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MeSH Heading: Epirubicin
Tree Number(s): D02.455.426.559.847.562.050.200.175.200; D04.615.562.050.200.175.200; D09.408.051.059.200.175.200
Unique ID: D015251
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015251
Scope Note: An anthracycline which is the 4'-epi-isomer of doxorubicin. The compound exerts its antitumor effects by interference with the synthesis and function of DNA.
Entry Term(s): 4'-Epi-Adriamycin; 4'-Epi-DXR; 4'-Epi-Doxorubicin; 4'-Epiadriamycin; 4'-Epidoxorubicin; EPI-cell; Ellence; Epilem; Epirubicin Hydrochloride; Farmorubicin; Farmorubicina; Farmorubicine; IMI-28; NSC-256942; Pharmorubicin
Pharm Action: Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Registry Numbers: 3Z8479ZZ5X; 0; 22966TX7J5
Related Numbers: 22966TX7J5; 56390-09-1; 56420-45-2
CAS Type 1 Name: 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 10-((3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-L-arabino-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-, (8S-cis)-
Previous Indexing: Doxorubicin (1973-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/05/16
Revision Date: 2016/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0023488
Registry Numbers: 3Z8479ZZ5X
Related Numbers: 22966TX7J5; 56390-09-1; 56420-45-2
Scope Note: An anthracycline which is the 4'-epi-isomer of doxorubicin. The compound exerts its antitumor effects by interference with the synthesis and function of DNA.
Terms: Epirubicin Preferred Term
Term UI T044742
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 4'-Epiadriamycin
Term UI T044739
Date05/16/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 4'-Epidoxorubicin
Term UI T044740
Date05/16/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 4'-Epi-DXR
Term UI T044741
Date05/16/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 4'-Epi-Adriamycin
Term UI T044744
Date05/16/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 4'-Epi-Doxorubicin
Term UI T044745
Date05/16/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Concept UI: M0023489
Registry Numbers: 0
Terms: Ellence Preferred Term
Term UI T621393
Date12/02/2004
LexicalTag TRD
ThesaurusID US; Farmorubicin
Term UI T044746
Date05/16/1988
LexicalTag TRD
ThesaurusID; Farmorubicine
Term UI T621396
Date12/02/2004
LexicalTag TRD
ThesaurusID; Pharmorubicin
Term UI T621397
Date12/02/2004
LexicalTag TRD
ThesaurusID

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