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.
Jiangsu Province Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing City, China
Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan City, China
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Samsung Medical Center, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Samsung Medical Center, 81, Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville, Warrenville, Illinois, United States
Providence Newberg Medical Center, Newberg, Oregon, United States
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Easley, Easley, South Carolina, United States
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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