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The deoxyadenosine analogue 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine is an effective and relatively nontoxic treatment for hairy-cell leukemia¹ and other B-cell neoplasms, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)^2,3. In a recent study of 90 patients with CLL, including 62 with advanced disease, the overall rate of response was 44 percent, the most severe toxic effect being myelosuppression⁴. Excellent responses were recently reported in four patients who did not respond to fludarabine therapy, with myelosuppression as the only untoward side effect⁵. We report the occurrence of tumor lysis syndrome after the infusion of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine in a patient with CLL and bulky lymphadenopathy.

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From the Departments of Hematology (E.J.D., S.G., A.P., D.R., E.A.R.) and Pathology (E.O.), Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Dann at Hadassah University Hospital, Kiryat Hadassah, P.O. Box 12000, il-91 120 Jerusalem, Israel.

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