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Nomination Summary for Tamoxifen (N92001)

Nominated Substances: Tamoxifen citrate

Nomination Date: 05/15/1992

Nominator: Private Individual

Rationale: Scientific evidence of unacceptable risk in the absence of disease; evidence that Tamoxifen may induce or promote the development of aggressive hormone independent tumors, increase the risk of life-threatening liver cancer; increase the risk of endometrial cancer; increase the risk of developing contralateral breast cancer in premenopausal women; act as a teratogen on the developing human genital tract.

NTP Principles: not specified

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CASRN: 54965-24-1

Agent Name: Tamoxifen citrate