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Afimoxifene

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009724

A tamoxifen metabolite with both estrogenic and anti-estrogenic effects. Afimoxifene has a higher affinity for the estrogen receptor than tamoxifen, and functions as an antagonist in breast cancer cells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009724
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Abbreviation4-OHT
Synonyms4-hydroxytamoxifen; 4-hydroxy-tamoxifen
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009724",
  "term": "Afimoxifene",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A tamoxifen metabolite with both estrogenic and anti-estrogenic effects. Afimoxifene has a higher affinity for the estrogen receptor than tamoxifen, and functions as an antagonist in breast cancer cells.",
  "abbreviation": "4-OHT",
  "synonyms": [
    "4-hydroxytamoxifen",
    "4-hydroxy-tamoxifen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/afimoxifene/"
}

Record 523 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.