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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... | 104 |
92% |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | 1 |
100% |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leu... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 93% (107
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Gleevec Reviews
Too Soon To Tell
blood tests indicate it is helping,need more time.Experience some nausea.
Considering
he starts it friday
Not Working
Have extreme fatigue, muscle pain, and bad bone pain started today.
Not Working
fatigue
weight gain
depression
weight gain
depression
Not Working
It could not bring my numbers low enough. Plus, I was having bad side effects.
Not Working
600mg
Not Working
Gleevec brought white cells down but caused serious side effects. Spent 10 days in hospital
Not Working
OK for 5 months then had allergic reactions. Extreme mouth sores,rash on eyelids and hands. Reduced doseage did not help
Not Working
It did not work for me.
Working / Worked
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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]
