title: Splenectomy, interferon, and treatments of historical interest in hairy cell leukemia.
abstract: The evolution and "lessons learned" for therapeutic options and approaches in HCL, which subsequently evolved into the adenosine deaminase inhibitors as the treatment of choice, has been intriguing. The contributions to patient care and individual patient lives have been remarkable. Observation, splenectomy, and recombinant interferon are potential therapeutic are alternatives in select patients as initial therapy, and as therapeutic alternatives in the 10% of patients who have progressive disease after the purine nucleoside analogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street, SW Rochester, MN 55905, USA. habermann.thomas@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Habermann
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins