Treatment of choice in hairy cell leukemia is:: (A) Steroid, (B) Cladribine, (C) Splenectomy, (D) Pentostatin
Answer is B. Answer is B (Cladribine) "The treatment of choice is Cladribine Q (2 chlorodoxy adenosine) 0.14 mg /kg daily for 7 days" - CMDT This is a relatively non-toxic drug that produces benefit in 95% of cases, and complete remission in more than 80%