An official website of the United States government
Home
Name
Estramustine Phosphate Sodium
Alternate Names
Emcyt
Emcyt IV
Estracyt
Estramustine phosphate disodium
Leo 275
Leo275
Ro 21-8837
Ro 21-8837/001
Ro 218837
Ro 22-2296/000
Ro 222296/000
Ro-218837
Abbreviations
None
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Antimicrotubule agent
NSC Number
089199
089201
89199
Primary Site
Prostate cancer
Histology
None
Remarks
A nitrogen mustard antineoplastic agent. Chemotoxic hormone. An antineoplastic agent consisting of estradiol joined to nornitrogen mustard by a carbamate link, phosphorylated to make it water soluble; used for palliative treatment of metastatic or progressive carcinoma of the prostate. Single agent or combined with taxane for HRPC. FDA approved use on prostate cancer. Pharamcia.
Coding
This drug should be coded
