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, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, Denver, Colorado, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
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