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Imatinib is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. It is currently marketed by Novartis as Gleevec (USA) or Glivec (Europe/Australia) as its mesylate salt, imatinib mesilate. It is occasionally still referred to as CGP57148B or STI571 (especially in older publications). It is used in treating chronic myelogenous... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leu... | 89 |
91% |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | 1 |
100% |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leu... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 91% (92
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Gleevec Reviews
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I was diagnosed with CML in June 2005 and since then I have been taking Gleevec with good results. My only problem is with my Anemia
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Working; side effects include extreme bone pain throughout the body.
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I took Gleevec for about three years and it stopped working. Side effects were awful as I am sure you all know. I lost 85 pounds in the first year!
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Lethargy (possibly due to anemia), nausea, swelling in the lower part of the eyes
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Very few side effects. Miracle drug for me.
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It worked for awhile but wasen't doing as good as the doctor wanted it to.I did have problems on it.It got to where I'd lose my sight in my right eye,I'd get my sugar up and it would return.Also had to take 1800 mil.of calcium a day fro leg cramps.
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A rollercoster to say the least. I started the Gleevec in 2005 it has promising results I was even in remission. The real strugle was dealing with all the side effects and the cost. I have had trouble holding down medical insurance these past 4 years every time I cant get the Gleevec I relapse. It's a battle I deffinitly hope to win.
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My blood count returned to normal within 3 weeks of taking Gleevec. I had terrible leg pain for the first 5 months and had to take both vicoden and ibprofin. But now, the pain only comes now and then so I'm almost completely off the pain meds! I've found that if I take the Gleevec with a piece of toast and a meal
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wored 1 year
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I generally feell ok, I havn't had any pains in my lower left hand side of my back where the bone marrows produced like I got before, the only thing I have is that sometimes my muscles ache, and my legs. I'm still taking this med.
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Nausea, rash, fatigue, heart palpitations at first. Now just a bit of nausea.
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In the beginning Alex had alot of issues BONE PAIN was the worse and most common for him. Now he only has the nausea and occasional vomiting......BUT on a lighter note he's doing so much better!!!!!! his counts are looking very good.
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Even if the trial is closed ask your doctor about it anyway...I had heard that a couple of doctors were going ahead and providing it on compassionate ... [More] -
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Thanks for checking into the gleevec studies for me! I wondered why I couldn't find it with the other trials. I see an oncologist March 13th, hopefu... [More] -
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Hi all, I am hoping Rabidmama will respond and let me know how she received the gleevec for her daughter's plexi. My nine year old son also has a pl... [More] -
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I'm prob gonna do a Gleevec trial... hopefully it'll shrink my plexiform [More] -
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Gleevec compared to traditional cytotoxic chemothearpy drugs has pretty low well-tolerable side effects. It only 'attacks' the bad cells. It's c... [More]
