Description

Gleevec (generic name: Imatinib; brand name: Glivec) is a drug used for the treatment of certain cancers.

Gleevec is used to treat adults and children who have chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML).

Gleevec is also used to treat adults with:

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph-positive ALL).
Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD).
Systemic mastocytosis (SM).
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (CEL).
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST).
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).

Gleevec works by inhibiting the growth of abnormal cells in the diseases listed above.