The present invention comprises the design, synthesis and development of a new
class of chemotherapeutic agents for prophylactic and therapeutic treatments in
a mammal, particularly a human, believed to be at risk of suffering from a hormone-responsive
disorde. In an embodiment of the invention, such treatments include therapeutic
compositions comprising novel steroidal antiestrogen and antiandrogen compounds.
In a preferred embodiment, such a novel compound of the present invention has an
address and a message component, which are made into a single composite entity
for more aggressive intervention and effective treatment of hormone-responsive
disorders, thereby prolonging the disease-free interval for the patient and reducing
a number of side effects.