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 Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Memorial Regional Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hollywood, Florida, United States
NCI - Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Children's Oncology Group, Arcadia, California, United States
Southwest Oncology Group, San Antonio, Texas, United States
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