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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... | 103 |
92% |
| Bone Marrow Transplant | 1 |
100% |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leu... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 92% (106
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I hve been on it for 4 and a half months. I've had a full haemotological response and at my first stage BCR?ABL tests at 3 months had achieved a 2 log drop from 107% to 8% so things are going well
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Working well. Side effects of fatigue, endema, or cramps occur occassionally.
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In the beginning, I had a mild rash that subsided fairly quickly. Also I had the metal taste that has gone away. The worst part was the arm and leg pain that I felt in my bones. It also has gotten better and now I just deal with facial swelling and eye swelling. I still feel tired, but I am also still a little bit anemic.
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800 mg (400 twice daily. minimal side effects. PCRU, continue dosage anemia, need procrit every 4 t0 6 weeks
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Has worked very well so far. It has been about a month and a half that I have been on it. White count is normal. Side effects are nausea, diarrhea, puffy eyes
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He has only been on it since beginning of July but wcc is now 3.8 and was 108.
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Only at the first month did I experience muscle and joint point.
Swollen eyes and tiredness.
Swollen eyes and tiredness.
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Shortly after taking Gleeves I entered remission. I don't have a lot of side effects.ometimes my stomach gets upset and at times by hands or calf muscles cramp.
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Very hard on my stomach and I got very sick and didn't want to eat at all but this helped me to be in remission in November 2--5, just after being diagnosed in Sept. 2005
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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]
