Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada. Approved

GLEEVEC (imatinib mesylate) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in blast crisis or accelerated phase, or in chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha therapy.

This is written in the approval document.

Citation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Gleevec (imatinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00083190.PDF. Revised January 2026. Accessed April 2026.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Organizations	Biomarkers	Cancer types	Therapies
HC (1)	BCR::ABL1	Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, BCR-ABL1+	Imatinib

Contributions

Date	Contributor	Description
2024-10-30	Van Allen lab	Initial access of FDA approvals