Bendamustine is a nitrogen mustard drug indicated for use in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that has progressed during or within six months of treatment with rituximab or a rituximab-containing regimen. Bendamustine is a bifunctional mechlorethamine derivative capable of forming electrophilic alkyl groups that covalently bond to other molecules. Through this function as an alkylating agent, bendamustine causes intra- and inter-strand crosslinks between DNA bases resulting in cell death. It is active against both active and quiescent cells, although the exact mechanism of action is unknown.
Bendamustine is indicated for use in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that has progressed during or within six months of treatment with rituximab or a rituximab-containing regimen.
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Santa Monica, California, United States
Princess Margaret, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
German CLL Study Group, Cologne, Germany
German CLL Study Group, Cologne, Germany
Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Cancer Care & Hematology; Specialists of Chicagoland, Niles, Illinois, United States
San Juan Oncology Associates, Farmington, New Mexico, United States
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
UMC St. Radboud; Hematology, Nijmegen, Netherlands
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Swedish Cancer Inst., Seattle, Washington, United States
Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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