Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BCR::ABL1 status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Imatinib in patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL1+.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the European Medicines Agency:

Glivec is indicated for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients with Ph+ CML in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha therapy, or in accelerated phase or blast crisis.

Citation

Novartis Europharm Limited. Glivec (imatinib) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/glivec-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised November 2023. Accessed March 7, 2024.