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megestrol acetate
Sign in to saveAlso known as Megace, Nia, 6-Methyl-delta(sup 6)-dehydro-17α-acetoxyprogesterone, 6-Methyl-6-dehydro-17alpha-acetoxyprogesterone, Magestin, MGA, 6-Methyl-delta(sup 4,6)-pregnadien-17alpha-ol-3,20-dione acetate
pharmaceutical drug - appetite stimulant
Chemical data
- Formula
- C24H32O4
- Molecular weight
- 384.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- [(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-6,10,13-trimethyl-3-oxo-2,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] acetate
- SMILES
- CC1=C[C@@H]2[C@H](CC[C@]3([C@H]2CC[C@@]3(C(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)[C@@]4(C1=CC(=O)CC4)C
- InChIKey
- RQZAXGRLVPAYTJ-GQFGMJRRSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.1
- Polar surface area
- 60.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1971
- Admin. routes
- oral
- Indications
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, endometrial neoplasm, neoplasm, breast neoplasm
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Research
1,920 papers- Megestrol acetate: clinical experience.Cancer treatment reviews · 1989
- Megestrol acetate.Cancer treatment reviews · 1983
- Megestrol acetate for cachexia-anorexia syndrome. A systematic review.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2018
- Megestrol acetate in cachexia and anorexia.International journal of nanomedicine · 2006
- Mirtazapine versus megestrol acetate in treatment of anorexia-cachexia in advanced cancer patients: a randomized, double-blind trial.Japanese journal of clinical oncology · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- steroid
- Mass
- 384.23
- Has use
- medication
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- chemical formula
- C₂₄H₃₂O₄
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC2C(CCC3(C2CCC3(C(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)C4(C1=CC(=O)CC4)C
- isomeric SMILES
- CC1=C[C@@H]2[C@H](CC[C@]3([C@H]2CC[C@@]3(C(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)[C@@]4(C1=CC(=O)CC4)C
- Commons category
- Megestrol acetate
- defined daily dose
- 5
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