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.
Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
Hopital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France
Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
Texas Oncology-Medical City Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Carmel Hospital ( Site 1103), Haifa, Israel
Bass Medical Group ( Site 0166), Walnut Creek, California, United States
Innovative Clinical Research Institute ( Site 0122), Whittier, California, United States
Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Centro Gaucho Integrado - Mae de Deus Center, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
RM Gorbacheva Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
RM Gorbacheva Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czechia
University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czechia
University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague 10, Czechia
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