Glivec
Active Ingredient(s): Imatinib, STI-571Category: Cancer
Glivec Overview
Imatinib, sold under the brand name Gleevec among others, is an oral chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer.[2] Specifically, it is used for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that are Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+), certain types of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL), systemic mastocytosis, and myelodysplastic syndrome.[2] It is taken b...
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Imatinib, STI-571
- Capsule: 100mg, 50mg
- Tablet: 100mg, 400mg
Other drugs which contain Imatinib, STI-571 or a similar ingredient: (2 results)
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