Dosage form: injection, solution
Drug class:Alkylating agents
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 1, 2021.
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Indications and Usage for Cyclophosphamide Injection
Malignant Diseases
Cyclophosphamide is indicated for the treatment of:
- malignant lymphomas (Stages III and IV of the Ann Arbor staging system), Hodgkin's disease, lymphocytic lymphoma (nodular or diffuse), mixed-cell type lymphoma, histiocytic lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma
- multiple myeloma
- leukemias: chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic granulocytic leukemia (it is usually ineffective in acute blastic crisis), acute myelogenous and monocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic (stem-cell) leukemia (cyclophosphamide given during remission is effective in prolonging its duration)
- mycosis fungoides (advanced disease)
- neuroblastoma (disseminated disease)
- adenocarcinoma of the ovary
- retinoblastoma
- carcinoma of the breast
Cyclophosphamide, although effective alone in susceptibl...
