imatinib mesylate

imatinib mesylate
A drug used to treat different types of leukemia and other cancers of the blood, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, skin tumors called dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and a rare condition called systemic mastocytosis. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Imatinib mesylate blocks the protein made by the bcr/abl oncogene. It is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Also called Gleevec and STI571.

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  • Imatinib — Nombre (IUPAC) sistemático 4 [(4 methylpiperazin 1 yl)methyl] N [4 methyl 3 [(4 pyridin 3 ylpyrimidin 2 yl)amino]phenyl]benzamide …   Wikipedia Español

  • Imatinib — drugbox IUPAC name = 4 [(4 methylpiperazin 1 yl)methyl] N [4 methyl 3 [(4 pyridin 3 ylpyrimidin 2 yl)amino] phenyl] benzamide CAS number = 152459 95 5 CAS supplemental = CAS|220127 57 1(mesilate) ATC prefix = L01 ATC suffix = XE01 ATC… …   Wikipedia

  • Imatinib — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Imatinib Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Imatinib — Structure chimique du mésilate d imatinib Général Nom IUPAC 4 [(4 méthyl 1 pipérazinyl)méthyl] N …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mesylate — Structural formula of the mesylate anion …   Wikipedia

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  • Иматиниб — 4 [(4 метил 1 пиперазинил)метил] N [4 метил 3 [[4 (3 пиридинил) 2 пиримидинил]амино] фенил]бензамид метансульфонат …   Википедия

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