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Treosulfan
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Treosulfan is a substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.[1] It belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents. It has been used mainly as a substitute of busulfan in frail patients, as the side effects and toxicity are supposedly less severe.
References
References
- ↑ Schmittel A, Schmidt-Hieber M, Martus P; et al. (December 2006). “A randomized phase II trial of gemcitabine plus treosulfan versus treosulfan alone in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma”. Ann. Oncol. 17 (12): 1826–9. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl309. PMID 16971664.
External links
External links
- Treosulfan entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document “Dictionary of Cancer Terms”.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
