Precursor of an alkylating nitrogen mustard antineoplastic and immunosuppressive agent that must be activated in the liver to form the active aldophosphamide. It has been used in the treatment of lymphoma and leukemia. Its side effect, alopecia, has been used for defleecing sheep. Cyclophosphamide may also cause sterility, birth defects, mutations, and cancer.
Cyclophosphamide is indicated for the treatment of malignant lymphomas, multiple myeloma, leukemias, mycosis fungoides (advanced disease), neuroblastoma (disseminated disease), adenocarcinoma of the ovary, retinoblastoma, and carcinoma of the breast. It is also indicated for the treatment of biopsy-proven minimal change nephrotic syndrome in pediatric patients.
Tammy Walker Cancer Center at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, Kansas, United States
Alaska Regional Hospital Cancer Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Providence Cancer Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Texas Children's Hosptial, Houston, Texas, United States
NSABP Foundation, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
St. Paul's Hospital at Providence Health Care - Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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