2-alkoxy estradiols and derivatives thereof

US6136992A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services · US
• Pharm-Eco Laboratories, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Siya Ram · Winchester, US
• Ravi K. Varma · Montgomery, US
• Yesh P. Sachdeva · Concord, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 12, 1998
• Grant date: Oct 24, 2000
• Expiry date: Mar 12, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07J41/00
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Compounds represented by the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined in the specification. The compounds are disclosed as useful in the treatment of various forms of cancer.