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Synthesis and Anti-tumor Activity of a Fluorinated Analog of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA), 9α-Fluoromedroxyprogesterone Acetate (FMPA)
Natsuko MurataShiho FujimoriYoshitatsu IchiharaYoshio SatoTaketo YamajiHiroshi TsuboiMasayuki UchidaHiroto SuzukiMasashi YamadaTsutomu OikawaHideo NemotoJunko NobuhiroTominari ChoshiSatoshi Hibino
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2006 Volume 54 Issue 11 Pages 1567-1570

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We synthesized 9α-fluoromedroxyprogesterone acetate (FMPA) in order to test whether it is a more potent anti-angiogenic agent than medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), which has been widely used as a therapeutic agent for breast and endometrium cancers. FMPA was previously synthesized in 10 steps (total yield: 1%). An efficient synthesis of FMPA has been achieved in 6 steps (total yield: 12%). We examined the anti-tumor effect of FMPA, complexed with dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin (DM-β-CyD), on rat mammary carcinomas induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA). FMPA showed great anti-tumor effect on DMBA-induced rat mammary carcinomas.

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