Relacorilant

Relacorilant (developmental code name CORT-125134) is an antiglucocorticoid which is under development by Corcept Therapeutics for the treatment of Cushing's syndrome.[1] It is also under development for the treatment of solid tumors and alcoholism.[1][2] The drug is a nonsteroidal compound and acts as an antagonist of the glucocorticoid receptor.[1] As of December 2017, it is in phase II clinical trials for Cushing's syndrome and phase I/II clinical studies for solid tumors, while the clinical phase for alcoholism is unknown.[1]

Relacorilant
Clinical data
Other namesCORT-125134
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classAntiglucocorticoid
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC27H22F4N6O3S
Molar mass586.566 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

See also

References

  1. http://adisinsight.springer.com/drugs/800041622
  2. Veneris JT, Darcy KM, Mhawech-Fauceglia P, Tian C, Lengyel E, Lastra RR, Pejovic T, Conzen SD, Fleming GF (2017). "High glucocorticoid receptor expression predicts short progression-free survival in ovarian cancer". Gynecol. Oncol. 146 (1): 153–160. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.04.012. PMC 5955699. PMID 28456378.



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