Pregnane derivatives with a triazole (T–OH) or imidazole (I–OH) moiety at C-21 were synthesized.
The derivatives showed anticancer activity upon PC-3, MCF7 and SK-LU-1 cell lines.
PC-3 cells were the most sensitive to I–OH treatment.
Compound I–OH inhibited the mRNA CCND1 and CCNE1 expression.
I–OH has weak antiprogestagenic activity.