Galeterone

Galeterone
Clinical data
Other namesTOK-001; VN/124-1; 17-(1H-Benzimidazol-1-yl)androsta-5,16-dien-3β-ol
Routes of
administration		By mouth
Identifiers
  • (3S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-17-(benzimidazol-1-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC26H32N2O
Molar mass388.555 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@]12CC[C@@H](CC1=CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]3CC=C4N5C=NC6=CC=CC=C65)C)O
  • InChI=1S/C26H32N2O/c1-25-13-11-18(29)15-17(25)7-8-19-20-9-10-24(26(20,2)14-12-21(19)25)28-16-27-22-5-3-4-6-23(22)28/h3-7,10,16,18-21,29H,8-9,11-15H2,1-2H3/t18-,19-,20-,21-,25-,26-/m0/s1
  • Key:PAFKTGFSEFKSQG-PAASFTFBSA-N

Galeterone (developmental code names TOK-001, VN/124-1) is a steroidal antiandrogen which was under development by Tokai Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of prostate cancer.[1] It possesses a unique triple mechanism of action, acting as an androgen receptor antagonist, androgen receptor down regulator,[2] and CYP17A1 inhibitor,[3] the latter of which prevents the biosynthesis of androgens.[4] As a CYP17A1 inhibitor, galeterone shows selectivity for 17,20-lyase over 17α-hydroxylase.[5]

Prostate cancer drug abiraterone and its analog galeterone are Δ5,3β-hydroxy steroids. Structures of these two agents are identical to endogenous steroid substrates (cholesterole, dehydroepiandorosterone and pregnenolone) for the 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3βHSD) of endocrine system. It has been reported that both of these agents are metabolized to 3-oxo-Δ4-steroids by 3βHSD in short period on oral administration. First metabolite 3-oxo-Δ4-abiraterone has more potent anti-prostate cancer properties than abiraterone where galeterone metabolite (3-oxo-Δ4-galaterone) has activity comparable to parent. Further these two metabolites undergo metabolism by 5α-reductase (5α-SRD) of endocrine system which leads to five more biologically inactive metabolites.[6] It is known that galeterone has poor oral bioavailability in rodents. Poor pharmacokinetic properties (oral absorption and metabolic half-life) of galeterone may be the reason for its clinical compromise.

Galeterone, along with abiraterone acetate, has been identified as an inhibitor of sulfotransferases (SULT2A1, SULT2B1b, SULT1E1), which are involved in the sulfation of dehydroepiandrosterone and other steroids and compounds, with Ki values in the sub-micromolar range.[7]

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  2. ^ Vasaitis T, Belosay A, Schayowitz A, Khandelwal A, Chopra P, Gediya LK, et al. (August 2008). "Androgen receptor inactivation contributes to antitumor efficacy of 17{alpha}-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase inhibitor 3beta-hydroxy-17-(1H-benzimidazole-1-yl)androsta-5,16-diene in prostate cancer". Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 7 (8): 2348–2357. doi:10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-08-0230. PMC 2643345. PMID 18723482.
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  6. ^ Alyamani M, Li Z, Berk M, Li J, Tang J, Upadhyay S, Auchus RJ, Sharifi N (July 2017). "Steroidogenic Metabolism of Galeterone Reveals a Diversity of Biochemical Activities". Cell Chemical Biology. 24 (7): 825–832.e6. doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.05.020. PMC 5533090. PMID 28648378.
  7. ^ Yip CK, Bansal S, Wong SY, Lau AJ (April 2018). "Identification of Galeterone and Abiraterone as Inhibitors of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfonation Catalyzed by Human Hepatic Cytosol, SULT2A1, SULT2B1b, and SULT1E1". Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 46 (4): 470–482. doi:10.1124/dmd.117.078980. PMID 29436390.