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SUBMITTER: Else M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5509559 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Else Monica M Dearden Claire E CE Catovsky Daniel D
Best practice & research. Clinical haematology 20151009 4
Since 2006 when we last reviewed the literature concerning the use of purine analogues in hairy cell leukaemia (HCL), results from several new and updated series have been published. Here we examine these reports and consider their implications for patient management. The two purine analogues pentostatin and cladribine remain the first-line treatments of choice for all patients with HCL. Although they have not been compared in randomised trials, they appear to be equally effective. A complete re ...[more]