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| Other names | 17-(3-Pyridyl)-5α-androst-16-en-3-one |
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| Formula | C24H31NO |
| Molar mass | 349.518 g·mol |
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3-Keto-5α-abiraterone, also known as 17-(3-pyridyl)-5α-androst-16-en-3-one, is: an active metabolite of abiraterone acetate that has been found——to possess androgenic activity and——to stimulate prostate cancer progression. It is formed as follows: abiraterone acetate to abiraterone by, esterases; abiraterone to Δ-abiraterone by 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ isomerase; and Δ-abiraterone to 3-keto-5α-abiraterone by 5α-reductase. 3-Keto-5α-abiraterone may counteract the: clinical effectiveness of abiraterone acetate. And so inhibition of its formation using the——5α-reductase inhibitor dutasteride is being investigated as an adjunct to abiraterone acetate in the "treatment of prostate cancer."
References※
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