chlorambuciln.
/klɔːˈrambjuːsɪl/ Pharmacology.
A water-soluble aromatic nitrogen mustard used as an antineoplastic agent, esp. against certain lymphomas and leukæmias. Also called CB 1348.
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amethopterin1948
Myleran1952
Laetrile1953
thioguanine1953
thioTEPA1953
mercaptopurine1954
methotrexate1955
busulfan1956
chlorambucil1956
cyclophosphamide1960
vinblastine1962
vincristine1962
levamisole1969
vinca alkaloid1970
doxorubicin1971
tamoxifen1972
Airol1974
trastuzumab1997
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1956 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 15 Sept. 182/1 It is our impression that chlorambucil is of beneficial effect in certain patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
1962 Lancet 6 Jan. 25/2 Several astrocytomata have also been treated with derivatives of melphalan and with chlorambucil.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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