"Fenretinide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A synthetic retinoid that is used orally as a chemopreventive against prostate cancer and in women at risk of developing contralateral breast cancer. It is also effective as an antineoplastic agent.
| Descriptor ID |
D017313
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.270 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.270 D02.455.849.131.495.270 D23.767.261.700.270
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| Concept/Terms |
Fenretinide- Fenretinide
- N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-trans-Retinamide
- Fenretinimide
- N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide
- 4-HPR
- 4-Hydroxyphenylretinamide
- 4 Hydroxyphenylretinamide
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fenretinide" by people in Profiles.
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A1120, a nonretinoid RBP4 antagonist, inhibits formation of cytotoxic bisretinoids in the animal model of enhanced retinal lipofuscinogenesis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Jan 07; 54(1):85-95.
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Retinoids enhance cisplatin-based chemoradiation in cervical cancer cells in vitro. Gynecol Oncol. 2002 Apr; 85(1):223-5.
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Effects of retinoids on cancerous phenotype and apoptosis in organotypic cultures of ovarian carcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2001 Apr 04; 93(7):516-25.