A nitrogen mustard alkylating agent used as antineoplastic agent for the treatment of various malignant and nonmalignant diseases. Although it is less toxic than most other nitrogen mustards, it has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985). (Merck Index, 11th ed)
For treatment of chronic lymphatic (lymphocytic) leukemia, childhood minimal-change nephrotic syndrome, and malignant lymphomas including lymphosarcoma, giant follicular lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia.
Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center, Springfield, Oregon, United States
Clearview Cancer Institute, Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopital de Jolimont, Haine-Saint Paul, Belgium
CHU Mont -Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
Ospedale Cardarelli; Divisione Di Ematologia, Napoli, Campania, Italy
A.O. Universitaria Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi Di Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Arcispedale S. Anna; Sezione Di Ematologia, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière. 47-83 Bd de l'hôpital, Paris, France
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