NCIt definition : A modified glutathione analogue and nitrogen mustard prodrug, with potential antineoplastic
activity. Canfosfamide is selectively activated by glutathione S-transferase P1-1
into an alkylating metabolite that forms covalent linkages with nucleophilic centers
in tumor cell DNA, which may induce a cellular stress response and cytotoxicity, and
decrease tumor cell proliferation. Glutathione S-transferase P1-1 is an enzyme that
is overexpressed in many human malignancies.;