Aberrant activation of the PI3K pathway has been intensively targeted for cancer therapeutics for decades. In this work, researchers designed and synthesized a novel photocaged PI3K inhibitor 1, which could be readily activated by UV irradiation to release a highly potent PI3K inhibitor 2. 

ADME studies of compounds 1 and 2 were conducted by Medicilon. 

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Reference:

Kehui Zhang, et al. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Photocaged PI3K Inhibitor toward Precise Cancer Treatment. J Med Chem. 2021 Jun 10;64(11):7331-7340. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c02186.