title: Imatinib mesylate: A designer drug.
abstract: Molecularly targeted therapy is a novel approach in cancer treatment. Imatinib, a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, since its inception in 1990s, has become the first-line drug in management of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) chronic phase. It has also shown promising results in treatment of gastro-intestinal stromal tumors, clonal eosinophilic disorders and Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphatic leukemia. The efficacy of imatinib has geared up further research into development of designer drugs with molecular targets. This review gives a comprehensive description of the development, biology, utility, dosing, and limitations of imatinib mesylate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India.
authors.forename: Inusha
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Panigrahi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naithani
mesh_terms: D001549:Benzamides; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy; D010677:Philadelphia Chromosome; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate