Tamoxifen

Overview

Tamoxifen is a stilbenoid and a tertiary amino compound. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an EC 2.7.11.13 (protein kinase C) inhibitor, an angiogenesis inhibitor, a bone density conservation agent, an estrogen receptor modulator, an estrogen receptor antagonist, an estrogen antagonist and an EC 1.2.3.1 (aldehyde oxidase) inhibitor. It derives from a hydride of a stilbene.

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PubChem record

CID 2733526 · Tamoxifen

Molecular formula · weight

C26H29NO · 371.5 g/mol

PubMed papers naming it (title/abstract)

28,113 search: “Tamoxifen”

Registered clinical studies (ClinicalTrials.gov)

687 intervention: “Tamoxifen”

Reference facts checked 2026-11-09. Counts are search results, not a judgement of the evidence.