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Pentostatin (Systemic).
A commonly used brand name in the U.S. and Canada is Nipent.
Other commonly used names are 2(prime)-deoxycoformycin and
2(prime)DCF.
Description Pentostatin (PEN-toe-stat-in) belongs to the group of medicines called antimetabolites. It is used to treat hairy cell leukemia.
Pentostatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed. Since the growth of normal body cells may also be affected by pentostatin, other effects will also occur. Some of these may be serious and must be reported to your doctor. Other effects may not be serious but may cause concern. Some effects may not occur for months or years after the ...
- Pentostatin appears to induce safe lymphodepletion for stem-cell transplant.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week November 24, 2003 700+ words
...lymphodepletion and safety of pentostatin (PT) conditioning in...effects and safety of pentostatin for nonmyeloablative...major subject areas of Pentostatin, Oncology, Lymphodepletion, Transplant Medicine, Hematology and Stem...
- Pentostatin shows promise for treatment of refractory chronic GVHD in children.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week September 8, 2003 700+ words
...permanently discontinued from pentostatin subsequent to side effects...results continue, a trial of pentostatin as a first-line therapy...Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (Pentostatin for the treatment of chronic...Transplantation and Transfusion Medicine. This article was prepared...
- Bedford Laboratories(TM) to Begin Shipping Pentostatin for Injection.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 14, 2007 700+ words
...by Hospira Inc. Pentostatin is indicated for the...supply latex-free Pentostatin for Injection as a...containing 10mg of pentostatin. Prescribing information...human and veterinary medicine. In 2006, Boehringer...segment Prescription Medicines, on research and development...
- Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide Together Show Excellent Activity And...
- Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly December 11, 2001 700+ words
...study of its anticancer drug pentostatin (Nipent) in combination...by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Chemotherapy Foundation...The combination of pentostatin (Nipent) and cyclophosphamide...three-drug combination - pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and...
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Phase I/II Study Concludes SuperGen's...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 13, 2001 700+ words
...Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Chemotherapy...its anticancer drug pentostatin (Nipent) in combination...Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Chemotherapy...The combination of pentostatin (Nipent) and cyclophosphamide...
- Study Shows Pentostatin Is Useful As Part Of Less-Toxic Regimen.
- Newspaper article from: Drug Week December 21, 2001 700+ words
...study of its anticancer compound pentostatin (Nipent) shows that it is a major...Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, under lead investigator Kenneth...irradiation, and continuous infusion of pentostatin (Nipent). Of 40 evaluable patients...
- Study Shows Pentostatin Is Useful As Part Of Less-Toxic Regimen.(for the...
- Magazine article from: Stem Cell Week December 17, 2001 700+ words
...study of its anticancer compound pentostatin (Nipent) shows that it is a major...Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, under lead investigator Kenneth...irradiation, and continuous infusion of pentostatin (Nipent). Of 40 evaluable patients...
- Phase II Study of SuperGen's Pentostatin (Nipent(R)), in Combination with...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 8, 2001 700+ words
...Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Chemotherapy Foundation...anticancer compound pentostatin (Nipent(R)) in...Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Chemotherapy...that the combination of pentostatin with rituximab showed...