PARP7 Inhibitor Compounds for Restoring Type I Interferon Signaling

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Solution Overview

Problem

There are currently no approved PARP7 inhibiting pharmaceuticals, limiting the potential for effective cancer treatment targeting this enzyme.

Innovation Solution

Development of compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that inhibit PARP7, including specific structural elements and functional groups to enhance their pharmaceutical properties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If no PARP7 inhibiting pharmaceuticals are developed, then the current lack of treatment options is maintained, but cancer treatment effectiveness remains limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecancer treatment effectivenessVSAvoidtreatment option availability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the broad ART superfamily of enzymes into specific targetable members, focusing on PARP7 as a distinct therapeutic target. This segmentation allows for selective inhibition of PARP7 without affecting other PARP family members, enabling tailored cancer treatments that address specific molecular pathways involved in tumor survival and stress responses

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs parameter changes by developing compounds with specific molecular structures (Formula I with varying R1-R7, R9-R18 substituents) that optimize binding affinity to PARP7. By systematically varying chemical parameters such as substituent groups, ring structures, and molecular weight, the invention achieves enhanced inhibitory potency and selectivity for PARP7 over other enzymes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If PARP7 inhibitors are developed with complex structural elements to enhance pharmaceutical properties, then inhibition effectiveness improves, but compound complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovePARP7 inhibition effectivenessVSAvoidcompound structural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by introducing specific functional groups and substituent patterns at particular positions within the core molecular structure. For example, specific R1-R7 substituents at defined positions on the ring system provide localized interactions with PARP7 binding site residues, enhancing inhibition effectiveness while maintaining overall structural manageability through targeted rather than universal complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates composite molecular structures by combining heterocyclic core systems with various substituent moieties (aromatic rings, aliphatic chains, heteroatom-containing groups). These composite structures integrate multiple functional elements that collectively achieve high PARP7 binding affinity and selectivity, while the modular nature of the composite design allows for systematic optimization without excessive overall complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS12459922B2PARP7 inhibitors
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 GILEAD SCIENCES INC
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AI summary

Provided herein is a compound of Formula I:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, mixture of stereoisomers, or deuterated analog thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the present invention, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient thereof, and a method of treating cancer with the same.