Recent updates on 1, 2, 3‐, 1, 2, 4‐, and 1, 3, 5‐triazine hybrids (2017–present): The anticancer activity, structure–activity relationships, and mechanisms of action. Issue 3 (13th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dong, Gaoli; Jiang, Yingchun; Zhang, Feng; Zhu, Fengyun; Liu, Junna; Xu, Zhi
• Is Part Of: Archiv der Pharmazie. Volume 356:Issue 3(2023)
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• Publication Date: 2022-11-13
• Subjects: anticancer -- heterofused -- hybrid molecules -- mechanism of action -- structure–activity relationships -- triazine; Pharmaceutical chemistry -- Periodicals; Pharmacology -- Periodicals; 615.19
• DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200479
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0365-6233

Abstract

Abstract: Cancer is one of the leading causes of death across the world, and the prevalence and mortality rates of cancer will continue to grow. Chemotherapeutics play a critical role in cancer therapy, but drug resistance and side effects are major hurdles to effective treatment, evoking an immediate need for the discovery of new anticancer agents. Triazines including 1, 2, 3‐, 1, 2, 4‐, and 1, 3, 5‐triazine have occupied a propitious place in drug design and development due to their excellent pharmacological profiles. Mechanistically, triazine derivatives could interfere with various signaling pathways to induce cancer cell death. Hence, triazine derivatives possess potential in vitro and in vivo efficacy against diverse cancers. In particular, triazine hybrids are able to overcome drug resistance and reduce side effects. Moreover, several triazine hybrids such as brivanib (indole‐containing pyrrolo[2, 1‐ f ][1, 2, 4]triazine), gedatolisib (1, 3, 5‐triazine‐urea hybrid), and enasidenib (1, 3, 5‐triazine‐pyridine hybrid) have already been available in the market. Accordingly, triazine hybrids are useful scaffolds for the discovery of novel anticancer chemotherapeutics. This review focuses on the anticancer activity of 1, 2, 3‐, 1, 2, 4‐, and 1, 3, 5‐triazine hybrids, together with the structure–activity relationships and mechanisms of action developed from 2017 to the present. The enriched structure–activity relationships may be useful for further rational drug development of triazine hybrids as potential clinical candidates. Abstract : This review provides the recent developments (2017–present) in triazine hybrids with anticancer potential. The structure–activity relationships as well as mechanisms of action are also discussed to facilitate the further rational design of more effective candidates.