 Melphalan
"Melphalan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alkylating nitrogen mustard that is used as an antineoplastic in the form of the levo isomer - MELPHALAN, the racemic mixture - MERPHALAN, and the dextro isomer - MEDPHALAN; toxic to bone marrow, but little vesicant action; potential carcinogen.
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D008558
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.526.728.650.594 D12.125.072.050.685.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Melphalan- Melphalan
- L-PAM
- Phenylalanine Mustard
- Mustard, Phenylalanine
- 4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)phenylalanine
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Thomas M, Li J, King K, Persaud AK, Duah E, Vangundy Z, Hofmeister CC, Lamba JK, Tan AC, Fridley BL, Poi MJ, Seligson ND. PARP1 and POLD2 as prognostic biomarkers for multiple myeloma in autologous stem cell transplant. Haematologica. 2023 08 01; 108(8):2155-2166.
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