Pluto Bioinformatics

GSE131358: A potent and selective small-molecule degrader of STAT3 achieves complete tumor regression in vivo

Bulk RNA sequencing

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is an attractive cancer therapeutic target. We report herein the discovery of SD-36, a small-molecule degrader of STAT3. SD-36 potently induces the degradation of STAT3 protein in vitro and in vivo and demonstrates high selectivity over other STAT members. Induced degradation of STAT3 results in a strong suppression of its transcription network in leukemia and lymphoma cells. SD-36 inhibits the growth of a subset of acute myeloid leukemia and anaplastic large cell lymphoma cell lines by inducing cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. SD-36 achieves complete and long-lasting tumor regression in multiple xenograft mouse models at well tolerated dose schedules. Degradation of STAT3 protein therefore represents a promising cancer therapeutic strategy. SOURCE: Shaomeng Wang (shaomeng@umich.edu) - Wang University of Michigan