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Altretamine

An oral anticancer drug derived from melamine, also known as hexamethylmelamine, approved in the United States in 1990 for the palliative treatment of persistent or recurrent ovarian cancer. This family brings together the active ingredient and other impurities.

Did you know?Its mechanism is not fully understood: the body strips the methyl groups from the molecule, releasing formaldehyde and reactive intermediates that are thought to damage tumour cells.

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AltretamineActive ingredientAltretamineCat. No. P-A099-001CAS 645-05-6

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