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...
UT MD . Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, United States
Istituto di Ematologia "Lorenzo e A. Seragnoli" - Università degli Studi di Bologna - Policlinico S. Orsola - Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
Divisione di Ematologia Ospedale A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
Ospedali Riuniti "Villa Sofia-Cervello", Palermo, Italy
Santee Hematology/Oncology, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States
Local Institution, Houston, Texas, United States
Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Local Institution, Leeds, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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