cyclophosphamide
noun
cy·clo·phos·pha·mide
ˌsī-klō-ˈfäs-fə-ˌmīd 
: an immunosuppressive and antineoplastic agent C7H15Cl2N2O2P used especially in the treatment of lymphomas and some leukemias
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The first step was to taper off immunosuppressives like prednisone and cyclophosphamide as quickly as possible.
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Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2016
Male mice in the study were exposed to one of three common anticancer drugs---cyclophosphamide, mitomycin C, or procarbazine---and then allowed to mate with untreated females.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2012
Turns out some drugs can allow blood to seep into your urine, including penicillin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers, and the anti-cancer medicine cyclophosphamide, the Mayo Clinic says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 19 Sep. 2018
Among a second cohort of 10 patients who got bevacizumab and dendritic cell vaccine alone (but no cyclophosphamide), only 30 percent survived to the two-year mark.
—Melissa Healy, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2018
Among a second cohort of 10 patients who got bevacizumab and dendritic cell vaccine alone (but no cyclophosphamide), only 30% survived to the two-year mark.
—Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 12 Apr. 2018
Luznik and colleagues have sought the right balance by giving high doses of cyclophosphamide, a chemotherapy drug with immunosuppressive effects, shortly after transplantation.
—Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2017
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Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2016
Male mice in the study were exposed to one of three common anticancer drugs---cyclophosphamide, mitomycin C, or procarbazine---and then allowed to mate with untreated females.
—Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2012
Turns out some drugs can allow blood to seep into your urine, including penicillin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers, and the anti-cancer medicine cyclophosphamide, the Mayo Clinic says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 19 Sep. 2018
Among a second cohort of 10 patients who got bevacizumab and dendritic cell vaccine alone (but no cyclophosphamide), only 30 percent survived to the two-year mark.
—Melissa Healy, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2018
Among a second cohort of 10 patients who got bevacizumab and dendritic cell vaccine alone (but no cyclophosphamide), only 30% survived to the two-year mark.
—Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 12 Apr. 2018
Luznik and colleagues have sought the right balance by giving high doses of cyclophosphamide, a chemotherapy drug with immunosuppressive effects, shortly after transplantation.
—Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2017
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cyclophosphamide
noun
cy·clo·phos·pha·mide
-ˈfäs-fə-ˌmīd
: an immunosuppressive and antineoplastic drug C7H15Cl2N2O2P used to treat lymphomas and some leukemias see cytoxan
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