Melphalan (Systemic)

Brand Names : Alkeran, L-PAM, phenylalanine mustard

Additional Information

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, melphalan is used in certain patients with the following conditions:

• Cancer of the breast
• Waldenstr�m's macroglobulinemia (a certain type of cancer of the blood)
• Cancer of the blood and lymph system
• Cancer of the endometrium
• Malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer that has spread to other parts of the body)

Other than the above information, there is no additional information relating to the proper use, precautions, or side effects of this medicine for these uses.