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chlorambucil
Sign in to saveAlso known as chlorbutin, Leukeran®, phenylbutyric acid nitrogen mustard, 4-(p-bis(beta-chloroethyl)aminophenyl)butyric acid, Ambochlorin, gamma-[p-di(2-chloroethyl)aminophenyl]butyric acid, N,N-di-2-chloroethyl-gamma-p-aminophenylbutyric acid, chloraminophen
Chlorambucil, sold under the brand name Leukeran among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Hodgkin lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It is given by mouth.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H19Cl2NO2
- Molecular weight
- 304.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-[4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]phenyl]butanoic acid
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1CCCC(=O)O)N(CCCl)CCCl
- InChIKey
- JCKYGMPEJWAADB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.7
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
5,507 papers- Chlorambucil-induced seizures.Cancer · 1997
- Chlorambucil.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to man · 1975
- Chlorambucil for patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012
- Chlorambucil lung toxicity.Acta haematologica · 1990
- Chlorambucil.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2002
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Side effects
- Pharmacology
- Mechanism of action
- Limitations to bioavailability
- Chemistry
- History
- References
- External links
Chlorambucil, sold under the brand name Leukeran among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Hodgkin lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It is given by mouth.
Common side effects include bone marrow suppression. Other serious side effects include an increased long term risk of further cancer, infertility, and allergic reactions. Use during pregnancy often results in harm to the baby. Chlorambucil is in the alkylating agent family of medications. It works by blocking the formation of DNA and RNA.
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