Desoximetasone

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Also known as A-41304DesoximetasonaDesoxymethasoneHOE 304HOE-304J83.644CNSC-759189R 2113R-2113StiedexStiedex lpStiedex lpnTopicortTopicort lpSID29215017SID855924SID56423147SID144204440SID170464795

Summary

Desoximetasone (CHEMBL1766) is an approved small-molecule anti-inflammatory drug (ATC D07AC03) targeting NR3C1; indicated across 3 conditions including psoriasis and skin disorder.

At a glance

  • Status: Approved (max clinical phase 4)
  • Modality: Small molecule
  • ATC class: D07AC03 (+1 more)
  • Targets: 1 (NR3C1)
  • Indications: 3 conditions
  • Clinical trials: 5
  • Chemistry: 376.5 Da · C22H29FO4

Identifiers

Drug identity and classification

FieldValue
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL1766
NameDesoximetasone
TypeSmall molecule
Max phase4
FDA approvedyes
PubChem CID5311067
ChEBICHEBI:691037
ATCD07AC03, D07XC02
Molecular formulaC22H29FO4
Molecular weight376.5
InChIKeyVWVSBHGCDBMOOT-IIEHVVJPSA-N

SMILES: C[C@@H]1C[C@H]2[C@@H]3CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@@]4([C@]3([C@H](C[C@@]2([C@H]1C(=O)CO)C)O)F)C

IUPAC name: (8S,9R,10S,11S,13S,14S,16R,17S)-9-fluoro-11-hydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13,16-trimethyl-7,8,11,12,14,15,16,17-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one

ChEBI definition: Dexamethasone in which the hydroxy group at the 17α position is substituted by hydrogen. A synthetic corticosteroid with glucocorticoid activity, it is used as an anti-inflammatory and anti-pruritic in the treatment of various skin disorders, including skin allergies and psoriasis.

Pharmacological roles (ChEBI): anti-inflammatory drug, antipruritic drug.

Also known as: A-41304, Desoximetasona, Desoximetasone, Desoxymethasone, HOE 304, HOE-304, J83.644C, NSC-759189, R 2113, R-2113, Stiedex, Stiedex lp

Patent coverage: 5,516 distinct patent families (21,922 SureChEMBL compound mentions), from 1 matched compound structure(s). Mentions count patents naming the compound (not distinct inventions), so promiscuous / reference molecules inflate the mention figure — families are the dedup metric.

Targets

Targets

Primary targets (GtoPdb curated mechanism): the Cancer dependency column is the DepMap CRISPR fitness signal (% of screened cell lines dependent on the target).

GeneTargetActionpAffinityCancer dependencyUniProt
NR3C1Glucocorticoid receptorAgonist8.930.9%P04150

Broader ChEMBL bioactivity targets: 10 (assay-derived). Sample: Survival motor neuron protein, Prelamin-A/C, Androgen receptor, Glucocorticoid receptor, Progesterone receptor, Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2, Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1, Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2, Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha, Bile salt export pump.

Bioactivity

ChEMBL activities: 9 potent at pChembl ≥ 5 of 12 total. Top 100 by potency (10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM):

TargetpChemblTypeValueUnitActivity ID
NR3C18.93Ki1.17nMCHEMBL_ACT_7704546
LMNA8.6Potency2.5nMCHEMBL_ACT_3658138
NR3C18.59IC502.57nMCHEMBL_ACT_7704545
HIF1A8.3Potency5nMCHEMBL_ACT_4131809
HIF1A8.3Potency5nMCHEMBL_ACT_4519332
PGR7.48AC5033.1nMCHEMBL_ACT_25204797
AR6.02AC50952.2nMCHEMBL_ACT_25203864
SMN15.95Potency1122nMCHEMBL_ACT_3868549
Q9R1A75EC5010000nMCHEMBL_ACT_15463823

Target pathways

Aggregated over 1 target gene(s): NR3C1.

Top Reactome pathways

8 total, by targets touching each:

PathwayTargetsGenes
HSP90 chaperone cycle for steroid hormone receptors (SHR) in the presence of ligand1NR3C1
Nuclear Receptor transcription pathway1NR3C1
SUMOylation of intracellular receptors1NR3C1
PTK6 Expression1NR3C1
Regulation of RUNX2 expression and activity1NR3C1
FOXO-mediated transcription of oxidative stress, metabolic and neuronal genes1NR3C1
Potential therapeutics for SARS1NR3C1
Regulation of NPAS4 gene transcription1NR3C1

Dominant GO biological processes

GO termTargets
negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II1
regulation of gluconeogenesis1
chromatin organization1
regulation of DNA-templated transcription1
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II1
apoptotic process1
chromosome segregation1
signal transduction1
glucocorticoid metabolic process1
response to wounding1
gene expression1
microglia differentiation1
adrenal gland development1
nuclear receptor-mediated steroid hormone signaling pathway1
regulation of glucocorticoid biosynthetic process1

Indications & clinical

Indications

2 approved indications. FDA phase 4, plus an anticancer drug’s labelled cancer uses (which ChEMBL often logs at phase 3).

IndicationPhaseMONDOEFO
psoriasis4MONDO:0005083EFO:0000676
skin disorder4MONDO:0005093EFO:0000701

1 further indication record had no mapped disease name (EFO/MeSH-only) or were duplicates, and are omitted.

Clinical trials

Total trials: 5.

Phase distribution

PhaseTrials
PHASE43
PHASE22

Top trials by phase / activity

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT02983981PHASE4COMPLETEDTopical Psoriasis Study for Patients Receiving Biologic Therapy
NCT02985736PHASE4COMPLETEDTopical Scalp Psoriasis Study Evaluating Topicort Topical Spray
NCT03050294PHASE4COMPLETEDEvaluating Treatment Resistant Dermatitis TaroIIR
NCT01018134PHASE2COMPLETEDDesoximetasone Spray 0.05%, 0.25%; Dose Ranging Study
NCT01043393PHASE2COMPLETEDDesoximetasone Spray 0.25%, Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) Axis Study

Clinical evidence (CIViC)

No CIViC predictive evidence (expected for non-precision-medicine drugs).

Pharmacology

Pharmacogenomics

No CPIC/DPWG dosing guideline or drug-level clinical/variant annotations in PharmGKB for this molecule.

Molecules sharing ≥1 of this drug’s curated primary targets, merged from two biobtree sources and ranked by shared-target count, then clinical phase: ChEMBL clinical-stage candidates (development phase ≥2) and PubChem drug-class bioactivity (approved / known drugs acting on the target). Deduplicated by drug name; the drug’s own salt forms are excluded. Note: for a drug with few primary targets a shared-target match can reflect off-target / promiscuous binding rather than the same therapeutic mechanism — the phase ordering surfaces bona-fide therapeutics first.

173 molecules share ≥1 primary target. Top 100 by shared-target count:

MoleculeSourceStatusShared targets
FULVESTRANTChEMBL + PubChemPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
PODOFILOXChEMBL + PubChemPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
REGORAFENIBChEMBL + PubChemPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ACENOCOUMAROLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ALCLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
AMCINONIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
AMIODARONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
APREPITANTChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
AURANOFINChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BAZEDOXIFENEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BENZBROMARONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BETAMETHASONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BETAMETHASONE PHOSPHORIC ACIDChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BETAMETHASONE VALERATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BUDESONIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
BUTOCONAZOLEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CANDESARTAN CILEXETILChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CANRENONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CHLORMADINONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CICLESONIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CLOBETASOL PROPIONATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CLOFAZIMINEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CLOTRIMAZOLEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
CORTISONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DANAZOLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DAUNORUBICINChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DEFLAZACORTChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DESOGESTRELChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DESONIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE PIVALATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DEXAMETHASONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DEXTROTHYROXINEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DIENESTROLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DIETHYLSTILBESTROLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DIFLORASONE DIACETATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DOXORUBICINChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
DROSPIRENONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ECONAZOLEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
EFAVIRENZChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ENZALUTAMIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
EPLERENONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ESTRADIOLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ESTRIOLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ETHINYL ESTRADIOLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
EXEMESTANEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FELODIPINEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUDROCORTISONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUNISOLIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUOCINONIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUOROMETHOLONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUOXYMESTERONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLURANDRENOLIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUTICASONE FUROATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
FLUTICASONE PROPIONATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
GLUCAGONChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
HALCINONIDEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
HYDROCORTISONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
HYDROXOCOBALAMINChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
IDARUBICINChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ISOCONAZOLEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
ISRADIPINEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
KETOCONAZOLEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
LASOFOXIFENEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MASOPROCOLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MEDROXYPROGESTERONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MEDRYSONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MEGESTROLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MESTRANOLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
METHYLPREDNISOLONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
METHYLPREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
METHYLTESTOSTERONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
METOPROLOLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MICONAZOLEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MIFEPRISTONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MITOTANEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MOMETASONE FUROATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
MONTELUKASTChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
NAFTOPIDILChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
NIMODIPINEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
NISOLDIPINEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
NOMEGESTROLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
NORETHINDRONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
NORGESTIMATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
NORGESTRELChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
OXYMETHOLONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
PONATINIBChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
PREDNICARBATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
PREDNISOLONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
PREDNISONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
PROGESTERONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
QUINESTROLChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
RACECADOTRILChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
RIBOFLAVIN 5’-PHOSPHATEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1
RIMEXOLONEChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)NR3C1