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.
Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine, El Segundo, California, United States
Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine, El Segundo, California, United States
Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine, El Segundo, California, United States
Ethics Committee of Blood disease hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
Children'S Healthcare Of Atlanta/Emory Univ. Dept. Of Pediatrics, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Xin Hua Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University of Medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
CHRU Amiens, Amiens, France
CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Hôpital Saint André, Bordeaux, France
Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium
CHU UCL Namur - Sainte-Elisabeth, Namur, Région Wallonne, Belgium
CHU UCL Namur - Site Godinne, Yvoir, Région Wallonne, Belgium
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