Term: Busulfex

Pronunciation: (byoo-SUL-fex)

Description:

A drug that contains the active ingredient busulfan and is used with other drugs to prepare patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia for a donor stem cell transplant. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Busulfex damages the cell’s DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of alkylating agent.