A derivative of the insecticide dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane that specifically inhibits cells of the adrenal cortex and their production of hormones. It is used to treat adrenocortical tumors and causes CNS damage, but no bone marrow depression.
For treatment of inoperable adrenocortical tumours; Cushing's syndrome
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois, United States
Central Illinois Hematology Oncology Center, Springfield, Illinois, United States
Endocrinologie - Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, Canada
Azienda Ospedaliera San Luigi, Orbassano, Italy
Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
National Cancer Institute - Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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