Discovery of Highly Potent Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Degraders for Efficient Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Chunquan Sheng & Guoqiang Dong · 2022-12-23

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) is identified as a promising target for cancer therapy. However, known NAMPT inhibitors are characterized by weak clinical efficacy and dose-dependent toxicity. There is an urgent need to develop new NAMPT intervention strategies. Using the proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) technology, we designed and synthesized a series of new von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)-recruiting NAMPT-targeting PROTACs. A highly potent NAMPT degrader (