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hairy cell leukemia
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hairy cell leukemia also hair·y-cell leukemia  (hâr-sl)
n.
A rare form of leukemia, usually originating with B cells, characterized by cells with cilialike projections that proliferate in the bone marrow, spleen, and liver.


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10403W) cited the firm's reprint carrier and journal ad for Nipent (pentostatin), a treat-ment for untreated and alpha-interferon-refractory hairy-cell leukemia, for claims of a 67% ten-year relapse-free survival rate and an 81% ten-year overall survival rate that were "derived from the Finn study (which) are not sup-ported by sub-stantial evidence.
They tell the story of John Moore, a Seattle businessman, who fell ill with hairy-cell leukemia and went to a specialist at the UCLA School of Medicine.
Cladribine (2-CdA, commonly known by its brand name Leustatin) is also already in use to treat hairy-cell leukemia.
 
 
 
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