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| Other names | FK-435; ICI-79280; K-060; K-21060E; RP-60850; 3-Hydroxytamoxifen; 3-OH-TAM |
| Routes of administration | Oral |
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| Eliminationhalf-life | 19–37 hours[1][2] |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.102.640 |
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| Formula | C26H29NO2 |
| Molar mass | 387.523 g·mol−1 |
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Droloxifene (INN,USAN) (former developmental code namesFK-435,ICI-79280,K-060,K-21060E,RP-60850), also known as3-hydroxytamoxifen, is anonsteroidalselective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) of thetriphenylethylene group[1] that was developed originally inGermany and later inJapan for the treatment ofbreast cancer,osteoporosis in men andpostmenopausal women, andcardiovascular disorders but was abandoned and never marketed.[3][4][5][6] It reachedphase II andphase IIIclinical trials for these indications before development was discontinued in 2000.[6][7] The drug was found to be significantly less effective than tamoxifen in the treatment of breast cancer in two phase III clinical trials.[7][8]
Droloxifene is ananalogue oftamoxifen, specifically 3-hydroxytamoxifen, but has been said to have 10- to 60-fold increasedaffinity for theestrogen receptor[9] and reduced partialestrogenagonistic activity.[5][10] The affinity of droloxifene for the estrogen receptor ranges from 0.2 to 15.2% relative toestradiol in different studies.[11] For comparison, the ranges are 0.06 to 16% for tamoxifen and 0.1 to 12% for clomifene.[11] Droloxifene causes a dose-dependent decrease inluteinizing hormone andfollicle-stimulating hormone levels, indicating that it hasantigonadotropic activity, and dose-dependently increasessex hormone-binding globulin levels, indicating that it has estrogenic activity in theliver.[2] Similarly to tamoxifen, droloxifene has partial estrogenic effects in theuterus.[12] Unlike tamoxifen, droloxifene does not produceDNA adduct orliver tumors in animals.[2]