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09-10-2021-1926 - Cyclophosphamide (CP), also known as cytophosphane

 Cyclophosphamide (CP), also known as cytophosphane among other names,[3] is a medication used as chemotherapy and to suppress the immune system.[4] As chemotherapy it is used to treat lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, small cell lung cancer, neuroblastoma, and sarcoma.[4] As an immune suppressor it is used in nephrotic syndrome, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and following organ transplant, among other conditions.[4][5] It is taken by mouth or injection into a vein.[4]

Most people develop side effects.[4] Common side effects include low white blood cell counts, loss of appetite, vomiting, hair loss, and bleeding from the bladder.[4] Other severe side effects include an increased future risk of cancer, infertilityallergic reactions, and pulmonary fibrosis.[4] Cyclophosphamide is in the alkylating agent and nitrogen mustard family of medications.[4] It is believed to work by interfering with the duplication of DNA and the creation of RNA.[4]

Cyclophosphamide was approved for medical use in the United States in 1959.[4] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[6]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclophosphamide

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