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| Trade names | Cisobitan |
| Other names | Quadrosilane; KABI-1774; 2,6-cisdiphenylhexa- methylcyclotetrasiloxane |
| Drug class | Nonsteroidal estrogen |
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| Formula | C18H28O4Si4 |
| Molar mass | 420.758 g·mol−1 |
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Quadrosilan (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name,BANTooltip British Approved Name) (brand nameCisobitan; former developmental code nameKABI-1774) is asyntheticnonsteroidal estrogen that was developed in the 1970s and that is or has been used as anantigonadotropic agent in the treatment ofprostate cancer.[1][2][3][4] It is anorganosilicon compound, and is also known as2,6-cisdiphenylhexamethylcyclotetrasiloxane.[3][5] Quadrosilan hasestrogenic activity equivalent to that ofestradiol,[6] and can producefeminization andgynecomastia asside effects in male patients.[7][8]