Pentostatin as related to Cancer

• Pentostatin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Pentostatin (Deoxycoformycin) is an anticancer chemotherapeutic drug. It is classified as a purine antimetabolite . It mimics the nucleoside adenosine and thus inhibits the enzyme adenosine deaminase , interfering with the cell's ability to process DNA. Cancer cells generally divide more often than healthy cells;
  
  
• Definition of pentostatin - National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
  pentostatin A purine nucleotide analogue antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus. Also known as 2'-deoxycoformycin, pentostatin binds to and inhibits ...
  
  
• ACS :: Cancer Drug Guide: pentostatin
  Trade Name(s): Nipent, 2'-Deoxycoformycin, dCF Type of Drug: Pentostatin belongs to a general group of chemotherapy drugs known as ...
  
  
• Women&Cancer Magazine - Pentostatin
  Women and Cancer ... Class: Chemotherapy     Generic Name: Pentostatin (pen-toe-STAT-in) Trade Name: Nipent
  
  
• Pentostatin
  Pentostatin (deoxycoformycin) Pentostatin is one of the newest chemotherapy drugs. ... The type and extent of a cancer will determine the method and schedule of ...
  
  
• Pentostatin Treatment of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma - Cancer Network
  Claire Dearden, MD, Estella Matutes, MD, Daniel Catovsky, MD Academic Department of Haematology and Cytogenetics, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  
  
• PENTOSTATIN - INJECTION (Nipent) side effects, medical uses, and drug ...
  USES: Pentostatin is used to treat certain types of cancer (e.g., hairy cell leukemia ). HOW TO USE: This medication is given by vein (IV), usually every other week; or use as directed ...
  
  
• Pentostatin
  Pentostatin interferes with the way cancer cells of the blood grow. Pentostatin can also suppress the immune system, which makes it useful in the treatment of side effects of stem ...
  
  
• Pentostatin | Encyclopedia of Cancer | Find Articles at BNET.com
  Pentostatin from Encyclopedia of Cancer in Health provided free by Find Articles. ... Pentostatin Encyclopedia of Cancer by Ed.M. Paul A. Johnson. E-mail; Print; Link
  
  
• pentostatin - Providence Health & Services
  Pentostatin is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Pentostatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.