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.
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Hospital de León, León, Spain
H. Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Santiago, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, United States
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, United States
Mount Sinai West, New York, New York, United States
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