 Estramustine
"Estramustine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nitrogen mustard linked to estradiol, usually as phosphate; used to treat prostatic neoplasms; also has radiation protective properties.
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D004961
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.526.728.650.275 D04.210.500.365.415.248.320
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Hussain M, Goldman B, Tangen C, Higano CS, Petrylak DP, Wilding G, Akdas AM, Small EJ, Donnelly BJ, Sundram SK, Burch PA, Dipaola RS, Crawford ED. Prostate-specific antigen progression predicts overall survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer: data from Southwest Oncology Group Trials 9346 (Intergroup Study 0162) and 9916. J Clin Oncol. 2009 May 20; 27(15):2450-6.
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Berry DL, Moinpour CM, Jiang CS, Ankerst DP, Petrylak DP, Vinson LV, Lara PN, Jones S, Taplin ME, Burch PA, Hussain MH, Crawford ED. Quality of life and pain in advanced stage prostate cancer: results of a Southwest Oncology Group randomized trial comparing docetaxel and estramustine to mitoxantrone and prednisone. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jun 20; 24(18):2828-35.
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Petrylak DP, Tangen CM, Hussain MH, Lara PN, Jones JA, Taplin ME, Burch PA, Berry D, Moinpour C, Kohli M, Benson MC, Small EJ, Raghavan D, Crawford ED. Docetaxel and estramustine compared with mitoxantrone and prednisone for advanced refractory prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2004 Oct 07; 351(15):1513-20.
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Skinner EC, Glode LM. High-risk localized prostate cancer: primary surgery and adjuvant therapy. Urol Oncol. 2003 May-Jun; 21(3):219-27.
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