Tamoxifen |
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Tamoxifen Systematic (IUPAC) name (Z)-2-[4-(1,2-diphenylbut-1-enyl)phenoxy]-N,N-dimethyl-ethanamine Identifiers CAS number 10540-29-1 ATC code L02BA01 PubChem 5376 DrugBank APRD00123 Chemical data Formula C26H29N Mol. weight 371.515 g/mol 563.638 g/mol (citrate salt) Pharmacokinetic data Bioavailability ? Metabolism Hepatic (CYP3A4, 2C9 and 2D6) Half life 5-7 days Excretion Fecal Therapeutic considerations Pregnancy cat. B3 (Au) D (US) ...
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Tamoxifen News Headlines
- Tamoxifen Yields Long-term Reduction In Breast Cancer Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Tamoxifen Yields Long-term Reduction In Breast Cancer Risk
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Breast cancer drug tamoxifen has preventive properties too, says new studies
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:15 EST
- Switching From Tamoxifen To An Aromatase Inhibitor Could Improve Outcome After Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Survival Rates Improved By Novel Drug Sequence, Say Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Long-term Data Published In Journal Of Clinical Oncology Support That Femara® Is More Effective Than Tamoxifen
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Survival Rates Improved By Novel Drug Sequence, Say Researchers
ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Early Switch To An Aromatase Inhibitor Increases Survival For Breast Cancer Patients
ScienceDaily - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Study Published In British Medical Journal The Lancet Shows Aromasin Improves Overall Survival In Breast Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Newer Drugs Beat Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Survival
MedicineNet - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Many women stop taking tamoxifen too soon
Reuters - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:12 EST
- Drug 'cuts long-term cancer risk'
BBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:08 EST
- Tamoxifen Discontinuation Rates Surprisingly High In Clinical Practice
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Tamoxifen discontinuation surprisingly high
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:44 EST
- Lumpectomy, radiation, tamoxifen effective
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:09 EST
- Aromatase inhibitors help cancer survival
The Earth Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:46 EST
- For Breast Cancer Patients Early Switch To An Aromatase Inhibitor Increases Survival
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Newer cancer drugs may save lives
MSNBC - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:28 EST
- Drug Trial Shows That The Risk Of ER-positive Breast Cancer Can Be Cut By 39 Per Cent
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Study finds newer breast cancer drugs save lives
Reuters - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:34 EST
- Study finds newer breast cancer drugs save lives
Reuters - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:34 EST
- Study finds newer breast cancer drugs save lives
Reuters - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:34 EST
- Switching Breast Cancer Drugs Reduces Relapse
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Tamoxifen Discontinuation Rates Surprisingly High In Clinical Practice
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- New Breast Cancer Survival Data From The Intergroup Exemestane Study (IES) Published In The Lancet Today
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Radiation Therapy Reduces Cancer Recurrence In Older Women
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Tamoxifen Benefit Even After Therapy
WebMD - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:49 EST
- Aromasin after tamoxifen ups breast cancer survival
Reuters - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:32 EST
- Researchers Discover Method In Mice To Restore Tamoxifen Sensitivity In Resistant Breast Cancer
ScienceDaily - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Researchers Discover Method in Mice to Restore Tamoxifen Sensitivity in Resistant Breast Cancer
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:15 EST
- Study Identifies Mechanism Which May Help Tamoxifen Work Better
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Test Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence
WebMD - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Aromasin May Cut Breast Cancer Return
WebMD - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:34 EST
- New Study Shows Efficacy Of AROMASIN On Early Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- NICE Recommends Exemestane (AROMASIN TM) As An Option, Within Its Licensed Indication, For Women With Early Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
- Drug Switch Ups Breast Cancer Survival
WebMD - Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:17 EST
- New Drug Boosts Breast Cancer Survival
Washington Post - Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:00 EST
- Study Identifies Women With Breast Cancer Most Likely To Benefit From Aromatase Inhibitor
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:00 EST
- New Breast Cancer Drugs Beat Tamoxifen
WebMD - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:10 EST
- Femara Beats Older Breast Cancer Drug
WebMD - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 07:49 EST
- Treatment Of Choice For Advanced Breast Cancer Patients: Aromatase Inhibitors
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:00 EST
- Aromatase Inhibitors: A Treatment Of Choice For Advanced Breast Cancer Patients
ScienceDaily - Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- Newer breast cancer drug seen safer than tamoxifen
Reuters - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:26 EST
- Tamoxifen For Breast Cancer Prevention Does Not Benefit Most Women
ScienceDaily - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Tamoxifen For Breast Cancer Prevention Does Not Benefit Most Women: Only Those At Very High Risk Experience A Benefit
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:00 EST
- Aromatase Inhibitors Declared Superior To Tamoxifen In The Adjuvant Treatment Of Early Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Tamoxifen as Prevention Questioned
WebMD - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Prevention Drug Has Little Impact On Mortality
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:00 EST
- Free Access To Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy Now Only One Step Away For Women With Early Breast Cancer, England And Wales
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Tamoxifen used in high-risk breast cancer patients does not reduce mortality
The Earth Times - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:06 EST
- Tamoxifen Prevents Few Deaths In Women With Borderline High Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:00 EST
- Tamoxifen Doesn't Extend Life for Most Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
MedicineNet - Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Long-term Safety Results Released For Breast Cancer Drugs
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:00 EST
- New Indication For Breast Cancer Drug, Arimidex™, Offers New Treatment Choice For Tamoxifen Patients In Europe
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Gene Mutations Don't Add To The Risk Of Blood Clots In Women Taking Tamoxifen
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 06 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
- Breast cancer pill saves few lives, study finds
MSNBC - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:20 EST
- Breast cancer pill saves few lives, study finds
Reuters - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:39 EST
- Breast cancer pill saves few lives, study finds
Reuters - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:06 EST
- Evista: Help for Breast Cancer, Heart?
WebMD - Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:54 EST
- Study Evaluates Benefits And Risks Of Tamoxifen And Raloxifene For Reducing Risk Of Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Better Survival Seen For Early Breast Cancer Patients Switched From Tamoxifen To Aromasin
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Raloxifene Equals Tamoxifen in Preventing Breast Cancer
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Full Results Of Study Comparing Tamoxifen, Raloxifene In Reducing Breast Cancer Risk Presented At Oncology Conference
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:00 EST
- Raloxifene Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:00 EST
- Bodybuilders' 'breast drug abuse'
BBC - Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:07 EST
- 5 Years Of Treatment With Arimidex(R) Didn't Cause Osteoporosis In Early Breast Cancer Patients With Normal Bone Mineral Density At Outset
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- New York Times Reporter Examines Recent Study Comparing Raloxifene, Tamoxifen As Breast Cancer Preventives
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 May 2006 08:00 EST
- Osteoporosis Drug As Effective As Tamoxifen In Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Initial Results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Released: Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene Shown to be as Effective as Tamoxifen in Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:42 EST
- Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene Shown To Be As Effective As Tamoxifen In Preventing Invasive ...
ScienceDaily - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Evista as good as tamoxifen for breast cancer: study
Reuters - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:04 EST
- Evista as good as tamoxifen for breast cancer: study
Reuters - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:10 EST
- Breast Cancer: New Drug Safer Than Tamoxifen
MedicineNet - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Osteoporosis drug prevents breast cancer
American Medical News - Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:00 EST
- Raloxifene Reduces Breast Cancer Risk As Well As Tamoxifen
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Too Early to Declare Victory In the War Against Breast Cancer
Washington Post - Tue, 02 May 2006 03:00 EST
- Bone Thinning Drug Raloxifene As Effective As Tamoxifen In Reducing Postmenopausal Women's Risk Of Breast Cancer, NCI Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:00 EST
- Evista as good as tamoxifen for breast cancer: study
Reuters - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:39 EST
- NCI Study Indicates Need For Comparative Trials, Editorial Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Breast cancer drug 'a little less scary'
CNN - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:52 EST
- Lilly bone drug cuts breast cancer risk: study
Reuters - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:27 EST
- Lilly Statement On STAR
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- New, safer drug helps prevent breast cancer
MSNBC - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:54 EST
- Type Of Breast Cancer Tumor More Important In Determining Treatment Than Tumor Size, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Two Promising Drugs For Breast Cancer - Raloxifene And Lapatinib
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Gene Variation Affects Tamoxifen''s Benefit For Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 31 Dec 2005 03:00 EST
- Letrozole tops tamoxifen for early breast cancer
Reuters - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:14 EST
- Femara May Be Better Than Tamoxifen
WebMD - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:17 EST
- Letrozole Better Than Tamoxifen In Reducing Risk Of Recurrence For Breast Cancer Survivors, IBSCG Study Published In NEJM
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:00 EST
- NICE Appraisal Of Hormonal Treatments For The Treatment Of Early Breast Cancer, Compared With Tamoxifen, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:00 EST
- Genes affect benefits of breast cancer drug
Reuters - Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:32 EST
- New breast cancer drug 21 percent as effective as tamoxifen in preventing relapse
The Earth Times - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:04 EST
- Newer breast cancer drug found effective
MSNBC - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:26 EST
- Femara beneficial after tamoxifen in breast cancer
Reuters - Tue, 06 Sep 2005 07:45 EST
- Letrozole following tamoxifen may benefit women with breast cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:00 EST
- ARIMIDEX® Gains Full FDA Approval for Adjuvant Treatment of Hormone Receptor-positive Early Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:00 EST
- Specialists improve breast cancer care
Reuters - Thu, 08 Sep 2005 05:43 EST
- Femara May Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence
WebMD - Wed, 07 Sep 2005 07:00 EST
- Status of Progesterone Receptor May Be Important Factor in Breast Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:00 EST
- New Breast Cancer Drug Plan for Older Women?
WebMD - Thu, 04 Aug 2005 09:47 EST

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