Ifosfamide (pronounced eye.fos'.fa.mide) (also marketed as Mitoxana and Ifex) is is a white powder which, when prepared for use in chemotherapy becomes a clear, colorless fluid. The delivery is intravenous, and is given as a treatment for a variety of cancers, including:

• Testicular cancer
• Breast cancer
• Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkin)
• Soft tissue sarcoma
• Osteogenic sarcoma
• Lung cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Bone cancer

Ifosfamide is often used in conjunction with mesna to avoid internal bleeding in the patient.

External links

• ACS Drug Guide: Ifosfamide
• Harvard Medical School Health Information on Ifosfamide
• MedlinePlus Drug Information
• BC Cancer Agency Ifosamide Information (Professional)
• RxList Online Drug Index Ifosamide Listing

Chemotherapeutic agents

Ifosfamid | Ifosfamida | Ифосфамид