Patent ID: 7361645

Claim:
An 11β-halogen steroid compound of formula I: wherein X—Y-Z is CH═C—C or CH 2 —C═C R 1 is either in α- or β-position, and is hydrogen, provided that no substituent R 1 is present at Z if X—Y-Z is CH 2 —C═C, R 6 is hydrogen atom or independently a group listed for R 7 , R 7 is R or P-Q-R bonded via P to the basic ring structure, wherein P and Q are each, independently of one another, a straight-chain or branched-chain C 1 to C 8 alkylene, -alkenylene, -alkynylene group which is optionally partially or completely fluorinated, and R is CH 3 or CF 3 radical, R 11 is halogen, R 13 is methyl or ethyl, R 17 is hydrogen or C(O)—R 18 , and R 18 is a straight-chain or branched C 1 to C 18 alkyl, -alkenyl, or -alkynyl, or aryl radical, or T-U—V bonded via T to the C(O) group, wherein T and U are independently of one another, straight-chain or branched C 1 to C 18 alkylene, -alkenylene, or -alkynylene, C 3 to C 12 alicyclic group or aryl, and V is straight-chain or branched-C 1 to C 18 alkyl, -alkenyl or -alkynyl or an aryl; and said R 18 is optionally substituted with one or more of NR 19 R 20 or SO x R 21 , wherein x=0, 1 or 2, and R 19 , R 20 and R 21 each independently is hydrogen or T-U-V bonded via T to N, or S, or a physiologically compatible salt thereof.