Cyclophosphamide is one of a number of medications first developed as a chemotherapy drug (a medication used in the treatment of cancer). It was discovered that — in addition to its usefulness in cancer — cyclophosphamide also has a significant ability to suppress the immune system. Thus, the medicine is very effective in the treatment of immunologically–mediated diseases, including some. Cyclophosphamide is a synthetic antineoplastic drug chemically related to the nitrogen mustards. Cyclophosphamide is a white crystalline powder with the molecular formula C 7 H 15 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 P•H 2 O and a molecular weight of 279.1. The chemical name for cyclophosphamide is 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-2H-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorine 2. Drug Type: Cyclophosphamide is an anti-cancer ( antineoplastic or cytotoxic ) chemotherapy drug. This medication is classified as an alkylating agent. (For more detail, see How Cyclophosphamide Works section below). What Cyclophosphamide Is Used For. Cancers treated with cyclophosphamide include: Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL. Cyclophosphamide is used to treat various types of cancer.It is a chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or stopping cell growth.Cyclophosphamide also works by decreasing your immune system's. Depending on the dose of cyclophosphamide you have, you might have extra fluids through a drip to prevent bladder irritation. Or you might have a drug called mesna to protect your bladder. Occasional side effects. These side effects happen in between 1 and 10 out of every 100 people (between 1 and 10%). You might have one or more of them. They. Cyclophosphamide | C7H15Cl2N2O2P | CID 2907 - structure, chemical names, physical and chemical properties, classification, patents, literature, biological activities. The efficacy of the anti-cancer immunomodulatory agent cyclophosphamide (CTX) relies on intestinal bacteria. How and which relevant bacterial species are involved in tumor immunosurveillance, and their mechanism of action are unclear. Here, we identified two bacterial species, Enterococcus hirae and ….