Cladribine (Leustatin)
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General information
Class/mechanism: Purine analog; mimics the nucleoside adenosine, inhibiting adenosine deaminase, which interferes with DNA synthesis and repair.[1][2]
Route: IV, SC
Extravasation: irritant or neutral, depending on reference
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Diseases for which it is used
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Hairy cell leukemia
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Mantle cell lymphoma
- Marginal zone lymphoma
- Systemic mastocytosis
- Waldenström macroglobulinemia
Patient drug information
- Cladribine (Leustatin) patient drug information (Chemocare)[3]
- Cladribine (Leustatin) patient drug information (UpToDate)[4]
History of changes in FDA indication
- 2/26/1993: Initial FDA approval for treatment of active hairy cell leukemia
Also known as
- Generic names: 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine, 2-CdA
- Brand names: Leustatin, Litak, Movectro
References
Categories:
- Drugs
- Intravenous medications
- Subcutaneous medications
- Irritant
- Neutral
- Antimetabolites
- Purine analogues
- Acute myeloid leukemia medications
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia medications
- Hairy cell leukemia medications
- Hypereosinophilic syndrome medications
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis medications
- Mantle cell lymphoma medications
- Marginal zone lymphoma medications
- Systemic mastocytosis medications
- Waldenström macroglobulinemia medications
- FDA approved in 1993