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Fenretinide MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Fenretinide Preferred
Fenretinide, 13-cis-Isomer Related
MCN-R-1967 Narrower
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