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.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Ireland Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Good Samaritan Hospital Cancer Treatment Center, Hatton Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas-Independence, Independence, Kansas, United States
Marshfield Clinic at Saint Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
C.R.C. Beatson Laboratories, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bronx, New York, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California, United States
Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
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