What is the significance of the term 'Estramustine' in the medical field?
Estramustine (INN, USAN, BAN) is an estrogen and cytostatic antineoplastic agent which was never marketed. It is an estrogen ester – specifically, the C3 normustine ester of estradiol – and acts in part as a prodrug of estradiol in the body. Estramustine phosphate, the C17β phosphate ester of estramustine and a prodrug of estramustine, estromustine, estradiol, and estrone, is marketed and used in the treatment of prostate cancer.

See also
List of hormonal cytostatic antineoplastic agents
List of estrogen esters § Estradiol esters


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