nitrogen mustard

chemical compound

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In heterocyclic compound: Three-membered rings
…in the pharmacological action of nitrogen mustards, which were among the first anticancer drugs developed (see drug: Cancer chemotherapy). Intramolecular ring closure, as in the case of the anticancer agent mechlorethamine, produces an intermediate aziridinium ion, the biologically active agent, which attacks rapidly proliferating cells such as cancer cells by…
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In pharmaceutical industry: Early progress in cancer drug development
In the early 1940s nitrogen mustard (mechlorethamine) was discovered to be effective in the treatment of human lymphomas. The efficacy of this treatment led to the widespread realization that chemotherapy for cancer could be effective. In turn, this realization led to extensive research, discovery, and development of other cancer…
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