Pentostatin acts by inhibiting:
Correct Answer: Adenosine deaminase
Description: * Pentostatin and cilastatin are not statins i.e. these do not act by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase. * Pentostatin acts by inhibiting adenosine deaminase. * It is used for the treatment of hairy cell leukemia. * Drug of choice for hairy cell leukemia is cladribine.
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