Historical Bibliography Updated: July 31, 2021

Nitrogen mustard therapy. Use of methyl-bis(beta-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride and tris(beta-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride for Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma, leukemia and certain allied and miscellaneous disorders.

Publication Details

J. Amer. Med. Assoc., 132 (3), 126-132. 1946 CE.

Widely considered the first uses of chemotherapy for the treatment of malignant diseases.

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