Epitiostanol

Epitiostanol
Clinical data
Trade namesThiodrol
Other namesEpithiostanol; Epithioandrostanol; 10275-S; 2α,3α-Epithio-5α-androstan-17β-ol; 2α,3α-Epithio-4,5α-dihydrotestosterone; 2α,3α-Epithio-DHT
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular injection
Drug classAndrogen; Anabolic steroid; Antiestrogen
Identifiers
  • (1S,3AS,3bR,5aS,6aS,7aR,8aS,8bS,10aS)-8a,10a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[7,8]phenanthro[2,3-b]thiiren-1-ol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H30OS
Molar mass306.51 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC12CCC3C(C1CCC2O)CCC4C3(CC5C(C4)S5)C
  • InChI=InChI=1S/C19H30OS/c1-18-8-7-14-12(13(18)5-6-17(18)20)4-3-11-9-15-16(21-15)10-19(11,14)2/h11-17,20H,3-10H2,1-2H3
  • Key:OBMLHUPNRURLOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Epitiostanol, sold under the brand name Thiodrol, is an injected antiestrogen and anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was described in the literature in 1965 and has been marketed in Japan as an antineoplastic agent for the treatment of breast cancer since 1977.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  5. ^ Matsuzawa A, Yamamoto T (December 1977). "Antitumor effect of two oral steroids, mepitiostane and fluoxymesterone, on a pregnancy-dependent mouse mammary tumor (TPDMT-4)". Cancer Research. 37 (12): 4408–4415. PMID 922732.

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