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Chemotherapy combining with surgical treatment has been the main strategy for osteosarcoma treatment in clinical. Due to unclear pathogenesis and unidentified drug targets, significant progress has not been made in the development of targeted drugs for osteosarcoma during the past 50 years. Our previous discovery reported compound R - 8i with a high potency for the treatment of osteosarcoma by phenotypic screening. However, both the metabolic stability and bioavailability of R - 8i are poor (T 1/2 = 5.36 min, mouse liver microsome; and bioavailability in vivo F = 52.1 %, intraperitoneal administration) which limits it use for further drug development. Here, we described an extensive structure−activity relationship study of thiazolidine-4-one sulfone inhibitors from R - 8i , which led to the discovery of compound 68. Compound 68 had a potent cellular activity with an IC 50 value of 0.217 μM, much higher half-life (T 1/2 = 73.8 min, mouse liver microsome) and an excellent pharmacokinetic profile (in vivo bioavailability F = 115 %, intraperitoneal administration). Compound 68 also showed good antitumor effects and low toxicity in a xenograft model (44.6 % inhibition osteosarcoma growth in BALB/c mice). These results suggest that compound 68 is a potential drug candidate for the treatment of osteosarcoma. [Display omitted] • Discovering lead compound 68 from the metabolites for anti-osteosarcoma. • 68 shows an obviously improved metabolic stability with 115 % bioavailability in vivo. • Compound 68 possesses 44.6 % inhibition osteosarcoma growth and low toxicity in mice. • Compound 68 significantly suppresses osteosarcoma cell migration in vitro. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to unknown pathogenesis and unidentified drug target, no drug for the treatment of osteosarcoma (OS) has been launched to the market. Herein, thiazolidinone 1a was discovered as a hit compound by phenotypic screening with an in-house patrimonial collection of structural diversity. The following SAR (Structure-Activity Relationship) study affords the final water-soluble lead compound (R)- 8i as a potential inhibitor for the proliferation of OS cells by the modulation of solubility of the compounds with remarkable cellular potency (IC 50 = 21.9 nM for MNNG/HOS cells) and in vivo efficacy (52.9% inhibition OS growth in mice), as well as pharmacokinetic properties. (R)- 8i also significantly suppresses OS cell migration in vitro and showed to be well-tolerated. Our preliminary investigation shows that the effects of (R)- 8i are not dependent on p53 and myoferlin (MYOF). These results suggest that (R)- 8i might be a potential drug candidate for OS treatment. [Display omitted] • Thiazolidinones were discovered for treating osteosarcoma by phenotypic screening. • The screening used an in-house patrimonial collection of structural diversity. • Lead compound (R)- 8i selectively inhibit osteosarcoma cell in vitro and in vivo. • (R)- 8i also significantly suppresses osteosarcoma cell migration in vitro. • (R)- 8i presents a considerable bioavailability and a low toxicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]