Chlorambucil
Brand names,
Chlorambucil
Analogs
Chlorambucil
Brand Names Mixture
Chlorambucil
Chemical_Formula
C14H19Cl2NO2
Chlorambucil
RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/leukeran.htm
Chlorambucil
fda sheet
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msds (material safety sheet)
Chlorambucil
Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Chlorambucil
Molecular Weight
304.212 g/mol
Chlorambucil
Melting Point
65 oC
Chlorambucil
H2O Solubility
1.24E+004 mg/L
Chlorambucil
State
Solid
Chlorambucil
LogP
3.25
Chlorambucil
Dosage Forms
Tablet
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Indication
For treatment of chronic lymphatic (lymphocytic) leukemia, malignant lymphomas including lymphosarcoma, giant follicular lymphoma, and Hodgkin's disease
Chlorambucil
Pharmacology
Chlorambucil is an antineoplastic in the class of alkylating agents and is used to treat various forms of cancer. Alkylating agents are so named because of their ability to add alkyl groups to many electronegative groups under conditions present in cells. They stop tumor growth by cross-linking guanine bases in DNA double-helix strands - directly attacking DNA. This makes the strands unable to uncoil and separate. As this is necessary in DNA replication, the cells can no longer divide. In addition, these drugs add methyl or other alkyl groups onto molecules where they do not belong which in turn inhibits their correct utilization by base pairing and causes a miscoding of DNA. Alkylating agents are cell cycle-nonspecific. Alkylating agents work by three different mechanisms all of which achieve the same end result - disruption of DNA function and cell death.
Chlorambucil
Absorption
No information avaliable
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side effects and Toxicity
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Patient Information
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Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals