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.
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium
Imelda Ziekenhuis, Bonheiden, Belgium
Universitaire Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA", Thessaloniki, Greece
Children's General Hospital "AGHIA SOFIA", Athens, Greece
instituto Giannina Gaslini genova, Genova, Italy
Henan Cancer Hospital/The affiliated Cancer Hospital of ZhengZhou university, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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