Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Clorhidrato de arzoxifeno
Arzoxifene hydrochloride (ar-ZOX-ih-feen HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
A substance being studied in the treatment of osteoporosis and breast cancer. Arzoxifene hydrochloride is made in the laboratory and binds to estrogen receptors in the body. It is a type of selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). Also called LY353381 hydrochloride.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.