Fulvestrant

CAS 129453-61-8

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Fulvestrant is a 3-hydroxy steroid that is 17beta-estradiol in which the 7alpha hydrogen has been replaced by a nonyl group in which one of the hydrogens of the terminal methyl has been replaced by a (4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentyl)sulfinyl group. An estrogen receptor antagonist, it is used in the treatment of breast cancer. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an estrogen receptor antagonist and an estrogen antagonist. It is a 3-hydroxy steroid, a 17beta-hydroxy steroid, an organofluorine compound and a sulfoxide. It derives from a hydride of an estrane.

About the API

Technology

High Potent

Therapeutic category

Oncology

Regulations

	EU CEP
	JP DMF
	US DMF

Systematic Name

(7R,8R,9S,13S,14S,17S)-13-methyl-7-[9-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentylsulfinyl)nonyl]-6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-diol

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