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.
Johns Hopkins SKCCC, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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