Malignant haematological diseases before allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Active Ingredient: Melphalan

Indication for Melphalan

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

Melphalan in combination with other cytotoxic medicinal products is indicated as reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) treatment prior to allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in malignant haematological diseases.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

140 mg/m² once or 70 mg/m² once daily for 2 consecutive days

For:

Dosage regimens

Regimen A

Intravenous, 140 milligrams melphalan per square meter of body surface, one dose.

Regimen B

Intravenous, 70 milligrams melphalan per square meter of body surface, once daily, over the duration of 2 days.

Detailed description

The recommended dose is 140 mg/m² as a single daily infusion or 70 mg/m² once daily for two consecutive days.

140 mg/m² as a single daily infusion

For:

Dosage regimens

Intravenous, 140 milligrams melphalan per square meter of body surface, one dose.

Active ingredient

Melphalan

Melphalan is a bifunctional alkylating agent. Formation of carbonium intermediates from each of the two bis-2-chloroethyl groups enables alkylation through covalent binding with the 7-nitrogen of guanine on DNA, cross-linking the two DNA strands and thereby preventing cell replication.

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