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Treatment of choice in hairy cell leukemia is:

A
Steroid
B
Cladribine
C
Splenectomy
D
Pentostatin
High-Yield Explanation
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%

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