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
Stanford Cancer Institute, Palo Alto, California, United States
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California, United States
Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Cleveland Cord Blood Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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