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.
Avera Cancer Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine, El Segundo, California, United States
Hoag memorial Presbyterian Hospital, Newport Beach, California, United States
The Christies Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
Queens Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Primary Children's Medical Center/Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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