Chlorambucil

Synonyms

4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)benzenebutanoic Acid

Amboclorin

Benzenebutanoic acid, 4-(bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)-

CB 1348

CB-1348

CB1348

Chloraminophene

Chlorbutin

Leukeran

Lympholysin

N,N-Di-(2-chloroethyl)-p-aminophenylbutyric Acid

NSC 3088

NSC-3088

NSC3088

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)