Regulatory approval

Published by the Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to imatinib for the treatment of newly diagnosed adult and pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase.

This is written in the approval document as:

Gleevec is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of newly diagnosed adult and pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Gleevec (imatinib) [package insert]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2022/021588s062lbl.pdf. Revised August 2022. Accessed October 30, 2024.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type	Biomarker(s)	Cancer type	Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+)	BCR::ABL1	Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia	Imatinib
Sensitivity (+)	BCR::ABL1	Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL1+	Imatinib
Sensitivity (+)	BCR::ABL1	Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia	Imatinib
Sensitivity (+)	BCR::ABL1	Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL1+	Imatinib