Pentostatin
"Pentostatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent inhibitor of ADENOSINE DEAMINASE. The drug induces APOPTOSIS of LYMPHOCYTES, and is used in the treatment of many lymphoproliferative malignancies, particularly HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA. It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agents and has immunosuppressive activity.
Descriptor ID |
D015649
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MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.680.350.200.700 D13.570.230.677 D13.570.685.350.200.700
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Concept/Terms |
Pentostatin- Pentostatin
- Co-Vidarabine
- Co Vidarabine
- 2'-Deoxycoformycin
- 2' Deoxycoformycin
- Deoxycoformycin
Nipent- Nipent
- Wyeth Brand of Pentostatin
- Supergen Brand of Pentostatin
- Warner-Lambert Brand of Pentostatin
- Lederle Brand of Pentostatin
- Prasfarma Brand of Pentostatin
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