Imatinib is a small molecule kinase inhibitor that revolutionized the treatment of cancer, particularly chronic myeloid leukemia, in 2001. It was deemed a "miracle drug" due to its clinical success, as oncologist Dr. Brian noted that "complete hematologic responses were observed in 53 of 54 patients with CML treated with a daily dosage of 300 mg or more and ...
Imatinib is indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric chronic myeloid leukemia with Philadelphia chromosome mutation (Ph+) in blast crisis, accelerated phase, or chronic phase after IFN-alpha therapy failure.Additionally, imatinib is also indicated to treat adult and pediatric Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia, adult myelodysplastic/myeloproliferativ...
The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, Anhui, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Yeonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Department of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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