Dual IGF-1R/SRC inhibitors based on a N'-aroyl-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxoacetohydrazide structure.

The N′-aroyl-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxoacetohydrazide motif was identified as a novel scaffold for the development of kinase inhibitors. Derivatives with a biphenyl element attached to the hydrazide structure proved to be submicromolar dual inhibitors of the cancer-related kinases IGF-1R and SRC. One of the most potent kinase inhibitors of the series produced a selective growth inhibition in a panel of cultivated cancer cell lines.