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Preferred term

Chlorambucil  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A nitrogen mustard alkylating agent used as antineoplastic for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and others. Although it is less toxic than most other nitrogen mustards, it has been listed as a known carcinogen in the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985). (Merck Index, 11th ed)

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Entry terms

  • 18D0SL7309
  • 305-03-3 (Chlorambucil)
  • 4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)benzenebutanoic Acid
  • Benzenebutanoic acid, 4-(bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)-
  • Chloraminophene
  • Chlorbutin
  • N,N-Di-(2-chloroethyl)-p-aminophenylbutyric Acid

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  • French

  • 18D0SL7309
  • 305-03-3 (Chlorambucil)
  • Benzenebutanoic acid, 4-(bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)-

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