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.
Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, United States
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France
Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hospital for Sick Children NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
Ospedale S. Paolo, Savona, Italy
Ospedale Oncologico A. Businco, Cagliari, Italy
I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago, Illinois, United States
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