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Estramustine phosphate in the treatment of prostatic carcinoma was introduced in 1966. The substance is an estradiol-17-β-phosphate which is esterified with nor nitrogen mustard as a carbamate. It has become known under the trade name Estracyt.
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Andersson, L., Edsmyr, F., Jönsson, G., Könyves, I. (1977). Estramustine Phosphate Therapy in Carcinoma of the Prostate. In: Grundmann, E., Vahlensieck, W. (eds) Tumors of the Male Genital System. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81095-4_7
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