Gleevec

Glivec is indicated for the treatment of adult patients and children 3 years of age and above with Ph+ chronic myeloid leukaemia (Ph+ -CML) in chronic phase accelerated phase or blast crisis. Glivec is also indicated for the treatment of adult patients with Kit (CD117) positive unresectable and/or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Glivec is also indicated for the treament of : Adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) integrated with chemotherapy. Adult patients with relapsed or refractory Ph + ALL as monotherapy. Adult patients with unresectable dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) and adult patients with recurrent and/or metastatic DFSP who are not eligible for surgery. Adult patients with myelodyspiastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD) associated with PDGFR ( platelet – derived growth factor receptor ) gene re- arrangements. Adult patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (CEL) who have the FIP1L1- PDGFRalfa fusion kinase (mutational analysis or FISH demonstration for CHIC2 allele deletion) and for patients with HES and/or CEL who are FIP1L1-PDGFR alfa fusion kinase negative . Adult patients with aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM) without the D816V c-kit mutation . Adjuvant treatment of adult patients following complete gross resection of Kit (CD117) positive GIST.