.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.L.L01AB01_1 .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.L.L01AB01_1| name: | Busulfan_1 |
| ATC code: | L01AB01_1 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Busulfan is an alkylating agent that is used primarily as a chemotherapy drug for conditioning regimens prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, especially in chronic myelogenous leukemia and other hematological malignancies. It is approved and in clinical use today.
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported for adult patients given oral busulfan for bone marrow transplantation.
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