Imatinib mesylate in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 411-419

  Borthakur, Gautam ^a,b   Cortes, Jorge E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic myeloid leukemia; Imatinib

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; ADAPHOSTIN; ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BCR ABL PROTEIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; GELDANAMYCIN; HOMOHARRINGTONINE; IMATINIB; INTERFERON; LONAFARNIB; LOPERAMIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; ONDANSETRON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROTEASOME INHIBITOR; PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; TIPIFARNIB; TROXACITABINE; TYRPHOSTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ANEMIA; ARTHRALGIA; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BONE PAIN; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOGENETICS; DIARRHEA; DRUG BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; EDEMA; ENZYME CONFORMATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG EDEMA; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; RASH; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VOMITING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CYTARABINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; GENES, ABL; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; PIPERAZINES; PROGNOSIS; PYRIMIDINES; RECURRENCE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 3042611737     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.04054     Document Type: Review

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