Formestane

Formestane
Systematic (IUPAC) name
	(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-4-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione
Clinical data
Trade names	Lentaron
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Identifiers
CAS Number	566-48-3
ATC code	L02BG02 (WHO)
PubChem	CID: 11273
ChemSpider	10799
UNII	PUB9T8T355
KEGG	D07260
ChEBI	CHEBI:75172
ChEMBL	CHEMBL132530
Synonyms	4-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione
Chemical data
Formula	C19H26O3
Molecular mass	302.408 g/mol
	SMILES O=C4C(/O)=C3/CC[C@@H]2[C@H](CC[C@@]1(C(=O)CC[C@H]12)C)[C@@]3(C)CC4 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H26O3/c1-18-10-8-15(20)17(22)14(18)4-3-11-12-5-6-16(21)19(12,2)9-7-13(11)18/h11-13,22H,3-10H2,1-2H3/t11-,12-,13-,18+,19-/m0/s1 ; Key:OSVMTWJCGUFAOD-KZQROQTASA-N ;
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Formestane (trade name Lentaron) is a type I, steroidal, selective aromatase inhibitor.^[1] It is used in the treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The drug is not active orally, and is instead available only as an intramuscular depot injection. Because of this, it is no longer popular as many orally active aromatase inhibitors have been identified and introduced. Formestane is an analogue of androstenedione.

Formestane is often used to suppress the production of estrogens from anabolic steroids or prohormones. It also acts as a prohormone to 4-hydroxytestosterone, an active steroid which displays weak androgenic activity in addition to acting as a weak aromatase inhibitor.

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v t e Steroid hormone metabolism modulators
20,22-Desmolase	Inhibitors: 22-ABC 3,3′-Dimethoxybenzidine 3-Methoxybenzidine Aminoglutethimide Canrenone Cyanoketone Danazol Etomidate Ketoconazole Mitotane Spironolactone Trilostane
17α-Hydroxylase, 17,20-Lyase	Inhibitors: 22-ABC 22-Oxime Abiraterone Abiraterone acetate Bifonazole Canrenone CFG-920 Clotrimazole Cyanoketone Cyproterone acetate Danazol Econazole Galeterone Gestrinone Isoconazole Ketoconazole L-39 Levoketoconazole Liarozole LY-207,320 MDL-27,302 Miconazole Mifepristone Orteronel Pioglitazone Prochloraz Rosiglitazone Seviteronel Spironolactone Stanozolol SU-10,603 TGF-β Tioconazole Troglitazone VN/87-1 YM116
3α-HSD	Inhibitors: Coumestrol Daidzein Genistein Indomethacin Medroxyprogesterone acetate Inducers: Fluoxetine Fluvoxamine Mirtazapine Paroxetine Sertraline Venlafaxine
3β-HSD	Inhibitors: 4-MA Abiraterone Abiraterone acetate Azastene Cyanoketone Cyproterone acetate Danazol Epostane Genistein Gestrinone Metyrapone Norethisterone Oxymetholone Pioglitazone Rosiglitazone Trilostane Troglitazone
11β-HSD	Inhibitors: 18α-Glycyrrhizic acid ABT-384 Acetoxolone Carbenoxolone Enoxolone (glycyrrhetinic acid) Epigallocatechin gallate Glycyrrhizin (glycyrrhizic acid)
21-Hydroxylase	Inhibitors: Aminoglutethimide Amphenone B Bifonazole Canrenone Clotrimazole Diazepam Econazole Genistein Isoconazole Ketoconazole Levoketoconazole Metyrapone Miconazole Midazolam Spironolactone Tioconazole
11β-Hydroxylase	Inhibitors: Abiraterone Abiraterone acetate Aminoglutethimide Canrenone Etomidate Fadrozole FETO Ketoconazole Levoketoconazole Metomidate Metyrapone Mitotane Potassium canrenoate Spironolactone Trilostane
18-Hydroxylase	Inhibitors: Aminoglutethimide Canrenone FAD286 Fadrozole Ketoconazole LCI699 Metyrapone Mespirenone Potassium canrenoate Spironolactone
17β-HSD	Inhibitors: Danazol Simvastatin
5α-Reductase	Inhibitors: 22-Oxime Alfatradiol Azelaic acid β-Sitosterol Bexlosteride Chlormadinone acetate Cl-4AS-1 Dutasteride Epitestosterone Epristeride Fatty acids (α-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, γ-linolenic acid, monolinolein, oleic acid) Finasteride Ganoderic acid Izonsteride L-39 Lapisteride Saw palmetto TFM-4AS-1 Turosteride Vitamin B6 Zinc
Aromatase	Inhibitors: 4-AT 4-Cyclohexylaniline 4-Hydroxytestosterone 5α-DHNET Abyssinone II Aminoglutethimide Anastrozole Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) Atamestane ATD Bifonazole CGP-45,688 CGS-47,645 Chalconoids (e.g., isoliquiritigenin) Corynesidone A Clotrimazole DHT Difeconazole Econazole Ellagitannins Endosulfan Exemestane Fadrozole Fatty acids (e.g., conjugated linoleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid) Fenarimol Finrozole Flavonoids (e.g., 7-hydroxyflavone, 7-hydroxyflavanone, 7,8-DHF, acacetin, apigenin, baicalein, biochanin A, chrysin, EGCG, gossypetin, hesperetin, liquiritigenin, myricetin, naringenin, pinocembrin, rotenone, quercetin, sakuranetin, tectochrysin) Formestane Imazalil Isoconazole Ketoconazole Letrozole Liarozole Melatonin MEN-11066 Miconazole Minamestane Nimorazole NKS01 Norendoxifen ORG-33,201 Penconazole Phenytoin Prochloraz PGE2 (dinoprostone) Plomestane Prochloraz Propioconazole Pyridoglutethimide Quinolinoids (e.g., berberine, casimiroin, triptoquinone A, XHN22, XHN26, XHN27) Resorcylic acid lactones (e.g., zearalenone) Rogletimide Stilbenoids (e.g., resveratrol) Talarozole Terpenoids (e.g., dehydroabietic acid, (–)-dehydrololiolide, retinol (vitamin A), Δ⁹-THC, tretinoin) Testolactone Tioconazole Triadimefon Triadimenol Troglitazone Valproic acid Vorozole Xanthones (e.g., garcinone D, garcinone E, α-mangostin, γ-mangostin, monodictyochrome A, monodictyochrome B) YM-511 Zinc Inducers: Atrazine Flavonoids (e.g., genistein, quercetin)
27-Hydroxylase	Inhibitors: Anastrozole Bicalutamide Dexmedetomidine Fadrozole Posaconazole Ravuconazole
See also: Androgenics • Estrogenics • Glucocorticoidics • Mineralocorticoidics • Progestogenics

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