Gleevec
$785.00 – $1,292.00
Gleevec is also called Glivec and is used to treat certain types of cancers.
Treats certain types of leukemia. Also treats gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or myeloproliferative disease (MPD), aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM), hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).
Brand Manufacturer: Novartis
Indication: Glivec is indicated for the treatment of adult patients and children 3 years of age and above with Ph+ chronic myeloid leukaemia (Ph+ -CML) in chronic phase accelerated phase or blast crisis. Glivec is also indicated for the treatment of adult patients with Kit (CD117) positive unresectable and/or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Glivec is also indicated for the treament of : Adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) integrated with chemotherapy. Adult patients with relapsed or refractory Ph + ALL as monotherapy. Adult patients with unresectable dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) and adult patients with recurrent and/or metastatic DFSP who are not eligible for surgery. Adult patients with myelodyspiastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD) associated with PDGFR ( platelet – derived growth factor receptor ) gene re- arrangements. Adult patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (CEL) who have the FIP1L1- PDGFRalfa fusion kinase (mutational analysis or FISH demonstration for CHIC2 allele deletion) and for patients with HES and/or CEL who are FIP1L1-PDGFR alfa fusion kinase negative . Adult patients with aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM) without the D816V c-kit mutation . Adjuvant treatment of adult patients following complete gross resection of Kit (CD117) positive GIST.
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