The present invention provides a compound comprising a steroidal ring system and an optional group R1 selected from any one of —OH, a sulphamate group, a phosphonate group, a thiophosphonate group, a sulphonate group or a sulphonamide group; wherein the A ring of the steroidal ring system is optionally substituted at position 2 or 4 with a group R
4
which may be a suitable subtituent, wherein the D ring of the steroidal ring system is substituted by a group R
2
of the formula -L-R
3
, wherein L is an optional linker group and R
3
is selected from groups which are or which comprise one of (i) —SO
2
R
5
, wherein R
5
is H, a hydrocarbyl group or a bond or group attached to the D ring; (ii) —NO
2
; (iii) —SOR
6
, wherein R
6
is H or a hydrocarbyl group; (iv) —R
7
, wherein R
7
is a halogen; (v) -alkyl; (vi) —C(═O)R
3
, wherein R
3
is H or hydrocarbyl; (vii) —C≡CR
9
, wherein R
9
is H or hydrocarbyl; (viii) —OC(═O)NR
10
R
11
wherein R
10
and R
11
are independently selected from H and hydrocarbyl; (ix), (x), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) are formulae wherein when R
3
is -alkyl, R
4
is present as a hydrocarbon group, when R
3
is —NO
2
R
4
is present and/or R
1
is present as a sulphamate group, and when R
3
is —C(═O)R
3
R
4
is present and R
1
is present as a sulphamate group.
[EN] 2-SUBSTITUTED ESTROGEN SULPHAMATES FOR INHIBITION OF STEROID SULPHATASE<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉ