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    Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), also known as estrogen receptor agonists/antagonists (ERAAs), are a class of drugs that act on estrogen...
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    Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) are a class of drugs that selectively activate the androgen receptor in specific tissues, promoting muscle...
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    A selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) is an agent that acts on the progesterone receptor (PR), the biological target of progestogens like...
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    Estrogen receptors (ERs) are proteins found in cells that function as receptors for the hormone estrogen (17β-estradiol). There are two main classes of...
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  • A selective estrogen receptor degrader or downregulator (SERD) is a type of drug that selectively binds to the estrogen receptor (ER) and induces its degradation...
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    Raloxifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    Raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) and therefore a mixed agonist–antagonist of the estrogen receptor (ER). It has estrogenic effects...
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    Tamoxifen (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used to prevent breast cancer in women and men. It is also...
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  • include selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) like tamoxifen, clomifene, and raloxifene, the ER silent antagonist and selective estrogen receptor degrader...
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    Enclomifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    Name), a nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator of the triphenylethylene group, acts by antagonizing the estrogen receptor (ER) in the pituitary...
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    Clomifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    unknown cause or who are pregnant. Clomifene is in the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) family of medication and is a nonsteroidal medication...
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    Classes of selective receptor modulators include: Selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) Selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) Selective glucocorticoid...
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    Phytoestrogens (e.g., coumestrol, daidzein, genistein, miroestrol) Selective estrogen receptor modulators (e.g., tamoxifen, clomifene, raloxifene) Antiestrogens (e...
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    This is a list of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). SERMs that have been approved for medical use include anordrin (+mifepristone (Zi Yun))...
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    Ormeloxifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    centchroman, is one of the selective estrogen receptor modulators, or SERMs, a class of medication which acts on the estrogen receptor. It is best known as...
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    Selective glucocorticoid receptor agonists. Selective receptor modulator Selective androgen receptor modulator Selective estrogen receptor modulator Selective...
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    GnRH modulator, or GnRH receptor modulator, also known as an LHRH modulator or LHRH receptor modulator, is a type of medication which modulates the GnRH...
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  • A receptor modulator, or receptor ligand, is a general term for a substance, endogenous or exogenous, that binds to and regulates the activity of chemical...
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  • Fulvestrant (category Selective estrogen receptor degraders)
    Fulvestrant is a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) and was first-in-class to be approved. It works by binding to the estrogen receptor and destabilizing...
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    Afimoxifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) and by its tentative brand name TamoGel, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) of the triphenylethylene group and an active metabolite...
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    Ospemifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    are post-menopausal. Ospemifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) acting similarly to an estrogen on the vaginal epithelium, building vaginal...
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  • estrogen, which include selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM) and aromatase inhibitors. Clomiphene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator...
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    Bazedoxifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    (pending more study) for cancer. It is a third-generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). Since late 2013 it has had U.S. FDA approval for...
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    Endoxifen (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    known as 4-hydroxy-N-desmethyltamoxifen, is a nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) of the triphenylethylene group as well as a protein...
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    they bind to and activate estrogen receptors (ERs) which in turn modulate the expression of many genes. Additionally, estrogens bind to and activate rapid-signaling...
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    are composed of steroid hormones, although in India one selective estrogen receptor modulator is marketed as a contraceptive. The original hormonal method—the...
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    derived from a botanical source, that act selectively as agonists or antagonists on the estrogen receptors throughout the body. The most commonly prescribed...
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    Enobosarm (category Selective androgen receptor modulators)
    MK-2866, and S-22, is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) which is under development for the treatment of androgen receptor-positive breast cancer...
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    Elacestrant (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    Elacestrant, sold under the brand name Orserdu, is a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) used in the treatment of breast cancer. It is taken by...
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    Lasofoxifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    Lasofoxifene, sold under the brand name Fablyn, is a nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) which is marketed by Pfizer in Lithuania and Portugal...
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    Toremifene (category Selective estrogen receptor modulators)
    The medication is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) and hence is a mixed agonist–antagonist of the estrogen receptor (ER), the biological...
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