Melphalan hydrochlorideProduct ingredient for Melphalan

Melphalan is a nitrogen mustard or bischloroethylamine type alkylating agent.⁷ It was first synthesized in the early 1950s by substituting L-phenylalanine for the methyl group on nitrogen mustard.^4,5 Melphalan is used in the treatment of multiple myeloma and ovarian carcinoma.⁷ It is also used for high-conditioning before hematopoietic stem cell transplant.⁸ It is also used to treat uveal melanoma with unresectable hepatic metastases.⁹