Afatinib

2 years -80 in solvent

Oral administration

NSCLC cells

0-10 uM

In 0.5% methocellulose-0.4% polysorbate-80 (Tween 80)

BIBW2992 shows potent activity against both wild-type and mutant forms of EGFR and HER2. It is similar to Gefitinib in potency against L858R EGFR, but about 100-fold more active against the Gefitinib resistant L858R-T790M EGFR double mutant. BIBW2992 exhibits potent effects on both EGFR and HER2 phosphorylation in vivo. It compares favorably to reference compounds (such as Lapatinib et al.) in all cell types tested, such as human epidermoid carcinoma cell line A431 expressing wt EGFR, murine NIH-3T3 cells transfected with wt HER2, as well as breast cancer cell line BT-474 and gastric cancer cell line NCI-N87, which express endogenous HER2. [1]

1 hour

1, 104 NSCLC cells are transferred into each well of a 96-well plate and cultured overnight in serum-free media for the EGFR phosphorylation assay. After addition of BIBW2992 on the next day, the plates are incubated at 37 C for 1 hour. EGF-stimulation is done using 100 ng/mL for 10 min at room temperature. Cells are washed with ice cold PBS, extracted with 120 L HEPEX buffer per well and shaken at room temperature for 1 hour. In all 2, 104 cells per well is used for the HER2 phosphorylation assay. Streptavidin precoated plates are coated with anti-EGFR-biotin at 1:100 dilution in blocking buffer and c-erb2/HER2 oncoprotein Ab-5(Clone N24)-Biotin. Cell extracts is then transferred to the antibody-coated wells and incubated at room temperature for 1 hour. Extinction was measured at 450 nm.

Afatinib inhibits EGFR/ErbB irreversibly in vitro with IC50 of 0.5, 0.4, 10, 14, 1 nM for EGFRwt, EGFR L858R , EGFR L858R/T790M ErbB2 (HER2) and ErbB4 (HER4), respectively. Afatinib induces autophagy.