title: Imatinib mesylate in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs: in vitro studies.
abstract: Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) (formerly STI571) has secured a definitive role in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) due to its specificity and efficacy. Although some patients become resistant to the drug, it may still be possible to control the leukemia with imatinib-containing regimens. Front-line treatment with such combinations may indeed minimize the risk that resistance, and hence relapse, occurs. In this review, we discuss the published data on in vitro studies that address this question in a variety of models, and attempt to predict efficacious combinations for future clinical trials. These represent regimens where imatinib is combined with conventional chemotherapeutic drugs or with inhibitors of other key signal transduction molecules that may be preferentially activated in CML cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tipping
authors.forename: Junia V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Melo
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001549:Benzamides; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate