atrasentan hydrochloride

Definition / meaning of atrasentan hydrochloride

The orally available hydrochloride salt of pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid with potential antineoplastic activity. As a selective antagonist of the endothelin-A (ETA) receptor, atrasentan binds selectively to the ETA receptor, which may result in inhibition of endothelin-induced angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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