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Cyclophosphamide is a nitrogen mustard alkylating agent, used to treat various types of cancer and some autoimmune disorders. It is a "prodrug"; it is converted in the liver to active forms that have chemotherapeutic activity. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Lupus | 46 |
80% |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 10 |
70% |
| Pemphigus | 4 |
100% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 3 |
100% |
| Multiple Myeloma | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 82% (67
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Cyclophosphamide Reviews
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When I get this it makes me really sick. I dont really like it, but it does help me.
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did that for 13 months made me sick but felt not to bad
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just finished fourth round of cytoxan (this round)able to finally decrease prednisone to a safer level
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Causes nauseau, required overnight hospital stays.
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It takes a good week to recover from the treatment and my hair is very thin from it.
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it didnt decrease the lupus activity but it helped with the symptoms and the docs said there is a high risk of bone marrow issues.
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tired, my platelets get really low too
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Had 5 treatments in 2004, hard to say if it worked. No real side effects aside from fatigue and swelling in my legs. Kidney function and flare up improved shortly after I stopped treatments.
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been on this for 3 years and the doctor recently called it a day and took me off it!! i didnt like this treatment as it made me sad when i knew i had to have it- ive had this treatment twice.
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Cyclophosphamide for Pemphigus
I took Cyclophosphamide 250 mg for first three months. During this time, I was losing hair so much that I shaved my hair off and wore wigs. My WBC cou... [More] -
chemo treatments
I'm wondering if I can have some feed back on chemo drugs -cyclophosphamide and melphalan IV [More] -
Cyclophosphamide for Lupus
Tell us about your personal experience with Cyclophosphamide as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? [More] -
Cyclophosphamide for Pemphigus
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Cyclophosphamide for Pulmonary Fibrosis
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