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.
Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
SWOG, Portland, Oregon, United States
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Virginia Cancer Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Charles R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, New York, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center - Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington, United States
Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Toledo, Ohio, United States
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
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