General Information of Drug (ID: DMDH9KX)

Drug Name
Megestrol Drug Info
Synonyms
Chronopil; Megestrolo; Megestrolo [DCIT]; Chronopil (TN); Megace (TN); Megestrol (INN); Megestrol [INN:BAN]; Megestrolum [INN-Latin]; (8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-17-hydroxy-6,10,13-trimethyl-2,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one; 17-Hydroxy-6-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Breast cancer 2C60-2C65 Approved [1]
Therapeutic Class
Anticancer Agents
Cross-matching ID
PubChem CID
19090
CAS Number
CAS 3562-63-8
TTD Drug ID
DMDH9KX
INTEDE Drug ID
DR1017

Molecule(s) Related to This Drug


Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT)
DTT Name DTT ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Progesterone receptor (PGR) TTUV8G9 PRGR_HUMAN Binder [2]

Drug-Metabolizing Enzyme (DME)
DME Name DME ID UniProt ID Highest Status REF
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) DE4LYSA CP3A4_HUMAN Approved [3]

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-Related Organs

Molecule Molecule Type Gene Name Liver Colon Kidney Small Intestine
Progesterone receptor (PGR) DTT PGR 1.848 1.888 1.263 0.138
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) DME CYP3A4 11.692 6.58 4.984 9.089
Molecule Expression Atlas in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-related organs

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

The Studied Disease Breast cancer
ICD Disease Classification 2C60-2C65
Molecule Name Molecule Type Gene Name p-value Fold-Change Z-score
Progesterone receptor (PGR) DTT PGR 3.26E-38 -3.79 -2.5
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) DME CYP3A4 2.20E-02 -1.08E-01 -2.31E-01
Molecular Expression Atlas between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

References

1 Hormonal therapy in epithelial ovarian cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2006 Jan;6(1):43-7.
2 Focus on anastrozole and breast cancer. Curr Med Res Opin. 2003;19(8):683-8.
3 Metabolism of megestrol acetate in vitro and the role of oxidative metabolites. Xenobiotica. 2018 Oct;48(10):973-983.