Definition of "imatinib" [imatinib]

• A drug used to treat certain types of cancer. (noun)

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• "The data, however, suggest that Gleevec, generically known as imatinib, provides a treatment benefit."
• "Among Thomson Reuters favorites for the Medicine prize are three scientists from the United States -- Brian Druker, Nicholas Lydon and Charles Sawyers -- who discovered and developed ground-breaking new drugs called imatinib and dasatinib for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia CML."
• "Drug-chemo combo doubles survival in high-risk childhood leukaemia patients WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that daily doses of a targeted drug called imatinib mesylate along with regular chemotherapy can almost double the survival rate of children with a high risk type of blood cancer called Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL)."