A new drug developed at interferon appears to be effective against hairy cell leukemia and may fight other types of blood cancer as well. The medicine, called 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine, or Two is being called the drug of choice in the treatment of hairy cell leukemia and is being tested against lymphocytic leukemia, Lawrence D. Piro lymphoma and cutaneous T cell lymphoma. 2-CdA other drugs, interferon and deoxycoformycin, similar to 2-CdA , have been developed in a few days but interferon is less effective and both produce side effect. Two other treatments for hairy cell leukemia have been developed in recent years. The only unwanted effect of 2-CdA was a few days of fever.
A new drug developed at interferon appears to be effective against hairy cell leukemia and may fight other types of blood cancer as well. The medicine, called 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine, or Two is being called the drug of choice in the treatment of hairy cell leukemia and is being tested against lymphocytic leukemia, Lawrence D. Piro lymphoma and cutaneous T cell lymphoma. 2-CdA other drugs, interferon and deoxycoformycin, similar to 2-CdA , have been developed in a few days but interferon is less effective and both produce side effect. The only unwanted effect of 2-CdA was a few days of fever.