Sentences with phrase «drug imatinib»

A new study shows that the cancer drugs imatinib (also known as Gleevec by Novartis) and sunitinib (Sutent, made by Pfizer) halt diabetes in mice.

Ninety - five percent of affected patients can be treated successfully with the Novartis drug imatinib, also known as Gleevec ®.

The current study showed that HIF - 1α inhibitors, specifically the cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec), the natural product apigenin, and the small molecule PX - 478, potently inhibit dysregulated BMP signaling induced by HIF - 1α in cells, as well as heterotopic ossification following tissue injury in a mouse model of FOP.

The trio was integral in developing the drugs imatinib and dasatinib, which shut down certain proteins that are responsible for the rapid division of cancer cells.

The drug imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) is shown to be effective against chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Gleevec, marketed by Novartis, is the trade name under which the drug imatinib is sold.