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.
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
MBCCOP - University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ireland Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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