In vitro and in vivo pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of MBRI-001, a deuterium-substituted plinabulin derivative as a potent anti-cancer agent

MBRI-001 was demonstrated preliminary better pharmacokinetics and antitumor effects than that of plinabulin in vivo. In this approach, we further carried out systematic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of MBRI-001 in vitro and in vivo. MBRI-001 was tested stable in rat plasma and more stable in liver microsomes than plinabulin in vitro. In vivo, MBRI-001 could be distributed rapidly and widely in various tissues, especially the concentration of MBRI-001 in lung was remarkably higher than other tissues. Excretion study indicated that MBRI-001 might been decomposed and excreted as metabolites. Additionally, the combination treatment of MBRI-001 and gefitinib revealed better antitumor inhibition rate than monotherapy in vivo. Therefore, we suggest that MBRI-001 could be developed as a promising anti-cancer agent in near future.