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Name

Fenretinide

Alternate Names

4-HPR
McN-R-1967

Abbreviations

None

Category

Ancillary Agent

Subcategory

Chemoprevention

NSC Number

374551

Primary Site

Brain cancer
Ewings sarcoma family of neoplasms
Lung cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

Phase I brain, Phase II lung, orphan drug status Ewing sarcomas
A synthetic retinoid derivative under investigation as a chemopreventive agent. NCI., Cancer Research UK.
Still under investigation as of April 2012

Coding

This drug should NOT be coded
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