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Busulfan

Index Busulfan

Busulfan (Myleran, GlaxoSmithKline, Busulfex IV, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.) is a chemotherapy drug in use since 1959. [1]

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  1. 61 relations: Ablation, Adenine, Albumin, Alkyl sulfonate, Alkylating antineoplastic agent, Alkylation, Antiemetic, Aplasia, Apoptosis, Benzodiazepine, Bilirubin, Bone marrow, Cachexia, Carcinogen, Chemotherapy, Chronic myelogenous leukemia, Clofarabine, Crosslinking of DNA, Cyclodextrin, Cyclophosphamide, DNA, DNA replication, Edema, Fludarabine, Food and Drug Administration, Glutathione, GSK plc, Guanine, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Hepatic veno-occlusive disease, Hepatomegaly, Hyperpigmentation, Imatinib, Integral, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Intravenous therapy, Itraconazole, Leukemia, Levetiracetam, Liver, Lymphoma, Mesylate, Metabolite, Myeloproliferative neoplasm, Nausea, Nucleophile, Oral administration, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Paracetamol, Phenytoin, ... Expand index (11 more) »

  2. Alkylating antineoplastic agents
  3. Alkylsulfonates
  4. Mesylate esters
  5. Specialty drugs

Ablation

Ablation (ablatio – removal) is the removal or destruction of something from an object by vaporization, chipping, erosive processes, or by other means.

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Adenine

Adenine (symbol A or Ade) is a purine nucleobase.

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Albumin

Albumin is a family of globular proteins, the most common of which are the serum albumins.

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Alkyl sulfonate

Alkyl sulfonates are esters of alkane sulfonic acids with the general formula R-SO2-O-R'.

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent

An alkylating antineoplastic agent is an alkylating agent used in cancer treatment that attaches an alkyl group (CnH2n+1) to DNA. Busulfan and alkylating antineoplastic agent are alkylating antineoplastic agents.

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Alkylation

Alkylation is a chemical reaction that entails transfer of an alkyl group.

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Antiemetic

An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea.

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Aplasia

Aplasia (from Greek a, "not", "no" + plasis, "formation") is a birth defect where an organ or tissue is wholly or largely absent.

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Apoptosis

Apoptosis (from falling off) is a form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms and in some eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms such as yeast.

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Benzodiazepine

Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), colloquially called "benzos", are a class of depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring.

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Bilirubin

Bilirubin (BR) (from the Latin for "red bile") is a red-orange compound that occurs in the normal catabolic pathway that breaks down heme in vertebrates.

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Bone marrow

Bone marrow is a semi-solid tissue found within the spongy (also known as cancellous) portions of bones.

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Cachexia

Cachexia is a complex syndrome associated with an underlying illness, causing ongoing muscle loss that is not entirely reversed with nutritional supplementation.

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Carcinogen

A carcinogen is any agent that promotes the development of cancer.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.

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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), also known as chronic myeloid leukemia, is a cancer of the white blood cells.

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Clofarabine

Clofarabine is a purine nucleoside antimetabolite marketed in the United States and Canada as Clolar.

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Crosslinking of DNA

In genetics, crosslinking of DNA occurs when various exogenous or endogenous agents react with two nucleotides of DNA, forming a covalent linkage between them.

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Cyclodextrin

Cyclodextrins are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides, consisting of a macrocyclic ring of glucose subunits joined by α-1,4 glycosidic bonds.

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Cyclophosphamide

Cyclophosphamide (CP), also known as cytophosphane among other names, is a medication used as chemotherapy and to suppress the immune system. Busulfan and Cyclophosphamide are IARC Group 1 carcinogens.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.

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DNA replication

In molecular biology, DNA replication is the biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.

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Edema

Edema (AmE), also spelled oedema (BrE), and also known as fluid retention, dropsy, hydropsy and swelling, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue.

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Fludarabine

Fludarabine is a purine analogue and antineoplastic agent.

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Food and Drug Administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Glutathione

Glutathione (GSH) is an organic compound with the chemical formula.

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GSK plc

GSK plc (an acronym from its former name GlaxoSmithKline plc) is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London.

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Guanine

Guanine (symbol G or Gua) is one of the four main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, the others being adenine, cytosine, and thymine (uracil in RNA).

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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood, in order to replicate inside a patient and produce additional normal blood cells.

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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease

Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) or veno-occlusive disease with immunodeficiency is a potentially life-threatening condition in which some of the small veins in the liver are obstructed.

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Hepatomegaly

Hepatomegaly is enlargement of the liver.

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Hyperpigmentation

Hyperpigmentation is the darkening of an area of skin or nails caused by increased melanin.

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Imatinib

Imatinib, sold under the brand names Gleevec and Glivec (both marketed worldwide by Novartis) among others, is an oral targeted therapy medication used to treat cancer. Busulfan and Imatinib are Orphan drugs.

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Integral

In mathematics, an integral is the continuous analog of a sum, which is used to calculate areas, volumes, and their generalizations.

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International Agency for Research on Cancer

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer, CIRC) is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization of the United Nations.

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Intravenous therapy

Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.

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Itraconazole

Itraconazole, sometimes abbreviated ITZ, is an antifungal medication used to treat a number of fungal infections. This includes aspergillosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis. It may be given by mouth or intravenously. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, rash, and headache. Busulfan and Itraconazole are Orphan drugs.

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Leukemia

Leukemia (also spelled leukaemia; pronounced) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells.

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Levetiracetam

Levetiracetam, sold under the brand name Keppra among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy.

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Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth.

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Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a group of blood and lymph tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).

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Mesylate

In organosulfur chemistry, a mesylate is any salt or ester of methanesulfonic acid.

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Metabolite

In biochemistry, a metabolite is an intermediate or end product of metabolism.

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Myeloproliferative neoplasm

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of rare blood cancers in which excess red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets are produced in the bone marrow.

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Nausea

Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit.

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Nucleophile

In chemistry, a nucleophile is a chemical species that forms bonds by donating an electron pair.

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Oral administration

| name.

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical

(), abbreviated OPC, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Osaka and Naruto, Japan.

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Paracetamol

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a non-opioid analgesic and antipyretic agent used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain.

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Phenytoin

Phenytoin (PHT), sold under the brand name Dilantin among others, is an anti-seizure medication.

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Platelet

Platelets or thrombocytes are a blood component whose function (along with the coagulation factors) is to react to bleeding from blood vessel injury by clumping, thereby initiating a blood clot.

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Pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which the lungs become scarred over time.

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Rate equation

In chemistry, the rate equation (also known as the rate law or empirical differential rate equation) is an empirical differential mathematical expression for the reaction rate of a given reaction in terms of concentrations of chemical species and constant parameters (normally rate coefficients and partial orders of reaction) only.

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Seizure

A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Serotonin

Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter.

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SN2 reaction

Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) is a type of reaction mechanism that is common in organic chemistry.

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Sulfonate

In organosulfur chemistry, a sulfonate is a salt, anion or ester of a sulfonic acid.

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Therapeutic drug monitoring

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is a branch of clinical chemistry and clinical pharmacology that specializes in the measurement of medication levels in blood.

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Thrombocytopenia

In hematology, thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of platelets (also known as thrombocytes) in the blood.

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Ursodeoxycholic acid

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), also known as ursodiol, is a secondary bile acid, produced in humans and most other species from metabolism by intestinal bacteria. Busulfan and Ursodeoxycholic acid are Orphan drugs.

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Vomiting

Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose.

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See also

Alkylating antineoplastic agents

Alkylsulfonates

Mesylate esters

Specialty drugs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busulfan

Also known as 1,4-Butanediol dimethanesulfonate, ATC code L01AB01, ATCvet code QL01AB01, Busilvex, Busulfex, Busulphan, C6H14O6S2, Citosulfan, Leucosulfan, Mablin, Mielevcin, Mielosan, Mielucin, Milecitan, Mileran, Misulban, Mitosan, Mitostan, Myeleukon, Myeloleukon, Myelosan, Mylecytan, Myleran, Myleran Tablets.

, Platelet, Pulmonary fibrosis, Rate equation, Seizure, Serotonin, SN2 reaction, Sulfonate, Therapeutic drug monitoring, Thrombocytopenia, Ursodeoxycholic acid, Vomiting.