiological Culture Collection Administration (CGMCC); deposit address: No. 3, Yard No. 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing; deposit date: January 22, 2024; deposit number: CGMCC NO.45813. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] Figure 1 This is a diagram of the gene mutations in spinal cord glioma cells;

[0048] Figure 2 This is a graph showing the sensitivity of spinal cord glioma cells to AZD6738;

[0049] Figure 3 This is a graph measuring the sensitivity of spinal cord glioma cells to the combination of AZD6738 and radiotherapy;

[0050] Figure 4 This is a live fluorescence imaging of spinal cord glioma cells in mice;

[0051] Figure 5 This is a graph of the growth curve of spinal cord glioma cells in mice;

[0052] Figure 6 This is a survival curve of mice after spinal cord glioma cells were implanted into mice;

[0053] Figure 7 This is a graph showing the inhibitory effect of anti-tumor drugs on spinal cord glioma cells SCA_S02;

[0054] Figure 8 This is a diagram showing the inhibitory effect of anti-tumor drugs on spinal cord glioma cells SCA_S09. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0055] The definitions of some terms used in this specification are provided below. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein generally have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

[0056] The invention provides a medicine for treating spinal cord glioma / enhancing the radiotherapy sensitivity of spinal cord glioma, and the medicine comprises an ATR kinase inhibitor.

[0057] In some embodiments, ATR kinase inhibitors include but are not limited to AZD6738 (also known as Cerasertib or Ceralasertib), ATG-018, Abd110.

[0058] In a specific embodiment, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of AZD6738. Representative pharmaceutically acceptable salts include alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts, ammonium salts, water-soluble salts and water-insoluble salts, such as acetate, amsonate (4,4-diaminostilbene-2,2-disulfonate), benzenesulfonate, benzoate, bicarbonate, bisulfate, bitartrate, borate, bromide, butyrate, calcium, calcium edetate, camsylate, carbonate, chloride, citrate, clavulanate, dihydrochloride, edetate, edisylate, propionate, estolate, esylate, fumarate, glucoheptonate, gluconate, glutamate, glycolyl aminophenyl arsenate, hexafluorophosphate, hexylresorcinate, hydrabamine, hydrobromide, hydrochloride, hydroxy naphthoate, iodide bis(2-hydroxy-3-naphthoate, einbonate), pantothenate, phosphate / diphosphate, picrate, polygalacturonate, propionate, p-toluenesulfonate, salicylate, stearate, subacetate, succinate, sulfate, sulfosalicylate, suramate, tannate, tartrate, teoclate, toluenesulfonate, triethiodide, and valerate. A pharmaceutically acceptable salt may have more than one charged atom in its structure. In this case, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt may have multiple counterions. Thus, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt may have one or more charged atoms and / or one or more counterions. These pharmaceutically acceptable salts are prepared by methods known in the art, for example by dissolving a free amine base with an excess of acid in an aqueous alcohol solution, or by neutralizing a free carboxylic acid with an alkali metal base (e.g., hydroxide) or with an amine.

[0059] The medicament further includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

[0060] In some embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier includes a pharmaceutically acceptable substance, composition or vehicle, such as a liquid or solid filler, diluent, excipient, solvent or encapsulating material, which is involved in carrying or transporting the subject chemical from one organ or part of the body to another organ or part of the body. Various carriers are "acceptable" in the sense that they are compatible with the other components of the formulation and will not cause harm to the patient. Some examples of substances that can be used as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include: (1) sugars, such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; (2) starches, such as corn starch and potato starch; (3) cellulose and its derivatives, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; (4) powdered tragacanth; (5) malt; (6) gelatin; (7) talc; (8) excipients, such as cocoa butter and suppository wax; (9) oils, such as peanut oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, olive oil, corn starch, etc. Rice oil and soybean oil; (10) glycols, such as propylene glycol; (11) polyols, such as glycerol, sorbitol, mannitol and polyethylene glycol; (12) esters, such as ethyl oleate and ethyl laurate; (13) agar; (14) buffers, such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; (15) alginic acid; (16) pyrogen-free water; (17) isotonic saline; (18) Ringer's solution; (19) ethanol; (20) phosphate buffer; and (21) other nontoxic compatible substances used in pharmaceutical preparations.

[0061] Wetting agents, emulsifiers and lubricants such as sodium lauryl sulfate and magnesium stearate, as well as coloring agents, release agents, coatings, sweetening, flavoring and perfuming agents, preservatives and antioxidants may also be present in the medicament.

[0062] Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable antioxidants include: (1) water-soluble antioxidants, such as ascorbic acid, cysteine ​​hydrochloride, sodium bisulfate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, etc.; (2) oil-soluble antioxidants, such as ascorbyl palmitate, butylated hydroxyphenol (BHA), butylated hydroxyphenol (BHT), lecithin, propyl gallate, α-tocopherol, etc.; and (3) metal chelators, such as citric acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), sorbitol, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, etc.

[0063] In some embodiments, the medicine of the present application includes compositions suitable for oral administration, nasal administration, topical administration (including oral and sublingual administration), rectal administration, vaginal administration, aerosol administration and / or parenteral administration. The composition can be conveniently present in unit dosage form and can be prepared by any method known in the pharmaceutical field. Depending on the subject to be treated, the specific mode of administration, the amount of active ingredient that can be combined with a carrier material to produce a single dosage form can be different. The amount of active ingredient that can be combined with a carrier material to produce a single dosage form is generally the amount of the compound that produces a therapeutic effect. Typically, in addition to 100%, the amount ranges from about 1% to about 99% of the active ingredient, from about 5% to about 70%, or from about 10% to about 30%.

[0064] The dosage form of the drug includes solid preparation, semisolid preparation or liquid preparation.

[0065] In the solid dosage form (tablet, lozenge, capsule, pill or granule) of the drug of the present application for oral administration, the active ingredient is mixed with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate, and / or any of the following: (1) fillers or expanders, such as starch, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol and / or silicic acid; (2) binders, such as carboxymethylcellulose, alginate, gelatin, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, sucrose and / or gum arabic; (3) preservatives. Wetting agents such as glycerol; (4) disintegrants such as agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates and sodium carbonate; (5) solution retardants such as paraffin; (6) absorption promoters such as quaternary ammonium compounds; (7) wetting agents such as acetyl alcohol and glyceryl monostearate; (8) absorbents such as kaolin and bentonite; (9) lubricants such as talc, calcium stearate, magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate and mixtures thereof; and (10) coloring agents. In the case of capsules, tablets and pills, the drug may also contain a buffer. Solid compositions of a similar type may also be used as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using excipients such as lactose or milk sugars and high molecular weight polyethylene glycols.

[0066] Tablets can be prepared by compression or molding with one or more auxiliary ingredients. Compressed tablets can be prepared using a binder (e.g., gelatin or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), a lubricant, an inert diluent, a preservative, a disintegrant (e.g., sodium starch glycolate or cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose), a surfactant or a dispersant. Molded tablets can be prepared by molding a mixture of powdered active ingredients moistened with an inert liquid diluent in a suitable machine.

[0067] Tablets and other solid dosage forms of drugs, such as lozenges, capsules, pills or granules, can optionally be scored or prepared with coatings and shells, such as enteric coatings and other coatings known in the field of pharmacy. Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, other polymer matrices, liposomes and / or microspheres in different proportions, for example, providing the desired release curve (profile), can also be used to prepare to provide a sustained release or controlled release of the active ingredient therein. They can be sterilized, for example, by filtering through a bacteria-retaining filter, or by introducing a sterilizing agent in the form of a sterile solid composition that can be dissolved in sterile water, or by introducing some other sterile injectable medium immediately before use. These compositions can also optionally contain an opacifier, and optionally in a delayed manner, can be a composition that releases the active ingredient only in or preferentially in a certain part of the gastrointestinal tract. Examples of implantable compositions that can be used include polymeric substances and waxes. The active ingredient can also be in microcapsule form, if appropriate, in microcapsule form with one or more of the above-mentioned excipients.

[0068] Liquid dosage forms (solutions or suspensions) for oral administration of drugs include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs. In addition to the active ingredient, the liquid dosage form may also contain inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as water or other solvents, solubilizers and emulsifiers, such as ethanol, isopropanol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, oils (especially cottonseed oil, peanut oil, corn oil, germ oil, olive oil, castor oil and sesame oil), glycerol, tetrahydrofuran methanol, polyethylene glycol, and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixtures thereof.

[0069] Besides inert diluents, the oral compositions can include adjuvants such as wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, sweetening, flavoring, coloring, perfuming and preservative agents.

[0070] In some embodiments, the dosage regimen of the drug of the present application will vary according to known factors, such as the pharmacodynamic characteristics of a particular agent and its mode and route of administration; the race, age, sex, health, medical condition, and weight of the recipient; the nature and extent of symptoms; the type of concurrent treatment; the frequency of treatment; the route of administration, and the desired effect. In certain embodiments, the drug of the present application can be administered in a single daily dose, or the total daily dose can be administered in divided doses twice, three times, or four times a day.

[0071] In some embodiments, treatment refers to weakening or alleviating, or improving or eradicating a disease or one or more symptoms associated with a disease. In certain embodiments, the term refers to minimizing the spread or deterioration of a disease, which is caused by administering one or more preventive or therapeutic agents to a patient suffering from the disease. For the purposes of various aspects and embodiments provided herein, treatment includes but is not limited to alleviating, alleviating or improving one or more clinical manifestations or side effects of the disease or condition being treated, improving one or more clinical results, reducing the extent of the disease, delaying or slowing down disease progression, improving, alleviating or stabilizing the disease state, and other beneficial results described herein.

[0072] The invention will be further described below in conjunction with specific examples. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the invention. The main features of the invention may be used in a variety of embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0073] Example

[0074] Example 1

[0075] The process of suspension culture of spinal cord glioma cells: place the brain glioma tissue block (brain glioma tissue surgically removed in Tiantan Hospital according to the operation procedures in line with medical ethics) in a beaker, rinse it with Hanks solution three times to remove blood stains; then place it in a mixture containing penicillin and streptomycin for 60 minutes; use ophthalmic scissors to cut the tissue into 2-3 mm blocks for easy digestion; add trypsin solution equivalent to 50 times the volume of the total amount of tissue blocks, and then pour it into a conical flask, ligate the bottle mouth or plug it with a rubber stopper; place it in a 37°C incubator for digestion, and shake it every 20 minutes during the digestion process; the digestion time is 60 minutes; then filter out the tissue blocks that have not been fully digested through a suitable stainless steel sieve; centrifuge the digestion solution at 800 rpm to obtain sample cells, aspirate the supernatant, add primary culture medium to the precipitate, and add the primary culture medium to the precipitate until the cell density is 10 5 / mL, and then placed in a constant temperature incubator at 37°C for culture. The basic culture medium of the primary culture medium is a suspension culture medium, which includes: 20ng / mL EGF cytokine, 20ng / mL bFGF cytokine, 20ng / mL streptomycin and 20ng / mL penicillin, B27 (50×) and 20ng / mL transferrin.

[0076] The single cell suspension obtained by the above suspension culture was inoculated into an ultra-low adsorption culture dish for culture, and then digested into single cells with digestive enzymes. When the operation was repeated and subcultured to the fourth generation, some primary cells died, stopped growing or grew slowly, and another part of the primary cells were able to show a good proliferation state in the serum-free suspension culture medium. These cell lines showing a good proliferation state were selected as further screening objects, and MTT experiments and Transwell experiments were performed to detect the proliferation and migration abilities of the cell lines. The cell lines finally obtained included SCA-S10, SCA-S12, SCA-S41, SCA-S09, and SCA-S02. The gene mutations and copy number variations of spinal cord glioma cells were detected by whole exome sequencing. The results are as follows: Figure 1 As shown, it can be seen that different spinal glioma cells all have H3 K27M mutation (H3F3AK27M).

[0077] In this example, the spinal cord H3 K27M mutant cells derived from the above patients were divided into two groups: "high proliferation and replication pressure type" and "high immune infiltration type", among which SCA-S10 and SCA-S12 were "high immune infiltration type" tumor patient-derived cell models, and SCA-S41, SCA-S09, and SCA-S02 were "high proliferation and replication pressure type" cell models.

[0078] The sensitivity of the AZD6738 (Cerasertib) compound was evaluated using the above cell model. The specific process is as follows: spinal cord glioma cells in the logarithmic growth phase were taken, digested with trypsin, centrifuged to obtain cell pellets, resuspended in complete medium and counted, and the above spinal cord glioma cells were inoculated into 96-well cell culture plates at 5000 cells / well according to the counting results, and cultured in a 37°C incubator and 5% CO2 environment. After 24 hours, the cells were treated with drugs. The AZD6738 (Cerasertib) compound was dissolved in DMSO to prepare a stock solution, and then diluted with complete medium to different drug concentrations. The gradient concentrations of the Nedisertib (M3814) compound were: 0, 0.04, 0.2, and 1.5 μM; the culture medium in the wells was removed, and the corresponding drug-containing solutions of each concentration were added, 100 μL per well. The well plate was returned to the incubator, and the cell proliferation was detected after 6 days. During the test, the CCK8 working solution was prepared in advance, and the working solution of appropriate volume was prepared according to 100 μL serum-free culture medium and 10 μL CCK8 per well, and placed in the dark. The well plate was removed from the incubator, the cell culture medium in the wells to be tested was removed, and 110 μL CCK8 working solution was added to each well. After incubation for 2 hours, the absorbance at 450 nm was detected on the microplate reader, and the inhibition rate corresponding to each concentration was calculated. The IC50 value at the corresponding time point was calculated using GraphPad7.0 software.

[0079] Subsequently, their sensitivity to ATR kinase inhibitor (AZD6738) was evaluated in cell models. The results showed that the "high immune infiltration" SCA-S10 and SCA-S12 cells were relatively resistant to the treatment with ATR kinase inhibitor (AZD6738), while the "high proliferation and replication stress" cells "SCA-S41, SCA-S09, SCA-S02" were relatively sensitive to the treatment with ATR kinase inhibitor (AZD6738) ( Figure 2 ).

[0080] Radiotherapy is currently the standard treatment for H3 K27 variant spinal cord gliomas. Next, we evaluated whether AZD6738 combined with radiotherapy can effectively sensitize the effect of radiotherapy. The results showed that for high-proliferation and replication-stress H3 K27 variant spinal cord glioma cells, the increase in AZD6738 concentration can significantly sensitize the effect of radiotherapy ( Figure 3 ).

[0081] Example 2

[0082] To investigate the effect of AZD6738 alone or AZD6738 plus radiotherapy in the treatment of "highly proliferative and replication-stressed" spinal H3K27 mutant gliomas in vivo, an orthotopic xenograft model was established by injecting luciferase-expressing spinal H3K27 mutant tumor cells SCA09 into the spinal cord of nude mice.

[0083] Subsequently, day 0 was set after cells were injected into the tumor for 14 days.

[0084] Control group: Normal saline was administered orally on days 0, 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16, and simulated radiotherapy was given 4 hours after administration.

[0085] AZD6738 group: AZD6738 was administered by gavage on days 0, 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16, and simulated radiotherapy was given 4 hours after administration.

[0086] Radiation group: Normal saline was administered orally on days 0, 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16, and 1 Gy of radiation therapy was given 4 hours after administration.

[0087] AZD6738+radiation group: AZD6738 was administered by gavage on days 0, 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16, and 1 Gy simulated radiotherapy was given 4 hours after administration.

[0088] The results showed that compared with the control group, both the AZD6738 group and the radiotherapy group could effectively reduce the tumor volume on day 28, while the AZD6738+radiotherapy group could significantly reduce the tumor volume on day 28 ( Figure 4 ).

[0089] At the same time, it can be seen from the tumor growth curve (the change of average bioluminescence intensity) that the use of AZD6738 or radiotherapy alone can inhibit the growth rate of tumors to a certain extent, while the combination of AZD6738 and radiotherapy can more significantly inhibit the growth rate of mouse tumors ( Figure 5 ).

[0090] In addition, compared with the control group, AZD6738 or radiotherapy can prolong the survival of tumor-bearing mice to a certain extent, but the combination of AZD6738 and radiotherapy can further prolong the survival of mice ( Figure 6 ).

[0091] These findings highlight the therapeutic value of AZD6738 in spinal cord tumors, particularly its value in sensitizing to radiotherapy.

[0092] Comparative Example

[0093] This comparative example further measured the inhibitory effects of AZD6738 (Cerasertib) and other commonly used compounds on the H3 K27M subtype of spinal cord glioma according to the determination method of Example 1. The drug concentration and effect are as follows: Figure 7-8 , IC50 values ​​(μM) are shown in Table 1.

[0094] Table 1 The inhibitory effect of drugs on spinal cord glioma

[0095]

[0096] It can be seen that compared with other anti-tumor drugs, the AZD6738 (Cerasertib) compound provided in the present application can effectively inhibit the growth of H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma, and can further sensitize radiotherapy, providing a new solution for the treatment of H3 K27M subtype spinal cord glioma.

[0097] The description of the above embodiments is only used to understand the method and core idea of ​​the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications will also fall within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A drug for treating spinal cord glioma / enhancing the radiotherapy sensitivity of spinal cord glioma, characterized in that: The drugs include ATR kinase inhibitors; Preferably, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738; Preferably, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma; Preferably, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

2. The drug according to claim 1, characterized in that The medicament further includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

3. The use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dosage form of the pharmaceutical composition includes solid preparations, semisolid preparations or liquid preparations; Preferably, the solid preparation comprises tablets, lozenges, capsules, pills or granules; Preferably, the semisolid preparation comprises a cream, a gel, an ointment or an emulsion; Preferably, the liquid preparation comprises a solution or a suspension.

4. Application of ATR kinase inhibitors in the preparation of drugs for treating spinal cord glioma; Preferably, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738; Preferably, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma; Preferably, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

5. The use according to claim 3, characterized in that: The medicament also includes other active drugs.

6. The use according to claim 5, characterized in that: The other active drugs include methotrexate, cytarabine, palbociclib, temozolomide, and doxorubicin.

7. Use of an ATR kinase inhibitor in the preparation of a drug for enhancing the radiotherapy sensitivity of spinal glioma; preferably, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738; Preferably, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma; Preferably, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

8. The use according to claim 7, characterized in that: The drugs also include other drugs that enhance the sensitivity of spinal glioma to radiotherapy; Preferably, the other drugs that enhance the radiotherapy sensitivity of spinal glioma include metronidazole, misonidazole, nitroimidazole, benzamide, nicotinamide, cisplatin, mitomycin, tenizamine, nitrosourea, and mercaptopurine.

9. Use of ATR kinase inhibitors in inhibiting the growth of spinal cord glioma cells or in the preparation of drugs for inhibiting the growth of spinal cord glioma cells; Preferably, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738; Preferably, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma; Preferably, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

10. A method for regulating the growth of spinal cord glioma cells in vitro, characterized in that: The method comprises administering an ATR kinase inhibitor; Preferably, the ATR kinase inhibitor is selected from AZD6738; Preferably, the spinal cord glioma is selected from mutant spinal cord glioma; Preferably, the mutant spinal cord glioma is selected from H3 K27M mutant spinal cord glioma.

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