Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. · NASDAQ:NRIX
Nurix Therapeutics — ACS Fall Meeting 2022
28 slides from Nurix Therapeutics's conference presentation, Aug 23, 2022
Slide 1: Discovery and Optimization of CBL-B Inhibitors
Leader in Targeted Protein Modulation Discovery and Optimization of CBL-B Inhibitors ACS Fall Meeting Chicago, IL August 23, 2022 1
Slide 2: Important Notice and Disclaimers
Important Notice and Disclaimers This presentation contains statements that relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When or if used in this presentation, the words “anticipa
Slide 3: Nurix's DELigase Protein Modulation Discovery Platform
Nurix’s DELigase Protein Modulation Discovery Platform DEL Discovery Rational and Direct-to-Cell Scaled Screening for Empirical Chemistry Biology Capabilities in vivo exposure M e an U n b o u n d D ru g C o n c e n tr a tio n in P la s m a F re e D r u g C o n c e n tra tio n (u M ) 1 0.1 0.01 0.00
Slide 4: Nurix Is Advancing Four Wholly Owned Clinical Programs with a Deep Pipeline
Nurix Is Advancing Four Wholly Owned Clinical Programs with a Deep Pipeline of Proprietary and Partnered Novel Targets 4 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not for distribution.
Slide 5: Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements Biology & Lead Discovery Chemistry Drug Discovery Technologies Nurix Leadership Asad Taherbhoy Thomas Cummins Eileen Ambing Arthur Sands Paul Barsanti Chenbo Wang Jose Santos Pierre Beaurang Neil Bence Hiroko Tanaka Morgan Lawrenz Gwenn Hansen Anjanabha Saha Jose Leighton Dahlia Wei
Slide 6: CBL-B is a Modulator of Immune Cell Activation
CBL-B is a Modulator of Immune Cell Activation • CBL-B is an E3 ubiquitin ligase highly expressed in cells of the immune system APC CBL-B inhibition • CBL-B regulates T, B, and NK cell activation IL-2 production MHC CD80/86 Proliferation • Blocking CBL-B removes a brake on the immune system Signal 1
Slide 7: CBL-B is a Modulator of Immune Cell Activation
CBL-B is a Modulator of Immune Cell Activation Inactivation or deletion of CBL-B results in hyperactive T cells and inhibition of tumor growth. IL-2 secretion in KO and ligase inactive T cells ex vivo Ligase-inactive cbl-b knock-in mice inhibit tumor growth (TC-1 syngeneic model). Het Inactive ligas
Slide 8: Inactive CBL-B is Autoinhibited
Inactive CBL-B is Autoinhibited RING • When Y363 of CBL-B is not phosphorylated, the helix of the LHR domain packs against the TKB domain • Incapable of binding Ub-E2 LHR • Phosphorylation of Y363 requires dissociation of LHR- RING from TKB Y363 TKB 8 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not fo
Slide 9: Active CBL-B Binds Ub-loaded E2 Ligases
Active CBL-B Binds Ub-loaded E2 Ligases “Closed-state” “Open-state” (inactive) (active, binds E2-Ub) RING UbcH5b Y363 RING LHR Phosphorylation pY363 LHR LHR TKB TKB RING TKB Ub LHR CBL-B TKB RING unstructured 36 427 982 9 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not for distribution
Slide 10: Multiple Lead-Finding Approaches Afforded CBL-B Binders
Multiple Lead-Finding Approaches Afforded CBL-B Binders N-Avi Biochemical Ub HTS DEL Fragment RING Screening TKB Lib size 300K 1X109 1600 TKB SRC kinase RING P # of 1 2 1 Series E2~Ub Binding Assay Hit 28 µM 2.4 µM 1800 µM Affinity DEL Ligand Cube Plot Hit mwt 338 537 211 Hit LE 0.27 0.22 0.33 Affin
Slide 11: CBL-B HTS Triage Revealed a Singleton Hit
CBL-B HTS Triage Revealed a Singleton Hit 104 hits from Closed State HTS Next: Tested from purchased powders • CBL-B Phosphorylation FRET assay ~90% confirmed from powders • E2~Ub Binding FRET assay Next: Hits re-tested from purified compounds • Src Counter Screen FRET assay < 15 hits repeated from
Slide 12: HTS Reveals a Singleton Hit
HTS Reveals a Singleton Hit N N H E2 binding FRET, Orthogonal Src Counter Screen FRET FRET Artifact Assay N S N O Inactive 5 0 1 0 0 50 Inactive A c t iv it y NRX-1 A c t iv it y % A c t iv it y 5 0 (racemic) 0 0 IC50: 28 µM % mwt = 338 0 .0 1 0 .1 1 10 100 0 .0 1 0 .1 1 1 0 1 0 0 % 0 Ksol 280 µM µ
Slide 13: NRX-3 is a Specific Inhibitor of CBL-B
NRX-3 is a Specific Inhibitor of CBL-B E2-Ub binding N N H N 1 0 0 SPR (R) S N A c t iv it y O 5 0 % N N NRX-2 0 H N S N Chiral SFC 0 .0 0 1 0 .0 1 µ M 0 .1 C o m p o u n d 1 1 0 1 0 0 O NRX-1 HTS Screening hit N N H N KD: 16 µM (S) S N O 1 0 0 NRX-3 A c t iv it y Resolved Screening hit 5 0 % E2-Ub:
Slide 14: NRX-3 is an Intramolecular Glue
NRX-3 is an Intramolecular Glue Substrate protein E2 E2 Y363 p NRX-03 RING Y363 RING 1. Kinase pY363 TKB TKB TKB 2. E2/substrate TKB NRX-3 acts as an Closed State Opened State Phosphorylation locks intramolecular glue INACTIVE CBL-B in the ACTIVE forcing CBL-B in its Conformation folded INACTIVE sta
Slide 15: Crystal Structure Confirms Binding Mode as Intramolecular Glue
Crystal Structure Confirms Binding Mode as Intramolecular Glue 2.0 Å NRX-3 binds to closed-state CBL-B and prevents phosphorylation 15 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not for distribution.
Slide 16: Early SAR: Focus on Affinity and Properties
Early SAR: Focus on Affinity and Properties N N H N N N N N H S N N F 3C N N N N O O O O NRX-3 NRX-4 NRX-5 NRX-6 E2-Ub: IC50 (µM) 12 0.23 0.092 0.088 Ligand Efficiency 0.29 0.33 0.36 0.37 Cellular Substrate Ub IC50 (µM) 7 3 1.7 Microsomes h/m Clint 20/360 -/500 30/73 (mL/min/kg) Plasma stability m/r
Slide 17: Early SAR: Focus on Affinity and Properties
Early SAR: Focus on Affinity and Properties Me Me O N N N N N N N N N H H H N N N N N N N N N O O O NRX-6 NRX-7 NRX-8 E2-Ub: IC50 (µM) 0.088 0.038 0.021 Ligand Efficiency 0.37 0.37 0.36 Cellular Substrate Ub IC50 (µM) 1.7 0.78 0.79 Microsomes h/m Clint (mL/min/kg) 30/73 -/67 7/26 Plasma stability m/
Slide 18: Complex SAR for Rat Plasma Stability
Complex SAR for Rat Plasma Stability O O N N N N N NH H R1 N R2 N N O (min) N N Rat Plasma T1/2 CF3 over/under = 600 min The SAR for rat plasma stability was not N N predictable by chemists First observed with low recovery in PPB N N assays O N N 18 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not for
Slide 19: Machine Learning Model for Rat Plasma Stability
Machine Learning Model for Rat Plasma Stability To assist with lead optimization, models were built based on the 104 experimental plasma stability data points available at the time. Despite the low volume of data, both regression and classification models demonstrated high predictive power and provi
Slide 20: NRX-8 Is a Specific Inhibitor of CBL-B
NRX-8 Is a Specific Inhibitor of CBL-B Me O CEREP Panel, <40% activity at 10 µM (N = 52) N N N H N N N O CBL-B SPR characterization Time (s) 40% NRX-8 displays clean 1:1 binding stoichiometry with CBL-B and is clean in off-target screening. 20 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not for distri
Slide 21: NRX-8 Maintains Original Hit Binding Mode
NRX-8 Maintains Original Hit Binding Mode 1.7 Å 21 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not for distribution.
Slide 22: NRX-8 Inhibits Substrate Ub and Stimulates IL-2 Induction
NRX-8 Inhibits Substrate Ub and Stimulates IL-2 Induction Human T cell assay – IL-2 production Substrate Ubiquitylation – BT20 cell line % Ubiquitylation Activity 0 -50 -100 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 2.5X Log uM NRX-8 IL-2 (2.5X over baseline 80 nM response) Cellular Ubiquitylation of substrate 850 nM (BT
Slide 23: Pharmacologic Inhibition of CBL-B Recapitulates Anti-Tumor Effects of Genetic Model
Pharmacologic Inhibition of CBL-B Recapitulates Anti-Tumor Effects of Genetic Model of Ligase Inhibition Ligase-inactive cbl-b knock-in mice inhibit tumor CT26 Syngeneic Model growth in TC1 Syngeneic Model 2500 Vehicle 45 mpk BID Tumor volume mm3 2000 90 mpk BID (Mean±SEM) 1500 180 mpk BID 1000 500
Slide 24: Over 10,000-fold Enzymatic Potency Improvement Achieved
Over 10,000-fold Enzymatic Potency Improvement Achieved While Improving Molecular Properties 2017 HTS hit HTS hit, single enantiomer 2018 2019 ~ 10,000x potency improvement Enzymatic potency (uM) Clinical candidate range LipE 24 ©Nurix Therapeutics. All rights reserved. Not for distribution.
Slide 25: Single-Agent NX-1607 Induces Antitumor Response in Multiple Models
Single-Agent NX-1607 Induces Antitumor Response in Multiple Models NX-1607 NX-1607 NX-1607 Reduced Tumor Volume Prolonged Survival Reduced Tumor Volume Colorectal Triple-Negative Breast B Cell Lymphoma NX-1607 30 mg/kg day 7 to 46 NX-1607 30 mg/kg day 16 to 28 Shaded area indicates dosing period 25
Slide 26: NX-1607 and Anti-PD-1 Synergize to Enhance Anti-tumor Effects
NX-1607 and Anti-PD-1 Synergize to Enhance Anti-tumor Effects and Survival of Mice in Multiple Tumor Models Colorectal (CT26) Colorectal (MC38) Triple-Negative Breast (4T1) Day 28 4T1 Lung Metastases p<0.01 15000 # Metastatic Colonies p<0.01 10000 5000 200 100 0 Vehicle NX-1607 anti-PD-1 NX-1607+ant
Slide 27: Summary
Summary CBL-B regulates T, B, and NK cell activation Multiple screening approaches afforded validated binders to CBL-B Plasma instability may be an under-appreciated liability for amide-containing compounds Pharmacological inhibition of CBL-B recapitulates the anti-tumor effects of the genet
Slide 28: Thank you
Thank you Nurix Therapeutics