testolactone

Trade name: teslac

Small moleculeapproved

Approved

Jun 3, 1969

Testolactone (Teslac brand name) is an anti-cancer agent, which was used as adjunctive therapy in the palliative treatment of advanced or disseminated breast cancer. The mechanism of testolactone action is reported to be related to the inhibition of aromatase enzymatic activity. Testolactone is no longer available in the USA. — NCATS

Clinical trial activity

3 trials · 1 clinical orgs · 2 marketing orgs

Phase 1
1
Phase 2
2
Phase 3
0
Phase 4
0

Earliest trial started Oct 1, 1982 (NCT00001181)

Timeline

1960s

  1. Jun 3, 1969

    Earliest FDA Approval

  2. Jun 3, 1969

    Bristol-Myers Squibb — NDA Secondary Org

1970s

  1. May 27, 1970

    Bristol-Myers — First NDA Organization

  2. May 27, 1970

    Bristol-Myers — NDA Organization

1980s

  1. Jan 1, 1982

    Earliest Phase 2 Sponsor(trial)

1990s

  1. Jan 1, 1996

    Earliest Phase 1 Sponsor(trial)

Indications

Mechanism of action

Approval history

  • approvedJun 3, 1969

Chemistry & pharmacology

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SMILES

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CCC(=O)O2
Mol. weight
300.3921 g/mol
Lipinski Ro5
Pass
Rule of 3
No
Chirality
Single Stereoisomer
Inorganic
No
Polymer
No
Delivery
Oral, Parenteral
Availability
Discontinued

Oral

Yes

Parenteral

Yes

Topical

No

Sources

Also known as

  • 1,2-didehydrotestololactone
  • 1,2-didehydrotestololactone
  • 13-hydroxy-3-oxo-13,17-secoandrosta-1,4-dien-17-oic acid δ-lactone
  • 13-hydroxy-3-oxo-13,17-secoandrosta-1,4-dien-17-oic acid δ-lactone
  • 1-dehydrotestololactone
  • 1-dehydrotestololactone
  • (4as,4br,10ar,10bs,12as)-10a,12a-dimethyl-3,4,4a,5,6,10a,10b,11,12,12a-decahydro-2h-naphtho[2,1-f]chromene-2,8(4bh)-dione
  • (4as,4br,10ar,10bs,12as)-10a,12a-dimethyl-3,4,4a,5,6,10a,10b,11,12,12a-decahydro-2h-naphtho[2,1-f]chromene-2,8(4bh)-dione
  • delta(1)-testololactone
  • delta(1)-testololactone
  • d-homo-17a-oxaandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione
  • d-homo-17a-oxaandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione
  • fludestrin
  • fludestrin
  • fludestrin
  • sq-9538
  • sq-9538
  • teolit
  • teslac
  • teslac
  • teslac
  • teslac
  • teslac
  • teslac
  • teslac
  • testolacton
  • testolactona
  • testolactona
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactone
  • testolactonum
  • testolactonum
  • testolattone
  • testolattone
  • δ1-testololactone
  • δ1-testololactone

Clinical trials

NCT IDPhaseStart dateSponsor(s)
NCT00001521Phase 1Feb 2, 1996National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NCT00001202Phase 2Jan 1, 1985National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NCT00001181Phase 2Oct 1, 1982National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Organizations

Research & Development (1)

OrganizationOrg typeTrialsAs lead sponsorPhasesEarliest year
National Institutes of Health (NIH)Government3321982
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Marketing (2)

OrganizationOrg typeRelationshipDate
Bristol-MyersFor profitNDAMay 27, 1970
Bristol-Myers SquibbFor profitNDA2Jun 3, 1969