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2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine: an active agent in the treatment of cutaneous T-
cell lymphoma
A Saven, CJ Carrera, DA Carson, E Beutler and LD Piro
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are disfiguring malignant lymphoproliferative
disorders for which standard therapy has been principally palliative.
2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA), a new purine analogue resistant to
degradation by adenosine deaminase that has substantial activity against
lymphoid neoplasms, was administered to 16 patients with cutaneous
involvement by T-cell lymphoma. All patients had failed topical treatment
modalities and/or systemic therapies. Fifteen patients were evaluable; one
patient was not evaluable due to incomplete therapy and follow-up. The
overall response rate was 47%. Three of 15 patients (20%) achieved complete
responses and four of 15 patients (27%) achieved partial responses. The
median duration of response was 5 months. One patient remains in
unmaintained complete remission at 52+ months. Therapy was well tolerated.
Myelosuppression was the principal toxicity encountered, occurring in 8 of
15 (53%) patients. 2-CdA is an effective new agent for the treatment of
cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and warrants further study both as a single agent
and in combination regimens.
Volume 80,
Issue 3,
pp. 587-592,
08/01/1992
Copyright © 1992 by The American Society of Hematology

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