Contents hide 1 Medical uses 1.1 Why is this medication prescribed? 1.2 How should this medicine be used? 1.3 Other uses for this medicine 1.4 What side effects can this medication cause? Mitotane is a steroidogenesis inhibitor and cytostatic antineoplastic medication which is used in the treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma and Cushing’s syndrome. It is a derivative of the early insecticide DDT and an isomer of p,p’-DDD (4,4′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane) and is also known as 2,4′-(dichlorodiphenyl)-2,2-dichloroethane (o,p’-DDD). Medical uses Mitotane has been produced by Bristol Myers Squibb but it is marketed as an orphan drug for adrenocortical carcinoma due to the small … Continue reading MITODX (Mitotane)