WZ8040 is an inhibitor of mutant EGF receptors (EGFRs) with IC
50 values ranging from 2 to 306 nM in Ba/F3 cells.
1 It is selective for EGFR mutants, including the EGFR
Del E746_A750 and EGFR
L858R mutations conferring gefitinib sensitivity and the EGFR
Del E746_A750/T790M mutation conferring gefitinib resistance (IC
50s = 2, 6, and 6 nM in Ba/F3 cells), over wild-type EGFR (IC
50 = 1,820 nM in HN11 cells) but also inhibits ERBB2
Ins G776V,C and wild-type ERBB2 (IC
50s = 20 and 32 nM, respectively, in Ba/F3 cells). WZ8040 inhibits proliferation of PC-9 cells harboring the EGFR
Del E746_A750 mutation and gefitinib-resistant PC-9 GR cells harboring the EGFR
T790M resistant allele (EC
50s = 6 and 8 nM, respectively).
2