Calusterone

Calusterone

Clinical data
Trade names	Methosarb, Riedemil
Routes of administration	Oral
Identifiers
IUPAC name (7S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-hydroxy-7,10,13,17-tetramethyl-6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3(2H)-one
Synonyms	7β,17α-Dimethyltestosterone; NSC-88536; U-22550
CAS Number	17021-26-0
PubChem (CID)	28204
ChemSpider	26239
UNII	0678G6Q58A
ChEMBL	CHEMBL455706
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C21H32O2
Molar mass	316.48 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C4\C=C3/[C@]([C@H]2CC[C@]1([C@@H](CC[C@@]1(O)C)[C@@H]2[C@@H](C)C3)C)(C)CC4
InChI InChI=1S/C21H32O2/c1-13-11-14-12-15(22)5-8-19(14,2)16-6-9-20(3)17(18(13)16)7-10-21(20,4)23/h12-13,16-18,23H,5-11H2,1-4H3/t13-,16-,17-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1 Key:IVFYLRMMHVYGJH-PVPPCFLZSA-N

Calusterone (INN, USAN) (brand names Methosarb, Riedemil; former developmental code names NSC-88536, U-22550), also known as 7β,17α-dimethyltestosterone, is an orally active anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) that is used as an antineoplastic agent.^[1][2] It is a 17α-alkylated AAS similar in structure to bolasterone (which is its 7α-isomer).^[1]

References

1. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 646–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
2. I.K. Morton; Judith M. Hall (6 December 2012). Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-94-011-4439-1.