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what is 'imatinib'?
Definition for imatinib
Imatinib is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer . It is currently marketed by Novartis as Gleevec ( USA ) or Glivec ( Europe / Australia ) as its mesylate salt, imatinib mesilate ( INN ).
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Imatinib is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer . It is currently marketed by Novartis as Gleevec ( USA ) or Glivec ( Europe / Australia ) as its mesylate salt, imatinib mesilate ( INN ). It was originally coded during development as CGP57148B or STI-571 (these terms are used in early preclinical publications). It is used in treating chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and a number of other malignancies .
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hypereosinophilic syndrome
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Imatinib - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... Gleevec (USA) or Glivec (Europe/Australia) as its mesylate salt, imatinib mesilate (INN) ... Gleevec, which costs $32,000 per year for a 400 mg/day dose, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imatinib
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IMATINIB - ORAL (Gleevec) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
Consumer information about the medication IMATINIB - ORAL (Gleevec), includes side effects, drug interactions, recommended dosages, and storage information. Read ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/imatinib-oral/article.htm
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Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate) Drug Information: Uses, Side Effects, Drug ...
Learn about the prescription medication Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate), drug uses, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, warnings, and patient labeling.
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Imatinib mesylate
Drug details for Imatinib mesylate. ... imatinib mesylate. Gleevec. Imatinib is available as capsules you can swallow. How It Works ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/imatinib-mesylate
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Gleevec Information from Drugs.com
Gleevec is used to treat a type of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia. ... Before taking Gleevec. Do not use Gleevec if you are allergic to imatinib. ...
http://www.drugs.com/gleevec.html
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Imatinib mesylate - Yahoo! Health
Gleevec. Imatinib is available as capsules you can swallow. How It Works ... Imatinib is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), one type of acute ...
http://health.yahoo.com/other-other/imatinib-mesylate/healthwise--tv7950.html
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imatinib gleevec
Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) inhibits ovarian cancer cell growth through a ... Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec), a partially selective PDGFR inhibitor, inhibits ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14760091
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Therapeutic options for chronic myeloid leukemia: focus on imatinib ...
... chronic myeloid leukemia: focus on imatinib (GlivecŪ, Gleevec? ... Imatinib mesylate (GlivecŪ/Gleevec?) Results in chronic phase CML. Treatment strategies 2007 ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2503652
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Imatinib (Oral Route) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health ... Imatinib (Oral Route) Drug Information provided by: Micromedex. US Brand Names. Gleevec. Description ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR601855
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imatinib - PubChem Public Chemical Database
PubChem Compound Summary ... imatinib. Medication Information. Gleevec - Tablets [Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation] Imatinib is a small molecule kinase ...
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5291
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Dasatinib, Nilotinib Effective for CML - National Cancer Institute
... who have become resistant to imatinib (GleevecŪ), according to the March 15, 2007, iss ... The drug imatinib (Gleevec) has revolutionized the treatment of CML. ...
http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/dasti...
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imatinib-oral Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
imatinib-oral glossary includes a list of imatinib-oral related medical definitions and ... imatinib-oral Index. imatinib-oral, Gleevec Glossary of Terms ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/imatinib-oral/glossary.htm
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Gleevec consumer information from Drugs.com
Gleevec patient information. ... Detailed Drug Information for the Consumer > Gleevec. IMATINIB (Systemic) ... Imatinib (i-MAT-in-ib)is a new type of ...
http://www.drugs.com/cons/gleevec.html
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Drug Finder - GleevecŪ
Gleevec is a drug that treats cancer. Discover how it works, its ... GleevecŪ Generic: Imatinib, STI-571 En Espaņol Overview Side Effects Interactions Usage ...
http://drugsaz.about.com/od/drugs/gleevec.htm
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Two different point mutations in ABL gene ATP-binding domain conferring ...
Imatinib (Gleevec) is the effective therapy for BCR-ABL positive CML patients. ... STI 571 commonly called as Imatinib or Gleevec is currently the most specific ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=443563
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Leukemia Trial Results - National Cancer Institute
Results of clinical trials concerning leukemia ... who have become resistant to imatinib (GleevecŪ), according to two 2007 reports ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/leukemia-updates
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drug resistance gleevec
... autoinhibition and STI-571/imatinib resistance revealed by mutagenesis ... targeted by the signal transduction inhibitor STI-571/Gleevec/imatinib (STI-571) ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12654249
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Clinical Study: 04-H-0090, A Pilot Study of the Safety and Efficacy of ...
Clinical Study Summary ... effectiveness of imatinib (GleevecŪ (Registered Trademark)) in ... Imatinib has been approved by the Food and Drug ...
http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/detail/B_2004-H-0090.html
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Imatinib (oral) - Yahoo! Health
Before using this medication, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have liver disease, ... Brand Names: Gleevec. What is the most ...
http://health.yahoo.com/cancer-medications/imatinib-oral/hea...
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IMATINIB - ORAL (Gleevec) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
Read doctor-produced health and medical information written for you to make informed decisions about your health concerns. ... imatinib-oral, gleevec index ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/imatinib-oral/index.htm
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imatinib medical facts from Drugs.com
... reviewed imatinib patient information - includes imatinib description, dosage ... Gleevec. Imatinib. imatinib Side Effects. Imatinib Drug Interactions ...
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/imatinib.html
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MedlinePlus Drug Information: Imatinib
Imatinib ... Imatinib is used to treat certain types of leukemia (cancer that begins in the ... Brand names Return to top. GleevecŪ Last Reviewed - 02/01/2009 ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a606018.html
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma Trial Results - National Cancer Institute
Provides links to clinical trial results about soft tissue sarcoma. ... Imatinib (GleevecŪ) Reduces Cancer Recurrence in Patients with Surgically Removed GIST ...
http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/soft-tissue-sarcoma
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Phase II trial of imatinib (Gleevec) in patients with metastatic renal ...
Phase II trial of imatinib (Gleevec) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. ... Imatinib was given orally at a dose of 400 mg bid. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16380835
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Imatinib 'Treatment Holiday' Poses Risk - National Cancer Institute
Patients whose advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are controlled with the drug imatinib (GleevecŪ) risk rapid progression of disease if treatment is ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/GIST0407
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Gleevec - Imatinib - Dosage - Side Effects - Interactions - Warnings
Gleevec (imatinib) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. ... Gleevec, generic drug name imatinib, is a cancer drug used to ...
http://arthritis.about.com/b/2006/09/15/gleevec-imatinib-dos...
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Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission - Cancer Information ...
Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection ... in a clinical trail of the drug imatinib (Gleevec), which targets the KIT gene. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&a=88800&k=imatinib-oral_Specialty
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Imatinib facts and comparsions at Drugs.com
All about Imatinib. View complete and up to date Imatinib information - part of the ... Gleevec. Imatinib. Imatinib Side Effects. Imatinib Drug Interactions ...
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/imatinib.html
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NHLBI Patient Recruitment - CML Information
An exciting new drug called imatinib (Gleevec) entered clinical practice in 1998. ... still used, but is usually reserved for those who fail treatment with imatinib. ...
http://patientrecruitment.nhlbi.nih.gov/info/cml.htm
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Nilotinib - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... to treatment with imatinib (Gleevec), another tyrosine kinase inhibitor ... Nilotinib in imatinib-resistant CML and Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilotinib
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Leukemia - Medications - Yahoo! Health
Chemotherapy is the standard treatment for ... Imatinib (Gleevec) is sometimes used to treat ALL. ... Imatinib (Gleevec) blocks the growth of cancer cells. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/leukemia-medications/leukemia-medica...
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Targeting 14-3-3 sensitizes native and mutant BCR-ABL to inhibition ...
... kinase inhibitors, such as imatinib (Gleevec), are effective therapies in the ... of molecular resistance to imatinib poses a significant clinical problem ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2396184
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Dasatinib Effective Against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - National ...
... or do not respond to another targeted agent, imatinib mesylate(Gleevec) ... mutations in a key protein that have been associated with imatinib resistance. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/results/dasatinib-ALL0507
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Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ...
Medical information about Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Type 1, and Metabolic ... team found that in mice treated with imatinib (Gleevec) and sunitinib (Sutent) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&a=94345&k=imatinib-oral_Specialty
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia: Treatments and drugs - MayoClinic.com
Chronic myelogenous leukemia ? Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatments and coping with ... Imatinib (Gleevec) Dasatinib (Sprycel) Nilotinib (Tasigna) ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic-myelogenous-leukemi...
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Gleevec Official FDA information, side effects and uses.
Accurate, FDA approved Gleevec information for healthcare ... See full prescribing information for Gleevec. Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) tablet for oral use ...
http://www.drugs.com/pro/gleevec.html
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Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage - Medications: Prescription ...
Drug information on prescription and over the counter medications includes drug ... drug Gleevec (imatinib), widely used for the treatment of chronic myeloid ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&a=90417&k=imatinib-oral_Specialty
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Allele-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Imatinib-Resistant ...
... of KIT results in relative resistance to the kinase inhibitor imatinib (Gleevec) ... Imatinib-resistant GISTs with D816G or D816A were AS-PCR-negative as well ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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GEO Accession viewer
NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) is a public archive and ... biopsies before and after imatinib (Gleevec) treatment using Qiagen RNeasy fibrous tissue kit. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE11130
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Gleevec Side Effects | Drugs.com
Comprehensive and accurate Gleevec side effects information ... Side Effects > Gleevec. Gleevec Side Effects. Generic name: imatinib. Generic Name: Imatinib ...
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/gleevec-side-effects.html
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Oncogenic Kit signaling and therapeutic intervention in a mouse model ...
Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec, STI571), an inhibitor of the Kit, PDGFR, and BCR-ABL ... Imatinib (Gleevec, STI571) was kindly provided by Novartis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Clinical Data Supporting Development of ChemGenex's Ceflatonin in ...
MELBOURNE, Australia & MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 14, 2007 - ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals (ASX: CXS) ... with Gleevec(R) (imatinib mesylate) ...
http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/clinical-data-supportin...
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Gleevec Helps Prevent Return of Type of Gastrointestinal Tumor, April ...
Gleevec, or imatinib mesylate, has already been approved by the U.S. Food and ... In addition, the imatinib treatments were well-tolerated in most patients. ...
http://www.nih.gov/news/research_matters/april2007/04232007tumors.htm
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Philadelphia chromosome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... the late 1990s, STI-571 (imatinib, Gleevec/Glivec) was identified by Novartis ... company Novartis as imatinib mesylate (Gleevec in the US, Glivec ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_chromosome
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synthroid and Gleevec Drug Interactions
synthroid and Gleevec Drug Interactions. Drug-drug and drug-food ... Gleevec (imatinib) Interaction(s) found: levothyroxine and imatinib (Moderate Drug-Drug) ...
http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/synthroid_d00278_gleevec_d04758.html
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gleevec treatment gist
... inoperable gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with Imatinib (Glivec, Gleevec). 28-30 BACKGROUND: Imatinib (STI571 or Glivec, Novartis) is a new type of ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11831069
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A screen to identify drug resistant variants to target-directed anti ...
As exemplified by imatinib (Gleevec), a specific inhibitor of the Chronic ... of the BCR/ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib (STI571/Gleevec, Novartis) in ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=248481
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Imatinib Mesylate Drug Information, Professional
Imatinib Mesylate Drug Information from Drugs.com. Includes Imatinib Mesylate side effects, interactions ... Product Information: Gleevec?, imatinib mesylate. ...
http://www.drugs.com/mmx/imatinib-mesylate.html
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Neoplasia: Targeting autophagy augments the anticancer activity of the ...
... strategies are needed to address the emerging problem of imatinib resistance. ... Imatinib (Gleevec; STI-571), a targeted competitive inhibitor of the Bcr-Abl ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Gleevec Decreases Cancer Recurrence for Patients with Primary ...
... showed that patients who received imatinib mesylate (GleevecŪ) after complete ... In addition, imatinib therapy was well tolerated by most patients ...
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2007/nci-12.htm
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