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Imatinib Teva B.V. (imatinib)

Generic
Region
🇪🇺 EU
Active substance
imatinib
Company
Teva B.V.
Status
Withdrawn
Therapeutic area
Dermatofibrosarcoma; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
EU approval
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Designations
Generic
Application
EMEA/H/C/004748
ATC
L01XE01
Official record
www.ema.europa.eu

Indication

Imatinib Teva B.V. is indicated for the treatment of: Paediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome (bcr-abl) positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) for whom bone marrow transplantation is not considered as the first line of treatment. Paediatric patients with Ph+ CML in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha therapy, or in accelerated phase or blast crisis. Adult patients with Ph+ CML in blast crisis. Adult and paediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL) integrated with chemotherapy. Adult patients with relapsed or refractory Ph+ ALL as monotherapy.  Adult patients with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD) associated with platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) gene re-arrangements. Adult patients with advanced hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukaemia (CEL) with FIP1L1-PDGFR? rearrangement. The effect of imatinib on the outcome of bone marrow transplantation has not been determined. Imatinib Teva B.V. is indicated for: The treatment of adult patients with Kit (CD 117) positive unresectable and/or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). The adjuvant treatment of adult patients who are at significant risk of relapse following resection of Kit (CD117)-positive GIST. Patients who have a low or very low risk of recurrence should not receive adjuvant treatment. The treatment of adult patients with unresectable dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) and adult patients with recurrent and/or metastatic DFSP who are not eligible for surgery. In adult and paediatric patients, the effectiveness of imatinib is based on overall haematological and cytogenetic response rates and progression-free survival in CML, on haematological and cytogenetic response rates in Ph+ ALL, MDS/MPD, on haematological response rates in HES/CEL and on objective response rates in adult patients with unresectable and/or metastatic GIST and DFSP and on recurrence-free survival in adjuvant GIST. The experience with imatinib in patients with MDS/MPD associated with PDGFR gene re-arrangements is very limited. There are no controlled trials demonstrating a clinical benefit or increased survival for these diseases.

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