Imatinib mesylate.
Imatinib is an example of a new group of drugs being developed using the principle of molecular targeting. Imatinib is able to kill the cancer cells and not the body's healthy cells. Imatinib mesylate is indicated for the treatment of patients with Kit (CD117)-positive unresectable and/or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors and patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in blast crisis, accelerated phase, or in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alfa.
College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001549:Benzamides; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate