altretamine
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents. | ||||
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Altretamine
Altretamine (also hexalen) is a drug that is used to treat refractory ovarian cancer. It is not considered a first-line treatment, but it can be useful as salvage therapy. It also has the advantage of being less toxic than other drugs used for treating refractory ovarian cancer.
The precise mechanism by which altretamine exerts its anti-cancer effect is unknown, but it is classified by MeSH as an alkylating antineoplastic agent. Hydroxymethylmelamines are the active metabolite.
It was approved by the FDA in 1990.
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