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.
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Harris Health System - Smith Clinic, Houston, Texas, United States
O'Quinn Medical Tower - McNair Campus - Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Stanford Cancer Center ( Site 0023), Palo Alto, California, United States
Northwestern Memorial Hospital ( Site 0002), Chicago, Illinois, United States
Texas Oncology-Plano East ( Site 0020), Plano, Texas, United States
Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
St. David's South Austin Medical Center, Austin, Texas, United States
Sarah Cannon/Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, Denver, Colorado, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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