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, nonsteroidal estrogen and cytostatic antineoplastic agent (i.e., chemotherapy drug) and a chlorine, chlorphenyl group, phenacyl group, acyl nitrogen mustard ester of hexestrol which was developed in the early 1960s for the treatment of hormone-dependent
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s but was never marketed.


See also

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List of hormonal cytostatic antineoplastic agents This is a list of dual hormonal and cytostatic antineoplastic agents. Marketed Estrogen-based * Estramustine phosphate (Emcyt, Estracyt; Leo 299, NSC-89199, Ro 21-8837/001; estradiol 3- is(2-chloroethyl)carbamatedihydrogen phosphate) Cortico ...
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List of estrogen esters This is a list of estrogen esters, or ester prodrugs of estrogens. It includes esters, as well as ethers, of steroidal estrogens like estradiol, estrone, and estriol and of nonsteroidal estrogens like the stilbestrols diethylstilbestrol and hex ...


References

Abandoned drugs Antineoplastic drugs Carboxylate esters Estrogen esters Hormonal antineoplastic drugs Nitrogen mustards Phenols Synthetic estrogens Chloroethyl compounds {{Genito-urinary-drug-stub