Name

Dasatinib

Alternate Names

Sprycel

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Cytostatic agent--multi-target kinase inhibitor

NSC Number

732517

Primary Site

breast
CLL
CML
Ph+ ALL
prostate

Histology

None

Remarks

FDA approved 2006; orphan drug for Ph+ ALL; Phase II breast, prostate, CLL Bristol-Myers Squibb. Used when Gleevec fails for CML

November 9, 2017: FDA granted regular approval to dasatinib for the treatment of pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the chronic phase.

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