Medicine & USMLE

Imatinib

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Cancer Drugs
  1. General Chemo Side Effects
  2. Busulfan
  3. Cladribine & Pentostatin
  4. Taxanes
  5. Trastuzumab
  6. Platinum Drugs
  7. Methotrexate
  8. Cyclophosphamide
  9. Tamoxifen
  10. Doxorubicin
  11. Imatinib
  12. Rituximab
  13. Vincristine
  14. Methotrexate (Old)
  15. Cisplatin (Old)
  16. Trastuzumab (Old)
  17. Paclitaxel (Old)

Summary

Imatinib is a chemotherapy drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML. It’s most important side effect is fluid retention and edema.

Key Points

  • Imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib
    • Mechanism
      • Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
        • Targets BCR-ABL fusion protein that is the cause of certain cancers like CML
    • Clinical Uses
      • Cancer / Chemotherapy
        • Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
        • Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
    • Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
      • Edema and fluid retention