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MeSH Heading: Fenretinide
Tree 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
Unique ID: D017313
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017313
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): 4-HPR; 4-Hydroxyphenylretinamide; Fenretinide, 13-cis-Isomer; Fenretinimide; MCN-R-1967; N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-trans-Retinamide; N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide
Pharm Action: Antineoplastic Agents
Anticarcinogenic Agents
Related Numbers: 65646-68-6; 75686-07-6
CAS Type 1 Name: Retinamide, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-
Previous Indexing: Tretinoin/analogs & derivatives (1979-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93; FENRETINIDE was indexed under TRETINOIN/analogs & derivatives 1979-92
Online Note: use FENRETINIDE (NM) to search FENRETINIDE 1979-92
History Note: 93; was FENRETINIDE (NM) 1979-92
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/19
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

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: M0026291
Related Numbers: 65646-68-6; 75686-07-6
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Fenretinide Preferred Term
Term UI T051709
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 4-HPR
Term UI T051713
Date02/14/1992
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); 4-Hydroxyphenylretinamide
Term UI T051711
Date02/14/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Fenretinimide
Term UI T051714
Date05/24/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide
Term UI T051710
Date02/14/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-trans-Retinamide
Term UI T051715
Date02/14/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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