EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CLADRIBINE: SUBCUTANEOUS VERSUS INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION IN HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA PATIENTS

Cladribine induces durable complete remission (CR) in approximately 85% of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) patients. In Egypt, cladribine is mainly used as IV continuous infusion at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg/day for 7 days and as SC bolus injection at a dose of 0.14 mg/kg/day for 5 days. We aimed to compare the...

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Main Authors: Ola Khorshid, Safaa M. Ramadan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mattioli1885 2015-10-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2174