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Steroidic aromatase inhibitors

US4771043A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 1986
Grant dateSep 13, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31786
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to 6-substituted androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione derivatives wherein the 6 substituent is an azido, amino or substituted amino group. The invention provides also a process for preparing the said compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing same. The compounds of the invention are useful aromatase inhibitors and can be used, e.g., in the treatment of hormone-dependent tumors.

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