Cyclophosphamide
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| Cyclophosphamide | |
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| Term | Cyclophosphamide |
| Short definition | cyclophosphamide - (pronounced) (SY-kloh-FOS-fuh-mide) A drug used to treat many types of cancer and a certain type of kidney disease in children. Cyclophosphamide damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
cyclophosphamide - (pronounced) (SY-kloh-FOS-fuh-mide) A drug used to treat many types of cancer and a certain type of kidney disease in children. Cyclophosphamide damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It can also decrease the body's immune response. Cyclophosphamide is a type of alkylating agent. Also called CTX
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