Recent Examples on the WebOnly 5 percent of patients had a complete remission after the standard treatment – namely, a steroid and melphalan, an old chemotherapy derived from nitrogen mustard, used in chemical warfare. Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
Word History
Etymology
probably from methanol + phenylalanine
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
melphalan
noun
mel·pha·lan ˈmel-fə-ˌlan
: an antineoplastic drug C13H18Cl2N2O2 that is a derivative of nitrogen mustard and is used especially in the treatment of multiple myeloma
called alsoL-PAM, phenylalanine mustard, sarcolysin