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Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
Molecular Formula | C20H24O2 |
Molecular Weight | 296.4034 |
Optical Activity | UNSPECIFIED |
Defined Stereocenters | 5 / 5 |
E/Z Centers | 0 |
Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
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[H][C@@]12CCC(=O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]3([H])[C@@]2([H])CC(=C)C4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]34C
InChI
InChIKey=BFYIZQONLCFLEV-DAELLWKTSA-N
InChI=1S/C20H24O2/c1-12-10-14-15-4-5-18(22)20(15,3)9-7-16(14)19(2)8-6-13(21)11-17(12)19/h6,8,11,14-16H,1,4-5,7,9-10H2,2-3H3/t14-,15-,16-,19+,20-/m0/s1
Molecular Formula | C20H24O2 |
Molecular Weight | 296.4034 |
Charge | 0 |
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Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
Additional Stereochemistry | No |
Defined Stereocenters | 5 / 5 |
E/Z Centers | 0 |
Optical Activity | UNSPECIFIED |
DescriptionSources: http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00990Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/020753s009s011s012lbl.pdf
Sources: http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00990
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/020753s009s011s012lbl.pdf
Exemestane is an oral steroidal aromatase inhibitor used in the adjuvant treatment of hormonally-responsive (also called hormone-receptor-positive, estrogen-responsive) breast cancer in postmenopausal women. It acts as a false substrate for the aromatase enzyme, and is processed to an intermediate that binds irreversibly to the active site of the enzyme causing its inactivation. Breast cancer cell growth may be estrogen-dependent. Aromatase (exemestane) is the principal enzyme that converts androgens to estrogens both in pre- and postmenopausal women. While the main source of estrogen (primarily estradiol) is the ovary in premenopausal women, the principal source of circulating estrogens in postmenopausal women is from conversion of adrenal and ovarian androgens (androstenedione and testosterone) to estrogens (estrone and estradiol) by the aromatase enzyme in peripheral tissues. Estrogen deprivation through aromatase inhibition is an effective and selective treatment for some postmenopausal patients with hormone-dependent breast cancer. Exemestane is an irreversible, steroidal aromatase inactivator, structurally related to the natural substrate androstenedione. It acts as a false substrate for the aromatase enzyme, and is processed to an intermediate that binds irreversibly to the active site of the enzyme causing its inactivation, an effect also known as "suicide inhibition". Exemestane significantly lowers circulating estrogen concentrations in postmenopausal women, but has no detectable effect on the adrenal biosynthesis of corticosteroids or aldosterone. This reduction in serum and tumor concentrations of estrogen delays tumor growth and disease progression. Exemestane has no effect on other enzymes involved in the steroidogenic pathway up to a concentration at least 600 times higher than that inhibiting the aromatase enzyme. Exemestane is marketed under the trade name Aromasin.
Originator
Sources: http://adisinsight.springer.com/drugs/800000826
Curator's Comment: # Pfizer
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Targets
Primary Target | Pharmacology | Condition | Potency |
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Target ID: CHEMBL1978 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22951074 |
50.1 nM [IC50] | ||
Target ID: CHEMBL387 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25738757 |
28.02 µM [IC50] |
Conditions
Condition | Modality | Targets | Highest Phase | Product |
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Primary | Aromasin Approved UseAROMASIN is an aromatase inhibitor indicated for:
adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with estrogen-receptor positive early breast cancer who have received two to three years of tamoxifen and are switched to AROMASIN for completion of a total of five consecutive years of adjuvant hormonal therapy.
the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women whose disease has progressed following tamoxifen therapy Launch Date1999 |
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Primary | Aromasin Approved UseAROMASIN is an aromatase inhibitor indicated for:
adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with estrogen-receptor positive early breast cancer who have received two to three years of tamoxifen and are switched to AROMASIN for completion of a total of five consecutive years of adjuvant hormonal therapy.
the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women whose disease has progressed following tamoxifen therapy Launch Date1999 |
Cmax
Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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16.1 ng/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14671195 |
25 mg single, oral dose: 25 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered: |
EXEMESTANE plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: FED |
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Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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36.4 ng × h/mL EXPERIMENT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14671195 |
25 mg single, oral dose: 25 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered: |
EXEMESTANE plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: FED |
T1/2
Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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8.9 h EXPERIMENT https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14671195 |
25 mg single, oral dose: 25 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered: |
EXEMESTANE plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: MALE food status: FED |
Doses
Dose | Population | Adverse events |
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600 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Highest studied dose Dose: 600 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 600 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.678 |
unhealthy, 37-77 n = 4 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Age Group: 37-77 Sex: F Population Size: 4 Sources: Page: p.678 |
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800 mg single, oral Highest studied dose Dose: 800 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 800 mg Sources: Page: p.5935 |
healthy, 48 - 75 n = 3 Health Status: healthy Age Group: 48 - 75 Sex: F Population Size: 3 Sources: Page: p.5935 |
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25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.4 |
unhealthy n = 2252 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Population Size: 2252 Sources: Page: p.4 |
Disc. AE: Myocardial infarction, Angina... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Myocardial infarction Sources: Page: p.4Angina Myocardial ischemia Cardiac failure (0.4%) |
25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.1 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Sources: Page: p.1 |
Disc. AE: Bone density increased, Fetal damage... AEs leading to discontinuation/dose reduction: Bone density increased Sources: Page: p.1Fetal damage |
AEs
AE | Significance | Dose | Population |
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Cardiac failure | 0.4% Disc. AE |
25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.4 |
unhealthy n = 2252 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Population Size: 2252 Sources: Page: p.4 |
Angina | Disc. AE | 25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.4 |
unhealthy n = 2252 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Population Size: 2252 Sources: Page: p.4 |
Myocardial infarction | Disc. AE | 25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.4 |
unhealthy n = 2252 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Population Size: 2252 Sources: Page: p.4 |
Myocardial ischemia | Disc. AE | 25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.4 |
unhealthy n = 2252 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Population Size: 2252 Sources: Page: p.4 |
Bone density increased | Disc. AE | 25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.1 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Sources: Page: p.1 |
Fetal damage | Disc. AE | 25 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral Recommended Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 25 mg, 1 times / day Sources: Page: p.1 |
unhealthy Health Status: unhealthy Condition: Breast cancer Sex: F Sources: Page: p.1 |
PubMed
Title | Date | PubMed |
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Future use of selective estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors. | 2001 Dec |
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Current role of endocrine therapy in the management of breast cancer. | 2002 |
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McCune-Albright syndrome--the German experience. | 2002 |
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The role of aromasin in the hormonal therapy of breast cancer. | 2002 |
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Sequencing of hormonal therapy in postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer. | 2002 |
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Evolving uses of hormonal agents for breast cancer therapy. | 2002 |
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The impact of hormonal treatments on quality of life of patients with metastatic breast cancer. | 2002 |
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Estrogen as therapy for breast cancer. | 2002 |
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Tamoxifen resistant and refractory breast cancer: the value of aromatase inhibitors. | 2002 |
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Aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer therapy. | 2002 Apr |
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[The role of aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of breast neoplasms. An evaluation of clinical efficacy and the tolerability profile]. | 2002 Apr |
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Antiaromatase agents: evolving role in adjuvant therapy. | 2002 Apr |
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New breast cancer drugs expand treatment options. | 2002 Apr |
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The role of aromatase inactivators in the treatment of breast cancer. | 2002 Aug |
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Overview of the pharmacology of the aromatase inactivator exemestane. | 2002 Jul |
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[Late phase II study of exemestane in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer resistant to anti-estrogenic agents]. | 2002 Jul |
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[Early phase II dose-finding study of exemestane in postmenopausal patients with advanced/recurrent breast cancer]. | 2002 Jul |
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[Phase I multiple-dose administration study of exemestane in postmenopausal women]. | 2002 Jul |
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[Phase I single-dose administration study of exemestane in postmenopausal women]. | 2002 Jul |
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Exemestane, a new steroidal aromatase inhibitor of clinical relevance. | 2002 Jul 18 |
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Recent advances in aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer. | 2002 Jun |
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Exemestane: a potent irreversible aromatase inactivator and a promising advance in breast cancer treatment. | 2002 Jun |
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Letrozole for the management of breast cancer. | 2002 Jun |
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Current status and future potential role of exemestane in the treatment of early and advanced breast cancer (Review). | 2002 Jun |
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Endocrine and clinical endpoints of exemestane as neoadjuvant therapy. | 2002 Mar-Apr |
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Anti-aromatase agents in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. | 2002 Mar-Apr |
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Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy of breast cancer: a surgical perspective. | 2002 Nov |
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An overview of the pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of the newer generation aromatase inhibitors anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane. | 2002 Nov 1 |
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Exemestane: treatment of breast cancer with selective inactivation of aromatase. | 2002 Nov 15 |
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The evolving role of aromatase inhibitors in breast cancer. | 2002 Oct |
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Sequencing of endocrine therapies in breast cancer--integration of recent data. | 2002 Oct |
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New generation aromatase inhibitors--from the advanced to the adjuvant setting. | 2002 Oct |
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Advances in endocrine treatments for postmenopausal women with metastatic and early breast cancer. | 2003 |
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8th international conference: primary therapy of early breast cancer, St Gallen, Switzerland, March 12-15 2003. | 2003 |
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Aromatase inhibitors for treatment of postmenopausal patients with breast cancer. | 2003 Apr |
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Update on the current use of hormonals as therapy in advanced breast cancer. | 2003 Apr |
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The role of aromatase inhibitors in early breast cancer. | 2003 Apr |
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Pharmacokinetics of third-generation aromatase inhibitors. | 2003 Aug |
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Aromatase inhibitors: mechanism of action and role in the treatment of breast cancer. | 2003 Aug |
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The current status of aromatase inhibitors in the management of breast cancer. | 2003 Aug |
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Clinical differences among the aromatase inhibitors. | 2003 Jan |
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Pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of the newer generation aromatase inhibitors. | 2003 Jan |
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Long-term toxicities of selective estrogen-receptor modulators and antiaromatase agents. | 2003 May |
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Could exemestane affect insulin-like growth factors, interleukin 6 and bone metabolism in postmenopausal advanced breast cancer patients after failure on aminoglutethimide, anastrozole or letrozole? | 2003 May |
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A roundtable discussion of aromatase inhibitors as therapy for breast cancer. | 2003 May-Jun |
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Economic evaluation of antiaromatase agents in the second-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer. | 2003 Nov |
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Celecoxib anti-aromatase neoadjuvant (CAAN) trial for locally advanced breast cancer: preliminary report. | 2003 Sep |
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Aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapies in patients with breast cancer. | 2003 Sep |
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The intratumoral aromatase model: studies with aromatase inhibitors and antiestrogens. | 2003 Sep |
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[Clinical trial on exemestane in the treatment of postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer]. | 2003 Sep |
Sample Use Guides
In Vitro Use Guide
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25738757
Exemestane (28 uM) inhibits the growth of MCF‑7 cells.
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