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.
Massachusetts General Hosptial, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Cologne, Frechen, Germany
University of Cologne, Frechen, Germany
Centre Paul Papin, Angers, France
Clinique Saint Vincent, Besancon, France
C.H. Bourg En Bresse, Bourg En Bresse, France
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
C.R.C. Beatson Laboratories, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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