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TAS-108 A synthetic, antiestrogenic steroidal compound with potential antitumor activity. TAS-108 binds to and inhibits estrogenic receptor alpha (ERa), mainly expressed in the mammary gland and uterus and upregulated in estrogen-dependent tumors. Blockage of ERa by TAS-108 prevents the binding and effects of estrogen and may lead to an inhibition of estrogen-dependent cancer cell proliferation. TAS-108 also is a partial agonist of the estrogenic receptor beta (ERb), expressed in many tissues including the central nervous system, urogenital tract, bone and cardiovascular system, thereby exerting a positive effect on these tissues. In addition, TAS-108 activates the co-repressor Silencing Mediator for Retinoid and Thyroid hormone receptor (SMRT), a protein that inhibits the activities of the estrogen receptors, which may contribute to the antitumor activity of TAS-108. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
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Code name: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024095032im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | SR16234 | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024095032im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Chemical structure name: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024095032im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | (7)-21-[4-[(diethylamino)methyl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]-7-methyl-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-ol 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024095032im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) |
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