Biological Activity
Tazemetostat (EPZ-6438) is a potent, selective and orally available EZH2 inhibitor with Ki and IC50 of 2.5 and 11 nM, respectively.
In Vitro
Tazemetostat (EPZ-6438) inhibits EZH2 in a manner competitive with the substrate S-adenosylmethionine (SAM). Tazemetostat inhibits EZH1, EZH2(in peptide assay), EZH2 (in nucleosome assay) with IC50of 392 nM, 11 nM and 16 nM, respectively. Tazemetostat displays a 35-fold selectivity versus EZH1 and >4,500-fold selectivity relative to 14 other HMTs tested[1].
In Vivo
Tazemetostat (EPZ-6438, 125 mg/kg) induces tumor stasis during the administration period and produced a significant tumor growth delay compared with vehicle after the dosing period. Measuring Tazemetostat plasma levels either 5 min before or 3 h after dosing on day 21 reveals a clear dose-dependent increase in systemic exposure[1]. Dose-dependent target inhibition is observed in PBMCs and bone marrow from rats dosed with Tazemetostat (EPZ-6438, orally administered, 100, 300, or 1,000 mg/kg) as measured by ELISA[2].
References & source
Published experimental findings depend on the model and assay conditions. They do not guarantee equivalent performance in every application. For laboratory research use only.
