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A series of 3-benzylideneindolin-2-one compounds was designed and synthesized based on combretastatin A-4 and compound  IC261 , a dual casein kinase (CK1)/tubulin polymerization inhibitor, taking into consideration the pharmacophore required for EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibition. The new molecular entities provoked significant growth inhibition against PC-3, MCF-7 and COLO-205 at a 10 μM dose. Compounds 6-chloro-3-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene) indolin-2-one,  4b,  and 5-methoxy-3-(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene)indolin-2-one,  4e,  showed potent activity against the colon cancer COLO-205 cell line with an IC 50  value of 0.2 and 0.3 μM. A mechanistic study demonstrated  4b ’s efficacy in inhibiting microtubule assembly (IC 50  = 1.66 ± 0.08 μM) with potential binding to the colchicine binding site (docking study). With an IC 50  of 1.92 ± 0.09 μg/mL,  4b  inhibited CK1 almost as well as  IC261 . Additionally,  4b  and  4e  were effective inhibitors of EGFR-TK with IC 50 s of 0.19 μg/mL and 0.40 μg/mL compared to Gifitinib (IC 50  = 0.05 μg/mL). Apoptosis was induced in COLO-205 cells treated with  4b,  with apoptotic markers dysregulated. Caspase 3 levels were elevated to more than three-fold, while Cytochrome C levels were doubled. The cell cycle was arrested in the pre-G1 phase with extensive cellular accumulation in the pre-G1 phase, confirming apoptosis induction. Levels of cell cycle regulating proteins BAX and Bcl-2 were also defective. The binding interaction patterns of these compounds at the colchicine binding site of tubulin and the Gifitinib binding site of EGFR were verified by molecular docking, which adequately matched the reported experimental result. Hence,  4b  and  4e  are considered promising potent multitarget agents against colon cancer that require optimization.

New Multi-Targeted Antiproliferative Agents: Design and Synthesis of IC261-Based Oxindoles as Potential Tubulin, CK1 and EGFR Inhibitors