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Pentostatin, sold under the brand name Nipent, is a medication used to treat hairy cell leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. It is given by injection into a vein.

Common side effects include nausea, fever, rash, cough, shortness of breath, itchiness, headache, and low blood cells. Other side effects may include seizures, coma, kidney problems, lung toxicity, and infection. Use in pregnancy may harm the baby. It is a purine antagonist.

Pentostatin was approved for medical use in the United States in 1991. In the United Kingdom 10 mg of medication costs the NHS about £730 as of 2021. This amount in the United States is about 2,300 USD.