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melphalan An orally available phenylalanine derivative of nitrogen mustard with antineoplastic activity. Melphalan alkylates DNA at the N7 position of guanine and induces DNA inter-strand cross-linkages, resulting in the inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis and cytotoxicity against both dividing and non-dividing tumor cells. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
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Synonyms: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | alanine nitrogen mustard L-phenylalanine mustard L-Sarcolysin L-Sarcolysin Phenylalanine mustard L-Sarcolysine Phenylalanine Mustard Phenylalanine Nitrogen Mustard Sarcoclorin | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | US brand name: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Alkeran | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Foreign brand names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Alkerana Melfalan Melphalanum Sarkolysin | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Abbreviation: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | L-PAM | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Code names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | CB-3025 WR-19813 | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Chemical structure names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081009181749im_/http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/images/spacer.gif) | - 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]-L-phenylalanine
- p-di(chloroethyl)amino-L-phenylalanine
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