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Abstract
Bendamustine (Treanda®; Pharmachemie BV, The Netherlands for Cephalon, Inc., PA, USA) is a unique cytotoxic agent with both alkylating and antimetabolite properties. A growing body of evidence demonstrates its efficacy in a number of hematologic malignancies, and as such, it has been US FDA approved for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that has not responded to, or progressed within 6 months of, a rituximab-based regimen. Bendamustine has efficacy both as a single agent as well as in combination with other chemotherapeutics and immunotherapeutics. Here, we will discuss in the detail the molecular properties, clinical efficacy and safety profile of bendamustine.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
Bruce D Cheson is on the advisory boards of GlaxoSmithKline, Seattle Genetics, Genentech and Trubion. He is also a consultant to Cephalon, Inc. and a lecturer for Mundipharma. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
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