Endocrine Abstracts

Fluasterone (16-α-fluoro-5-androsten-17-one) is a structural analogue of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) that retains DHEA clinical properties without its androgenic effects. In animal models, fluasterone exhibits DHEA-like effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, and anti-diabetic properties but is consistently more potent than DHEA. An orphan-drug designation for fluasterone has been granted by the FDA for treatment of Cushing’s syndrome (CS), includ...