In Vitro: |
AZD6738 is a potent inhibitor of ATR kinase activity with an IC50 of 0.001 μM against the isolated enzyme and 0.074 μM against ATR kinase-dependent CHK1 phosphorylation in cells. AZD6738 induces cell death and senescence in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines. AZD6738 impairs viability of four Kras mutant cell lines: H23, H460, A549, and H358. , with the lowest GI50 and greatest maximal inhibition in H460 and H23 cells (1.05 μM, 88.0% and 2.38 μM, 86.2%, respectively). AZD6738 potentiates the cytotoxicity of cisplatin and gemcitabine in NSCLC cell lines with intact ATM kinase signaling, and potently synergizes with cisplatin in ATM-deficient NSCLC cells[1]. AZD6738 inhibits human breast cancer cell lines with IC50 values less than 1 μM using MTT assay. AZD6738 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. It downregulates DNA damage response molecules and cell proliferative signaling molecules[2]. |