Shantha Biotechnics Limited manufactures Cyclophosphamide or Alkylating Agent. Shantha Biotechnics Limited offers recombinant DNA vaccines and human healthcare products. The Cyclophosphamide or Alkylating Agent under the trade name `Shanmyde` belongs to the group of medicines called alkylating agents. It is used to treat cancer of the ovaries, breast, blood and lymph system, nerves [found primarily in children], retinoblastoma [a cancer of the eye found primarily in children], multiple myeloma [cancer in the bone marrow], and mycosis fungoides [tumors on the skin]. Cyclophosphamide is also used for treatment of some kinds of kidney disease. Cyclophosphamide is an alkylating agent of the nitrogen mustard type. Its cytotoxic effect is mainly due to cross-linking of strands of DNA and RNA, and to inhibition of protein synthesis.These actions do not appear to be cell-cycle specific.
