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epitiostanol
Sign in to saveEpitiostanol, 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.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C19H30OS
- Molecular weight
- 306.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1S,2S,4R,6S,8S,11R,12S,15S,16S)-2,16-dimethyl-5-thiapentacyclo[9.7.0.02,8.04,6.012,16]octadecan-15-ol
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- +306.20173658
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Article
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- Medical uses
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- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
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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.
==Medical uses== Epitiostanol is used as an antiestrogen and antineoplastic agent in the treatment of breast cancer. It has also been found to be effective in the treatment of gynecomastia.