The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE879
September 18, 1992
Pentostatin and 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine for Hairy-Cell Leukemia
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Pentostatin and 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine for Hairy-Cell Leukemia
September 18, 1992 (Issue: 879)
Pentostatin (2'-deoxycoformycin; DCF; - Parke-Davis), a purine analog, was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of hairy-cell leukemia resistant to interferon alfa (Intron A; Roferon-A). is a rare (500...more
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