Experience of treatment of hairy cell leukemia with new drug Vero-cladribine

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Between July 2005and October 2006, eight patients (pts) with hairy cell leukaemia were treated with Vero- cladribine at N.N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center. All pts achieved complete remission (CR). Duration of CR ranges from 1+ to 12+ months in 7 cases. There were no serious adverse events during the treatment and follow-up periods (1-12 months). Vero- cladribine was well tolerated. Anemia (grade IV) was seen in 1 patient and thrombocytopenia (grade I) was seen in another 1 patient. No one patient has febrile neutropenia or infectious complication.

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Yu. E. Ryabukhina

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

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Moscow

Russian Federation

A. D. Shirin

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Moscow

Russian Federation

O. L. Timofeeva

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Moscow

Russian Federation

N. N. Tupitsyn

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Moscow

Russian Federation

M. A. Frenkel

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Moscow

Russian Federation

N. A. Kupryshina

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Moscow

Russian Federation

M. A. Volkova

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Moscow

Russian Federation

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