pentostatin
Also known as 2'-deoxycoformycin, deoxycoformycin, Nipent®, Pentostatine, Co-vidarabine, Pentostatina, Pentostatinum
Pentostatin (or 2′-deoxycoformycin, trade name Nipent, manufactured by SuperGen) is an anticancer chemotherapeutic drug.
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Mechanism of action
- Production
- Fermentation
- Total synthesis
- Natural occurrence
- Natural analogues
- References
Pentostatin (or 2′-deoxycoformycin, trade name Nipent, manufactured by SuperGen) is an anticancer chemotherapeutic drug.
== Medical uses == Pentostatin is used to treat hairy cell leukemia. It is given by intravenous infusion once every two weeks for three to six months.